Photo Flash: Synetic Theater Hosts 1950s Las Vegas-Style Benefit
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 11, 2015
On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Synetic Theater hosted a 1950's Las Vegas stylized benefit in Crystal City. Centering on a special performance of Much Ado About Nothing, the event kicked off with pre-show savories and sips and closed with a post-show champagne and dessert reception with the artists at the Crystal City Marriott. Scroll down for photos from the event!
The event was co-chaired by longtime Synetic supporters and Board Members Angela Fox (Chair) and Allison Foster. Additional committee members include Tricia Paoletta, Becky Dobbins, Tacy Telego, Christy Pino, Julianna Mahley, Marcus Brown, Alan Savada, Sue and Amnon Golan, Karina and Keith Mosser, John and Meg Hauge, Patrick Brown, Timothy Carlton, Keith and Karina Mosser, and Cal Shintani.
Funds raised will help support Synetic Theater's mission to redefine theatre, invest in artists' growth and continue to create unforgettable visceral experiences in all of their productions. Winning 25 Helen Hayes Awards with 94 nominations since 2002, Synetic Theater was recently named one of the top 13 innovative physical theatre companies in the world by Backstage.com. Washingtonian Magazine also named Synetic Theater co-founders Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili 2014's Washingtonians of the Year.
Founded in 2001 by the husband and wife team of Paata and Irina Tsikurishvili, Synetic Theater is a center for American Physical Theater, fusing dynamic art forms-such as text, drama, movement, acrobatics, dance, and original music. Synetic has received a total of 93 Helen Hayes Award nominations and 25 Awards for directing, choreography, acting, costume design, and best play. www.synetictheater.org
Photo Credit: VIP Eventos
Kurt Ritter and Cory Amron of Arlington
D'Anna Tindal of Alexandria and Trisha Paoletta of Falls Church
Dominic Hawkins of Pentagon City, Therese Quiao of Pentagon City, Risa Abraham of Arlington, Scott Broadbeck of Arlington, and Rob Mandle of Petworth, D.C.
Samantha Reho of Pentagon City and Ryan Merkel of D.C.
Desda Moss, Kimberly Broome, and Synetic Board Member/Benefit Committee Chair Allison Foster, of Arlington
Justin Bell of Dumfries, VA, Victoria Bertocci and Dallas Tolentino of Arlington
Angela Fox (Synetic Theater Board President/Committee Chair and President and CEO of Crystal City BID) and Mitch Bonanno (Senior Vice President and Director of Development of Vornado/Charles E. Smith)
The Global LPG Partnership’s John Hauge and Meg Hauge
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