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An ever-changing role

On Sunday I took part in the Company Member Discussion after the matinee performance of Frost/Nixon — a discussion that is always one of my favorite events during each production. It is when the TimeLine Company Members — the group that collectively selects the plays in our season — come together to chat with members of our audience. That conversation, along with this blog, Facebook, Twitter and our other post-show discussions throughout the run of a ...
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Back at Zero

We’ve set a goal of receiving donations from 150 subscriber households in July 2010. Follow our progress here! Summertime in a theatre’s Development Department is always interesting. You’d think that things would slow down since December is traditionally known as the time of year that ...
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Increasing by 50%

50% has been a big number for us this year. Earlier in the season we achieved a 50% increase in subscriptions over our 2008-09 year. We’ve had at least 50% more audience members see a TimeLine show this year compared to last. And today TimeLine ...
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My Step Into Time speech

On Friday night I had the honor of speaking to guests at our Step Into Time benefit. Here’s what I said: Most of you have been to our intimate space on Wellington Ave. and know that we normally can accommodate an audience of about 85 ...
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Can I have your vote?

This is a bit of a pleading blog post. But I need your help. As some of you may know, in 2006 I was on the TV show Check, Please! on WTTW Channel 11 – a restaurant review show where each week they have 3 ...
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Mission accomplished: 2,009!

You have fueled my obsession with numbers.  Thanks to you we have reached a remarkable goal: 2,009 subscribers in 2009. This is a 50% increase over last year. We suddenly have a lot of new friends!  At 2 pm last Wednesday we announced we had 41 subscriptions remaining for this season.  By 4 pm we had 23 left. We reached 2,009 subscriptions on Sunday, December 20. 2009 has been a year of milestones for TimeLine ...
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List mania

It’s the end of the year, which means lists, Lists, LISTS! TimeLine’s extraordinary 2009 is being capped by recognition from several sources for our productions of The History Boys and All My Sons. We’ll keep a running, uhhhhh, list, here of it all for you: ...
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Appeal of Fall

The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, and Walgreens has been fully stocked with Halloween candy for the last 4 months. All this can only mean one thing to a fundraiser—fall appeal time! It is a time of great work and great reward. As ...
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Reflections On A Personal TimeLine

In August I will be celebrating 5 years with TimeLine Theatre. I took a minute to think back over those last 5 years and suddenly felt exhausted, but also incredibly grateful. In those 5 years I’ve managed to act in 11 TimeLine productions, receive 3 ...
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Milestone within reach!

Written by Lindsey Becker, Development Manager As the Development Manager here at TimeLine, my job is all about goals and deadlines. There are, of course, the all-important fundraising goals that we must reach each season to be able to pay for the art on our ...
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