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THE RICHARD B. FISHER CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS AT BARD COLLEGE
2008–2009 SEASON
Annandale-on-Hudson, New Yorkhttp://fishercenter.bard.edu
the richard b. fisher center for
the performing arts at bard college
chair Jeanne Donovan Fisher
president Leon Botstein
executive director Tambra Dillon
Presents
Of Thee I SingMusic and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind
directed and choreographed by Will Pomerantz
conducted James Bagwell
set design by Louisa Thompson
costume design by Carol Bailey
lighting design Justin Townsend
sound design by Amy Altadonna
assistant music director James Bassi
assistant conductor and chorus master Sharon Bjorndal
casting by Charles Rosen Casting, Inc.
theater two
August 1, 6, 7 at 8 pm
August 2, 9, 10 at 3 pm
August 3 at 7 pm
August 6 at 2 pm
August 8 at 5 pm
Of Thee I Sing is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All
authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
cast
louis lippman Brian Russell*
francis x. gilhooley Doug Shapiro*
matthew arnold fulton Rich Silverstein*
senator robert e. lyons Tom Treadwell*
senator carver jones John Deyle*
alexander throttlebottom Andy Gale*
john p. wintergreen John Bolton*
sam jenkins Chad Harlow*
diana deveraux Amanda Flynn*
mary turner Amy Justman*
miss benson Gretchen Bieber*
the french ambassador Marcus DeLoach*
chief justice Michael Dantuono*
ensemble
Lauren Lukacek, Natalie Reder, Jennifer Sheehan, Danny Visconti, Mitchell Walker,
Don Whitmore, Christopher Williams, Nikol Wolf* (dance captain)
musicians
flute / piccolo Sato Moughalian
alto sax / clarinet Mort Silver
alto sax / clarinet / bass clarinet Les Stall
trumpet Stu Sataloff
trombone Keith Green
violin i Roy Lewis
violin ii TK
viola David Fallo
cello TK
bass Jeffrey Levine
percussion Glenn Rhian
piano James Bassi
stage manager Kate Hefel*
assistant stage manager Annette Verga-Lagier*
rehearsal accompanist Nino Sanikidze
diction coach Kathryn LaBouff
assistant set designer Caleb Levengood
assistant lighting designer Adrianna Desier Durantt
assistant costume designer Sarah Cubbage
sets Tom Carroll Scenery
lights Rentals from PRG
props Scott Brodsky
*Appears through the courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
scenes
act i
Scene 1 Prologue/The campaign parade
Scene 2 The hotel room of the National Committee
Scene 3 The boardwalk in Atlantic City
Scene 4 A hotel suite in Atlantic City
Scene 5 In front of Madison Square Garden
Scene 6 Inside Madison Square Garden
Scene 7 The Capitol steps
act ii
Scene 1 The White House
Scene 2 A corridor
Scene 3 The Senate
Scene 4 Another corridor
Scene 5 The White House ballroom
musical numbers
act i
Wintergreen For President Ensemble
Who Is The Lucky Girl To Be/Because Because Diana, the Contestants, and the
Photographers
Who Is The Lucky Girl To Be Reprise Diana, the Contestants, and the Committee
Finaletto Fulton, Gilhooley, Lippman, Judges,Committee, Wintergreen, Diana, and Ensemble
Love Is Sweeping The Country Jenkins, Benson, and Ensemble
Of Thee I Sing Mary, Wintergreen, and Ensemble
Wintergreen for President Reprise Ensemble
Finale Act I Supreme Court Justices, Wintergreen,
Mary, Diana, Chief Justice, and
Ensemble
act ii
Good Morning, Hello Ensemble
Who Cares? Wintergreen, Mary, Reporters
The Illegitimate Daughter The French Ambassador,
French Soldiers, Diana, Mary,
Wintergreen, Fulton, Lyons,
Gilhooley, and Ensemble
The Senator From Minnesota Throttlebottom, Senators, and
Ensemble
The Senate Debate The French Ambassador,
French Soldiers, Fulton, Wintergreen,
and Throttlebottom
Jilted Diana, Ensemble
Posterity Is Just Around The Corner Wintergreen, Mary, Ensemble,
and the Committee
Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn Ensemble, the Doctor, the Supreme
Court Justices, Lippman, Gilhooley,
Jones, and Lyons
Finale Ultimo (“Whereas…”) Chief Justice, Judges,
French Ambassador, Diana,
and Ensemble
Running time is approximately 2 hours including one intermission.
The use of recording equipment or the taking of photographs during the performance is strictly prohibited
who’s who
george gershwin and ira gershwin
Essentially self-taught, George Gershwin (1898–1937) was a sensitive songwriter
and gifted melodist who did much to create syntheses between the jazz and
classical traditions. He began to compose popular songs as a teenager. He
became famous in 1924 with Rhapsody in Blue, which he wrote as a concerto for
piano and Paul Whiteman’s jazz band. Its success allowed him to devote increas-
ing energy to composing what he considered more ambitious works, including
the Piano Concerto in F (1925) and the tone poem An American in Paris (1928).
But he continued composing for the musical theater, and some of his most suc-
cessful musicals (Lady, be Good!, 1924; Oh, Kay!, 1926; Strike Up the Band, 1927;
Funny Face, 1927; Girl Crazy, 1930) date from this period; for most of these
works, the lyrics were written by his brother Ira. Gershwin’s now celebrated
American folk opera Porgy and Bess (written in 1934–35), which draws on
African American idioms, was only a limited success on Broadway. He went to
Hollywood in 1936 to write songs for films. The following year, while working
on the score of The Goldwyn Follies, he collapsed and died from a brain tumor.
He was not quite 39 years old.
With his brother George, the lyricist Ira Gershwin (1896–1983) created some of
the most memorable songs of the 20th century, including more than a dozen
Broadway shows and the opera Porgy and Bess. Ira’s creative role in the duo’s
success is often overlooked; however, his mastery of songwriting continued after
George’s early death, and he went on to write more hit songs with composers
Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, and Harold Arlen.
george s. kaufman
George S. Kaufman (1889–1961) was the most successful playwright in the
American theater during Broadway’s “Golden Years” between the two World
Wars. He wrote 45 sharply funny and satirical Broadway plays, the majority of
which were successes. He was also a talented and precise director, and he
worked with most of the major theatrical talents of his era. Renowned as a
humorist and wit, he was a charter member of the Algonquin Round Table.
Kaufman won two Pulitzer Prizes for drama, including the first Pulitzer ever
awarded to a musical.
morrie ryskind
Morrie Ryskind (1895–1985) was a writer, lyricist, and director of theatrical
productions and films as well as a columnist for the Los Angeles Herald
Examiner. He collaborated with George S. Kaufman on several Broadway hits,
and he wrote or cowrote several of the Marx Brothers’ productions, including
the script and lyrics for the Broadway musical Animal Crackers (1929) and the
scripts for the film versions of Cocoanuts (1929), Animal Crackers (1930), and A
Night At the Opera (1935). He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for drama for the
Broadway production Of Thee I Sing in 1933, and he was a two-time Oscar
nominee, for his part in writing My Man Godfrey (1936) and Stage Door (1937).
will pomerantz Director and Choreographer
Will Pomerantz has directed and developed plays and musicals at Playwrights
Horizons, Public Theatre, Hartford Stage, New York Theater Workshop,
Ensemble Studio Theater, Signature Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival,
Studio Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Culture Project, and Epic Theater
Ensemble, among other venues. He has directed world premieres by John
Guare, David Auburn, David Lindsay-Abaire, Stephen Belber, Noah Haidle,
Sung Rno, and Carey Perloff. He has been the Boris Sagal Fellow in Directing
for Williamstown Theatre Festival and staff repertory director for The Acting
Company, and he is an alumnus of the Directors Lab at Lincoln Center, a Usual
Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop, a member of Ensemble Studio Theater,
and director in residence for Culture Project. He is the first American director
ever invited to direct for the National Theater of Poland. He has been a guest
artist for The Juilliard School (five seasons) and is currently associate director of
artistic development for Epic Theatre Ensemble. His productions have garnered
numerous awards and nominations, including the Helen Hayes and Lucille
Lortel Awards, as well as the Drama Desk award.
