October 6, 2004

Purdue Theatre scholarship fund raiser costume sale Oct. 14-15

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –Purdue Theatre will clean its closets with a costume sale to raise money for the Dorothy Runk Mennen Theatre Scholarship Fund.

The pre-sale event for schools and community theaters is Thursday, Oct. 14, from 3-6 p.m. Cash or checks made payable to the Purdue Foundation will be accepted. A cash-only public sale will be Friday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale will be held in the Trap Room on the ground floor of Stewart Center adjacent to the Purdue Theatre offices.

"All items will be priced at $25 or less, and some will be as little as $2 or $3," said Joel Ebarb, assistant professor of costume design. "This is a great opportunity for schools to add to their costume collections or for students to buy some truly unique Halloween garb."

Purdue Theatre duplicate costumes and those that are not stage worthy will be on sale.

Dorothy Runk Mennen is a professor of theatre emerita. A scholarship fund to benefit students majoring in theater was established in her name at the conclusion of the 2001-02 production season.

In 1966, as a professor in the newly established Department of Creative Arts, Mennen developed the voice curriculum for the actor-training program. She also served as vocal musical director, voice and speech coach and instructor.

In 1968, she organized the voice and speech program for the American Theatre Association. Twenty years later, she was founding president of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, the only professional organization of voice and speech trainers.

CONTACT: Lori Sparger, Purdue Theatre marketing director, (765) 494-3084; theatre@purdue.edu

Writer: Reni Winter, (765) 496-3133, rwinter@purdue.edu

Sources: Lori Sparger, (765) 494-3084, theatre@purdue.edu

Joel Ebarb, (765) 494-2144, jebarb@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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