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To our dear friends,
We have had the best season in our theatre's history. A fantastic year of productions in the intimate Kerrytown facility, followed by a wonderful summer of outdoor Shakespeare.
We have been struck by a terrible loss. Our dear friend Danny Friedland, pictured above, was killed in an auto accident. While we recover from this loss, we have decided to cancel upcoming performances of 'Othello.' We are a producing organization, but first and foremost we are a community, and a family. The best thing we can do right now is breathe and work on the next steps.
We thank you for this year. It's been the most successful and happy time in our 13 years as a company. We will return again, under happier circumstances.
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Let's get young people onstage, backstage, and into leadership positions.
When we were starting out, the opportunities were hard to come by. We were young theatre artists willing to sweep the stage and hang up posters. We wanted to give young people the opportunities to work, to hone their craft, and to succeed.
The Blackbird Theatre Academy began in 2008 with a glorious production of Much Ado About Nothing. After receiving a generous grant from the Nine Tuna Foundation, we continued the following year with Twelfth Night. And then we just couldn't get rid of these kids.
Academy members began working backstage and appearing in mainstage productions. They were entering into positive mentorships with the company, and learning all aspects of the business.
This year we found two excellent young arts leaders and put them in charge of the world premiere of What Can You Do With Lincoln's Corpse?, an original comedy by Brooklyn Dimitrie. And in the summer of 2011, we will be mounting Pericles, Prince of Tyre as part of our Shakespeare West summer theatre festival.
We are as passionate about outreach as we are about our art. The Blackbird Theatre's community has expanded to include these excellent young people in all our productions. This program costs nothing for the children or their parents, so we urge you to consider making a donation to this unique program. No other professional theatre in the area has a program quite like it. Visit our donation center now. Click here.
Barton Bund, Founding Artistic Director
Blackbird Theatre
325 Braun Ct.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Tel: 734.332.3848
Email: blackbird_theatre_yahoo.com
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