Starlight Annual Board Meeting Highlights
from Starlight Board President, Tom Daughton
The Starlight Board held its annual public meeting on September 29th at the Maple Ridge Community Center in Sunderland. In this meeting the outgoing Board President, Paul Stallman, presented our financials for the fiscal year, accomplishments for the year, and future goals. As has been the case for several years now, Starlight continues to operate with a positive balance at fiscal year end. Our sources of revenue continue to be grants/sponsorships, tuition, and ticket sales, while expenditures fall within the areas of administrative, production costs, and teaching stipends. We remain dedicated to being fiscally responsible while continuing to provide the best opportunities we can for the children that participate in our programming and productions. We rely heavily on the volunteer efforts of many people to keep Starlight running smoothly. Thank you!
The Teen Advisory Board will continue working with Cyn Strycharz, founder and Artistic Director, as we go forward. This board provides a venue for selected students to share their ideas and give feedback to help us continue to provide the best programming. Additionally, these teens work under Cyn’s guidance to support the younger one’s productions in a variety of ways. Thank you to all the teens that have given their time toward these efforts!
I’d like to thank Paul Stallman for his time as the Board President over these past three years. Paul gives so much of his time and technical skills to helping run Starlight. Thank you, Paul, for all you have done for us!
Elections were held for three new positions on the Board. Going forward, Dan Mashia is our new Secretary; Pam Plumer, Vice President; and Tom Daughton, President. Clare Bertrand will continue as our Treasurer.
Notable events from this past year –
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Sold out shows at the Eric Carle for our summer season in 2017 and 2018.
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The teens stretched themselves in performing the Laramie Project in the fall of 2017.
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Our production of the Lion King, Jr. in the Spring of 2018 was spectacular at the Amherst Middle School with lots of new kids joining Starlight.
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And we really reached new levels performing our namesake the musical Starlight Express on roller skates at the Academy of music in May of 2018.
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Finally, we once again traveled to NYC to see a Broadway show, Once On This Island. A truly unique show and set that captivated all those who attended.
I’m honored to have been elected the new Board President and look forward to all the future will bring for us at Starlight Youth Theatre!
Tom Daughton
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7th to 12th Graders – Starlight’s Youth Theatre is one of the first groups to be performing Disney’s Newsies since it has just been released for local and youth productions.
