The Balcony Bards

While “random acts of kindness” are the hallmark of the Balcony Bards, our collective desire to support the Festival now has an opportunity to be a little less random. Spurred by Scott Phillip’s brilliant idea to name the talented David Ivers and Brian Vaughn as co-artistic directors, the Balcony Bards are banding together to pledge their next four years of USF contributions to a Challenge Fund in a show of support and admiration for Brian, David, and Scott.

The Challenge Fund will match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, money raised by other USF fund-raising campaigns, and thus spur on those efforts. As of July 21st, Balcony Bards have pledged $240,000 to the Fund, a most noble and impressive effort. For the Balcony Bards’ generosity, we turn to the Bard and say, “O, rejoice beyond a common joy…” (The Tempest). And for the total amount, we ask only, “Can one desire too much of a good thing?” (As You Like It).