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MARQUEEKen and Moira Mumma

PILLARSMrs. Barbara Jordan/Fieldstone 1793 Charitable FoundationJohn and Robin Spurlino/Spurlino Family Foundation, a fund of the Chester County Community Foundation

GUARDIANSBill and Liz Andersen Francis Genuardi/FJN Charitable FoundationMary Louise Sterge

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

Mary FooteTrish HartlineMr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Kalis/Fox RothschildMarian and Dave MoskowitzSuzanne V. Norris

BENEFACTORS Robert and Rebecca FinkenaurTed and Debbie FlintPeter and Louise HavensSarah Floyd and Matthew GollerRichard A. Kunsch, Sr.

CHAMPIONSFranny and Franny AbbottKevin and Liz CarrabineFrank and Cindy Cirone/Cirone Family Charitable FoundationAnne and Matt HamiltonMary HeiserSteve HeyserStock and Eleanor IllowayLis Kalogris Flying Bulldog ProductionsBrendan KomalaJohn and Carla SchaefferPJ Ryan's Pub - In honor of Tom Mitchell

SUPPORTERSMary and Bill BankesLouis J. BeccariaJames Bergey and Donna BrennanJoseph I. and Linda BishopBecky BradbeerTim and Jaclyn Burdis Cobblestone Realty, LTD - In memory of Matt SummersLesley Dawson and Gerry SteinAnthony and Toni FamulariFriends of the Colonial (3)Peter and Jane GafferWilliam and Jocelyn HarrisDr. and Mrs. Donald E. Harrop Tom and Linda Killingsworth - In memory of Dr. and Mrs. George P. RosemondBill and Eileen LambertDick and Sandy LuschSean and Jill MaherRichard MelsheimerPauline Monson Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Moore - In memory of Dorothy J. Moore

Nicolas and Patricia NautaBill and Bobbie Potsic Jim and Janet ReadingEdward and Althea RolfeDr. and Mrs. Donald Rosato/Dr. Donald J. Rosato Charitable FoundationLuAnn RothRoderick and Kathy RussellJoseph SmithPatricia B. SolomonJohn and Barbara Spellman Nancy Thomsen - In memory of Barbara KraussPatricia and Robert Tucker Martin WittePeter and Eliza Zimmerman

PATRONSCarole AgrestaAnonymous (5)Diane AstiFrank and Alice AudinoJoan BambergerChuck and Rebecca BenzSteven and Kathleen BlodgettMichael P. Bochnak and Penny AustinBarbara Brindis - In Honor of our Service men & women who protect our countryBullotta Family Sam and Kathi Cupp Winnifred Cutler and Thomas QuayPeter and Jennifer DaltonGreg and Janice Decker Devlin-Rosmos-Kepp and Gatcha Funeral Home and Cremation ServicesJim and Linda DiGuiseppePatricia D'InnocenzoMax DoblesDolan Construction Inc.Charles EmlenPeter and Linda EustisDave and Lil EvansJim and Nancy EvansBill and Jan EvansFerguson PaintingRita and Herbert FischerRonald and Marilyn FonockSuzanne Gagnon and Stephen ZimniskiJohn GaladaStephen and Michele GiacomucciGlenn and Kathleen GiannopoulosBillie GoldsteinGoodavage’s Drapery Co.Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gould Tracy Harper and Dawn GroveLouis and M. Jeanne GuernseyJocelyn HarrisRichard and Anne HarrisCharles and Jean HumphreysAudrey V. JamiesonJoyce JohnsTerral and Richard JohnstonRK & Co, Richard KapustaSandi Karlson – In memory of Leigh A. HughesBill and Marta KieslingTom and Phoebe Knepley

