Creative amateur theater group needs a multi-purpose logo design

This is what "Connestee Amateur Theatre Society" and "Since 1986" was looking for in their logo design

The community theater group needs a logo that can be used on playbills, flyers, posters, stationary and any other marketing materials. It should be readable even if it is as small as an inch.

The logo should be graphically modern, upbeat and multi-colored, but also work in black & white. It must contain the classic "comedy/tragedy mask" symbol that features half a happy face and half a sad face, in a clean modern interpretation. There should be a tear under the eye on the sad side.

A big challenge is that the group has a long name; "Connestee Amateur Theatre Society" that should be incorporated into the logo. However, on some occasions the logo may be used without the name. Unfortunately, we CANNOT use the abbreviation; "CATS" as that is the name of a specific play and would be confusing. Since the group has been around for a long time it would be nice to incorporate "Since 1986" in some way.

The final design should be dramatic and communicat… Read more