Highlands Little Theatre

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Lisa Thomas - Our Treasurer who also keeps us in stiches
By: Roy Riedy

Lisa Thomas' name appears for the first time in the program of Melanie Boulay's delightful production of The Wizard of Oz, four years ago, which opened the Twenty-fifth Season of plays at Highlands Little Theatre in November, 1998. Her name appears on the page devoted to the production staff as one of the several seamstresses that worked on the many costumes of that popular award winning play. Three plays later, in June, 1999, Lisa's name appeared again on the production staff page of the HLT's second edition of Joseph Kesselring's classic comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace, again as one of a quartet of seamstress that worked on that production, directed by Beverly Brando Gillilan.

Ms. Thomas worked on three plays in the Twenty-sixth season. She was again given credit for being one of a trio of seamstresses in John H. Lovelette's excellent production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in November, 1999. In June of 2000 she was listed as responsible for the costumes of Mike Logsdon's first play at HLT, the sidesplitting British farce, Run For Your Wife, the play that became known as the Best Play of the Season at the Fifteenth Annual Zenon Ceremonies. Lisa was also a member of an octet of seamstresses that worked on Melanie Boulay's remarkable final show of the season, Lionel Bart's Oliver! in August, 2000.

Lisa Thomas and Bea Walsh were the Costume Coordinators for the opening play of the Twenty-seventh Season, Jet Hansen's edition of Ernest Thompson's bittersweet comedy, On Golden Pond in November, 2000. At the end of the season at the Sixteenth Annual Zenon Ceremonies, Lisa made her first stage appearance at HLT when she presented the Board Service Awards with Olivia Scott.

In April 2001, Ms. Thomas was elected Treasurer of Highlands Little Theatre and was reelected to that position in the Twenty-eighth season. During that season Lisa worked with Goldie Garnich on the Wardrobe of Mike Logsdon's second summer British comedy, Move Over Mrs. Markham. In August she made her second appearance on HLT's stage when she and a scene stealing Mark Elliott, teamed up to present two of the Board Service Awards given that season at the Seventeenth Annual Zenon Ceremonies.

Since joining Highlands Little Theatre four years ago Ms. Thomas has been cited 42 times in playbills, newsletters and newspaper articles. Her name has been seen in 13 play programs, 2 Zenon programs, 2 Gala lists, 15 HLT Newsletters, and 10 newspaper articles in local papers.

Thank you Lisa for your ongoing effort in promoting the Arts in Highlands County and for your fine work and sponsorship of plays at Highlands Little Theatre for the past three seasons.

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