Seattle Rep Revel + Raise

On Saturday, March 13, 2021 more than 300 households around the region joined us from the comfort of their homes for a virtual Gala celebration! Together we raised a glass while raising more than $1,050,000 to ensure Seattle Rep's strong future and return to the stage in the year ahead. What a night!

– Seattle Rep

The Event

Hosted by Julie Briskman and Justin Huertas, the program included an online auction with one-of-a-kind experiences and prizes, a virtual Raise-the-Paddle to support Seattle Rep, and special appearances by beloved artists from past Seattle Rep productions, including:

• E. Faye Butler (Pullman Porter Blues) and Felton Offard
• Conrad Ricamora and Here Lies Love Cast Members
• Keiko Green, Varinique "V" Davis, Shaunyce Omar, and Eric Ankrim (As You Like It)
• Darragh Kennan, R. Hamilton Wright, and Marianne Owen (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Sherlock Holmes and The American Problem)

Scope of Work

• Production partner Ariel Glassman produced the overall event and pre-show interviews
• Prior to the live event, we shot a series of interviews with key directors and stakeholders, which we then edited into content videos that were used throughout the live program
• On-site at Seattle Rep we built out a multi-camera system with both robotic and human-opped cameras
• With no live audience, the seats were a perfect place to construct a control room
• Emcees were off-site in their own homes, but were able to emcee the entire program live, replete with banter between them and the on-location talent
• Punch Drunk provided Redcat™ remote production kits to the two emcees for superb quality video and audio with full control over the remote systems from the on-site control room