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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John Conway - Worker on Stage Crews and in Anthony's Lounge By: Roy Riedy |
John's first job at HLT was as a member of the Stage Crew for Frank Oberhausen's March, 1991, musical The Music Man. His name appeared for a second time in the June, 1993, program of Marian Dunham's The Philadelphia Story again as part of the Stage Crew. In August, 1993, Jet Hansen presented Show Boat and once again, John was part of the Stage Crew.
After his tentative start John became a well known face at HLT and was involved with 20 of the 25 shows given the next five seasons.
Jim Lanier's Gypsy introduced HLT's Twenty-first Season in November, 1994, and John was a member of his Stage Crew. The following March, Frank Oberhausen presented his historical musical 1776 for which also John crewed. In June, Tena Conyer and Andy Conyer brought Same Time Next Year to the Lakeside Playhouse and in that playbill John's name is listed as one of the members of the Board of Directors of the Little Theatre. In the August program for Marian Dunham's Gigi, John's name, in addition to being listed with the officers, also appears as one of the workers in Anthony's Lounge. At the Tenth Annual Zenon Awards at the end of the season John and Melanie Boulay were listed as being the presenters of the second Board Service Awards.
John was associated with all five plays in the Twenty-second Season. He worked in Anthony's Lounge during Peter Pollard's presentation of The Goodbye Girl in November; in January he was the Assistant Stage Manager for Roy Riedy's production of The Foreigner; and he was on Frank Oberhausen's stage crew for the revival of Fiddler on the Roof in March. He returned to Anthony's Lounge in June during Tammie Pollard's production of Play It Again, Sam and in August during Mac Byron and Marian Dunham's presentation of The Secret Garden.
In October at the Eleventh Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony John received his first Zenon, a Board Service Award, "for building maintenance chairman, new building, Anthony's Lounge and gourmet."
John was again associated with five plays during HLT's Twenty-third Season. During Jet Hansen presentation of the season's opening show, Forever Plaid, and Melanie Boulay's January drama, To Kill a Mockingbird, John worked in Anthony's Lounge . He was a member of the Stage Crew for Frank Oberhausen's April presentation of La Cage aux folles. John returned to his duties in Anthony's Lounge during Mac Byron's production of George Washington Slept Here in June, and Tammie Pollard's revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in August.
During the five plays of the Twenty-fourth Season John spent his entire time at HLT working in Anthony's Lounge. The last program that registers his name is Melanie Boulay's November, 1998, production of The Wizard of Oz, in which John is recorded as working with the staff of Anthony's Lounge.
During his time with HLT John was associated with 23 plays and 2 Zenon programs at which he won 1 Board Service Award. His name appeared in 4 HLT Newsletters and 2 local News articles for a total of 31 Citations.
