Spring Woods raises funds for its international theater performance

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Encore performances of Spring Woods High School's production of "The Addams Family" are scheduled as part of a fundraising effort to help pay costs for the production's presentation on the mainstage at the International Thespian Festival 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska, this June.

The encore performances will be at 7:30 p.m. June 12 and at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. June 13 at Spring Woods High School Main Auditorium, 2045 Gessner, Houston.

Visit www.safariplayers.com/tickets to buy tickets. Tickets also may be purchased the day of the show one hour prior to show time.

The price is $10 for general admission and $20 for VIP admission. VIP ticket holders will receive preferential seating, concession vouchers and a chance to win prizes.

Adjudicators from the International Thespian Society, an honor society for theater students, attended a February performance of "The Addams Family" and selected the production as one of only 11 high school shows in the United States to be presented on the mainstage during the summer festival. "The Addams Family" will be presented June 22-27.

Seventy-two students and staff members are part of the production.

Spring Woods High School Thespian Troupe 127 is raising $80,000 to transport the cast, crew, musicians and scenery from Houston to Lincoln. According to the Spring Woods High School Theatre website, more than $47,000 has been raised so far. The encore performances are part of the fundraising effort.

A Memorial Area Market will also help raise funds. The event will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 6 at Hunters Creek Elementary, 10650 Beinhorn Road in Houston. Early bird admission between 8 and 9 a.m. is $5. The market will feature antiques, clothing, housewares, furniture as well as food, a face painter and a balloon artist.

The troupe appreciates community support, said Jennifer Rodgers, Spring Woods Theater publicity parent, in a news release.

Consider sponsoring all or part of a student's individual expenses, or donate toward the group's total fundraising goal, she said. Cash or a check made out to the booster club, Spring Woods Theater Company, can be mailed to Sherri Lawson, treasurer; Spring Woods Theater Company; 5014 Hialeah, Houston, Texas 77092. Indicate in a note or on the memo line how the donation is to be applied (individual/group). To donate using a credit card or paypal, visit www.safariplayers.com.

Contact Karen Monteiro at 713-870-3503 or Christine Sofka at 713-291-9758 for additional information.