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Some of you might remember my sister Saralyn who worked at LATC down in the basement on the phones. Well, she's married now with a 13 year old daughter who plays guitar and is a black belt and a 14 year old son who for the last 4 seasons has danced with the San Jose Ballet's production of The Nutcracker and has just recieved a half scholorship to the Joffrey Ballet's summer program. He was also accepted to ABT in San Diego with a full scholorship as well as several other schools. He's decided to go to NYC for the summer and will be dancing with the company this summer. If you're in the neighborhood this summer you might check him out.

Our oldest daughter, Sydonia, will begin studies as a theatre major at Milwaukee High School of the Arts next September.

Happy New Year everyone!! Let us know what you are up to ok?

xoxo

happy new year to all my LATC friends. May the new year bring each of you and your children and grandchildren every happiness. Lots of love to you all.

Sean

Hey Bill Pullman!!!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLD FRIEND. I'M SURE EVERYONE AT THIS SITE JOINS ME IN WISHING YOU THE VERY BEST AND MANY MANY HAPPY RETURNS!!

FONDLY, LARYSA

I'm just back from Ecuador where we purchased "in plan" an apartment in the city of Cuenca. Cuenca is a small city of about 400,000 in the southern highlands about 8,000 feet above sea level. The weather is perfect, 55 to 80 year round. The air is clear, the water pure, and the people friendly. When the apartment is finished in December 2007 you will all have a place to stop on your way through South America. In the meantime I'm finally coming down from the high of the Reunion. It was a spectacular event, the best of the best. I want to personally thank the Planning Committee and all the Volunteers and folks who contributed and all of you who attended. It made me very proud to know that I had been a part of the LAAT/LATC and of the event. We look forward to seeing all of you and more for the 35th/25th in 2010. In the meantime, have a wonderful Thanksgiving and a roisterous and safe holiday season. Thanks again for everything you have all meant to my life. -- Bush

Our very own Sam Anderson has a role on LOST right now and he's in a film on Lifetime tonight (11/14/05)at 9PM et/pt called TOUCHED. Go check him out!

I didn't know who to contact about photos for this website, so I put them on my website on one of my pages. I dug the photos up after remembering that I took a few pictures back then. If you are interested in viewing the photos you may do so on my website, www.myworldspecialties.com.
I am sorry that you have the dredge through my site, it's painless, really. I've remembered some of the names of the people I "shot," sorry about forgetting the others. Of course it will come to me after I post this. Anywhoo...(go to the "I CAN WRITE" page on my site where you will find a place for LATC EYES ONLY.
All the best to everyone, Lorrie D. Sargent

Dear All,
Many many thanks for joining the party and making it "an evening to remember". It was a night to reconnect and rekindle old fond memories.
First, I’d like to thank my fellow planning committee members and volunteers who worked very very hard to make it a great “evening to remember”.

Second, a big thanks to all of you who generously reached out to their wallets to make it an “evening to remember”. I do plan to send out a personal note of thanks to everyone who donated for the party.

Third, we will continue with this website to stay connected and provide update. Make this your favorite link.

Last but not the least; please check your Social Security Earnings statement and you might see that it has missing earnings for the year 1985 and 1987. In my investigation, I found out that the Office of Social Security administration has lost the records for those two years. The simple fix is to call 1-800-772-1213 and let them know that your earnings statement is incorrect. If possible, have your W-2 or tax return for those years handy. You could also send a letter with the appropriate record to fix the earnings statement. Send me an email at skbhatter@hotmail.com, if you have any further questions.

See you all again in 2010….

I miss you all so much already. It was way too short. Next time we should take a weekend cruise and bring the children and/or grandchildren. it's not like we've never been kooped up together in a greenroom, shop or stage for 36 hours before.

Well, we had a WONDERFUL time. It was almost like picking right up where we left 15 years ago, wasn't it?

We are so glad we came from Kansas? No. Michigan? No. Minneapolis? No. Milwaukee, Wisconsin? YES! (just 90 minutes north of Chicago, for the geographically confused, by the way).

Waiting on those pictures though, because I have, as David Mac said to me, "Is that actually a FILM camera!?" and I've sent my own photos away to be developed.

Jeanne

I feel that I dreamt I was in LA and at LATC dancing with my best friends and sharing stories and looking at family pictures and realizing how much LATC meant to me. We are all part of this wonderful extended family regardless of where we call home today - LATC will always occupy a special place in my heart because of all of you guys....what a wonderful event - Thank you all and I'm looking forward to the next one!

