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NO. R-310. JOINT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE OLDCASTLE THEATRE COMPANY OF BENNINGTON. (J.R.S. 120) Offered by: Senator Sears of Bennington County and Senator Morrissey of Bennington County. Whereas, in 1972, five talented young New York-based thespians, Paul Falzone, Gary Alan Poe, Norrine Phillips, Joe Warik and Eric Peterson, formed an itinerant theater company to present performances of great drama and comedy to eager audiences beyond the confines of Manhattan’s “Great White Way,” and Whereas, originally organized as the “Pauper Players,” these talented actors quickly decided, after performing their initial production, “The Hollow Crown,” to adopt a less realistically-descriptive name, and settled on the “Oldcastle Theatre Company,” in honor of Sir John Oldcastle, the real-life model for Shakespeare’s character Sir John Falstaff, and Whereas, in 1977, after touring for five years, the members of the Oldcastle Theatre Company, growing weary from their constant travel, decided to establish a permanent home in Bennington where the company had performed before enthusiastic and appreciative audiences, and Whereas, the campus of Southern Vermont College was selected as the Oldcastle Theatre Company’s new headquarters and continued to host the company until the opening of the magnificent Bennington Center for the Arts in 1994, and www.leg.state.vt.us NO. R-310 Page 2 Whereas, since the curtain first rose on this now-venerable repertory ensemble, the Oldcastle Theatre Company has staged 182 productions of 175 plays, featuring a diverse menu of theatrical performances from Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It”, to Thornton Wilder’s classic drama, “Our Town,” and Whereas, beyond the Oldcastle Theatre Company’s 2002 season of six exciting and compelling presentations, the company has now established an outstanding education program, including special daytime performances for school children, student internships, and a “First Day Program” for area middle school students, which enables the participants to develop spontaneous sketches based on the joys and fears of starting a new school year, and Whereas, under the brilliant direction of producing artistic director Eric Peterson, the Oldcastle Theatre Company is looking forward to continuing the innovative theatrical fare for which the company has been praised, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives: That the General Assembly congratulates the Oldcastle Theatre Company on its 30th anniversary and extends best wishes for future success, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Eric Peterson at the Oldcastle Theatre Company in Bennington. www.leg.state.vt.us