Amphibian Announces Sponsors and Donors for Next Leap 2010

Amphibian Stage Productions is proud to announce its 11th annual benefit, Next Leap 2010, to be held on October 16, 2010. Amphibian invites its friends and supporters to celebrate a successful year of artistic achievement and herald in the 2011 season of theatre.

Amphibian's fall benefit will feature a live auction hosted by the Honorable Joel Burns, City Council member. The silent and online auctions will include 2 signed posters generously donated by Academy Award winner Kevin Kline, autographed books by acclaimed actress Marlo Thomas, and $2800 worth of "Wall Balls" by local artist Gregory Story. Bidding on the online auction will begin September 13 and end at midnight October 4, 2010. The online auction can be accessed at https://sites.google.com/site/amphibian2010auction/.

Artistic Director Kathleen Culebro will also announce Amphibian Stage Productions' twelfth season of plays. Amphibian's 2011 season will include main stage productions and staged readings that ignite the imagination, inspire conversation, and challenge the way we see the world around us.

Next Leap 2010 will be chaired by Toni and Bill Boecker and held at the home of Tina and Ted Gorski. Amphibian is honored to have their support and to be welcomed into the Gorskis' beautiful home. "Over the years the Boeckers and the Gorskis have been avid supporters of Amphibian" says Artistic Director Kathleen Culebro " and now we are truly honored that they have also generously agreed to lend their names-and home-to our annual event."

About the Event
Amphibian Stage Productions holds a benefit every fall to celebrate the current season of plays and to raise funds for the upcoming season of groundbreaking works of theatre. Next Leap is an opportunity for friends and art lovers to enjoy an evening of fine food, wine, and music while supporting an innovative local arts organization.

Next Leap 2010 will take place on October 16, 2010 from 7p.m. until 10p.m. at 36 Valley Ridge Road, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Tickets are $100 and may be purchased by calling 817-923-3012, emailing info@amphibianproductions.org, or visiting www.amphibianproductions.org. Sponsorship packages are also available for purchase at the $5000, $2500, or $1000 level and include VIP benefits, including acknowledgement of support on all printed materials.

Event Chairs
Toni & Bill Boecker

Event Hosts
Tina & Ted Gorski

Sponsors
Ken Blasingame
Kim & Glenn Darden
Lucy Darden & Gail W. Rawl
FIRM817
Gregory S. Ibañez
K. Flories Antiques
Peter Kowalski MD
Linbeck
Christina Meyer
Richard E. Michael & J. Mike Williams
Pier 1 Imports

In Kind Donations
Cliff House Studio
Design Studio 2435
Designs by Linda
Domain XCIV
Dorian's Interior Design
FIRM817
Gregory Story Modern Ceramics
Kevin Kline
Kubes Jewelers
M.L. Leddy's
Christina Meyer
David A. Miller
Rahr Brewery
The Rug Company
Marlo Thomas
William Campbell Contemporary Arts
and the Broadway casts of:
August Osage County, Memphis, Shrek, and Wicked

Steering Committee
J.D. Angle
Kay Bolz
Joel Burns
Bill Campbell
Pam Campbell
Carolyn Dixon
Linda Fielding
Debbie Jenkins Hutchinson
Tom Hutchinson
Gregory S. Ibañez
Peter Kowalski
Melissa M. Mitchell
Joe Self
Tracy Self
Donald Terrell
Michael Toole
Aaron Patrick Turner
Linda Turner
Holley Williams
John Williams

Board of Directors
Gregory Scott Ibañez, chair
David Fielding, secretary
Dan Barrett
Kay Bolz
Malinda Cowan
Jeff Davis
Carolyn Dixon
Peter Kowalski
Jarrell Milburn
Whitney Smith
John Williams

Artistic Director
Kathleen A. Culebro

Managing Director
Rebecca Allard

About Amphibian Stage Productions
Amphibian Stage Productions is a non-profit theatre company founded in 2000 by three alumni of TCU's Department of Theatre who wanted to produce innovative and engaging works of theatre that challenge the way we see the world around us. Now in its eleventh season, Amphibian has produced numerous groundbreaking and challenging plays (some regional premieres, others US or world premieres) that foster a deeper understanding of ourselves as members of the global community. The company is widely recognized for its stylistically and thematically varied scripts.
Committed to nurturing young and diverse audiences, Amphibian has developed a strong internship program, a summer acting workshop for teens, and a dynamic outreach project, Jumbies Fort Worth!, that is increasing the company's visibility and following. The group travels to schools and community centers, performing and spreading a message of multicultural collaboration and tolerance.

In addition, actors visit schools to lead acting workshops and talkback sessions with students. The company actively reaches out to young people and strives to foster a new generation of audience members by offering students very low cost or free tickets to all performances.

Amphibian is generously funded by the Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County, Texas Commission on the Arts, Ann L. & Carol Greene Rhodes Charitable Trust, Amon G. Carter Foundation, Alcon Foundation, Wells Fargo Bank, Mrs. Lenore Barbata, Mrs. Betty J. Sanders, William E. Scott Foundation, Tobin Theatre Arts Fund, Web Maddox Trust, The Rug Company, Out of Nowhere Website Design, Bates Container, Pier 1 Imports, 2clighting and the Devonian Society, a group of Amphibian's devoted donors who are proud to be the force behind nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences.

 

 

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