May 23 – Fundraiser Party – help bring TBG’s next season to life!

rserrellCommunity, TBG Updates

Tuesday, May 23 at 7:30pm

Location: The Barrow Group,
312 West 36th St, 3rd floor
Tickets $60
Teens during acting program at The Barrow Group
Funds from this benefit will go to TBG’s 2017-18 production season and student scholarship program.
Enjoy an open bar and delicious h’ors d’oeuvres!
And for your entertainment, fun, short plays will be written on the spot by TBG playwrights and performed by TBG actors!
Performes of 2017 Young Professional Annual Party

Actors

  • Amy Hargreaves 13 Reasons Why, Wonderstruck, Homeland
  • Trish AlexandroShort Stuff 8, According to the Chorus
  • Chris RobertiBroad City, High Maintenance, Sweet Parents 
  • Eddie Robinson
  • Channelle McCoy
  • Ana DelCastillo (solo show) – The Moth at Lincoln Center

Writers

  • Sam Evans – Improv and sketch writer UCB, The PIT, Williamstown Theater Festival
  • Lynn HallidayThe Gorges Motel 
  • Justin Tyler – Host of Gentrified, credits include  UCB, TruTV, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, CMT, FUSE 

Dip your toe in the Off-Broadway scene! At our spring party, you will participate in the creation of 3 original short pieces to be performed by TBG actors. There will be a photo booth to prove that you were a part of this unique New York theatre workshop… and an open bar and h’ors d’oeuvre!

Shimite Obialo, legal adviser for The Barrow Group

Join us to honor Shimite Obialo

Shimite is a New York-based corporate attorney at Lowenstein Sandler, entrepreneur, musician and art collector. She is passionate about community empowerment, cultural heritage and supporting the arts. Shimite has generously donated many hours of pro-bono legal advisory for The Barrow Group (TBG), including incorporation and by-law work to ensure compliance with state law. As a member of the TBG Board of Trustees from 2014-2016, she spearheaded TBG’s Diversity Committee, which created strategies to diversify TBG’s constituents and students. As a result, with the help of the Citrin Foundation, TBG created its first scholarship program for students ages 7-17 from low income families. Additonally, Shimite helped TBG develop its Corporate Workshop programming. Shimite holds degrees from Duke University and Columbia Law School.

Help Bring Our Next Season to Life! Every donor helps “produce” the next season! By attending our Spring party– you become part the the “producing force” that drives TBG. Ticket sales cover only half of our production costs — sets, lights, designers, carpenters, technicians, stage managers, costumes, directors, actors — it’s a lot! We need your support to continue bringing you intimate, superbly acted shows in our theatre next season.

In addition, this year any amount raised over our $21K goal will go to our school’s new DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS! We are committed to raising funds to diversify our student body. So we are ear-marking any funds raised over $21K (our production budget) as scholarship funding for diversity applicants in our acting and playwrighting programs.


Why we throw parties to raise donations… Ticket sales cover only half of our production costs — sets, lights, designers, carpenters, technicians, stage managers, costumes, directors, actors — it’s a lot! We need your support to continue bringing you intimate, superbly acted shows in our theatre next season.

What is special about this year? This year we are committed to raising funds to diversify our student body. So we are ear-marking any funds raised over $21K (our production budget) as scholarship funding for diversity applicants in our acting and playwrighting programs.