Why Volunteer of the Month?
Nancy Wilson has donated countless hours of her time to Cinnabar, working in the lobby, baking, cooking. Most recently she has been indispensable in the office, helping our Box Office Manager, Mary Lou Schomer, label and file the mountains of tickets Cinnabar has processed in the last couple months. Not only is she always willing to lend a hand, she makes everyone around her laugh until their stomachs hurt. Thank you, Nancy!

Nancy and Cinnabar
As a member of the Cinnabar School Educational Foundation, I approached Marvin and Jan to ask for their cooperation in setting up tours of the "old school" (now the theater, of course), for people attending our big 125 year school reunion (I forget when - late 70s?) Their response was over the top: tours, displays, artifacts. It MADE the day.

I don't recall the first show I saw at Cinnabar, but whatever it was, I was hooked. It may have been The Secret Marriage (the first time), or La Boheme . . . but the memorable moments are numerous: Don Giovanni; Gianni Schicci; Madama Butterfly; Rene doing the drunken servant thing; Marvin doing needlepoint; Elly playing with rubber lizards. (Are these things available on videotape??)

About Nancy sans Cinnabar
Abducted in infancy from a baronial estate in the highlands of Scotland, Nancy was lovingly raised by American gypsies during a kinder, gentler era. Her early years were greatly influenced by the Bobbsey Twins.

A public school education did no permanent damage and her later-life career path has taken her to such diverse venues as the Guatemalan jungle for a trek to the top of Tikal’s Temple Four, a campsite in the Masai Mara where lions’ purring was mistaken for her snoring, and several years masquerading as an angel of mercy in the health care field. A dedicated proponent of sugarless cereals, Nancy managed to raise two well-adjusted children. She adores her husband Tom, and what few empty hours she has are filled with nit-picky editing, reading fluffy literature, cutthroat cribbage and backgammon, and idly buffing her 2” crimson nails.

Nah…seriously, folks!

Nancy was born in San Francisco and grew up in the Bay Area, mostly Santa Rosa. She attended Santa Rosa High and SR JC, followed by one brief, fun-filled, party-packed semester at UC Berkeley. Then it was back to SRJC Nursing School. Forty years later, she graduated with honors from SSU with a degree in English. She enjoyed a long career as an RN (ER nurse) and continue to work as a part-time OS.

Nancy also enjoys travel with Tom and her 'BroadsAbroad' group. Other delights include cooking, gardening and all things lingual. She admits to being a fierce competitor at nearly ANY game and enjoys play dates with her beautiful granddaughter, Sophie.