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re: American Musical Theatre of San Jose -vs- Theater of the Stars (re: Tarzan financial dispute) -- updates?
Jul 31
2011, 06:37:09 PM
Found this message via google, and am also wondering if anybody has heard anything in the past two years? The demise of AMT remains such sore issue with me, and IMO, TOTS should definitely be held accountable for their actions.
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re: San Francisco's Magic Theatre is Saved;
Jan 13
2009, 08:59:46 PM
I never implied that there was a contest. The Magic was given a grant.
Both companies are nationally-renowned, and both were saved, garnering over $400,000 each from all over the US and Canada in under two weeks, which is so awesome, and proof that even in these time, people do care, and that theatre is alive and well.
That's all.
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San Francisco's Magic Theatre is Saved; Thanks to Challenge Grant, It Raises More Than Shakespeare Santa Cruz! $450,000!
Jan 13
2009, 12:50:32 PM
Magic Theatre raises $450,000 in a little over a week!
Shakespeasre Santa Cruz over $400,000 in ten days!
We did it!
http://www.magictheatre.org
On behalf of the Board and staff of Magic Theatre, thank you. We are deeply grateful to our community of supporters--subscribers, artists, audience members, and other theatre-lovers--here and all over the country, who made contributions to keep our doors open.
We are thrilled that we will be producing Tough Titty-- the kind of play that comes along perhaps only once in a lifetime. Performances begin January 24.
We thank you for your generosity, and we thank our Board of Directors for its extraordinary leadership.
Loretta Greco
Artistic Director
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 13
2009, 02:22:01 AM
The deadline is in 40 minutes ... even $10 helps.
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re: Kate Mulgrew to star in Paper Mill's MASTER CLASS!
Jan 13
2009, 02:19:15 AM
I sooooooooooo want to see her on stage! Huge Trekkie here, and she's an amazing actress. Never had a chance to attend any of her plays, though.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 12
2009, 01:51:44 PM
No update yet, but as this is officially the last day, please donate all that you can.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 11
2009, 07:39:28 PM
At last count: $310,500
http://www.magictheatre.org
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 10
2009, 08:14:32 PM
According to the website, at last count today, they were up to $302,000! So so close.
The deadline is Monday at midnight (pacific time).
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 10
2009, 03:52:24 PM
Do you mean Ogunquit has gotten worse, or North Shore?
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 10
2009, 03:36:21 PM
Instead of buying that $100 concert ticket, donate to local theatre! There will be plenty of other concerts this summer season, but there is only one Paper Mill; or one SF Magic Theatre; or one North Shore; or one Palo Alto Players ... etc, etc.
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 10
2009, 03:18:21 PM
It is definitely scary ... and my response would be to just do as much as you can, you know? Don't just get scared and back away; instead, Intern and/or volunteer at non-profits; help to brainstorm strategies for getting more money. Donate as much as you can to these awesome and local theatres. Even, say, $20 a month to one non-profit company is $100 in five months, you know?
Create those positive ripple effects; often times, they do so much more to sustain a long-term outlook.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 10
2009, 02:18:17 PM
Direct link to the donation form:
https://server15.lfchosting.com/pursued/magic/pages/donate_form.shtml
Times running short.
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 10
2009, 01:59:23 PM
There have been mistakes made with theatres all over the US; many having to do with management. However, yes, one must look at the big picture ... this is local theatre; renowned, not-for-profit slices of Americana. Many of these are very historic companies, and for this reason alone, they need to be preserved.
Please give what you can; I have never even been to this theatre, yet am still considering making a large donation.
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 10
2009, 02:17:30 AM
Well...
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re: North Shore Music Theatre in danger of closing
Jan 9
2009, 10:55:11 PM
This so terrible; I am very upset. I saw this coming a long time ago ... extremely terrible things happening as the result of tiny negative ripple effects in society. Everything is connected; think about it.
A friend and I are working to preserve and expand an extremely tiny theatre company in San Jose; I am actively promoting the cause to save SF's landmark Magic Theatre; I donate $85 every month to Theatreworks. Please don't just take theatre for granted, guys, and just purchase
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 9
2009, 09:39:14 PM
http://www.magictheatre.org/
At the latest count, they were up to nearly $294,000.