Much love,
Larysa

Thanks to all those who worked so hard
for letting us play in our old backyard.
The show was great, the food was fine,
I stayed up late and drank some wine.
Now I'm going to start to weep...
this poem gives even me the creeps.

You're all my family and I love you.

What a wonderful evening... It was so cool. I must also say a heartfelt "Thanks" to all that made this Party Rock! From Planners to Volunteers, GOOD SHOW! It will be remembered by all.
Doug Smith
PS. I'd party with you guys anytime!

BIG LOVE to everyone who worked on the party and to all of you who came and enjoyed it with us!! So wonderful to see that lobby filled up with the faces that created all that great theatre.

Keep checking back here because the photos are going to be available on Shutterfly by the end of the week!!!

A great big thanks to EVERYONE for being part of this, showing up,sharing your stories, and to everyone who ever used the phrase "Someday we'll look back at this and laugh". You never knew how right you are. What a great night. Like stepping through a time machine to one of the best times in my life. What a beautiful bunch of people.

On behalf of myself and others on the planning committee I would like to thank everyone who helped make last nights party a success. Those of you that spent weeks and months planning, those who emailed and researched, creating lists, donated money and those that cleaned and set up, who stayed until 3:30 to laugh and strike.
The true success of a party is measured by how much fun the guests had, thank you for showing up and sharing, laughing drinking and crying with us.

To everyone who worked on the party committee tonight....

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had a blast seeing everyone. It was eerily the same at the old space 20 years later. It brought back so many great memories. And the cup art!!! a big thanks to Brent and Maria for bringing them all the way from New Mexico.

Let's do this again in 5 years.

LATC was a wonderful and magical adventure. A place where idealism, activism and great friendships were born.Judith, can't wait to see you!

I was part of WAG (Women Artists Group) and walked the steepest rake ever covered in mattresses in The Inspecter General. What a crazy blast.

Jay Smith here, former assistant to Don Hill (from circa "Bette & Boo" to "Bogeyman"). I went back to being an actor and now live in NYC. I won't be able to attend the reunion tomorrow, sadly. But I will always remember LATC fondly. All my best to all of you! Have a great time!

CRIS FRANCO here with a true LATC story: JOSE LUIS VALENZUELA put together a big, splashy, star-studded benefit and for some reason Evelina asked me to do some comedy.
While running my stand-up set over and over again in my head, I got lost in the LATC's backstage labyrinth. My time was approaching … but, I couldn’t locate the stage entrance. I scurried around for about 5 minutes feeling like a lab mouse who can’t locate the cheese
Panicked, I burst into an empty rehearsal room where I encounter a diminutive man dressed in overalls (I thought he was the janitor) and shouted, “How the hell do I get to the stage?!” Without missing a beat the man took me by the hand, quickly maneuvered me through the maze and escorted me to the stage just as I was being introduced. It wasn’t until I was half-way on-stage that it dawned on me that I’d just encountered MARTIN SHEEN. Thanks to LATC and JOSE LUIS VALENZUELA and EVELINA FERNANDEZ for introducing me to my idol.

Hey Max, I'm flying in Friday night so I'm free all day Saturday to help out setting up if you need another body. That reminds me of the time we played that murder game with the cards and Phillip's body was descovered in the elevator on 1B covered in laundry. Anyway, just let me know if you need me.

John Lovick what are you doing up at this hour? If you are going to stay up this late come and help me with program and the Memorial book.

I will be there. I can't wait.

John Lovick

I saw Abel Franco's name on the missing list. Just wanted to let everybody know that Abel passed away a couple of years ago. Also, have contact info and have sent emails to the following people on the missing list:

Lucy Rodriguez
Valente Rodriguez
Jed Araiza
Richard Montoya
E.J. Castillo

I have an email address for Luis Alfaro: LAlfaro@Juno.com

Yay! Bill & Tamara got the info. That's what Jose Luis called about Bill. We'll see you there!

Evelina

Barbara:
I found some information on Craig Slaight, left a message with an agency.

Barbara Beebe emailed this in:

"Anyone from LAAT era, know the whereabouts of Craig or Brad Slaight, Ellen
Nickles, Jan Burrell or Roy Jimenez? LAAT group attempting to reach out to
others from the seventies!! Three days to go."

