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the real reason and the crux of the matter is that on their board is the chairman of Alcoa, the head of the Mellon Foundation, the the president of that area of Blue Cross and men of this standing in the community so that one has the sense

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of the theater, is is tied into the place, is supported by the community and is a growing uh enterprise. These people are hungry for a theater. Ah here we have approached Members of the establishment for the last six months trying to interest them in the actor's

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workshop, meeting with hostility, indifference and apathy. It is difficult to predict our box office. We have about $50,000 in hand. We must raise at least $150,000 more, according to our best estimates. The board of directors has agreed that if we can raise half this amount, $75,000

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by July 15 and have a clear picture where the additional funds are coming, from we can continue otherwise, the actor's workshop will die. I'm not going to Pittsburgh so much for a larger salary or even for the larger operating budget. I'm not going there for more

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adventurous season. The players are pretty much the same as the ones I was planning to do here