On Stage

Do More 24 // 2023

IMPORTANT CHANGE: Do More 24 Variety Show on March 2 at 8 pm will be virtual only – there will be no live audience. The live stream is free and you can enjoy it from the comfort of your home.

Dear Friends of CSP:

Do More 24! 

Last year, Chapel Street Players participated for the second time in Delaware’s Do More 24 Campaign and, through the generosity of so many people, we raised almost $20,000!  In addition, we received over $19,000 from the Delaware Division of the Arts (DDOA) via the Spur Foundation in matching pool funds.  We presented a Virtual Variety Talent show, which many of you tuned in to watch, and we will be doing it again this year, along with many other special events. 

This year’s Do More 24 Campaign begins on Thursday, March 2nd at 6 pm and continues until 6 pm on Friday, March 3rd. Throughout that time period, any gift you choose to make to CSP will likely be increased by the hourly incentives sponsored by a variety of foundations and corporations.  In addition, the Spur Impact Association has again provided the DDOA with funding pools to add additional grant monies to its artistic non-profits, and so we have an opportunity for those added funds! 


Check out our events! 

~ Click images down below and join us live ~

March 2 / 6 PM
Welcome Message
March 3 / 12 AM
Tea (or something stronger) with the Dames and the Dukes
EP 1. How did you start?

Thursday, Mach 2

6 pm – Welcome Message from Dr. Renee’ G. O’Leary as part of the Greater Giving Opening Prize.

  • Help us be one of the first 20 nonprofits that receive 25 unique donations from 6-7 pm ($500 bonus sponsored by Barclays)

8 pm – Virtual Variety Talent Show, featuring local artists and CSP volunteers as part of the In Your Element AND Primetime Power Hours. This event is a live show and is free and available as a livestream that you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

  • Bonus given to top 6 nonprofits in our division that get the most unique donations from 8-9 pm ($500 bonus sponsored by Chemours)
  • Bonus given to top 2 orgs in our division that get the most unique donations from 9-10 pm ($250 bonus sponsored by Horty & Horty)

Midnight- Tea (or something stronger) with the Dames and the Dukes (How did we start?) – longtime CSP volunteers discuss how they started at CSP. This group of well known CSP volunteers will discuss their early years at CSP (and one even before we move to this space. Hear stories about first moving to our current location what it was STILL a church holding services and we share the space. Join this group during the Midnight Madness Power Hour.

  • Bonus given to top 2 nonprofits in our division that get the most unique donations from midnight – 1 am ($250 bonus sponsored by NuPoint)

Friday, Mach 3

9 am – Tea (or something stronger) with the Dames and the Dukes (something goes wrong) – longtime CSP volunteers discuss when something went wrong in a production at CSP. Hear the humor and tales of things that didn’t go as planned in our productions over the years. Join Renee G. O’Leary, Susie Moak, Tanya Lazar, Phil Haw, Bill King, Walt Osborne and Richard Cohen as part of the Caffeinated Coffee Break Power Hour.

  • Bonus for the top 4 nonprofits in our division that get the most unique donations from 9-10 am ($500 bonus sponsored by Barclays) 

10:10am – 10:15am – 5 Minutes of Fame – Scott F. Mason (President of CSP) will talk to Chris Bruce (previously see on CSP stage) to talk about Do More 24 and ways in which CSP is involved. This will be followed by a previously recorded interview between the Scott and Chris about plans for the move to a new theater and other topics.

12 noon – To Be or Not to Be, choose your own Danish adventure  – You may have had the experience as a child of reading a choose your own adventure book where you were given two or three paths you could take during the story … hosts Judy David and Michelle Cullen will read Hamlet to you and through your votes (and sometimes donations) you will have the chance to determine the path of the story. This is part of the Fuel Up Power Hour. This event is live and available to watch during your lunch hour.

  • Help us be one of the top 3 nonprofits in our division that get the most unique donations from 12-1 pm ($500 bonus sponsored by M&T Bank)

1:30 pm – Tea (or something stronger) with the Dames and the Dukes (mystery topic) – longtime CSP volunteers discuss … well we are keeping this one a secret – join at 1:30 and see what this feisty group is talking about during the Live United Power Hour.

  • 5 random nonprofits in our division that receive five or more donations from 1-2 pm will be chosen ($1000 bonus sponsored by UWDE)

3 pm – Become a Volunteer! – Meet our VP for Volunteerism, Bill King, and find out how to get involved with any aspect of CSP as part of The (302) Power Hour.

  • The top 4 nonprofits of our division that get the most donations from 4-5 pm ($500 bonus sponsored by Discover)

5 pm – CSP Virtual Cocktail Hour– Grab a cocktail and help us count down the last minutes of the Do More 24 Campaign! A variety of guests (including a very special guest star you won’t want to miss) will share drink recipes and merriment as part of the Zoom to the Finish Power Hour. This event is live and available to watch from your favorite chair at home with a beverage of your choice.

  • The top 3 nonprofits in our division that raise the most money from 5-6 pm will win ($1,000 bonus sponsored by Barclays)

Making a Gift

All donations to CSP at any time are very much welcomed, but if you want to make a gift during Do More 24, then please go to this link during the time period to make a donation on-line.  

DONATING by CHECK:

Should you choose to make a donation by check and have it count as part of the Do More 24 Campaign, you need to drop off the check between March 2nd at 6 pm and March 3rd at 6 pm (it can be dropped off in our mail slot on the front door. Please make the check payable to Chapel Street Players and note on the check it is for Do More 24. If you have any questions, csp_email@yahoo.com

Thank you for your continued support of the Chapel Street Players, and we hope you tune in to our events during Do More 24!