Theater: FY 2009 Grants Panelists
Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel A November 18-21, 2008
Catherine B. Deely (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Marketing & Communications Consultant Washington, DC
Jean Kling Director of Institutional Support Center Theatre Group Los Angeles, CA
Eugene Lee Actor, Playwright,Theater Educator Department of Theater and Dance Texas State University San Marcos, TX
Dawn E. McAndrews Artistic Director Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis Clayton, MO
Paul Meshejian Actor, Director, Educator Artistic Director PlayPenn Philadelphia, PA
Suzette A. Porte Associate Director Ma-Yi Theater Company New York, NY
Mario Ernesto Sanchez Producing Artistic Director Teatro Avante Key Biscayne, FL
Timothy J. Shields Managing Director Milwaukee Repertory Theater Shorewood, WI
Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B-1 December 16-18, 2008
Nancy Barnett Actress Managing Director Florida Stage Lake Worth, FL
Franchelle Stewart Dorn Actress Head, Acting Program Department of Theatre and Dance University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Alberto Justiniano Playwright Artistic Director Teatro del Pueblo St. Paul, MN
Jason Loewith Producer, Director, Writer Artistic Director Next Theatre Company Washington, DC
Ilene Mack (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer New York, NY
Susan Medak Managing Director Berkeley Repertory Theatre Berkeley, CA
Jose Mercado Assistant Professor College of Arts & Media University of Colorado-Denver Denver, CO
Access to Artistic Excellence, Panel B-2 December 18, 2008
Nancy Barnett Actress Managing Director Florida Stage Lake Worth, FL
Franchelle Stewart Dorn Actress Head, Acting Program Department of Theatre and Dance University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
Ilene Mack (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer New York, NY
Jose Mercado Assistant Professor College of Arts & Media University of Colorado-Denver Denver, CO
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel A1 May 21, 2009 Dean Gladden Managing Director Alley Theatre Houston, TX Aditi Kapil Actress, Writer, Director Minneapolis, MN Deborah Landesman (Layperson) Consultant Community Consulting Consortium Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Jennifer Nelson Independent Theater Director Artistic Programming Advisor Ford’s Theatre Washington, DC Mark Valdez National Coordinator Network of Ensemble Theaters Los Angeles, CA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel A2 May 21, 2009 Dean Gladden Managing Director Alley Theatre Houston, TX Deborah Landesman (Layperson) Consultant Community Consulting Consortium Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY Jennifer Nelson Independent Theater Director Artistic Programming Advisor Ford’s Theatre Washington, DC American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel A3 May 21, 2009 Dean Gladden Managing Director Alley Theatre Houston, TX Deborah Landesman (Layperson) Consultant Community Consulting Consortium Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel B1 May 22, 2009 Susan Booth Artistic Director Alliance Theater Atlanta, GA Debbie Chinn Managing Director CenterStage Baltimore, MD Harlan Haimes (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Highland Park, IL James King Managing Director Cherry Lane Theatre New York, NY American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Panel B2 May 22, 2009 Debbie Chinn Managing Director CenterStage Baltimore, MD Harlan Haimes (Layperson) Arts Patron, Community Volunteer Highland Park, IL Chris Widdess Managing Director Penumbra Theatre Minneapolis, MN American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Application Readers (Readers who did not also serve as panelists) Jessica L. Andrews Executive Director Arizona Theatre Company Tucson, AZ Jim Volz Arts Consultant, Author, Producer Professor, School of Theatre and Dance California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, CA