requesting a playbill

Send a letter to the stage manager (or anyone in the cast if you want to write to a specific actor or actress)

c/o The Booth Theatre Stage Door
222 W 45th Street
New York, NY 10036

Be sure to include an self-addressed stamped envelope addressed to yourself, otherwise there's no chance in hell of getting one back. Also, use two first-class stamps. One stamp isn't enough to send something as heavy as a Playbill. (I know it's not that heavy, but it's too heavy for one first-class stamp.) I use 6x9" manila envelopes for my requests -- they're durable enough and a Playbill is heavy enough that it won't bend in there.

As for the letter, that's up to you. Write it to a specific cast member or to the stage manager. Try to be complimentary. Y'know, standard fan letter-type stuff. And be sure to ask for the signed playbill in the letter. Otherwise they'll wonder why you sent them an envelope. =D

Hope this helps.

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Updated On: 5/18/09 at 07:42 PM

well is your handwriting neat or messy? I usually hand write because a typed letter seems so much less personal to me.

I agree with obsessedjb -- go handwritten.

And turnaround time varies from show to show. I sent a letter to Next to Normal about a week ago and I haven't gotten a response yet. But I'm also in California, which does affect the time. I don't think it would take too long, though -- I don't think N2N is swimming in playbill requests. =D

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The return envelope has to be at least the size of a Playbill. I usually use a 6x9 manila envelope. And I usually just get two and put the return envelope inside the other one. You only need one stamp to send it out, and two first-class stamps are enough to cover return postage.

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Remember, you want your letter to stand out from the hundreds of others that are delivered to the theater every week. With that in mind, I suggest you write your letter in crayon.

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Dollypop LMAO!

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