{"content":[{"text":"the roughian \n Fall (Solstice? What Solstice?) 2009 A Quarterly Newsletter of Theatre in the Rough \n NEW HOME \n UPDATE: \n TR IS HALF WAY HOME! \n Between our First Friday in the Rough \n Auction, the generous additional gifts from \n many of you, and a large new gift from the \n Blackwell Foundation, this fall has seen \n great strides with the New Home Fund. \n With cash and pledges now in excess of \n $85,150, we are now well past the half way \n point on our quest for $150,000. \n As one supporter very aptly put it, “The- \n atre in the Rough continues to inspire \n people with its audacious, but now realistic, \n plan for an Elizabethan theatre in down- \n Wise Men & Angels in the new sanctuary at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. From left to right, town Juneau!” \n Caspar, (with Damon Stuebner’s arm) Mother Hunter Silides, Joseph (with Peter Freer’s elbow), \n RASMUSON GRANTS \n the angel Gabriel (with Eddie Jones below), the baby Jesus (with Aaron Elmore right behind him), \n Mary (with Ann Gifford peeking out), Katie Jensen, Melchior (with Matt Talley attached, behind Congratulations are due to our partners \n whom are Alyssa White, the Elephant and the very best Horse), and Balthazar (Jon Pollard at- at Holy Trinity Church for their Rasmu- \n tached, just out of frame). Photo by Sharon Gaiptman. son Foundation contingency grant in the \n PUPPET CHRISTMAS \n amount of $500,000. This was one of the \n largest grants of its kind awarded by the \n Rasmuson this year. The money will help \n complete the community parts of the new \n facilities including our beloved McPhetres \n Hall. Provided Holy Trinity can show they \n A NEW THEATRE IN THE ROUGH / HOLY TRINITY JOINT VENTURE \n have the rest of their fund-raising in place, \n this impressive sum will be theirs. \n At very long last, worship returned to tips-of-the-hat go to the many eager voun- Last summer, when it was uncertain \n Fourth & Gold downtown on the Fourth teers who gathered night after night to cut, whether the Rasmuson Foundation would \n Sunday in Advent, December 20, 2009. stitch, rip paper, cut cardboard and to glue award any large grants this year, TR ap- \n Three days prior, however, the new sanctu- and glue and glue. (For more about the pup- plied to the Rasmuson for a small, $18,000 \n ary was used as a rehearsal space for Shep- pet design and construction, see page 2.) grant for a lighting system. In light of Holy \n herds, Wise Men & Angels, our latest holi- It was a thrilling couple of weeks leading Trinity’s major award for this project and \n day and puppet production, offered free to up to our opening. Shows during the holi- not wanting to ask for money twice for the \n the public, in collaboration with the Youth days, while rewarding, are never easy. New same thing (HTs grant budget already in- \n Group at Holy Trinity. shows aren’t either. This one was both. cludes a lighting system), Theatre in the \n It was a great honor to be a part of the very The schedule was tight. Proofs of con- Rough has withdrawn its $18,000 request. \n first gathering to take place on that ground cept on the armatures and mechanics of the Since so much has been achieved thus \n in some years. While much credit for this puppets had to be done in October, while far, both TR and HT have good hope, that \n wonderful event must go to the generos- Complete Works was still running. Thanks more individuals, as well as statewide and \n ity of Father George and Mother Hunter to the volunteers, by Thanksgiving we had national foundations, will be interested in \n Silides and the vision of co-artistic directors the main structures for all the people pup- becoming a part of this great effort in the \n Aaron Elmore and Katie Jensen, the biggest (continued on page 3) coming year. \n 1","bbox":{"left":0.044118,"top":0.017432,"width":0.919852,"height":0.961104}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.043301,"top":0.170742,"width":0.599414,"height":0.337993}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.043301,"top":0.170742,"width":0.599414,"height":0.337993}]}