Waterfront South Theatre Grand Opening

South Camden Theatre Company Will Open the New 96-Seat Waterfront Theatre in Camden New Jersey

CAMDEN, NJ (09/07/2010)(readMedia)-- South Camden Theatre Company, a nonprofit professional theatre organization located in Camden, New Jersey announces the grand opening of the 96-seat Waterfront South Theatre, the new professional theatre home for the South Camden Theatre Company. Founder and producing artistic director Joseph M. Paprzycki's play "Last Rites" will be the inaugural performance on opening night. The ceremony will take place in front of the Waterfront South Theatre at 400 Jasper Street in Camden's Waterfront South Arts District. The festivities for the evening will include the following:

• Welcoming remarks by all speakers on the steps of the new theatre – 6:30 p.m.

• Ribbon cutting ceremony – 7:30 p.m.

• Inaugural performance of "Last Rites" – 8:00 p.m.

• After-glow party at O'Donnell's restaurant and pub in Gloucester City, New Jersey – 10:30 p.m.

For more information about South Camden Theatre Company and Waterfront South Theatre, please visit www.southcamdentheatre.org. and www.waterfrontsouththeatre.com Follow the company on Twitter at @artwillsaveus and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SouthCamdenTheatreCompany

WHO:

South Camden Theatre Company, Inc.

Waterfront South Theatre

The Honorable Dana L. Redd, Camden City Mayor

Msgr. Michael Doyle, Sacred Heart Church, Pastor

Helene Pierson, Heart of Camden, Executive Director

John O. Parker, Jr. Antioch Baptist Church of Camden, Pastor

Joseph M. Paprzycki, South Camden Theatre Company, Producing Artistic Director
WHAT:

Grand Opening Celebration of Waterfront South Theatre and opening of "Last Rites" 
WHEN: Friday September 10, 2010 at 06:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Waterfront South Theatre
400 Jasper Street
Camden, New Jersey 08104
NOTES:

The South Camden Theatre Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping revitalize the City of Camden, New Jersey by producing meaningful, professional theater in the City’s Waterfront South District as the resident theatre company at Waterfront South Theatre. We are committed to staging performances that entertain, elevate, and inspire audiences, whether our plays are rooted in the reality of injustice, or explore the magic of human potential and show how love can transcend our differences. We are here to serve the community; its adults, children, and we exist to provide hope for the rebirth of our city, while providing a voice and a stage for those who live, work and dream here. South Camden Theatre Company is a proud member of The New Jersey Theatre Alliance, The Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance.