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The Market Theatre Company Launch

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The Market Theatre Company is a brand new performing arts venue and community hub with a goal of opening in downtown Anderson in 2016.

The Market will offer a full season of theatrical productions, plus concerts, workshops, classes, improv and comedy nights. There's something for everyone at The Market!

Our Story
Founders Dalton & Meghan Cole and Noah & Carlie Taylor have dreamt of opening a new theatre company for years. In April 2015, we learned of the Accelerate Anderson Downtown Challenge. We entered our idea for a then-untitled theatre company into the competition, and after several rounds of workshops, presentations, and challenges, we were selected as one of three winners. With the promise of a $12,000 award and a business services package, The Market Theatre Company was born.

Our Progress
Since winning the competition, we have worked to find a location for our new theatre, plan our first season of shows, and legally structure our organization. We also hosted a fundraiser Gala at Anderson University. This was a huge success, offering the community a glimpse of the quality entertainment that The Market will create!

We are working as quickly as possible to finalize the details of our lease and renovations on a downtown storefront. We will have exciting updates soon about the our venue and timeline!

At our Gala, we announced our exciting plans for our first season of shows. While our timeline is contingent on our venue and fundraising situation, we plan to bring the first show to the stage in early 2016! In addition to this mainstage season, The Market will also offer educational opportunities, comedy and improv shows, concerts, and community events! Details on these will be announced in the coming months.

How You Can Help
Opening a theatre has been a dream of each of ours for so many years. We have dreamed of producing excellent theatre, providing challenges and opportunities for local artists, and giving new life to our community through the arts. Thanks to the Accelerate Anderson Downtown Challenge, we are ecstatic to see this dream come to life! We understand that this is an enormous undertaking, and we won't be able to do this alone! We will need all kinds of help and support from our friends, family, and community to bring The Market to life.

One of our biggest immediate needs is financial assistance. If you are excited about The Market and want to help, please consider making a donation here on our GoFundMe page. We need approximately $25,000 to launch The Market. Renovations, legal fees, insurance, show licensing, and equipment are just a few of The Market's expenses. We have worked tirelessly to optimize our operating budget, and The Market is run entirely by volunteers. Every dollar donated is a huge help in bringing The Market to life!

As a brand new nonprofit organization, we are starting from the ground up, and every penny donated will be used to bring the dream of The Market to life.  All donors will be listed and thanked in our season programs. High level donors and corporate sponsors can become show presenters and be listed as the primary producer of one of our shows, with their logo on all of our marketing for the production! There are many perks to being a donor. Read more below.

Thank you so much for supporting The Market! For more information, visit www.themarketanderson.org, like us on Facebook , and sign up for our email updates !

Donations 

  • Karen and Mike Manley
    • $100 
    • 8 yrs
  • Madi Marcie
    • $10 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Ryobi Nation
    • $4,000 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Shawn Glover
    • $50 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
  • Danielle & Owen Meek
    • $30 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs

Organizer

Noah Taylor
Organizer
Anderson, SC

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