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Lana Robinson,
director of
Development and
Dr. Greg Lee,
president of
Capilano College,
kick off the
theatre campaign
to equip the new
350-seat theatre
at the North
Vancouver
campus.

Theatre Campaign Kicks Off

Ihe Capilano College Foundation

announced Thursday, September 12
a $400,000 capital campaign to equip
the new 350-seat performance theatre
currently under construction at the main
campus in North Vancouver. The theatre
is part of a $20 million student services
and instructional facility and is
expected to open officially in the spring
of 1997.

Allan Taylor, president and CEO of
Sussex Realty Corporation, director of
the College Foundation, and a member
of the theatre campaign committee,
made the announcement at a reception
held at the College Sportsplex. The
event coincided with a special preview
of the Kawai piano sale, which was
ongoing from September 13 to 15.A
portion of the sale proceeds will be
donated to the theatre campaign.

In thanking the Foundation and the
volunteers involved in the campaign,
Dr. Greg Lee, president of Capilano
College, said: “Our role as a
community college is to meet the needs
of the total community, whether it’s
taking a community music course
through our Extension programs, or
sitting in a seat in our new theatre
enjoying a performance by our own

students or a local theatre group. In turn,
we need that good will and support of the
total community to make sure we meet
those needs.”

While government funding will cover
the construction costs, the Foundation is
seeking public support to provide a fully-
equipped theatre for use by both amateur
and professional productions.

Specific areas of required support
include proper theatre seating ($175,000),
portable orchestra seating ($20,000),
sound equipment ($51,000), audio-visual
systems ($17,000), music equipment
($33,000), rehearsal hall ($3,000), scene
shop ($45,000), costume room ($15,000),
theatre office ($3,000), green room
($3,000), lobby ($7,000), hearing-assist
system ($15,000), and aerial work
platform ($10,000).

Under the leadership of chair Robert
Kadlec, the theatre committee has raised
$137,400 to date, including major gifts
from the Bank of Montreal ($50,000) and
the Bank of Nova Scotia ($25,000). A
lottery for a Harley Davidson Heritage
Softail Classic, held in the spring, also
raised more than $35,000.

For more information, please contact
Lana Robinson, director of Development
at Capilano College, at 984-1765.

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Vol. XVIII No. 9
October 18/96