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It’s week three of the federal government shutdown and things are still looking pretty bleak. But here’s some good news that provides a much needed ray of sunshine on this whole ordeal: Ford’s Theatre will reopen tomorrow, thanks to a $25,000 donation.

In a press release, Ford’s Theatre Society director Paul R. Tetreault announced that, thanks to $25,000 in emergency funding provided by trustee Ronald O. Perelman, Ford’s Theatre will officially reopen for daytime visits tomorrow and that performances of The Laramie Project will resume as scheduled, through October 27.

Although the Ford’s Theatre Society is a private non-profit organization, it was forced to shut down, along with the rest of the federally regulated parks, because it’s technically a National Historic Site, which is managed by the National Park Service. Because of the shutdown, the theatre was forced to cancel performances of The Laramie Project before they found a temporary place to hold performances at the First Congregational United Church of Christ on G Street.

According to the release, the agreement to reopen the site “developed over the Columbus Day weekend in conversations between Tetreault and the National Park Service.” In the deal between the Society, Tetreault, and the NPS, the funding to pay for park operations normally funded by NPS “will enable the Society to reopen the site for the next eight days.”

Ford’s Theatre will be open for daytime visits beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow and The Laramie Project will go on at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow evening. Tickets are $25.