Augusta theatres to dim lights in honor of Scott Seidl

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The Imperial Theatre and Miller Theatre will dim their lights at 9:45 p.m. tonight in honor of Scott Seidl.

The artistic director of the Augusta Players died Sunday. The marquees will go dark for one minute, a tradition when the theatre community loses someone important.

A leader who brought the Players home

Seidl was known as a leader who worked alongside his performers. After the Players had been homeless for 80 years, he finally put a roof over his theatre family’s head.

“Scott brought us home. It’s because of him that we’re in this space,” said Amy Patton, Augusta Players Board of Director Chair.

In May, the Players cut the ribbon on the group’s first-ever building. In an interview after the celebration, Seidl said the building wasn’t his.

“There are four or five of us who are on the staff, and we manage this space, but it’s not our space. And it’s everybody else’s — it’s your home. It belongs to you and anyone else who wants to be part of the Augusta Players family,” Seidl said.

Supporting the arts community

Seidl was a strong advocate for all arts organizations in downtown Augusta, not just the Augusta Players.

“Was such a strong force and a strong advocate for the arts, especially in downtown Augusta. Doesn’t matter if Le Chat Noir was doing something. Doesn’t matter if the Augusta Symphony was doing something. We were all going to try our hardest to be there. But he would be there,” said Ansleigh Davis, Development Director.

Ryan Abel, a performer, said Seidl was dedicated to the organization.

“He was the first to show — the last to leave — he was a true servant of this organization. And through his service, he led,” Abel said.

Christina DeCarlo, Associate Artistic Director, said the goal is to continue his legacy.

“Our goal is to continue his legacy because we know that’s what he would want us to do,” DeCarlo said.

The Augusta Players’ next show is “The Grinch That Stole Christmas.”

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