Tickets & Playbill Ads Available Now
The Garden Players return to the Forest Hills stage with another original musical this Spring. Local theater kids ages 5-15 will perform the original production MAGIC IT UP on Saturday, May 17th at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 18th at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m at the Community House, 15 Borage Place, Forest Hills, NY. Tickets, $15-$25, are on sale April 1st at GardenPlayersTheater.com
MAGIC IT UP is Directed and Conceived by Betina Hershey, with Book by Gwynne Watkins, Lyrics by Betina Hershey, and Music by Sunny Knable.
What happens when kids get magic? They magic everything up…but that’s only the beginning. They’re off on a quest filled with discovery as they reunite the mythical forest creatures and find the magic within us all.
Let’s get out of the scarcity mindset and discover that the more we learn and share, the more magic we create!
Playbill Ads & Warm Wishes
Due April 11th
The playbill is a gorgeous keepsake and a great way to share your love with your actors, let parents know about your business, and support this production!
Check out a previous playbill and see for yourself how stunning the playbill truly is!
Playbill ads and warm wishes are due April 11th, so make sure to send yours in now. Need more time, reach out by April 11th so we can hold your spot!
Dear Forest Hills Business Owner: 2025
I am writing to extend an important opportunity for your business to support the arts in the Forest Hills community by advertising in the Playbill of The Garden Players’ 2025 spring production. Our original musical will premiere with two shows on May 17th and two on May 18th, 2025, at The Community House of The Church-in-the-Gardens in Forest Hills. Our annual productions involve over 120 neighborhood children, their extended families, friends and neighbors.
Arts education helps our children and our community thrive, and your support means a lot to the parents, children and audience members of our musical theater troupe. I started carrying the torch for Garden Players in 2003, a local theater group which has been around for over 100 years, and I am proud of our vibrant and creative community.
Our first in person show after the pandemic was a huge success due to our sponsors, local community, and volunteers. We had 4 packed performances. As the director and co-writer of the show and member of the BMI Musical Theater Writing Workshop, I am excited to be working with composer Sunny Knable to bring fresh musical theater to our community.
Our annual productions have sold out each year to a local audience of over 600 people. As a local business, you have an opportunity to support the arts in our community by advertising in our Playbill.
You can mail in a physical ad copy or email a Word, JPG, or PDF file to betina@gardenplayers.com*.
Gold Star Sponsor $500 (This includes your logo on a banner, a full page in the playbill, a flier you provide,
and your name in the playbill as a Gold Star Sponsor!)
Full page $140 (7.25 x 4.5)
Half page $75 (3.5 x 4.5)
Business Card $50 (Business Card Size: Tall: 3.5h x 2.25w /OR/ Wide: 1.75h x 4.5w)
Performances: Saturday, May 17th, 4:30 P.M. & 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, May 18th, 2 P.M. & 5 P.M.
Zelle payable to: betina@gardenplayers.com / 917-204-5647
Checks are payable to: Garden Players
Mail to: Garden Players at Church-in-the-Gardens
℅ Betina Hershey
50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375-6009
Requested deadline for ad copy: April 11th
*Feel free to call if you would prefer your ad and your contribution to be picked up
Thank you for continuing to support arts education in Forest Hills! See you at the show!
Enjoy our 2019 writer interviews video of Betina and Sunny who wrote the songs for both versions of this musical! (Gwynne Watkins wrote our 2025 script, and it’s a really fun one!)
How Can You Help?
- Volunteer! It makes you feel good and lifts up our show and our kids! Sign up Needed: Sets help especially on April 6th and May 4th.
- Playbill Ads! Take A Playbill Ad for your business, write a Warm-wishes to an actor or teacher, or become a Gold Star Sponsor! Read more
- Donate! We can accept tax-deductible donations for the show through Fractured Atlas! Find out more
- Spread the word! If you got joy out of this program, others will, too. Let them know.
- Keep in touch! Share your achievements, your news, your stories of past moments with Garden Players and how we helped your journey! Email Betina!
- Tickets are on sale for our May 17-18th show!
- SPREAD THE WORD – Facebook Event Page . Link to press release google doc
- Help out backstage! Come see the show! May 17-18 (with a tech rehearsal May 16th for Red Cast crew)
- Take photos of our cast during the May 7th dress rehearsal.
