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In this Issue In Other News ERIE PLAYHOUSE 2009-2010 ANNUAL FUND
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Click to win four tickets to THE WIZ 
Every month our enewsletter subscribers will have the chance to win tickets or a Choice Card to the Erie Playhouse. It's easy - when you click on one of the links in the newsletter you will automatically be entered to win. One winner will be chosen monthly - but you have to Click to Win! This month we are giving away four tickets to The Wiz. Please note: these tickets are valid Feb. 4-7, 10-14 . The winner will be notified via email and must present the email at the box office to claim the tickets. Congratulations to Amy Miehl - our January winner! 
Dorothy's adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in a dazzling mixture of rock, gospel and soul music. Everyone knows the story, but now it's a new fantasy - mysterious, opulent! Click here for more information and to view the cast list. Pictured are Doug Massey, Rebecca Coleman, Damone Morris and Bill Williams. Read the Showcase review by Floyd Lawrence Showdates: Feb. 4-7, 10-14 Thank you to our sponsors: Hamot, Newline Creations, Sheraton Bayfront Erie, Bob-FM and Goerie.com 
A hilarious new musical revue exploring a myriad of everyone's daily pet peeves, written by Erie's own Charles Corritore and Michael Malthaner. Click here to read more about the show and view the cast. Suggested for mature audiences. Showdates: Feb. 18-21 Tickets on sale NOW!. All seats $15 (+tax). 
All the wit and romance of Jane Austen's classic novel comes to life in this fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. Tickets on sale February 15. Click here to read more and view the cast. Showdates: March 5 & 6, 11-14, 17-21 There will be a special daytime performance for school groups March 10 at 10am. Thank you to our sponsors: Goerie.com and Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel Youtheatre Auditions & Audition Workshop 
Auditions for the final Youtheatre Show of the 09-10 season - Babes in Toyland - will be held March 8 & 9 at 4:00pm for students ages 5-18 at Cirino Hall/Erie Playhouse Rehearsal Hall located at 1158 East 12th Street. Click here for more information on how to audition. There will be an Audition Workshop (Ages 5-18) Saturday, February 27th at 2:00 PM Interested in auditioning for the Erie Playhouse Youtheatre? Not sure what to do? Maybe we can help. When you register for this workshop, you will receive an email detailing the materials you need to provide in order to audition for an Erie Playhouse Youtheatre show. Then on February 27th at 2 PM, you can bring your audition materials to the Erie Playhouse Scenic and Costume Shop (1158 East 12th St), where you will be given tips on how to achieve a successful audition. You will also have the chance to “practice audition” and receive feedback from Erie Playhouse staff. This is a great idea for those interested in auditioning for Babes in Toyland on March 8th and 9th. The workshop runs 90 minutes. (Can accommodate more than 15 students). Click here to register. 
Dear EP Family, As we approach the second half of the 2009-2010 season, and an exciting one it has been so far, the staff is hard at work securing possible shows for our 2010-2011 season. We need your help! As season ticket holders, walk-in patrons, volunteers and donors, it is vital that we have your input on what’s to come. Richard Davis, Producing Director, investigates shows that are available to us as a community theatre, shows that we believe our audiences would like to attend and our volunteer talent would like to perform. Old favorites as well as new shows that have done well in similar-size communities across the country are researched. Richard orders perusal scripts for the staff to read (any EP family member can stop by to pick up a script to read), talks to the royalty companies in New York to get their input on Broadway favorites that may be released to community theatres within 12 to 18 months, and compiles the survey after show titles have been narrowed down to a manageable number. Click here to take the survey or pick one up in the box office when you are at the theatre. Please take the opportunity to read over the show titles and descriptions. Complete the survey, choosing your favorites. Surveys will be available through the end of February. Thank you to all who have already completed the survey. Your input is invaluable. The EP staff is grateful for all constructive feedback we receive, solicited or otherwise! It only makes the Erie Playhouse a better place to work and play. To all of you who are braving this chilly Erie winter, hang in there - Spring is not too far away! See you at the theatre - DID YOU KNOW…the final elements for the marquee, façade and lobby renovations will be added this month? 734 light bulbs have been sold – 266 to go! When we have sold these, the grand unveiling will take place. Please help us get there sooner than later. Buy your light bulb today! Click here or call the box office, 814-454-2852, ext. 0. MARQUEE LETTERS FOR THE TAKING The Erie Playhouse no longer has use of the 7” plastic letters and numbers we used on the old theatre marquee. If you would like them, please call or email the box office, 814-454-2852 or info@erieplayhouse.org. First come first serve! Get in on the backstage excitement 
We invite you and your club/group to join us in a theatrical adventure like no other...Venture Into the Playhouse with our VIP program. Your theatrical adventure begins when the doors to the theatre open - except YOUR door will be the STAGE door. Witness first hand the moments leading up to curtain - makeup, costume, greenroom and last minute nerves. Tours are available for THE WIZ, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, THE MUSIC MAN, TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and RENT. Click here for more information. Marquee Renovations Near Completion! 
