INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — It does indeed take a village to produce the Incline Star Follies shows.

You need a producer — Ron Stichter — to obtain and coordinate the venue, the lights and sound, the ticket, program and poster printing, and numerous other production tasks.

You need a director — Don Hertel — and a production crew, from the big village of San Diego, to work with each of the acts, stage set-up, and music.

You need an assistant director — Kathie Goldberg — to work with Don, cast the show, coordinate the practices and rehearsals, make the show CDs, communicate with the cast and crew, and countless other production details.

You need choreographers — Keli Maiocco, Karen Osborne, and Nancy Porten — to work with both student and adult cast members.

You need administrators, staff, students and community members to cast in the show — people willing to put in many hours to perform at their best.

You need a venue — the Cal Neva — just a short distance from our village.

You need sponsors — Chase International Realty, China Wok, Dress the Part(y), Lakeshore Realty, North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, Strotz Photography and Village Ace Hardware — willing to donate in a tough economy.

More sponsors — Bowl Incline, Coldwell Banker Select Real Estate, Dr. Jonathan Smith, EuroTech, Hacienda, Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, Jen Schmidt Photography, LifePoint Church, Menath Insurance, Mueller and Company, Inc., North Tahoe Lions Club, Rainbow Printing, Rotary Club of Incline Village, Sierra Web Design, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, The Potlatch, Videographically Inclined and Women's Club of North Tahoe.

You need a place to purchase the tickets — The Potlatch — willing to take time out of their business to sell tickets.

You need many volunteers before, during and after show nights — especially of note: Sylvia Bachman, Dee Dee Clark, Jeanne Dunnett, Lenty Hagen, Ross Heppe, Chris Laramore and Joy Michiel.

You need restaurants and stores willing to donate food and water in these rough economic times — Austin's, Bar Bar Bar, Crosby's, Raley's Supermarket, Rookies, Subway, Susie's Scoops, Swire Coca-Cola, T's, Tomaato's, Village Market, Village Meats, and Wild Alaskan — to feed a hungry and thirsty cast and crew.

You need hair and make-up artists — Annie McLaughlan from Vanities Salon, Suzanne Simonian, Debbie Richardson, and Kelsi Haines from All About Nails and More, Christiana De La Casa from La Petite Salon, Joy Strotz, Jane MacKellar, Tanya Soule, and Alyssa Aninos from Dress the Part(y) — to make the cast look amazing.

And finally, you need an audience — filled with friends, family and education supporters — to perform your heart out for.

Thank you, Incline, for being that kind of village!

— Kathy Long is a board member of Incline Star Follies.