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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-2014 President Jean Trammell 418 Gulf St., Venice, FL 34285 941-488-7482 [email protected] Ms. Trammell is Directing Partner of The Venice Company. Officers Vice-President John Brown 9901 Eagle Preserve Dr., Englewood, FL 34224 941-828-2688 [email protected] Mr. Brown is a retired software entrepreneur and former GM of New York Daily News. Earl Baumruck 8569 Estates Drive, North Port 34286 H: 429-0440 C: 544-1718 [email protected] Retired local business owner. Neil Kasanofsky 1152 Crimson Ave., North Port, FL 34288 941-429-6260 [email protected] Mr. Kasanofsky is a financial planner with Raymond James. Treasurer H. Lee Thacker 498 Summerfield Way, Venice, FL 34285 941-493-3600 [email protected] Mr. Thacker is vice-president and trust officer of Caldwell Trust. Directors Geri Becker 302 Salt Creek Dr., North Port, FL 34287 941-423-1193 [email protected] Mrs. Becker is Venice Theatre’s only 50+ year volunteer. She is a retired area property manager. Carroll M. Hunter 134 Golf Club Ln., Venice, FL 34293 941-496-8224 [email protected] Mr. Hunter is a retired law enforcement and corrections officer, and is a local activist in community youth organizations. Secretary Nevenka Kovcic 833 Groveland Ave., Venice, FL 34285 941-484-1649 [email protected] Ms. Kovcic is vice-president at Regions Bank/Venice. Laura B. Kopple 4343 S. Tamiami Trail Venice, FL 34293 Office: 941-493-3359 Ms. Kopple is principal of Laura B. Kopple realtors. Chris Shiparski 807 Golden Pond Court., Osprey, FL 34229 941-445-1542 [email protected] Mr. Shiparski is a realtor with PremierSotheby’s. Mary Taylor 1319 Thornapple Dr., Osprey, FL 34229 941-484-1381 [email protected] Ms. Taylor is a Public Relations Consultant and a member of Venice Theatre Parent Committee. Murray Chase Executive/Artistic Director Resume: 19 years in current position at Venice Theatre. Previously, Executive/Artistic Director, 1989-95, Corinth TheatreArts (MS). Experience includes directing, acting, and designing in community, academic, and professional theatre since 1975; marketing; management. Awards: Best Director awards (7 times) locally, state-wide and regionally since 1993; Arts Leadership Award, Sarasota County Arts Council; Distinguished Career Award, Florida Theatre Conference; lifetime member of College of Fellows, American Association of Community Theatre. Service: (Current) Executive VP, American Association of Community Theatre; (Former) community theatre division and festival chair for Southeastern Theatre Conference; president, Venice MainStreet; chair, CEC for Sarasota County Arts Council. Education: B.F.A., University of Mississippi; M.F.A., University of Louisville. Brad Wages Staff Director/Teacher Resume: 8 years in current position at Venice Theatre. Experience includes directing, choreographing, and acting in community, dinner, and regional theatre since 1978. Broadway: Choreographer/Understudy, Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby. Regional: Director/choreographer with Alliance Theatre (Atlanta), Papermill Playhouse (New Jersey), and Alley Theatre (Houston). Dinner: Alhambra (Jacksonville), Golden Apple (Sarasota & Venice). Choreographer of Atlanta's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Assistant to Jay Layton, America's 400-year Celebration of Colonization. Choreographer for National Governors' Conference. Education: B.F.A., University of Oklahoma. Ryan Mueller Guest Lighting Designer Resume: Lighting & Scenic Designer, Producer and Photographer and the owner of Lighting Design & Photography. 400 productions from Broadway to Regional Houses, National/International Tours/Venues including theaters in Thailand, Alaska, Paris. Producer-- The African Children’s Choir National Tour. Designed for the Women’s Project, Perseverance Theatre (Alaska), Lincoln Center, Mark Taper, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Russian National Ballet, Patravadi Theatre (Thailand), Edinburgh Festival, Theatre La Lune (France). Designed for two feature length films, television pilots, product launches, ad campaigns, and theatrical productions. Company has photographed such events as The Madonna - Gucci Gala at the United Nations; Glamour Magazine - Women of the Year at the Avery Fisher Hall - Lincoln Center; and the MTV Video Music Awards Education: B.FA., Conservatory of Theater at Webster University. M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.) School of Theater, Film and Television in Lighting and Scenic Design. James Alexander Bond Guest Director Resume: Guest Director for more than 250 productions in England, off-Broadway, and across the United States. He has directed two-thirds of Shakespeare’s plays, multiple new works, and contemporary and classic musicals. Off-Broadway: The Pearl Theatre, Ars Nova, The New 42nd Street Theatre. England: Birmingham Hippodrome. Regionally: Richmond Shakespeare, Virginia Shakespeare, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Princeton Repertory Theatre, Pioneer Playhouse, plus many others. He is a frequent teacher in the United States and England and a member of SSDC. Education: B.F.A, Ithaca College; M.F.A in directing, University of California-Davis. Michelle Kasanofsky Guest Music Director Resume: 35+ years of music direction and performance, from off-Broadway to local theatre. Original music director of off-Broadway production of Always... Patsy Cline. Accompanist for numerous national tours and NY cabaret acts. Music Director of more than 30 productions for Venice Theatre since 2003. David Castaneda Guest Lighting Designer Resume: Lighting designer for more than 500 stage productions internationally in 30 years. Broadway credits include Irena's Vow and Marvin's Room. Regional theatre lighting designs at Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Theatre Winter Haven and Millbrook Playhouse. Education: B.F.A., University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Support Online http://venicestage.com/venice-theatre-slideshow/ http://venicestage.com/vt-videos/ http://venicestage.com/international/
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