Tribute

We dedicate our 2009-2010 season to…

David Richards
1936 – 2009
David was a founding member of CCT and the resident artistic director for close to 20 years, as well as the founding artistic director for the Stowe Theater Guild in Stowe, Vermont.

Educated at Trinity College, he worked with such entertainers as David Carradine, Richard Chamberlain, Janis Joplin, Gail Nelson and Pia Zadora. He taught a Master Class for the Juilliard School and judged auditions at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. David directed many plays and musicals at CCT, but he most enjoyed working on musical revues such as last season’s Love Bytes. The many CCT cast and crew members who worked with him over the years remember with fondness such directorial gems as: “Don’t just do something — stand there!”

Peter Des Jardins
1950 – 2009

Peter Des Jardins was for years the link for St. Croix residents to the music and entertainment scene on the island. Through his participation in poetry readings, attendance at concerts, theater productions and art shows, his playing and singing at venues all over the island, and his camaraderie with everyone he met, he created the perfect niche job. His witty and insightful “Leisure” column in The St. Croix Avis started the weekend off for many of us.

Walt Julio
1935 – 2009

Walt, a V.I. Police Department captain, brought professionalism and his unique comic timing to shows at Island Center, the Airport Inn, and CCT over the years. As a member of our CCT Board of Directors, he always offered calm, well-thought-out advice. Walt also helped support several non-profit organizations, including The Queen Louise Home, the Animal Shelter, and the Women’s Coalition