Marin Shakespeare Company Says Trump Administration Has Cut 2 Of Its Grants

CBS Bay Area

May 7, 2025

Over the weekend, the Marin Shakespeare Company was among several Bay Area arts organizations that received news that their previously awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts have been terminated.

The notice read: "The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation's rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President ... The NEA will now prioritize projects that ... celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence."

In a statement, Lesley Currier, managing director of the 36-year-old San Rafael-based theater company, compared the action to political propaganda that has helped legitimize legal discrimination.

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