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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Margaret Donahue - Twelve Good Seasons By: Roy Riedy |
I'm sure that nobody knows more about salads than Margaret Donahue who worked with the Lakeside Playhouse's Salad Bar for twelve seasons faithfully and continuously while the Highlands Little Theatre presented fifty-eight plays on its stage.
Margaret tossed her first salad during Marian Dunham's musical Cabaret in November, 1987, and continued her work until Frank Oberhausen's reprise of The Sound of Music in April, 1999, fifty-eight plays later. During this time she missed only one play, Mr. Frank Oberhausen's third edition of Fiddler on the Roof, in April, 1996.
When she retired in 1999, Mrs. Donahue had worked with the Gourmet Staff for more than half of all the main stage productions given by HLT.
Her work was first acknowledged in September, 1989, at the Fourth Annual Zenon Awards when she was awarded a Board of Director's Service Zenon for "service to the theatre in Gourmet Salad Bar preparation and for Special Events." This award was reiterated in the Tenth Annual Zenon program, when all Zenon winners appeared in that program's index. In October, 1997, Mrs. Donahue was nominated again for a Board Service Award for her work during the 1996 - 1997 Season, and again at the Thirteenth Annual Zenon Awards Ceremony, held at the Lakeside Playhouse in October, 1998.
During Margaret's twelve seasons with Highlands Little Theatre, she worked continuously for 57 plays with one exception, from November, 1987, to April, 1999. She was mentioned in four Zenon Awards Programs and was awarded a Board Service Zenon for her work with Gourmet in 1989. Her name was mentioned in nine HLT Newsletters and three local news articles for a total of seventy-three Citations.
Thank you Margaret Donahue for your faithful and continuous service that oiled the machinery of the Little Theatre and kept it running so smoothly. You were an exceptional volunteer and the theater has benefitted by your generosity.
