2017 Auction Packages

Auction Catalog Preview 2017

View our Live & Silent Auction Packages below!

Remember- the online auction opens January 20

Attendees: Email jwhiteway@virginiarep.org in advance to pre-register and start bidding early and often! Remember to bring your fully charged smart phone to the event.

Unable to join us?: Send your email and mobile number to jwhiteway@virginiarep.org to register and support VA Rep as an off-site bidder!

	1	Table for 12 Chez Vous! Your house will be the ticket of the season when it is transformed into a supper club! Enjoy the ambiance of a New York jazz club with catering by Missy Mauck while Richmond’s own acclaimed Lady of Song, Desirée Roots, entertains with a half-hour jazz set featuring songs by your favorites composers! Your own bartender and $200 gift card for wine or bubbly purchase is included as well. Chez Vous, is the hottest table in town. Mutually agreeable date. Expires November 1, 2017.
	2	NYC Weekend Need to get away? Then it’s time to trade Broad Street for Broadway for a weekend (2 nights)! Now’s your chance to take in New York from your home base in a private apartment located in a doorman building close to the UN between 48th and 1st. This two bedroom, two and a half bath apartment sleeps up to six people. Since we’re all theatre lovers, included is a $600 gift card to use towards the show of your choice!
	3	“Smith Island Derelict” by John Barber Offered tonight, an original watercolor by renowned maritime artist John Barber. Mr. Barber no longer works in watercolors, making this painting of “Smith Island Derelict” that much more special. A must for any of those who love the waterman’s way of life!
	4	Your Star is Born This is your cue! Included with this star-turn of a package is a child or adult walk on role during “Beauty and the Beast” playing this April and May at The November Theatre. Becoming a star includes four tickets to the performance, a printed insert in the evening’s playbill with your photo and bio, and a photo of you and the cast! Perfect for anyone from 10 to 110. Be a part of the VA Rep family and share in the excitement of live theatre as only an actor can! Minimum age is ten.
	5	VMFA Private Tour and Reception Avoid the crowds and make the VMFA your own private art gallery for the evening with a VIP tour and cocktail reception. You and up to 19 of your closest friends will join Director Alex Nygeres to tour the soon-to-be opened, never-before publicly exhibited, Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection of Jean Schlumberger. This is the most important public collection of jewelry and objects by one of the 20th-century designers, and includes such stunning items as the "Jasmine" necklace of over 220 karats of fancy-colored sapphire. Alternatively, your group can decide to have Mr. Nygeres tour you through the James W. and Frances Gibson Collection of American Art. This permanent installation of 72 works exceeds a value of $200 million and includes 20 works that have not been exhibited at the VMFA before. Your reception will be catered by the fantastic VMFA team behind Amuse restaurant and feature hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Immerse yourself in the arts for an unforgettable evening!
	6	Cabo! The grown-up’s spring break! Experience the world-famous beaches and views of Cabo San Lucas from Casa Masha Casita-a white-washed private cottage, surrounded by palm trees! This cozy spot offers stunning views of the Sea of Cortes and daily maid service. Enjoy whale watching from your balcony, tennis, beach combing, sight-seeing and leisurely afternoons on the patio or at the beachfront pool and clubhouse. Too slow? Take in the restaurants and excitement of Cabo San Lucas and revel to your heart's content. You have up to two years to book your one-week (7 nights) vacation in the sun without worrying about black-out dates! Sleeps six with three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. This escape will thrill everyone!
	7	In the Heights, On the Set! Let’s set the stage for you and up to eleven of your friends to enjoy music, entertainment and a catered Latin-themed dinner on stage! Virginia Rep is truly thrilled to have secured the rights to reproduce the award-winning set for “In the Heights.” This is the same set that was used on Broadway during its smash run and it’s yours for the night! Dates are mutually agreeable and must fall on a Monday or Tuesday night through the run of the play.
	8	Dominion Charity Classic Walking the greens will never be the same again after you and a friend shadow one of the Senior PGA’s best as an Honorary Observer on day one of The Dominion Charity Classic. Afterwards refresh yourself at the exclusive Dominion Chalet overlooking the 18th green. This is one good walk that will never be spoiled! Includes photo with your professional golfer, inside the ropes18 hole walk, entrance to Dominion’s 18th Hole Hospitality Chalet and preferred parking. Grounds access for the remaining two days of the tournament is also included.
	9	The Downtown Theatres One of our “Very Richmond” offers. You and up to 18 others will join The Valentine’s excellent Bill Martin as he leads you on backstage tours of RVA’s downtown theaters. Visit The National and see where the stars of rock and roll recuperate after a gig. Drop in on the Hippodrome, Virginia’s swinginest nightclub of the 30’s and 40’s. Delve into the crypts at Monumental Church, scene of one of the nation’s worst theater disasters in 1811. We end our evening at our own November Theatre for drinks and hors d’oeuvres with our new Artistic Director, Nathaniel Shaw, and a historical tour lead by Bruce Miller. Catering by A Sharper Palate. Transportation for the tour is included from the November Theatre, where you and your guests will have reserved parking for up to 10 cars right next to the theatre. Catering is for pick-up (the theatre will do this) and excludes Sundays and the months of May and October (expires September 30th).
	10	It Had to Be You! You’re centerstage as aerial footage by Force Aerial showcases you and yours while your personal theme song (DVD included) plays in the background! This unique and never-before-offered item includes an interview from Virginia Rep’s own Scott Wichmann who will co-write the song for your personal theme with another Virginia Rep stand-out, Jason Marks, the award-winning co-writer of Croaker, The Frog Prince Musical. Original cover art by local graphic designer Druanne Cummins adorns your DVD and makes for truly custom invitations for a wedding, corporate event, anniversary, family reunion, holiday greeting or just because.

Virginia Rep, ATTN: Jennings Whiteway
114 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23220
804-783-1688, ext. 1128
jwhiteway@virginiarep.org

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