james bagwell Conductor
James Bagwell maintains an active schedule across the United States and abroad
as a conductor of operatic, orchestral, and choral literature. He is making his
fourth appearance as conductor for Bard SummerScape. He recently completed
his 10th season as music director of Light Opera Oklahoma conducting new
productions of Candide and Into the Woods. He has guest conducted a number
of orchestras including the Jerusalem Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, and
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra. His choruses have appeared with many major
nation and international orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony, Los
Angeles Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, and
American Symphony Orchestra. This summer he will prepare the Concert
Chorale of New York for performances at the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln
Center. Maestro Bagwell is music director for the Dessoff Choirs in New York
and the Cincinnati May Festival Youth Chorus, and he serves as chorus master
for the Bard Music Festival. He is associate professor of music at Bard College
and serves as the director of the Music Program.
louisa thompson Set Design
Louisa Thompson’s credits include the set for the critically acclaimed Off-
Broadway production of [sic] (Obie and Hewes awards) at Soho Repertory
Theatre. Her other Off-Broadway credits include Manic Flight Reaction
(Playwrights Horizons); Fat Pig and The Distance from Here (MCC Theatre,
Geffen Playhouse); 21 Dog Years at Amazon.Com (Play All Day Productions);
and The Roaring Girl (The Foundry Theatre Company). Her other New York
credits include GATZ (Elevator Repair Service); Suitcase, Molly’s Dream, and The
Year of the Baby (Soho Repertory Theatre); The Cherry Orchard (SALT Theatre);
Tulpa (Target Margin Theatre); Max and Ruby, Walk Two Moons, First in Flight,
Just So Stories (TheatreworksUSA); People are Wrong and 131 (P.S. 122); and
Arabian Night, Tex Arcana Waltz, and No. 11 Blue and White (The Play
Company). Her regional work includes set designs at the McCarter Theatre,
Paper Mill Playhouse, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, La Jolla Playhouse, The
Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, Philadelphia Theatre Company,
Actor’s Express, Geva Theatre, Triad Stage, Empty Space Theatre, Yale Rep, The
Juilliard School, and at Bard College, in a production of Federico García Lorca’s
play Once Five Years Pass, directed by Robert Castro. Thompson has a B.F.A.
degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and an M.F.A. from the Yale
School of Drama. She is currently an associate professor at Hunter College.
carol bailey Costume Designer
Carol Bailey previously collaborated with Will Pomerantz on Great Expectations,
Wave, and Landscape of the Body. She designed A Diary of One Who Vanished for
SummerScape 2003. She was commissioned to design the scenery and costumes
for the U.S. premiere of Faustus the Last Night at the Spoleto USA Festival 2007
and the world premiere of Kafka’s Trial for the Royal Danish Opera. She has
designed costumes and scenery for New York City Opera; Glimmerglass Opera;
Opera Zuid, Maastricht, Netherlands; San Francisco Opera Center; Pittsburgh
Opera; Skylight Opera Theater; Wolf Trap Opera; Long Beach Opera; Gotham
Opera; Juilliard; Joyce Theater; Muffathalle in Munich (with Meredith Monk);
Alvin Ailey Theatre (with Johannes Wieland); Lincoln Center Festival; Staats
Theater Kassel; and L’Opéra Français de New York. She was the recipient of the
TCG/NEA Design Fellowship in 2000, and she exhibited in the World Stage
Design 2005 Competition. She has two M.F.A. degrees: one in design, from New
York University; and one in sculpture, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Upcoming projects include La Trajedie de Carmen, at the Chicago Opera
Theatre, and Kurt Weil’s Marie Galante at Florence Gould Hall for L’Opéra
Français de New York. During the spring semester at Bard College earlier this
year, Bailey taught a course titled Visual Imagination for the Modern Stage.
justin townsend Lighting Design
Justin Townsend’s New York work includes Opus (Primary Stages), Speech and
Debate (Roundabout), Eve Ensler’s The Treatment (Culture Project), Drums of
the Waves of the Horikawa (Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf), Beauty on the Vine
and Palace of the End (Epic Theatre), and Women Dreamt Horses (P.S. 122). His
regional work includes productions at ART in Cambridge (Elliot Norton Award
for The Onion Cellar), Baltimore Center Stage, Hartford Stage, Portland Center
Stage, Arden Theatre, Kirk Douglas Theatre (Ovation nominee, Apollo),
Intiman, Playmakers Rep, Boston Court, and Georgia Shakespeare Festival. He
is a member of the Obie award–winning Theatre of a Two-Headed Calf and a
founding member of TENT.
gretchen bieber Miss Benson
Gretchen Bieber recently completed a three-year run in the Broadway company
of Hairspray, understudying and performing two roles: Amber, and Velma Von
Tussle. Some of her favorite roles in regional productions include Audrey in
Little Shop of Horrors, Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, Tintinabula in A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Cha Cha in Grease, Ronnie
Boylan in Annie, and Liza in Peter Pan.
john bolton John P. Wintergreen
John Bolton just completed a run in Broadway’s Curtains, playing Daryl Grady,
the villainous drama critic, for over 500 performances. He also played David
Hyde Pierce’s role during Pierce’s vacation. His other Broadway credits include
roles in the original casts of Monty Python’s Spamalot, Contact, and Titanic (all
three of which won the Tony Award for best musical) and featured roles in the
hit revivals of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (often starring
as Finch, opposite Sarah Jessica Parker) and Damn Yankees. Off Broadway he
starred in Five Course Love and It’s Only Life, and he spent several seasons with
the Riverside Shakespeare Company. He appeared in the all-star New York con-
certs of Busker Alley (with Glenn Close and Jim Dale), Chess (with Josh
Groban), Funny Girl (with Whoopi Goldberg) and the Grammy-nominated
Dreamgirls. With Project Shaw, he has had leading roles in Geneva and The
Devil’s Disciple. He toured nationally with Jerry Lewis in Damn Yankees and Nell
Carter in Annie. He has played Will in Oklahoma! across the United States and
Europe. He originated the role of Hilario Gomez in Frank Loesser’s Senor
Discretion at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and Bill Truitt in The Opposite of
Sex at San Francisco’s Magic Theatre. His films include The Savages and Eleven.
On television he has appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ed, All My
Children (recurring), As the World Turns, Guiding Light, Great Performances, and
the Late Show with David Letterman.
michael dantuono Chief Justice
Michale Dantuono has appeared on Broadway in Caesar and Cleopatra
(starring Rex Harrison), Can-Can, Zorba (starring Anthony Quinn), The Three
Musketeers, 42nd Street, and the 42nd Street revival. He has toured extensively
through 120 cities in the United States, Japan, and Europe.
marcus deloach The French Ambassador
Baritone Marcus DeLoach, a native of Andover, Massachusetts, has been on the
roster of New York City Opera for six seasons, performing such roles as Count
Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro, Satyr/Citheron in Mark Morris’s Platée, Slim
in Of Mice and Men, and Don Alvaro in Il Viaggio a Reims. He has also
performed the title role of Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking at Opera
Ireland, Schaunard in La bohème at Seattle Opera, Harlekin in Ariadne auf
Naxos at Des Moines Metro Opera, Nilakantha in Lakmé with Tulsa Opera, Ping
in Turandot with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Papageno in Die
Zauberflöte with the Kalamazoo Symphony, and the Narrator in Paul Bunyan at
Central City Opera, and he sang for five seasons at Opera Theatre of St.
Louis. In concert he has appeared numerous times with the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and
Marilyn Horne Foundation, and in 1997 he was unanimously voted first-place
winner of the inaugural Wigmore Hall International Song Competition.