Michael KoetherKonell InsuranceKoons Family Bernard M. Kosowski and Ursula CampmanRaymond and Terri Ann KovalskiE. Jean KrackCindy Krommes and John Stong – In honor of Mary FooteFrank and Rita LecceseCary F. Leptuck - In memory of Joyce LeptuckFrederic and Diane Liss – In memory of Andrew HickmanJoan F. Lyon Barbara L. Marquart Col. Thomas M. and Mrs. Maureen D. McCabe Anthony McCague Julian and Joann McCrackenConnie and Larry McLaughlinAdele B. McLennanJacob and Linda Merriwether - In Honor of Mary FooteHarold and Pat Missimer - In memory of Susan KershnerMore Time, More Sales - In memory of Morgan “Freedog”Robert Moses- In memory of Ingrid MosesMary Jane MoultonMatthew MoxeyJohn and Kathleen MrazEd and Sally Naratil - In memory of Sam LaRosa and Jim BrennemanBruce New and Virginia Focht-NewEvey NissleBrett J. ObaraChris PeeplesPennypacker FloristLarry PethickClemens and Claudia PietznerJohn M. PiljerRobert and Maryanne PingitoreMichael Porchik Alan and Kathy PrestonThe Puleo FamilyHeather Rabold - In memory of G.E. “Skip” LawrenceLaverne L. Schaeffer- In Honor of John and Carla SchaefferMike Sheehan and Amy WilsonAndrew Lee and Barbara ShorterDr. and Mrs. Gus SpectorJohn and Susan StedmanEd and Robin StevensRussell and Karen StraussWilliam A. SzaboKathleen Tauber - In memory of my parentsKirsten Van VlandrenFred and Linda WaldbuesserLarry and Peggy WayFrederick and Ann Marie WeisKen and Sue WernerKent WhitingDavid J. Wierz

FRIENDSFriends of the Colonial (9) William and Barbara Arnold

Louis BredenBen and Susan BretzJasper and Lindsay BrintonSteven and Bonnie BrzoskaSteve and Kari BurdeauDon and Harriet CarrJosephine ClaussenJoanne CuddahyWilliam DavidsonChris DeMont and Alicia Warner – In memory of Melinda MummaJohn DesjardinsAdam and Lee DeveneyVincent DiBellaPatricia D’InnocenzoDiving Cat StudioDr. and Mrs. Joel EisnerLarry FizzJoan D. Fink – In memory of John SheppardAmbrose and Irene FinneganCarl FlahavenJohn FornaceLinda FuschinoLaura GrablutzSusan and Joe GrecoEmmett and Anna GruiciChris and Kathy GubanichFred GuszCharlene HanburyJohn HartzogKen and Daniela Hastie Benjamin E. Henry Muriel Ho - In memory of Charles HoChristine Huston – In honor of Mary FooteStaci HuyethDeanna and Ewald KalmbachDon and Mary KaneKathy’s Barber Shop – In memory of Margaret KasselKristin Keller and Ken SchutterKingsway CreativeEdward and Anna KraynakAdele Laffey and Jim LatianoJames and Becky LaFreedaCarl and Sylvia LandisRichard and Patricia LashCarole LauerRichard LeightonSeymour LevinJohn LisowskiDonna and Thomas LoyleAndy and Marie LudwigRobert and Kathleen MakoidJohn ManorekRobert and Susan MarshallCorinne Masur and Theodore FallonKathleen and Bernard K. McElroyTodd and Mary McGownMichele McKinney – In memory of Robert BarnesJoseph and Illona MeersCasmir MichalskiJoseph MichinockSamuel MillerRichard and Zita MillichapJoseph Nicholas Andrew J. Novoshielski Lew and Jean OsterhoudtPAHS Class of 1979Phil PetersonKen and Diane Pilotti

