The Wake Forest High School (WFHS) Theatre Department along with the Wake Forest Renaissance Arts Productions (WRAP) Drama Boosters are selling sponsorships of live Christmas trees that will be used in a holiday show, on a parade float and then donated to local families.
Businesses are being asked to consider buying a Christmas tree sponsorship. The trees will be featured in the WFHS production of FrUiTCaKeS! performed on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the WFHS Auditorium, 420 West Stadium Drive in Wake Forest.
The matinee show is a moving story of alienation, understanding and reconciliation and provides audiences with a heaping helping of holiday warmth and cheer.
Beginning at 9 a.m., FrUiTCaKeS!-themed stations will be set up for children to enjoy some holiday fun before the show.
Show tickets are $5 per student which includes one free adult ticket and may be purchased online at https://wfhs.ticketleap.com/fruitcakes/
Businesses that sponsor a tree will be listed in the FrUiTCaKeS!playbill/program.
Following the show, the WFHS Theatre Department, including Technical Theater students, will have a float in the Wake Forest Christmas Parade in downtown Wake Forest at 1 p.m. The sponsored Christmas trees will be part of the float and will include stars on top listing the business sponsor’s name.
After the parade, the Christmas trees will be donated to local families who may not be able to afford a tree this holiday season.
Tree sponsorship costs are $55 for a large tree (6-7 feet); $40 for a medium tree (5-6 feet) and $30 for a small tree (4-5 feet). If interested, please respond by Dec. 2 to ccazin@nc.rr.com.
One hundred percent of the funds raised will go toward the theatre productions and the sets created by students.
“Our WFHS Theatre students are eager to share their holiday spirit through this tree sponsorship, the parade and by giving to others. This could be the start of a new holiday tradition that brings us together with the community,” said Kristin Rendina, WFHS theatre educator and director. She and Tim Domack, technical director, lead the WFHS Theatre Department with support from WRAP volunteers.
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