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A
DEDICATION TO PERMANENCE Non-profit
arts organizations tend to run on a month-by-month or year-to-year
basis in a fragile financial condition. Now, in a world beset by both
natural and man-made disasters, and with operating costs escalating
dangerously, organizations like The Colony Theatre Company face
formidable fiscal challenges.
Recognizing
these realities,
The Colony has launched a drive to generate sufficient funds to ensure
its permanence at
the cultural center of Burbank.
Permanence means ensuring a strong financial
foundation; it means
increasing educational outreach to schools and providing new services
to community organizations. It also means making long-overdue improvements
to the building, such as an electronic marquee, permanent signage, and
an upstairs cabaret theatre.
Permanence is best
exemplified by granite, so this Campaign
to Secure the Future
begins with the installation of a Wall
of Honor — granite plaques honoring those
individuals and businesses that contribute to the project. In addition,
The Colony is offering a limited number of Naming Opportunities,
so that participating persons and companies will be forever associated
in the public’s mind with first-class, professional theatre.
 The
Colony Theatre Company is dedicated
to ensuring that Burbank will be its permanent home. The following
pages detail how you or your company can join in this dedication.
The
Colony Theatre Company began its distinguished
history of continuous production in 1975. Over the years, it has
evolved from a small, local ensemble into a well-established,
award-winning, nationally recognized resident company.
In
2000, after
25 years, The Colony moved from its original 99-seat theatre in Silver
Lake to a brand-new, 276-seat state-of-the-art facility in the heart of
Downtown Burbank. The Colony has since won many honors, including the
coveted Ovation Award for Best
Play (Larger Theatre) for its
productions of The
Laramie Project and Toys
in the Attic.
The Colony
produces plays in all genres: contemporary and classical, comedy and
drama, intimate and spectacle, and is well-known for its World and West
Coast premieres and ambitious musical presentations. To serve its
community, The Colony has partnered with and hosted events for such
organizations as the YMCA, Chamber of Commerce, John Burroughs,
Bellarmine-Jefferson, and Burbank High Schools, Leadership Burbank, Boy
Scouts of America, Joslyn Senior Center, Department of Park and
Recreation, local children’s theatre groups, the Burbank
Chorale,
Burbank Senior Artists Colony, Family Service Agency, Burbank Temporary
Aid Center, the Boys and Girls Club, and many more. Also, The Colony
has participated in The 12 Days of Holiday Cheer, Taste of Burbank, the
Downtown Burbank Arts Festival, and has regularly donated tickets and
subscriptions to dozens of Burbank schools and charitable
organizations, as well as offering classes, special events, and
on-the-job training for the city’s youth.
The Colony has been
named one of only “25 Notable U.S. Theatre
Companies” by
the Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003, 2004, and 2005.
And now YOU
or YOUR COMPANY can become a Permanent part of this World-Class
Theatre!  World
Class
Theatre in the Heart
of Burbank Grand Hotel:
(foreground) Jason Graae, Beth Malone, Robert Townsen. Indoor/Outdoor:
Tessa Thompson, Louis Lotorto. The Ladies of the Camellias: Triney
Sandoval, Melinda Peterson, Victoria Carroll. Gunmetal Blues:
(foreground) Susan Wood, Kevin Symons, (background) Jeffrey Rockwell.
How You Profit from Live Professional Theatre
You
– whether
an
INDIVIDUAL or a BUSINESS — profit from Live
Professional
Theatre
in a myriad of ways, including:
As a MEMBER
of the AUDIENCE...
You are
entertained, moved, inspired, provoked, and given an undeniable
cultural experience, unique in form and substance from all other genres
of entertainment.
As a RESIDENT
of the COMMUNITY…
You
are
elevated to a higher “cultural quotient,” living in
one of
the few cities that can boast of a resident professional theatre.
As a
LEADER of the COMMUNITY…
You
have a functioning cultural
center
that is a quality asset benefiting local students, seniors, and
community groups, and attracting desirable residents and businesses.
As
a LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER...
You profit
from the attraction of an
excellent, up-scale demographic that shops and dines in your community.
As a CHILD...
You are gifted with a source of wonder
and awe, opening
your mind to the power of the arts and the imagination, and providing
you with invaluable educational opportunities.
As a MEMBER
of THE
THEATRE COMMUNITY...
You can avail
yourself of jobs and creative
fulfillment as an actor, designer, director, technician, or
administrator — or as a volunteer to indulge your passion for
the
arts while serving the community.
Our Dedication to Permanence
is a
plan to continue these benefits for years to come.
THE
COLONY THEATRE
IS BURBANK’S LIVE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
Whether
you are a
local
citizen, a business owner, a political leader, or an arts lover, The
Colony Theatre benefits you, and you can benefit The Colony.
You
can
achieve a PERMANENT
place of honor as you help The Colony achieve a
PERMANENT
place in the Community with your own Dedication to
Permanence.
Become Part of Stage
One
Personal and Corporate
Dedications
on the Wall of Honor
The
Wall of Honor will be constructed of beautiful
granite tiles between the doors to the auditorium and art gallery. This
Wall is your way to…
- Congratulate
a family member
- Commemorate a special occasion
- Honor
or Thank an individual
- Celebrate a
child’s achievement
- Express your personal
support
- Promote your business or
organization
Availability
|
Tile
Size
|
Price
| 16 | 6x12 | $6,000
each | 1 | 9x18 | $8,000
each | 6 | 12x12 | $10,000
each | 2 | 18x18 | $15,000
each |
High-Level Naming Opportunities
Become a star of the
show!— and secure your place in Colony History by dedicating
one
of the following areas of the theatre:
Dressing Rooms, Green Room,
Cafe, Gallery, or the entire Lobby.
Top-Level Naming Opportunities
Name
one of the theatres!
Upstairs Cabaret Theatre and Studio
Proceeds from
this dedication will go towards the conversion of the space, scheduled
to open during the 2007-2008 season
Main Auditorium
Have our mainstage
named after you or your company!
Read letters of support from the Burbank City Mayor and City Manager, and from Evan Weinstein, Co-Executive Producer of The Amazing Race (and Director the Colony's The Grand Tour).
For information on how you can lend your support, please call
the Colony Theatre Development Office at 818-558-7000 x20. Or, if you wish, use this contact form to send us your name and phone number and a convenient time when we can call you.
Step into the
Spotlight by Supporting The Colony Theatre!!
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