DeLoach has performed lead vocals on tour with the rock band Trans-Siberian
Orchestra in their rock opera Christmas Eve and Other Stories at Madison
Square Garden and the Fleet Center, among other venues. He recently
premiered his first opera libretto, The Train Ride, with music by composer Jeff
Grace, at American Opera Projects in New York City. DeLoach is on the faculty
of Ramapo College of New Jersey.
john deyle Senator Carver Jones
John Deyle’s Broadway roles include Senator Fipp in Urinetown; Bert Healy in
Annie; Mr. Ernest in Pal Joey; Sir Bliant in Camelot (with Richard Burton and
Richard Harris); and Principal Clarke in Footloose. He played the role of Bert
Bratt in the national tour of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
His Off-Broadway roles include Frankie Cavalier in Pageant and Hucklebee in
The Fantasticks. Regionally he has appeared at the Long Wharf, Huntington
Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Artpark, Goodspeed Opera House, Arena Stage,
and Berkshire Theatre Festival. His film and television work includes One True
Thing, Before and After, Wall Street, Law & Order, and Late Night with Conan
O’Brien (Mr. Science), and he is a veteran of more than 100 commercials.
amanda flynn Diana Deveraux
Amanda Flynn was an original member of the Los Angeles company of Wicked,
as a Glinda understudy. She also understudied and performed the role of Sophie
with the Las Vegas company of Mamma Mia. Regionally she has been seen as
Urleen in Footloose at the Carousel Dinner Theatre, as Betty Blake in Will Rogers
Follies at the Stage Door Theatre, in Ragtime at the Fulton Opera House, and in
A Christmas Carol at the McCarter Theatre. She also understudied and
performed the role of Laurey on the national tour of Oklahoma.
andy gale Alexander Throttlebottom
Andy Gale comes to SummerScape 2008 having just finished playing Mordcha
the Innkeeper in the Ogunquit Playhouse’s 2008 production of Fiddler on the
Roof, starring Eddie Mekka and Sally Struthers. His previous Fiddler credits
include Mendel, with Kurt Kasznar and Theodore Bikel, and Motel, with Jack
Gilford. He also appeared with Gilford in The Student Prince and in the
Broadway revival of The World of Sholem Aleichem. Gale’s other Broadway
credits include Robert the Butler in Jane Eyre, the Bearded Lady in Side Show
(also on the original cast album) and Rags (original cast album), starring Teresa
Stratas. He played Feuilly in the first national company of Les Miserables, the
Fakir in the national tour of The Secret Garden, and Gus/Growltiger in Cats. As
director, Gale’s critically acclaimed productions of I Love You, You’re Perfect,
Now Change have been seen in Bethesda, Maryland; Allentown, Pennsylvania;
and Melbourne, Australia. His current directorial projects include the plays Last
Will and Testament (written by Jennifer Houlton), Merton of the Movies
(adapted, from Harry Leon Wilson’s novel, by Gary William Friedman and Dan
Ellentuck) and Lost and Found (written by Darren Adams). Gale recently
directed Jennifer Naimo’s sold-out New York cabaret, and he has one-woman
shows in the works for Cindy Marchionda, Hope Harris, and Olga Merediz. He
is also a highly regarded teacher and coach in the Broadway community, and he
has been an adjunct professor of acting at Barnard and Vassar. He was art and
film critic for the Sacramento Bee. Gale is a graduate of Antioch College.
chad harlow Sam Jenkins
Chad Harlow’s national touring credits include Show Boat (as Frank Schultz),
The Music Man (Oliver Hix), Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Prince,
Lionel understudy), and the U.S. and Japan tours of 42nd Street (Billy
Lawlor). His regional appearances include Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
(Ordway, St. Paul, and Wang Center, Boston), Singin’ in the Rain (Goodspeed),
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy understudy, dance captain and
cochoreographer, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia), Crazy for You (as Bobby
Child, at Wohlfahrt Haus, Wytheville, Virginia), Joseph (Simeon, at the Fireside
Theatre), 42nd Street (Billy understudy, at Mill Mountain Theatre, Roanoke,
Virginia) and Damn Yankees (Mickey, Mambo Dancer, at Broward Stage
Door). His New York appearances include the role of Private Partz in the New
York Musical Theatre Festival production of The Brain From Planet X and the
role of Dream Mitch in the Gallery Players production of Yank! In the York
Theatre’s production of the latter, he performed the role of India. On television,
Harlow has been seen “putting it on” for Burlington Coat Factory, and he
recently finished dancing the tarantella for the upcoming film When in
Rome. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens
Point, where he completed a double major in musical theater and dance.
amy justman Mary Turner
Amy Justman was a soloist in the 2006 Bard Music Festival; she also soloed in
Carmina Burana and Haydn’s Missa in Tempore Belli at the Fisher Center in
2005. She made her Broadway debut in the Tony Award–winning revival of
Company, playing the role of Susan as well as the piano and percussion. She can
be heard on the cast recording, and she performed on the PBS Great
Performances DVD. She also recently performed in the company of Show Boat
at Carnegie Hall. Her European credits include Myths and Hymns at the
Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Unsung Weill at the Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau,
Germany, as part of her first prize in the 2004 Lotte Lenya Competition.
Regional roles include Anne (understudy/Mrs. Nordstrom) in A Little Night
Music (Centerstage), Young Heidi in Follies (Maine State Music Theatre), Sarah
Brown in Guys and Dolls (Forestburgh Playhouse), and Chava in Fiddler on the
Roof (Light Opera Oklahoma). She has been a soloist with the American
Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall and can also be heard on two recent
albums from composer Larry Gelb, I’ll Remember Love and Songs for Pickles.
Justman has a B.A. from Yale University and an M.M. from Manhattan School
of Music. She is a native of Port Jefferson, New York.
lauren lukacek Ensemble
Lauren Lukacek is making her New York stage debut in the 2008 SummerScape
production Of Thee I Sing. Her favorite credits include the role of Anne
Egerman in A Little Night Music, Eleanor Roosevelt in First Lady Suite, and a
role in a production of Hair in Naples, Florida, earlier this summer. She is
currently studying at the Boston Conservatory, and expects to graduate with a
B.F.A. degree in musical theater in 2009.
natalie reder Ensemble
Natalie Reder recently graduated from the Musical Theater Program at the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where she played Ruth in Wonderful Town
and Mrs. Mister in The Cradle Will Rock, and also appeared in The Full Monty,
The Robber Bridegroom, The Pirates of Penzance, and Floyd Collins. Her roles have
included Julie Jordan in Carousel, Maria in West Side Story, Maggie in A Chorus
Line, Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel and Serena Katz in Fame. She appeared
with the Cincinnati Pops in their 2005 Christmas concert and on the PBS pro-
gram Take Me to the River, a musical celebration of the nation’s waterways.
brian russell Louis Lippman
Brian Russell has appeared on Broadway in The Farnsworth Invention and The
Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. He had roles in the national tours of On Golden
Pond, The Graduate, and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. His other New York work
includes The Importance Of Marrying Wells, Love’s Labour’s Lost, and Heating
and Cooling. Regionally he has appeared in Chesapeake, Lost In Yonkers,
Christmas Carol, The Sunshine Boys, Inspecting Carol, The Cocoanuts, and The
White Devil, among others. His film and television work includes Tenderness,
30 Rock, Rescue Me, and Law & Order. Russell earned an M.F.A. degree at the
Academy for Classical Acting, the Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, D.C.
doug shapiro Francis X. Gilhooley
Doug Shapiro’s recent roles include Chitterlow in Half a Sixpence (Musicals
Tonight), Oscar Wilde in Oscar the Musical and Radio Announcer in Yank!
