Special thanks go to all of our wonderful donors who have come together to support the vision of a beautifully
restored Granada. Due to your generosity, dedication and commitment, we're well on our way! As of December 3, 2007, we have received 876 gifts totaling more than $48.5 million, and have achieved over 97% of our $50 million 2007 campaign goal.

• $5,000 - Premiere Pair
• $3,000 - Premiere Seat
• $1,500 - Classic Seat

Founding Benefactors (7 total, 1 available)
6 RESERVED by Morrie and Irma Jurkowitz, Sara Miller McCune, Wendy P. McCaw Foundation, The City of Santa Barbara, Michael and Anne Towbes, and an "anonymous" donor

Honor your family name, parents, children, mentor or significant others with the ultimate mark of generosity. As a Founding Benefactor, you'll be accorded, in perpetuity, a 22 X 32 bronze bas-relief portrait including a 100-word biography to pay homage to your chosen honoree. The plaque will be displayed in the most prominent location in the Theatre, the newly restored main lobby. Additionally, you can select from any of the remaining gift namings listed below...
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The "1924" Marquee

Granada craftsman will fabricate a beautiful replica of the original Granada marquee. Twice the width of the familiar 1941 marquee, this imposing edifice will provide a memorable start
to every theatregoer's experience. This donor will receive recognition right on State Street plus the formidable bas relief plaque in the entrance lobby.
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The (Your Name Here!) Endowment Fund

The endowment represents rental subsidies to help guarantee the sustainability of our superb regional non-profit performing arts companies, including the Santa Barbara Symphony, Opera Santa Barbara and the State Street Ballet. The fund will also help support the operation and maintenance of the beautifully restored theatre as a dynamic performing arts center. Put
"Your Name Here" in perpetuity!
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The (Your Name Here!) Education Endowment Fund

Arts Ed at The Granada provides the highest quality of experiential learning opportunities in the performing arts within a humanities context. The four-component program has already begun and includes: "P.O.V. Live!," "Granada Live," "The Granada Music and Arts Conservatory," and the "Visiting Arts Studio." Your contribution will ensure a vital education program touching thousands of students annually for decades to come.
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The substantial left and right staircases are lit with period fixtures and lead up to the upper lobby, Founders Room, Patrons Circle and Balcony. Loge and balcony patrons will take pleasure in the new, generous proportions of these grand stairways.
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New Proscenium

The stage opening will be widened to 50' in order to accommodate symphony orchestra performances. The proscenium framing will be reshaped for acoustical purposes and redesigned to conform to period- and Granada-themed motifs.
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Restoration of Original Décor

Studies of plaster and paint samples revealed an extraordinary, detailed color palette throughout the theatre and public spaces. Fifteen artisans will work six months to recreate
the splendor of the original scheme.
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Catering Suite

A central feature of the Founders Room, this fully equipped serving kitchen includes the
main bar and concessions area. Whether it's a special dinner or a post-performance party,
the Catering Suite will be the center of culinary activity. And the donor receives prominent recognition in the prestigious Founders Room!
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Digital Projector

This state-of-the-art digital projector will deliver stunning images onto the silver screen
and sparkling sound to the Granada's new surround sound system. It will be used by the Santa Barbara Film Festival as well as the Granada film series featuring classics and unusual titles throughout the season.
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The large empty space under the stage floor will become a warm -up room for chorus, ballet, orchestra, and all performing artists. This new enclosure will offer soundproof preparation
and also serve as an education classroom and rehearsal studio.
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Interior designer Roger Phillips has opened up the walls of the upper lobby to reveal the beautiful stairways leading to the upper balcony. Columns, arches, wrought iron railings
and clerestory windows combine to fashion elegant stairways to the stars.
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Central Rest Rooms (3 total. 2 available.)
1 RESERVED by Betty J. Stephens

The three main Rest Rooms are located off of the Upper Lobby and the Founders Room. Two
of them boast a total of 22 stalls for women, with six additional stalls located on the first floor. Celebrate this generous design detail of 28 stalls with a plaque right next to the rest room entrance.
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Two, generously proportioned "star" dressing rooms will feature full baths ensuite, providing a temporary home for the world's finest actors, singers, and instrumentalists.
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Accessibility Renovations: Front-of-House, Performance Hall

The numerous improvements will include special access areas for wheelchairs, automatic doors, assisted listening devices, and reshaped floors in the entryway and orchestra seating. The design team's efforts will result in a wonderfully accessible facility ready to serve
all patrons.
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Accessibility Renovations: Balcony

New seating, ramps, aisle rails, lighting and stair carpeting will transform the loge and balcony into friendly territory for the first time. Some of the best seats in the house will also
be the most comfortable.
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New star and chorus dressing rooms plus ensuite bathrooms will sport a wide range of accessible features for performers and backstage visitors alike. Your naming will ensure
that all performing artists will be included in The Granada's programming.
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Fulfilling our commitment to "light up State Street," The Granada will feature the latest in advanced, computer-controlled equipment. Stage lights include a programmable automated light package to complement 350 brand new "instruments."
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Sound System

Three sound systems will be tucked away in the Granada décor and provide the best audio available for amplified performance: 1) a proscenium-framing stereo system for live events,
2) a surround-sound cinema system, and 3) state-of-the art electronic-enhancement for acoustic events.
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Follow Spot Chambers

Musical Theatre lovers should be proud to name the rooms where the follow spot wizards
"focus" on their favorite stars. The rooms are specially cooled and provide sound dampening
to eliminate follow spot noise.
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Production Suite

Production central for all Granada shows. These areas are home to the clever magicians
who provide the brains and brawn for scenic, lighting and sound success.
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A generous space for the captains of touring shows and regional stage managers as well.
This will be "action central" as performers, designers and technicians visit the boss about
the business of putting on a show.
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Ovation Circle

