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Support Rags to Riches in The Great Human Race

Hello supporters of Rags To Riches. I want to invite all of you to help keep our shows on the road by sponsoring Lou and I  as we walk for Rags To Riches theatre for young audiences in an upcoming 5K that the Volunteer Center of Durham puts on for area Non-Profits, called The Great Human Race.  This event is a nice way to offer an annual fundraiser and also be doing something that benefits our organization as well as other non-proft organizations in the community. 5% of all donations raised by June 1st will be matched by an anonymous donor!  This is a great time to give!

Last year we raised about $1,000 and with that we were able to bring our shows to 10 new Preschools this year. Preschools have and also will be the Bread and Butter of our company!  No one tours to Preschools like we do! Help us keep growing and reaching new schools!  Please consider going to the link below and contributing what you can! No amount is too small!  Thank you for your support of bringing live theatre to so many young folks and folks who are young at heart! We are excited and grateful to have been performing for Rags To Riches for 23 years now!

Melody and Lou Peters

 

 

2013-2014 Donors

Marilyn Miller

Suzanne Cornell

The Sprague Family

The Rebeck-Angrist Family

Durham Tire

Ernest and Judy Peters

Don and Carol Miller

Linda Stevens

The Holden Family

Dr. and Mrs. Robert and Mahtaj James

The DiMeglio Family

The Kaye Family

The Cranford Family

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen and Melinda Potts

Dalphia Murphy

People are Talking

Rags to Riches has been coming to my school since we opened 17 years ago. I am constantly amazed at how 2 people can bring such wonderful entertainment to our children. I honestly don’t know who enjoys it more—my children or my teachers. I highly recommend them.

Sharon Fingerhut, Owner of Tutor Time Child Care

Magic does not just happen by itself, but can be generated, and Rags to Riches theatre company does exactly THAT every time they bring a performance to our school. In this day and time, focused attention is a challenge with our young children, but it is amazing to watch to Rags to Riches ‘share’ a story with 250+ children and have everyone fully engaged. I say ‘share,’ because it is not a ‘telling of a tale,’ but one in which the actors/performers (use the word that fits best) craftfully guide the audience into being ‘part’ of the story. The extended hands with ‘tick tock tick tock’ to show the passing of time, the interactions with the children while they are in the audience (hiding among them, asking them questions), and the explaining a part of the story with both actions AND words), are just a few of the many ways in which a live theatre experience becomes very ‘real’ for even the youngest of our audience members.

What is the BEST part of a ‘Rags to Riches’ performance? FUN! Absolute fun and playfulness are first and foremost in telling of any story and with any audience! Their performances are one that we just don’t want to see come to an end. However, they always leave the kids with a ‘happily ever after’ spirit and encourage them to go and read the stories for themselves. Fun, literature, acting….how much better can it get? Yes, it’s MAGIC indeed!”

Barbi Bailey-Smith
NBC Art Educator
Durham Public Schools