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JERITA FOLEY BUSCHMAN THEATRE DEDICATION PHOTOS
BENEDICTION for the Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre
November 19, 2005
Tonight we officially rename this space the Jerita
Foley Buschman Theatre.
May this Theatre continue its heritage as holy
ground, a place where hallowed stories of all
kinds are told.
May the stories that are enacted here be of all
styles, shapes, and sizes:
Stories that are:
Ancient and Innovative
Important and Slight
Complex and Simple
Hilarious and Disheartening
Profane and Profound
May this theatre be a sanctuary for the soul
– a place where we come
To be enlightened
To be challenged
To be delighted
To be troubled
To be reminded
To be entertained
To be warned
To be ennobled
To be inspired
Finally, may the Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre
be an intersection where the loftiest ideals of
art and education merge. May it be a place where
all of us – artists and audiences alike
– come to learn better what it means to
be human.
Amen.
- Harry Parker
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Associate Professor of Theatre
Nancy McCauley and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Henry
Hammack.
Donor Mike Atkinson (right) and his parents.
Associate Professor of Theatre
LaLonnie Lehman is surprised to hear that the new theatre
lobby
will be named in her honor. Her husband Wayne Wetsel,
is on the left.
LaLonnie Lehman and Mike
Atkinson, the donor who asked that the new lobby
be named for Lehman, with the plaque after its surprise
unveiling.
Donor Lyle Dye and guests
at the dinner.
College of Fine Arts Dean Scott Sullivan addresses the
dinner guests.
Chancellor Victor Boschini addresses the dinner guests.
Guests at the dinner, including
members of the Buschman family, Chancellor
Emeritus William Tucker, and Theatre Department Chair
Harry Parker.
Guy Bob Buschman responds on behalf of the Buschman
family.
LaLonnie Lehman with members
of her family, who surprised her with their
attendance, Mike Atkinson and his parents, and Harry
Parker.
Opening night patrons in the new LaLonnie Lehman Lobby
admiring vintage
theatre posters donated by Lyle Dye.
Chancellor Boschini and Guy Bob Buschman admiring the
family's donated
portrait of Jerita Foley Buschman.
Chancellor Boschini & Dean Sullivan and the children
of Jerita Foley
Buschman, with her portrait.
Granddaughters of Jerita Foley Buschman pose in front
of her portrait.
Cutting the ribbon for the Jerita Foley Buschman Theatre
are, from left, Harry Parker, Scott Sullivan, Nowell
Donovan, Kristen Hicks, Guy Bob Buschman, and Gretchen
Spalten.
The family of Jerita Foley Buschman at the Buschman
Theatre.
Gretchen Spalten entering the Buschman Theatre for the
performance.
Mr. & Mrs. Guy Bob Buschman entering the Buschman
Theatre for the performance.
Lyle Dye with some of the
many vintage theatre posters he donated for the new
lobby
from his personal collection.
Kathleen Culebro shows some patrons the new box office.
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