Snap, crackle and popcorn: Black Ensemble Theater to benefit from Garrett discounts thru February
This Just In: The following is from a news release written by an arts organization.
GARRETT POPCORN SHOPS® WILL DONATE 10% OF ALL FEBRUARY 2016 GOURMET TIN SALES TO BLACK ENSEMBLE THEATER
Black Ensemble Theater’s Greatest Hits CD to be sold in all Chicagoland Garrett Popcorn Shops® throughout February with all proceeds benefitting the Theater
Chicago, IL – In honor of Black History Month, Garrett Popcorn Shops® will donate 10 percent of all in–Shop and online gourmet Popcorn Tin sales, from February 1 – February 29, 2016, up to $25,000, to Black Ensemble Theater. Additionally, during the month of February,Black Ensemble’s Greatest Hits Volume 1 CD will be on sale at Garrett Popcorn Shops® in Chicago ($10, plus tax) with 100 percent of proceeds benefitting Black Ensemble Theater.
New this year, Garrett will be hosting a complimentary 30-minute performance by the four stars of Black Ensemble Theater’s recent hit musical, Dynamite Divas, at its Chatham Shop location, 737 E. 87th Street on Friday, February 19, at 5:00pm. Jackie Taylor, Founder and CEO of the Theater, will introduce this exuberant “Tribute to Women of Soul.”
“Black Ensemble Theater is so proud to have a partnership with the one and only Garrett Popcorn Shops®– a Chicago tradition. We are grateful for the continued and generous support of our company and mission,” says Black Ensemble Theater’s Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor.
“Garrett Popcorn Shops is once again thrilled and honored to partner with Black Ensemble Theater during Black History Month. Through its fun, entertaining and powerful work the company is “eradicating racism” one theater piece at a time,” says Garrett Popcorn Shops’ Chief Brand Officer, Scott Schroeder.
For more information about the partnership, or to purchase Garrett please visit www.garrettpopcorn.com orwww.blackensembletheater.org.
The Black Ensemble Theater
Founded in 1976, by the phenomenal producer, playwright and actress Jackie Taylor, Black Ensemble Theater is the only African American theater located in the culturally, racially and ethnically diverse north side Uptown community. Through its Five Play Season of Excellence, The Black Ensemble Theater dazzles audiences locally, nationally and internationally with outstanding original musicals that are entertaining, educational and uplifting. The Black Ensemble Theater has produced more than 100 productions and employed over 5,000 artists.
On November 18, 2011, The Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center opened and is able to accommodate larger-scale productions, bigger audiences and a wider range of educational programming. The new facility includes amenities such as a 299-seat main stage theater (double the capacity of the original venue); 14 offices, classroom space, rehearsal hall, dance studio, scene shop, costume shop, and wardrobe rooms; seven dressing rooms; rehearsal room for musicians; front lobby space with concession areas; and an indoor parking garage. The completion of a 150-seat theater, which will serve as an experimental stage for the work of the Black Playwright Initiative (BPI), with construction by General Contractor Norcon Inc., is expected in 2016/17.
The mission of the Black Ensemble Theater Company is to eradicate racism and its devastating effects upon society through the theater arts. For more information on the Black Ensemble Theater Company, please visit www.BlackEnsembleTheater.org or call 773-769-4451.
