***Important Notice to Customers–Jan. 20, 2023***

 

• All Spring '23 Theater Operations of Pittsboro Youth Theater are discontinued–Theater Operations May Continue Under New Management in the future

 

• Center for the Arts MUSIC SCHOOL IS CONTINUING Private Music Lessons

 

• Entire PYT/CFTA Family of Community Performing Arts Organizations Up For Sale

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We regret to inform you that after 10 years in business, Tammy Matthews and Craig Witter, the sole Member/Managers of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC, do not have the financial resources or personal energies to continue to operate our theater organization or continue with plans to build our new North Chatham Performing Arts Center. 

 

We are very sorry that our decision to close Pittsboro Youth Theater will cause sadness for a great many kids, parents and other supporters. We love you very much.

 

To those who are not saddened by the passing of our organization and/or those who have talked poorly of us to others, shame on you. Tammy and Craig, flawed humans like everyone, invested all our best personal efforts and financial means to benefit a community we now cannot afford to continue to live or do business in; we did our best, but now we and our money are spent.

 

Therefore, regarding Pittsboro Youth Theater activities, 

• Spring 2023 theater casts of Pittsboro Youth Theater are discontinued effective immediately. 

 

• All scheduled Spring '23 cast rehearsals/auditions/performances from this date forward are cancelled.

 

• All deposits paid to Pittsboro Youth Theater for children's participation in Spring 2023 theater cast(s) will be refunded to payers as soon as possible. 

 

• All donations made to help us build the new North Chatham Performing Arts Center (NCPAC) will be used by new owners of our organization for that purpose if possible. If no buyer is found who wants to continue with NCPAC by Feb. 20, 2023, then all donations made to help build NCPCAC will be refunded to those who donated as soon as possible thereafter.

 

Tammy and I will do our best to find suitable buyers of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC as soon as possible. We hope that a buyer or buyers will be found soon, who will resume theater operations with as little interruption as possible, continue to operate CFTA's music school, and/or continue the NCPAC building project uninterrupted.

 

We hope to find a buyer of our entire family of operations. One way or another, assets of Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC will be sold in an increasingly granular fashion; i.e.:

 

• Starting now PYT theater and CFTA music school organizations with their assets are for sale; perhaps different buyers will be found for PYT theater and CFTA music school organizations.

 

• Starting on March 1, 2023, assets that have not been sold in bulk with theater and or music school organizations will be sold independently (by the each), including:  costumes, props, set pieces, technical equipment, music school instruments/equipment, etc

 

We hope to find a buyer for our theater organizations/operations that who will reopen theater operations soon and/or continue our music school and/or NCPAC building plans.

 

Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC assets for sale include:

• Community performing arts organizations with 10-years growth interrupted only by COVID until 2023

• An exceptionally affordable 15-year lease on an unfinished North Chatham Performing Arts Center facility with building plans to finish the space

• Every thing a community youth theater needs to do business, including:  costumes, props, set pieces and technical equipment (lighting, audio, etc.), furniture, fixtures, etc.

• Office equipment, software, procedures, experienced staff contacts

• Much, much more

 

We will try to communicate the wonderful upsides of our organization to prospective buyers who have the resources to follow through with building and opening North Chatham Performing Arts Center by Summer 2023.

 

Tammy and Craig's goal was to transfer ownership/operation to new, younger and more capable owners and/or operational staff before we got into this situation. We're sorry that things came to this so suddenly, and we hope that we can find some way for PYT to continue to provide services to our patrons soon.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

Tammy Matthews and Craig Witter

Co-founders, Owners, Operators, Member/Managers

 

Pittsboro Youth Theater LLC

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