DREAMCATCHER GALA BENEFIT TO FEATURE JASON ALEXANDER
August 23, 1999, Bloomfield, NJ -- Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre will hold a Gala Benefit Celebration on Saturday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the company’s new home, the Robert V. Van Fossan Theatre at Bloomfield College. The event will feature Jason Alexander from TV’s "Seinfeld," and will introduce the audience to Dreamcatcher’s new space.
Jason Alexander, Dreamcatcher’s special guest for the evening, is a Livingston, NJ native and is best known as George Costanza from NBC’s "Seinfeld." In his nine seasons on the hit TV show, he earned six Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations, an American Television Award and two American Comedy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series. Alexander has appeared in numerous Broadway shows including Neil Simon’s "Broadway Bound," "The Rink" with Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera, and "Jerome Robbins’ Broadway" for which he won a Tony in 1989. Now directing a feature film in Los Angeles, Alexander will attend the Gala to receive Dreamcatcher’s first annual award celebrating artists from the Garden State. Alexander will also speak about his career and participate in a question and answer session with the audience.
The celebration will begin with a champagne greeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Theatre’s lobby, and will continue with a cabaret performance at 8 p.m. hosted by Thom Christopher, who plays Carlo on ABC’s "One Life to Live." The show will feature Dreamcatcher’s resident acting company which will present favorite musical and comedic pieces from the past and a preview of the coming season.
Following the cabaret, Jason Alexander will receive his award and speak with the audience. Next, "A Taste of Bloomfield" will move the party to the College’s Westminster Art Gallery with food and beverages from local eateries. Restaurants participating in the celebration include I Fratelli Ristorante, New Seven Hills Restaurant, and The Feedbag Family Saloon, with flowers designed by Roxy Florist. Tickets to the event are $75.
Bloomfield College’s Robert V. Van Fossan Theatre is located on the corner of Franklin and Fremont Streets in Bloomfield and is easily accessible from the Garden State Parkway, Exit 149 from the North or Exit 148 from the South. The campus is also easily accessible by bus from both Newark and New York City.
Bloomfield College is an independent, four-year coeducational institution offering programs in the liberal arts and sciences and in pre-professional studies. The College has earned a national reputation for its high quality academic and co-curricular programs, including its Arts-As-Catalyst initiative, for its commitment to serve students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and for its distinctive mission – to prepare students to function at the peak of their potential in a multiracial, multicultural society.
For information about the gala, the upcoming season, or any of Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre’s programs, please call Janet Sales at (201) 223-5905.
