Book-It Rep Holds Their Annual Guilty Pleasures Event 5/19 At Teatro ZinZanni

Book-It Repertory Theatre presents its annual Guilty Pleasures event on Tuesday, May 19, 6:00 p.m. at Teatro ZinZanni-a perfect setting for Book-It's own naughty-but-delightful Book-It-Style^TM adaptations of the books you'll never admit you read.

Every year, Co-Artistic Directors Jane Jones & Myra Platt take Book-It's mission: to transform great literature into great theatre, and turn it on end using Book-It's unique adaptation and performance style to stage some of our favorite bodice rippers, and more in a delightful bout of self-caricature.

Host "Malistaire Schnook" helms the evening's off-color array of events, and the Black Velvet Band promises that audiences will be shaken and stirred. In addition to a lineup of hilarious and campy performances in a loving send-up of the Book-It Style^TM, Guilty Pleasures offers a chance to support the company's mission through a mini auction of a dozen delectable items, including a designed-for-you dinner, weekend getaways to the best nearby destinations, a custom painting of your pet, and much more!

All-inclusive tickets are just $175. This covers the performance, pre-show cocktails, a Tom Douglas dinner and dessert menu, and wine. Tickets may be purchased online www.book-it.org or at the box office, 206.216.0833.

Patrons wishing to support Book-It's artistic and educational programs more fully can buy the right to be known as Voluptuaries or Hedonists at an additional $250/$500 (fully tax deductable) with a range of benefits befitting their titles. These special tickets are only available through the Book-It Development office, 206.216.9877, ext 100.

Sponsors for this year's Guilty Pleasures include Weyerhaeuser, the Puget Sound Business Journal, and Savage Color.

For a detailed schedule of the evening's events, menu information and perhaps even a peek under the covers, visit www.book-it.org.

About Book-It Repertory Theatre

Book-It Repertory Theatre, a leader in the narrative theatre movement, was founded in 1990. Book-It is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming great literature into great theatre through simple and sensitive production and to inspiring its audiences to read. Its educational adjunct, Book-It All Over, reaches more than 70,000 young people every year with its own array of stories and involvement. The company is funded, in part, by generous contributions from corporations and foundations, and hundreds of individuals who share our passion for literature.

Fact Sheet Attached

 

Book-It Repertory Theatre's Guilty Pleasures 2009 FACT SHEET

What: Book-It Repertory Theatre presents its annual Guilty Pleasures fundraiser. The seated dinner event features patented "naughty but oh-so-delightful" Book-It-Style^TM adaptations of the books you'll never admit you read.

When: Tuesday, May 19, 2009, Cocktail hour begins at 6:00 p.m.

Where: Teatro ZinZanni, 222 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA

Who: The Book-It acting company and friends under the artistic direction of Jane Jones and Myra Platt.

Tickets: All-inclusive tickets are $175 each, available online
at www.book-it.org or by calling 206-216-0833.

Donate: Additional gifts at the following levels garner special perks and gifts: Table Sponsor (for 6, $1,200 or 8, $1,600); Hedonist ($500); or Voluptuary ($250).Donor names will appear in the event program. To make additional gifts Patricia Britton in the development office at 206-216-0877, ext. 100.

 

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