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Show Volunteers Take Over PGP Eliminates Paid Staff Positions The Boird of Trustees of Park City Performances (PCP) has eliminated all paid staff positions within the organization and announced its intention to continue to operate the non-profit corporation cor-poration and its home, Main Street's Egyptian Theatre, on a volunteer basis for an indefinite period of time. The announcement, made by board president Jere Calmes, May 9, came in the wake of the organization's most successful fundraiser May 6, and followed a six-nour-long trustee meeting meet-ing May 7. Specifically, the executive director's post, held by PCP founder Don Gomes, , has N been eliminated as has" the position of business manager, mana-ger, a job occupied by Bruce Beers. In lieu of the paid positions, Calmes said PCP would be operated for an interim, period on a volunteer basis by a finance committee and a programming committeer both under the guidance of the organization's executive board. Calmes said the trustees were unanimous in their support of the decision and added a tremendous amount of time and consideration was given alternatives. "It was a very difficult decision," Calmes said, "But one that was necessary to ensure Park City Performances Perfor-mances reaches its full potential as a community theatre and continues to offer exciting and innovative programming." The Board President concluded con-cluded the move represented a deep . and very sincere commitment on the board's part to place the organization Please turn to page 4A : - - ; c- J : - : -. -fat -1 VA .i?WSi 1 Don Gomes , , . Tviore PCP Changes Continued from Page 1 A on more secure financial footings and to continue to improve the quality of community theatre performances perfor-mances offered at the Egyptian. Egyp-tian. "We feel both of these goals are attainable under PCP's new configuration," Calmes said. In an interview on KPCW May 10, Gomes said he was "disappointed" at the board's decision but not "bitter." Gomes, who founded PCP two years ago, was asked to appear before the board May 7 to present an evaluation of his own performance and to outline short and long term future directives for the organization. According to the KPCW interview, Gomes was then asked to leave the meeting following his report, and later in the day, was contacted by Calmes and Board Member Jerry Howells who informed him of the board's decision to eliminate his job. Calmes said it was his understanding Gomes as made aware, in advance, of the possible outcome of the April 7 meeting. Meanwhile the Denver Theatre Company's touring production of "Quitters" will go on as scheduled at the Egyptian this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 12, 13 and 14. Additionally, Calmes announced the musical production pro-duction of "Mame" has been moved from a scheduled sche-duled June opening to an eight performance run in late August and early September. Sept-ember. Also, a children's theatre workshop is in the works for June which will culminate with a student production. On July 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, PCP will produce Neil Simon's "Prisoner of Second Avenue" and, according to Calmes, negotiations are underway with Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain Acting Ensemble's Ron Burnett to direct a PCP production this summer. "In an effort to expand our horizons, Park City Performances Perfor-mances intends to reach out to the surrounding areas, learn what they have to offer, and breathe new life into our own programming. Of course, the theatre will continue to have its popular annual events (including the auction, the New Year's Eve Party, the Fun Run, annual golf tournament and other community oriented events)." "Most importantly, we welcome everyone to get involved. Our future is exciting and will be successful; success-ful; we need and want the community's involvement and input," Calmes said. |