What it Costs to Run a Theatre Festival, and How You Can Help!

Mon, Aug 9th 2010, 12:41 PM

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Nassau, Bahamas -

Shakespeare in Paradise
2010 (October 1-11) is well under way. Building on the success of last
year, we've booked our productions, extended the festival by a weekend,
cast our local shows and are beginning to rehearse. Everything is on
schedule. The only thing we're missing? Money.

Last year we took a huge gamble. We pulled together

Shakespeare in Paradise
on a dream and a prayer, with no money to get things going, but armed
with an idea and some faith that it could work. And it did -- thanks to
the support of the public, who bought tickets and came out in good
numbers, and because of the generosity of many partners who gave grants
and exchanges in kind that helped cut our cash expenditures in more than
half. Thanks to you all,

Shakespeare in Paradise 2009 was able to break even...

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