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by encouraging active participation in the production & performance of live theatre, and by encouraging production attendance. In 1979, a local woman, Tina Hughes, placed an ad in the Times-Enterprise looking for people interested in developing a community Theater here in Thomasville. This first meeting was held at the Thomas College Chapel and about 30 people attended, including Tina Cyphers. Tina was an energetic woman with many great ideas for the fledgling group. At the second meeting the group decided to produce their first show, The Curious Savage. Auditions were held and the first cast was formed, which included Margaret Turner, Ron Shank, Len Powell, Jimmy Singletary and Gary McClain. During the first production the group also spent most of their time at the home of Bob and Madeline Boissiere. Madeline provided costumes, helped with set design and publicity, soon everything for the first show came together. Madeline later became the group's Historian and designed the first logo, consisting of a comedy and tragedy mask, a rose vine, and the name Thomasville On Stage And Company. For years Thomasville On Stage and Company (TOSAC) was without a home, performing mostly in people's backyards as well as local schools, such Magnolia-Chapelle, Macintyre Park and Jerger. In the Early 1980's the acquisition of The Storefront Theater, Downtown Thomasville by the Marguerite Neel-Williams Foundation gave TOSAC a home. The location provided the group with an eighty seat auditorium, workshop, material storage space, costume storage, green room, rest rooms and concessions area. In the early 90's the Storefront was renovated, moving the stage to it's current location, creating wings and backstage area. Risers were added to the auditorium for better visibility for the audience and a control booth added with light and sound controls. The crumbling facade was also replaced and awnings added; finally a lobby was created. TOSAC now produces 4 - 6 shows a year including shows like, Guys And Dolls, South Pacific, Annie, Lost In Yonkers, The Odd Couple, The Glass Menagerie, Lion in Winter, Angel Street, The Bad Seed, You Can't Take it with You and Steel Magnolias, as well as works by local playwrights.
