{"id":3256,"date":"2016-10-26T18:09:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T22:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shawfest.com\/?page_id=3256"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:38:22","slug":"spa-joy-of-shared-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shawfest.com\/support-us\/spa-joy-of-shared-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is it that continues to draw us to the theatre? We return to this space with strangers, time and time again, to witness great plays and the human condition. Perhaps gathering in a theatre has a magical effect of both sharing the \u2018burden\u2019 and multiplying the joy. Recall a moment in theatre where you observed a devastating scene in which a hard truth is revealed. How did it feel to respond to this moment in concert with other people? Imagine that you were the only person to experience this moment. Your encounter would surely be different. How about a time when you laughed out loud at a situation on stage alongside hundreds of other people? Still a sensation that would have differed if you were alone.<\/p>\n

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When you support our Special Appeal for the Joy of Shared Experience, you become an active participant in keeping theatre accessible so that everyone has the opportunity to not only learn from and connect with the arts, but to also learn from and connect with each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ask you to join me in keeping the shared experience of theatre a top priority by giving a special gift to the Shaw Festival today\u201d
\n\u2013 Kimberley Rampersad, Associate Artistic Director<\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Joy of Shared Experience<\/h4>\n

We take care of one another when we collectively witness a corner of the world at the same time. In a time of headphones, handheld devices and isolation, shared experiences might address a part of the human condition that seems to be neglected. And this can be tended to in the theatre.<\/p>\n

Membership and ticket sales alone are not enough to support the work of The Shaw. You can play a part and become an active participant in keeping theatre accessible. Please consider a donation and make a gift to our Joy of Shared Experience Special Appeal!<\/p>\n

The Shaw Festival is happily partnering with Paradigm Telesales (905-798-4732<\/span>) to assist with our Joy of Shared Experience Special Appeal and annual Membership\/Friends campaigns.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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