Jason PyrahFrank and Sue RechnerClaudia ReidMargaret ReitnourBruce and Margaret RideoutJohn and Jodi RosenfeldFrank SauerwaldSedlacek Family Foundation - In memory of John, Joan, and LarryRobert and Ashlie SchmehlCara SchmidtLeo ScodaMarilyn SkellengerRobert and Mary Ann SnyderCathy StoutEdwin and Gail SugitaSharon SwavelyRonald SweetMolly and Stacey SwigartRush TaggartMike and Jen TrachtmanGretchen TraficantiCarole TurkGeraldine Varady - In memory of Joseph VaradyCherie WebbTom WestNelson and Bernadette WhitworthEric WilliamsenRichard and Eleanor Wolf

FOUNDATION & CORPORATE SUPPORTERS

The Community CoalitionPECO

MATCHING GIFT CONTRIBUTORS & WORKPLACE GIVING PARTICIPANTS

AllState: The Giving CampaignExelon FoundationGE FoundationGlaxoSmithKline FoundationThe Home Depot FoundationJohnson & Johnson Family of Companies Matching Gift ProgramMerck FoundationMorgan StanleyPfizer Foundation’s Matching Gift ProgramPhoenixville Community Health FoundationUnited Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New JerseyThe Vanguard Group Foundation

Association for the Colonial Theatre - Statements of ActivitiesYEAR ENDED AUGUST 31 2015 2014

UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS

REVENUES:Contributions $ 421,826 $ 635,868Grants 1,500 250,000Admissions 388,936 344,883Membership 70,325 58,859Concessions 77,147 75,983Rental 20,853 34,824Special events, net of expenses of $95,610 in 2015 and $99,479 in 2014 46,657 9,434Interest income 683 874Advertising 15,450 16,616Restoration and service fees 28,388 30,443Other income 12,869 2,546Net assets released from restrictions (Bacon Brothers and others) 390,821 34,000TOTAL REVENUES 1,475,455 1,494,330

EXPENSES:Program services 794,733 733,250Management and general 72,037 63,441Fundraising 92,585 94,530TOTAL EXPENSES 959,355 891,221CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS 516,100 603,109

TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS

REVENUES:Contributions – 531,834

Sponsorships – 4,000

Net assets released from restrictions (390,821) (34,000)

CHANGE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (390,821) 501,834

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 125,279 1,104,943

NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 4,534,291 3,429,348

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $ 4,659,570 $ 4,534,291

Association for the Colonial Theatre - Statements of Financial PositionYEAR ENDED AUGUST 31 2015 2014

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETSCash and cash equivalents $ 242,256 $ 240,110Grants receivable – 6,250Pledges receivable, net 1,449,017 1,715,775Other receivables 294 –Prepaid expenses 4,174 14,467Inventory 1,701 2,280TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 1,697,442 1,978,882

LAND, BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENTLand 22,000 22,000Buildings and improvements 2,119,281 2,119,281Equipment 262,702 231,546Construction in progress 1,659,222 1,255,656 4,063,205 3,628,483Less: accumulated depreciation (737,010) (667,141)NET LAND, BUILDINGS & EQUIPMENT 3,326,195 2,961,342

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIESAccounts payable 20,683 19,236Payroll and taxes payable 6,537 5,359Deferred revenue 19,387 42,281Current portion of long term debt 21,311 23,736TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 67,918 90,612

LONG TERM DEBT 179,077 191,779UNAMORTIZED DISCOUNT ON LOAN 117,072 123,542TOTAL LIABILITIES 364,067 405,933

NET ASSETSUnrestricted 3,165,897 2,649,797Temporarily restricted 1,493,673 1,884,494TOTAL NET ASSETS 4,659,570 4,534,291TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

2014-2015 Annual Appeal Film MembersANGELSGregory and Kathryn CindricJean Flood and Paul NemethMark Beekman and Susan GauschMargaret K. GroeningPaul and Janice HartmannLawrence T. Jilk, Jr.Top and Bobbi MyersRandy and Lisa Ruch

