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Marti Falin Houghton - 67 Consecutive Plays By: Roy Riedy |
The first time Marti Falin Houghton's name appeared in a Highlands Little Theatre document was over thirteen years ago in the April, 27, 1990, HLT Newsletter for her assistance as a House Manager for that season's special musical concerts
Two months later her name appeared again in the June, 1990, Highlands Little Theatre playbill of Janelou Buck's lively production of Hello Dolly as one of the regular House Managers. Since that initial playbill appearance, her name has reappeared as a House Manager in an unbroken sequence for the succeeding sixty-five stage productions, her last two credits in the HLT playbills, Allen Branch's The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Sue McCollum's recent revival of The Fantasticks, list her name as part of the Gourmet Staff.
Besides her sixty-seven citations in the playbills, Ms. Houghton has been mentioned in seven HLT Newsletters: In the April,1991, newsletter, Marti was mentioned as Beth Norman's "Assistant House Manager;" in the November, 1994, Marti, now called the "Co-Chairman" of the House Managers, was commended by Chairman Beth Norman for her exceptional assistance. In the January, 2003, Newsletter, Marti was cited as being a member of the "Brushes and Brooms" Committee, a group of devoted members who work on Saturday and Sunday during a show's run to see that the theater is ready for the next performance. In August,2003, the HLT Newsletter applauded Marti and other volunteers who came out to help with the mass mailing for the upcoming season's Program Ads. Most recently Marti's name appeared in The Little Theatre's September, 2003, Newsletter that announce that she had won the August Gracie Award:
"Marti was nominated for the prestigious HLT Gracie Award because of her tireless efforts volunteering in the Gourmet Division and as a House Manager. Kudos to you, Marti, for your dedication to Highlands Little Theatre. We truly appreciate you and all of the hours you have spent "behind the scenes' at HLT!"
In all Marti has been mentioned in sixty-seven play programs, seven newsletters, and in the program for the 1998 Christmas program, Sounds of the Season, for a grand total of seventy-five citations. Thank you Marti for your outstanding contribution as a volunteer for over a dozen uninterrupted years.
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