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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Cliff Calhoun - A Committed Stage Crew and Gourmet Worker By: Roy Riedy |
Cliff Calhoun's name first appeared in the HLT records in the November, 1994, in the program for Jim Lanier's presentation of Gypsy, as a member of the Stage Crew and Set Construction team for the Sondheim musical. In June, his name was listed again as a member of the Stage and Set Construction crews for Tena Conyer and Andy Conyer's production of Same Time Next Year. Cliff ended HLT's Twenty-first Season in August as the head of the Stage Crew for Marian Dunham's presentation of Lerner and Loewe's Gigi. At the Tenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremonies in October, Cliff was nominated for a Production/Technical Zenon for his work on the set construction and stage crews of the three shows in which he was involved.
The Twenty-second Season involved Cliff in four productions: Peter Pollard's The Goodbye Girl; Mac Byron's Greater Tuna; Frank Oberhausen's Fiddler on the Roof; and Mac Byron and Marian Dunham's The Secret Garden; for all of which he worked on the Set Construction and/or Stage Crews, and even appeared on stage as an extra in The Secret Garden.
Cliff devoted all his energies to Gourmet during the Twenty-third Season and was listed with Waiting Staff in the programs for George Washington Slept Here, and the reprise of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. His contributions were recognized when he received a Board Service Zenon at the Twelfth Annual Awards Ceremony in August,1997.
Throughout the Twenty-fourth Season Cliff worked with the Gourmet Staff during all five plays presented at the Lakeside Playhouse. By the end of the season he was the Assistant Head Waiter for the Gourmet Division and this was noted again at the Thirteenth Annual Awards Ceremony when he was nominated for a Board Service Zenon for his ongoing efforts.
Mr. Calhoun's name appeared three more times during the Twenty-fifth Season. He was the Assistant Head Waiter for the productions of The Wizard of Oz and The Miracle Worker and served as a member of the Stage Crew for the first presentation of Unity's Sounds of the Season at Christmas time.
During his four year association with Highlands Little Theatre, Mr. Calhoun was associated with 16 plays, a Christmas Program, and 3 Zenon Ceremonies. He received a Board Service Zenon at the Twelfth Annual Awards Ceremony in August, 1997, and was mentioned in 5 HLT Newsletters and 2 local news articles for a total of 27 Citations.
