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Local theater group scales down productions

Rochester, NY, August 22, 2011 – For over a decade, the Gates Community Theater has been producing top quality, big budget annual productions such as The Wizard of Oz, The Music Man, Annie, and The Sound of Music. This year the group has decided to try something new; namely, three or four smaller cabaret style shows within a one year season, each targeting specific audiences.

"With the rising expenses of our productions, specifically play rights, insurance, price of venue and scenery, we decided to try something new and more cost effective," said Adeane Giagios, GCT Board President. "By  the same token, we also wanted area theater-goers to know that the  Gates Community Theater is alive and well and will continue to provide  quality shows featuring the most talented actors, singers and dancers  the area has to offer, but on a smaller scale. We experimented with a cabaret show last spring, which turned out to be a huge success -- sold out with standing room only, so we figured why not simply offer these types of shows more frequently than once a year," Giagios continued.

The GCT Board of Directors, actors-in-residence and volunteers have come up with some exciting ideas for the upcoming shows, beginning with a Disney-themed, family oriented production in November. "Eventually, we may return to the extravagant Broadway productions that most area community theater groups perform but for the time being we feel we've  found a niche that we believe is untapped in our area," said Giagios.

The Gates Community Theater is committed to raising cultural awareness via the performing arts in the Town of Gates. Participation in Gates Community Theater productions will be multi-generational, multi-cultural, and be geared for entertainment, historical and/or educational purposes.