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Director’s Circle

Karen and Sal Pangallo

Playwright’s Circle

Vitale, Caturano & Company / Jeff Korzenik

Peg & John Howard

Stage Manager’s Circle

Annie Harris & Andy Lippman

Beth & Bud Brown

Matthew & Elise Caruso

Hannah Diozzi

Norene Gachignard

Julie & James Rose

William Sano

Deborah & John Wathne

Janet & Hans Weedon

Actor’s Circle

Gitta Amsler

Gus & Marie Angelos

Susan Ball

Nicole McLaughlin & Ben Waxman

George Berry

Virginia Bowen

Henry & Claire Dembowski

Alicia Diozzi

Bruce Greenwald

Ann Hall

Gene Jacobi

Richard King

Bruce and Linda Ledig

Albert & Mary Levesque

Doris Louden

Henry Lukas

Henry & Carol Lukas

Fran Maltz

Kerrie Mangione

Stephen & Janis Manning

Brad & Kerry Ann Martin

Francis & Martha Mayo

Darleen Melis

Stephen Cooper & Penny Raynor

Jennifer Reardon

Anthony & Lillian Salvo

Deb & Chris Semine

Bob & Jen Strom

Dr. Keith Taylor

John Tierney

Martha Tierney

Donald Trithschler

Matt and Karen Veno

Samuel & Marjorie Zoll

In February 2010, the Salem Theatre Company (STC) will at long last move into its own facility, a new venue of around 60 seats right in the heart of downtown Salem.

The theater, located at 90 Lafayette Street, will be a professional performance space with a 60-seat house, modular 180-square-foot stage, green-room and backstage space, a lobby, and a box office.

The new facility will be a key catalyst for Salem’s growth as a cultural hub and a source of positive future economic impact for downtown businesses.

Entering its ninth year in January, the STC has long dreamed of staging performances in a space of its own. ”Now we will be able to expand our educational workshops, offer regular programs like speakers, musicians, and staged readings nearly every weekend of the year, and, of course, focus more intensely on presenting the high quality theater that the STC has become known for,” said STC Executive Director Gary LaParl. “

STC was compelled to make this bold move upon discovering that not a single theater venue was available in Salem for our Seventh Season. “The lack of a venue of our own has been a serious obstacle to our growth,” said STC Artistic Director John Fogle.

A Theater Comes to Life!

The theater is being designed by Marblehead architect Bruce Greenwald, with input and guidance from STC Artistic Director John Fogle and sound and lighting designer Ryan Robbins of Salem.

Build-out work has already commenced at the site, with a goal of opening the theater officially to the public with Joe Orton’s black comedy Loot in February 2010. The STC also plans to collaborate with the Salem Film Festival to bring some of the Festival’s February and March programming to the new venue. That partnership is just one of many - with the Salem Arts Association, Salem Public Schools, Rebel Shakespeare Company, and others - that the STC will make to bring the new theater to life.

How to Help – Applause and Money!

The STC Board of Directors recently began their Capital Campaign to fund the construction of the facility and endow a permanent fund to help support ongoing costs.

Announcements about fundraising events and opportunities will be online at www.salemtheatre.com. Those who wish to contribute may send their tax-deductible gift to: Salem Theatre Company, att: Capital Campaign, P.O. Box 360, Salem MA 01970, or make a secure online donation by clicking on the “Donate” button at http://www.salemtheatre.com/support.htm and entering “Capital Campaign” in the Purpose line of the donation page. Naming opportunities exist for major gifts; call (978) 790-8546 for more information.