COSMOPOLITAN - A Roaring 20s Celebration
Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Join Cleveland Play House, America’s first regional theatre, for COSMOPOLITAN: A Roaring 20s Celebration to cap off our 99th Season and launch our Centennial Celebration!
Partygoers will marvel as they step into the Allen Theatre and are transported to an era when dames and flappers, gentlemen and bootleggers ruled the land. So, grab your top hat, flapper crown and Gatsby gown, or come as your own cosmopolitan self to support the world class artistic and educational programming of your Cleveland Play House.
Presenting Sponsor
KeyBank
Honorary Co-Chairs
Roe Green • Honorary Producer, New Ground Theatre Festival and Member of Cleveland Play House Board of Directors
Eric S. Gordon • Chief Executive Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Benefit Co-Chairs
Luci Schey and Tony Panzica
Purchase tickets online HERE
Timeline of the evening
5:30 p.m.
VIP reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres
6:00 p.m.
Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and dinner
8:00 p.m.
Performance featuring:
- Mary Bridget Davies - Tony nominee for A Night with Janis Joplin
- Elizabeth A. Davis - Tony nominee for Once
- Sherrie Maricle & Members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra
Award Presentation:
- Roe Green - Super Nova Award
- Eric S. Gordon - Centennial Star Award
Live auction conducted by: Bob Hale of Benefit Auction Services, LLC
9:00 p.m.
Dessert and dancing with music by Mike Petrone Orchestra
Sponsorship and Ticket information
Sponsorship Levels
- Cosmopolitan: $25,000
- Champagne: $15,000
- French 75: $10,000
- Gin Rickey: $5,000
Individual Ticket Levels
Sidecar: $1,000 ($870 tax deductible)
- One ticket to benefit with premier seating
- VIP reception
- Complimentary valet parking voucher
- Benefit program recognition
- CPH Donor listing recognition throughout the Centennial Season
Bee’s Knees: $500 ($370 tax deductible)
- One ticket to benefit
- Complimentary valet parking voucher
- CPH Donor listing recognition throughout the Centennial Season
Mint Julep: $300 ($170 tax deductible)
- One ticket to benefit
- Complimentary valet parking voucher
Purchase tickets online HERE or print and mail this form.
If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Chelsea Weeast at (216) 400-7036 or by email.
For more information on sponsorship levels, please contact Liz Conway at (216) 400-7037 or by email.
More Information
Attire: Dressy cocktail, 1920s party attire optional. Inspiration: Downton Abbey, Great Gatsby, Bonnie & Clyde, Coco Chanel
Need costume ideas? Visit our Pinterest Page HERE
Live Auction Items:
- New York City Package
- London Package
- Walk-on Role in A Christmas Story
- Name a Character in an Eric Coble Play
Raffle:
- Cosmopolitan Cleveland Centennial Raffle - a cornucopia of treasured Cleveland experiences, gift certificates, and more! Only 100 tickets available at $100 per ticket. Purchase Raffle Tickets HERE
Cosmopolitan Sponsors (as of 5/4/15)
Presenting Sponsor
- KeyBank
Cosmopolitan Sponsors
- Anonymous
- Char and Chuck Fowler
French 75 Sponsors
- Case Western Reserve University
- Jean & Walter Kalberer
- The Ralph and Luci Schey Foundation
Gin Rickey Sponsors
- Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff
- FirstMerit
- General Electric
- Nancy Hancock Griffith
- Huntington Bank
- Kent State University
- Richard Knapp & Ellen Matingly
- Martin & Sandra Kiely Kolb
- Janet Kramer
- Panzica Construction Co.
- Tam & Alec Pendleton
- Playhouse Square
- Karen Skunta & Co.
- Ulmer & Berne LLP
- University Hospitals
- WCLV Classical 104.9
- Westlake Reed Leskosky