Thousands of audience members did not get the opportunity to visit Mount Gretna last summer to enjoy professional theater performances. Now, after a year of dark stages, Gretna Theatre will kick off its 2021 season with a free livestreamed performance for the community.
On Saturday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m., Gretna Theatre will present a program titled "Still Here." Performances will highlight some of the theater's past productions and feature prior Gretna Theatre actors. The theme touches on the idea that even though audiences cannot meet in person, Gretna Theatre is still present to entertain, engage, educate, and transform - just in new and different ways.
This evening serves as a fundraiser replacement for the canceled October gala and summer season, where the organization could not obtain its traditional revenue. The performance will be accompanied by a virtual auction of unique experiences donated by local supporting businesses, and viewers can offer donations to help support Gretna Theatre begin its next season. The theater has had to furlough nearly all its employees and delay productions on a massive scale. It continues serving the community as a nonprofit through adapted arts education programs offered virtually to schools and community centers.
Readers may visit http://www.gretna.givesmart.com to register for the event, preview auction items, and see which local businesses are supporting the future of Gretna Theatre. The one-hour performance will also be broadcast on Gretna Theatre's Facebook page. As a way to upgrade the experience while offering support to Gretna Theatre's education programs, viewers can purchase a VIP guest pass, which comes with a hand-curated appetizer box from Graze Lancaster available for pickup.
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