We are thrilled to announce that our facade renovation is almost complete. The photo shows our new marquee. The marquee renovation provides an opportunity for theatre patrons, friends and Playhouse family to own a piece of Erie Playhouse history by sponsoring a light bulb for $25. If you sponsor four or more bulbs, your name will be up in lights! To date we have sold 700 light bulb sponsorships - our goal is 1,000! We still need your help to make our goal. There are several ways to get involved. Click the link below or you can sponsor a bulb on our Facebook page. Click Here to learn more and sponsor your bulbs today! Erie Playhouse Facebook Friends can sponsor bulbs online! RECYCLING FUNDRAISER! Lincoln Metal Processing (1602 Selinger Ave. - just west of Yorktown Center) will accept ANY metal and donate the amount you would receive to the Erie Playhouse. Also, for aluminum cans, they will add an additional 5 cents per pound. When you go, simply tell them to donate the amount to the Erie Playhouse. Bayfront Grille Discount for Theatregoers 
The Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel is offering Erie Playhouse patrons a 20% discount off in their restaurant - The Bayfront Grille. Season Ticket holders can pick up their discount cards in the box office. Non Season Ticket holders may present their ticket stub or ticket envelope to receive the discount. Parking is complimentary. Patrons just need to bring their parking ticket with them to have it validated. If you are attending before the show, remember to tell your server you are attending the Erie Playhouse. Join the Erie Playhouse page on FACEBOOK and you will get up-to-date information on shows, auditions and more. Click Here to join our FACEBOOK page. 
The Wing is pleased to be helping the Erie Playhouse with its façade renovation project. Thanks to recent successful fundraisers, the Wing is able to underwrite the cost of the newly renovated concession area. Be sure to check out the new cabinets and candy counter when visiting the theatre. Also remember to shop the Wing’s cart for some fun themed merchandise during The Wiz – stuffed monkeys, broom pens, and new EP logo tote bags. And be sure to purchase a raffle ticket for either of The Wiz themed baskets. All proceeds benefit the Playhouse. Wing members are currently taking orders for Erie’s own Romolo’s Chocolates. Order your Easter chocolates now and have them in time to fill your loved ones’ Easter baskets. See any Wing member or place your order at the box office. Have any ideas for future fundraisers? Come to the Wing’s next meeting – Tuesday, March 2nd, at 7 PM at the Station Dinner Theatre. New members are always welcome! For more information, click here. 
You need the arts. The arts need you. Donating to the 2010 ArtsErie United Fund will provide vital support to the local arts community, including the Erie Playhouse, and enabling us all to thrive. For more information about the 2010 ArtsErie United Fund, please visit www. artserie.org or call 814.452.3427. 
Erie Philharmonic Pops Concert! Streisand, Manilow, Copland, Gershwin. . . what’s in the water in Brooklyn anyway? Great favorites from today and yesterday with Erie’s own Kate Murosky, John Burton, and the Phil’s Eric Marshall. Also featuring Konstantin Soukhovetski performing Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Saturday, February 13 at 8pm at the Warner Theatre. Click here for more information and to order tickets. 
The Erie Art Museum's newest party series for 20-40 somethings, Nouveau, is saving local music one musician at a time at its appropriately themed Save the Music party on Friday, Feb. 26 from 6-8:30 at the Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. Visit www.erieartmuseum.org for more information. 
Fun was had by all in attendance at our recent bowling event - Bowling with the Erie Playhouse Stars! Congratulations to the winners - Chris Dearbeck (Individual High Series), Alora Hagmaier (Individual Low Series), Sesler Slammers (Team High Series), Actinic Damage (Team Low Series). Nick Adams will be appearing in the new revival of La Cage Aux Folles, which is set to open on Broadway starring Kelsey Grammer on April 18. Congratulations to former EP and Youtheatre performers Heather Seaman and Erica Zalewski on their recent engagements. Matt Sherr, who has been busy traveling the globe as company manager of A Chorus Line, has recently assumed the same duties for the tour of The Lion King. 
The Erie Playhouse Board of Directors is sponsoring a Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre performance at the Siebenbuerger Club on Sunday, Feb. 28th. The show - "You Bet Your Life - Game Show Mayhem" will keep audience members entertained and wondering "who dunit." More details coming! 
Join Steve Ropski & Melanie Gustafson-Ropski on an exciting trek to Yellowstone National Park July 7 - 14, 2010. Steve, in addition to being President of the board of directors at the EP, is a veteran of many trips to Yellowstone and Melanie is a native of Montana. Leader fees from the trip will be donated to the Playhouse. Click here for more information. |
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