Pat, I confess, it was me making those 976 calls. Um, me and...Richard King! That's why we had those loopy grins on our faces...

Is anyone in contact with Luis Alfaro? I don't know how to get in touch with him now that he's not at the Taper. Diane?

Again I ask "Who will pick up Noel Taylor? He lives near San Vicente and Beverly. Any west siders?
Anyone? Anyone?
I need to call him and tell him who is picking him up.

Yes Brent and you better get your attitude in line or next time YOU'LL be ON the Planning Committee!

Let me get this straight. If we show up on time, and sign in, we have to do this every five years?

Holy Ghosts!
Thanks to whoever faxed the announcement! Tamara and I are looking forward to seeing all on Saturday.
Best to ya'all.

I can;t wait to see verybody. I have nothing but fond memories.

We have been frantically contacting Actors, Technicians and crew people. We realize that we are running out of time to contact Directors and Designers. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Also, because we are primarily a group that didn't work at LAAT, we don't have any lists or memories to help us with most of the people that worked there.
HELP!

It's going to be a blast to be a part of humble, yet well respected beginnings.

What a fantastic idea! I'll be there if I'm not in rehearsal....

I can't wait. As tumultous a time we had getting "Geography of Luck" on its feet, it remains a very joyful and meaningful experience in my fast diminishing memory. In so small part due to the amazingly 'calm under fire' Bill Bushnell. I'll be there with bells on. Making flight plans as I write.

I just realized that it was at this very moment, 20 years ago tonight... intermission was going on for Three Sisters, and Kim Catrell came walking through the hallway in 1B - and took out several hand painted prop - bisque clocks (each waiting for their turn to be thrown on stage), with a turn of her large skirt... no words were spoken.........ahhh those were the days.

I will do my best to be there. It's been a long time since I worked at LATC but it is a very fond memory and I look forward to celebrating with you all.
Tim Russ

So lovely to read names and hear your virtual voices, (I was in Admin, with the scars to prove it) but I'll be unable to attend "the event." David Libow and I are still in LA area, happily married, and while he continues the theatre tradition, I am studying to be a Zen priest. Kudos to Tantris, the ever-fabulous, who has tempted me with skipping out on a retreat to see y'all. Hugs all 'round.

Hello All,
I wanted to give you all a quick update on the party funds. We have raised more than $9,000. Many of you have generously contributed to cover the cost of the party. Some unable to attend the party yet able to help, some will attend the party and plan to contribute on the day of the party and some will attend but unable to help. Whatever the case may be, here is my challenge. I am working with an unknown headcount which makes it difficult to prepare a reasonable budget (Sounds familiar). So here are my TWO requests.

First, go to the website and at the MAIN webpage there is a button on the top left corner “RSVP for the event”. Please let us know if you are attending and let everyone know how to use it.

Second, if you have decided to attend the event and plan to give money on the day of the event, please pledge it to me today and I will list your name and count the money in my budget plan. Should you decide to give it now, you could use PayPal or send me a check at the following address. If you are unable to help, please do not feel left out, we want EVERYONE there on the 1st. But please RSVP. If you have or have not contributed and just received a refund check from IRS, you know how to send the money to me. :))))))))))

Thank you to those who have been very generous and thank you in advance to those who will be generous.

Let’s make this a great success.

See you at the Theatre Center at 6:30PM on Saturday, October 1st

Shashi K Bhatter
Planning Committee
7428 Jason Ave
West Hills, Ca-91307
(714) 228-6700

Whover thought of this, this is a WONDERFUL idea! Thank you! I'm so looking forward to this!

I will be there. I've emailed the other three members of Latins Anonymous, as well.

Thanks to Cat, Judith and Linda, we now have a list of almost 500 actors that worked at LATC. We have less than 2 weeks to find them. Anyone with the resources to help would be greatly appreciated.

Ann, I still have a very clear memory of you serenely nursing that now 16 year old (Alex?) in the costume shop one day. What a lovely positive example it was for me when I later became a mom myself. Thanks!

Stephen Tobolowsky and I will be there! We just got all the information last night, thank you Alan Mandell and Barbara Tarbuck. Can we bring our kids? They are 16 (gah!) and 11. I'd like the 16 year old to see where he spent his first weeks in the wings of "Bette and Boo."

Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Will the bar have mint julips?
Janine Silver

Ah, once upon a time in Los Angeles, there was a theatre or there was theatre...!

