One of the nice things about being part of the committee for Belper Musical Theatre is that you get to find out why people have been proposed for life membership of the company. It's one of the few ways we have available to us of recognising the sustained effort that people put into supporting the company over the years, so I thought that I would use this forum to let you know who our newest life members are and a little bit about why they gained the honour this year.
I guess that I should also say at this point that we do have many other life members in the company who haven't had this public record created. That doesn't mean that we don't appreciate what they did. And if anyone would like to write a piece about them, then I would be delighted to see it and share it here on the blog.
This year our three life members were Ian Jennison, Linda Jennison and Andrea Sparham.
I guess that I should also say at this point that we do have many other life members in the company who haven't had this public record created. That doesn't mean that we don't appreciate what they did. And if anyone would like to write a piece about them, then I would be delighted to see it and share it here on the blog.
This year our three life members were Ian Jennison, Linda Jennison and Andrea Sparham.
Despite our chair announcing the first two as 'My Mum and Dad!', there is no suggestion that this is why they were nominated.
Linda has been a member of the company since its first performance and over the years has not only been in most of the shows, she has also played an active role in costumes, props, prompting, assistant production roles and other activities. As well as the main company, Linda has provided the same sort of support for Belper Junior Musical Theatre.
Ian has directed shows both for us and for Belper Junior Musical Theatre but is probably most renowned for the effort, time and creativity that he puts into building sets for us - often very substantial sets for those of us who have to lift them from storage to stage! Both Ian and Linda give up their time and their home life to support the company - many members will have been to their house at weekends to paint set and scenery. We appreciate all of this time and effort and are pleased to welcome them as life members.
Our other life member this year undertakes a role which is a lot less visible, but is equally time consuming and hugely important to the company. Andrea manages our ticket sales. For about two months before each show Andrea will spend a few hours on the phone and her home office every day sorting out bookings and ticket sales for us. As anyone who has spoken to her to order their tickets will know, Andrea tries hard to meet people's needs when selling their tickets and offers an excellent and personal level of service. Andrea also uses her knowledge of our customers and their feedback to help us improve the flyers, posters and booking forms that we develop and use.
It's great for us to have this dedicated support from these excellent company members.
Ian has directed shows both for us and for Belper Junior Musical Theatre but is probably most renowned for the effort, time and creativity that he puts into building sets for us - often very substantial sets for those of us who have to lift them from storage to stage! Both Ian and Linda give up their time and their home life to support the company - many members will have been to their house at weekends to paint set and scenery. We appreciate all of this time and effort and are pleased to welcome them as life members.
Our other life member this year undertakes a role which is a lot less visible, but is equally time consuming and hugely important to the company. Andrea manages our ticket sales. For about two months before each show Andrea will spend a few hours on the phone and her home office every day sorting out bookings and ticket sales for us. As anyone who has spoken to her to order their tickets will know, Andrea tries hard to meet people's needs when selling their tickets and offers an excellent and personal level of service. Andrea also uses her knowledge of our customers and their feedback to help us improve the flyers, posters and booking forms that we develop and use.
It's great for us to have this dedicated support from these excellent company members.
Thank you.
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