Comments on: Gil Mead Celebration

By: Joel Remembers September | DC Theatre Scene

Joel Remembers September | DC Theatre Scene — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:29:00 +0000

[...] coverage? I quickly started taking notes and after the wonderful tribute ended, I ran home to write this article. So, once again, thanks Gil and Jaylee for all you’ve done for local theatre. I hope everyone [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:38:53 +0000

Joel -

Thanks for this review. I watched the tribute via the Kennedy Center’s video streaming. It was wonderful.

All the best,
Wade Corder

By: Ann Hoffman

Ann Hoffman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:15:14 +0000

Joel -

Thanks for a fabulous review of the tribute to Gilbert Mead. You made me regret even more than a scheduling conflict kept me away.

Ann Hoffman

By: Ted Ying

Ted Ying — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:36:04 +0000

At last night’s celebration at the Kennedy Center, most descriptions of Gil describe his roots at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Music and Drama (MAD) club. Many of us in MAD felt particularly close to him since he was one of our founders from way back in 1971 and so many of us had worked with him and enjoyed the fruits of his labors over the years. We were pleased that we had probably more than three dozen of his “MAD family” that were able to share this celebration of Gil’s life and to remember all that he gave to us. As many of us who have known Gil for years will attest, the only thing missing from the celebration was a piano and a sing-along. At the celebration, I saw various people from Goddard that had known Gil for decades. I saw theater friends who had known him for just a few years to those who had known him for decades. I saw some very big names in theater to some big theater patrons. And amongst them all, I think we all celebrated his life and will cherish our memories.