Hand2Mouth Newsletter December 2006

Happy holidays from Hand2Mouth!

We hope you have been sipping brandy by the fire or baking mincemeat pies as the weather turns dark and moody. Or, like us, dressing in tacky Christmas sweaters and giant sunglasses and belting out "Hard Candy Christmas" for the PICA holiday cabaret.

In addition to tearing up holiday standards, we have been hard at work developing our new full-length show, Repeat After Me. We are using popular American songs from the last 200 years to figure out what it means to be an American at this point in history. We will have a rough work in progress showing on January 13, and the first twenty people to respond to this email are invited to attend. Please send an email to mail@hand2mouththeatre.org with your name, phone number & mailing addresses in order to be eligible, and we will confirm your reservation and send details.

We have also been chasing the cold away by leading public workshops, and they have been great fun. We are offering the next all-day workshop on Saturday, January 27. Let us know if you'd like to take part in an intensive exploration of our working methods.

And have we mentioned that three new associate artists have joined Hand2Mouth? We welcome Liz Hayden, Alex Huebsch and Jerry Tischleder with open arms. You can read more about them (and company members) on our website, www.hand2mouththeatre.org.

As we embark on these new projects, we ask for your valued financial support. Creating performance as an ensemble comes with a unique set of challenges and demands financial support and collaboration. We ask you to join us in this creation. Any gift, large or small, will make a difference. Your commitment is fully-tax deductible and all supporters will receive supporter-only invitations and ticket discounts for 2007. You can send donations to: Hand2Mouth Theatre, 6551 N. Maryland, Portland, OR 97217.

If you would like to be on our mailing list (in addition to our email list) please send your mailing address to mail@hand2mouththeatre.org. You can also send word if you are interested in being added to our volunteer list. And of course, if you wish to be removed from this email list, please let us know.

Here's to a new year of new theatre, and a splendid 2007.

From all of us at Hand2Mouth Theatre, thank you again for your support and enthusiasm.