With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising (washingtonpost.com)

With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising (washingtonpost.com): "With EBay Auctions, Theaters Bid On a New Brand Of Fundraising
By Jacqueline Trescott
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 28, 2004; Page C01
Arena Stage auctioned off a silk kimono from 'M. Butterfly' on eBay last week for $637.76. It also unloaded two hand-carved thrones from 'Camelot,' getting $152.50 for the pair.
Staffers at Signature Theatre in Arlington have taken notice. They are unpacking the body-parts grinder from their production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd' and the Grand Central sign from their production of Sondheim's 'Company.' They are hoping there are enough theater buffs in eBay's vast domain to fork over $20,000 for all the memorabilia they are prepared to ship. "