A donation of $50,000 or more makes you eligible for an annual membership in our exclusive Ovation Circle . Members will be offered the right of first refusal on some of the best seats in the house for Granada presented events and enjoy other benefits in recognition of the significant support they provide. Click Here learn more.
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Take-A-Seat / Take-A-Row

For a relatively modest contribution , the Take-A-Seat ( Take-A-Row ) program offers you the opportunity to place personalized plaques on the beautiful (and comfortable!) new theatre seats in The Granada, preserving the naming(s) of your choice for generations to come.
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The grand performance hall with its sparkling Spanish décor will bear your name of choice.  This is the glorious room where thousands will be moved, inspired and entertained.
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Name the stage where Henry Fonda, Fred Astaire, John Gielgud, Ethel Barrymore, Helen Hayes, Martha Graham, The Berlin Philharmonic and so many others have performed. Just imagine the next 100 years!
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A custom creation measuring a whopping forty feet in diameter, the beautiful, Grand Chandelier will dominate the theatre's decor. The original art deco fixture with Moorish
touches will be fully restored and returned to its place of honor.
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The dramatic balcony, with its imposing Corinthian pilasters and striking chandelier, boasts 632 mezzanine and loge seats. Your naming plaque is centrally located off the upper lobby
to be viewed by patrons entering left or right.
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The central gathering place for pre-show and intermission mingling, this elegant room
with wonderful Spanish details will also host receptions, pre-concert lectures and other
special events. During the day it will double as a rehearsal hall.
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Accessibility Renovations: Elevator
RESERVED by Jon and Lillian Lovelace

Adjacent to the lower lobby will be a brand new elevator that transports patrons from the lobby to the lower level, upper lobby, Founders Room, and balcony seating. The period decoration of the elevator will add a striking design element to the public areas. The interior of the elevator will bear a plaque with the donors' names.
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The north store at the front of the theatre will be transformed into a state-of-the-art, customer-friendly ticket center featuring its own entrance into the Granada lobby. The box office will be
a hub of activity throughout the day and evening.
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In addition to its use as a reception area for conductors, soloists and stars, this elegant room
will fill with patrons at intermission and serve as a community resource during daylight hours.
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Conductor's Dressing Room
RESERVED by Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation

Endear yourself to maestros for decades to come! The room is adjacent to the stage stairs
and features dressing table, desk, sitting area and private bathroom.
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Upper Lobby
RESERVED by Stephen and Carla Hahn Foundation

Featuring a marvelous, "wood-beamed" ceiling in the Old Spanish style and splendid period fixtures, the upper lobby is a gathering place for loge and balcony patrons before the show
and during intermission.
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"Diva" Dressing Room
RESERVED by The Samuel B. and Margaret C. Mosher Foundation

The only dressing room on the stage level features luxurious appointments fit for a major star including its own bathroom ensuite. This is where Fred Astaire and Herbert Von Karajan would have napped!
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The newly designed balcony entrance features a stairway from the Upper Lobby level to
the Lower Balcony. All patrons seated in lower balcony seating will pass by your prominent donor plaque. With restroom entrances located directly off the vestibule, this area will be
a hub of activity.
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The updating of the hall will include an enlargement of the current pit to accommodate
53 players, as well as the addition of a motorized platform, which will allow for production flexibility. This space will be home to some of Southern California 's finest musicians.
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Loge Seating
RESERVED by Viola S. Girsh, Ruth G. and Daniel E. Hochman

Put your name on the best seats in the house. The first three rows of the balcony offer
audiences more legroom and better sight lines than any other location. This will be home
to the Patrons Circle.
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Theatre Boxes (8 total. 8 reserved.)
RESERVED by David and Lyn Anderson; Barry Berkus and Family; Brown Family Foundation; Frederick W. and Linda J. Gluck. The Lehrer Family Foundation; Jack and Anitra Sheen/The Peebles-Sheen Charitable Trust; and Volentine Family Foundation

Eight very public side boxes will be choice seats for lucky ticket buyers. In clear view of every seat in the house, the detailed facades will provide an elegant reminder of Old Spain.
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Your generosity will provide a spacious backstage gathering area for all performers. Musicians will especially appreciate the instrument and personal lockers designed for their convenience.
A Santa Barbara first!
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Chorus Dressing Rooms (2 total. 2 reserved.) RESERVED by The Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation; and Margo and Robert Feinberg

The Granada 's largest and most active dressing rooms can accommodate sixteen performers. This is your opportunity to support the folks who are the unsung heroes of the theatre.
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Wanted: a patron of the artist! This is the traditional backstage gathering place of actors, musicians and dancers, before, during and after the show: the focal point of activity behind
the scenes.
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It is our intent to fully restore the old, forty-foot wide house curtain, a beautifully painted landscape of the Spanish town of " Granada , as seen from the Hills of Alhambra." Preliminary appraisals suggest that this is an important work from the Spanish period in California.
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Concert Grand Piano
RESERVED by Patricia Gregory, for the Baker Foundation

Your gift will pay for the Steinway Model D, the 9' concert grand piano. Hand-crafted in Hamburg, Germany, most pianists consider this to be the greatest keyboard instrument
of them all.
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Wardrobe Suite
RESERVED by Bonnie Sparberg Baas and the estate of
John C. Baas

From Cinderella's slipper to Captain Hook's hook, this is where costumes are assembled, fit, leaned and pressed.
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Elevator Lobby Upper Level
RESERVED by Judith L. Hopkinson

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Entrance Foyer, 2nd Floor
RESERVED by Santa Barbara Bank and Trust

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