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Evening Show
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company "A Raisin in the Sun" - Friday, October 2, 2009 at 8 pm; Grades 9-12; 2.5 hours; $14
Tickets for this show must be purchased through the Box Office at a special school group rate (for 10+ seats). Call 802-86-FLYNN after Thursday, September 17. A convenience fee of $2.50/ticket ($20 maximum) applies to phone orders; there is no fee for tickets purchased at the Box Office window. Subsidized seats are not available at this heavily discounted price.
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The first play written by an African-American woman to be produced on
Broadway, this fiercely moving portrait of a black family living and struggling
on Chicago’s South Side in the 1950s addresses the pain of dreams that are
constantly deferred, and the power of hope to keep them alive.
VT Stan.: All shows address 1.14, 5.4, 5.5, 5.7, and relevant form(s)
within 5.31-5.37.
Note: Grade levels are recommended based on show content and curriculum connections. Grades outside the
recommendations are welcome to attend, at the teacher’s discretion. Some special preparation may be useful.
We thank the following for general support:
The George W. Mergens Foundation and the Lintilhac
Foundation for their generous underwriting of the 2009-10
Student Matinee Series.
Bruegger’s Bagels for
contributing bagels and coffee
for our school bus drivers and matinee ushers.
Burlington’s Department of Public Works for use
of its parking areas by school buses.
The Expeditions Program of the New England
Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from
the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program
and the American Masterpieces Initiative, with additional
support from the six New England state arts agencies,
for support of Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and Scrap Arts Music
(application pending).
The Susan E. Quinn Memorial Fund, created in memory
of Flynn volunteer Susan Quinn and held at the Vermont
Community Foundation.
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra has been made possible by the
National Endowment for the Arts as part of American
Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius.
Grupo de Rua is funded in part by the National Dance
Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts,
with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Additional funding provided by the Ford Foundation, the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation,
and The MetLife Foundation.
Flynn Center performances are funded in part by the Vermont
Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Turrell Fund supports ticket subsidies for low-income
students and related workshops in Burlington schools.
An anonymous family foundation and the Bay and Paul
Foundation support Words Come Alive! initiatives in Grand
Isle County.
Additional funding support from the Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family Foundation.
Walter Cerf Fund and Vermont Community Foundation (applications pending).
Additional funding received after April 21, 2009 will be
recognized in the 2009-10 Flynn Program Guide.
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