About the Eldorado Kansas professional Dinner Theater
El Dorado Professional Dinner Theater
Eat, Drink, Laugh and be Entertained with Family, Friends and Neighbors
El Dorado professional dinner theater Mission state
To have a permanent home/building in the city of El Dorado, Kansas. To play now and have fun.
To bring original, live theater, music, food, and drinks in a clean, safe and welcoming building in El Dorado, Kansas. That is wheelchair accessible with good parking. Doing 3-5 shows a week of original scripts, music and children's theater on a stage with good sound, lights, actors, singers, dancers and a live band. For families of El Dorado, Augusta, Towanda, Leon and other surrounding towns.
All staff members mission is too make people smile be polite, and say please, thank you, you’re welcome, how may I help you thank you for coming to our show and have a nice day. Create super fantastic customer service from the red carpet outside to seating the customer to serving during dinner and shows.
The Ideal scene for El Dorado professional dinner theater venue
1. A building Located in the city of El Dorado rent 200-600 a month plus electricity, heat air, trash water.
2. Able to seat 50 to 80 people comfortably in chairs and long tables for one show (small and consistent crowds)
3. Wheelchair accessible and bathrooms wheelchair accessible
4. Close parking plenty of lighting
5. Access 24/7
6. Stage with backdrops lights, PA drum set keyboard amplifiers always set up.
7. Dressing rooms
8. Bathrooms
9. food truck catering dinner
10. Beverage truck, catering, alcoholic beverages
11. Doing dinner and original shows every week Thursdays 6 PM to 9 PM Friday 6 PM to 9 PM Saturday matinee 1 to 3 PM Saturday night 6 PM to 9 PM Sunday matinee 1 to 3 PM and children theater
12. Selling seating and tickets online at the tjgshop.com store
13. All staff wearing matching shirts, pants shoes
14. Staff delivering consistent, super fantastic customer service
15. Book other events and artists in the venue such as; weddings receptions, business meetings, children’s theater, charity events, guest artists, jugglers, acrobatics, comedians etc...
el do professional dinner theater Stages of exceution
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Financing acquired and secured for the first production/show
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Find a Home/Location in the city of El Dorado for the Theater 2024-2025
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Marketing. Make El Do Theater Known to El Dorado and Surrounding towns
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Writing and producing original shows/productions
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Open doors to paying public and sell tickets to show and get people in the sets.
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Create 6 show season and run the theater 5 days a week with no dark weeks.
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Cash flow, ROI, Growth, Profit.
Wahts in it for the city of El Dorado
Here is what El Dorado professional dinner theater would do for the city of El Dorado
1. It Would create employment for graduates of butler county community college arts, acting, dance and singing programs.
2. It would generate tax revenue for the city.
3. It would bring families and people from surrounding towns into El Dorado to participate in live entertainment, dinning and shopping.
4. It would Bring educational opportunities to young students through children’s shows and music performances.
El dorado professional Dinner theater board Of Advisers
Timm Gaughan Executive Director
Timm is creator and executive director of El Dorado Dinner Theater. He has over 40 plus years of experience being a professional live performer, musician, band leader, music director, actor, drumming tap dancer, singer, producer, A.V., sound tech, professional photographer, song writer, orchestrator, play write, music publisher, Record executive, direct mail-web-music promoter and music teacher in the music and entertainment filed. Click the links for more information. www.tjgcorp.com
Craig Yaryan Finance and Project Director
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Craig has a lifelong history in the City of El Dorado and the State of Kansas, with years of leadership at both the
local and state level, with a strong background in both the Civic and Financial Industry. He has successfully
managed a business on main street in El Dorado for 16 years.
He is highly experienced at working with and successfully coordinating activities with various local organizations
such as El Dorado Main Street, El Dorado CVB, El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, El Dorado Inc, and the City of
El Dorado.
He served as President of El Dorado Main Street for two years ending in 2016. During this period he helped to
successfully revitalize the El Dorado Main Street program and set the organization on a successful financial path.
He successfully helped make the El Dorado Main Street programs relevant to the needs of the El Dorado
community.
He served as President of the Kansas Association of Mortgage Brokers for eight consecutive terms ending in
2015. He successfully led the organization through the most troubled and challenging time in the history of the
lending industry. He has presented expert testimony for both the Kansas House and Senate at the request of the
State Bank Commissioners Office. He works closely with the State Bank Commissioners Office on various
legislative issues including advising the Commissioner on the possible effects of various legislation on consumers.
And has held various training seminars for the State Bank Commissioners Office and their bank examiners.
Represented the State of Kansas at the National Association of Mortgage Brokers Board for eight years, working
closely with various members of Congress.
Elwanda Buckland Administrative, management and creative adviser
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
I am Elwanda’s Buckland, I was born and raised in Great Bend, KS and moved to Eureka in 2008. I am a Registered Nurse and have been for 24 years. I work for Humana, Inc., as a Manager of Utilization Management. I have been at this position for 7 years. My daughter loves to sing, perform in plays and all things music/theater.
Leon Leachman City adviser
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Commissioner Leon Leachman is serving his first term in public office. He was elected in November, 2021 and began his first term in January of 2022.
He currently serves on the El Dorado Main Street Board along with serving on the Foundation Board at Butler Community College (President of the Board), USD 490 Board of Education from 2005 -2013, Participant in USD 490 “I Can Read” Program for 15 years, Founding Board of Directors Butler County Habitat for Humanity, Member of “Save the Depot Committee”, Past President and member of Big Brothers an Sisters of Butler County Board of Directors among several other local organizations and non-profits.
Commissioner Leachman was raised in Benton, Kansas. He graduated from Circle High School in 1967 and earned his Associates i Electronics Technician from the United Electronics Institute in 1969. He then served in the United State Army with the rank of Sergeant from 1969 to 1972. After being Honorably discharged he attended Coffeyville Community College and graduated with his associates in mathematics. He received his Masters in Business Administration from Friends University in 1996. Leon has been married to his wife, Jodie for 53 years. They have three children, Christie, Toni and Becky and blessed with seven grand children and two great grand children.
Commissioner Leachman retired from the refinery after 35 years of service. He currently teaches Economics and Managerial Accounting at Hesston College
Gabe Wilson Performers, Stage and Tech adviser
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Musician at Augusta United Methodist Church · Former floor walker at Paramount EAST Antique Mall · Studies Musical Theatre & Worship Music at Tabor College ·