READING, MA – For 65 years, Colonial Chorus Players has brought theater, creativity, and community together in Reading and beyond. The organization will celebrate that milestone with its 65th Anniversary Fundraising Gala, an evening dedicated to honoring CCP’s history while supporting its future.
The gala will take place on Saturday, November 7 from 6–10 p.m. at Teresa’s Prime Steakhouse in North Reading. Guests will enjoy a cocktail hour, catered dinner, live entertainment, a special program, raffle prizes, and dancing. Members of the cast of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will also perform during the event.
The celebration will bring together CCP members, patrons, community leaders, board members, and theater friends past and present for an evening celebrating the vital part Colonial Chorus Players has played in the local arts community for over six decades.
Tickets are $65 per person. Guests are encouraged to wear semi-formal or cocktail attire, with optional 1960s-inspired touches or sapphire blue in honor of CCP’s 65th anniversary. Ample parking is available on site.
Although the gala is a celebration, it is also an important fundraiser for Colonial Chorus Players. Ticket sales alone do not cover the full cost of producing theater and maintaining CCP’s historic performance home, the Old Hose House Theatre in Reading. Funds raised through the gala will help support CCP’s annual operating costs, productions and events, technical and stagecraft needs, and the ongoing care and preservation of the Hose House.
“After 65 years, we have so much to celebrate and to look forward to,” says CCP’s president, Luisiana Cruz, “This gala is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible community that has made CCP what it is while helping ensure that this organization and the Hose House remain a home for theater and creativity for generations to come.”
Those interested in attending can purchase tickets or make an additional donation through the gala’s ticket page at givebutter.com/CCPFundraisingGala. Those unable to attend can still make a donation through the same page.
For more information, please contact Colonial Chorus Players at gala@ccp1961.org or visit www.ccp1961.org.
