February 2010 Volunteer of the Month

Taylor Starr

Taylor first began studying drama as a two-year-old with Missy Slaymaker-Hanlon in Westchester at Dance Drama & Song.  She became one of our own 'Theater Barn Kids' in Autumn of 2005, appearing in I'm Sorry The Bridge is Out, You'll Have to Spend the Night and has been an integral part of every TBK program since then.  Taylor was the inspiration behind our tuition-free program for Student Crews, giving students an opportunitiy to learn and participate in back stage activities.  For her hard work and dedication, she was awarded a "Scholorship for Life' with the Theater Barn Kids in 2007.

Taylor has been seen both on stage and behind the seens at many of our productions in the Theater for Young Audiences series.  She was Blue in our first production of Blues Clues, the Most Spectacular Place.

Taylor made the leap to Main Stage, joining the crew of Secret Garden and was later cast in the ensemble for Camelot.  She has helped out in one way or another on many of our major productions...sets, back-stage, running spot lights.  You name it...when volunteers are needed, Taylor answers the call!

We are pleased to recognize this very talented and dedicated young woman as our February Volunteer of the Month....thank you, Taylor, for being our shining 'star'!
 

January 2010 Volunteer of the Month

Andrea Sack

If you have ever worked with Andrea Sack, you already know that she is simply incredible. Here at the Barn, Andrea started out working on props and sets for Company back in 2005 and her engaging smile along with her talent, professionalism and drive for perfection have put her at the top of our list of go-to people. She wore many hats for ...Forum, including props, sets, and even light board operator but she didn't stop there.  Andrea expanded her horizons even further by serving as co-stage manager for The Spitfire Grill and Man of La Mancha and then stage manager for Cabaret....not instead of properties, but in addition to!  Do you remember how fantastic the theater and gallery looked for Camelot?  That too was largely Andrea's doing!
 
Even during personally challenging times, Andrea has found time to give to the Ridgefield Theater Barn.  It is clear she truly loves the Barn and is an integral part of our family; we are indeed lucky to have this extremely talented artist on our team.  Thank you, Andrea, for your many contributions and congratulations on being our first 2010 volunteer of the month!

Our Thanks to Our 2009 Volunteers!

Helping Us Bring Quality Theater to Our Community

Normally we dedicate this space to an individual who has volunteered their time, talent and energy to working behind the scenes at the Theater Barn.  This month, however, we celebrate ALL of the many volunteers without whose help we could not bring you the high caliber productions we produce each year.   Our volunteers help us sew our costumes, build our sets, design and operate our lighting, man our box office, publicize our shows, assist us in the planning and execution of our special events, landscape our property, help us improve and reorganize our prop and costume fooms and reconstruct our theater space.  They work as stage managers and assist our directors and choreographers.  In short, our theater could not operate without the help of these many people.  They are the reason we can call ourselves.....

Check our news page each month to see our volunteer of the month....you can also link from here to our volunteer page to see those we have featured in proior months.

         

Volunteer of the Month ~ November 2009

PAMME JONES

Pamme Jones has acted as the Ridgefield Theater Barn's volunteer Box Office Coordinator since 2008.  She is responsible for all reservation and ticket sales as well as supervising dozens of other box-office volunteers almost every weekend throughout the year.  This has turned into a monumental commitment due to the numerous productions produced by the Barn each year including four Mainstage productions, performances by the Barn's own improvisation group, The Role in the Hay Players, an on-going Playwright's Discussion Group, performances by the Theater Barn Kids, and other special events. Her acting credits at the Barn include Come into My Parlor, Mother Superior in Nunsense and her continuing role as a ensemble member in The Role in the Hay Players.  In addition to all of the above, Pamme also decorated the Gallery for the Barn's current production of Godspell.  Pamme resides in Ridgefield with her husband John and their three children Sophie, Grant and Evan. 

Volunteer of the Month ~ October 2009

CHERYL EVANS

Cheryl Evans is a new volunteer at the Theater Barn and was a tremendous help behind the scenes on the Theater Barn's recent production of BEYOND THERAPY. Whether it be assisting in the design of the set, set construction, or acting as a sounding board for ideas, Cheryl was continually contributing to help make the show a success.  Raised in Alabama and coming from a strict Protestant family, Cheryl was not permitted to dance, act or even go to the movies until she was 18.  She didn't hesitate to make up for lost time thereafter and has worked in the arts ever since as a professional actress, model and film producer.  Cheryl is also an artist and photographer and a huge Dallas Cowboy's fan (nobody's perfect). Cheryl lives in New Milford and works for the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim.