[NEohioPAL]Memorial Service for Vaughn G. Austin

Tue May 10 06:50:09 PDT 2005

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NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Janis L. Harcar

(330) 836-2323 (not for publication)
Weathervane Ticket Office (330) 836-2626
WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE

Loses Dedicated Volunteer

(May 9, 2005, Akron, Ohio.For Immediate Release) Vaughn G. Austin, 57, =
of Brunswick, passed away Feb. 25, 2005. He had designed lighting and =
sound for productions at Weathervane Community Playhouse since 1976 and =
occasionally served as stage manager.=20

This season, Vaughn was the sound designer for The Grapes of Wrath and =
had planned to join the cast of A Lesson Before Dying in Cincinnati for =
Ohio's 2005 AACT (American Association for Community Theatre) Fest. He =
served OCTA (Ohio Community Theatre Association) as Weathervane's =
representative and was a member of the state OCTA board. The Lesson cast =
dedicated its performance at the Festival to Vaughn.

Vaughn served as stage manager for Camping with Henry and Tom, which won =
a Chanticleer Award as the year's best production in 1999. He also won =
Chanticleer Awards for sound for The Bat in 1984, for Breakfast with Les =
and Bess in 1986 and for Steel Magnolias in 1990.

He had a chemical engineering degree from Penn State and was secretary =
of the Medina Corvette Club. "He was a wonderful man who was a very =
important backstage production volunteer for the Playhouse," said =
Elynmarie Kazle, executive director. He is survived by his brother, =
Robert Costantino and many loving nieces and nephews.

An open memorial service will be held Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. at =
Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron. A potluck supper =
follows at the Playhouse.

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(May 9, 2005, Akron, Ohio=85For Immediate Release) Vaughn G. =
Austin, 57,=20
of Brunswick, passed away Feb. 25, 2005. He had designed lighting and =
sound for=20
productions at Weathervane Community Playhouse since 1976 and =
occasionally=20
served as stage manager. 
This season, Vaughn was the sound designer for The Grapes of =
Wrath and=20
had planned to join the cast of A Lesson Before Dying in =
Cincinnati for=20
Ohio=92s 2005 AACT (American Association for Community Theatre) Fest. He =
served=20
OCTA (Ohio Community Theatre Association) as Weathervane=92s =
representative and=20
was a member of the state OCTA board. The Lesson cast dedicated =
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performance at the Festival to Vaughn.
Vaughn served as stage manager for Camping with Henry and Tom, =
which=20
won a Chanticleer Award as the year=92s best production in 1999. He also =
won=20
Chanticleer Awards for sound for The Bat in 1984, for =
Breakfast with=20
Les and Bess in 1986 and for Steel Magnolias in 1990.
He had a chemical engineering degree from Penn State and was =
secretary of the=20
Medina Corvette Club. "He was a wonderful man who was a very important =
backstage=20
production volunteer for the Playhouse," said Elynmarie Kazle, executive =

director. He is survived by his brother, Robert Costantino and many =
loving=20
nieces and nephews.
An open memorial service will be held Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m. at =
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Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Lane, Akron. A potluck supper follows at the =

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