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Kathy MacNeill - Six Busy Years By: Roy Riedy |
Kathy MacNeill was first seen on the stage at Highlands Little Theatre in October, 1997 as a member of Sue McCollum's ensemble players in her earnest presentation of Godspell. Since her debut Kathy has been associated with 22 other plays at the Lakeside Playhouse.
Her appearance in Godspell was followed in April, 1998, in Frank Oberhausen's reprise of Annie in which Kathy played a Hooverite named Mary and was one of the lovely singing Boylan Sisters, Ronnie. In June she was the Music Director for Beverly Brando Gillilan's Paint Your Wagon, in which she also appeared as Sarah Woodling and a Barmaid. In August she was seen as Claire Ganz in Tammie Pollard's presentation of Neil Simon's comedy Rumors. At the Thirteenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony in October, Kathy sang "You Can Always Count on Me" from City of Angels, and received nominations in two categories: Best Actress in a Leading Role for her part as Claire Ganz in Rumors; and a Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her ensemble role in Godspell.
In HLT's Twenty-fifth Season, Kathy was involved in six stage events: she was a Seamstress and a Prop Assistant, and did Make-up for Melanie Boulay's still remembered Wizard of Oz; she sang in Unity's Community Project Sounds of the Season at Christmas time; was a waitress during the run of Peter Pollard's The Miracle Worker; in April she was the Music Director, Choreographer, and Accompanist for Frank Oberhausen's return of The Sound of Music; she returned to waiting tables during Beverly Brando Gillilan's Arsenic and Old Lace; and in August Kathy was the Producer and played Belinda Blair/Falvia Brent in Jet Hansen's resounding Noises Off. At the Fourteenth Annual Zenon Awards in October Kathy sang "Hold on to Your Hero" and received three nominations for her work during the Twenty-fifth Season, a Best Producer Zenon for Noises Off, and two Production/Technical Zenon nominations, one for her Make-up in The Wizard of Oz, and a second for her Musical Direction, Accompaniment and Choreography in The Sound of Music.
The Twenty-sixth Season opened with John Lovelette's production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Kathy was heard but not seen as one of the voices heard on tape. Kathy was Frank Oberhausen's Assistant Director and Sound person for his revival of Annie Get Your Gun in January, 2000. In April, she played the part of Rose Alverez in Sue McCollum's 50's musical Bye Bye, Birdie. At the Fifteenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony in October she sang "I'll Cover You" from Rent and received nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her part of rose Alverez in Bye Bye, Birdie; a Production/Technical nomination for Assistant Director, Make-up, Sound Design, and Sound Technician of Annie Get Your Gun.
During the Twenty-seventh Season Kathy was associated with four different plays: she was a House Manager during Jet Hansen's On Golden Pond; she was Frank Oberhausen's Assistant Director and Choreographer, Make-up Designer, and Sound Technician for The King and I; she was a House Manager again during Jim McCollum's Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Steve McDaniel's Moon Over Buffalo. At the Sixteenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony she and Peter Pollard presented the Best Stage Manager Zenon, and she was nominated and won her first Zenon a Production/Technical Zenon for her many duties for Annie Get Your Gun.
In the Twenty-eigth season Kathy was the Co-Director of Guys and Dolls with Frank Oberhausen; she worked as a House Manager during 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. At Zenon time in October she performed "Where You Are" from The Kiss of the Spiderwoman with her husband Darin MacNeill and was nominated for a Production/Technical Discretionary Zenon for her work with Heather Boyce on the Choreography of Guys and Dolls.
Most recently Kathy and Frank Oberhausen Co-Directed Man of La Mancha, in which Kathy also worked on the Make-up. In March, 2003, she and Frank Oberhausen also co-directed a revival of the musical Brigadoon.
At the Zenon Ceremonies in October, 2003, Kathy received her second Zenon Award for her co-direction of the musical Man of La Mancha with Frank Oberhausen.
In all, Kathy has been associated with 23 plays, 5 Zenon Ceremonies and 1 Christmas program since she joined Highlands Little Theatre. She has been mentioned in 57 local newspaper articles, and 38 HLT Newsletter for a total of 147 citations. Her innate talent and hard work has promoted her to a notable force at Highlands Little Theatre. Thank you Kathy for your outstanding contributions to theater in Highlands County.
