Lyric Arts Company of Anoka is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. Outstanding arts experiences are only made possible through the generous contributions of individuals like you.
Your
donation will help us pay for things that are everyday essentials in a
theatre: heat, electricity, office supplies, box office employees, fabric
for costumes, and lighting equipment. Your donation will also assist
us in covering expenses like royalties and scripts which, for a musical like
The Sound of Music, can cost us as much as $8,500.
Combined with the contributions of others, your gift will help us grow and help us assure another successful Lyric Arts season. To make your donation, please contact Laura Tahja Johnson at 763-433-2510, ext 103.
Lyric Arts is in need of the items on the list that follows. Please contact us if you would like to donate one of these items to the theater, donate the money needed to purchase one of these items, or connect us with someone who can help us obtain one of these items at a discount:
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Historian: We are in need of a volunteer to help us keep track of Lyric Arts' history and maintain our archives.
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Mini-Blinds for our Dance Studio: We need blinds to shade the street-side windows in the dance studio, in order to keep the sun out of our dancers' eyes and to protect their privacy while they are rehearsing. These mini-blinds will need to be purchased new.
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Formica Counter Top for our Costume Shop: approximate 4' X 8'
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Fog Machine
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Quills
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Oil Lanterns
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Fake Food
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Railroad Lanterns
Lyric Arts receives many questions about donating clothing to our costume shop. In the article that follows, Costume Shop Manager Jan Redmann explains what we need, what we don't, and how you can donate.
Here in the Costume Shop, it is a continual process to upgrade our current stock. In addition to creating new costumes for a particular production, we also maintain a collection of vintage clothing. We have wonderful support from our community, which has donated many of the garments you see on stage.
If you are interested in donating clothing items to the theatre, here are the criteria that we use to evaluate the items.
For women, we use vintage (30’s-60’s) clothing made of cotton (or blends), rayon, wool, silk or fancies. Items made entirely of polyester are not suitable, due to static electricity problems. As most of the actresses are adult women, the smallest usable size is a (modern) 10. Current day clothing cannot be accepted unless it is either very classic or very unusual in style. Lace-up boots are always needed; they should have a normal sole and up to a 2” heel. These can be any size. We do not currently need winter coats, shoes, or purses. Jewelry items should be large so as to be seen on stage. Useful items include brooches and pendants with visible stones.
For men, we can use vintage suits in size 40 or larger. Tuxedos are needed in size 42 or larger. Men’s hats such as wool felt fedoras or Hamburgs are particularly useful. We also use top hats and newsboy-type caps. These should be a minimum of size 7 ¼, although the larger sizes are especially needed. Men’s zip boots are needed in a size 10 or larger.
Most of the clothing worn by children in productions require specific period costumes. If you have costumes of this nature to donate, they would be useful to Lyric. Lace-up boots are always welcome as well.
Fabric donations are also accepted. We need a minimum of one yard, and the material should be cottons, rayon, wool, silk or fancies.
Thanks to all those who are interested in supporting our Costume Shop. Due to storage constraints, we must evaluate donations carefully. If you have questions about unique donations, please call the theatre and I will contact you as soon as I can. Thank you for your continued support!
