The decor required a color palette of gold, teal, fuchsia and red, integrated with theatrical props to create flow throughout the entire theater. Beginning with the maze of walls draped in fuchsia and teal banners at the valet, guests were met by clowns, friendly piglets, a prince’s horse and Cinderella’s carriage. Stages were set for actors which included a balancing act, a ballerina, and an accordion player.

Props from the theater's warehouse make for great backdrops for guest selfies.

Guests register at a gold-mirrored registration desk, accented with life-size candelabra props and teal and fuchsia striped piping and drapes. Coat check was set among racks of lighting gear and equipment to initiate the creative concept of being “backstage”. Bronze vases filed with roses were found at registration and below custom “show posters” hung in frames on each side of the door as guests headed to the theater space utilized for the silent auction.

The step-and-repeat gets its own star treatment.

Floral carries through the color palette of gold, fuchsia, teal and red.

As they move through the theater, guests pass a staged set of props and peer in on a "dressing room" where an actress "rehearses."

Entering the black box theater, guests find the silent auction area, which is draped in gold and features a gold-tufted bar and sequin gold-draped auction tables with large arrangements of red roses.

Gold drapes hide the after-party stage from view.

Costumes from the theater's wardrobe inventory serve as decor.

Tasked with creating the design and installation of the gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of a renowned Minneapolis children's theater, the BeEvents team focused on the organization's archives and artisans to create a fundraiser with a "backstage" feel for the Curtain Call Ball.

Tables feature a mix of gold sequin linens and brushed silver cloths with black rose imprints. Rose centerpieces in gold containers adorn all the tables.

The "Chandelier Room" dining area--which resembles a theater shop-- features trusses overhead where chandeliers are "stored."

Another dinner area resembles a theater workshop, including hand-painted backdrops from previous shows.

Tables in the Chandelier Room are dressed with dark gold linens, black chiavari chairs, ivory napkins, and gold bowl centerpieces filled with chandelier parts: crystals, tools, and light bulbs. Each bowl is illuminated with LED lights from inside and surrounded by a ring of red roses.

A performer on a swing invites guests to the Backstage Bash--which the event team created by flipping the silent auction area during dinner service.

The distinctive "squiggle" chandeliers make a bold statement.

To create the Backstage Bash, the event team removed the auction area's gold drapes and replaced them with white disc curtains. A giant 5-foot disco ball was hung in the center of the room, and nine additional hoop chandeliers of mirrored Mylar confetti floated in the ceiling. 

The Backstage Bash band rocks the house.

A massive balloon drop and blasts from confetti cannons signal last call.