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The Actors' Table of Eugene

Theater from the heart: The Actors' Table of Eugene

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The Actors' Table of Eugene

The Actors' Table of Eugene

The Actors' Table of Eugene

The Actors' Table of Eugene

The Actors' Table of Eugene

Theater from the heart: The Actors' Table of Eugene

Theater from the heart: The Actors' Table of Eugene

Theater from the heart: The Actors' Table of Eugene

Theater from the heart: The Actors' Table of Eugene

Found Space Theatre
Found Space Theatre
Found Space Theatre
Found Space Theatre
2 Campaigns |
Eugene, United States
$285 USD 14 backers
28% of $1,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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The Actors Table of Eugene is a labor of love for all involved - a small showcase production company, we offer 4- 5 showcases performances per year, featuring local actors and actresses performing pieces of their own choosing.  It is a labor of love for our founder, who started the program in honor of her late sister, and to give back to the Eugene theater community.  It is also a labor of love for all of the actors and directors and writers who give their time for free.  Since our very first show, we have been hosted by Tsunami Books.  Donations are given by audience members at the events, and Tsunami and T.A.T.E. split that pot.  


Those donations have been (almost) sufficient to help T.A.T.E. sustain its costs (printing of programs, posters, and refreshments for the audience), but have never covered the costs that Tsunami sustains in staying open extra hours to host the shows.  Tsunami Books is  known for its dedication to supporting the arts in this community, and it is important to us at T.A.T.E. to assist Tsunami in doing so.  We would like to be able to increase our annual budget enough to actually reimburse Tsunami and the staff for their costs, and cover our costs 100%.  An additional $1,000 would do that for us, and for Tsunami.


There are some who support the arts no matter what it costs them, personally or  professionally, and we at T.A.T.E. feel that we should do everything we can to reciprocate for the incredible support Tsunami has given to our program.  Please help us to show them that we appreciate the work they do for the arts in this community by helping us to pay them their actual costs for hosting our shows.  


If our full amount is not raised, all funds raised will be used for T.A.T.E. production costs, with paying a reasonable rent to Tsunami Books as first priority, 


For those who help us, we are offering a variety of perks, from professionally made buttons supporting T.A.T.E. and our partner company, Found Space Theater, to tickets to Found Space’s next production, Talking With, to gift certificates for a night on the town.  


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BACKGROUND:

In the 1980s and 1990s, a talented young actress in Seattle, Washington founded an itinerant performing group she called “The Actors’ Table.” Following auditions and performances, she and her theater colleagues frequently gathered at a local tavern called “The Comet” to discuss theater, performances, and simply to be together. They always sat at the same table, near a stage in the back room, which the owners began to call “The Actors’ Table.” One evening, when no performance group was scheduled, the actors got up and began to perform short pieces for the gathered crowd, and, before long, it became a regular “event” at The Comet, drawing large crowds every time. That actress was Jean Marie Kinney, a long-time Seattle stage presence with experience on Broadway and in film. 

 Ms. Kinney passed away unexpectedly and tragically in 1998, and, shortly thereafter, her sister, Judith McKenzie, moved to Eugene and became involved in the local theater community. Always in the back of her mind was the notion of the energy and passion that her sister had brought to her performance group, and the energy and enjoyment those events brought to the Seattle crowds. Ms. McKenzie, recently retired from a faculty position at Lane Community College, wished to do the same thing for her theater colleagues and the Eugene community. In 2012, having gathered backing for the events and the participation of a committed group of actors, she founded The Actors’ Table of Eugene.


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T.A.T.E. button

$5 USD
A button depicting the cast of the first Actors' Table of Eugene!
3 out of 20 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Signed T.A.T.E. poster

$10 USD
A poster, signed by director and cast, from an Actors' Table performance
0 out of 25 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

2 Signed Posters

$20 USD
TWO posters from Actors' Table events, signed by cast & director
0 out of 8 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Cast party package

$25 USD
Attend the cast party for the October (or January) Actors' Table show PLUS a signed poster PLUS a TATE button
2 out of 4 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

TALKING WITH package one

$50 USD
Two tickets to the summer 2016 production of "Talking With" PLUS a signed poster PLUS attend the after-party with cast and director PLUS a Found Space Theatre button.
0 out of 2 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Talking With Package 2

$75 USD
Two tickets to summer 2016 production of "Talking With" PLUS Co-host a TATE show (with the MC) PLUS a signed poster PLUS attend after-party with the cast PLUS TATE button
0 out of 2 of claimed
Ships to United States of America

Night Out Package

$100 USD
A dinner for two out at your choice of Chef's Kitchen or Soriah PLUS two tickets to the summer 2016 production of Talking With PLUS attend the after-party with cast PLUS signed poster PLUS Found Space button
0 out of 2 of claimed
Ships to United States of America
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