New Indiegogo funding campaign launched
We need your help! We've just launched a new funding campaign via indiegogoto try and reach a goal of $3,000 in three weeks, to help pay for promotion and production of our next show Harry's Halfway House.
There are incentives, such as great ticket deals, mugs etc to thank you for getting involved.
We have a great show coming up and we need to spread the word, with posters/flyers/adverts etc.
So take a second and have a look at our campaign, we'll keep this update funding panel on our home page so you can all see how we're doing, and throw us a little bit of cash to help us along!
Many thanks
rtp
Harry's Halfway House
Okay, so rehearsals are now underway for our spring production, the world premiere of John C Davenport's play Harry's Halfway House. We're performing it at the City Lit in Bryn Mawr from 30th May, - 23rd June 2013, 8pm Thursday-Saturday, and 3pm on Sundays. Tickets for the first performances are AVAILABL E NOW!!
New stuff for 2013...
Happy New Year! Or happy new month, it's Feb already... jeeps. Okay so we're in planning for our next show which will be going up in late spring, more details to follow. We'll be hoping to build a groundswell of interest. Watch out for that. The show is the World Premiere of Harry's Halfway House by John C Davenport and we're collaborating with the writer to make sure it's an amazing show. Venue and dates to be announced soon.
Successful end to an acclaimed run
The Shadow Box has now closed after a stella final weekend. Set is down, it's as if we were never there! Thanks to everyone who supported this show and helped make it such a great success. If you saw the show, please keep in touch by following us on facebook and twitter and in the meantime, hug your loved ones a little closer this holiday season and we'll see you all around in 2013!
rtp chicago
Special offer for Raven subscribers $10 off!
If you are a Raven subscriber, you can get into The Shadow Box for only $15, that's a saving of $10. Click the link below and choose Raven Subscribers.
Chicago Reader Recommended
Review in from the Chicago Reader... and they've gone and Recommended us!
What further reason do you need to come? How about this...?
"a passionate group of artists (and activists) of which you should take note... a lovely new addition to the Chicago storefront scene." - Nelson Rodriguez, Chicago Stage Standard
Great opening weekend
Thanks for all who came out for the first three shows. We had an amazing response from our audience, but we need more of you. It's only on for another three weeks and then you'll have missed it. Here's a review from one happy customer:
"(FIVE STARS) I saw this on last Friday, and it was amazing. The staging was very well done. The sets were marvelous. The actors were very powerful. The play shows three distinct "families" in the worst possible situation: the last stage of a cancer battle. The two ladies, with the Momma in a wheelchair were the most poignant. Those two ladies captivated me even when it wasn't their turn. The center section were three great actors in some bizarre gay love triangle. The woman who played Beverly completely stole the entire show. She was bubbly and obtuse, yet very motherly to the younger gay actor.
There are some really great performances all around. It's a shame that more people aren't going to this, as it was opening night and they had less than half capacity.
This theater company donates 10% of their ticket sales to a cancer-charity, so thier hearts are in the right place. I wonder how long they can keep that up without some angle funders.
You can get tickets here from Brown Paper Tickets.
Great opening weekend
Thanks for all who came out for the first three shows. We had an amazing response from our audience, but we need more of you. It's only on for another three weeks and then you'll have missed it. Here's a review from one happy customer:
"(FIVE STARS) I saw this on last Friday, and it was amazing. The staging was very well done. The sets were marvelous. The actors were very powerful. The play shows three distinct "families" in the worst possible situation: the last stage of a cancer battle. The two ladies, with the Momma in a wheelchair were the most poignant. Those two ladies captivated me even when it wasn't their turn. The center section were three great actors in some bizarre gay love triangle. The woman who played Beverly completely stole the entire show. She was bubbly and obtuse, yet very motherly to the younger gay actor.
There are some really great performances all around. It's a shame that more people aren't going to this, as it was opening night and they had less than half capacity.
This theater company donates 10% of their ticket sales to a cancer-charity, so thier hearts are in the right place. I wonder how long they can keep that up without some angle funders.
You can get tickets here from Brown Paper Tickets.
Opens this week...
Okay here it comes folks... Tickets are now on sale via Brown Paper Tickets. The poster is up at the Raven Theatre. And we've annouced our special preview night fundraiser. If you can come on Thursday for our preview, you can give whatever you like as long as it's at least $10. 10% of anything you give will go straight to our cancer charities. So please come along Thursday 29 November, 2012 at the Raven if you can and then come again once the show opens properly. We move into the venue tomorrow, and get the set, lights and everything going. It's gonna be exciting.
Friday 11.16.12 update
The Shadow box rehearsals are boiling up nicely.... Just two weeks until we open our first show, The Shadow Box. Tickets are available from boxoffice@rtp-chicago.org; or 312 544 0002 or online here. We've now got an events page for the show on facebook here and we've just put up some rehearsal shots to give you a flavor of the piece. We have also started a twitter feed – follow us @rtpchicago.
More soon....
Welcome
Thanks for stopping by. We are a brand new theatre company set up by Paul and Patricia Tinsley in memory of their daughter Rebekah who died last year from uterine and ovarian cancer. We aim to put on engaging plays which stimulate and challenge artists and audiences alike and to give something back to the community through our ticket sales. 10% of all ticket sales will be donated to women's cancer charities to help make sure no-one else has to lose a daughter, wife or mother.
We know that cancer touches everyone and we'd like you to share your stories with us, click here to read what other people have experienced and add your own story.
Our first play is in production, read more below. We are a new company and we're looking for help and friends across the Chicago community; find out more about how to get involved here.
The Shadow Box
We've just started rehearsals for Michael Cristofer's award-winning The Shadow Box directed by Toma Langston.
We'll be keeping you up-to-date with the rehearsals process. Tickets are on sale now for the first three weeks performances here.