Correction (4/25/2012, 1:04 p.m.): An earlier version of this article stated that Company Carolina had received a $4,000 donation. Company Carolina actually gave the donation to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center and to the V-Day Spotlight campaign. The Daily Tar Heel apologizes for the error.
Sophomore Clare Shaffer had a vision for Company Carolina.
After directing a play as a freshman, Shaffer wanted bigger audiences and more shows for the group.
This season, as producing artistic director, Shaffer has helped bring new life to the community theater company.
Rob Hamilton, the group’s faculty adviser, said Shaffer’s ideas have helped Company Carolina reach new heights.
“With her there, they seem to have really ramped up their ability to present themselves in a professional manner,” he said.
Shaffer said she recruited students from outside the theater community to run committees.
By putting business majors on the business side of things, she said, the company would be more functional.
“The biggest job is putting in someone competent,” she said.