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Missoula production thanks donors, dedicates performance and holds post-show reception
Summary
Organizers of a Missoula theatrical performance thanked a list of local sponsors and donors during a pre-show address, said the evening is the company’s only fundraiser of the year, and dedicated the performance to a late performer.
Organizers of a Missoula stage production thanked local sponsors and donors during a pre-show address and dedicated the evening’s performance to a late cast member, the host said.
The host said the show is the company’s only fundraiser of the year and asked patrons to remain after the performance for a reception in the lobby, adding, “This is really our only fundraiser of the year.” The reception will include cookies, the speaker said.
In prepared remarks, the host read a list of sponsors and donors named in the program and thanked them onstage. Sponsors listed included Good Food Store, Meat on Hannah, Bernice’s Bakery, Vertex Fitness and Loose Caboose. Named donors and foundations included Dirk Visser; the Max and Benny Swanson Foundation; Gordon Thorne, P.C.; JR Associates; and Karen Sennin. The host also singled out a person identified as Dawson, described as the host’s stepfather, for a $500 donation and noted he was present.
Organizers said the Lions Club of Missoula made a subsequent donation after the program had gone to print, and the host thanked Kiel Sandler for providing piano music in the lobby before and after the show.
The host highlighted caregivers who bring performers to rehearsals and support the production, calling that support “in some ways the biggest challenge we have.”
During remarks that referenced a past production, the host said performer Pat Pavan, who had played the “spouting whale” in a previous year, died earlier this year. Separately, the speaker said, “we would like to dedicate this performance tonight to Catherine.” The transcript does not clarify the relationship, if any, between Pat Pavan and Catherine.
No formal organizational decisions, motions or votes were recorded in the remarks. The announcements consisted of acknowledgments, a request for post-show attendance at the reception, and the stated dedication.
Details in the program’s donor list appeared as read onstage; several names were presented quickly and the transcript contains passages that may reflect garbling or unusual punctuation in the printed program. The production did not provide a formal organizational name in the remarks recorded in the transcript.
Audience members were asked to remain in the lobby after the show to meet cast members in costume and to attend the reception. The host thanked patrons who had already donated and encouraged additional contributions to support next season.
