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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Gerry Garnich - Another hardworking member By: Roy Riedy |
Gerry Garnich was first seen on the stage of Highlands Little Theatre in Beverly Brando Gillilan's time honored comedy Arsenic and Old Lace as bothThe Rev. Dr. Harper and Police Lieutenant Rooney, in June, 1999.
His name surfaced in the playbill for John Lovelette's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in a note from the President, Beverly Padgett, congratulating him on his Gracie Award and thanking him and his wife Goldie Garnich for their generous gift of new couches for Anthony's Lounge.
In February his name appeared in the program of Cinderella, Cinderella, a CAT offering that was presented at the Lakeside Playhouse, for working on the Sound and Lighting of the show. In April, Gerry was one of the Shriners in Sue McCollum's retro musical, Bye Bye, Birdie. In late July, his name appeared in another CAT program, Rumplestiltskin, thanking him for his help and interest. At the Fifteenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony, Gerry was nominated and won a Board Service Award for Budget Overview, the standing Committee of which he has served as Chair for the past four years. He has also Chaired the Building Operations Committee.
In the Twenty-seventh Season Gerry's name appears as one of the guests in the Nineteenth Annual First Nighter's Commemorative Program and also in the program of the evening's play, Jet Hansen's revival of On Golden Pond, as one of the House Managers. In December Gerry played several parts in Mac Byron's "Extra" Christmas Show, A Tuna Christmas. The following month, January 2001, Frank Oberhausen presented his block-busting show The King and I and once again Gerry's name is listed among the House Managers as it did in the program for Jim McCollum's musical, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, in April. Gerry played Richard in Steve McDaniel's comedy Moon Over Buffalo that opened in June. During Tammie Pollard's powerful West Side Story, Gerry could be found in the company of the Soup, Salad, Dessert & Sous Chefs in HLT's kitchen. Gerry has worked as a bartender in Anthony's Lounge during Sunday shows for the past few seasons.
Gerry was part of the Twentieth Annual First-Nighters Gala at the beginning of the Twenty-eighth Season in November, 2001, and he appeared in that evening's show, Kathy MacNeill and Frank Oberhausen's revival of Guys and Dolls playing one of the Gamblers. During the next four presentations at HLT: Peter Pollard's Foxfire; Joe Willis' Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Mike Logsdon's Move Over Mrs. Markham, and Melanie Boulay's Peter Pan, Gerry could be found in the lobby as a House Manager. He and his wife, Goldie, were seen on the stage of the Lakeside Playhouse on the night of the Seventeenth Annual Zenon Awards when they presented a special award to departing Eric Prugh and wishing him well in his humanitarian adventure in Africa. Gerry's name has appeared in the program for Kathy MacNeill and Frank Oberhausen's production of Man of La Mancha for once again managing the house. Gerry also served for three seasons as the one-man vacuum cleaner on Saturday and Sunday mornings during the run of the shows.
Most recently Gerry has appeared in HLT's last nine playbills as either a member of the Anthony Lounge staff, or as a House Manager. At the 19th Annual Zenon Ceremonies he was awarded a Zenon for his outstanding achievement as HLT's Budget Committee Chairman.
Since Gerry has been associated with Highlands Little Theatre he has been mentioned in 26 playbills and 3 Zenon programs. He has now won 2 Zenons, participated in 2 First Nighter Galas, been cited in 31 HLT Newsletters, and 23 local news articles for a total of 85 citations. Thank you Gerry for your many efforts to keep making Highlands Little Theatre look as good physically and fiscally as it does today.
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