Excitement at San Juan Community Theatre’s Annual Holiday Festival

San Juan Community Theatre (SJCT) held its annual Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 1^st, raising over $114,000 in support for the 2018-2019 season. Attendees were treated to 1920’s themed décor by Susan Williams, Anita Welch, and Cyndy Gislason and a menu inspired by popular dishes of the same era from Owner Anna Maria de Freitas and Executive Chef Ryan Lockhart at Coho Restaurant.

From Executive Artistic Director, Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey: “We are so grateful to all the folks who came out to support the mission of San Juan Community Theatre. Our Holiday Festival co-chairs Madelyn Busse and Susan Mazzarella did a wonderful job coordinating this event, Pat Nieman and the members of CATS were instrumental in preparing the silent auction and decorating, Cathi Nett led a gorgeous octet of Festival Singers, and a small army of volunteers all pitched in to make the night a great experience.”

“We were thrilled to see an increase in ticket sales of more than 15% over last year and we want to express our thanks to everyone who helped us raise over $114,000.”

(See photos of the event below)

Like many non-profit theatres, only about one-third of SJCT’s annual budget is reached through ticket sales, tuition, and rental fees. The rest is supported through grants and the generous support of individual donors, especially during the Holiday Season.

Kessler-Jeffrey went on to say, “The most important question to me is: ‘How do we effectively steward the generosity of our Holiday Festival attendees to fulfill the mission?’ Because that’s what we’ve committed to do. So if you’re a donor, we thank you. If you’re not a donor, we hope you’ll consider becoming one this Holiday Season. We hope that you’ll join us in pursuing the mission of SJCT: Enriching Community Through Performing Arts.”

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