Is anyone in touch with / knows the whereabouts of Maria Mayenzet ????? It would be great to see her again. {think her married surname was Bartel.}

Thanks , Jill, I'd love to attend a brunch with the FORMER costume gang !

Howdy. Looking forward to seeing everyone, especially all those who waited with me for the ticketing system to boot back up. And maybe we will finally learn who was making all those late night 976 calls from my office phone.

Pat O'Connor

LAAT Venus of Menschen Falls, plus a number of one acts (I gave birth on stage in one of them and spoke Pinero babble in another one with Carlie Parks and East.. East... what was his name... Carlos!!). Later became close pals with our now dearly departed ferocious Lacy Bishop (she left the earth at the end of June, 2005).

Looking forward to seeing everyone! It was so exciting to read all these notes - it brings back great memories.

Sheila

Yo y'all, I'll be there from Georgia en route to Australia, with my fabulous girlfriend MK. Still working on getting Stephen Weeks to come; Peter Sagal seems intransigent, so the trashketball trio (we all started on the same day, along with several others) won't be quite complete...

It's strange, I do not remember a lot of you, yet many of you remember me, I'm flattered.

I am, however, unable to attend the Anniversary, sorry. I decided to post a tiny picture of myself on my website for L.A.T.C. eyes only, when I was working there as a receptionist in that dreary dungeon. I think I was there from 1986 to 1988. Go to my website, (wwwDOTmyworldspecialtiesDOTcom) to click on the page that says, "I Can Write" and you will see the old photo at the bottom of the page, it shows the tiny space where I answered phones.
Again, thanks to those of you who thought about me after all these years. I do wish the best to everyone. Have a ball! L.D. Sargent

Ugh, that show. I remember how hard you worked to get Brian Brophy's blood just the right consistency and color. I talked to Richard King (used to work in Ticketing) who's living in Portland and I think I've twisted his arm hard enough (with Disneyland) to get him down there.

Invited CCH Pounder last night. She is still mad at me over that damned snake in "Anthony and Cleopatra".

looking forward

Hey, you guys remember me? I was only there for 3 shows, and always hoped to do more there. (Then they closed us down!) Looking forward to seeing you all again!
Mary K Klinger

We will contact Robert Beltran, Culture Clash, Bill Pullman, Stein Winge, Lupe Ontiveros, Pepe Serna and anyone else we can think of.

Evelina & Jose Luis (Latino Lab)

Just to respond to Mr. Todd about the time, we are still hammering out the EXACT details of the evening. As soon as we have it nailed down (which will be any second now) we will post the general plan for the evening so that everyone will know when to arrive and so on.

Don't worry Mr Todd, we are not going to start until you are done with the lighting.

There are a lot of words on this website: I've quickly skimmed all of them...read most of them...and even understood some of them. But nowhere do I see a TIME for this extravaganza to begin. I'm sure it's posted somewhere, probably in big print on the home page. But I have to confess that I can't find it. I don't want to embarrass myself by arriving on time...

Wow, David Franklin? Lee Sweet? Kat Dragon?

Wow, I am going to have to tell Jon Amirkhan. I worked in the box office and as a house manager and the only thing I remember is a certain celeb that was almost arrested during one of the shows...I'd love to come, although depressing to think it's been twenty years. :) I met so many wonderful people during my tenure there. It was from 86-89 (on and off)as many of us who went to the LACC theatre academy hung out there for, well, work (and I use that term loosely) although a few acting gigs did transpire out of my connections there. Perhaps maybe a play will be written about our experiences from the ground floor of one of the most innovative theatres in LA (I only got my car broken into three times.)

Cheers!

Marcella

Finally, we heard from Ralph Waite. Something is moving in the right direction.
But where is Bill Pullman, Tom Waites, Bud Cort, Angie Bird, Angela Payton, Tony Geary, Tyne Daley, Jennifer Tilly, Pam Greer, Robert Beltran, Betty Ford and a thousand other favorites (really I put their names in here hopin google will pick them up) Hope to see them all there.

Lori Zimmerman and I will be there -- of course! We look forward to celebrating with everyone.

Pam Robinson..Jim Payne..and all of you House Manager folks..love to hear from you ....Marcia.. Wanda..where are you are?? I have spent a total of 9 (or was it 10? Lee how long have I worked there?) years at LATC ,and look forward to "my House" being full of the people who built it.

