Electric City Playhouse Volunteers for Habitat for Humanity

Electric City Playhouse (ECP) in Anderson has dedicated its current theatrical season as the "Season of Gratitude". To celebrate its 35 years in the Anderson community, ECP is working with charitable partners for its 2019 Season productions.

For "Tuck Everlasting" in January, ECP hosted the young people and houseparents of Calvary Home for Children in Anderson (calvaryhome.org). Battle Buddies was the partner for "1959 Pink Thunderbird" in March (battlebuddiessc.org). ECP volunteers and patrons learned about Battle Buddies during theatre visits from Battle Buddies founders Jo Anne and John Creed. ECP raised more than $500 for this excellent non-profit during the run of "1959 Pink Thunderbird".

The good efforts continued with "Life's Stages" in April. "Life's Stages" showcased new work by two local writers. Additionally, ECP volunteers and patrons purchased delicious goods and contributed to a great cause when Ivey's Cookies held a bake sale to raise scholarship funds for ECP's Summer Youth Theatre Workshop. This year's Workshop is Disney's "101 Dalmatians Kids". Registration ends May 31. Details at https://ecplayhouse.com.

Coming up next for ECP is "The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)" ECP's community partner for this production is Habitat for Humanity of Anderson. While the Ingénue in“Musical...” comically struggles to pay her rent, the reality of housing difficulties is no laughing matter. On May 4, 2019, "Musical..." cast members and ECP volunteers helped with site clean-up and neighborhood landscaping in an Anderson community in which Habitat for Humanity is building homes. For more information about Habitat for Humanity of Anderson, visit http://www.habitatanderson.org....

"The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)" is performed Fridays through Sundays from June 7 through June 16, 2019. Performances are at 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays and at 3pm on Sundays. Tickets are $15 each.

Also coming up in ECP’s 2019 season are “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood”, “Moon Over Buffalo”, and “Messiah on the Frigidaire”. Additional shows are the interactive murder mystery, "You Have the Right to Remain Dead" (July 12 and 13 only), and the ECP Plus Show for Mature Audiences, “The Santaland Diaries" by David Sedaris. For tickets and information, visit https://ecplayhouse.com or call 864.224.4248.

Electric City Playhouse is a Non-Profit Theatre located at 514 North Murray Avenue, Anderson, SC 29625. ECP is proud to participate in the 2019 Anderson Theatre Festival (https://www.andersontheatrefestival.org/).

Find ECP on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and be sure to watch for details regarding other charitable partnerships throughout the season!