Please join us on September 28th for a night at the zoo, honoring acclaimed playwright Tom Jacobson with Open Fist Theatre’s 2024 Excellence in Arts Award.
The evening will feature dinner, dancing, a silent auction, and orangutans,as we celebrate our 34th Season and raise money for the Season ahead.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS
$300 — VIP Ticket with VIP Cocktail Hour
$200 — Gala Ticket
SPONSORSHIPS & CONTRIBUTIONS
Can’t make it but would still like to support the Open Fist Theatre Company’s 35th Season?
Please consider a fully tax-deductible sponsorship or contribution.
For more information email Beth Robbins at bethroftc@gmail.com
TABLES
For more information on Table purchases email Beth Robbins at bethroftc@gmail.com
Schedule
6 pm – 7 pm VIP Cocktail hour (early entrance)
• Trams will carry our VIPs from the parking lot to Elephant Circle
• Enjoy our Signature Cocktail, hors d’oeuvres and live music as you connect with friends and visit the orangutans
• Animal care staff will be on hand to answer questions about these extraordinary primates
7 pm – 10 pm Dinner at Elephant Circle
• Trams will shuttle our Gala guests from the parking lot to Elephant Circle
• Browse our Silent Auction
• Enjoy our food stations, wine service and open bar
• 2024 Season retrospective & 2025 Season announcement
• Paddle Raise for the 2025 Season
• Presentation of 2024 Excellence in Arts Award —Tom Jacobson
• Dessert & Dancing
What to know before you go:
The LA Zoo Parking Lot is located at 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027, in Griffith Park, at the intersection of the Golden State (5) and Ventura (134) Freeways.
Park in the free lot, in front of the Zoo Entrance
Event check in will be next to the Membership booth on the left-hand side.
Attire: Safari Chic. Comfortable footwear recommended.
TABLES (all tables seat 10)
PRODUCER’S TABLE
@ $10,000
(Max. 2 – Seats 10)
All benefits of Playwright’s Table plus
• Dine w/ Open Fist Artistic Director Martha Demson or Guest of Honor Tom Jacobson
• Season Tickets for ten guests to the 2025 Season
• Recognition at the Event and in the Season program
DIRECTOR’S TABLE
@ $5,000
(Max 3)
All benefits of Playwright’s Table plus
• Dine with a member of Open Fist’s Artistic Staff
• Season Tickets for two to the 2025 Season
• Recognition at the Event and in the Season Program
PLAYWRIGHT’S TABLE
@ $3000
All benefits of Artist’s Table plus
• Early admission VIP Cocktail hour for 10 guests; includes animal experience with the orangutans
• Tickets for 10 guests to BOTH: A Hard Day’s Silent Night
ARTIST’S TABLE
@ $2000
(Seats 10)
• Dinner & Dancing at Elephant Circle for 10 guests
• Tickets for 10 guests to a THIS WEEK THIS WEEK
show of their choice
INDIVIDUAL VIP TICKET
@ $300
• Early admission for VIP Cocktail hour @ 6 pm; includes animal experience with the orangutans
• Dinner & Dancing at Elephant Circle @ 7 pm
INDIVIDUAL TICKET
@ $200
Honoree – Tom Jacobson
Production of a Play, PEN Center Award for Drama) and moved Off Broadway to Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. Making Paradise: The West Hollywood Musical was produced by Cornerstone Theater Company (Critics’ Choice in Back Stage West). He has been a co-literary manager of Boston Court, a founding member of Playwrights Ink, and a board member of Cornerstone and Boston Court.