$40K for 40 Years of City Garage!

 

Last week we kicked off our effort to raise $40,000 for 40 years of City Garage. From the Off Main Street Theatre in Ocean Park, to the Santa Monica Pier, to the original City Garage in the alley behind the 4th St. Promenade, to Tom Patchett’s Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot, to our current home today, it’s been an incredible journey. More than 150 shows—all of them directed by our own Frederique Michel, something unique in the LA theatre landscape–many awards and distinctions, many challenges, many triumphs, and through all of it, you, our loyal audience and supporters have always been with us. To celebrate our 40th year, we have a goal of raising $40,000. And our campaign was kicked off in the most wonderful way last week by a $10,000 donation by Ruth Flinkman Marandy and Ben Marandy. Thanks to them and these very special patrons, we’ve now raised $11,850. 

Ruth Flinkman Marandy and Ben Marandy

William Gray Jr.

James Freed

Shervin Azizi

Join them in celebrating our 40th anniversary by a gift of your own!

You may have read that Bergamot Station is in jeopardy. Now is the time to show your support for the arts and to show the city how much City Garage means to you. Help sustain the passionate, thought-provoking work you’ve come to expect from us..  Box office alone can’t support what we do. In fact, it covers less than 25% of our costs. The rest comes from grants, and most importantly, from people like you. Your donation, large or small, makes all the difference. Make a one-time donation—or become a Sustainer, with your monthly gift of $10, $25, $50, $100—or more if you inspired.. Send your contribution by December 31st to help us make our 40th anniversary goal. Follow this link:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/dollar40k-for-40-years-of-city-garage

(Secure payments through Zeffy, trusted by over 100,000 nonprofits across North America)

Or, if you’d prefer to send a check, mail it to us at:

City Garage

Bergamot Station Arts Center

2525 Michigan Ave., T1

Santa Monica, Ca. 90404

Merci in advance!

Frédérique 👠👠

Get your tickets now!

Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman

In an unnamed country which has only recently returned to democracy, a man who has been named to head a commission that will investigate the crimes of the previous regime is driving home one night when his car breaks down. He is rescued by an older man, a kindly doctor. But when he brings him home, his wife recognizes—or think she does—his voice as that of the man who raped and tortured her years before, while she lay blindfolded in a military detention center. Death and the Maiden, the award-winning drama from Ariel Dorfman, is a harrowing suspense thriller that investigates the slippery moral territory between the hunger for justice and thirst for revenge. Do immoral acts justify immoral retribution? And what if the target our legitimate outrage is innocent? How certain can we be of our motives—or of our own morality—when we suddenly have the opportunity to take justice into our own hands?

“A terrifying moral thriller which combines brilliant theatricality with clear thought and fierce compassion.” — Sunday Times (London)

“Suspenseful, riveting…achieves a universality that is movingly personal.” — The New York Times

See you at the theatre!

Frédérique, Archie (et Charles)