Abrams theater to hold online auction

Abrams Spotlight Productions Inc. seeks donations for its online virtual auction scheduled in early December. A wide variety of prizes will be up for grabs at the ASPI Spotlight Auction Dec. 4-6 at www.biddingowl.com/ASPI.

These dates coincide with the planned opening of “Elf, The Broadway Musical,” which was canceled along with “My Fair Lady” and “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” due to COVID-19. The auction is a way for the community theater to recover some of the revenue these shows would have provided.

COVID-19 not only affects nonprofits like ASPI, it also affects the small businesses that nonprofits rely on for support. Donors can support local businesses and the theater at the same time by purchasing gift certificates from local companies and donating them to the auction. People interested in donating prizes, prize baskets or gift certificates are encouraged to email theater.aspi@gmail.com or call 920-826-5852 by Sunday, Nov. 22.

ASPI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that presents musicals, comedies and dramas at the Nancy Byng Community Theater in Abrams.