Nothing like an LATC party. I visited LA a couple years ago and saw sweet Lee Sweet which was great. The building brought back so many wonderful memories. I actually dream of those days and don't wake up screaming.

I'm driving down from SF and would love a little oatmeal and Ensure brunch with my fellow "old costumers" thanks Jill.

Good heavens! "Venn I vas un in-gen-oo" as I say - I co-starred with Susan Sullivan in Pinter's THE COLLECTION - Bill Bushnell's first production at LAAT. Now I am NOT an ingenue - but a character woman & still here & still at it...My horror flick JOLLY ROGER is at Blockbuster if you want to see my head cut off, etc.

Will be there with my new husband, Mark - NOT from LAAT -

Hey Costumers:
Judith and Gina have both committed to coming. So even though you can't count on them to sign the guest book, I will promise you that they will both be there.

Max

Yes, Jeanne, Michael can come too. So far its is just the 3 of us. Hoping that more of the costume folks will be there. As to "old" that was really just me.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Jill

Lee,

It was called "Happy Day" and what I loved best was the orange juice made in the juicer.

Jill (Johnson) Gold just sent me this link. Though I can't really say I got teary, it was great to read so many names and connections with LATC. Unfortunately, I'll not be able to attend. I often make it back to L.A. and hope to connect with some of you then. I guess the only thing I'll mention that people have neglected is the sandwich shop about two blocks away. Was the name "Friendly's?" REALLY cheap sandwiches, which was all we could afford, plus they always gave you an orange. The theatre was always filled with those oranges that nobody ever ate. Best to eveyone... Bret, Maria, Jon R, Jon G., Phil, Don, Max, Jill, Bush, Diane, Linda, Tantris (Hardee? Har, Har.)David, Jane, Susan, Jill B. and eveyone else.

Best always
Lee Byron
SM(87-88) - Spain '36, Ma Rainey, Earnest, Alpha

"To Spain God was generous, to Spain God was Good."

Damn, I even remember the songs...

I had the fortune and pleasure to be involved in the early eighties with LA Actors Theater (Blood Engine in the role of Wheely, the boy who turns into a car, and boy those kneepads were shredded), and later The Red Address at the Theater Center.
I also send this in memoriam, in the spirit and memory of Merrit Butrick, a dear friend and brilliant colleague, whose heart smiles in eternity.

OXFORD STREET! was that the street ... reh.ing in an old bank building on SM & Western? I still miss LA weather and the feeling of 3 and somethimes four shows happening all around me... while stuck on that slow elevator. I'm in SF that week but will try to make it. Evelina, pick me up?

Randy Perry: Sound Cat in the basement.

So here I was thinking, I move back to LA 6 years ago and I can find NO ONE from LATC, other than a chance encounter with Bones mixing Le Miz (props to my man Bones!) and a rather unbelievable stumble across Mark Hoist through friends completely unrelated to my previous incarnation in LA.

So I will be there Oct. 1st to bask in the golden glow of yesterday.

Yup I was there from 88 til the last bounced payroll check of 91.

Got some good pictures from the last party I will bring them along, Hope all the sound cats can make it, Bones, John, Mark, Galen, Sir Jon Gottlieb, ect.

Claire were are you?

Randy

Fellow prop brothers and sisters....cant wait to see you all! We are too young to talk about the "good ol days!"

Hello LAAT alumni!
What a fabulous idea for a reunion! In reviewing the guest book to date, it looks like I might be the only one representing LAAT from the 70's ! How can we get the word out ? These were great years in my life and I would love to say hello to everyone again. I am so glad to see that Diane White hopes to attend, and that Bill Bushnell with be there! Count me in.
Barbara Beebe

I can't believe it's been 16 years. All the names and faces are slowly coming back. I am looking forward to seeing everbody there.

Paul Renyer

LAAT '83-'84 Tech asst/Show Crews + telemarketing.
Sherlock's Last Case, Secret Honor, Sade-Sack, Enemy of the People, Women & Water, Gardenia, etc. etc... (catheat1@hotmail.com)

We are definitely coming--airline tickets are booked, place to stay secured and relatives lined up to watch the offspring. No, Brent and Maria, we aren't bringing ours either but we are bringing their pictures (so anyone else, if you are not bringing yours in person, I expect to see pictures too). I've also pulled my old TC photos out of the albums to bring along.

Jill, I'm interested in you feeding me brunch that next Sunday (but who are you calling "old costume folks," huh?)--can Michael come along too?

