LEOs Gift to ISL

Daniel Mayes and Helen Machin-Smith of Island Stage Left accept a gift from BJ Brandli and the LEOs – Contributed photo

BJ Brandli, advisor of the high school LEO Club, presents Island Stage Left’s co-founder Helen Machin-Smith with a $500 check. “The student members of our LEO Club have grown up with Island Stage Left’s summertime performances of “Shakespeare Under the Stars” and felt very strongly about giving this gift to the theater.”

Island Stage Left is experiencing a shortage of funds and a hardship in finding donated housing for their summer actors. A Shakespeare production requires a minimum 12 actors to perform and the housing for the actors simply could not be secured this year.

Because of these two unfortunate circumstances, Island Stage, in its 19th year, will abandon their traditional summer performance of Shakespeare and will present a smaller cast performing “Humble Boy” instead. In accordance with their mission, “to give the experience of great theatre to all islanders and visitors, regardless of their income or social status,” admission is free but donations are gratefully accepted.

The LEO Club hopes that this donation will encourage other service clubs and individuals to make donations to Island Stage Left and keep this treasured island tradition alive. The goal is to bring back “Shakespeare Under the Stars” for Island Stage Left’s 20th anniversary in the summer of 2018.

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