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Donors enjoy Measure for Measure preview
posted by Cheshire on Fri, Apr 13, 2007
in News
This week Impact held its first-ever donor event, a rehearsal of Measure for Measure and a talk with Artistic Director Melissa Hillman, who is directing this play as she has with all of Impact's Shakes productions.
Donors at the Solid Hit level and above ($50+) have as one of their benefits a chance to watch a rehearsal and talk with the artists involved. I was thrilled by the enthusiasm our donors showed when I sent out the invitation -- even those who couldn't attend said how excited they were about the chance to go behind the scenes at Impact.
And everyone who came had a great time (I'm not just guessing at this; I have the emails to prove it!). Melissa talked for about half an hour before the rehearsal as actors trickled in. She recounted the history of Impact and our stabs at Shakespeare, she explained her philosophy behind making our productions contemporary, and she let her freak flag fly with a discussion of Elizabethan language that only a dramatic lit PhD can pull off with authority.
I'm so glad this has proved to be such a popular benefit. Want to get in on the action? Become a donor, and all this and more can be yours. (There are still pizza-and-beer coupons up for grabs, but there are only a few left, so hurry before they're gone.)