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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 announced that as we launch our 2010-11 season, we are increasing our full-time staff by 50% as well!   Nick Bowling — well-known to TimeLine audiences as the director of 15 ...
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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 ...
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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 you write the appeal letter, prep your mailing lists, gather your army of volunteers and a big box of labels, it’s easy to get lost in a sea of glue ...
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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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On being a History Girl

I’m about to make a new notch on my own personal timeline — the big 4-0. I love that I’m turning 40 when our theatre is filled with the energy of a bunch of History Boys – in a show set in the 80s, when ...
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Transformation

It’s been an incredible month at TimeLine since our world premiere of Not Enough Air closed March 22. Two days later, the seats our audience have known for nine years found a new home at Profiles Theatre. Our theater was emptied completely, the stage floor ...
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