Musical Theater: FY 2009 Grants Panelists

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A June 3-4, 2008 Producing Artistic Director The 5th Avenue Theatre Seattle, WA Jere Hodgin Freelance Director/Producer Moscow, ID Jeff Hooper Founder and Resident Playwright Mad River Theater Works West Liberty, OH Deborah Landesman (Layperson) Consultant, Philanthropic Advisor Community Consulting Consortium Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Rosalba Rolón Artistic Director Pregones Theater Bronx, NY Edward Joseph Sugarman Lyricist / Playwright Western Springs, IL Shay Wafer Vice President of Programs August Wilson Center for African American Culture Pittsburgh, PA Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B June 4, 2008 Deborah Landesman (Layperson) Consultant, Philanthropic Advisor Community Consulting Consortium Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Rosalba Rolón Artistic Director Pregones Theater Bronx, NY Shay Wafer Vice President of Programs August Wilson Center for African American Culture Pittsburgh, PA

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A November 13-14, 2008

Sean Cercone Artistic Director The Carousel Lakemore, OH

Cheryl L. Davis Playwright New York, NY

Dr. Harlan W. Haimes (Layperson) Periodontist Highland Park, IL

Rebecca Medrano Managing Director GALA Hispanic Theater Washington, DC

Kent Nicholson Director of New Works Theatreworks Oakland, CA

Shimi Subramaniam (S.T.Shimi) Writer and Performer Artistic Director for Company Programming Jump-Start Performance Co. San Antonio, TX

Joseph A. Wasson Jr. Programmer/Production Manager National Hispanic Cultural Center Albuquerque, NM

Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B November 14, 2008