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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Paige Bach - Gracie Award Winner for September, 2005 By: Roy Riedy |
Paige Bach's name was first seen in connection with theater four years ago when her picture appeared in the News-Sun with six other "pretty posies" as the Curious Flowers that appeared in the Childern's Academy of Theatre, Inc. (CAT) production of Alice In Wonderland at the Restoration Center of the Highlands in August, 2001.
Her name was linked to Highlands Little Theatre the following month when her name appeared in the September, HLT Newsletters for special thanks for her help in the kitchen and Box Office during her summer vacation. Paige received thanks again in the October Newsletter for her help in stuffing and mailing the Zenon Ballots for the Sixteenth Annual Zenon Awards. In the November Newsletter, her name was listed as one of HLT's new members.
In March, 2002, Paige appeared in her first production at HLT as a member of the Children's Chorus in Joe Willis' multi-Zenon winning musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In the February, 2003 HLT Newsletter her name appeared again as a member of the cast of the cast of the musical Brigadoon.
During the Thirty-first season, Miss Bach has worked in four of the five main stage productions. She was a member of the chorus in The Music Man, in Barnum she served as a Music Page Turner and was a House Manager for I Do, I Do and Cabaret. Since Paige has been at HLT she has accumulated 23 citations.
In late August Past President Goldie Garnich nominated Paige at the Board of Director's Meeting to be the winner of the Gracie Award winner for September, 2005.
Goldie's nomination included the following tribute: "She has been a real help in Gourmet. She signed up to be the dessert preparer for Sunday matinees; she has been a house manager for the past year and a half, works in the box office and is capable of taking ticket orders. Paige helped clean and get the Lounge ready for reopening; she has done set construction, served meals and desserts during shows, worked the line in Gourmet, and heaven only knows what else. I wish we could clone her with a dozen more. She deserves this award."
Administrative Assistant, Vanessa Logsdon, had this to add to Paige's good works: "..., she has helped move tables and chairs from the Pavilion to the theatre and back on several occasions."
Congratulations Paige on your well deserved honor, we all know that HLT could not function as smoothly as it does without willing volunteers like yourself.
