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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 4. 1966.

Downstage needs more cash

Downstage needs more cash

Downstage is having difficulty in meeting payments for its recent extensions. This was revealed recently when an appeal was made to its members for a donation of two pounds each.

This Would be sufficient to cover current debts. Membership at the moment numbers over one thousand.

Downstage, in addition to its professional actors, employs a full-time staff of four: a director, secretary, business manager, and product ion manager. There is also a part-time stage-manager. At the end of last year a plan for redevelopment was put into action. The layout was considerably enlarged and re-organised.

At this time efforts were made to increase membership. As well, an appeal to the business community for sponsorship was launched which was not entirely successful.

It is still hoped that sponsorship will be obtained from some firms on a slightly different basis from what was previously tried.

Downstage considers that the current financial difficulties will not occur again. Though recent productions have been successful and have made a profit, this is not enough to cover the debts.