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TOWN HALL
THEATER
7
SUSPENDERS
OWNED BY TREASURER
7
MOST ACCORDIANS
ON STAGE AT ONCE
SEASON IN
NUMBERS
2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT
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FAMOUS IRONIC
DEADPAN COMICS
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SOPRANOS CROAKING IN
FINAL ACT OF AN OPERA
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HIGH SCHOOL
JUNIOR PROMS
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GOATS
On behalf of the staff and the Board of Directors of the Town Hall Theater, I am pleased to present our first
annual report. Our first six years have been extremely successful because we stand on the shoulders of our
community. More than 60% of our costs are underwritten by donations, an equation that is common to theaters
everywhere. We do our best to return that faith and investment with over 165 events each year that entertain
our community, stimulate the economic vitality of downtown, and introduce our schoolchildren to the wonders
of the performing arts. Please take a moment to digest our pie charts, to review our accomplishments, to get to
know the worker bees, to celebrate our members and to join us in celebrating birthday #6!
Thomas Munschauer
President
VETERINARIANS: OLYMPIC MEDALISTS:
ART HISTORIANS: OPERA COMPOSERS:
ARCHITECTS:
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY:
INNKEEPERS:
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
LAWYERS: 1
ACCOUNTANTS: 1
TEACHERS: 1
SOCIAL SERVICES: 2
NOT SURE WHAT THEY DO: 1
CARING & COMMITTED: 16
JEWELRY DESIGNERS:
BARBARA MALONEY
YEARS OF SERVICE
In 2013 we
said good-bye
to Town Hall
Theater’s first
employee
and Executive
Assistant, Barbara Maloney. At
her retirement party last fall
Doug presented her with a plaque
proclaiming her as Town Hall
Theater’s Co-Founder. We miss you,
Barbara!
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PART-TIME
STAFF
203
A NATIONAL SEARCH...
...brought us Haley Rice, our new Operations Manager. As an actress
she’s worked with Middlebury Actor’s Workshop, Vermont Stage and
St. Michaels’ Playhouse. She was once Artistic Director for Cotton Hall
Theater in a south Georgia town with only one stoplight. Middlebury has
7 stoplights, so she’s moving up.
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FULL-TIME
STAFF
VOLUNTEERS
THE NEW KIDS
HEIGHT OF OUR LAST TECH DIRECTOR:
6'4"
Just coming on board are two new
members of our technical team.
Jessica Krol has been the technical
director for the Addison Repertory
Theater at the Hannaford Center.
Josh Cote is a recent graduate of
Castleton State College, were he
majored in technical theater.
You’ll also find a new smiling face in
our box office as Eileen Corcoran
joins the box office staff. Eileen
served for several years as the
Executive Director of the Vergennes
Opera House.
HEIGHT OF OUR NEW TECH DIRECTOR:
4'8"
Under the expert direction of
Lindsay Pontius, THT’s program has
become a model for the kind of
enrichment a theater can provide
to local school children. Classes in
music, dance and acting – even for
pre-school kids – take place in the
Byers Studio at THT. Students of all
ages walk to the theater for special
performances, and Lindsay works
in the classroom with teachers to
integrate the arts into the schools’
core curriculum.
Percentage of students who
attended a performance at Town
Hall Theater last year:
MARY HOGAN GRADE SCHOOL:
100
%
Seeing how energized
her students were
after a THT event, one
principal wrote to us:
“ School should
be like this
every day.”
MIDDLEBURY UNION HIGH SCHOOL:
100
%
“I love you guys - you’ll do anything!”
The speaker had to shout because the building was packed
with over 200 fly fishermen. He was right. Last year
we hosted events for skiers, gardeners, jazz fans, contra
dancers, book lovers, opera lovers, people who speak
Chinese, basketball champions, and the Chamber of
Commerce.
And don’t forget Paula Poundstone, Judy Collins, high
school kids blasting out rock & roll, 61 college students
in an epic Les Misérables, and many fund-raisers for
area non-profits. Throw in a handful of weddings and
conferences, a bat mitzvah and the MUHS Junior Prom,
and it’s a big, hearty, creative stew – which is a pretty good
description of Addison County.
The economics of all of this can be scary
(see next page). But as long as people
feel that what we do here is valuable and
worth supporting, THT will continue
to be the town’s hall – creative, packed
with events, and endlessly rewarding.
Douglas Anderson
Executive Director
BRIEF THT INVENTORY:
wifi
chickenleg
phone
music
2 satellite dishes
3 refrigerators
5 phone lines
1 Steinway piano
lightbulb
mic
plug
smile
157 lighting instruments
35 microphones
3.75 miles of cable
5,694,935 smiles
9 COMPANIES
THAT CALL THT HOME:
AFTER DARK MUSIC SERIES
CHAMPLAIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
THE COMPANY (MUSICAL THEATER)
MAIDEN VERMONT CHORUS
MIDDLEBURY ACTORS WORKSHOP
MIDDLEBURY COMMUNITY PLAYERS
OPERA COMPANY OF MIDDLEBURY
THEATRE GROUP LTD.: NIGHT FIRES
THE THT YOUNG COMPANY
INCOME
60%
DONOR SUPPORT
27%
PERFORMANCES
JOB #1:
11%
RENTALS
& SALES
1% OTHER INCOME 1% EDUCATION
EXPENSES
13%
BOX OFFICE
38%
ADMINISTRATION
18%
BUILDING
& UTILITIES
14%
PERFORMANCES
& EVENTS
17%
EDUCATION
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OR BY USING THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED
A season of terrific events will always cost
far more to produce that it will ever make
at the box office. How do we survive?
We’re here because of the generous
support of people and businesses in this
community.
So if you’ve enjoyed events at THT… if
you value it as an educational resource…
if you’re proud of the restoration of our
historic 1883 building…if you think THT
contributes to a vibrant downtown… and
if you want to see THT continue to thrive
and grow, we need your support.
OUR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SUPPORT:
110
%
OUR GOAL FOR THIS YEAR IS:
550 MEMBERS
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LAST YEAR, WE WERE HONORED TO HAVE:
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Once again THT is teaming up with
Middlebury’s best restaurants to offer
a truly delectable deal. Members at the
$100 level and higher receive 10% off at
participating restaurants when they’re
attending a THT event.
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COULD PAY FOR ITSELF!
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Bethany Menkart
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YOUR MEMBERSHIP
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TWO BROTHERS
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LES MISÉRABLES:
61
STANDING OVATIONS:
TOO MANY
TO COUNT
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TOWN HALL THEATER
PO Box 128
Middlebury, VT 05753-0128
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THE SEASON IN NUMBERS
THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!
768 PERFORMERS
E=THT
12 SCHOOLS
2
5 MUSICALS
232 THEATER SEATS
60% DONOR SUPPORT
1650 KIDS
1 BAT MITZVAH
203 VOLUNTEERS
TOWN HALL THEATER ANNUAL REPORT & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE