Letter From The President
May 2010
Dear Friends,
The Indio Performing Arts center (IPAC) is increasingly regarded as a center of excellence. We are a community provider of multi cultural entertainment from Cabaret to children’s shows, plays to hip hop; and ballroom to break dance. We are also involved in film festivals, TV shows and Cinema noir. As if that wasn’t enough, the facilities are available for rent for private functions and public events. We operate four live theatres within our 22,000 SF building On the Corner of Indio Blvd and Fargo St in downtown Indio.
A key element of IPAC is creating opportunities for educational classes in the performing arts and stage craft including set design, sound & light and other technical planning. Tutors and organizations are commissioned to provide this training and we then promote the skills and talents in our in-house productions. We are supported by the City of Indio, local businesses and the local community. Additional support comes from the “Friends of IPAC” which enables us to offer incredible discounts to performances.
We are now entering our fifth year of operation, and despite the turbulent times, have managed to expand our events which in the last 10 months have drawn over 11,000 visitors to our facility. By keeping our overhead to a minimum, and engaging more volunteers to assist in our productions, we have been able to keep our ticket prices very reasonable and invest in better equipment which has translated into fabulous performances.
We have now finalized our 2010 – 2011 season line up for our “Old Towne Live Stage Theater”, and they are four highly acclaimed musical productions. Commencing in October and November 2010 will be “Cardigans”, a musical production about those Swingin' Singin' Guys from Alpha Mu Phi Pi, which premiered at the Westbeth Theatre Centre, and received a New York Bistro Award for Outstanding Musical Revue.
In December it will be “A Taffeta Christmas”, which is a musical about the girl band from Muncie, Ind. In “The Taffetas,” (Performed last season at IPAC) they sang and danced their way to a gig on a TV show called “Spotlight on Music,” with a predictably happy ending. For “A Taffeta Christmas,” they've been asked to do a different TV show, called “Holiday Hometown Hoedown.”
To kick off 2011 in January and February, it will be the will be “Always Patsy Cline”. The musical play, complete with down home country humor, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsy' unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Waking After Midnight…27 songs in all. The show’s title was inspired by Cline's letters to her friend Louise Seger, which were consistently signed "Love ALWAYS... Patsy Cline.”
“Godspell”, the hit Broadway musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak that features the 1972 number one hit "Day By Day” will end our musical season in March and April 2011.
(Full details will be posted on our web site by July 2010). In addition to these key productions, we will have an array of dances, plays and concerts in our other live theatres.
This is a time for renewed passion by everyone associated with IPAC. We share the same financial pressures that the community endures, but we are determined to prove that hard work and talent prevails. We still need help and actively seek sponsors for our 2010/2011 season. This can be exclusive for individual shows or in partnership. We also offer sponsorship of our stage craft educational programs providing assistance for talented underprivileged children and youth to help with tuition fees. Please see the information attached or on our web site www.indioperformingartscenter.org
We are also embarked on a major publicity campaign and have developed season programs and other advertising mediums. Special rates are being offered to promote your business. Every advert will be included in mail outs, official programs, web site, flyers and projection to cinema screens within the theatres. Please call us for further details.
These are the best and worst of times. The arts are being reduced in schools, income is through the floor, teens have nothing to do and seniors are struggling to make ends meet. Offering more than a show is what makes the difference between IPAC and many other entertainment venues. We are unique in our ability to provide multi functional events at rock bottom prices. There literally is something for everyone at IPAC.
Most of us who work at IPAC are volunteers. That is what creates the drive for success and the energy not to give up. We need more people to help us expand our community programs. If you would like to help IPAC, please contact us as soon as you can. We need ushers, stage hands, set design, carpenters, electricians, sound/light techs and administrative support. All volunteers receive theatre benefits and theatre training.
I would like to thank you personally for supporting community arts and the Indio Performing Arts Center.
Yours sincerely,
David Clinton-Reid
President / CEO Indio Performing Arts Center
Board of Directors
David Clinton-Reid, President / CEO
Ron Hagan, Secretary
Sherry Johnson, Vice President
Dylan Brennan, Treasurer
Donna Hess, Event Coordinator
Dave Ison, City of Indio Liaison
Cheryll Bisco
Sonja Abate
IPAC Staff
Jeanie Boldi, Administration
Memo Rojas - Technical Director / Facilities Manager
Glo Selders, Box / Office Manager
Indio Performing Arts Center