'Canteen' will be remembered

To the editor,

It takes awhile to complete the “strike” of a major theatrical production, to put it to bed, to put all the props and costumes away, to roll up the scenery, to find a spot for the fake piano top, the 1941 radio, and the juke box that was real in our hearts, playing all the 1940s tunes, and to hug all the hugs before we move forward to whatever may be next for each of us.

On behalf of the cast, crew and production staff of "Canteen," I want to say thank you to Bob Greene for his book, "Once Upon a Town:  The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen."

Thanks also to the residents of North Platte, Neb., and the 125 surrounding communities and those military that were the story of "Canteen."

Mostly I say thank you to the Union County (and beyond) community that came to embrace this play with their attendance; reminding all of us once again how important patriotism and our support of all of our military past and present is to us.

Thank you all. And now we turn out the “ghost light” on "Canteen." It was a great ride that will long be remembered in all of our hearts.

Sincerely, Lynn Steveson, Anna, adapter/director