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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Charlotte Bell - Early Costume Designer and Zenon Winner By: Roy Riedy |
Like so many other members of HLT, Charlotte Bell started as a waitress in Gourmet. The first time her name was mentioned in a Lakeside Playhouse program was in the Twelfth Season when Charlotte was working as waitress during Peter Pollard's April, 1986, production of Arsenic and Old Lace; later, in August, she worked with Props for Sue McCollum's comedy, Vanities.
Charlotte was involved with five plays during the Thirteenth Season. During the November, 1986, presentation of Marian Dunham's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, she waited on dinner guests; for Barbara Smith's comedy You Can't Take It With You, in January, Charlotte concerned herself with Props, was the Production Coordinator, and also worked on Set Construction. During Frank Oberhausen's March revival of Fiddler on the Roof, she was part of the Props Team; and during the last two shows of the season: Richard Farnsworth and Karen Cardozo Rosa's Fantasticks, and Jet Hansen's revival of The Odd Couple, Charlotte worked again in the dining room. At the Second Zenon Awards Ceremony which was held at the Clubhouse of Sun 'N Lakes, Charlotte made the presentation of the Third Production/ Technical Award.
The last four plays that Charlotte worked with occurred during the Fourteenth Season. In November she worked on the Costume Design for Marian Dunham's Zenon winning Cabaret with Leena Violette; in January, 1988, she was in charge of Costumes for Peter Pollard's reprise of Barefoot in the Park. Charlotte worked on Costumes with Leena Violette and Liz Buell for Frank Oberhausen's presentation of Carousel in March, and in June, during Janelou Buck's comedy, California Suite, she returned to the dining room to wait on the dinner guests. At the Third Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony, the first to be actually held at the Lakeside Playhouse, Charlotte and Leena Violette were awarded the Best Costuming Zenon for their costumes for Carousel.
While Ms. Bell was with Highlands Little Theatre, she was involved with 11 plays and 2 Zenon Ceremonies. She won a Zenon for Best Costumes of the Season at the Third Zenon Ceremony, sharing the honor with Leena Violette. Charlotte's name appeared in 5 HLT Newsletters, and 6 local news articles for a total of 24 Citations.
