We've launched a new calendar feature on our website! We will keep it updated with information from the Ostrander-participating theatres AND you can submit events, too.
Be sure you check it out. Now, more than ever, each of these organizations need your support. If you can livestream, Zoom, FaceChat, Duo-Meet, or attend in person, please do so! If your organization has an event to submit, just click here:
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 Elizabeth S. Perkins, Director of The Ostranders Yesterday, I went to the bank and actually opened a business checking account for The Ostranders! This feels like such a big moment in our history...but it's just a checking account, right? Well, yes... and no. For the past 36 years, The Ostrander Awards have existed as a line-item under ArtsMemphis. ArtsMemphis appointed our directors and donated a small stipend to cover hard expenses for the director, but we certainly were not part of the "mission" or "vision" for their organization. Since we weren't our own organization, fundraising was limited and it has been unclear how the organization can flourish in the future.
So, one baby step was to open our checking account! Last December, we filed for our non-profit corporation status with the state of Tennessee and the next step is to file for our 501(c)3 tax-exempt status with the IRS. Thanks to many of you and your generous support of the Ostranders, we can pay that filing fee and make plans to serve the Memphis-area theatre community for the NEXT 36 years! We hope you are all staying safe and well in this crazy time. We can't wait to see you at the theatre again! The Ostrander Theatre Awards Names Eugart Yerian Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Memphis, TN— July 1, 2020 — The Ostrander Awards Committee is pleased to announce Ann Marie Hall as the 2020 recipient of the Eugart Yerian Award. The Eugart Yerian Award, whose namesake served as the director of Memphis Little Theatre (now Theatre Memphis) for over 21 years, honors an individual’s distinguished lifetime/career as demonstrated by outstanding, significant, valuable and lasting service, support and active participation in a variety of areas and aspects of community theatre within our greater Memphis theatre world. Ann Marie Hall has been a fixture in the Memphis theatre community, working as an actress and director in over 150 productions during her career. In addition to her stage work, she is well known for her work in film, TV, corporate videos and voice-over projects. Originally from Whitehaven, Ann Marie began her theatre career in elementary school and continues to work on stage and behind the scenes to support the Memphis theatre community. Her commitment and dedication to Memphis theatre makes her an unquestionably deserving recipient of this honor. |
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