[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 26, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E769]
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              CONGRATULATING THE NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE

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                          HON. JOHN F. TIERNEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2005

  Mr. TIERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the North Shore Music 
Theatre at Dunham Woods in Beverly, Massachusetts, which this year is 
celebrating its fifty-year anniversary.
  The North Shore Music Theatre has been entertaining local audiences 
and visitors since 1955, presenting both classic and innovative 
musicals in its unique theatre-in-the-round style. When the Theatre 
first presented Kiss Me Kate in the summer of 1955, the audience sat 
outdoors in canvas seats. Today, theater-goers are entertained in a 
modem 1,800 seat facility.
  For nearly half of its existence, Artistic Director and Executive 
Producer Jon Kimball has been at the Theatre's helm. In partnership 
with his dedicated staff and Board of Trustees, Mr. Kimball has turned 
the North Shore Music Theatre into a nationally-recognized venue, both 
in terms of its size and the quality of its productions. The theatre 
was named by Boston Business Journal as the 2nd largest performing arts 
organization in the state for three consecutive years.
  As a non-profit organization, the North Shore Music Theatre's mission 
is to increase the awareness, significance and celebration of musical 
theater and the performing arts through superb entertainment and 
educational programs. Each year, the Theatre welcomes 400,000 patrons 
to its six musical subscription series, an original musical production 
of A Christmas Carol and an acclaimed celebrity concert series. In 
addition, its award-winning Theatre Arts Academy reaches over 100,000 
young people annually, through workshops, outreach and youth 
performances.
  It is appropriate that the House recognize this half-century 
milestone for the North Shore Music Theatre, which has become one of 
the anchors of arts and culture in our region. Its contribution to the 
quality of life for the people of the North Shore and beyond cannot be 
underestimated.
  Congratulations to the North Shore Music Theatre for fifty years of 
entertainment and education. I'm sure I can speak on behalf of my 
constituents and neighbors when I say that we all look forward to 
sharing in the Theatre's bright future.

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