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'Angels in America' hit by burglars in box office
Cody Bozarth
Issue date: 11/29/04 Section: News
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What kind of thieves would steal from 'Angels?'
Gene Kozlowski, theatre department chair, and David Patrick, theatre professor and box office manager, met to discuss the theatre department's future after nearly $2,000 was stolen from the Hainline Theater box office Saturday, Nov. 13, before the final curtain could close on the most recent production of "Angels in America."
"That money goes into the student activities account, so we're trying to figure out how to do the next show without the money," Kozlowski said.
"We put on six shows a year, so one sixth of our income is gone," Patrick added.
According to Kozlowski, a student who was part of the play "Angels in America" was the first to find the box office ransacked while giving his parents a tour.
The cash register was smashed and the money had been removed. The safe, which weighs about 400 pounds, was also taken.
"(The money) was mostly from ticket sales. There was some other cash, about a couple hundred, that came from a bake sale for the students in the theatre department. They put that money in the safe," Kozlowski said.
"We called the police and they did some crime scene investigation and took some fingerprints. The tools (the burglars) used were left behind and a pair of gloves were also left behind."
"Nothing else was touched. They left the computers," Patrick said.
Kozlowski said the Office of Public Safety is interviewing all box office employees and others who might have had access to the box office.
"We're all suspects," Kozlowski said.
Not only does this loss of ticket-sale revenue hurt the department, but replacing the safe and repairing the damages are going to cost even more than what was stolen.
Kozlowski estimated the total damage to be between $5,000 and $6,000 dollars; money that, Patrick said, will have to come out of the department budget.
"It just pisses me off," Kozlowski said. "(The burglary is) impacting our education."
When reached for comment, OPS Lieutenant Officer Sam Moran said he could give little information. "There is nothing to report at this moment. It's still under active investigation," Moran said.
Gene Kozlowski, theatre department chair, and David Patrick, theatre professor and box office manager, met to discuss the theatre department's future after nearly $2,000 was stolen from the Hainline Theater box office Saturday, Nov. 13, before the final curtain could close on the most recent production of "Angels in America."
"That money goes into the student activities account, so we're trying to figure out how to do the next show without the money," Kozlowski said.
"We put on six shows a year, so one sixth of our income is gone," Patrick added.
According to Kozlowski, a student who was part of the play "Angels in America" was the first to find the box office ransacked while giving his parents a tour.
The cash register was smashed and the money had been removed. The safe, which weighs about 400 pounds, was also taken.
"(The money) was mostly from ticket sales. There was some other cash, about a couple hundred, that came from a bake sale for the students in the theatre department. They put that money in the safe," Kozlowski said.
"We called the police and they did some crime scene investigation and took some fingerprints. The tools (the burglars) used were left behind and a pair of gloves were also left behind."
"Nothing else was touched. They left the computers," Patrick said.
Kozlowski said the Office of Public Safety is interviewing all box office employees and others who might have had access to the box office.
"We're all suspects," Kozlowski said.
Not only does this loss of ticket-sale revenue hurt the department, but replacing the safe and repairing the damages are going to cost even more than what was stolen.
Kozlowski estimated the total damage to be between $5,000 and $6,000 dollars; money that, Patrick said, will have to come out of the department budget.
"It just pisses me off," Kozlowski said. "(The burglary is) impacting our education."
When reached for comment, OPS Lieutenant Officer Sam Moran said he could give little information. "There is nothing to report at this moment. It's still under active investigation," Moran said.
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