<div>Dear Friends of First Flight Theatre Company,
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<div>We are currently rehearsing<strong> Declaration,</strong> a new musical based on the Declaration of Independence as part of the Hermitage's 250th Anniversary celebration of its signing in 1776. There will be two performances of Declaration on August 1, 2026, at 3pm and 7pm at the Hermitage Museum, 335 Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. For Tickets: <a href="https://www.thehermitage.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.thehermitage.org/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.thehermitage.org/</a></a>
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<div><strong>Donations from friends like you made our current production of Declaration possible.</strong>
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<div>Please consider giving a tax-deductible donation to the First Flight Theatre Company <strong>enabling us to continue with our eighth season bringing quality and immersive theatre productions to New York City and New Jersey.</strong> Funds raised will help pay for the company’s insurance and web site costs, rental for rehearsal and performance spaces, promotional costs and actor stipends. First Flight Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization producing plays by Maxwell Anderson and other playwrights who bring poetry to the stage. Our performances are made possible by our donors’ generous donations and our performers and staff’s tireless efforts.
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<div><strong>Our fundraising goal to help pay for our production costs for 2026 is $5,000. </strong>Please help us achieve this goal; any amount of support will be greatly appreciated!
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<div><strong>LIVE PRODUCTIONS in 2026</strong>
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<div><strong>Declaration,</strong> a new musical based on the Declaration of Independence on Saturday, August 1 at 3pm and 7pm at the Hermitage, 335 N. Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423.
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<div><strong>Dickens Presents A Christmas Carol The Musical</strong>, Saturdays and Sundays, December 12, 13, 19, &amp; 20, Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 3pm at the Hermitage, 335 N. Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423.
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<div><strong>Maxwell Anderson Birthday Benefit: Between the Two World Wars</strong> - Our 138th birthday celebration for playwright Maxwell Anderson and benefit for the First Flight Theatre Company on Tuesday, December 15th, 2026, at a theater in NYC. During the benefit we will perform ten scenes from ten different Maxwell Anderson plays from 1923 – 1930.
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<div><strong>So far in 2026</strong> the First Flight Theatre Company has conducted two <strong>Monologue Workshops</strong> for our Ensemble members and a reading of <strong><em>The Wonderful Visit</em></strong> by H. G. Wells at the Tank Theater in NYC.
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<div><strong>We already received donations from Pamela Coombe and Ben Masterton for 2026. Thank you, Pam and Ben!</strong>
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<div><strong>First Flight Theatre Company has now published Maxwell Anderson’s plays from the 1920s</strong> that have entered into the public domain. These actor scripts have been “re-typed” from the original hard bound books that are out of print and difficult to find. Anderson’s What Price Glory was “re-typed” and published in December 2023 and is now available via Amazon. Since then, five other plays by Anderson have been re-published, First Flight, The Buccaneer, Outside Looking In, Gods of the Lightning and Sea-Wife. All are available at Amazon.
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<div><strong>Let the Plays continue!</strong>
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<div>You can make a difference by donating today to FIRST FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY INC.
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<div>Cordially,
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<div>Frank Farrell
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<div>Artistic Director
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<div>First Flight Theatre Company
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