Musical Theater: FY
2005 Grants Panelists
Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A
June 28 - July 2, 2004
Nancy Barnett
Managing Director
Florida Stage
Manalapan, FL
Polly Carl
Executive Director
The Playwrights’ Center
Minneapolis, MN
Peter Ellenstein
Director
William Inge Center for the Arts
Independence, KS
Michael John Garcès
Director/Playwright
New York, NY
Wendy Goldberg
Artistic Associate
Arena Stage
Washington, DC
Naomi Iizuka
Playwright/
Director of Playwriting Program
University of California, Santa Barbara
Los Angeles, CA
Caroline Jackson Smith
Associate Professor/Director/Dramaturg
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Peter Kellogg
Lyricist/Book Writer
Chappaqua, NY
Jerry Meyer (Layperson)
Community Activist/Chairman of the Board
Long Wharf Theatre
New Haven, CT
Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B
July 19-23, 2004
Abigail Adams
Artistic Director
The People’s Light & Theatre Company
Malvern, PA
Jessica Andrews
Managing Director
Arizona Theatre Company
Tucson, AZ
Bobbi Dodge (Layperson)
Arts Council Board Member
West Memphis, AR
Ben Donenberg
Producing Artistic Director
Shakespeare Festival/LA
Los Angeles, CA
Ronald J. Himes
Producing Director
St. Louis Black Repertory Company
St. Louis, MO
Diedre Murray
Composer/Cellist/Producer
Queens, NY
Charles Newell
Artistic Director
Court Theatre
Chicago, IL
Randy Reinholz
Artistic Director, Native Voices at the Autry
Head of Performance, San Diego State University
Chula Vista, CA
Access to Artistic Excellence
December 1-3, 2004
David Armstrong
Producing Artistic Director
The 5th Avenue Theatre
Seattle, WA
Marge Betley
Literary Manager/Resident Dramaturg
Geva Theatre Center
Rochester, NY
Rick Boynton
Artistic Director
The Marriott Theatre
Lincolnshire, IL
Carlyle Brown
Playwright
Minneapolis, MN
Linda M. Lee
Executive Director
Texas Non-Profit Theatres, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
Ann Lynn (Layperson)
Arts Patron
Scottsdale, AZ
Mark McKenna
Artistic Director/Ensemble Member
Touchstone Theatre
Bethlehem, PA
Raul Moncada
Education Associate
The Old Globe
San Diego, CA
R. Scott Phillips
Managing Director
Utah Shakespearean Festival
Cedar City, UT
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