Get your tickets to join the Baldwin-Whitehall Friends of the Theater Arts on Saturday, Feb. 2, for the Pittsburgh Public Theater's 8 p.m. performance of "1776."

Reserved seat tickets, in the center section of the O'Reilly Theater, cost $54 each and include a pre-performance dessert buffet at 6:30 p.m. in the theater's rehearsal hall and a "talk back" in the theater following the show with 2007 Baldwin High School graduate Justin Fortunato and other "1776" cast members ("Baldwin Grad Part of '1776' Theater Cast": http://patch.com/A-1qfz).

Tickets must be ordered by Dec. 31, 2012. (UPDATE: Deadline extended indefinitely.)

All proceeds benefit the Baldwin-Whitehall Friends of the Theater Arts (BWFTA), a nonprofit organization that is focused on providing an exceptional theater arts environment for its community, including, most importantly, the students of the Baldwin-Whitehall School District.

Tickets must be prepaid and will be distributed at the dessert/coffee event prior to the show. To order tickets, send your name and the number of tickets that you'd like with payment by check (payable to BWFTA) to:

BWFTA
P.O. Box 10985
Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Have questions or need additional information? Email tickets@bwfta.org.

The author is a supporter of the theater arts in Baldwin-Whitehall.