P.O. Box 691 Sebring Florida USA 33871 Tel: 863-382-2525
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P.O. Box 691 Sebring Florida USA 33871 Tel: 863-382-2525 |
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Al Wiegold - Dedicated House Manager By: Roy Riedy |
Mr. Wiegold's name first appeared in the House Manager's section of the program for Peter Pollard's January, 1999, production of The Miracle Worker. Since that first appearance his name has appeared in twenty-one other playbills, the most recent being Sue McCollum's August, 2003, production of The Fantasticks.
In March, 2002, Al received the Gracie Award for his many services to the theater with this introduction: "We are proud to announce that Al Wiegold has been chosen for the March Gracie Award. Al has been a dedicated House Manager for several years now. He recently organized a cleanup committee on weekends before each show, and you can always count on Al to be there for miscellaneous jobs like envelope stuffing for Season tickets. He has become a tour guide for special events. We are indeed fortunate to have him as a theater member. Thanks Al!"
In addition to Al's name appearing in twenty-one play programs and his Gracie Award, he has been involved in two Zenon program, two First Nighter Galas, and a subject of interest in twenty-two HLT Newsletters and eight local news articles for a grand total of fifty-six citations.
Al Wiegold was chosen to be the recipient of a Board Service Award for his "Outstanding Achievement as Chairperson of the Brushes and Brooms Committee at the 18th Annual Zenon Awards on Saturday, October, 4, 2003. Sadly, Mr. Wiegold died on September 7, 2003, from a lingering illness and his award was received in memoriam.
On Wednesday, October 22, 2003, approximately 100 people gathered in the Buttonwood Bay Recreation Hall to celebrate the life of Albert "Al" Wiegold and to present his family with his Highlands Little Theatre 2002-2003 Zenon Award.
This is the first time in recent memory that a Zenon Award was presented posthumously. Elizabeth "Beth" Norman, the HLT House Manager Chairperson and friend of Mr. Wiegold, presented Charles Wiegold with his brother's Zenon Award for Board Service.
