This giving season, we need your help! As many of you know, Parkway Playhouse had to cancel the remainder of our season due to power outages, lack of water resources, and uncertainty about the well-being of our patrons due to the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene on WNC. This resulted in a loss of over $16,000 in revenue.

In addition to this setback, our historic building is in desperate need of repairs. Our stage needs reinforcing, the exterior of our building needs to be repainted, our accessible ramp for patrons needs to be rebuilt, and we need interior and exterior lighting to prevent falls just to name a few items on our list. Without these necessary updates, we don’t know how much longer we can continue.

We’re a nonprofit organization, which means we’re largely supported by donations and grants. This year, we need your help more than ever as we raise our goal of $20,000. Will you give today to help save Parkway Playhouse?

In addition to recouping losses and updating our beautiful theatre, your donations will directly support paying our artists and staff a fair wage, production costs such as rights, sets, costumes, and props, programming costs for our Junior Program and our Appalachian Playwriting Festival, and contributing to a growing arts community here in Burnsville.

We’re also committed to giving back to the same community that has supported us for 77 years. This year, you can allocate part of your donation to support World Central Kitchen, which has provided thousands of delicious hot meals to local residents throughout this heartbreaking time.