There are other ways to be an angel than saving bedraggled building-and-loan guys from suicide.
Long Wharf Theatre is asking audience members, and anybody who happens to stop by the theater, to donate non-perishable foodstuffs which will be distributed to the needy by Connecticut Food Bank.
A press release explains: “People interested in donating can drop off food items at Long Wharf Theatre’s Mainstage from 10 am to 6 pm or the evenings of performances Tuesday through Sunday. The Connecticut Food Bank is looking for particular items, including tuna and other canned meat, peanut butter, Chunky soups and beef stew, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti & sauce, rice, dry & canned beans, canned vegetables and fruits, powdered milk,100% fruit juice (cans, bottles, boxes), and items that are sugar free, low sodium and no salt.”
Lots of theaters do food drives—the Goodspeed had a similar Thanksgiving-timed event during the run of City of Angels. But Long Wharf is actually featuring a mainstage show about charitable gestures. Come to think of it, is also involves a bank.
For info on the good works of Connecticut Food Bank, see ctfoodbank.org; for info on the bad works of Mr. Potter’s Bedford Falls Bank.