(both with the York Theatre Company), and Dr. Ian Lieb in Love! That Four-
Letter Word (Algonquin Theater). He has voiced several characters for both the
cast album and stage production of Finding Nemo: The Musical for Disney.
jennifer sheehan Ensemble
Jennifer Sheehan, a 2007 Juilliard graduate, was honored in 2006 by the
Mabel Mercer Foundation with the Julie Wilson Award for her interpretation of
the Great American Songbook. She has performed her solo cabaret shows in
venues from New York to Los Angeles. This past Christmas, she was one of six
singer-dancers to appear in the 75th anniversary production of Radio City
Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular. Last May, she joined Andrea Marcovicci,
Klea Blackhurst, and Bryan Byers in a musical tribute to lyricist Leo Robin, as
part of the 92nd Street Y Lyrics and Lyricists Series. She also continues to
perform as a special guest of the Boston Musical Theater in concerts at the
Mahaiwe in the Berkshires and at the National Heritage Museum in
Boston. Sheehan’s favorite Juilliard and regional credits include the role of
Pamina in The Magic Flute, Angel Moore in Mother of Us All, Lili in Carnival,
Angel in Celebration!, and Kathleen Falcon Scott in Terra Nova. She was named
one of four national finalists in the field of musical theater by the National
Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, and she was awarded first place in the
Glenn Miller National Vocal Competition.
rich silverstein Matthew Arnold Fulton
Rich Silverstein’s recent credits include the role of Jitter in Musical of Musicals at
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (for which he was also musical director);
Princess Caraboo at Goodspeed (directed by Gary Griffin); Stage Blue (New
Amsterdam, directed by Richard Maltby); Crossing Brooklyn (Disney/ASCAP
workshop); and shows with the York Theater, Ensemble Studio Theater, Les
Freres Corbusier, Prospect Theater Company, and Theatreworks/USA. His
favorite roles include Charley in Merrily We Roll Along, Finch in How to Succeed
in Business Without Really Trying, and the Baker in Into the Woods. He is a
professional music director and pianist and a Yale graduate, and he is proud to
share a birthday with George Gershwin.
tom treadwell Senator Robert E. Lyons
Tom Treadwell has appeared on Broadway in the 20th-anniversary production
of Annie as well as in the national tours of Ragtime, Cats, and Company. His
other New York credits include Bush Is Bad at the Triad Theatre (in which he
played, among other roles, Barbara Bush); The Last Starfighter, at the Theater at
St. Clements; and Mata Hari, at the York Theatre. Regionally, he as performed at
the Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus,
and the Studio Arena Theatre. His television credits include 30 Rock, Law &
Order: SVU, the ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning, Guiding Light, and As
The World Turns.
danny visconti Ensemble
Danny Visconti is a recent graduate of the University of Cincinnati College
Conservatory of Music, where his credits include the role of Malcolm in The
Full Monty, Ludovic in Passion, Joe in The Pajama Game, Cliff in Floyd Collins,
and Galka in Flora the Red Menace. His other credits include Grease (with Joey
Fatone), The Wizard of Oz (as the Tin Man), concerts with the Cincinnati Pops
orchestra, and Sugar ’n Spice with the Cincinnati Playwrights Initiative.
mitchell walker Ensemble
Mitchell Walker, from Palm Harbor, Florida, recently graduated from the
University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music (CCM) with a B.F.A. in
musical theater. His regional and stock roles include Constantine in A Day in
Hollywood/A Night In The Ukraine (Showboat Majestic); Roger in Grease
(Riverstage); Schroeder in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Thrasher-Horne
Center for the Arts); Bell Hop in Lend Me a Tenor (Thrasher-Horne); and
Orgasmic Man in The Wild Party (Palladium). At CCM his roles included Dave
in The Full Monty, Colonel Ricci in Passion, Officer Lonigan in Wonderful Town,
Mr. Hassler in The Pajama Game, Everett Baker in Crazy for You, Editor Daily in
The Cradle Will Rock, and Mr. Weiss in Flora, the Red Menace. Walker has also
performed with the Cincinnati Pops at Carnegie Hall and Cincinnati Music Hall.
don whitmore EnsembleDon Whitmore recently completed a European tour of Grease. He will be performing in productions of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and WhiteChristmas this fall.
christopher williams Ensemble
Christopher Williams has performed in The Magic Flute and Tosca with the
Connecticut Opera and in The Rivals with the Hartford Stage Company. He has
performed in concert with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in “Happy Holidays
from the Pops” and on the PBS program Take Me to the River, a musical celebra-
tion of the nation’s waterways. He is a recent graduate of the University of
Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, where he performed the role of
Mingo in Crazy For You, the Guide in Wonderful Town, Max in Cabaret, and
Airie in The Robber Bridegroom, and had roles in The Cradle Will Rock, The
Pirates of Penzance, Merrily We Roll Along, and Brigadoon.
nikol wolf Ensemble (dance captain)
Nikol Wolf ’s most recent New York appearance was in An Evening of Disney Music
at the Rose Theatre, Lincoln Center. She was part of the 25th-anniversary tour of
Evita. Her other credits include Cats (as Demeter, at North Shore Music Theatre),
Beauty & the Beast (Silly Girl, at Fox Theatre), Showboat (Ellie), Damn Yankees
(Lola), A Chorus Line (Maggie), South Pacific (North Carolina Theatre), My Fair
Lady (Walnut St. Theatre), and Radio City Christmas Spectacular (where she was a
Rockette). Wolf has a B.F.A. degree in musical theater. She is also a professional
choreographer, and she has judged dance competitions across the country.
ProducerAmerican Elgar FoundationFiona Angelini and Jamie WelchArthur F. and Alice E. Adams
FoundationChartwells School and
University Dining Services The Danish Arts AgencyBarbara Ettinger and Sven HusebyAlexander D. Fisher ’96 and
Jennifer Hodges FisherCatherine C. Fisher and
Gregory A. MurphyR. Britton Fisher David B. FordJ. Robin GrovesJane’s Ice CreamThe Kosciuszko Foundation, Inc.Harvey and Phyllis LichtensteinMagic Hat Brewing CompanyThe Maurer Family Foundation, Inc.Mertz Gilmore FoundationMillbrook Vineyards and WinerySimon MorrisonEileen K. MurrayNational Dance Project of the New
England Foundation for the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts
(NEA)New York State Council on the Arts
(NYSCA)Dimitri B. and Rania PapadimitriouDrs. M. Susan and Irwin RichmanThe Royal Danish Consulate
in New YorkMatthew Patrick SmythDavid E. Schwab II ’52 and
Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52
PatronThe American-Scandinavian
FoundationJosh Aronson and Maria BachmannKathleen and Roland Augustine
Mary Inga BacklundGale and Sheldon BaimAnne Donovan Bodnar and
James BodnarHarvey and Anne Brown Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance
Foundation, Inc.Consulate General of SwedenMr. and Mrs. Gonzalo De las HerasMichael J. Del GiudiceTambra DillonDirt Road Realty, LLCElizabeth W. Ely ’65 and
Jonathan K. GreenburgThe Ettinger Foundation, Inc.Peter C. FrankGideon and Sarah GartnerGE FoundationCarson Glover and Stephen MillikinAndrew GoffeThe Harkness Foundation
for DanceHotel MadalinHSBC Philanthropic ProgramsJPMorgan ChaseMr. and Mrs. George A. KellnerRuth Ketay and Rene SchnetzlerMartin KlineEdna and Gary LachmundAnnie LeibovitzPatti and Murray LiebowitzJane and Daniel LindauStephen MazohDebra Pemstein and Dean VallasThe RhinecliffDon and Natalie RobohmFlorence and Robert A. RosenBlanche and Bruce RubinThe Sidney and Beatrice Albert
FoundationDavid A. SchulzDenise S. Simon and
Paulo Vieira da CunhaAndrew Solomon and John Habich
Sarah and Howard SolomonAllan and Ronnie StreichlerStorm King Contracting Inc.Doug Wingo and Tim LeeIlliana van MeeterenHarold VarmusMargo and Anthony Viscusi
SponsorHelen and Roger AlcalyFrank and Mary Ann ArismanSarah Botstein and Bryan DoerriesJames S. Brodsky and
Philip E. McCarthy IIIan Buckingham and
Randy F. Buckingham ’73
Gary Capetta and Nick JonesRichard D. CohenVirginia CorsiMary FreemanHelena and Christopher GibbsMims and Burton GoldEliot D. and Paula K. HawkinsLaura Kuhn William Ross and John LongmanBarbara L. and Arthur MichaelsChris Pomeroy and Frank FrattaroliMelanie and Philippe RadleyNicole RingenbergBarbara and Richard SchrieberMr. Peter K. SchumannGeoge L. Steiner and
R. Mardel FehrenbachMichael A. Stillman, M.D.Barbara and Donald ToberCarol Yorke and Gerald Conn
SupporterMartina Arfwidson and
David WeissMiriam Roskin BergerHarriet Bloch and Evan SakellariosSheila and Joe BuffSusan Christoffersen
Leadership SupportThe Christian A. Johnson Endeavor
FoundationEducational Foundation of AmericaJeanne Donovan FisherEmily H. Fisher and John AlexanderMartin & Toni Sosnoff FoundationThe New York State Music FundMr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.
