Theatre on the
Move!
Our New Building Campaign
Key City Public Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.
Building Campaign News:
July 2007 -- PT
Leader: Key City Players
revealed the shape of things to come ... Seattle architect Andrea Wickham's plans for the theater group's
new facility unveiled...
Read the article...
Quintessential Key City Players Quiz
Winner Announced
Preliminary plans for Key City
Public Theatre
More drawings:
First floor plan
Second floor plan
Side sections
Site section
Transparent plan
Transparent section
Theatre from stage
Theatre with people (large file)
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New Building Campaign News
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> Capital Campaign Has Name,
Architect, Committee Members
Key City Players has selected
Theatre on the Move! as the name for its capital campaign to raise funds to
build a state-of-the-art, 150-seat theatre in uptown Port Townsend.
Read our press release
See the article in the P T Leader
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> KCP Hires
Architect
Key City Players has
hired theatre architect Andrea Wickham of Seattle to design
preliminary plans for its new theatre.
Read our press release
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Artistic Director Denise Winter thanks Reid Austin for his
generous gift
at KCP's "We're Movin Uptown celebration on August 5, 2006.
KCP has purchased the property at 1128 Lawrence Street
for a new theatre site.
> Challenge Gift
Theater receives $300,000 challenge gift.
See the article in the P T Leader
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Quintessential Key City Players Quiz
The winner of the Quintessential Key City
Players Quiz is Lewis Perkin of Port Townsend. For
submitting the most correct answers, he received the grand prize
of dinner for two at the Silverwater Café, two tickets to the
Key City Players’ upcoming musical, “The Spitfire Grill,” a
bottle of wine from Fairwinds Winery, and dessert at Elevated
Ice Cream. Artistic Director Denise Winter shared Lewis's
excitement when he was announced as the winner on July 14.
All Answers to the
Quintessential Key City Players Quiz
Week Eight
— Which benefits would a new
theatre bring to KCP and Port Townsend?
D. All of the above
A new theatre will:
More than triple the seating capacity of Key City Players’
current leased space and provide state- of -the -art production
facilities that will enable KCP to grow its artistic vision
Provide performance opportunities and production resources for
other performing artists and groups.
Enhance Port Townsend’s image as an Arts Community, becoming a
destination for residents and visitors alike.
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Week Seven
— What is the biggest
limitation of Key City Players’ currently leased facility?
C. It's way, way too small
We will allow credit for any of the answers, but “way, way too
small” is the most descriptive answer. Our audience and artistic
vision have outgrown our current leased facility which is
available to us only on a month-to-month basis. A new theatre
will address the growth of our audience and artistic vision.
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Week Six
— How many days of the
year does KCP provide entertainment by and for the community?
A. 120 days a year
Key City Players provides entertainment for and by the
community one-third of the days of the year bringing residents
and visitors to area businesses when attending performances.
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Week Five
— What is P T Shorts?
C. a free program of readings offered by KCP each Gallery
Night
P T Shorts is a free program of dramatic readings, sponsored
by the Port Townsend Arts Commission and presented by Key City
Players in support of the downtown monthly Gallery Walk.
Read more about PT Shorts...
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Week Four
— What is WordPlay?
B. a play reading series
WordPlay is Key City Players’ reading series of four plays
with a common theme, Each year KCP gives back to the community
by donating a portion of the proceeds from the series to a
community organization whose work relates to the theme.
Read more about
WordPlay...
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Week Three
— How many people
attended KCP productions last year?
B. 6,000
Although our Shakespeare productions in Chetzemoka Park accommodate
large audiences, the seating capacity (46 seats) of our current
leased facility limits the size of the audience for our other
mainstage productions.
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Week Two
— Where was the first
Key City Players production performed?
C. The club house at the Port Townsend Golf Course
“The Reluctant Debutante” was performed in April, 1959, in the club
house of the Port Townsend Golf Course. The other two answers — the
Elks Club and the Erickson Building — are also places once used for KCP productions.
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Week One
— When was Key City
Players founded?
B. 1958
Key City Players was founded in 1958. Next year
we will be celebrating 50 years of providing quality live theatre
for and by the community.
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