Celebrating Five Years... A Teal Tie Affair

Wellesley Theatre Project presents “Celebrating Five Years... A Teal Tie Affair”
-A Birthday Party for WTP at the Wellesley Community Center-

For Immediate Release: (Wellesley, MA) Wellesley Theatre Project will mark an organizational

milestone at its annual gala on Friday, June 9th, at 6:30pm in the Wellesley Community Center’s

Henderson Hall. This year’s fundraising event will provide entertainment and fun for the whole family

including a photo booth and performances by WTP students and alumi. Ticket and silent auction sales

help support this local nonprofit which has an active community service program and provides tuition

scholarships, after school programming, performance opportunities and theatre education to area youth.

Tickets for adults are $55 and include food by Better Life Food, open bar with wine, beer, and our

signature cocktail; tickets for students are $15. To purchase tickets to the event, please visit http://

www.wellesleytheatreproject.or... and RSVP by June 2nd. Executive Director Hillary Drew states, “We

are delighted to be holding this event in celebration of another successful season at WTP and a

culmination of five wonderful years!”

WTP began with a cast of 18 students in Seussical, the Musical in the summer of 2012 and has now

enrolled more than 2,100 students and produced more than 36 productions. During that time, WTP has

provided thousands of dollars in need based tuition scholarships to families in Wellesley and the

surrounding communities. Staying true to its mission, WTP has employed professional teaching artists

from the greater Boston area to support our students and create art in Wellesley. Most importantly, WTP

has become an environment for students to thrive in and make a community.

In keeping with their community outreach mission, Wellesley Theatre Project students, known as Citizen

Artists, are frequently found performing at the Wellesley Council on Aging, Boys and Girls Club of South

Boston, Faneuil Hall, as well as the Wellesley Free Library, and Wellesley events like the Wellesley

Wonderful Weekend Parade.

Wellesley Theatre Project is an arts academy and a Wellesley nonprofit devoted to providing students

(PreK - 12th Grade) with the opportunity to study and experience theatre and performing arts through

year round classes, staged productions, workshops and summer camps.

Registration is open for WTP’s 2017 Summer Camps. Sessions include three production camps geared for

students between 2nd and 12th grade in addition to one week Theatre Arts camps for Pre K-12th grade.

The production camps are: The Lion King, Kids (Grades 2-8), Peter Pan (Grades 2-12), and Chicago

(Grades 9-12).

For more information on WTP’s Celebrating Five Years... A Teal Tie Affair or upcoming camps and

productions, please visit www.wellesleytheatreproject.or... or call 781-235-1550. All proceeds from this

evening will support Wellesley Theatre Project, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

Contact: Hillary Drew at 781-235-1550

www.wellesleytheatreproject.or...

hillary@wellesleytheatreproject.org