Richard B. Fisher Endowment FundMartin T. and Toni Sosnoff
Golden CircleThe Altria Group, Inc.Carolyn Marks BlackwoodStefano Ferrari and Lilo Zinglersen FMH FoundationLinda Hirshman and David ForkoshThe Marks Family Foundation
Mid-Atlantic Arts FoundationThe Millbrook Tribute GardenThe Rudolf Nureyev Dance FoundationSenator Stephen M. SalandThaw Charitable TrustThendara FoundationFelicitas S. ThorneThe Wise Family Charitable
Foundation
We honor the late Richard B. Fisher for his generosity and leadership in building and supporting this superb center thatbears his name by offering outstanding arts experiences. We recognize and thank the following individuals, corpora-tions, and foundations that share Dick’s and our belief in presenting and creating art for the enrichment of soci-ety. Help sustain the Fisher Center and ensure that the performing arts are a part of our lives. We encourage and needyou to join our growing list of donors. (The list reflects donations received in the last 12 months.)
Donors to the Fisher Center
Friends of the Fisher Center
Emily M. Darrow and Brendon P. McCrane
Patricia FalkFernanda GilliganGilberte Vansintejan Glaser and
William A. GlaserRosalind GolembeRosemary and Graham HansonLars Hedstrom and Barry JuddDr. Joan Hoffman and Syd SilvermanKassell Family Foundation
of the JCFSusan and Roger KennedySeymour and Harriet KoenigJohn S. KnottHelena LeeMark McDonaldCharles S. MaierHermes Mallea and Carey MaloneyJoanna M. MigdalSybil NadelElizabeth J. and Sevgin OktayJames and Purcell PalmerTed Ruthizer and Jane DenkensohnDoris E. and Richard A. ScherbarthDavid SchestengerBetti and Larry SteeleMim and Leonard SteinEvan L. StoverDr. Elisabeth F. TurnauerBarbara Jean WeyantNigel WrightDr. Herbert M. and
Audrey S. Wyman
FriendAnonymousLucy and Murray AdamsJohn J. Austrian ’91 and
Laura M. AustrianFrank and Diane BauerLilly BechtelAlvin BeckerRichard BensonCharles and Birgit BlythPhyllis BrazielAlfred M. Buff and Lenore NemethHomer and Jean ByingtonMaryAnn and Thomas Case Daniel Chu and Lenore SchiffMr. and Mrs. John CioffiEileen and Michael CohenRichard D. CohenJean T. CookAnne Q. CottonJoan K. DavidsonMarsha and George DavisJackie Del Rossi
Abby H. and John B. DuxDonna Sue ElbergRuth EngSara and Fred EpsteinK. F. Etzold and Carline Dure-EtzoldHarold FarbermanChristine FasanoMilly and Arnold FeinsilberSusan M. FerrisDavid and Tracy FinnHenry T. FordEdward FriedmanCatherine FukushimaAnn Marie GardnerEdwin GeisslerArthur L. GellertMarvin S. GilbertAdrien Glover and Michael KellyJudy GoldMr. and Mrs. Jerome GoldbergStanley L GordonAlexander Gray and David CabreraPatricia Haswell and
Dr. Richard ToddEliot D. and Paula K. HawkinsJames HaydenMel and Phyllis HeikoDorothy and Leo HellermanDelmar D. HendricksNeil IsabelleRobert JaquayRyland JordanLarry and Anna KadishJohn KalishDr. Eleanor C. KaneDemetrios KarayannidesLinda L. KaumeyerRichard P. KeliskyJessica Post Kemm ’74
Mr. and Mrs. William L. KirchnerBryce KlontzRose and Josh KoplovitzDanielle Korwin and
Anthony DiGuiseppeBenjamin Krevolin Michael and Ruth LammJeffrey LangFred and Jean LeventhalAmala and Eric LevineWilliam Li and James OatesWalter LippincottNeil and Joan LiptonHarvey MarekFlorence MayneDr. Naomi MendelsohnEdie Michelson and
Sumner MilenderTom Williams and Naomi Miller
Susan MillmanSheila M. Moloney ’84 and
Prof. John PruittMichael J. MoranAvria MorrisJoanne and Richard MrstikNancy NewallJill ObrigRobert M. OsborneEdward ParranGary PatrikMary Jane PelusoMark PodlaseckDavid Pozorski and Anna RomanskiSerena RattazziBetty RauchYael Ravin and Howard SacharHarry ReingoldBarbara B. ReisRichard ReiserArlene RichardsEstelle RosenPhyllis RossEdith M. and F. Karl SchoenbornMr. and Mrs. Thomas SchwabMarc SchweigSusan SeidelFrank SelfElizabeth A. SimonBernard SklarNadine Bertin StearnsDr. Sanford B. SterliebMaxine SwartzLuRaye TateRay Tekosky Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth TelljohannJaneth L. ThoronMish TworkowskiLeopold Quarles van UffordIrene Vitau Robert WaskiewiczJoan E. WebermanRoger WesbyCharles WesslerArthur WeyheDr. Konrad and Victoria WicherErnest WurzbachRobert and Lynda YoumansMike and Kathy ZdebWilliam C. ZifchakRena Zurofsky
Current as of June 12, 2008
BenefactorHelen and Roger Alcaly American Elgar FoundationMarina Belica and Steven LowyHelen ’48 and Robert BernsteinMr. and Mrs. John K. CastleJoan K. DavidsonRobert C. Edmonds ’68
Elizabeth W. Ely ’65 and Jonathan K. Greenburg
FMH FoundationFurthermore FoundationThe Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationLinda Hirshman and David ForkoshAnne E. ImpellizzeriThe J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc.Peter ’66 and Barbara KennerAmy and Thomas O. MaggsMarstrand FoundationJoanna M. MigdalAndrea and Kenneth L. MironNew York State Council on the Arts
(NYSCA)Jane W. Nuhn Charitable TrustRalph E. Ogden Foundation, IncThe Overbrook FoundationDimitri B. and Rania PapadimitriouDrs. Gabrielle H. Reem and
Herbert J. KaydenSantander Cental HispanoDavid E. Schwab II ’52 and
Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52
Denise S. Simon and Paulo Vieira da Cunha
The Slovin FoundationBruce and Francesca SlovinMartin T. and Toni SosnoffMartin & Toni Sosnoff FoundationH. Peter Stern and
Helen Drutt EnglishThe Stevenson GroupThorne and Tucker TaylorMargo and Anthony Viscusi
Dr. Siri von ReisRosalind C. Whitehead The Wise Charitable FoundationMillie and Robert Wise
PatronABC FoundationEdwin L. Artzt and Marieluise HesselMr. and Mrs. Ronald AtkinsKathleen and Roland AugustineGale and Sheldon BaimAlec and Margaret BancroftBank of New York Company, Inc.Leonie BatkinCarolyn Marks BlackwoodSarah Botstein and Bryan DoerriesCraig and Gloria CallenLydia ChapinConstance and David C. ClappDavid C. Clapp FoundationMichelle R. ClaymanJ. T. ComptonDasein FoundationMr. and Mrs. Arnold J. Davis ’44
Barbara and Richard DebsThe Debs FoundationMichael Del Giudice and Jaynne KeyesJohn A. DierdorffAmy K. and David DubinInes Elskop and Christopher ScholzCarlos Gonzalez and
Katherine StewartMr. and Mrs. Jay M. GwynneEliot D. and Paula K. HawkinsDr. Barbara K. HoganFrederic K. and Elena HowardHSBC Philanthropic ProgramsDr. and Mrs. Bertrand R. JacobsSusan JonasRachel and Dr. Shalom KalnickiBelinda and Stephen KayeAngela O. B. de Mello Keesee and
Thomas W. Keesee III
Martha and George KellnerSusan and Roger KennedyRuth and René SchnetzlerSeymour and Harriet KoenigAlison L. and John C. LankenauMr. and Mrs. Gonzalo de las HerasAlfred J. Law and
