Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 660
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Members of the East Texas theater community were
6	6	profoundly saddened by the passing of Sarah Frances McMullan on
7	7	November 15, 2022, at the age of 89; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The daughter of Thelma and Milton McMullan, Sarah
9	9	McMullan was born in Newton, Mississippi, on May 5, 1933; she made
10	10	her first appearance on stage in a Christmas play at the age of
11	11	five, and her career path was set; while still in high school, she
12	12	began directing, and after studying theater at Mary Baldwin
13	13	College, she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in the subject from
14	14	the University of Mississippi; she founded the Hattiesburg Little
15	15	Theatre and served as arts/entertainment editor of the Hattiesburg
16	16	American before settling in Nacogdoches; and
17	17	WHEREAS, In 1971, Ms. McMullan launched a theater company in
18	18	the parish hall of Christ Episcopal Church, where she had been
19	19	teaching young children; the Lamp-Lite Theatre soon moved to the
20	20	City Spirit Arts Center in a former warehouse, but the site was
21	21	flood-prone; offered a land lease by the city, the troupe and its
22	22	supporters helped disassemble the warehouse and rebuilt it at the
23	23	present-day location; Ms. McMullan's five children, Frank, Amanda,
24	24	Annabel, Melanie, and Paul, assisted in this project; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Ms. McMullan directed more than 320 productions for
26	26	the Lamp-Lite Theatre, and her resourcefulness kept it flourishing
27	27	for over a half century; gracious, kind, and frank, she served as a
28	28	mentor to many, pushing veteran actors to do their best while
29	29	recognizing sparks of talent in the inexperienced and offering them
30	30	opportunities to learn; at her urging, historian Bobby Johnson
31	31	assembled interviews into plays, resulting in two Lamp-Lite debuts,
32	32	A Texas Tragedy and Voices of East Texas, that earned recognition
33	33	from the Theatre Network of Texas; she traveled to New York City
34	34	regularly to scout new works and brought On Golden Pond and Crimes
35	35	of the Heart to East Texas playgoers before they were adapted as
36	36	movies; over the years, she acted in a number of productions and
37	37	performed in summer stock at the Southern Playhouse; she was also a
38	38	guest director for the Stephen F. Austin University Summer
39	39	Repertory Theatre program and directed Nacogdoches: Gateway to
40	40	Texas in the city's sesquicentennial celebration; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Through her vision, leadership, and love of the
42	42	theater, Sarah McMullan contributed enormously to the vibrancy of
43	43	the arts scene in Nacogdoches, and those she left behind will
44	44	forever remember her with admiration and affection; now, therefore,
45	45	be it
46	46	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
47	47	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Sarah Frances
48	48	McMullan and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn her
49	49	passing; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
52	52	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sarah
53	53	McMullan.
54	54	Clardy
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Speaker of the House
57	57	I certify that H.R. No. 660 was unanimously adopted by a
58	58	rising vote of the House on March 30, 2023.
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60	60	Chief Clerk of the House