For Immediate Release: October 25, 2005
Media Contact: Amy Watson Bish, Delaware Theatre Company, 302.594.1104 x228

DelawareTheatre Company, the state’s premier professional theatre,was the 2005 Cultutal Arts Grant Recepient of the Best of DelawareParty 2005, held this year on July 21, 2005 at the Rollins Centerat Dover Downs. A major donation was made from the funds raisedat the Best of Delaware party which will support DTC’sextensive community programs for young people. Charles J. Conway,Director of Education at DTC, says “We never expected such agenerous gift – imagine going to a party and walking away witha reward of this size. I am confident that this funding will beput to good use.”

While DTC puts on sixplays each season, the Education department takes on additionalresponsibilities outside of the theatre. Since it was founded in1978, Delaware Theatre Company has always included education as partof its mission. DTC has successfully established its EducationDepartment as a dynamic community resource.

Theatre in the Schoolsmakes the thrill of live, professionaltheatre available to regional middle and high school students andtheir teachers through its Student Matinee Series. Youth AtRisk programs serve students with special needs includingchildren with cognitive disabilities and youth who are incarcerated.The Delaware Young Playwrights Festival introduces middle andhigh school students to the art of playwriting and gives a few luckystudents the once in a lifetime experience of having their playproduced onstage by the theatre professionals of DTC. Throughout the year, acting classes and Summer on Stagecamp engage children, teens, and adults in the art of theatre.

DTC staff got in on theaction at the Best of Delaware Party: greeting guests, sellingtickets, and assisting the winning vendors. Producing DirectorAnne Marie Cammarato says, “We were thrilled to be part of suchan exciting and successful event. We are looking forward to thenext one!”

For moreinformation on our must-see 2005-2006 season or to purchase tickets Contact theDTC Box Office at (302) 594-1100 or visit our website at www.delawaretheatre.org. Somethings you just gotta see...

Delaware Theatre Company’s 2005-2006 season is sponsored by JP Morgan Chase. Artisttransportation is provided by Amtrak. This program is madepossible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Artsand the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed topromoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. The Delaware Divisionof the Arts provides technical and financial assistance to artistsand arts programs and serves as a clearinghouse for information onthe arts.

Delaware Theatre Company, Delaware'spremier professional theatre, is located at 200 Water Street, onWilmington’s exciting Riverfront. Delaware TheatreCompany is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, TheatreCommunications Group, the Arts Consortium of Delaware, the TheatreAlliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia CulturalAlliance, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia,the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, and the WilmingtonConvention & Visitors Bureau.

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