Play will collect blankets for sick children

September 24, 2008

CARY, NC – You won’t want to miss the Cary Players musical adaptation of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which will be performed at the Town of Cary’s Herb Young Community Center, 101 Wilkinson Ave.  Performances will take place on September 26-27 and Oct 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. , and on September 28 and October 4-5 at 2 p.m.  

In an outstanding example of a community-based collaboration, in conjunction with this performance, Cary Players and Project Linus will work together to promote Project Linus’ mission of providing new blankets and afghans to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need.  Attendees are encouraged to bring to the play a donation of a blanket, blanket materials or cash for Project Linus. In exchange for the donation, Cary Players will offer a free concession item and a chance to win in the intermission raffle.  Blanket-making materials must be new, unused and free of contaminants such as mold, mildew and smoke, and should be cotton or cotton/poly blends.  Blankets must be new, handmade and washable.  Detailed information can be found on the group’s Web site.

“At the Town of Cary, we’re constantly working to provide enjoyable, competitively-priced entertainment for our citizens, and the Cary Players’ adaptation of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a perfect fit,” said Performing Arts Coordinator Sarah Bunch.  “This is something the whole family can enjoy.”

Attendees of all ages are encouraged to come to the performance dressed as their favorite Peanuts character; prizes will be given to those who come in costume.  Tickets are $15 (adults) and $12 (students 18 and younger with ID and seniors 55 and older) and are available at the Herbert C. Young Community Center , Monday-Friday, noon-6 p.m. or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at (919) 834-4000.

Cary Players is a non-profit community theatre company with a mission to provide opportunities for the citizens of Cary and surrounding areas to share their theatrical talents, and to attend theatrical events.  Cary Players produces several plays and theatrical events each year with support from the Town of Cary .  This past year Cary Players produced Love Bits & Bites, A Christmas Story, Don’t Drink the Water and Twain by the Tracks at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center.  For more, visit www.caryplayers.org. 

For more on the play and other Town of Cary events, see Special Events at www.townofcary.org.

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