Before Larry Strauss goes on stage in the role of Prof. Henry Higgins, he gets a last-minute microphone adjustment courtesy of Ed Dessureau and Denise Lee.
Slippers, check. Newspaper, check. Racing forms, check.
With a satisfied smile Anne Talbot marks off the last on a long list of items laid out on a table backstage at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild. As property manager, she is in charge of coming up with whatever a script calls for, whether it’s a bouquet of flowers, a hot water bottle or a rubber chicken.
“It’s kind of like a scavenger hunt, so you go to thrift shops and garage sales – you’d be surprised at what some people have in their houses,” laughs Anne, one of 232 volunteers who last season gave their time and talent to the non-profit organization that strives to stimulate interest in, and enjoyment of, non-professional community theatre.
Whether performing onstage or working in the wings, those who are part of what is fondly referred to as “The Guild Family” play vital roles, for without someone answering phones, taking tickets, building sets, painting scenery, fitting costumes, and fine-tuning the lights and sound equipment, the show can’t go on.
Read the entire article in the September 2009 issue
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