What We Do at Palm Canyon Theatre

Our Mission:

Bill and Sylvia Layne had been coming to the desert for years with their family to vacation and visit relatives. They recognized that there was a need for high quality, professional, and affordable regional theatre in the greater Palm Springs area.

Exploring potential opportunities, the City of Palm Springs approached the Laynes to look at the old school at Frances Stevens Park and thought that it could be made into a marvelous, intimate setting for live theatre productions. They spent a couple of years working with the City of Palm Springs to secure a lease. Then they spent an intensive year and a half working with family and friends converting the old gymnasium to a 230 seat banked stadium-style proscenium theatre.

Sponsorship

A LITTLE INSIGHT: As you may know, all regional theatres survive because of grants, sponsors and season subscribers. To date, Palm Canyon Theatre has not received sizable grants and does not have significant financial backers. However, we have received a wide variety of in-kind sponsorship, for which we are very grateful, as well as a small but significant group of generous gifts that have made a major difference.

Donor Categories 

Director’s Circle, $5,000 and up

In addition to our deepest gratitude, members of the Director’s Circle receive recognition in our Season Program, are invited to all special events and galas, receive special recognition at our Annual Gala, and will enjoy a special recognition event tailored to their interests.

Angels, $1,000 to $4,999

Palm Canyon Theatre Angels receive recognition in our Season Program, special recognition at our Annual Gala, and are invited to all special events and galas, in addition to our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation for their generosity.

Supporters, $500 to $999

PCT Supporters receive our thanks and appreciation, recognition in our Season Program, and will be invited to our special events and galas.

Friends, up to $499

Friends of the Palm Canyon Theatre receive our grateful acceptance of their gifts along with recognition in the Season Program.

Some of our "in-kind" sponsors include The Pepper Tree Inn, which has generously provided comfortable and convenient housing for out of town performers and directors; Tom McCahon, who for the past two years has diligently volunteered to charge into the Palm Canyon Theatre every day and do anything and everything needed; Monte Wilcoxen has been a staunch supporter and volunteer in the Box Office for over 5 years; Joy Meredith created and maintains our web site and supports us; Laura Raymond creates and organizes our program cover to cover; Lyndee Goodall is a professional milliner who skillfully crafts our wigs and hats; and of course we have many additional volunteers on and off of the stage.

This year, we are delighted to announce that we have gratefully received generous cash donations from Mike and Bob Pollack; John Armor and Mario Koppe; Steve Gleba and Jerome Thompson; Mike and Connie Layne; and Joy and Grace Powell, which has taken a huge burden off of our shoulders. Gifts from Tom McCahon and others have made it possible to upgrade our sound system considerably; double our lighting capacity; and made it possible to turn on the air-conditioning during our summer Kids Camp.

We are working on an infrared system for the hearing impaired for the theatre but we don't know how far off that is in the future. Of course we have dreams to grown into a full fledged equity house with full fledged salaries for our staff, but we are where we are and we are much further along than we were this time last year.

Currently our annual budget is about $400,000. We use that money to  produce more than 125 events every year, ranging from the eight main stage shows, four Second Stage shows, several special events, and series like Jeannete Knight's Sunday Improv Jam and Second Sunday Shakespeare.

Everything we do is on a shoestring, and we are working on raising an additional $200,000 per year to be able to expand our educational services, extend community cultural outreach, replace outmoded office equipment, and of course make technical improvements to our theatre itself.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Honor Roll of Donors

You already know who you are, but we want others to know, too! We value and appreciate all you do for us, in so many ways. The following people have made significant contributions to the Palm Canyon Theatre over the past year:

Directors Circle

($5,000 and up)

Anonymous (2)

Connie and Mike Layne

Tom McCahon

Mike and Bob Pollack

Se and Rodney A. Tethal

Stephen F. Gleba and Jerome Thompson

Angels

($1,000. to $4,999)

John Armor and Mario Koppe

Joy and Grace Powell

Supporters

($500 to $999)

Nancy Anthony

Janet Johnson

Sally Benson and Steve Nichols

Margie Parzinsky

Patricia A. Medlin Uantis

Dennis and Suzie Wourms

Friends

(Up to $500)

Aileen Alvarez

Charlotte Center Anthony

Dr.Bill Bean

Marsha and Allen Berry

Thais & John Bonete

Eileen Boynton

Harriette Clein

Pat and Don Foster

Patty and Ed Gallagher

Cheryl and Stuart Grant

Lindsay Kaufman

Tricia Kelly

Warren Lavender

John Ledbetter

Scott and Joy Meredith

Blanche and Ray Mickelson

Laura and John Raymond

Charlie Robinson

Kirsten Seebart

Robert E. Smith                                                                         

Vladimir Tethal

Robert Vaught

Brad Vickery

Community Supporters

A-1 Janitorial Services

Beauty Boyz

Berlin Technologies

Bernard Impressions

Camelot Theatres and Ric’s Café

Canyon National Bank

Casa Cody

Casswood Insurance

The Chocolateria

Jeff Clark, Allstate Insurance

Crystal Fantasy

Jayne Dahl, Coldwell Banker

Desert Friends of Music

The Desert Post Weekly

Flooring Concepts International

IMAX

Inn at Deep Canyon

Kaiser Restaurant Group     

Koffi 

LaCasita

David Lynch

Design Metaphor Gallery

Morris Desert Media

Palm Canyon Chiropractic

Pepper Tree Inn

R&R Broadcasting

Reliable Roofing

Salon 119

Smoketree Optical

Spikes

Terrazzo, A Men’s Resort

Collin Webster Watson

Zephyr Realty

Special Costume and Fun Clothes Donations

Cheryl Locke Grant

Bobbie Harper

Blanche Mickelson

Ruth Ledbetter

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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Palm Canyon Theatre

538 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, Ca. 92262
(North Palm Canyon Drive at Alejo)

760-323-5123 (ph), 760-323-7365 (fax)

info@PalmCanyonTheatre.org
Box Office email boxoffice@palmcanyontheatreonline.info

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