MOGULSThomas and Kristen BissingerKevin J. and Liz CarrabineGlenn EshbachCynthia HallDr. Charles and Ms. Sandra KoenigMichael KoetherDave and Jeanne LocknerDr. David Malamed and Sandra MalamedRichard MillerKirsten Van Vlandren Mark MoskowitzJohn and Carla SchaefferJohn and Robin SpurlinoJoseph UjobaiNicholas Vendetti

PRODUCER COUPLESMichele and Jim AdamsEric Aho and Laura GaughlanDru and Karen AlbrightJohn Alexander and Kimberley GibsonLou and Maryann AmiciRodney Amsden and Kemarie KurtzMaria AndrewsEmil and Lorraine ApostolosPenny Austin and Michael BochnakJoan Baker and Ben JamesEarle and Charlene BareMason Barnett and Michael P. BuckleyTom and Anne BecconeStephen Beebee and Debra Sween-BeebeeJoe Bentz and Harma EllensJames Bergey and Donna BrennanCatherine Bianco and David WeaverVictoria BilaninTerence Bishop and Amy ColemanBonnie and Jeffrey BlankBecky BradbeerCharles and Carin BrastowMichael and Beth BrigliaStephen and Kari BurdeauChristopher Burks and Priscilla Ries-BurksMaryanne Buschini and John OdellDouglas Cameron and Edith GuayUrsula Campman and Bernard KosowskiColeen Cannon and David LamphereJames Care, Jr.James F. and Mary CarrKevin and Elizabeth CaseyMelanie Chadwick and A. Roy SmithBruce W. Char and Nancy Bannister-CharKace CoadyJohn Collevechio and Denise OpielaPatrick Connors and Elaine GreenStephen Cottone and Staci Nelson-CottoneCharles and Kathy Crabb Charles Culman and Alice FisherClay and Carol DavisJohn J. and Josephine J. DentelJim Devine and Rose O'Brien

Michael and Heather DiBellaMark Dieterich and Susan B. PedersenKaren Dingle and Nicholas KendusFrederick and Kathleen DolengoJeffrey and Nancy DoreBen and Donna DoveSteve and Susan DoveyKathy Duran and Mercedes Duran Brad and Anne DyerWanda Engelhardt and James MilesJim and Nancy EvansJon Ewald and Emily SimmonsJohn and Sandra FabianKenneth and Robin FetterPeter and Dee FeyJim and Margery FieldsRonald and Terry FishMickey FlynnFrank and Terry FosterCal and Wendy FoxJohn and Pamela FreehaferPeter and Jane GafferSuzanne Gagnon and Stephen ZimniskiJohn Gangwisch and Diane MaguireMax Geisler and Kim Haymans-GeislerDonald and Mary GeraceFred Gerland and Meg MartinAndrea GiardinaChristopher and Johanna GilbertThomas and Alyce GilhoolLaura GrablutzShaun Green and Laura WildmanDan Gross and Barbara MaurerDawn Grove and Tracy HarperChris and Kathy GubanichRev. Richard and Anne HarrisBob and Barbara HeckBryan Heron and Elaine ZelleyThomas Hickey and Sharon StriteCliff Hillis and Beth LennonMark and Karen HiteMuriel HoCindy HoweCharles and Jean HumphreysLarry and Ginger HunsickerKatie Hynes and Mark WeberRichard and Terral JohnstonChris and Leslie JonesDon and Mary KaneKeith and Rita KaplanNancy and Richard KehlerBill and Marta KieslingFred KlugeBill and Eileen LambertPaul and Lee LamparskiEric and Maria LawRichard and Darlene LeightonMeredith Leopold and Keith WestCindy LichtsteinAndy and Marie LudwigCarolyn Luskin and Victor SpinelliMaggie Lynch and Steve VeloskiJohn MacPhee and Markels RobertsJoe and Karen MaherDorothy and Michael MalloyThe Marquart FamilyBob and Sue MarshallGarrett and Muriel McDanielJohn McGinn and Amy WilsonJames McKinleyLarry and Connie McLaughlinNoelle Means and Richard WoodfieldTravis and Sheila MeiskyRichard MelsheimerJacob and Linda MerriwetherMichael and Kimberly Minnich