Glenda A. Fowler LawLemberg Foundation, Inc.Amala and Eric LevineBarbara and S. Jay LevyCynthia Hirsch Levy ’65
Patti and Murray LiebowitzMartin S. LippmanDouglas S. and Sarah Mullen LukeStephen Mazoh and Martin KlineW. Patrick McMullan and
Rachel McPhersonJames D. McMurtry III, M.D.Metropolitan Life Foundation
Matching Gift ProgramKen and Linda MortensonMartin L. Murray and
Lucy Miller MurrayNewman’s Own FoundationBeatrice PerryCynthia H. and Leon B. PolskyEve ProppEve Propp Family Foundation, Inc.Barbara B. ReisDrs. M. Susan and Irwin RichmanFlorence and Robert RosenDrs. Morton and Shirley RosenbergBlanche and Bruce RubinThe Schwab Charitable Fund*Arlene and Edwin Steinberg George L. Steiner and
R. Mardel FehrenbachStewart’s ShopsSarah and Howard SolomonAllan and Ronnie StreichlerDrs. Richard and Katherine TobeyMark Trujillo
Friends of the Bard Music Festival
Events in this year’s Bard MusicFestival are underwritten in part byspecial gifts from
Bettina Baruch Foundation Jeanne Donovan FisherMrs. Mortimer LevittJames H. Ottaway Jr.Felicitas S. ThorneFestival Underwriters
Mimi LevittOpening Night DinnerGuest ArtistsFilms
Joanna M. MigdalPanel Discussions
Andrea and Kenneth L. MironMargo and Anthony ViscusiPreconcert Talks
Furthermore FoundationFestival Book
Roger and Helen AlcalyFestival Program
Homeland FoundationBard Music Festival Preview at
Wethersfield
New York State Council on the ArtsNational Endowment for the Arts
Leadership SupportThe Christian A. Johnson Endeavor
Foundation
Golden CircleBettina Baruch FoundationJeanne Donovan FisherHomeland Foundation, Inc.Mrs. Mortimer LevittThe Mortimer Levitt
Foundation, Inc.The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationNational Endowment for the Arts
(NEA)Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.Felicitas S. ThorneElizabeth and E. Lisk Wyckoff Jr
Donors to the Bard Music Festival
Phebe Thorne and Paul WilcoxElizabeth Farran Tozer and
W. James Tozer Jr.Illiana Van MeeterenAida and Albert WilderWilliam C. Zifchak
SponsorRichard A. AhlbeckIrene and Jack BanningPhebe and George BantaDidi and David BarrettMr. and Mrs. Andy BellinElizabeth and Marco M. S. BellinJudith and Steven BenardeteAnne D. BodnarMark E. BrossmanDavid C BrownHugo M. J. Cassirer and Sarah ButtrickKaren and Everett CookPhillip S. CookeBob and Kate DenningAndrea and Willem F. De VogelTambra DillonRt. Rev. Herbert A. and Mary DonovanCornelia Z. and Timothy ElandShepard and Jane EllenbergLeslie Farhangi and John TukeGregory M. FiskOlivia Fussell and Francis FinlayDonald C. FresneHelena and Christopher GibbsEllen Berland GibbsDavid and Nancy HathawaySamuel and Ronni HeymanPamela HowardI.B.M. Matching Grants ProgramEdith and Hamilton F. KeanJohn and Karen KloppDr. Susan Krysiewicz and Thomas BellHelena LeeNancy and Robert LindsayJohn and Debra MorrisonMr. and Mrs. Gordon B. PatteeMr. and Mrs. Frederick PaytonEllen Kaplan Perless ’63 and
Robert PerlessRenee Petrofes and Gerry McNamaraSamuel and Ellen PhelanEugenia and Martin RevsonThe Martin Revson Foundation Inc.Schulte Roth and Zabel LLPDavid A. SchulzPeter Schwalbe and Jody SoltanoffDorothy and John SpragueBarbara and Donald ToberHelen and Michiel van der VoortAnne WhiteheadThe Whitehead Foundation
SupporterMunir and Susan Abu-HaidarLaura and Peter ArmstrongZelda Aronstein and Norman EisnerElizabeth and Henry BakerAntonia Bakker-SalvatoKaren H. Bechtel
Carole and Gary BellerBeth and Jerry BierbaumMr. and Mrs. David BovaMr. and Mrs. William B. BrannanDan F. and Nancy BrownJohn C. D. BrunoKate Buckley and Tony PellMelva Bucksbaum and
Raymond LearsyPhilip and Mimi CarrollDiane and Peter ChapmanAnn and John CoffinFrederick and Jan CohenJames and Lea G. CornellDr. Jasmine and Mr. Kenneth CowinRhana and Louis DavidsonDaniel DietrichDorothy and Seth DubinPeter Elebash and Jane RobinsonDianne EnglekeDr. Bernhard Fabricius and
Sylvia OwenIngrid and Gerald FieldsDeborah and Thomas FlexnerJohn and Patricia A. ForelleMary Ann FreeSamantha FreeDiana Hirsch Friedman ’68
Gideon I. and Sarah GartnerJohn and Ann GiffordJohn and Sarah GlaisterPeter H. GleasonMims and Burton GoldVictoria and Max GoodwinJanine M. GordonSamuel L. Gordon Jr.Fayal Greene and David J. SharpeNan and David GreenwoodSeth GrosshandlerPenelope and Mortimer HallKathy W. Hammer and
G. Arthur SeelbinderSusan Heath and Rodney PatersonEdmond B. HerringtonSusan Hoehn and Allan BahrsChristine HoeneThe Grunebaum Foundation Inc.Brian and Isis HoffmanJoan Hoffman and Syd SilvermanPamela HowardJohn R. and Joyce HupperDr. and Mrs. Gerald ImberAlexandra and Paul KasminRobert E. KausFernanda Kellogg and Kirk HendricksHopeton K. and
Richard A. Kimball, Jr.Karen Kidder and Martin HolubCharles and Katharine KingCatherine E. KinseyDr. and Mrs. Vincent KohLowell H. and Sandra A. LambE. Deane and Judith S. LeonardMr. and Mrs. Michael LevinRobert S. LevineFrederick Lee Liebolt Jr. and
Suzanne Lloyd Liebolt
Walter LippincottClara and David LondonerJeanette MacDonald and
Charles MorganPhilip and Tracey MactaggartCharles S. MaierLois Mander and Max PineClaire and Chris MannMilton MeshelSamuel C. MillerAnn Lawrance MorseIstar H. and George A. MudgeNancy H. NesleMr. and Mrs. Thomas NewberryMr. and Mrs. William T. NolanMarta E. NottebohmFrederick H. OkolowitzElizabeth J. and Sevgin OktayJames and Purcell PalmerDavid B. and Jane L. ParshallFrancine PascalEllen and Eric PetersenRenée Petrafes and Gerry McNamaraEncarnita and Robert QuinlanClaire and John ReidKatharine ReesM. C. and Eric RobertsDiane Lunt Rosenfeld and
Eric RosenfeldAlfred J. and Deirdre RossRuth and Gil ScharfDr. Paul H. Schwartz and
Lisa Barnes-SchwartzDagni and Martin SenzelJames Sheldon and
Sarah Nesbitt SheldonJ. Kevin SmithDavid and Sarah StackJessica and Peter TcherepnineDavid C. ThieringerCarole TindallCynthia M. Tripp ’01
Dr. Elisabeth TurnauerUBS Foundation Matching
Gift ProgramLoretta Van der VeerMonica WamboldArete and William WarrenPeter Caldwell and Jane WatersCharles P. WernerJack and Jill WertheimJoanna G. and Jonathan M. WhitcupNoel WhiteJohn H. Whitworth Jr.Julia and Nigel WiddowsonDoug Wingo and Tim LeggPeter and Maria WirthDonald and Taki WiseMary and John YoungDesi and Ben ZalmanMarsha and Howard Alan Zipser
FriendBarbara Joyce AgrenRev. Albert R. AhlstromBryson Ainsley Jr.Lorraine D. Alexander
AnonymousLindsay BaldwinPatricia D. BeardAlvin BeckerMarge and Edward BlaineHelen W. BlodgettTimothy BontecouTeresa BrennanJeannette and David BrownSchuyler G. ChapinDiane ChapmanChubb & Son Inc.
