A memorial service for much-admired Staples art teacher Joe Ziegahn will be held this Saturday, January 16, at 2 p.m. The site is St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in New Canaan.
Following the performance, cast and audience members are invited to the backstage workroom — Joe’s home for many years — to hang a sign memorializing him, and exchange “Joe stories.”
Players director David Roth said: “Those of us who attended Players’ 50th anniversary celebration last May saw Joe emotionally moved. Many, many people — Jim Wheeler, Judy Luster, Jon Blackburn, Will Adams and others — honored him by their words, and he was given a standing ovation by the entire audience.”
(To purchase a DVD of the evening, email david_roth@westport.k12.ct.us)
In June, Players will introduce the Joe Ziegahn Award for Craftsmanship, Artistry and Ingenuity in Technical Theater. Each year the troupe will honor a graduating senior who embodies the traits that made Joe such a genius.