Posted on the cause's official Facebook page the other day:
From the Magic:
Since its initial appeal nine days ago, San Francisco's nationally acclaimed new plays theatre, MAGIC THEATRE, has raised more than $250,000. MAGIC was just awarded an anonymous challenge grant from a leading national arts supporter to encourage the theatre to meet and exceed its fundraising goal so that Magic has the resources to continue its 43rd season and secure its future. To maximize this challenge, MAGIC has extended its fundraising campaign three days. The challenge will double the impact of contributions up to $100,000 made to MAGIC now through midnight Monday, January 12, 2009.Please donate now to increase the value of your contribution and keep Magic Theatre alive.
With funds raised so far, we began rehearsals for our next production—Tough Titty by Oni Faida Lampley—slated for previews beginning January 24th. The staff, furloughed for two weeks, is back at work with pay. MAGIC must raise a total of $350,000 by January 12, 2009 to retain our staff, continue the season, and remain responsible to our creditors. The new challenge grant is a crucial opportunity for MAGIC to ensure that we have the resources to complete our season and create a plan not just to survive, but thrive.
In a world where more and more theaters are eliminating the challenging and risky work of mounting new plays altogether, please help us fulfill our commitment to new work. We're $100,000 short of our goal. You can make a difference. Please donate now.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 8
2009, 10:54:04 PM
Deadline extended ... must raise over $50,000 by Monday in order to stay open ... so close!
http://www.magictheatre.org
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 7
2009, 11:23:57 PM
Appeal from Octavio Solis:
http://www.magictheatre.org/season0809/season0809_solis.htm
Like a moth to the flame, I was drawn to the Magic of San Francisco. I discovered in Dallas of the mid-80's that I was a playwright, and craved to find the theatres and workshops that would test and develop my skills. By then, the legend of the Magic Theatre loomed large as a proving ground for new work, as the home base of luminaries like Sam Shepard and Michael McClure, so my wife and I chose California for our new home. Within a year of moving to San Francisco, this theatre gave me a shot and selected one of my plays for the following season, and in the course of the next decade, I had another work produced there. Since then, my craft has been honed and I have sustained relationships with other theatres here and across the country, but I am still a little stunned and very proud to have been among the esteemed company of writers like Wendy McLeod, David Mamet, Paula Vogel, Richard Greenberg, Maria Irene Fornes, Keith Reddin, Claire Chafee, Kristen Greenidge, John O'Keefe and countless others whose plays have graced the stages of the Magic Theatre. It remains a tremendous laboratory for developing and showcasing dazzling new work which trace the cultural progress of this nation through the years, and introduces us to talents that we can feel assured will significantly alter the landscape of the American Theatre to come, because the Magic is the American Theatre. From 1967 to the present, from John Lion to Loretta Greco, this place has earned its right to be here, it has become charged with the ghosts of all the stories it has borne; it has become part of American history and San Franciscan lore; it has employed so many of our treasured actors, designers and theatre lovers; and it has carried its hard-won reputation from one century into another. The Magic has given us memorable magic, but now it needs our help. Please help. I believe that every generation gets the Art it deserves, and we deserve another generation of the Magic Theatre.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 7
2009, 03:52:56 AM
An appeal from Paula Vogel:
http://www.magictheatre.org/season0809/season0809_vogel.htm
Dear Friends, Romans, Countrymen:
Some eleven years ago Circle Rep closed its doors on Sheridan Square, after 27 years of operation. A tiny space, with 165 seats, the place had an enormous impact on American Theatre. Not a week goes by that I don't think of the gaping hole in our field that disappeared under free market pressures, the short-sighted way that we "fund" the making of theatre in this country.
Today, I can not bear to walk past the spot, and I walk blocks out of my way (I think they are serving hamburgers where my life was changed working with Cherry Jones and Anne Bogart).
One of my comforts has been thinking that, well, the Magic Theatre has endured decades, and perhaps it is just too harsh a climate in New York. Perhaps nestled on the Bay, San Franciscans know, in a gentler clime, how to nurture American playwrights in a way that will continue.
We know now that unless everyone contributes quickly there will be another enormous loss in the history of living American writers, and a place of heritage for all of us in the American Theatre. I know that everyone is strapped right now--thanks to the greed and narrow minded priorities of the Bush administration and the eight years that have driven us all to the brink--but we must make sure that the Magic Theatre doesn't become another casualty of the past eight years.
I believe in the leadership of Loretta Greco, and I know it will be an enormous loss if we don't help stem the loss. Please, please, give as you can to keep the doors open.
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re: Save the Nationally-Acclaimed Magic Theatre in San Francisco...
Jan 6
2009, 11:01:15 PM
The response has been tremendous; as of now, the theatre needs just over $80,000!
By Friday! We can do this!
Please give what you can; no donation is too small!
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