Robert and Sandra MomyerTed and Helen MorganJenifer and Shannon MuddChris Mulvihill and Cynyth PetersheimPatrick and Les MurphyAmy MyersEd and Sally NaratilNicolas and Patricia NautaBruce New and Ginny Focht-NewRobin and Ed NewmanLynne Norris and Brian SlaterEdmond and Bernadette O'ConnorMartha O'Connor and Oliver TsaySteven and Kathy O'Connor Gregg OldsteinJames and Jodi OleyDoug and Suzanne PaidaNatalie Phrompeng and Zygmunt Swistunowicz Tammey Plumley and Patricia Renninger Christopher and Nancy PlummerRon and Roberta PropstLaura and Tom RansomJim and Janet ReadingDennis Reed and Carmen StumpGeorge and Melissa ReitnourKaren and William RigginsTony and Michael Riley-HillDr. James RobertsJeffrey and Stacey RohrbeckRudy and Nancy RosenbergerChuck RuegerEric and Maria RufeRoderick and Cathy RussellHarry and Becky RutherfordMartin and Michelle SchamisDavid and Debra Schwartz-StepanskyJack and Jerrie SerdyRabbi Kenneth Shankman and Janice PressedeTom and Rosie ShannonMike Sheehan and Amy WilsonBob and Sandy ShemonskyMichael and Julie SidotiBrian Sierkowski and Ryan WoodwardGreg SmallBrett M. Smith and Joseph S. Sutton, IIIPatricia B. SolomonDr. John Spellman and Barbara SpellmanDuane and Colleen StantonBill and Susan StarlingJohn and Susan StedmanKevin and Patricia SternerEd and Robin StevensLarry and Harriet StonePeter and Patricia StormerBrent and Connie SweigartDet and Kathy TauberPeter and Cristina TeunissenRoger and Patricia TuckerRyan Walker and Lauren-Alice LamannaJim and Miriam WeilerKenneth and Sue WernerKeith and Tammy WickstromRobert WilliamsPeter and Eliza ZimmermanTim Zlogar

PRODUCERSRebecca Abbott Dr. Jerry H. AxlerBen BriggsLaurie BrooksCathy Calhoun

Pauline CarltonDonald Carraghan Winston ChurchillJoseph CowanLourdes Compos CruzCarolyn DeCarloRoss DesimoneVincent DiBellaLaurie DilzerJohn ErbeChristian EvansKristi FontaineMary FooteAmy Jo GarbusAnonymousMarina GreshamChristine GunsaullusStephen HackerLisa HancockRichard HankinGail HoffmanThomas IngramAudrey V. JamiesonDenise JonesSandra KarlsonMargaret Kelly-MacDonaldSteven KilleleaJackie KinsleyEileen KollmerSteven KraegelRichard Kunsch, Sr.Adele LaffeyJanice LaPorteJoan F. LyonKevin MadsenNeil MargolisAnn McGillElizabeth McGuireSusan McLarenFrank MillerCarolyn NelsonMary OkolowiczAndrew O'NeillKathleen O'ReillyLinda OrffLyndi PuleoJohn RaibleyDeb ReisMargaret RidallRichard Ridall Rebeca RomainMarilyn RothbergAnthony SchaefferChristopher J. SeitzerPatrick ShannonDonald ShrevesAndrea SippleMarilyn SkellengerKent SmithCathy StoutDiane Tadeo Joan B. WalkupMargi Watters Susan WeicheldJeffrey G. WeilJoseph WeinstockDavid WierzIan Zapczynski

**DeceasedThese are membership contributions received as of August 31, 2015. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions.

