This Thanksgiving, we at CATCO find ourselves truly thankful for our patrons, our supporters, our family of artists, and the opportunity to serve through the creation of great theatre. The CATCO staff and family take great pride in creating our work in the most professional way possible, and to the highest standard we can achieve. Each of us is lucky to be able to do what we love to do in such a meaningful way: and we don’t take that for granted.
We are thankful for the myriad of people and organizations that make this possible. We couldn’t do what we love to do without the support of our donors, our sponsors, corporate partners, our peers in the arts and cultural community, the foundations, the Franklin County Commissioners, the City of Columbus, and the efforts of individuals far too numerous to list.
We are even more thankful for you, the theatre-goers! Even with all of the support imaginable, our work means nothing without our audience.
In our theatre 101 classes we learned that you only need two things to create theatre: an actor and an audience. This seems simple, but it is a profound truth which defines what we do and why we do it. All of our efforts are driven by a desire to provide the best experience for you, the audience. Without the audience, our work is meaningless. The dynamic of a live audience defines and changes the show as it develops each night. Every performance of live theatre is a distinct and individual event, shaped by the people who attend.
When we stir you, touch your heart or mind, move you to laugh or cry, or provoke you to look at things in a new way, we feel we have succeeded. But when we as performers and artists really feel the push and pull of the audience-actor interaction and feel the energy created, then we know that theatre has succeeded.
We at CATCO are thankful to have a such great audience. Whether it’s a small, quiet crowd, or a boisterous group with cell phones a-ringing we are glad you are with us!
We wish all of you a great Thanksgiving Holiday. We hope each of us can look around and recognize what is good and meaningful in our lives and embrace it.
T.J. Gerckens
Managing Director
CATCO