Matching Gift ProgramAnne A. and Farnham CollinsJean T. CookJoseph CrowleyEmily M. Darrow and
Brendon P. McCraneNancy A. DemattoJackie DrexelMiriam EavesPeter EdelmanJane and Shepard EllenbergRuth EngPatricia FalkHarold FarbermanArthur L. FenaroliClark Ferguson and Suzy WolbergDavid and Tracy FinnMartha J. FleischmanLuisa E. FlynnJohn P. ForemanAllan FreedmanEmily FullerSusan Howe GillespieAnne GillisGilberte Vansintejan Glaser and
William A. GlaserJoel and Ellen GoldinAnne and Stanley L. Gordon
Thurston GreeneNan and David GreenwoodDavid A. HarrisSusan Heath and Rodney PatersonDorothy and Leo HellermanFritz and Nancy HenzeDavid O. HermanJuliet HeyerElizabeth D. and Robert HottensenNeil IsabelleJack and Mary JohnsonJay JollyJohn KanderRod and Caroline KeatingRichard P. KeliskyDonna KermeenDavid and Janet E. KettlerDiana Niles KingThea KlirosPeter Kuhlmann and Diane GilmourBeth LedyGerald LewisM Group, LLCHermes Mallea and Carey MaloneyAnnette S. and Paul N. MarcusHarvey MarekElizabeth MavroleonEllen McGrath, Ph.D.The McGraw-Hill Companies
Matching Gift ProgramJohn McNallyMargaret M. and
Raymond E. Meagher Jr.Sumner MilenderDeborah D. MontgomeryArvia MorrisPolly Murphy and Tim PiersonHarold J. and Helen C. NoahMarilyn and Peter OswaldGary S. Patrik
Mona PaytonDr. Alice R. PisciottoD. Miles PriceLillian Pyne-CorbinRobert B. RecknagelGeorge Reeke and Gail Hunt ReekeBarbara ReisLinda M. RoyaltyTed Ruthizer and Jane DenkensohnBernard and Harriet SadowSheila SandersMolly SchaeferRhoda and Edward SchallJay Marc SchwammFrederick W. Schwerin Jr.Anne SelingerReginald W. SmithJoel SteinMim and Leonard SteinS. B. Sternlieb, M.D.Nadine Bertin StearnsDorit StrausGladys R. ThomasRobert G. ThomasJames ThompsonJaneth L. ThoronDorsey WaxterDr. and Mrs. Stanley WeinstockMuriel Casper Weithorn and
Stanley WeithornAmy K. WhiteHelen WhitneyMarietta W. WhittleseyBetsy Zimring
* DeceasedCurrent as of June 12, 2008
Donors to the Mrs. Mortimer Levitt Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts
Bettina Baruch Foundation Helen and Kenneth Blackburn Leon Botstein Dr. Richard Brockman John A. Dierdorff Robert C. Edmonds ‘68
Jeanne Donovan Fisher Gideon I. Gartner Helena and Christopher GibbsElizabeth W. Ely ’65 and
Jonathan K. GreenburgInes Elskop and Christopher ScholzSamuel and Ronni HeymanAnne E. Impellizzeri Rosalind G. Jacobs
Peter ’66 and Barbara Kenner Louise Kerz-Hirschfeld Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeiferMimi Levitt Frayda B. and George Lindemann Amy and Thomas O. Maggs Katherine Gould-Martin and
Robert L. MartinMetropolitan Life Foundation
Matching Gift Program Joanna M. Migdal Martin L. and Lucy Miller Murray Florence F. Moffitt The Mortimer Levitt Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ottaway Jr.
Debra R. Pemstein and Dean Vallas David E. Schwab II ’52 and
Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52
Raissa St. Pierre ’87
Ted and Voda Stanley Joanne M. Stern Thorne and Tucker Taylor Felicitas S. Thorne Margo and Anthony Viscusi Irene Zedlacher Dr. Siri von Reis
Current as of June 12, 2008
Board and Administration for The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
Fisher Center Advisory BoardJeanne Donovan Fisher, ChairLeon Botstein+
Carolyn Marks BlackwoodStefano FerrariHarvey LichtensteinPeter J. Linden, M.D.Robert Martin+
James H. Ottaway Jr.Dimitri B. Papadimitriou+
David E. Schwab II ’52
Martin T. SosnoffToni SosnoffFelicitas S. Thorne
Fisher Center AdministrationTambra DillonExecutive DirectorNancy CookGeneral ManagerSusana MeyerAssociate DirectorDebra PemsteinVice President for Development andAlumni/ae AffairsGinger ShoreDirector of PublicationsMark PrimoffDirector of CommunicationsStephen MillikinDevelopment ManagerKimberly Keeley-HenschelBudget DirectorRobert AirhartProduction Manager
Paul LaBarberaSound and Video EngineerStephen DeanStage Operations ManagerMark CrittendenFacilities ManagerJeannie SchneiderAdministrative AssistantElena BattBox Office ManagerAustin Miller ’06
Assistant General Manager and House ManagerRay StegnerAssistant to the General ManagerDoug PitcherBuilding Operations Coordinator+ ex officio
Board and Administration of Bard College
Board of Trustees of Bard CollegeDavid E. Schwab II ’52, Chair EmeritusCharles P. Stevenson Jr., ChairEmily H. Fisher, Second Vice ChairElizabeth Ely ’65, SecretaryRoland J. Augustine, Treasurer
Fiona AngeliniLeon Botstein President of the College+
David C. ClappMarcelle Clements ’69*The Rt. Rev. Herbert A. Donovan Jr.Honorary TrusteeAsher B. Edelman ’61*Robert S. Epstein ’63*Barbara S. Grossman ’73*Sally HambrechtErnest F. Henderson IIILife TrusteeMarieluise HesselJohn C. Honey ’39* Life TrusteeCharles S. Johnson III ’70
Mark N. KaplanGeorge A. Kellner
Cynthia Hirsch Levy ’65
Murray LiebowitzMarc S. LipschultzPeter H. Maguire ’88
James H. Ottaway Jr.Martin PeretzBruce C. RatnerStanley A. Reichel ’65
Stewart ResnickRoger N. Scotland ’93
Martin T. SosnoffSusan WeberPatricia Ross Weis ’52
Bard College AdministrationLeon BotsteinPresidentDimitri B. Papadimitriou Executive Vice PresidentMichèle D. Dominy Dean of the CollegeRobert L. Martin Vice President for Academic Affairs;Director, Bard College Conservatory of MusicJames Brudvig Vice President for Administration
Debra Pemstein Vice President for Development andAlumni/ae AffairsMary Backlund Vice President for Student AffairsNorton Batkin Dean of Graduate StudiesErin CanaanDean of StudentsPeter GadsbyRegistrarGinger Shore Director of PublicationsMary Smith Art Director of PublicationsMark PrimoffDirector of CommunicationsKevin ParkerControllerJeffrey KatzDean of Information ServicesJudith SamoffDean of Programs
+ ex officio * alumni/ae trustee
Board and Administration of the Bard Music Festival
Robert C. Edmonds ‘68, ChairRoger AlcalyLeon Botstein+
Schuyler ChapinJohn A. DierdorffJeanne Donovan FisherChristopher H. Gibbs+
Jonathan K. GreenburgPaula K. HawkinsMichael Andrew HerzbergLinda HirshmanAnne E. ImpellizzeriPeter Kenner ‘66
Mimi LevittThomas O. MaggsRobert Martin+
Joanna M. MigdalLucy Miller MurrayKenneth L. MironChristina A. MohrJames H. Ottaway, Jr.David E. Schwab II ‘52
Denise SimonH. Peter SternTucker TaylorFelicitas S. ThorneAnthony ViscusiSiri von ReisE. Lisk Wyckoff
Artistic DirectorsLeon BotsteinChristopher H. GibbsRobert Martin
Executive DirectorIrene Zedlacher
Associate DirectorRaissa St. Pierre ’87
Scholar in Residence 2008
Simon Morrison
Program Committee 2008
Byron AdamsLeon BotsteinChristopher H. GibbsRobert MartinSimon MorrisonRichard WilsonIrene Zedlacher
Operations ManagerConor Brown ’11
Administrative AssistantChristina Kaminski
DevelopmentDebra PemsteinAndrea GuidoStephen Millikin
