LighttheLyricBrownwood Area Citizens and Businesses:

 

The Board of Directors of the Lyric Performing Arts Company would like to express its sincere appreciation to the citizens, businesses and organizations of the Brownwood area that supported our summer productions, camp activities and the street party, including the most recent presentations of Harvey and Annie.  The shows were extremely well-attended and the excitement expressed by the audiences both during the shows and as they were leaving was very heartwarming.  At least a third of the audiences were from many areas of the state outside the eight county Brownwood Trade Area and beyond, in addition to those from the Brownwood area.  The attendance at Annie represented a significant new record for LPAC performances.

First of all, we would like to express our appreciation to Larry Mathis, the administration and Board of Trustees of the Brownwood Independent School District who worked with us in facilitating our use of the Dorothy McIntosh Fine Arts Center Auditorium at Brownwood High School.  While we must again express our apologies to our more senior audience members for the inconvenience encountered in getting into the facility, once there we hope you found the theatre a wonderfully comfortable space as we did.  With a record number of businesses advertising in this year’s playbills, cast members and many other support staff helping with each of the performances numbering well over 100, there are far too many to be able to list each individually in a letter to be published as we have done in the past.  However, we want to ensure that everyone recognizes how much we appreciate all of them.

We do want to pay a special tribute to one individual and her employer though.  Ms. Lori Arp, who works for Texas Bank, makes an unbelievable contribution in costume design, acquisition, construction and repair.  This year was even more challenging since she had to do major surgery nightly on a small doll pulled apart by an angry orphanage keeper, not to mention costuming a cast of 56.  And you wouldn’t believe how she does it all with a major smile on her face all the time.

We again must say a special word of thanks to Dr. Nancy Jo Humfeld for the countless hours of work she put into directing the musical.  Central Texas and Brownwood in particular, are blessed to have someone with such talent and the willingness to devote the time to provide such valuable cultural opportunities.  Larry Mathis added greatly in serving as technical director and set builder for the summer and in directing Harvey.  We must also express a special word of thanks to all of the individuals from the Central Texas area who volunteered their time and worked so diligently to memorize their parts and learn their routines to make the show an absolute success.  How about those little orphans!

Please join us in expressing your appreciation to the many LPAC supporters as you patronize their businesses from day to day.  We commit to being good stewards of the funds and resources entrusted to our use on your behalf.

Sincerely,

Walter C. Wilson, Co-Chair of the Board

Debra M. Wilson, Co-Chair of the Board