LaChiusa, Kudisch, Sher and Others Discuss Theatre in New ATW Seminars

By: BWW News Desk Oct. 24, 2005

The next American Theatre Wing's Working In The Theatre seminars are set for 12:00 pm through 1:30 pm in the Elebash Recital Hall at Graduate Center of the City University of New York (365 Fifth Ave at 34th Street).

A seminar on the new Michael John LaChiusa musical See What I Wanna See, which is currently playing the Public Theater, will be presented on Thursday, October 27th. The participants will be choreographer Jonathan Butterell, musical director and conductor Chris Fenwick, actor Marc Kudisch, composer/lyricist LaChiusa, director Ted Sperling and actress Mary Testa; it will be moderated by Sue Frost.

A "Staging the Classics" seminar will be held on Friday, November 4th. Taking part in the discussion will be the SITI Company's Anne Bogart, the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's, Classic Stage Company's Brian Kulick - Classic Stage Company, director Mark Lamos (As You Like It, The Rivals), and director Bartlett Sher (The Light in the Piazza) of the Intiman Theatre; Jeffrey Eric Jenkins will serve as moderator. Participants are subject to change for both seminars.

Upcoming seminars are scheduled for: Thursday, December 8th: 12 pm - Producers and 3:00 pm - Performance. The dates for the future seminars are: Thursday, January 19, 2006; Thursday, February 16; Thursday, April 13; Friday, April 21; Friday, April 28; Friday, May 5; and Thursday, June 15. The topics and participants will be announced at a later date.

"Now in its 31st year, the ATW panels bring together theatre's best known performers, producers, playwrights, directors, choreographers, composers, agents and others. The seminars are held throughout the theatre season in cooperation with Continuing Education and Public Programs at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Leadership support for the American Theatre Wing Seminars is provided by The Annenberg Foundation and The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation. The American Theatre Wing (Sondra Gilman, Chairman; Doug Leeds, President and Howard Sherman, Executive Director), through its many programs, remains dedicated to celebrating excellence and supporting education in theatre, for students, professionals and audiences alike," state press notes.

General admission seating is $10 per person please call CUNY (212) 817-8215. ATW members can reserve free of charge through ATW. Tickets will be distributed to holders of reservations beginning one hour prior to each seminar and no later than 15 minutes before the scheduled start.

The Working in the Theatre Seminar series is broadcast five times a week on CUNY-TV (Time Warner, channel 75: Fridays 9am, 2pm, 7pm; Sat 11am & Sun 5pm as well as on RCN either Channel 24, 106 or 109, depending upon area). Learn more about the American Theatre Wing, as well as view past seminars in streaming video though their website: www.americantheatrewing.org.

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