Escanaba in da Moonlight - The Purple Rose Theatre Company
Escanaba in da Moonlight - The Purple Rose Theatre Company
Escanaba in da Moonlight - The Purple Rose Theatre Company
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A MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
From the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Purple</strong> <strong>Rose</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>Company</strong> has aspired<br />
to be a lead<strong>in</strong>g American theatre. Founded <strong>in</strong> 1991 by Jeff Daniels,<br />
our mission has been to develop opportunities for Michigan and<br />
Midwest theatre professionals while enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g, enrich<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
build<strong>in</strong>g a loyal follow<strong>in</strong>g. Audience commitment to the company<br />
has resulted <strong>in</strong> a fiscally-solvent and highly-respected arts and<br />
community partnership.<br />
<strong>The</strong> PRTC envisions an even brighter future with <strong>in</strong>creased national<br />
visibility and enriched economic and artistic health. Well-established<br />
and critically-acclaimed, <strong>The</strong> <strong>Purple</strong> <strong>Rose</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>Company</strong> will<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ue to encourage, create and produce the "New American<br />
Play."<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Purple</strong> <strong>Rose</strong> <strong>The</strong>atre <strong>Company</strong> is a member of the Ann Arbor Area<br />
Chamber of Commerce, the Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce, the<br />
Cultural Alliance of Southeastern Michigan, the Dexter Area Chamber<br />
of Commerce and the Greater Jackson Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Actors' Equity Association (AEA) was founded <strong>in</strong> 1913 as the first of<br />
the American actor unions. Equity's mission is to advance, promote<br />
and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our<br />
society. To<strong>da</strong>y, Equity represents more than 40,000 actors, s<strong>in</strong>gers,<br />
<strong>da</strong>ncers and stage managers work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> hundreds of theatres across<br />
the United States. Equity members are dedicated to work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the<br />
theatre as a profession, uphold<strong>in</strong>g the highest artistic stan<strong>da</strong>rds.<br />
Equity negotiates wages and work<strong>in</strong>g conditions and provides a wide<br />
range of benefits <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g health and pension plans for its members.<br />
Through its agreement with Equity, this theatre has committed to the<br />
fair treatment of the actors and stage managers employed <strong>in</strong> this<br />
production.<br />
AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
organization of perform<strong>in</strong>g arts unions. For more <strong>in</strong>formation, visit<br />
www.actorsequity.org.<br />
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