The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper: "Keeping the lights on is a challenge for stages across the country. A national conference this month hosted by the Theater Communications Group reflects the trend of diminishing attendance -- most of the seminars focused on filling seats.
'Live events are dying off. People would rather get a Netflix and hunker down on the couch,' says Sue Houghton, marketing manager for FTP.
What's a community theater group to do when it needs $20,000 to stay alive?
Houghton says FTP has asked, begged, borrowed -- but not stolen -- and with the threat of extinction looming has, for the first time in its history, bitten the fundraising bullet. The group is sponsoring an evening of dinner, dance, live auction and entertainment at the William Tally Recreation Center tomorrow night."
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