META Golden Ticket Offered For Seven Professional Theaters 9/15-25

Sponsored by the Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance (META), the META Golden Ticket is a special pass that is good for a pair of season tickets for the coming season to every play put on by all of the seven professional Equity theaters. In one year, the winners will be able to use one ticket to see 40 great shows - a $2,800 value.

The META Golden Ticket contest runs from Sept. 15, 2011 through Nov. 25, 2011. The contest is free and open to the public. To enter, visit the website METAtheatres.org/goldenticket.

"We want to give people a chance to experience theatre at its best," Carla Milarch, META board chairman and executive director of Performance Network Theatre, said. "The Golden Ticket is a passport to the complete seasons of seven of the finest professional companies in the region. They'll laugh. They'll cry. They'll think. Best of all, the winners get a chance to enjoy the unique marvel that is the professional stage, an exhilarating experience that sparks their imagination and refreshes their whole self - spirit, heart and mind."

META is comprised of seven award-winning professional theatre companies in Southeastern and Central Michigan: Detroit Repertory Theatre (Detroit), Jewish Ensemble Theatre (West Bloomfield), Meadow Brook Theatre (Rochester), Performance Network Theater (Ann Arbor), Plowshares Theatre Company (Detroit), Tipping Point Theatre (Northville) and Williamston Theatre (Williamston).

META is a not-for-profit organization created to promote professional theatre in southeast Michigan. The organization was formed through a partnership between the Cultural Alliance for Southeastern Michigan (CASM) and the Michigan Non-Profit Association (MNA), with financial support from the Kresge Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

All META members are professional theatre companies, producing under a contract with the Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers. With the best production values in Michigan, META theatres hire the finest artists to create and perform. Each theatre produces a unique season of plays for all tastes.

Members of the public are invited to learn more about META at www.METAtheatres.org. Providing visitors with complete details on seven of the region's top theatres in one place, the META website answers the question: "What's playing?"

META Golden Ticket Contest Rules

To enter the contest, please go to METATheatres.org and click on the "Golden Ticket Promotion." No purchase is necessary to enter.

· Must be 18 or older to enter

· Contest ends November 25, 2011
· One winner will be selected by random drawing from among all eligible entries on Saturday, Nov. 26 at noon.
· Contestants agree to abide with any applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations.
· For a copy of the official rules, either go to METATheatres.org or send a self-addressed stamped envelope for receipt by November 23 to Jewish Ensemble Theatre c/o META Golden Ticket- Official Rules," 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322.
Enter at: www.METAtheatres.org/goldenticket.
The winner will receive two tickets to each of more than 40 productions in the coming, 2011-2012 theatre season. Tickets are fully transferable. If the winner cannot attend all the shows, he or she can share them with friends or give them as gifts.

Members of the Michigan Equity Theatre Alliance

Performance Network Theatre: Michigan is home to hundreds of Broadway quality actors that choose to live and work right here. Performance Network, Ann Arbor's professional theatre, pairs their talent with the hottest plays available, produced with imaginative sets and costumes, in our intimate downtown space. PNT's mission is to "provide uncompromising artistic leadership in the region and produce works that engage, challenge and inspire audiences and artists." With a wide variety of musicals, comedies, dramas, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winners, Performance Network is proud to be Michigan's premier professional Theatre.

Tipping Point Theatre: Located in Northville, on the western fringe of metro Detroit, the mission of Tipping Point Theatre is to foster human interactions and relations, creating a unifying, yet personal experience through affordable, professional theatre performances and community outreach. We are committed to touching your hearts, making you laugh, making you cry and making you think.

Detroit Repertory Theatre is a diversity centered neighborhood-based professional theatre located in the geographic center of Detroit. From its inception in 1957, the Theatre's mission and goal has been to: produce the best possible professional theatre; demonstrate the power of diversity acting in unity; utilize indigenous professional artists; provide training for a professional life in Theatre; and, attract wide diverse audiences reflecting the cultural and ethnic diversity of SE Michigan.

Jewish Ensemble Theatre: JET's mission is to produce theatre on the highest possible professional level, to provide a stage for the exploration of new ideas, and confront issues of community and humanity from a Jewish perspective. The Jewish Ensemble Theatre serves as a force for Jewish continuity, a platform for new voices, and a bridge of understanding to the general community.

Plowshares Theatre Company is recognized as Michigan's only professional African-American theatre company. For 20 years, Plowshares has been the alternative voice in metro Detroit's performing arts community. The theatre offers a true off-Broadway experience, with the kind of entertaining and diverse productions that has made it a favorite among discerning patrons. Plowshares is an urban theatre with a distinctly Detroit style. The name of the theatre company is synonymous with its mission: Plowshares is dedicated to "breaking new ground" by nurturing emerging talent, providing challenging opportunities to local artists and presenting new plays.

Meadow Brook Theatre is dedicated to creating opportunities for artists and patrons of the arts to participate in live theatrical productions of the highest quality through a variety of professionally produced events. MBT is Michigan's largest producing professional theatre and the only LORT theatre in the state. Seasons are consistently filled with Michigan premieres and shows straight from Broadway that inspire, educate and entertain.

Williamston Theatre was founded to produce professional theatre that excites and engages our audiences while challenging us all to explore our lives. This mission statement is supported by the following objectives: to be an integral part of the cultural fabric of Michigan; to pursue innovative collaboration in every aspect of our work; to establish a home for Midwest artists; and, to engage audiences of diverse ages, cultures and economic backgrounds.

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