CHRISTOPHER MAZZOLI - KEEN EYE PHOTOGRAPHY

Marquee $10,000+Pillars $5,000-$9,999Guardians $1,750-$4,999Director’s Circle $1,500Benefactors $1,000-$1,499Champions $500-$999Supporters $200-$499Patrons $100-$199Friends $10-$99

These are gifts made as of August 31, 2015. Every effort has been made to recognize all gifts made to this appeal. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions.

ANNUAL REPORT

Mission StatementThe mission of Association for the Colonial Theatre is to enhance the collective well-being of our region by restoring the landmark Colonial Theatre and promoting cultural, economic and civic life. To this end, ACT presents film, live theatre, music, dance and other community events in the heart of Phoenixville’s historic business district.

The Year in Pictureswe measured our year by:

rentals

wedding ceremonies

marquee photo shoot rentals

100% board participation in giving

2675 pounds of popcorn kernels

1200 tickets donated to social service and other community organizations

1035 members

200 volunteers

470,790 feet (89 miles) of 35mm film shown

PresidentKenneth B. Mumma

1st Vice PresidentTrish Hartline

2nd Vice-President William M. Andersen

TreasurerSean Maher

SecretaryStephen H. Kalis

Susan Berry-GorelliRebecca H. BradbeerJocelyn S. HarrisRichard A. Kunsch, SrPauline MonsonMarian D. MoskowitzSuzanne V. NorrisMaryLouise Sterge

Executive DirectorMary Foote

House Manager Scott Bauman

Assistant Director Kirsten Van Vlandren

Assistant House ManagerRyan Wilson

Patron Services ManagerLuAnn Roth

Development AssociateEmily Simmons

Horizon Services

Salena Salon

Shorty’s Sunflower Café and Truck Stop

We had the best Blobfest ever!! Okay, we say that every year, but for sure this was the best. We’d like to thank all the volunteers, the vendors and our special guests: Mr. Lobo, Ghoul a Go-Go and dearest Ricou Browning - THE Creature from the Black Lagoon!! This year our sponsors made so much possible. A special thank you to Horizon Services, Salena Salon, Mainstay Inn and Shorty’s Sunflower Café and Truck Stop.

The weather was perfect for the always great costume contest and our wonderful shop owners went way overboard with their façade and window dressings. If you missed the amazing costumes or the windows in town, be sure to make the next Blobfest on July 8-10, 2016.

The ‘fest could not happen without our talented and dedicated Blobfest Programming Committee (Andee Miskiewicz, Shane Stone, Joan Kelly, Cynyth Petersheim and Chuck Francisco); our supremely organized Blobfest Volunteer Leadership Committee (Denise Nissle, John and Carla Schaeffer, Chuck Francisco, Curtis Schmitt, Maryanne Buschini and John Odell); and the over 60 volunteers who sell t-shirts, popcorn and movie tickets and usher so that our visitors have a wonderful experience.

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Applied Video Technology

Edward Bacon and Jane Nadelson

Robert Berry

Calhoun Jewelers

Carnevale Eustis Architects, Inc.

Century 21 Norris-Valley Forge

CH&E Construction, Inc.

DBS Audio Systems, Inc.

Fresh Start Development Co., LLC

Griffiths Construction, Inc.

Dave Herbener and Julie Kiselica

Stock and Eleanor Illoway

Roman and Laura Koropey

Cary Leptuck and Nancy Corson

Maggie Fox Marquardt

Mr. and Mrs. Wade McDevitt

Jim and Joan Moore

Ranney and Theresa Moran

Ken and Moira Mumma

Elizabeth Norris and Tim Buckley

Jim and Dinae Norris

Pennsylvania Trust

Peter Zimmerman Architects

Phoenixville Hospital

Dr. Kirk Reinbold and Jody Segal Reinbold

David Resnik and Lenore Plotkin

Mr. and Mrs. Karl Schoettle

John F. and Holly H. Stoviak

Michele and Robert Tornetta

Valley Forge Catering Company, Inc.