Jeanne

Hey everybody, Party in the Lobby! That was always the the culmination of the hard work. A lot of people ask what became of the LATC? I have Designed 7 productions at the TC since the "Fall Of The Empire". All I can tell you is that, it is Still Continuing on the Mission that it was created for. Every time I've returned, there was at least one other project in the building. There was Shakespeare in Theater 3, and a Community Dance Group in Theatre 2. Another time, there was an Opera, a New Latino Work and a Homeless Fund Raiser in the building on the same night. It may not be as busy as in "our" time there. It may be older and in need of cash and attention, but it still functions as "A Los Angeles Theatre Center!". I am very proud of our contributions and hard work that made up the original LATC. I would really like to see and talk with all the Casts, Crew and Staff. See you all there!

Peace, Doug Smith ( Yes I still have Long Hair, just less of it! )

Dear LATC Alumni:
I will be there Oct 1. Thanks to all those who are putting this together.
Love,
Don Hill

Hi, y'all.

How fantastic!

Thank you, Tantris, for taking this on... you rock.

I hope that I'm in town for this, I'd sure dig seeing y'all.

OK, the best laid plans...I'm leaving Monday to join the national tour of Wicked. Look us up at wickedthetour.com and check my itinerary to see if I'm on my way to a city near you! Carol Kane, of Demon Wine fame (OK, maybe she's done other things in her career too)is one of my leads! Love to all, and Jane Lloyd's taking pictures for me at the reunion so smile pretty. Jill

I have a community event that day, so I'm not sure I'll be able to be there, but I'll try. Meanwhile, I'll send a check and good wishes.

I finally finished that pesky Ph.D., and I'm at USC now in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Friends ask me if I miss the theatre, and I ask them if they've ever had to keep a classful of undergraduates awake at 8 a.m. to study ethics...Believe me it's theatre! I keep the staircase photo from LATC on the wall of my office to help me remember what intense shared endeavor can accomplish. My current volunteer arts involvements are Shakespeare Festival/LA, Inner City Arts, and The Eagle Rock Cultural Center. Love to you all! CB

Holy shit. Well, this is another way to make me feel really old. I started at LAAT as an intern back in 1984(?) -- my first job. Worked with Steven Leibman and became the "publications coordinator" till my mom got sick in 1987. Maybe we could get Constance Harvey to come out from NYC for this?

See you October 1. Gweneth

We're another successful LATC marriage. 14 years and 2 kids we're very proud of. By the way, we're leaving ours at home in Albuquerque. No one else is bringing theirs, are they? Glad to see all these comments just keep coming and coming. Ahem.

This is such a great idea. I'm not sure if I can attend but I will start working on it. I'm currently in New York City working on Broadway. Sounds exciting but I'm still doing the same eight show week as I did there. I love it though. I'm sure there are some faces that I've forgotten.

Wow. 20 Years. Now that's a long time. Not sure if you folks will remember a guy on the audience side of things (Ticket Sales Director 85-87) I still tell LATC stories......I've gotten some great mileage out of them! It will be fun to see the characters come back to life.
Ed aka.Eddie

Interested to see which stories are told and which left out...I'll be there.

Mame

The Women's Playwriting Lab (I especially remember exercises and discussions lead by Susan Mason)deepened my sense of theatre's work in the communty. A challenging and useful time.

I can't decide if I should tell the story of the piano falling on me, the bum who had cut off his finger, the gang violence during "Elizabeth almost by chance a woman", the night I turned Bill Pullmans hair green, Tyne Daly being very late for a performance or the night Bud Cort got an unexpected and unwanted haircut.
I am sure there are more.

From the first show "Nanawatai" in Theatre 3 as the "running" stage manager (an interesting idea that didn't last) to calling the last cue of the last show, "The Night of the Iguana" in Theatre 1 - I loved my job! I remember walking through that labyrinthian corridor to turn in my stage managers report every night, and thinking to myself, "I'm so grateful for LATC". Looking forward to October 1st!

TODD...write those dang stories down and send them into: stories@celebrate-latc.org

WE NEED THOSE STORIES!! Come on you all know you have stories to tell...send them in!

OK I'll be there but only if Jon Gottlieb promises to wear enough bells to cover...well...everything. I have no memories of anything...blocked it all out...well except for Bill Swadley's cookies...and the rat falling into the stairwell while Diane and Bush were being interviewed by Channel 5 News...and chasing hookers out of the parking lot while wiring the house lights in Theatre 1...and a Barbara Ling story that needs to be told in person...and, hey, this could be fun.

hey Everyone:
I worked on "Roosters" backstage, in the dark. I am coming so people can see me in the light.

