A good KLT day

It takes all kinds to make a community theater work, and Kernersville Little Theatre is no exception. They've been making it work, by hook or by crook, for over 30 years. Sometimes you have to wonder how it's going to happen ... and yet it does. And don't underestimate what it takes: thousands of hours each year, many of them unseen and unknown to most, to celebrate the art of theater and allow many people, some of whom would never tread a stage or run a cable otherwise, to be part of this experience of live entertainment.

Today was a good KLT day in particular. Bev Fry and many other volunteers made the annual KLT Yard Sale happen -- and it made its budget and a little more, thanks to many a donation and lots of volunteer labor at the beginning and the end (plus those who dealt with the buyers from 7 am to 1 pm.). And two other organizations benefited by taking away all the leftovers that weren't sold. It's one of the events like Kernersville Christmas Stocking donations from the Christmas Show: it raises money AND it makes you feel good when it's over, too, because it helps other needy groups at the same time.

And then, on a perfect May afternoon, Cheryl Roberts, Mikey Wiseman, Glenn Travis and others entertained a goodly segment of KLT's eclectic group of individuals, significant others and offspring at the town's Harmon Park with a relatively recent but excellent tradition, a volunteer recognition picnic. It's not only a good social gathering opportunity, it's a well-deserved "thank you" for those folks who put in the hours. For little more reward than the good feeling that comes from helping to make KLT productions happen. Well-earned, I say.

And sitting there in the sun watching the various groups and individuals pass the time in the comaraderie built on and off stage, one realizes that there certainly are all kinds that seem attracted to this thing called live theater. And thank goodness for them all.