Signature Stories Vol 7 | Page 22

JOIN CONNECT FAMILY OUR PATRON PROGRAM AND TO THE SIGNATURE ASK THESIGNATURESTAFF What was your first experience with Signature? Sarah Dell’Orto Grants Manager My very first Signature encounter was as a freshman at NYU when I attended Lanford Wilson’s Burn This. I was so taken with what I saw that the following year I had the NYU registrar provide me with proof of matriculation and handed over $45 of my own money for a student subscription (this was pre-Signature Ticket Initiative!) to the Bill Irwin season. It was the first subscription of any kind I had ever purchased, and the act – both of buying the subscription and subsequently attending each play by myself—felt grown-up. I’ve been a Signature devotee ever since. Sheree Grate Bookstore Attendant My experience with Signature began when I was an intern. I had just moved to NYC and I was fairly new to the whole theatre community. The first time I walked into the Center, though it was in its final phase of construction at the time, I couldn’t believe how huge it was. Finally, after seeing the first show and the amount of people that attended, I really came to appreciate its purpose. It’s been such an inspiration for me to see hundreds of talented artists and audience members gathered in one spectacular space. AS A THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOU WILL RECEIVE A HOST OF EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE YOUR THEATERGOING EXPERIENCE. AT THE EMERGING PATRON LEVEL ($1,500) YOU WILL RECEIVE: Two complimentary seats in prime locations for each production • Exclusive events with Signature playwrights and artists • Intimate pre-show dinners and receptions • Signature Patron Hotline for direct access to personalized ticketing • Yearlong acknowledgment in Playbill Brandon O’Sullivan Box Office Assistant My first day at Signature was a balmy Saturday afternoon in November. I came with a friend of mine who was lucky enough to have some spare tickets his mother couldn’t use for The Piano Lesson. Before the show started, I looked down at the ticket and saw it was $25. Aghast, I turned to my friend and asked if his mom knew someone in the cast or someone who worked at Signature, and he said “No, I think that’s just their thing.” That show turned out to be one of the best pieces of theatre I’ve ever seen. Having the opportunity to be a part of a theatre company that is as accessible and amazing as this one is a dream come true. 21 Betty Rauch and stop. reset.’s Ismael Cruz Córdova. Photo by Steve and Anita Shevett. For more information visit signaturetheatre.org/donate or call 646.388.8128