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"Raise the Roof" to repair the roof

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When you visit the Bastrop Opera House, you are visiting a piece of Bastrop and Texas history.  Bastrop merchants P. Otto Elzner and S.D. Green agreed to build the Opera House in 1889 at a reported cost of $15,000.  Now 113 year later, more than three times that amount is needed just to repair the roof to preserve this unique piece of history.  In April the historic Bastrop Opera House launched an emergency capital campaign to repair the roof.  We received $700 in generous donations and almost $1300 in ticket sales for the Classic Country Music Show, which drew lovers of the country music and of the Opera House.  Thank you to all who of you who donated, entertained, volunteered, participated, and joined us.  Please keep those donations pouring in, so we can stop the rain from pouring in. The Bastrop Opera House is the heart of live theater in Bastrop county and needs to be preserved. The funding of a new roof is crucial.  After the incredible heat of last summer, the rain of this new year have pointed out more leaks in the over-twenty-year-old tin roof.  With contraction and expansion the nails have popped out and where there had been tar and sealant along the down spout alleys, cracks have occurred.  Rather than merely patching repeatedly what is there, a complete overhaul needs to be initiated.  Therefore, several fundraising activities have been discussed including using special music programs like the Classic Country Music Show, where the proceeds will be placed in our building fund for a preservation project of this nature. You may send a donations for the "roof restoration project" to the Bastrop Opera House, P.O. Box 691, Bastrop, Texas 78602 or you may donate by clicking this button, and entering how much you'd like to donate. Thank you list.

Special thanks to: Elizabeth Sartain Charles Mandelbaum Randy Bishop Jim Blischke Gloria Boudreau James  Bradfute Mike  Brooks Shirley Cain Twila Charter Park Craig Kathy Danielson Patrick  Darcey Jerry Decker Clyde  Dowdle Engela Edwards Chester Eitze Terry Fletcher Alice Fowler Richard Geiger Linda Green Shari  Griswold Ruth Groth Colin Guerra Joel  Hargrove Janet Havel Bryan Hoff Gayla  Hoffman Anne Holland Zana  Jones James Krauss Sharon  Lout Larry Lynn Diane  McNew John  Meister Brett  Mills Terry Lyne Moore David Phillips Wanda Phillips Ralph  Porter Willard  Rainwater Sandra Robinson Dana Smith Ann Tankersley Roger Ward Susan Wendel Sue Williford Judy  Wilson Donald  Wright and More

We offer these advertising opportunities:

1) Souvenir Playbill Ads: 

Each Bastrop Opera House© major production will print 12-page keepsake playbills (5 3/8 x 8 3/8) featuring information on the current show, cast members, and Bastrop Opera House© news. 

The inside front cover, inside back cover, and the back cover are available for full page ads $350. All other pages will feature a photo of a past theatrical production at the top (4 1/4" x 2 3/4" approx.) and a single ad below (4 3/8" x 3 3/4" approx.) $150.

The total printing and distribution will be a minimum of 3,000 playbills!

Full page ads: (4 1/2" x 7 1/2")...................................$350.00
Half page ads: (4 3/8" x 3 3/4").................................$150.00

Plays cost money to present due to royalty charges for playwright and publishers, play scripts, and production materials. Musicals cost even more--from larger royalties, rental packages, deposits, and other fees that must be paid up front before any work on production can be undertaken.

We offer the opportunity for your business, organization, or corporation to underwrite the run of a Bastrop Opera House© theatrical production. If you are interested in the benefits associated with underwriting, please e-mail Chester@bastropoperahouse.org  and a representative will contact you!

For further information or comments, please contact Chester Eitze, Executive Director, at 512-321-6283, or e-mail Chester@bastropoperahouse.com.

The Bastrop Opera House© is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) art organization.