Keep Uptown Players in Uptown Fund Drive Update
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To ensure that Uptown can remain at the Kalita Humphreys for the foreseeable future, the group launched its “Keep Uptown Players in Uptown “ Fund Drive. We have almost achieved our goal. With JUST SIX WEEKS left, we need your help to raise the remaining $15,000.
Uptown Players is proud to announce that their 2011 Season will produced at
the historic Kalita Humphrey's Theater! Jeff Rane, (Production Director),
says "We were tremendously pleased with our audience response to our shows
at Kalita Humphrey's in 2010 and so we are thrilled to be able to continue
at this amazing location for our 2011 season which will kick off in April
2011." Uptown Players has already been utilizing the Kalita Humphrey's
facilities for their 2010 season. As a result, attendance has increased 20%
over 2009. The Kalita Humphrey's Theater allows Uptown to produce a wider
range of productions and to showcase plays and musicals that may require the
larger space and backstage facilities that Kalita Humphrey's offers.
"The audiences have truly responded to our move," says Craig Lynch
(Marketing Director). "We have seen both an increase in our season ticket
sales and have noted a large number of new patrons. As a theater company
devoted to our entire Uptown Community, we know that Kalita Humphrey's
provides an incredible theatrical space convenient to our audience."
To ensure that Uptown Players can remain at Kalita Humphrey's for the
foreseeable future, the group is launching its "Keep Uptown Players in
Uptown" Fund Drive. This fund drive will help raise the incremental
expenses needed to produce shows at Kalita Humphreys and build a reserve for
the future. As part of this fund drive, new donor levels and benefits have
been created:
| Level of Donation (yearly) | Uptown Perks
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| Crew Level $10 - $99 | Name in playbill |
| Actor Level $100 - $499 | All of the above, plus an Uptown Players Tshirt |
| Author Level $500 - $999 | All of the above, plus name on plaque in lobby |
| Composer Level $1,000 - $2,499 | All above, plus reminder call for reservations, Invitation to VIP events |
Director Level $2,500 - $4,999 |
All of the above, plus 4 extra individual performance tickets for guests, complimentary invitations to VIP events, and RESERVED PARKING close to the door |
| Producer Level $5,000 - $9,999 | All of the above, plus 8 extra individual performance tickets for guests, Recognition in curtain speech, Invite to all cast receptions, tour of Kalita Humphreys Theater |
| Executive Producer Level $10,000 - $24,999 | All of the above, plus 10 extra individual performance tickets for guests and recognized as host for a cast party. |
| Angel Level $25,000 and above | To be negotiated |
For the first time, donors to Uptown Players will be able to pledge their
support through monthly or quarterly amounts in addition to a one-time
annual donation. To support the drive, you may call the Uptown Players box office at
214-219-2718 or visit http://uptownplayers.org/pages/keepuptownform.html
About Uptown Players
Now entering its ninth season, Uptown Players has gathered a dedicated
following with an annual audience base of more than 12,000 patrons,
including nearly 1,000 season subscribers. The response from the community
and critics has been remarkable, including more than 25 Leon Rabin Awards
from the Dallas Theatre League, several hundred "The Column" Awards and 15
Theatre Critics Forum Awards in its first seven seasons. Uptown Players has
also been named the best theatre company by the Dallas Voice Readers Awards
for the past three years and by the Dallas Observer in 2004, 2005 and 2009.
Uptown Players is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, presenting plays and
musicals that challenge audiences artistically, build cultural bridges, and
strive to create greater positive public awareness and acceptance through
the performing arts. There is no other theater group with this unique
mission in the Dallas area.
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