TEN * LOUSY * BUCKS
The folks at the Bryant Players really HATE asking people for money. But they hate the idea of not being able to produce quality plays with community actors even more than begging. We've been watching the economic news intently lately and like the rest of you we've been vacillating between screaming and curling into the fetal position and weeping.
But NO MORE! Normally this is where you'd find a standard issue (and entirely accurate) statement about the importance of the Arts in society and the rapidly growing divide between production costs and ticket sales. In all seriousness, with costs rising in advertising, costumes, sets and other factors required to continue plying our wares in Smithfield and business is, as they say, tight, which means every penny counts!
We need your help to raise $3000 for our 2011-2012 productions! That’s three thousand dollars, people! So, we were sittin' around, between dreaming up exciting theatre projects, questioning the effectiveness - for a company our size - of those contribution solicitation letters that everyone gets this time of year. We're fairly certain that most of them end up in the trash, and a campaign like that can get pretty pricey between the printing, the envelopes, the postage, etc. Not to mention, it kills trees. That's not good. At Bryant University, we like trees.
Plus, we wanna spread the net wide instead of deep. So, we're asking for TEN *LOUSY* BUCKS from 300 people. In this economy, every little bit helps, so we're asking for a little bit, just ten lousy bucks. By this time next week, you probably won't even notice $10 gone, so give us a hand. We're asking for ten lousy bucks.
You'll be listed on this website and in the program and considered a friend and VIP. If you send more then ten lousy bucks, you’ll get your name in even bigger print in our program. So, if you could see your way clear to sending just Ten Lousy Bucks (hey, we wouldn't mind if you covered for someone else that won't respond to this) we would greatly appreciate it.
So why not make a quick and easy donation of just TEN *LOUSY* BUCKS? It's simple. You can send us a check, cash or donate online via credit card or PayPal by clicking the "Donate" button below.