Hill Country Community Theatre Awards Scholarships

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HCCT Awards $500 Drama Scholarships to Two Highland Lakes Area Grads

The Hill Country Community Theatre Board of Governors has awarded $500 drama scholarships to two Highland Lakes area students.

Caitlyn Thibodeaux, a 2011 graduate of Llano High School, and Duncan Hicks, a 2011 graduate of Marble Falls High School, will each receive an HCCT Phyl Holbert Memorial Scholarship. Both students have been active in theatre arts and both have performed in HCCT productions. Ms. Thibodeaux is planning to major in theater and business as New York University and Mr. Hicks plans to study vocal performance at Oklahoma City University.

“We are delighted to be able to award scholarships to these two outstanding students,” said HCCT Board President Maris Lynne Long.“HCCT’s Scholarship Program, along with its summer drama camp for youth, are important ways that the theatre gives back to the community. Both programs help HCCT achieve its mission of educating and encouraging participation in support of the performance arts,” she said.

HCCT’s Summer Drama Camp for Kids, open to children ages 6-12, will run June 6-17 at the theatre, 4003 West FM 2147, Cottonwood Shores. Thanks to donations by Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees and by the Highland Lakes Service League, along with individual donations, HCCT has also been able to offer a limited number of summer camp scholarships to children who would otherwise be unable to attend based on financial need.

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Upcoming: Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser at Hill Country Community Theatre, near Marble Falls

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Tickets Going Fast for

HCCT Guild’s $10K Cinco de Mayo Fundraiser

Ticket sales are in full swing for the Hill Country Community Theatre Guild’s 3^rd annual $10,000 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta set for May 5. The event will take place at the theatre, 4003 FM 2147, Cottonwood Shores (click for map).

Along with a drawing for $10,000 in VISA gift cards, the fiesta features a Mexican themed reception with heavy hors d’oeurves, beer and wine and drawings for 25 other consolation prizes each with a retail value of at least $50.

“We’ve had a tremendous response from the community to this fundraiser in the past and we’re excited to be able to sponsor it again,” said event chair and longtime HCCT supporter Susie Keiser. “It’s a fun evening and it provides a significant benefit for the theatre, which in this economy, needs the support of the entire community more than ever.”

For the event, the Guild offers just 200 tickets priced at $100 each. During the evening, they draw each ticket, awarding a consolation prize to the holder of approximately every 8^th ticket drawn. When there are only two tickets left to draw, those two ticket holders are offered a chance to split the $10,000 in gift cards. If they decline, the final ticket is drawn and the holder of the undrawn ticket wins the entire grand prize. The net proceeds raised by sale of the 200 tickets go to the HCCT Guild for projects benefitting the theatre.

Ms. Keiser noted that if a ticket holder wants to bring a guest to the fiesta, they may pay an additional $25 at the door.Tickets are available from HCCT Guild members or by calling Ms. Keiser at 830-693-3505. They may also be purchased by contacting the HCCT Box Office at 830-798-8944.

Auditions for Steel Magnolias, Hill Country Community Theatre, Marble Falls, February 28 - March 1

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in Cottonwood Shores, near Marble Falls,is holding auditions for

Steel Magnolias

by Robert Harling

February 28 and March 1 at 7 p.m.

Cast of six women. Auditions both evenings at the theatre, 2003 W. FM 2147 (click for map)

Steel Magnolias will run April 14 - 24.

For more information, call 830-693-4447.

Anonymous Benefactor Gives $50,000 to Encourage Sponsorship of Hill Country Community Theatre, near Marble Falls

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Announces Grant Receipt, Sponsorship Program

The Hill Country Community Theatre Board of Governors has announced it will begin offering sponsorships to area businesses for each play it stages to augment grant money it has received that provides enough funding to operate its physical facility for the next 12 months.

The grants, which are from an anonymous source, will total $50,000 through the end of 2011. HCCT has received half the money with the balance to be paid in increments during the next 12 months.

“We are extremely grateful to our donor for this generous gift,” said Maris Lynne Long, HCCT Board president. “But we still are faced with raising enough money to fund the three remaining productions of the 2010-2011 season, not to mention securing the financial support to continue to stage shows next season.”

To that end, the HCCT is launching a multi-pronged fundraising drive, she said.

“Our HCCT Guild is planning fundraisers and of course we will conduct our annual membership drive. But, we also are planning to offer opportunities to area businesses to sponsor one or more shows,” she said.

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