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Palm Beach Dramaworks Annual Gala

Celebrating 25 Years Of Professional Theatre Excellence

Saturday, March 15, 2025 Susan Ellerin, Edith Hall Friedheim, Jim Fuld, Susan sponsorships are still available. To purchase tickets or
Individual tickets are $750, and a variety of
Goldfein, PBD Producing Artistic Director William
At 6:30 p.m. Hayes, Lisa Koza, Lew Kramer, Carlton Moody, Cynthia sponsorships, and for further information, please visit
Nalley, Bernard Perry, Marsha and Stephen Rabb, palmbeachdramaworks.org or contact Sue Ellen Beryl at
Cohen Pavilion at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Lawrence Rothenberg, Susan Schwartz, Gretchen Shugart, sberyl@palmbeachdramaworks.org or (561) 514-4042
Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd West Palm Beach, Louise Snyder, and PBD Chief Financial and Operating x102.
FL 33401 Officer Rudina Toro.

In an ever-changing city, Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD)
has been one of the few constants, providing award-winning
professional theatre in West Palm Beach for 25 years. Since its
founding in 2000, PBD has consistently delivered acclaimed
productions of classic, contemporary, and world premiere
plays that enlighten, entertain, and stir the imagination,
what the company refers to as “Theatre to Think About.”
PBD also provides exceptional educational opportunities
for students, appealing community engagement programs, $ $ 100 OFF $ 250
and the Perlberg Festival of New Plays which, as the title 39Usually 95
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suggests, is an incubator for the plays of tomorrow. SERVICE CALL WITH ANY NEW UV LIGHT WITH ANY
A quarter of a century of sustained excellence, of enriching ANY A/C REPAIR WATER HEATER NEW INSTALLATION
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the cultural landscape of South Florida, deserves a special CALL FOR SERVICE CALL FOR SERVICE CALL FOR SERVICE
fete. PBD’s 25th Anniversary Gala, which takes place on 561-741-2825 561-741-2825 561-741-2825
Saturday, March 15, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Not valid with any other discounts, Not valid with any other discounts, Not valid with any other discounts,
Arts’ Cohen Pavilion (black tie optional), will be a glittering offers, or coupons. Limit 1 discount offers, or coupons. Limit 1 discount offers, or coupons. Limit 1 discount
celebration of the company’s rich history. per transaction. Expires 3/04/25. per transaction. Expires: 3/04/25. per transaction. Expires: 3/04/25.
The festivities get under way at 6:30 p.m. with a
cocktail reception in the lobby. The room will feature an
art exhibit that spotlights the teamwork involved in putting
on a show, paying tribute to everyone from directors and
designers to the box office, marketing, development,
and public relations departments with a variety of clever
displays.
Dinner, dancing, and entertainment follow, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served to the sounds of
string instrumentalists playing classical arrangements of
contemporary music. A D.J. takes over when the dancing
begins.
One of the evening’s most anticipated highlights is a
costume fashion show, curated by and featuring the wide-
ranging work of Brian O’Keefe, PBD’s gifted resident
costume designer and costume shop manager. Actors will
serve as models, and huge projections that include research,
sketches, and photos will augment the fashion show to
provide a sense of all the work that goes into a design.
The Hon. Ann Brown is the gala chair. The Gala
Committee is made up of Beth Alcade, Penny Bank,
PBD Managing Director Sue Ellen Beryl, Tina Bolton,
Benjamin G. Boynton, Bruce Cohen, Hermine Drezner,