The Bacon BrothersA Benefit Concert for Conservation and CultureJune 2015

SPONSORS

Special Events

Film Sponsorship

11th Annual Members’ Party On Oscar ™ night 2015 our members once again came out in their full regalia – black tie, movie-related costume and pajamas, to be precise - to fete the Colonial family of members. Lou Amici, a member for 15 years, is always dapper in his Mummers costume; Team Enigma impresses every year with their fantastic group costumes; and the Mudd Family has made this event an annual family outing for many years. Our members are our family and we are thrilled to celebrate them, and the movies, year after year!

The 8th Annual Robert Burns Memorial Whisky TastingWhisky tasting at the Colonial has become a well-loved practice and what better way to celebrate Robbie Burns’ birthday. Our Mistress of Ceremonies Riannon Walsh always keeps the evening fresh with new choices of single malts from different countries. Were you here? Did you love that award winning Japanese single malt? The whisky tasting proceeds help support our Classic Film Series. Special thanks to our committee members - Jim Lolli, Dick Lusch, David Wierz, Eric Shopf, Tom Bromley and Janet Lewis. Join us for the 9th annual event on January 29, 2016.

Film sponsorship is a unique, creative, and entertaining way for businesses and individuals to support the Colonial. It plays a crucial role in allowing us to continue to program our repertory film series as well as our festivals (Blobfest and Splatterfest) by offsetting screening costs such as screening rights, shipping, and overhead. Sponsorships often include participatory activities for patrons, such as face painting, hair styling, raffles and giveaways… even a snack lounge in our third floor screening room! We had a record number of sponsored films this year thanks to our 2014-15 sponsors!

The Colonial Theatre joined with French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust again in June to present the Bacon Brothers. Both of our organizations maintain built and natural landmarks that contribute to Chester County’s uniqueness and we share many of the same, wonderfully generous supporters. Culture and conservation enrich all of our lives. We are glad to celebrate both through this annual event – a near sell-out this year that featured a surprise video during the performance!

SPONSORS

The Board of Directors of the Association for the Colonial Theatre. Front row: Kenneth B. Mumma (President) and Rebecca H. Bradbeer.

Second row: Pauline Monson, Suzanne V. Norris, Marian D. Moskowitz, Stephen H. Kalis (Secretary), Trish Hartline

(First Vice President), Susan Berry-Gorelli, Jocelyn S. Harris, Richard A. Kunsch, Sr., MaryLouise Sterge, Sean Maher (Treasurer) and William

M. Anderson (Second Vice President).

ATOS ConferenceIn July, ACT welcomed over 400 visitors from across the country to Phoenixville and the Colonial Theatre. The American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) members, attending their annual conference in Wilmington, came to experience the wonder that is the 3/24 Wurlitzer Opus 585 theatre pipe organ, owned and maintained by the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley (TOSDV).

On July 3rd the group traveled in 12 buses up from Wilmington for a concert with renowned organist Mark Herman. Back again on Saturday July 4th, the Colonial hosted the young organist competition, held each year at the conferences and featuring young talent from across the country. Many thanks to Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley for organizing this wonderful event.

Perched here on the northern corner of Chester County, nearly sitting on the neighboring Montgomery County line, Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre is part of a region legendary for great arts and cultural programming. Our community theatre happens to be a member of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. As we were working on this Annual Report, the Alliance revealed its impressive 2015 Culture Across Communities document: an 11-city report detailing trends in organizations like ours. Happily, its findings reveal that our own performance reflects some regional trends. For example, revenue growth from memberships has been strong regionally and we’ve seen some growth in the Colonial Theatre’s membership in this report’s fiscal year.

The Cultural Alliance report also makes some recommendations for the future that we’re heartened to find we’ve already enacted. To succeed in a rapidly shifting landscape it urges theatres to maintain focus on individuals, engage new audiences, and ensure that cultural experiences are ‘socially relevant.’

