Summer 2009

Dear Friends:

Thinking about 2009, Horton passing, this “recession,” the rains, abundance and lack thereof… and how Horton must’ve lived through quite a number of ebbs and flows, of the economy, of droughts and floods, of human generosity and severity.

I remember now that he asked his father if he could go to Drama School at 16, right in the middle of the Great Depression.  His father had the opportunity to join an “oil pool,”taking shares in an oil venture.  Or, he said, he could put that savings towards Horton’s schooling.  Well, we know which venture he chose to invest in.  The other partners all became quite wealthy in the oil pool.  Horton’s Dad became rich also, in something less measurable in dollars, more in richness of the spirit and in humanity.

We thank you all for all your support over these last fifteen years.  We have loved presenting Horton Foote’s rich material.  Our pennies, like yours, are being counted and measured out with more caution and precision than ever before.  But we’re still here!  Our major private donor and underwriter has had an irreparable loss and can no longer fund us. but we’re still here.  Others have cut back, still others have sent plenty of stoicism and good wishes.

For all of you, we are grateful and we thank you for coming out and valuing this theatre.  Please consider a fully tax-deductible donation and a vote of confidence for our endeavor.  Your spirit will be richer for it, I guarantee you.

HBTS