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Val Mason Leaves Presentation House on a High Note S Seymour Art Gallery presents o m e p e o p l e have a g i v i n g n a t u r e . Val M a s o n is o n e of those p e o p l e a n d , f o r almost t e n years, t h e staff, renters a n d p a t r o n s o f Presentation H o u s e h a v e b e e n o n the the receiving e n d o f this generosity. W h e n she t o o k o v e r m a n a g e m e n t o f the theatre in 1994, o n e o f her m a i n objectives was t o m a k e Presentation House the friendliest theatre v e n u e in t h e L o w e r M a i n l a n d . "I w a n t e d every person w h o c a m e here, patrons a n d renters, t o have a great experience. To me, it's very important t o g o above a n d b e y o n d in terms of service." Sii eena 'armali For years. M a s o n d o n a t e d her services t o c o m m u n i t y theatre g r o u p s in Ontario, V a n c o u v e r a n d Sydney Australia. Her strong a c c o u n t i n g a n d b o o k k e e p i n g skills m a d e her a sought-after volunteer t o serve o n boards a n d committees. She also excelled at set design, front of h o u s e m a n a g e m e n t a n d e v e n directing. A f t e r her son was b o r n in Australia, she d e c i d e d t o t u r n these reading from her debut novel Saturday M a r c h 2 7 , 2 p m abilities into a career in Arts M a n a g e m e n t . During her three and a half year stay at Sydney's Belvoir Street Theatre, M a s o n learned M a r c h I A p r i l