RAISING COMMUNITY AWARENESS

In keeping with the spirit of Planet Connections' belief that theatre can and does spark social change, we are going one step further. We will be working with each production in the Festivity on community outreach, which, to our knowledge, is unique in the theater community in the New York metropolitan area.

Whether it be collecting canned goods at the box office for donation to the local food bank, contributing a percentage of our ticket sales to our artists favorite charity, hosting an event for a charity in our Festivity lounge, or any other myriad options available, our hope is that the good works of our Festivity artists will inspire audiences to do the same, and a ripple effect will continue beyond the Festivity to include even more on our planet. This is our goal.

The Planet Connections Theatre Festivity staff will also be directly involved in this type of work. For example, on Saturday, May 2, our staff will participate in the 12th Annual Revlon Run/Walk for Women to raise money to help in the fight to eradicate women's cancer.

Going Green! Planet Connections is an Eco-friendly Theatre Festivity. We will also be implementing a GREEN TICKETING SYSTEM as our first step towards environmentally conscious theater.

Below is a list of SOME of the charities that our theater productions support. It is by no means exhaustive as our artists choose their own charities each year to highlight causes that they as individuals are interested in supporting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Actors Fund
AIDS Walk New York
Amnesty International
ASPCA
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
CEDARS (Helping kids in crisis. Building strong families.)
China Tomorrow Education Foundation
City Critters
City Harvest
City Meals on Wheels
Democracy Now
EMBARQ: the World Resources Institute (WRI) Center for Sustainable Transport
ENACT
Endometriosis Foundation of America
Food Bank for New York City
GLAAD(Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation)
Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
Hospice of New York
Make it Right Foundation
MCC Homeless Youth Service – Sylvia’s Place
National Kidney Foundation
Play for P.I.N.K.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
Raising Malawi Academy for Girls
Red Cross Blood Bank
Revlon Run / Walk for Women
Safe Horizon
Sanctuary for Families
SOS Children's Villages: Venezuela
St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Suicide Prevention International
The Oasis Project
The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
Trickle Up
Women for Women International
Women’s Sports Foundation