Contribute your talents to The Secret Garden.

In order to make our summer production The Secret Garden a success, HPYT depends on the support of the families of our actors. There is an opportunity for everyone to contribute to the company. Please review the list below to see which area(s) you can best lend support.


Props

Help locate props needed for the show.
Chair:
Becky Hammes the4bs@adelphia.net

Costumes
Sew costumes, order costumes, fit costumes prior to the show or work backstage during a performance to help with costume repair.
Co-Chairs:
Bobbi King bking10381@aol.com
Diana Davis dynamom981@twcny.rr.com
Donna Korrie DMKorrie@aol.com

Playbill
contact potential advertisers, keep database of advertisers
Chair:
Stacey Himmelberger shimmelb@hamilton.edu

Ticket Sales
Help sell advance tickets and/or tickets at the door
Chair:
Steve King theothersking@aol.com

Sets
Help with construction, painting, load-in and strike of sets.
Chair:
Paul Mastrangelo pmastra@utica.edu

Backstage Supervision
Keep an eye on our actors between their scenes during rehearsals at the Clinton theater and/or performances.
Co-Chair:
Kim Diskin thediskin5@verizon.net
Betty Wysocki Columbia716@msn.com

Concessions
Call families and businesses for donations, set-up/clean-up and sell items during show intermissions
Co- Chairs:
Marlene Derminio Marleny104@aol.com
Cathy Conklin cdconklin@roadrunner.com

House Management
Serve as an usher during a performance, assure that no audience member is videotaping, using flash photography and has his/her cell phone or pager turned off.
Co-Chairs:
Bob Rice BRice@yahoo.com
Hedy Hage HedyHage@yahoo.com

Crew

Assist in setting the scenery during the show.
Chair:
Jackie Osterman hpyt@localnet.com

Publicity
Coordinate and/or take photos during dress rehearsal, draft press releases and coordinate poster distribution.
Chair:
Sharon Rippey srippey@hamilton.edu

Cast Party
Call businesses for donations, order and pick up food items, set-up and clean-up.
Chair:
Susan Russo vzeo4ley@verizon.net

In addition to the opportunities listed here, we are always interested in new ideas to support HPYT. If you can help with future fundraising efforts, have a particular skill that would mesh with our organization’s goals, or are interested in getting more involved as a member of our board of directors, please let us know by e-mailing Steve King at
theothersking@aol.com.