Love
Kellie

Yurdamrite I'll be there! I can hardly wait. Do I have to dress up?

Hello everyone! I hope I can attend. It would be wonderful to see all of you again. I love you all!!
DW

this will be awesome! thanks for putting this party together!!

Since I don't remember everyone who's signed it so far, I'm sure some of you don't remember us...

So for the record: Michael Lucchesi--(assistant stage manager/circa 85-89) and Jeanne Schrank--(costume shop/circa 87-90)

I will be there just to prove I'm still alive.

Brad Brinkman - you better be there.

Oh my God. What a blast this will be. Have to make sure the husband and kids are taken care of but will do everything I can to be there.

I can't wait to see everyone. Am thinking about having a brunch the next morning for all the old costume folks. Any interest?

I look forward to another party in the LATC space. Seems like ages since I danced in Theatre 4. Susan Bougetz

When I finally left LA to return to NYC - the plane almost crashed...I'm going to do my best to attend the reunion, I'm dying to see how none of us have aged and we're all twenty years younger!

Much love,
Larysa

Wow, just reading this guestbook is making me cry. Even though we are still in the building we miss you all and THE LATC so much! Can't wait to see you all in the Lobby and The Bradley!

Evelina - Latino Theater Company (Lab)

My God we got a note from Barbara Tarbuck! I love Barbara Tarbuck!

The building still makes me sad, so bleak and dimly lit. Can't WAIT to eat in the lobby again.

Just had a lovely dinner in LA with Jon Lovick, Liz Pruyn and Kim Grover - all alum circa 1990. Hard to leave the bay area, but really looking forward to attending the reunion, sharing war stories and reconnecting with everyone.

best, Chrise de Tournay
manager of the graphics dept 1988-1990

Page Leong and I should be there. Have worked in that building a few times with Cornerstone and others since fateful '91 and look forward to the living and, sadly, passed-on spirits of the old place returning to celebrate the creativity that space once inspired. I don't think by any means has LA art/theater benefitted from the loss of the old LATC. Look forward to seeing all.
Take care,

Shishir Kurup

One of the LATC marriages and still going strong 15 years and 4 kids later.

We were planning on making our first no kid getaway in November for our anniversary/ML's birthday, but maybe we can make it sooner. Have to look into the budget to see if air fare is in the cards.

If I'm in town, I'm there! How is it that in every show I've done since then there's always an appropriate opportunity to tell an LATC story... and what crazy stories they are!!! Can't wait to see the whole LATC family again.
Love, Jill (Johnson) Gold

Wow....It seems like forever...and just yesterday...you bet I'll be there.

Joe Keeper

Old memories are coming back. Although I have been in touch with some but I can't wait to meet and reconnect with everyone.
I hope you all could make it. Spread the word..and send me your check...so we could have a gala evening.
Love
Shashi

It's on my calendar. Can't wait to see everyone in a more festive occassion. Plus my office is currently up on the 3rd floor of LATC (in the old casting office). If the organizers need an office space...come on up.

Images of many celebrative events, especially openings---in that special building, in that unique lobby--- have been floating about my aging brain, since this reunion was announced. Hope everyone who can be there, will be.

Every time I run into a LATC alum -- most recently, Cat Dragon, in Phoenix -- I feel like a veteran coming across a comrade in arms. It was crazy, it was thrilling, it was occasionally awful but I wouldn't trade those years, and education that I received, for anything. Most likely can't make the reunion -- I'm in Chicago now, with wife and kids -- but would love to be there and see you all.

I can't wait to see everyone at this reunion. I have many memories I'd like to share... stay tuned!

Finally a reason to go downtown again, besides the shopping!! Looking forward to seeing everyone!

Thank You to all who are putting this together!!!

YAY! So glad to see people already signing into the Guest Book!! Can't wait to see the Lobby filled with all the wonderful people that made LAAT and LATC GREAT!

Wow! 20 years! My how time flies. I look forward to a great party in the lobby and reconnecting with friends. I hope to see you all there.

Love-
Michael LeValley

Would love to be a part of the memories, rekindling old realationships and seeing how everyone looks.

Love
Linda Browne

I look forward to celebrating the past and looking forward to the future.