Sandy Staggs Death – According to a post on social media, Sandy is the founder of South Carolina’s only LGBT+ theater company and was awarded the SCTA Theatre Award for Theatre Advocate of the Year for his work with Carolina Curtain Call and his support of theater in the upstate. “Everyone in the neighborhood is saddened by his passing. Stay tuned for further updates. So long, Sandy.” The community of theater artists in the Upstate region is in sorrow following the “sudden death” of one of their own. Sandy Staggs, the group’s artistic director and founder, passed away on Monday night, and the Spartanburg-based non-profit theater company Proud Mary Theatre Company announced her passing on social media on Monday night. There was no more information that was immediately made public regarding his passing.
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In October, the Spartanburg County Foundation surprised Staggs Theater Company by awarding them one of its Just Because unrestricted grants in the amount of $2,500. This was an opportunity for the foundation to recognize and celebrate Staggs Theater Company. The funds provide attention to charitable organizations and the valuable job that they perform in the community, which is sometimes overlooked. On its Facebook page, Greenville Theatre expressed its condolences to the community, writing: “Sandy was a true leader in our theatrical community in terms of inclusiveness, diversity, and equality. She was a spearhead. Everyone who knew him will miss him very much.”
According to what is written on the website of the Proud Mary Theatre Company, the company’s mission “is to presents LGBTQ+ voices and stories in Spartanburg and the entire Upstate region through theatrical plays: compelling dramas, rib-tickling comedies, campy musicals, and local original works and avant-garde pieces that celebrate diversity and acceptance.” According to the website, the company was established in 2017, and since then, it has won multiple honors from the South Carolina Theatre Association as well as the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Some of these accolades include Best Production, Best Actor, and Best Director. The theater company has set up a GoFundMe page in order to help his mother with the costs associated with the funeral.
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