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Festival 56 seeking host families for visiting artists · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Festival fifty six seeking host families for visiting artists. Written
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  by Bill Frescoes. This article is being read by an
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  automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Festival fifty six
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  in Princeton is looking for locals willing to open their
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  homes to visiting artists this summer, as the theater prepares
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  to welcome about fifty performers from across the country. Each summer,
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  Festival fifty six brings in artists for stays ranging from
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  two to nine weeks. According to the organization, it relies
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  heavily on community members to provide housing that helps integrate
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  visiting performers into local life during the festival season. Staying
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  with a host family and becoming part of their lives
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  instantly creates a deeper connection to the community that is
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  kept Festival fifty six alive summer after summer. A former
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  visiting artist said in a statement provided by the organization,
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  it is the backbone of festival's early success and something
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  that continues to make it a truly unique theatrical experience.
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  Hosts are not required to provide meals for their guests.
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  In return, participating families receive one Flex four ticket package
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  for hosting one artist and two Flex four ticket packages
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  for hosting two or more artists. All hosts families also
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  receive a complimentary ticket to the festival's first cabaret of
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  the season at seven thirty pm on June twenty first.
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  Those interested in serving as a host family can contact
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  box office at Festival five six dot com.