For Immediate Release: April 6, 2006
Media Contact: Amy Watson Bish, Delaware Theatre Company, 302.594.1104 x228

It's time to raise a glass and toast Delaware Theatre Company! Now in its 27th season, DTC will celebrate it's 20th year on Wilmington's Riverfront with its Toast to Twenty: A Celebration of 20 Years on the Riverfront. Toast to Twenty will consist of several events during the run of DTC's final production, A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage: A Mark Twain Musical Melodrama, April 26 through May 14.

While Producing Director Anne Marie Cammarato leads a champagne toast, the City of Wilmington will present DTC with a mayoral proclamation to congratulate the theatre on its twenty groundbreaking years on Saturday, April 29th, opening night of A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage. Tickets to Opening Night are $45 and include complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by Harry's Savoy Grill. To order tickets call the DTC Box Office at 302.594.1100 or visit www.delawaretheatre.org.

Additional events surrounding DTC's Toast to Twenty include an End of Season Party on Sunday, May 7th, immediately following the matinee performance (at approx. 4PM) for free hors d'oeuvres at Conely Ward's Steakhouse. To attend this event, RSVP with the DTC Box Office calling 302.594.1100.

Patrons can also join the Toast to Twenty by presenting their ticket stub for A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage to receive a free glass of wine at Conley Ward's Steakhouse, Harry's Seafood Grill, or Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant. This offer is available to all ticket holders from April 26 through May 14.

Delaware Theatre Company was founded in 1978 and originally operated out of the former French Street Firehouse. The company relocated to its current Water Street location during the 1985-86 season.

For more information DTC's history on the Riverfront and photos, visit our website at www.delawaretheatre.org.

DTC's 2005 - 2006 Season. Some things you just gotta see! Delaware Theatre Company's 2005-2006 season is sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. Corporate Co-Producer for A Murder, A Mystery & A Marriage is Wilmington Trust. Artist transportation provided by Amtrak. This program is made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency committed to promoting and supporting the arts in Delaware. The Delaware Division of the Arts provides technical and financial assistance to artists and arts programs and serves as a clearinghouse for information on the arts.

Delaware Theatre Company, Delaware's premier professional theatre, is located at 200 Water Street, on Wilmington's exciting Riverfront. Delaware Theatre Company is a member of the League of Resident Theatres, Theatre Communications Group, the Arts Consortium of Delaware, the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, the New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, and the Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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