The Norma Terris Humane Education Center is run under the auspices of NAHEE, the youth education division of The Humane Society of the United States, the largest animal protection organization in the world. Terris donated 30 acres of woodland in East Haddam to be developed as an animal protection and education center. 'A beloved friend of the Goodspeed Opera House, Norma Terris is remembered for enriching the art of musical theatre with her beautiful voice, fine acting, and generous spirit,' said Wik. In 1988, she presented the Norma Terris Award to Ted Kociolek and James Racheff, composer and author of the new musical, 'Abyssinia.' She also established a Norma Terris Intern sponsorship at Goodspeed. In 1987, Terris further honored the theatre community by establishing the Norma Terris Fund to 'expand the talents of individuals and to foster the vitality, excellence and diversity of musical theatre at The Norma Terris Theatre.'Ī 30-year member of the Goodspeed Opera House Board of Trustees, Terris showed her love for the theatre in various ways. donated its abandoned factory in Chester to the Goodspeed Opera House Foundation.' In 1982, after locating to a larger facility, Susan Bates Inc. Beth Wik, marketing and public relations manager for Goodspeed Musicals, says 'The Norma Terris Theatre formerly was a factory built in the early 1900s for Susan Bates Inc.

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