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  • What’s On Stage in Utah: The Weekend of September 11–12, 2026

    What’s On Stage in Utah: The Weekend of September 11–12, 2026

    September 10, 2026
    On Stage

    Dear Evan Hansen and John Proctor Is the Villain both open Friday, Avenue Q closes Saturday, and six shows are still running across the Wasatch Front. Plus three ASL-interpreted performances in the next six weeks — including two this weekend at The Ruth.

  • Utah Theater Auditions This Week: September 8–12, 2026

    Utah Theater Auditions This Week: September 8–12, 2026

    September 7, 2026
    Auditions

    Three Wasatch Front theaters are casting December shows this week: A Christmas Story at SCERA, Annie at Hopebox, and Scrooge at Terrace Plaza. Dates, age ranges, what to prepare, and one deadline that is not an audition — checked against each venue’s own site.

  • 2027 Scholarship is live

    August 14, 2026
    Uncategorized

    Somewhere in Utah right now there’s a senior standing in a black box theater after everyone else has gone home, running a monologue one more time. Or a debater on a bus at 6 a.m. with a case file in their lap. They probably don’t think of what they’re doing as preparation for anything. It…

  • 2026 Gene C McCombs Memorial Scholarship

    August 14, 2025
    Gene C McCombs Memorial Scholarship, Scholarships

    The 2026 application cycle has closed. This post is kept as an archive. The 2027 Gene C. McCombs Memorial Scholarship is now open — applications are due April 9, 2027. The 2026 Gene C McCombs Memorial Scholarship is currently open and accepting applications from eligible candidates. Interested applicants should submit their completed applications by the…

  • Congratulations Julianne Furgeson

    Congratulations Julianne Furgeson

    August 10, 2025
    Gene C McCombs Memorial Scholarship, Scholarships

    One of the primary goals of the foundation has always been to help Utah Speech and Theater Arts students with their secondary education. A scholarship honoring the legacy of GMC was first discussed 34 years ago, and on August 8th, 2025, we finally delivered on that dream. We want to congratulate Julianne Furgeson of Stansbury,…

  • Creating Opportunities for Aspiring Theater Students

    Creating Opportunities for Aspiring Theater Students

    July 2, 2025
    Theater in Education

    Theater is more than a stage. It’s a space where students find their voice, where communities come together, and where stories spark change. But in too many schools, especially in underserved neighborhoods, theater programs are disappearing—cut from budgets or neglected altogether. It’s time for our community to act. Sometimes, the simplest moments hold the deepest…

Gene C. McCombs Foundation

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