The Crucible cast, Vincent honored during SHS theatre department gala

The Snyder High School theatre department honored the cast of the 1968, state-winning one-act play The Crucible and Dr. Brad Vincent, who went to state in one-act-play as a cast member in 1984 and was the theatre director for Snyder High School from 2000-03, at the Snyder High School Theatre Gala on Saturday.
Members of the 1968 state winning company who attended the gala were Susie Hendrix Mason, Dianne Lewallen Salton, Royce Starnes, Kenneth Foree and Mike Levens.
Snyder High School theatre director Craig Robertson said the cast of 1968 was the first one-act-play company to win state from Snyder High School.
“They were the first champions. The first in a long line of great successes,” Robertson said. “You started a legacy that is still untouched in the state of Texas today.”
Each cast member said words of thanks to the audience, some holding back tears.
Foree said he was humbled.
“It’s just very humbling to have somebody want to recognize you after 40 something years and it’s just a great opportunity to be able to come back,” he said.
Salton said she was delighted by the gala.
“I’m delighted. It’s very exciting. I haven’t seen most of these people or maybe anybody since high school graduation,” she said.
Robertson said he remembers the high bar of excellence set by Vincent and watching him teach students learn to work as a team.
“Thank you for being here tonight. Thank you for setting the standard and continuing the legacy (of Jerrry Worsham). I can’t imagine how difficult it was coming in and doing that,” Robertson said.
Robertson presented Vincent with a plaque and a gift. Vincent said he was honored and humbled.
“Thank you for this honor. It is not something I even expected. It’s also very humbling. I never understood why people would say they were humbled by an award, but now I understand,” he said.
He said he spoke for the cast of 1968 and his fellow company members in the cast of 1984 and the students he said he worked with who held things together after Jerry Worsham died in 2000.
“If I’m partly being recognized for shepherding the Snyder High School drama department through the storm of losing the greatest high school theatre teacher in Texas history, you need to know that I’m not that man. That man is Larry Scott,” Vincent said. “He was the man who assured us everything was going to be OK. He was the man that reminded us we were strong enough to keep going. He was the one who was the calm through the storm. Through every storm, he was always there for Snyder kids and he was always there for me.”
A video honoring Jerry Worsham was played and then the Snyder High School Golden Theatre Company and the Snyder High School fine arts department presented Into the Woods in Worsham Auditorium.