McAlester Scottish Rite Work Division

 

Like the steel girder in the building, hidden by decorations but never seen, the Work Division is always there, supporting the Degrees, making things happen, and usually invisible.

 

The Degrees of the Scottish Rite are theatre, and theatre is illusion.  But it takes skill, knowledge, and many dedicated men to make that illusion happen.  Props have to be sorted, cleaned, repaired, and placed in position.  The drops must be raised and lowered, set pieces such as chairs, thrones, even trees added, lighting adjusted--it is a long and intricate list.

 

Watching a scene change backstage is like watching a ballet--except that the dance partners are scenery and can weigh hundreds of pounds.

 

Work Division Staff

Director of Work

Mark Halyard, KCCH

 

Deputy Director of Ritual

G. David Donathan, KCCH  

 

 

 Director of Opening Ceremonies

 

Lonnie Stewart, 33°

 

 

Senior Advisors of the Work

                                                       

                            Jack Duff, 33°                  Kish Thomas, 33°                  Billy Qualls, 33°

 

                                                               

                       Andrew McFeely, 33°              Gene Harper, 33°                 Clem Peppers, 33°

 

                                                            

                          Don Turley, 33°                Harold Thacker, 33°                Bill Pittman, 33°

 

Communications

 

                                                                                  

                                                                                  Jimmy Whitfield, KCCH

                                                                                                 Director

 

†    Paul Silva, KCCH    †    Hampton Anderson, Jr., 33°    †    Dr. Doug Auld, KCCH    †   

†    Noble Miller    †    William O. Coleman, 33°    †    R. Bruce Hall, KCCH    †    Randy Rogers, KCCH    †   

†    O. Ray Tomerlin, KCCH    †    Oscar Wilkie, 33°    †    Kenneth Fullbright    †    Bob Moore    †

 

Class Supervisors

Chuck Downing, 33° - Coordinator

  Steven Saunders, KCCH    †    Chuck Downing, KCCH    †    Don Whitman    †

†    Randy Smithling    †    Bill McCaa, KCCH    †    Richard Radloff    †    Brent Been    †

 

Supernumerary Unit

Gary Lee, Sr., KCCH - Supervisor

 

 

Front Stage Departments

 

Deputy Director of Front Stage

Bill Bowie, KCCH

Bobby Carter, KCCH, Assistant

 

Altar Properties

Donnie Higginbotham, KCCH - Supervisor

Ron Chandler - Assistant Supervisor

†    Glenn Love, 33°    †    John T. Locke    †    Glenn Love, Jr.

 

Sound

David Ray, 33° - Supervisor

Walter Williams, Jr., KCCH - Assistant

†    Daniel Beck    †   A. Dean Monroe    †    Bobby F. Davis    †   

†    James E. Tooley    †    Don F. Hart    †    Justin Horne    †

†    Steven Wilson, KCCH    †    Bob Richardson, KCCH     †

†    R.J. "Butch" Lutomski, KCCH    †   Stephen Peters   †    Will Walker   †   

 

Gerald Faulk, KCCH - Music Supervisor

 

Spotlight

David J. Williams - Supervisor

†    Burr Osborn    †    Ralph Terrell    †    Andrew Perkins     †    

†    Mike Echols    †    Danny Martin    B.L. Tolbert     †

 †     Eric Mofield     †     Guy Kerschner, Jr.     †

 

Wardrobe Department

Donald Speigel, KCCH - Supervisor

 †     Charles Duggar, KCCH    †     Tyrrell Helms, KCCH    †   

†     Frank Headley, KCCH     †    Vendall Brigance, KCCH    †

 †    Russell Cannon    †    Daimon VanBrocklyn    †    Johnny Crutchfield    †

 

 Makeup

Amil G. Stercho, KCCH - Supervisor

†    Joe Andrews, 33°    †E. J. Helms, 33°    †Bryan Moore    †   

†    Scott Corbett, KCCH    †    John Cunningham    †

 

I.T. Department

†    James Dulin    †    Larry McManus    †    Butch Lutomski    †

 

      

 

 

George Larcade, 33° - Manager

Paul Larcade, KCCH - Assistant Manager

 

Electrical Properties

Robert D. Johnson, KCCH - Supervisor

John H. Davis - Assistant Supervisor

†    Robert Reynolds, KCCH    †   Jeff D. Wooliver    †    Jerry Wooliver    †

 †    Frank Wilson    †    Perry Broyler     †     David Hodges    †     

George Higdon, KCCH    †    Randy Kirby    †    Eric L. Mullenix    †

       †    Ron Bryan    †    Ron Callahan    †

 

Fly Loft

Scott Culbreath - Supervisor

†    Clarence Culbreath    †    Edward Ellis    †   

†    Christopher Bryan    †    Clint Lindsay    †    Brent Todd    †

 

Graphic Arts

Gary Scarber, KCCH - Supervisor

†    Richard Heelan, KCCH    †    Guy Baird    †    James McNair, KCCH    †

 

Scenery

Cody Halyard - Supervisor

†    John Hamilton    †    Kyle Halyard    †    Kyle Griffith    †

†    Jerry Lennon    †    John H. Clark    †    Jason Hodges    †

 

Stage Properties

E.C. "Chuck" Watterson, 33° - Supervisor

Danny Barnett, KCCH - Assistant

†    David Larry Roberts    †    D. Gene Wade    †    G. Bryant Larcade    †

 

 

Switchboard

Jerry Nanny - Supervisor

†    D. Glaivin VanBrocklyn    †    Fred Price, KCCH    †   

 

Temple Carpenter

Ralph Konelick, KCCH - Supervisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS