1. Raise the Curtain Campaign

2. Staunton Performing Arts Center The mission of the Staunton Performing Arts Center is to restore and renovate the Dixie Theatre and the Arcadia Building into a performing arts center where there are performances and educational events that are available and accessible to all interested persons, both adult and youth. MISSION STATEMENT

5. The New Theatre and the Arcadia C. 1919

6. Fire destroyed the roof and the interior of the New Theatre on January 23, 1936.

8. A new era dawns: The Dixie Theatre Interior photograph taken in 1936, Theatre Historical Society of America, Elmhurst, IL

10. Staunton Performing Arts Center 2000 Marney Gibbs bought the Dixie Theatre. 2001 Non-profit organization created and Board of Directors formed. 2002 $200,000 in Federal grants was awarded. $100,000 in funding from City of Staunton. 2003 Annual Fund & Membership programs launched. 2004 New roof installed and asbestos removed. 2005 Dixie was purchased from Marney Gibbs. 2005-08 State funds totaling $722,500 were matched. 2007 Paid off the Dixie mortgage. 2008 Arcadia Building was purchased.

12. Current View

13. Future Daytime View

14. Future Night View

15. Downstairs Lobby Phase One: Renovate the Arcadia Building

16. Upstairs Lobby

17. Cabaret Theatre

18. Basement and First Floor

19. Second and Third Floors

20. Fourth Floor

22. Main Stage Theatre

23. Main Stage Theatre

24. Cross Section of Main Stage Theatre Concession Stage Storage Sound Booth Lobby Recessed Movie Screen Projector Booth East Beverley Street

25. Overall Seating of Main Stage Theatre North Market Street East Beverley Street Balcony Seating Stadium Seating Dress Circle Seating Stage Projection Room & Lighting Booth Thrust Stage

26. Music for All of Us Dr. John Preservation Hall Jazz Band George Winston Cavani String Quartet Ladysmith Black Mambazo Riders in the Sky Mindy Smith

27. Drama, Comedy, Dance, and so much more Chris Kattan A Streetcar Named Desire Hubbard Street Dance The Capitol Steps Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado

28. Family & Children’s Programming Super Scientific Circus Tomas Kubinek Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater Tales & Scales Mark Nizer Vienna Choir Boys

29. Featuring Local and Regional Artists… Jimmy Fortune Waynesboro Players Bill Wellington The Ballet Box Robin & Linda Williams John McCutcheon

33. Meeting the Challenge Imagine the possibilities … Building Stabilization Install new roof and remove asbestos. Property Acquisition Retire the mortgage on the Dixie Theatre. Purchase the Arcadia Building Arcadia Building Renovation Create a 125-seat Cabaret Theatre, enlarged lobbies, offices, performers’ spaces, rental spaces. Theatre Renovation and Restoration Create a 525-seat Main Stage Theatre. Completed in 2004 Completed in 2008 Construction Phase 1 Construction Phase 2

34. Restoration and Renovation Costs ESTIMATED REMAINING NEED $3,319,844 $4,227,729 $7,547,573 CURRENT PROJECT BUDGET PHASE ONE PHASE TWO TOTAL PROJECT Renovate Arcadia Restore & Renovate Dixie Theatre Total Project Need $ 6,448,829 $ 7,119,138 $13,567,967 Identified funding sources Capital Campaign Pledge Balance $130,000 $160,000 Bank Accounts $250,000 $265,000 New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) $1,215,740 $1,335,072 $2,550,812 Sale of Historic Tax Credits $1,383,245 $1,556,337 $2,939,582 Estimated Enterprise Zone $150,000 $150,000 Total Identified funding sources $3,128,985 $2,891,409 $6,020,394

35. Named Gift Opportunities $3,000,000 Performing Arts Center $1,000,000 Main Stage Theatre; Cabaret Theatre $500,000 Main Stage Lobby; Arcadia Lobby; Main Stage Balcony $250,000 Marquee; Proscenium; Main Stage; Cabaret Stage; Cabaret Balcony; Dress Circle Seating; Rehearsal Room; Event Room; Administrative Offices Suite $100,000 Box Office; Main Stage Concession Area; Historic Balcony Rail; Elevator; Theatrical Lighting System; Theatrical Sound System $50,000 Lobby Entry Doors (4); Main Stage Entry Doors (2); Cabaret Entry Doors; Balcony Staircase (2); Cabaret Stage Staircase; Green Room (2); Dressing Room (4); Backstage; Entry Vestibule; Projection Room; Sound Booth; Catering Kitchen (3) $25,000 Production Office; Stage Door; Administrative Office (5); Board Room; Stage Curtain ; Assisted Listening System All Named Gift Donors will be listed on the Founders Wall of Honor

36. Community Partners The success of the Staunton Performing Arts Center will represent the true power of partnerships. We will work collaboratively with the following key organizations to further strengthen the arts and quality of life in our region. American Shakespeare Center Ballet Box Rising Stars CenterStage! DIGICO Shoot Post Design Frontier Culture Museum Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce Historic Staunton Foundation Mary Baldwin College Schola Cantorum of Waynesboro ShenanArts Shenandoah Civic Dance Company Staunton Academy of Dance Staunton Choral Society Staunton Convention & Visitors Bureau Staunton Music Festival Stonewall Brigade Band Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference Center The Arts Initiative at Virginia Tech The Ovation Singers Valley Symphonic Concerts Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Wayne Theatre Alliance Waynesboro Choral Society Waynesboro Community Orchestra Waynesboro Players Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Public and private school districts (grades K -12) from Staunton, Augusta County, and surrounding region.

37. Staunton Performing Arts Center Board of Directors and Staff Janie Ballurio, President Melaleuca Wellness Company Tommie Duke, Vice President Duke and Fitzpenn Bev Coffman, Secretary Shutter Up Company Susan Brown, Treasurer StellarOne Bank Brandon Collins Arts Advocate Thomas A. Cook Retired, U.S. Air Force Dana R. Cormier Attorney Ray Cubbage Miller House B&B Inn Sharon Fitz Music Agent Herb Godschalk Fisher Auto Parts Douglas Roller Next Generation Design Karen Romig Community Volunteer Russell A. Rose SunTrust Bank Jay Russell Community Volunteer Tony Russell Boxerwood Education Association Emmett Toms Dominion Virginia Power Lou Ann Vincent Sheppard and Vincent, CPAs, PC STAFF Judy Mosedale Executive Director Jennifer Hudnall Office Manager

38. Staunton Performing Arts Center Advisory Board Robert N. Avery Artist John Avoli Frontier Culture Museum Rick Chittum Chittum’s Tree Farm Lee Cochran Community Volunteer Ralph Alan Cohen American Shakespeare Center Talmage Cooley Retired, Judge Thomas Dahl Triangle Realty Joe Dockery Dockery Clinic of Chiropractic Dudley “Bud” Flanders Retired, Attorney Jimmy Fortune Professional Musician Pamela Fox Mary Baldwin College Bill and Kathy Frazier Frazier Associates Marney Gibbs Community Volunteer Paulyn Heinmiller Grey Gables Farm Karen Elizabeth Hembree Sprint Corporation Linda Holden The Fashion Gallery Ernest Holley Retired, High School Counselor Robert Holsinger Retired, Holsinger Lumber Company Pamela Huggins Community Volunteer Jennifer Kirkland Attorney, Musician Michael Organ Belle Grae Inn Carl Rosberg nTelos Corporation Mrs. Roy R. Smith Community Volunteer Larry Smith Nationwide Insurance Company June Steel Community Volunteer Sergei Troubetzkoy Bedford Bureau of Tourism Robin & Linda Williams Professional Musicians

39. We hope that you will help us Raise the Curtain