Metropolitan Playhouse
The American Legacy 220 East Fourth Street ~ New York, New
York 10009
Administration: (212) 995 8410 ~ Tickets: (800) 838 3006 |
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Metropolitan's 22nd Season Gala was a
chaotic and festive delight, featuring surprises
for its guests from first arrival to final drum
beat.
Conceived as an April Fools prank, donors arrived to find the theater lobby undecorated, and a know-nothing staff apparently taken by surprise by their attendance. After a period of uncomfortable waiting in the lobby, guests were invited into the theater, itself not merely unadorned, but in disarray, with painting dropcloths, lighting instruments, and props strewn about, as a painter was rolling primer on the back wall. Could anyone salvage this debacle? Between the theater crew, some performers planted in the audience, and that very audience itself....absolutely. For the "script", click right here. APRIL FOLLIES After the entertainment, guests were invited back into the lobby, where they discovered a meal generously rovided by local restaurants Dorian Gray and B 4, with libations donated by Yvonne Opffer and Roland Conybeare, and dessert from New York Food Market. During and after dinner, items ranging from performance tickets to artwork and theatrical memorabilia were displayed for silent auction. And to finish off, attendees were enticed back into the theater by the remarkable rhythms of members of the Brooklyn bateria: PAPRIKA |
22nd Anniversary
Gala
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 an evening of Unexpected Entertainments The
night is no longer young,
but it's never too late to make a donation! Simply click on the dancing fools |
Some memories:
The company cuts loose "Doggone!" starring Cafard the Magnificent from Metropolitan Playhouse on Vimeo. |
Entertainments
DANCING to the beat of
Brooklyn bateria PAPRIKA
A "pas d'une" by RACHAEL
KOSCH
A serendade by Violinist YIBIN LI American classic song by TRIO TWENTY-TWO (Terri, Gary, and Christian) A surprise by STARKacro and CAFARD, the WONDER DOG |
Auction
items included...
THEATER TICKETS from
WATERCOLORS by
Christian Beels,
Stephen Chinlund, and Julia Purinton THE PASSING SHOW (Vols. 1 to 22) |