Through brand new partnerships with WHYY’s Indie Lens Pop-up and the Royal Opera House On Screen we expanded our programming in the last year. Featuring documentaries seen on the PBS series ‘Independent Lens,’ Indie Lens Pop-Up is designed to engage local residents, leaders, and organizations in discussion about what matters most - from contemporary social issues to family and relationships. We invite you to join us to make friends, share stories, and join the conversation.

Our collaboration with the Royal Opera House brings the beauty, splendor, and artistry of London’s Covent Garden to our own screen. For a fraction of the price of a plane ticket, you can enjoy selections from the current 2015-2016 season filmed on location in the Royal Opera House. It’s their most ambitious season to date with 6 operas and 6 ballets. Home to 2 of the world’s great artistic companies, the Royal Opera and Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera House productions include never before seen ballets, highly anticipated opera debuts, and classic revivals.

Our programming is important to us but we never forget that people are the foundation of our theatre. Visitors often ask why Phoenixville was able to bounce back from the brink. The theatre’s revival and the people who made it possible are at the top of a list of other events and players critical to the town’s rebirth. Many of those volunteers and people continue to play a crucial role in our ongoing success. Members, donors, patrons, and volunteers of ACT make it possible for this “community treasure” to persist while many other small-town theatres have vanished forever. If you visit for a film, you’ll be greeted by one of our over 200 active volunteers who we celebrate annually at a special volunteer party.

While we were putting the final touches on this annual report we mourned the loss of two of those people who made the theatre the vibrant, successful place it is today. Joel

Rickenbach and Earl Sitlinger were two volunteers who generously shared with us their love for theatres, film and community. Both men had an extraordinary impact on

the organization and our programming in different but important ways. We will miss them dearly.

Our Board and Staff continue to consider ways that our imminent building expansion will inform our future programming, improve treasured

relationships and build new ones, and impact our historic theatre’s role within the region. In the meantime, we’ll continue to bring you the

kind of films and performances you love and have come to expect from the Colonial.

Dear Friends

Thank you again for all you bring to the Colonial. Enjoy this look back at our year and we will see

you here soon!Board of Directors and Staff of ACT

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ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

ANNUAL REPORT

rentals

wedding ceremonies

1035 members

200 volunteers

TreasurerSean Maher

Horizon Services

Salena Salon

Blobfest 16

Robert Berry

Calhoun Jewelers

Jim and Joan Moore

Ken and Moira Mumma

Pennsylvania Trust

SPONSORS

Special Events

Film Sponsorship

SPONSORS

Dear Friends

Horizon Services

Salena Salon

Blobfest 16

Robert Berry

Calhoun Jewelers

Jim and Joan Moore

Ken and Moira Mumma

Pennsylvania Trust

SPONSORS

Special Events

Film Sponsorship

SPONSORS

Dear Friends

Horizon Services

Salena Salon

Blobfest 16

Robert Berry

Calhoun Jewelers

Jim and Joan Moore

Ken and Moira Mumma

Pennsylvania Trust

SPONSORS

Special Events

Film Sponsorship

SPONSORS

Dear Friends

Horizon Services

Salena Salon

Blobfest 16

Robert Berry

Calhoun Jewelers

Jim and Joan Moore

Ken and Moira Mumma

Pennsylvania Trust

SPONSORS

Special Events

Film Sponsorship

SPONSORS

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

ANNUAL REPORT

rentals

wedding ceremonies

1035 members

200 volunteers

TreasurerSean Maher

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

ANNUAL REPORT

rentals

wedding ceremonies

1035 members

200 volunteers

TreasurerSean Maher

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

ANNUAL REPORT

rentals

wedding ceremonies

1035 members

200 volunteers

TreasurerSean Maher

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DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE

ASSETS

TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,023,637 $ 4,940,224

ANNUAL REPORT

rentals

wedding ceremonies

1035 members

200 volunteers

TreasurerSean Maher

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