Events DC, the official convention and sports authority of Washington, DC, announced that President and CEO Angie M. Gates has been named Chair of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company’s celebration: The Sensational Winter Ball. The Winter Ball will raise critical funds for the non-profit theatre's operations, including its artistic, connectivity, and new work programs. It will also honor the legacy of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) and the 2nd World Premiere production of the Enter the Woollyverse season.
"I am truly honored to serve as the Chair of the Sensational Winter Ball," said Events DC President and CEO Angie M. Gates. "The Woolly Mammoth Theatre holds a special place in the hearts of our community and continues to redefine the role of theatre as a catalyst for an equitable, creative, and engaged society. I look forward to elevating an epic experience for attendees to support Woolly Mammoth’s phenomenal programming.”
The Sensational Winter Ball will take place at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. The evening’s presentation will be hosted by emcee Drew Anderson (of Spit Dat in Residence, one of Woolly’s Connectivity Core Partners), with music by DJ Diyanna Monet and performances by members of the cast of The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes and The Experience Band & Show.
For more information on the Sensational Winter Ball, please visit the Woolly Mammoth website.
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About Events DC
Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for Washington, DC, delivers premier event services and flexible venues across the nation’s capital. Leveraging the power of a world-class destination and creating amazing attendee experiences, Events DC generates economic and community benefits through the attraction and promotion of business, athletic, entertainment and cultural activities. Events DC oversees the LEED Gold-certified Walter E. Washington Convention Center, an anchor of the District’s hospitality and tourism economy and the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. Events DC manages the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus (RFK Campus), including Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Festival Grounds at RFK Campus, The Fields at RFK, the non-military functions of the DC Armory and the Skate Park at RFK Stadium. Events DC also built and serves as landlord for Nationals Park, the first LEED-certified major professional sports stadium in the United States. Events DC manages Gateway DC, R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center and Entertainment & Sports Arena all conveniently located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.eventsdc.com and find us on social media – Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (Events DC), and Twitter (@TheEventsDC) — and on our new hub for on-demand event programming on GATHER by Events DC at www.gatherbyeventsdc.com
About Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
The Tony Award®-winning Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company creates badass theatre that highlights the stunning, challenging, and tremendous complexity of our world. For over 40 years, Woolly has maintained a high standard of artistic rigor while simultaneously daring to take risks, innovate, and push beyond perceived boundaries. One of the few remaining theatres in the country to maintain a company of artists, Woolly serves an essential research and development role within the American theatre. Plays premiered here have gone on to productions at hundreds of theatres all over the world and have had lasting impacts on the field. Currently co-led by Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes and Managing Director Kimberly E. Douglas, Woolly is located in Washington, DC, equidistant from the Capitol and the White House. This unique location influences Woolly’s investment in actively working towards an equitable, participatory, and creative democracy. Woolly Mammoth stands upon occupied, unceded territory: the ancestral homeland of the Nacotchtank whose descendants belong to the Piscataway peoples. Furthermore, the foundation of this city, and most of the original buildings in Washington, DC, were funded by the sale of enslaved people of African descent and built by their hands.
