Down By The Bays- “Merry Birthday”, Nov 7-9, 13-16, 2024 at Pioneer United Church

WORLD PREMIERE!

MERRY BIRTHDAY – written by Lake of Bays residents J S Jacklin

After hearing Holly’s endless rants about friends too busy with the Christmas season to celebrate her birthday, members of her book club decide to invade her home with the good intention of throwing her a surprise party. While awaiting Holly’s arrival, a bevy of dirty little secrets are discovered along with a few truths about themselves.

$40 cash at the door, or Purchase here

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Pioneer Memorial Hall  2370 Highway 60, Hillside, ON, seats 50 people/show, is wheelchair accessible and offers plenty of free parking. They also provide a cash concession (by donation) with all donations going to their Pioneer Memorial United Church Furnace Replacement Campaign. (Also, $10 from each ticket sold will also be donated to this campaign.)

3 performances are part of the Muskoka GIRLFRIENDS’ GETAWAY WEEKEND EVENT ON

NOV. 7, 8 & 9 @ 7pm (cash concession will include lots of chocolate and sweets to indulge – we know our audience!)

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ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES:

NOV. 13 & 16 @ 2pm

NOV. 14 & 15 @ 7pm

Doors open 30 minutes prior to show time.

Show runs 2 hours (including 1 intermission)

Presented by DOT THE T PRODUCTIONS. A professional theatre company who prides itself on producing poignant, thought-provoking stories, usually with humour, to audiences in and around Muskoka. Contracting local artists, thus keeping the local economics active, is a key component to Dot The T’s mandate.

Thank you to the Township of Lake of Bays who provided a cultural/historical grant to purchase lights for our theatre!

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RECOMMENDED DINING EXPERIENCES TO ROUND OFF YOUR AFTERNOON/EVENING

Muskoka On The Rocks (1 minute drive West of Pioneer Memorial Hall) Dine prior to or following our Afternoon Matinees, or prior to our Evening Performances. Reservations Recommended.

The Boiler Room (7 minute drive East of Pioneer Memorial Hall on Hwy 35). Dine prior to or following our Afternoon Matinees, or prior to our Evening Performances. Reservations Recommended.

Erika’s (5 minute drive East of Pioneer Memorial Hall). Dine prior to our Afternoon Matinees.

DOWN BY THE BAYS is a community cultural hub for performing arts in Lake of Bays. Dot The T Productions, Muskoka Players, Muskoka Stageworks and The Dorset Theatre Company share the stages at the Lake of Bays United Churches in Hillside (Pioneer Memorial Hall), Dwight (Stewart Memorial) and Dorset (Knox United).

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Sponsorship and advertisement opportunities are available for upcoming productions.

PLAYBILL ADVERTS:

½ page full-colour advertisements in our playbills is limited to 6  half-page adverts/production

COST $50/half-page advert/playbill – AVAILABLE ON FIRST COME BASIS

We print 150 playbills per production and encourage all audience members to take them home and share with neighbours and friends.

All advertisers are thanked individually in the welcome address to the audience prior to each performance.

PRODUCTION SPONSORSHIP:

There is only 1 sponsor/production. Their logo will be on all printed and digital marketing materials. A THANK YOU social media post is posted naming the sponsor and our gratitude for their support for arts and culture in Lake of Bays. They are also publicly thanked in the welcome address to the audience prior to each performance.

4 complimentary opening performance tickets are included with reserved and priority seating

The full back page of the playbill for the production you are sponsoring is dedicated for your advertisement.

COST - $500/production – limited to 1/production. Available on a first come basis.

Upcoming events LOOKING FOR SPONSORS include:

• Valdy LIVE in Concert (Nov. 1, 2024) at Stewart Memorial United Church in Dwight (100 in audience)

• Merry Birthday (Nov. 7 – 18, 2024) at Pioneer Memorial Hall in Hillside (the run includes 3 days over the Girlfriend’s Getaway Weekend and 4 performances the following week. – Each audience capacity is 50)

• A Christmas Show (TBA) December 2024 (3 performances)
  
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