
Steve HAYS
Biography
Steve Hays
175 Forest Park Avenue
Springfield, MA 01108
Childhood:
Born in 1939 and raised in Waltham, Massachusetts. Graduated from Waltham HS in 1957.
Education:
- Graduated cum laude from Bowdoin College 1961 with Major in Music
- Studied accounting at University of Rhode Island 1965.
- Woodrow Wilson Grant
- Ford Foundation Intern at Cleveland Playhouse 1965-66
Military:
- Served in US Navy as Supply Officer 1962-1965
Career:
- Created and managed StageWest, a regional theatre, 1966-1984
- Operated Hays Associates, a fund-raising consulting group 1984-1994
- Director of Development Fine Arts Center Mass 1988-1990
- Director of Development Yiddish Book Center 1990-1994
- ` Created and managed the Drama Studio, 1987-2020
- Musical Theatre Coach at University of Hartford 2017-2020
Activities:
- Created and manages Illumination Night in Forest Park 1986- present
- Created and directs The Boar’s Head Festival at Trinity Church 1984-present
- Springfield Exchange Club Program Director and President 1973-1976
- Chair: Step Out Hike to purchase T-Rex for Springfield Science Museum
- Springfield Cultural Council, Member 1995-2001 and Chair
- Springfield Historical Commission, Founder, Member and Chair
- Forest Park Zoo, Board Member
- Volunteer: Drama Studio development program
Awards:
- William Pyncheon Award 2012
- NEPR Arts and Humanities Award 2011