Davidson Theatre

SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE GIGGLE FACTORY is coming on Sunday, March 14 at 2 p.m.

This is a perfect activity for families with young children (pre-school and elementary).  Spend the first 45 minutes to an hour watching children's playlets, laughing at silent clown routines, and participating in noisy stories in our auditorium.  After that, play carnifare type games where everybody wins in our Commons.  The cost is right $1 per child and $3 per teen/adult.  Proceeds from this event help fund a scholarship for one of our graduating seniors who plans to pursue theatre or theatre education in college.  Great fun for all!  Bring your cameras!

ORDER YOUR SPRING MUSICAL TICKETS - THE WIZARD OF OZ - TODAY!

Print out the order forms below, mail your order in with your check, and avoid the rush and the line!

A NEW WAY FOR YOU TO HELP US TRAVEL TO SCOTLAND!

We want to share with you a simple way for you to help support Hilliard Davidson Theatre program or any other cause that you care about. The bonus:  You're simply doing your shopping and internet browsing the same way you always have without any additional cost to you.

Just download the GoodSearch – Hilliard Davidson High School Drama Boosters toolbar at http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/hilliard-davidson-high-school-drama-boosters

Each time you search the web with GoodSearch's Yahoo-powered search engine, about a penny will go Davidson theatre or to any other participating charity that you select.

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Please tell 10 friends about the GoodSearch toolbar today. They've been featured in the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Oprah Magazine, Good Morning America and more.

STAGE DIRECTIONS MAGAZINE HONORS DAVIDSON

Each year, Stage Directions magazine honors high schools that "have taken their theatre program to state-of-the-art status" in terms of number of productions per year; the size of those productions; dedicated theatre space; and, most importantly, the depth of the theatre arts program in preparing students for the variety of opportunities available in theatre.  We have just been notified that Davidson is one of six high schools to receive this recognition for 2009 (5 high schools in the US and 1 in Canada).  Stage Directions subscribers and others in the theatre community nominate schools, while the winners are selected by the editors and writers of Stage Directions. Look for the story in the November issue.

If you'd like to participate in our Friends of Davidson Theatre - STARS program...

If you would like to provide additional financial assistance to our theatre program, you can participate in our patron program at the Star, Director, Producer, or Angel levels.  For more information see the "Top Ten Ways to Spend" attachment at the bottom of the page.

Go Plaid or Go Mad!  We are traveling an ensemble to Scotland in 2010 which means we're fundraising again!

KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS

Join Hilliard Davidson’s Drama Club Kroger Community Rewards Partnership. Just go to <www.krogercommunityrewards.com>. There will be a 2-minute video that explains the program as well as a tutorial video about how to sign up. It costs you nothing. Just do your shopping at Kroger as usual after you have registered and Kroger will do the rest. It’s easy!

AD IN OUR PROGRAMS:  We are selling ads in all of our programs this year.  If you're interested, see the attachment at the bottom of this page.

RECYCLING - RAISE $ AND BE ENVIRONMENTALLY AWARE...

We are recylcing the following items through Terracycle.  They pay us $.02 for each item we collect and they turn them into useable items.  If you have any of the following items over the next school year, please donate them to us - you'll help us get to Scotland and be kind to Mother Earth:

WILDCAT WRAPS ARE ALL NOW $10 EACH: We only have a few left and are liquidating them!!  Cold at those soccer games, football games, other outdoor events, or watching television on your couch???  We have the solution:  Wildcat Wraps!  Similar to Snuggies, these blue beauties sport a Hilliard H, the word "Hilliard", and a pawprint - good for any Hilliard school!  They are totally awesome and very warm!  If you're interested, contact Carole Eidemiller at capritta@columbus.rr.com.

HIRE OUR GIGGLE FACTORY for your event! Giggle Factory is our silent clown and children's skit troupe that travels.  It has routines and activities that are perfect for a variety of events such as birthday parties, business openings, children's events, etc.  This group works each year to raise $500 for a scholarship for one of our graduating seniors who is pursuing theatre in college.  After this commitment is fulfilled, they will donate all their earnings to the students traveling to Scotland for their trip.

RENT-A-KID Our students are working hard to earn the money for their trip.  They aren't asking for a hand-out, but a helping-hand.  They are looking for jobs they can do that dove-tail with their academic schedules.  So...Need a room painted?  Need a basement cleaned?  Need your lawn mowed or your snow shoveled?  Need "stuff" packed up?  Need a babysitter?  Need some filing done, some cookies baked, a dog sat, laundry done? Or, just hate to iron?  Our teens are willing to work for YOU.  Simply call Diana Vance at 771-2299 during the school day and leave a message;  someone will contact you promptly.  Or, you can send us an e-mail at diana_vance@hboe.org.

DAVIDSON THEATRE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO GARNER INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION!

Hilliard Davidson's theatre program has again been invited to perform in the American High School Theatre Festival venue during the 2010 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. This will be the fourth time Davidson has been invited. In 1998, we performed You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; in 2003, Godspell; and in 2007, Schoolhouse Rock! In 2010, we will present Almost, Maine. For more information about AHSTF, check out their website at www.ahstf.org.

JOIN BOOSTERS!

If you'd like to support our program, consider joining the Davidson Drama Boosters! These parents and interested community members help us in countless ways from fundraising and bake sales to chaperoning trips to promoting our shows to staffing our events. More information can be found on our Drama Boosters page; just click on the "Drama Booster" line to the left.