PublicationsGinger Shore
Public RelationsMark Primoff
Director of ChorusesJames Bagwell
Vocal Casting ConsultantSusana Meyer
Stage ManagerCynthia Baker
Transportation DirectorEdward W. Schmidt
+ ex officio
Bard College is an independent, nonsectarian, residential, coeducational college offering a four-year B.A. pro-gram in the liberal arts and sciences and a five-year B.S./B.A. degree in economics and finance. Bard and itsaffiliated institutions also grant the following degrees: A.A. at Bard High School Early College, a New YorkCity public school in Manhattan; A.A. and B.A. at Bard College at Simon’s Rock: The Early College in GreatBarrington, Massachusetts; B.A. at Smolny College, a joint program with Saint Petersburg State University,Russia; M.F.A., M.S. in environmental policy, and M.A. in teaching and curatorial studies at the Annandalecampus; and M.A. and Ph.D. in the history of the decorative arts, design, and culture at The Bard GraduateCenter for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture in Manhattan. In addition, The Bard CollegeConservatory of Music offers a five-year program in which students pursue a dual degree, a B.Music and aB.A. in a field other than music; and an M.Music degree in vocal arts.
Situated on 540 acres along the Hudson River, the main campus of Bard is 90 miles north of New York City.Bard’s total enrollment is 3,200 students. The undergraduate college, founded in 1860, has an enrollment ofmore than 1,600 and a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. The College offers approximately 50 academic pro-grams in four divisions.
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About Bard College
Cover: Portrait of the producer Vsevolod Emilievich Meyerhold, 1916, by Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev. State Russian Museum,St. Petersburg, Russia / The Bridgeman Art Library
AdministrationTambra DillonExecutive DirectorNancy CookGeneral ManagerSusana MeyerAssociate DirectorDebra PemsteinVice President for Development andAlumni/ae AffairsMark PrimoffDirector of CommunicationsStephen MillikinDevelopment ManagerKimberly Keeley-HenschelBudget DirectorJeannie SchneiderAdministrative Assistant
ProductionRobert AirhartProduction ManagerBonnie AnthonyAssistant Production ManagerStephen DeanStage Operations SupervisorAlexandra PaullShopper / BuyerValerie Ellithorpe ’09
Student Production AssistantJesse Brown ’10
Student Production AssistantBernard Gann ’08
Student Production Assistant
CarpentersVincent RocaTechnical Director, Sosnoff Kent CyrTechnical Director T2
Michael ZallyMaster Carpenter, SosnoffChristian CrumbMaster Carpenter T2
Daniel GibbonsMaster Carpenter, SpiegeltentJosh HanerRiggerBen JohnsonSean MaloneyEmil ByrneJosh HanerJeremiah BrownTodd RenadetteWalter DanielsJoseph PuglisiRoger MannJeremiah BrownMichael D’AmatoAmy Jonas
ElectricsAndrew HillLighting DirectorBrandon KoenigAssistant Master Electrician, SosnoffJoshua ForemanMaster Electrician T2
Walter DanielsMaster Electrician, SpiegeltentPaul FrydrychowskiProgrammerMorgan BlaicheSarah FrankelPatric Bova ’11
Stephanie ShechterDevon Buteau ’10
Claire Moodey ’08
Sound and VideoPaul LaBarberaSound and Video EngineerPhillip Meir Siblo–Landsman ’09
Richard PiersonDaniel BerlinSarah EvenJeff HumanTony Van NoteBenjamin Seligman ’09
Sharlyne Shlayan
CostumesMary GrusakCostume Shop Supervisor / ManagerMolly FarleyFirst HandJennifer NoeDraperChristopher SchrammDraper
Brie FurchesWardrobe Supervisor, Sosnoff Maggie BarnettWardrobe Supervisor T2
Moe SchellAlice BroughtonLauren ZuberTaylor MortonKara MaloneyCamille SuissaLianna Fox–WinokurZoe GreeneElizabeth Farley
PropertiesRick BergerProperty Master, SosnoffJeremy LydicProperty Master, T2
Patty Dynes
Hair and MakeupJennifer DonovanHair and Makeup Supervisor
SpiegelmaestroNicholas Quaife
Company ManagementKate PfefferCompany ManagerJack Byerly ’10
Assistant Company ManagerGrace Converse ’09
Assistant Company ManagerKaty Kelleher ’09
Assistant Company ManagerAshleigh McCord ’08
Assistant Company Manager
Front of HouseAustin Miller ’06
House ManagerElena BattBox Office ManagerJessica DeeAssisant Box Office ManagerCaitlyn DeRoseBox Office Assisant Thomas CorradoBox Office AssistantAllegra Gilfenbaum ’10
Box Office AssistantAnatole Hocek ’12
Box Office AssistantCarl Kranz ’08
Box Office AssistantRuth Shannon ’08
Box Office AssistantChristopher HazenbushAssistant House ManagerChristina ReitemeyerAssistant House Manager
FacilitiesMark CrittendenFacilities ManagerRay StegnerAssistant to the General ManagerDoug PitcherBuilding Operations CoordinatorVicki ChildHousekeepingPaul DaveyHousekeepingJessie WilliamsHousekeeping
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BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FISHER CENTER TODAY!Since opening in 2003, the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts has transformed cultural life in theHudson Valley with world-class programming. Our continued success relies heavily on individuals such asyou. Become a Friend of the Fisher Center today.
Friends of the Fisher Center membership is designed to give individual donors the opportunity to supporttheir favorite programs through the Fisher Center Council or Bard Music Festival Council. As a Friend of theFisher Center, you will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at Fisher Center presentations and receive invitationsto special events and services throughout the year.
Please return your donation to:
Stephen MillikinRichard B. Fisher Center forthe Performing Arts
Bard CollegePO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY12504
Friend ($100–249)• Advance notice of programming• Free tour of the Fisher Center• Listing in the program ($5 of donation is not tax
deductible)
Supporter ($250–499) All of the above, plus:• Invitation for you and a guest to a season preview event• Invitations to opening night receptions with the artists• Invitation for you and a guest to a select dress rehearsal
($5 of donation is not tax deductible)
Sponsor ($500–999) All of the above, plus:• Copy of the Bard Music Festival book• Invitation for you and a guest to a backstage technical
demonstration ($40 of donation is not tax deductible)
Patron ($1,000–4,999) All of the above, plus:• Invitation for you and a guest to a dinner at a
Hudson River home• Exclusive telephone line for Patron Priority handling of
ticket orders ($150 of donation is not tax deductible)
Producer/Benefactor ($5,000+) All of the above, plus:• Seat naming opportunity• Invitations to special events scheduled throughout
the year• Opportunity to underwrite events ($230 of donation is
not tax deductible)
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