Holiday Story Series
Fort Lee Public Library welcomed our P.I.E. Holiday Story Series on December 7th. This free performance was sponsored by our Buy a Piece of the P.I.E. initiative and featured carols and festive stories highlighting several holiday traditions.

Our First Grants
In November of 2005, ASTC received our first small grants from RadioShack Corporation and The Independence Community Foundation. “As part of its continuing effort to improve the quality of life for America’s families, RadioShack Corporation has awarded All Seasons Theatre Company a StreetSentz Community Grant.” This grant has been used to develop a script and study guide for a new P.I.E. program on bullying. “The Independence Community Foundation continues in Independence Community Bank’s tradition of support for local activities, but also emphasizes a broader program of comprehensive, targeted community development.” This grant will be used to produce another pilot of our Musicals in the Making Festival.

We would like to thank both RadioShack Corporation and The Independence Community Foundation for their support.

P.I.E. Story Theatre performs at a local school

Buy a Piece of the P.I.E.
In addition to reaching students in schools, we launched our Buy a Piece of the P.I.E. (BPP) program at Holy Name Hospital on October 2, 2005 that brought our P.I.E. troupe, free of charge, to perform for sick children and their families. Children and other patients who were too sick to come to the performance venue were still able to enjoy the performance as it was simulcast to all the rooms via satellite. Board member Caryl Kourgelis sponsored this first BPP performance.

Award winners John Kander and Clinton Carbon

ASTC Board member David Tonkin with two-time Drama Circle Critic Award winner and friend Kellie Johnson

Annual Fundraiser and Awards Event
On Sunday, September 25, 2005, ASTC sponsored our 2nd annual fundraiser and awards event at Vitale’s in Teaneck, NJ. Once again, we honored two remarkable individuals – four-time Tony Award winner John Kander was on hand to receive our Musical Theatre Master Award from advisory board member Brother Augustine Towey and Clinton Carbon, Chair of the Fine Arts Department at Dwight-Englewood School, accepted our Children and Art Award from Sesame Street veteran and advisory board member Bob McGrath.

The intimate crowd was treated to remarkable food and drink; a silent auction that featured signed sports items, dinner packages, and centerpiece items like a trip to Atlantic City, artwork by renowned artist Giovanni Bellia and a Capresso Impressa Espresso system; raffle prizes and performances by our P.I.E. troupe and two-time Drama Circle Critic Award winner and friend to ASTC Kellie Johnson.

P.I.E. (Projects In Educaton)
Reaching more students and families was our goal. In the 2004/2005 school year, we met and surpassed that goal by reaching over 10,000 students and families in schools all over the tri-state area. We launched a new program, Access Shakespeare, which found life in Intermediate and High Schools.