I thought I'd posted my last blog entry, but it turns out that there's one more chapter. Here are Mel and Eddie presenting Friends of the Tybee Theater with a check for $4,000! Looks like we found Lefty's buried treasure after all! The presentation was made at City Council meeting Thursday, Nov 12. If you'd like to see the video, (and hear me, Mel, Eddie, Cyndi and other Board members yammer), tune in to the Tybee access channel.
Frankly, Mel Gordon along with Jim Ingham put at least $4,000 worth of labor into building and moving sets. Eddie Wilson wrote the music and story for us, and we didn't have to pay copyright, as we do for other productions. Lucinda Morin donated her choreography skills. Chris Garbett was running the split-the-pot raffle, which was sheer profit. Cast and crew members spent their own money on costumes and props that did not come out of production costs. Gladys Wise and others loaned us materials for props. Volunteers painted sets. FoTT board members and volunteers spent their time staffing ticket sales, the refreshment bar, and doing other housekeeping tasks during the performances. Bill Blakey, FoTT Treasurer, worked his heart out as Lefty bookkeeper, cast member and crew member. Talk about a multi-tasker.
This can only mean one thing: there are a lot of people on Tybee who love community theater and who support it. We can't wait to get the Post Theater open! Christmas is coming. Consider buying someone a "brick" or a "star." There are lots of people who would really appreciate one! Jane Bridges
Let me add my thanks to everyone who made Lefty such a big success. Special thanks to Tybee Times photography Jim Glass for the pictures at city council.
