Seaside REP Theatre
Aside from stockholders, necessary corporate machinations are the business of the corporate Board of Directors alone in order to keep the corporation ?on the correct and most positively productive path?. Having watched this Seaside REP Theatre ?intrigue? unfold in this, and other, ?publications? over recent weeks, I feel the need to espouse my positive opinion of the REP and confirm my continued support of our little piece of shoreline culture. I became involved in supporting the REP when an agenda driven group of selfish people (supposedly on behalf of ?God?s Will? to protect the innocent) tried to prevent our S.W. High School theater students from performing Noel Coward?s comedy ?Blithe Spirit?. Although quite interesting to watch some local politicians and some school officials squirm, the voice of reason and logical thinking prevailed and provided a short period of sane calm. Into that vacuum jumped the Seaside REP Theater and produced ?Blithe Spirit? at the REP theatre providing those high school students with a platform upon which they performed a highly successful and highly commendable performance. Along the way they learned a valuable lesson that the loudest voices are not always the voices of reason, and ?consensus? can often be a bad thing. The Seaside REP Theatre then continued its largesse towards the educational process of our local high school students by creating the Seaside Rep Theatre ?Intern Program?, a valuable ?hands-on? experience that provides real-time experiences in all facets of theater from the obvious ?acting? to the less obvious, but absolutely necessary ?technical? aspects i.e. set design and carpentry, lighting and electrical, production and stage management, and other ?behind-the-scenes? necessities to every show the public audience experiences. In return, the students provide hands-on assistance and learn the benefits of ?volunteering? in an activity they love and that provides them with a confidence and ?stage presence? that will be useful throughout their lives. For this ?Intern Program? program alone I will be forever grateful to the Seaside REP Theatre. NOW, the point of all this is that many of the people directly involved in this little piece of REP history have gone on to other endeavors; that is the way of ?corporate America?. However, having come from an area of this country where ?Theater? is SO available that it is often taken for granted, I want to reiterate just how very important the Seaside REP Theatre is to our area and how we must protect that ?culture pearl? in our midst. My thanks to all who have worked for the continued success of the REP, past, present and future; you have my continued support for what you do. Now suppose we all let the REP?s Corporate Board of Directors do what Boards? are supposed to do ?behind the scenes?,...Keep the business running smoothly and ?in the black?. Let?s leave the ?intrigue? in stage production scripts. ?GO INTERNS !?