New Rep Hosts 2015 Gala at the Commander's Mansion Tonight

Tonight, May 6, 2015, New Repertory Theatre will hold its annual Gala celebration at the historic Commander's Mansion at the Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown and at the Arsenal Center for the Arts. New Rep's Gala 2015, the culmination of the 30th Anniversary celebration, promises to be a spirited evening of food, drink, and live performances from favorite New Rep artists.

This year we celebrate our 2015 Gala Honorees: Karoff Leadership Award - Marcy Crary & Tim Hall, New Rep Founding Board Members; Community Advocate Award - Jon Abbott, President and CEO of WGBH; Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award - Austin Pendleton, Actor, Director, and Playwright. We raise a glass to these honorees, each having played an integral role in New Rep's achievements and triumphs throughout the years.

The evening begins at the Commander's Mansion at the Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown and continues at the Arsenal Center for the Arts with performances and surprises celebrating the vitality of New Rep.

The live auction portion of the evening will be hosted by Steve Aveson of NECN's The Morning Show. This on-stage presentation will include one-of-a-kind and thrilling Live Auction items. For more information and to bid on auction items, please visit newrep.org/auction.

"This Gala celebrates the accomplishments of the past thirty years," says Artistic Director, Jim Petosa. "As it celebrates the anniversary, it also looks forward with anticipation to the theatre's sustained presence and ongoing commitment to excellence for years to come. We look forward to sharing this special night with the entire New Rep community of artists, supporters, and audience members."

"New Rep is pleased to recognize four outstanding members of our community," says Managing Director, Harriet Sheets. "This year's honorees have contributed a great deal to New Rep's vibrancy over its 30 year history, and we are grateful for the opportunity to honor them this year at our Gala."

New Rep Gala 2015 Chairs

Robert Brustein & Doreen Beinart
Lynn Bay Dayton and Bruce C. Dayton
Stephanie Dodson & Jamie Cornell
William & Helen Pounds

New Rep Gala 2015 Honorary Committee

James Abbott & Joyce Tenneson
Cindy Aber
Frank & Amelia Angella
William Barry & Moira Gault
Henry & Jeannie Becton
Paris Burstyn
Paul & Katie Buttenwieser
Gerald & Kate Chertavian
Gary Dunning
Lee & Amy Ellsworth
Jane Feigenson
Ted & Grace Fey
Ellen Glanz & Richard Berger
Jodi Goodman
Richard Grubman & Caroline Mortimer
Virginia Inglis
Susan B. Kaplan
Robert & Marjie Kargman
Peter & Martha Karoff
Edgar Knudson & Louis Mula
Josh & Carolyn Kraft
Ted & Ann Kurland
Larry Lane
Dennis Lehane
Rick Lombardo & Rachel Harker
Chuck & Susie Longfield
Kathy Lubar & George Kinder
Oscar & Sandy Malcolm
Charlie Marz & Deedee Phillips
Shawna Giggey Mashal & Robert Mashal
Jack & Cathy McCarthy
Chris McKown & Abby Johnson
Richard Milstein
Richard Grubman & Caroline Mortimer
Kathleen O'Connor & Larry Manchester
Catherine Peterson
Michael & Maureen Ruettgers
Chuck Schwager and Jan Durgin
Rachael Solem
Norman & Ruth Spack
Joyce & Josiah A. Spaulding, Jr.
Will & Diane Stansbury
Will & Genie Thorndike
Anita Walker
Dr. Michael Zinner

New Repertory Theatre is the award-winning, professional theatre company in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown, MA. Now celebrating its 30th anniversary season as a leading self-producing theatre in greater Boston, New Rep produces contemporary and classic dramas, comedies, and musicals in both the 340-seat Charles Mosesian Theater and the 90-seat Black Box Theater. Annually, New Rep serves over 40,000 patrons, including 2,000 season subscribers. In addition to its mainstage productions, New Rep produces Next Voices, a program dedicated to developing new plays with four playwrights through three staged readings and one world premiere production. Under its Lifelong Enrichment Arts Programs (LEAP), New Rep also produces its Classic Repertory Company, Page to Stage, Insider Experiences, and Spotlight Symposium Series.

New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence, New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists and audience.

New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary and classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture.

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