Being Thankful, #GivingTuesday and the Holidays are ALMOST here!

The Little Theatre will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, as our staff and volunteers celebrate with family and friends, but we'll be right back at it over the weekend, making sure that A CHRISTMAS STORY is ready to open on Friday, December 5th!

We wish all of you a joyful, thankful holiday as well, followed by a restful weekend, and perhaps a little shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? And then comes Tuesday...

We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have Giving Tuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. It's an idea whose time has definitely come!

So, on December 2, while we rehearse 4 different upcoming shows, build sets, hang lights, and generally do our best to present great live theatre for the Central Coast, we are also going to be GIVING THANKS FOR YOU,  and for your support as volunteers, audience members and generous donors. 

And as you weigh your end-of-year giving options, we hope you'll keep the Little Theatre in mind. Your generous gifts support:

• Adventurous, thought provoking, high quality entertainment
• Creative educational programs for children through our Academy of Creative Theatre
• A nurturing and challenging artistic home for local artists
• An expressive voice for our community

Support the theatre you love with your gifts of time, talent or treasure on #GIVINGTUESDAY. There are so many different ways you can give!

VOLUNTEER

Onstage, backstage, in the box office or in the lobby!

BUY A GIFT CERTIFICATE

Live theatre makes a great holiday gift! 

MAKE A DONATION

Your donation at any amount makes a difference.

BUY A TICKET FOR A SHOW!

A Christmas Story opens on December 5th!

Thank you for your support that ensures the "show will go on" for many years to come. Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Giving Tuesday and we'll see you for A Christmas Story next week!

Final Weekend of Holiday Show Performances, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and NO SHAME!

JUST 8 MORE PERFORMANCES!

If you haven't yet seen these great shows, you MIGHT still be able to get a ticket, but you'd better HURRY!  There are a grand total of 35 tickets left for six performances of Miracle on 34th Street this weekend. You can CLICK HERE to order online.

The Santaland Diaries is completely SOLD-OUT, absolutely packed to the rafters! However,we will have a waiting list available for Saturday evening's performance. Please arrive by 9 pm and let the box office know you'd like your name on the list and we'll do our best to seat you. Good luck!

And while we're on the subject, I've just got to say: THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing cast of Miracle on 34th Street! They are concluding an amazing run of 26 performances! Thank you for spending your Christmas at the Little Theatre and best wishes for a fabulous closing weekend!

You thought we'd forget, didn't you? No way!  There will be a special holiday-edition of No Shame Theatre on Friday, December 27th. Submissions begin at 10 pm, doors and bar open at 9:30 pm. Pull out those holiday stories you've been dying to share. Write a song or a poem or dance a New Year's jig. Or just come on out for some live, late-night, original theatre. It's No Shame, folks. Anything goes!

Farewell 2013!

Now it's time to get a little sappy. The holidays always do that to me. I start weeping at Coke commercials, cat and dog videos on youtube, cool flashmobs. You know how it is, don't pretend you don't do it too. 

I just really want to say thanks for a great year. We've been through a lot together. From Honk, Jr! last January to Kris Kringle and Macy's Santaland this December, it's been an amazing year of theatre and we want to thank you for "playing your part." Whether you're one of our dedicated donor/members, a valued volunteer, a season subscriber, a parent or a student in our ACT program or a member of our enthusiastic audience, you are a very important part of making the magic of theatre possible. Without you, it's just an empty room. With you, we share great stories that delight, inspire and excite our imaginations. Thank you for making LIVE, LOCAL, THEATRE possible.

All of us here at the Little Theatre wish you a happy and healthy holiday season filled with the love of family and good friends and the magic that is live theatre. 

Best wishes for a very happy New Year!

P.S. If you're looking for the perfect last minute gift, we've still got gift certificates available! Buy a $25 gift certificate, good for tickets to any show, any time, for just $20!  What a deal. Makes a great stocking stuffer. CLICK HERE to buy yours today.

Happy Holidays!

You better watch out, you better not cry

You better not pout, I'm telling you why...

MIRACLE ON 34th STREET

opens next Friday!!

Share this perennial holiday favorite, LIVE, onstage, with the entire family this year!

NOVEMBER 22- DECEMBER 22
Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun @ 7 pm | Sat & Sun @ 2 pm

CLICK HERE for more details and get your tickets today
(before they're all gone!)

He knows when you've been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake!

Yeah...well...  

Mark your calendars now for this late-night, one-man show featuring Kevin Harris as "Crumpet the Elf" in David Sedaris's hilarious take on working in Macy's "Santaland" one infamous holiday season.

CLICK HERE to read Dave Congalton's interview with Kevin on the new website Two for the Show. 

THE SANTALAND DIARIES

NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 21

Fridays & Saturdays only @ 9:15 pm

CLICK HERE for more information and TICKETS

Okay, so the Little Theatre is dark this weekend, but there are a LOT of other shows out there that you can go see! From PCPA in Santa Maria, to The Spot in Arroyo Grande, to the Melodrama in Oceano and the Cambria Center for the Arts. Support great theatre in SLO County and go out and see a show!

We'll see you next week for Opening Night of Miracle on 34th Street!

Have a great weekend!

~Patty

P.S. DON'T MISS
NO SHAME THEATRE!! 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22 
Submissions begin at 10 pm
GREAT ORIGINAL THEATRE STARTS AT 10:30 PM!!

Celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of No Shame Central Coast!