The event is available to view for free.

Join emcees Jamie McKittrick and Alicia Revé Like for an exciting hour-long virtual celebration including appearances from past and present Metro Theater Company artists, some fun video surprises, a great silent auction, and highlights from our past, our present, and a major announcement connected to our new strategic plan. All proceeds will benefit our programming, including our in-school arts integration residencies, violence prevention program, and theatrical productions. Bidding is now open for After Dark’s silent auction! Text MTC to 76278 or go to https://MTC.givesmart.com to enable mobile bidding.

Special thanks to After Dark Co-Chairs: Naretha Hopson and Suzie Nall. Thank you to our sponsors, including Emerson, Centene, Bayer, Edward Jones, Eagle College Preparatory Schools, Tree9, and Gazelle Magazine.

For more information, contact Development Associate Lauren Brooks at 314.932.7414 x120 or email lauren@metroplays.org. (As our staff continues to work remotely, email is preferred.)

Metro Theater Company’s home is in St. Louis, Missouri. We begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional homelands of the Osage Nation, Missouria, and Illini Confederacy. We pay respect to elders both past and present, and we acknowledge the privilege that we carry in now inhabiting the land of their ancestors. If you would like to learn more about the land on which you stand, discover resources at the Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at Washington University in St. Louis.

Single tickets with benefits* start at $150 and a FREE or pay-what-you-can viewing option is also available.

Tickets
Single Ticket / $200
Young Professional (Under 40) / $150

Sponsorships
Ghost Light Matching Sponsor / $20,000
Marquee Matching Sponsor / $10,000
Luminary Sponsor / $5,000
Spotlight Sponsor / $2,500

Watching the event: You can connect your phone, tablet, or computer to your Smart TV or other streaming device to watch the live gala via YouTube on your TV. If you're connecting with your phone or tablet, make sure you have the YouTube app downloaded. Casting from youtube.com in a mobile web browser is not currently supported.

Bidding is open for After Dark’s silent auction! Text MTC to 76278 to enable mobile bidding or visit https://MTC.givesmart.com. The silent auction closes on Sunday, September 27 at 11:59 pm CDT. Don't miss your chance to bid on unique and exclusive items like: 

• A first edition autographed set of Gregory Maguire’s Wicked series, each featuring a hand-drawn sketch by Maguire. Plus, the first book in the series is signed by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz as well (one of just three copies in the world featuring both signatures and an original drawing by Maguire)

• A decadent luxury skincare package of Obaji-C Fx products

• An original tabletop statue by 19th century French sculpture Pierre-Jules Meme, whose work appears on view at the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Autographed first edition set of the Land of Stories series by Glee actor Chris Colfer

• A “tourist in your home town” gift package featuring tickets to The Muny, New Jewish Theater, the Campbell House Museum, and great St. Louis-themed apparel from STL Stylehouse

• A photography session with Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer Jean Lachat

• Autographed first edition children’s books by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton

• An MTC superfan package, including tickets, books, and commemorative coffee mugs to enjoy the upcoming season

• A book package from The Novel Neighbor, featuring 13 new hardcovers

• An original watercolor by beloved St. Louis artist Marilynne Bradley

• A set of autographed set of first editions from the Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children series

• And more!

FIRST COURSE
Park Place Salad V, GF
mixed baby greens, roasted red + yellow peppers, radish sprouts, artichokes, parmesan, frizzled parsnips + citrus herb vinaigrette

SECOND COURSE
CHOICE of vegetarian, salmon, or beef entree

Quinoa Stuffed Peppers V, GF
chickpeas, caramelized onion, roasted mushroom, charred broccoli & arrabbiata sauce

Seared Salmon with Three Mustard & Ginger Glaze GF
charred vegetables and fried rice cake

Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filet GF
twice baked potato, asparagus & sweet peppers, mushroom, pancetta & chianti demi

THIRD COURSE
Apricot Bundt Cake DF, GF
blueberry compote, candied orange peel, fresh mint

(Plating instructions will be provided.)

Luminary Sponsor

Spotlight Table Sponsors

Additional Sponsors

Ann and Tony Balsamo
Lory Bowman
Crystal and Patrick Dallas
Ruth Ezell
Stephen and MaryAlice Gallagher
Susan and James Gamble
Nancy and Tom Garvey
Mike Gibbons
Karen and Lawrence Goering
David Gonzalez
Ed and Susan Grooms
Amy and Andrew Hogensen
Natina Hopson
Marcia Kerz
Ellen Livingston and Edward Levitt
Marylen Mann and Frank Jacobs
Carol North and Nicholas Kryah
Margaret Onken
Leslie Peters and Dan Rubright
Annemarie and Matt Schumacher
Susan and David Sherman
Cort VanOstran
Beverly Whittington
Coleen and Stephen Williams
Michael Williams
Kathie and Richard Winter