NEWS FROM FOOTHILL THEATRE COMPANY, Nevada City

On November 20 "Little Women," by Louisa May Alcott, opens in an adaptation by Sands Hall. The play runs until December 28 at: The Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, Nevada City on Thursdays 7 p.m., Fridays 8:00 p.m., Saturdays 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. Tickets are $16-$32, with bargain seats and some discounts available. For more information call the box office at (530) 265-8587.

As of November 6, the company has raised an additional $44,000 toward the $145,000 needed by the end of the year in order to proceed with the 2009 season and beyond. The original amount of $90,000 needed to produce the balance of the 2008 season was met at the end of August.

“We are in the home stretch of trying to make our goal and we still have a long way to go” says Executive Director Karen Marinovich. “The FTC Board of Directors will be holding a special session on December 4 and, if we have not made the goal by then, they will decide if the amount of money needed to fulfill the goal is attainable by the end of the year. If they agree the amount is out of reach steps will be taken to close the Foothill Theatre Company on December 29, the day after the last performance of Little Women.”

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