The Freddy Awards Program has launched a fundraising campaign, 2021 Freddy Fund, to raise $25,000.

“The Freddy Awards program has been enriching the lives of musical theater students all over our region for 19 years. It’s been truly life-changing for many of them,” said Denise Smith, State Theatre Center for The Arts Vice President of Development.

Donations from local businesses and community members will go directly to the Freddy Awards program. Donations of $100 or more will receive a “Thank You” on the State Theatre marquee.

Donations can be made at: https://freddyawards.org/donate

The Freddy program is continuing to offer scholarships from local and national institutions with theater-dance-stage crew programs with $200,000 worth of scholarships available in 2021. For a full list:

http://freddyawards.org/scholarships-awards.

Many Freddy-participating high schools have performed or will be producing shows this spring. For a list of upcoming shows: https://freddyawards.org/schools.

The Freddy Awards live TV shows have been on hiatus since 2019. A 2020 “Freddy Celebration Special” was produced by WFMZ last May. The 2021 “Celebration” is in production and will be aired at 7 p.m. May 27.