To the Fans and Supporters of J CITY Theater,

We?ve always known that Sandy Cockrell - our Artistic Director, was a hurricane of passion and energy, so when we heard that there was a real hurricane coming with the same name - we knew that it was going to be a force to be reckoned with. Little did we know.

We think of our audience members and supporters as family and never more so than in the past several weeks. Our hearts go out to all of you during this time and we truly hope that you are ok and are now moving through the recovery process from this devastating storm. And we will forever be grateful to so many of you who reached out to us with assistance and encouraging words during this time.

The good news is that the theater escaped with only minor damage. A little bleach and elbow grease and we will be back up and running.

The bad news is that Sandy and I received major damage to our home. We have spent the
last month working to restore power and recover from the damage of 8 feet of water and a minor fire. The time and effort that it has taken to deal with demo, renovation, FEMA and insurance companies has been all consuming.

We therefore have made the very difficult decision to cancel this year?s production of A Tuna Christmas. For the first time in 6 years, Petey, Vera, Dixie, Bertha, Charlene, Pearl, Inita, Helen and all the gang from Tuna, Texas will have to sit this one out. We worked very hard to see if we could bring them back - but in the end we simply did not have the time or funds.

We hope that giving them a year to rest - they will come back next year with even more power and lunacy.

On a different note - we would like to thank all of you that made Regrets Only our most successful show to date. We broke all attendance and box office records and we loved hearing from many of you who said this was your favorite show ever. We are going to build on that momentum as we plan for the Spring!

Again, thank you for all of your support. Remember that your year-end tax deductible gifts are always appreciated and allow us to come back from this temporary set back - to be better than ever. If you would like to make a donation you can donate online at www.jcity.org or mail a check (made out to The Field) to 6 Mercer Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

We will leave you with this parting thought from Petey Fisk of the Greater Tuna Humane Society:

Peace on Earth. Good will toward everybody. I never get tired of hearing that.