CTE friends gathered on December 29 for the yearly Pizza Feed. Good times were had catching up on friendships and planning for a fun 2004 CTE season!

If you missed the Pizza Feed, come join the CTE community in the upcoming Fun Break on January 10.  Don't forget to spread the word, and invite your friends! Funbreak will have opportunities for younger and older students to join in some fun. 

 CTE KIDS PERFORMING!!!

Be sure to visit our web site and click on "local performances" to see where our  CTE alumni are currently performing!  
 

SPONSORS WANTED

CTE is looking for corporate sponsors for this summer’s workshops.  They  would sponsor an entire run of “Crazy for You” or “Pippin” by covering the cost of royalties for those shows.  The sponsor would receive prominent recognition in all CTE advertising. 

CTE is also looking for local businesses to contribute to the "Pay What You Can" performances for each workshop.  The PWYC concept for CTE is new this season and will hopefully attract lower income families and seniors.

If you have ideas for potential donors, please contact Greg Wellsandt at sunsetsam@comcast.net.  Please use “CTE Sponsor” in the Subject line.  

COMBINED FUND DRIVE

Contribute through your work's  Combined Fund Drive.  Simply write in "Creative Theatre Experience" with our address.

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Creative Theatre Experience 
P.O. Box 2192 
Olympia, WA 98507
(360) 459-2093
www.creativetheatre.org

 Fun Break!!!  

Fun Break will be on Saturday, Jan. 10th,  9 am to 12:30 pm.  It's open to all kids ages 5 to 18. 

See old friends, make new friends and enjoy exciting classes! There will be moving, grooving, creating and FUN for all!?

Classes will be offered in art, music, movement and theatre for students 5-10 years old.  Students 11-18 years old will participate in "master class" style workshops in the Arts.

Kathy Dorgan and Jason Haws will be teaching a stage make-up workshop, as well as faculty lead workshops in visual arts, dance and music will be offered. Join us for a morning full of arts exploration!

The First Baptist Church of Olympia  has generously loaned us the use their premises,  located at Washington SE and E 9th, by the Olympia Library

Parents may join us at 12:00 pm for a fun extravaganza of talent! And we will be announcing the Summer Shows!!

The cost is $30.  If you bring a friend who is new to CTE, you and they will receive a $5 discount! 

Click Registration Forms for application.
 
 

TAX NOTE

For those of you eligible to take a childcare tax credit, your summer tuition may be tax deductible.  Any unpaid balance by  December 31, 2003 may not be claimed as a tax credit for 2003.  CTE's Federal ID number is 91-1452663. 

If you need a receipt showing this tax number, please contact Diana Purvine, Treasurer at 360-456-6975 or by e-mail at purvine@aol.com by January 31st.  If you use e-mail, be sure to enter the subject line as "CTE ID NUMBER NEEDED". 

If you let Diana know in advance, you can pick up your receipt at the Pizza Feed on the 29th of December or at the CTE Winter Workshop on January 10th.  
      

FOND FAREWELLS!
 

Randy Hodgins, CTE Board President, has decided to step down from the board effective this past September.  Randy has served on the board since September 1998 and served as president for the past 16 months.  Randy is staff director for the   Washington State Senate Ways  and Means Committee and the father of Alex Hodgins (former CTE intern), Phillip Hodgins (current CTE student and production team member), and Meagan Hodgins (future CTE student).

 
Carole Washburn, former CTE Board President also decided to retire from the board this past September.  Carole has served on the board since 1997 and was president from 1998 to 2002.  Carole successfully helped guide CTE through a number of challenging transitions including the departure of CTE’s founding directors Tracey Foster and Lois Wofford and relocation of the program to Olympia High School. 

Carole is the chief administrative officer for the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission.  She is the mother of Brandon Rosage (former CTE intern) and Tyler Rosage (former CTE student and production team member).
 
Melissa Wiliams is leaving as intern --- she is now attending   Western  Washington  State  in   Bellingham  -- she is planning on being a teacher. 
  

WELCOME!

We would like to welcome the following new CTE board members: Karen Caille, Tina Hodgins, Catherine McLeod,  Rick Notestine,  John Scherer and  Janetta Taylor .  See their introductions at our website.  

  
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