A parent and community booster group to support the needs of the
Southwest High School Theatre Department
Fall 2015
Welcome back
Julie Durand, Chair
I hope you are looking forward to this year’s amazing line up of
performances put together by Ms. Berg and the talented students of
the Unhinged Student Theatre Company as I am! Kicking off with
Tom Stoppard’s On the Razzle, to Sophocles’ first of the Oedipus
trilogy Antigone, and finishing with an updated take on Guys &
Dolls, this will be a year to remember.
Friends of Southwest Theatre has made great progress over the past
few years in raising funds and advocating for theatre, and I thank
outgoing Chair Terrell Daniels for her tireless pursuit of our
mission.
Get Involved!
Your time is limited, we get it. Whether you
have an hour to work at a performance, or
can commit to being a booster member, we’ll
take your help! Here are a few ways to help.
Friends of Southwest Theatre
Also a huge thank you to Wendy Blackshaw and Claudia Miller for
getting our beautiful new website launched. Check it out for all the
latest news, tickets and events at southwesttheatre.org
We still have much work to do and need your help! We will
continue our aggressive fundraising goals, as well as obtaining taxexempt status. Please consider lending us your time and talents.
Curtain up!
-Julie
[email protected]
Performances
For each performance, we send a volunteer
request to families of students in the show,
but anyone may volunteer! These fun jobs
include:
•Ticket Sales
•Ushers
•Concession & Raffle Sales
•Rehearsal Dinners, Snacks
The booster group generally meets the first
Tuesday of each month 6:30-8:00 in the Choir Consultant Roles
Room. We are organized into Finance,
Occasionally help is needed in specialized
Marketing and Operational functions to
support the needs of the Theatre Department. fields such as finance, law, and graphic or
web design. If you are willing to donate your
Some of our sub-committees include:
time in any of these areas we would
•Fundraising
appreciate the ability to consult with you.
•Communications
Our students deserve the very best theatre
•Marketing & Graphic Design
experience. Our staff deserves the very best
•Event Management
resources. We are the key to bridging the gap
and making this happen!
To get involved, please contact us at [email protected]. Thank you!
Stay connected at southwesttheatre.org Advertise With Us
Place an ad with SWHS Performing Arts and be
included in multiple programs covering 28
performances during our 2015-2016 season!
3,000 tickets are sold for the spring mainstage
musical alone. Ad pricing starts at just $350,
deadline is Sept. 30. For more information
contact us at [email protected] or
visit us online at southwesttheatre.org/
support.
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