THE FIRST EVER 2003 "THE COLUMN" THEATRE AWARDS

READER'S POLL NOMINATION CEREMONY

Sunday, October 26th, 2003

6:00 p.m.

(Guests please arrive by 5:45 p.m.)

 Dallas Theater Center

3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard at Blackburn

Dallas, Texas.

With growth, comes expansion. 

As we enter our 5th year in presenting "The Column" Theatre Awards, the attendance at this gala continues to grow. To meet this growing demand is one major reason why we have moved this year's grand gala to the Patty Granville Performing Arts Complex.

To continue on this journey of new ideas, we are extremely pleased to announce that for the FIRST time in our five year history, "The Column" Theatre Awards will have its first ever Readers Poll nomination ceremony!

The Executive Director/Producer, Executive Producers, and the Advisory Board Members will be announcing the official nominees in the READER'S POLL categories within "The Column" Theatre Awards.

Previous years the nominees were announced via the Internet. But this year we have decided to hold an official nomination ceremony.

The nomination ceremony will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 26th, 2003 at the beautiful Kalita Humphreys Theater, which is located at the Dallas Theater Center, 3636 Turtle Creek Boulevard at Blackburn. We ask that all guests arrive by 5:45 p.m. Due to time constraints, we must begin promptly at 6:00p.m.

Which leads us to another fantastic surprise and new creative endeavor that brings "The Column" Awards and excellent live theater together!

After the ceremony, stay with us in the Dallas Theater Center Lobby for food and drink! The fare will consist of sandwiches, fruit plates, salads and small entrees at an average cost of $4-$5.

But wait, there's more! Please stay and join us for a performance of Tennessee Williams' haunting THE GLASS MENAGERIE, which will be in previews at the Dallas Theater Center on the very night of the

nomination ceremony! This is their "Pay what you can" performance.

Curtain for THE GLASS MENAGERIE is at 7:30 p.m.

This unique evening of bringing these two organizations together could not have happened without the support and guidance of the Dallas Theater Center's Artistic Director, Mr. Richard Hamburger and the Director of Marketing & Audience Development, Mr. Bob Wasinger.

The board, producers, and Executive Director sincerely thank these two gentlemen for helping us bring this new "idea" to fruition.