The 6th Annual Gala & Auction

A sampling of Auction Items:

-A New York Trip with walking tour from CRAVE and GOD’S EAR director Roger Bennington and playwright Tommy Smith!

-A night out with the Ensemble Gals!

-An Air Combat Mission!

-Fun items for the kids (dresses, drama classes, kids haircuts…)!

-Spas, massages and facials galore!

-A Weekend cabin trip to Birch Bay!

-Thousands of dollar worth of original art!

-A Bidding Frenzy of tickets to some of the best theatres and performance venues in the area!

-Original centerpieces made by local artists just for the event!

-Fire Dancing performance, Burlesque, ballroom  dancing, capoeira classes, boxing gyms, yoga and so much more!

-Sumptious eats and drinks from 22 Doors, Top Pot Donuts, ‘zaw pizza, Pop Chips, Chinois sushi, Starbucks, Great Harvest, QFC and Metropolitan Market, Salmon & Belle Pastry and french cuisine from chef Sarah Dickerman!

  Washington Ensemble Theatre invites you to…The 6th Annual Gala & Auction, followed by The Cosmic Ball!
Presented by
the Central Heating Lab at ACT Theatre
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Gala doors open at 6:00PM
Cosmic Ball doors open at 10PM

Join the Washington Ensemble Theatre for “The Ensemble – The Next Generation: Engage!” which includes our 6th Annual Gala & Auction and The Cosmic Ball. Enjoy our live and silent auctions, laser-hot entertainment with Waxie Moon  and the Owen Yen Jazz Trio, stellar eats and drinks, and our out-of-this-world after-party with music by Robert Rial’s Bakelite 78,  dancing and more!

*Please note that a 10% underwriting fee will be added to any at-auction purchase to help fund the night’s festivities.

Embark with us at ACT Theatre’s Bullitt Cabaret as we journey into our 7th Season!

Tickets: $45 advance/$55 at the door (21 and over)
Available through the ACT Theatre Ticket Office or by calling (206) 292-7676. 
Cosmic Ball Tickets: $10 advance $15 at the door
Gala ticket includes admission to The Cosmic Ball.

Can’t attend?
Please consider supporting the event by making a donation, offering matching funds or becoming a sponsor! Please contact our Gala Manager, Mary Bliss Mather, at (773) 412-3478 or mbmather @ yahoo.com for more information.

Thanks to some of our generous donors:

Strawberry Theatre Workshop, Massage Envy
Period Corsets, Emerald City Trapeze
Bad Woman Yarn, ACT Theatre
Julia’s on Broadway, Seattle Mariners
Li’l Klippers, Cappy’s Boxing Gym
Youth Theatre Northwest,  Intiman Theatre
Mae’s Phinney Ridge Cafe, Pure Alchemy Salon
Santoro’s Books, Grand Hallway
Flora and Henri Children’s Clothier, Ivar’s
Edgar The Store, Annapurna Café
Seattle Children’s Theatre, Tiffani Aerts
GroomingSpa, Nikwax North America
Senzala, 7 Eye Sunglasses
SkinSpin, Allison Gee
Katie Lake Dance, Spinergy Arts
Romio’s Pizza, Pozies
Molly Frothingham, Cherry Manhattan
Kandice Kelly LMP,  Vitamin Dee
5th Avenue Theatre, Balagan Theatre
Seattle Walking Tours,  Village Theatre
Seattle Opera, Semilla Designs
Yazdi II, Bizarro Italian Café
Market Place Salon, Cathy Madden
Awesome, Theo Chocolate
Seattle Shakespeare Company,  Mary Purdy
Annex Theatre, The Stranger 
Mark Siano and the Freedom Dancers
Sara Osebold, Jon Jory