A High-Spirited Evening
Main Street Theater’s Cocktails & Coward Gala
Houston theater lovers came together for a good cause.
What
Main Street Theater’s Cocktails & Coward Gala
Where
Main Street Theater, August 18 & 19
Benefiting
$13,000, for MST’s MainStage (professional plays for adults), Theater for Youth (professional plays based on children’s literature), and Arts Education, Integration and Outreach programs for children
Entertainment
Scenes from the comedies of Noël Coward such as Present Laughter, Private Lives, Blithe Spirit, and Fallen Angels, plus a sampling of his hilarious songs
Performers
MST favorites Joel Sandel, Sara Gaston, Lisa Villegas, Susan Shofner, Andrew Ruthven, and many more
Catering
Jim Benton of Houston
130,000
Students reached by MST theater each year, through its Theater for Youth program
30,000
Free or discounted tickets provided to underserved schoolchildren each season
1975
Year the nationally recognized theater was founded
Attendees
120-plus
