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D E A R P E R F O R M I N G A R T S E N T H U S I A S T S ,

One of the joys of the past year, my first as dean of Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture, has been participating in the programs offered by the Center for the Performing Arts and getting to know more about this extraordinary enterprise.

We are privileged to have such a dynamic performing arts center as part of the offerings of the college. With the participation, interest, and support of many across the campus and community, the Center for the Performing Arts continues to fulfill its vision of “enriching lives through inspiring experiences.”

The Center for the Performing Arts offers so much to so many. From my perspective as dean, I’ll focus on three highlights.

We all take pride in being student centered at Penn State, and the Center for the Performing Arts engages students across its programs and operations. Whether it’s organizing residencies with visiting artists, supporting the classroom work of faculty, helping to make curriculum connections with its programs, providing hands-on work experience, offering internships and advisory council memberships, or presenting high-quality performances, the Center for the Performing Arts is significantly engaged and involved with Penn State students. Each year thousands of Penn State students benefit from these opportunities.

Partnerships are another hallmark of the Center for the Performing Arts. Through its growing campus and community partnerships, the Center for the Performing Arts connects artists with students, faculty, and organizations throughout central Pennsylvania. These partnerships, listed in this report, provide both program and financial support that enables the Center for the Performing Arts to create more significant and enriching programs.

Finally, this past year I’ve observed the most significant asset of the Center for the Performing Arts—its hard-working and dedicated staff. I can’t imagine a more professional and inspired team that knows how to deliver first-class services to artists and audiences alike. They love their work and it shows, especially in their attention to providing the highest level of patron services.

On behalf of the College of Arts and Architecture, thank you for the role you play to advance the mission of the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State.

Barbara O. Korner, deanCollege of Arts and Architecture

D E A R F R I E N D S ,

I am pleased to report the Center for the Performing Arts had a successful season in 2007–2008. Thank you to all who supported us and participated in this superb season.

In 2007–2008 we enjoyed strong participation in high-quality presentations and educational programs, exceeding our own projections. In a season as rich and varied as we experienced, it is difficult to choose highlights. However, the brilliant recital by Itzhak Perlman and Rohan De Silva, the incredible collaboration of Chick Corea and Béla Fleck, the thrilling Movin’ Out performances that drew more than 6,000 patrons, and the week-long residency and performances by Actors from the London Stage are certainly stand-outs.

Our activities were strengthened through various partnerships that enabled us to continue to reach out to involve many across the University Park campus and central Pennsylvania. We overcame some challenges, including the postponement and rescheduling of Perlman’s recital and a rare last-minute residency opportunity with a visiting orchestra. Both demonstrated the skill and ingenuity of the Center for the Performing Arts staff. This report documents those experiences and more.

I am grateful to the many individuals and organizations providing support for our programs. We simply would not be able to offer the range of programming, underwrite commissioning of new work, and provide a rich variety of educational opportunities without this assistance. We continued to see increased support, which is so important in keeping our programs strong and the Center for the Performing Arts in good fiscal shape. Thanks to continued strong attendance and contributed income, we were able to end the fiscal year with a balanced budget.

Thank you to all who helped make this wonderful season possible and to our many patrons who provided the performing artists with warm and appreciative audiences.

Yours truly,

George Trudeau, directorCenter for the Performing Arts

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CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING AR TS PAR TNERS IN M O M E N T S O F C H A N G E

The Center for the Performing Arts partnered with the Penn State Institute for the Arts and Humanities in the institute’s Moments of Change initiative to bring about two of the most engaging events of the 2007–2008 season.

Focusing on the early seventeenth century (1600–1625), the inaugural Moments of Change illuminated a period that saw the birth of opera and the fruits of Shakespeare’s labors. The Center for the Performing Arts season included the Actors from the London Stage performing Shakespeare’s Macbeth (see opposite page) and the Cleveland-based baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire performing excerpts from Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo.

In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of L’Orfeo’s debut, Apollo’s Fire brought a creative and authentic approach to the work. The period-instrument orchestra filled Schwab Auditorium with the intimate sounds of one of the world’s first operas in a program that also included works by Monteverdi’s contemporaries.

The inclusion of a baroque dancer, Carlos Fittante, was especially intriguing. Elaborately outfitted in a brocade vest and braided wig, the masked dancer personified the tragedy experienced by Orfeo as Eurydice escapes his gaze forever.

The engagement of Apollo’s Fire included a lecture by Jeanette Sorrell, the ensemble’s founder and artistic director; a master class for Penn State voice students; an instrumental music class with Penn State’s baroque ensemble and Apollo’s Fire members; and a pre-performance discussion between Jeanette Sorrell and Marica S. Tacconi, institute director. The two women worked in conjunction with Center for the Performing Arts Director George Trudeau to craft the unique program for Penn State.

“What started as the seed of an idea blossomed into an event that I think will leave its mark on the State College cultural fabric,” Tacconi said. “… I have been to hundreds of concerts, but rarely have I witnessed an audience as enthralled as last night. I think that Monteverdi and the music of the early seventeenth century was a revelation for so many.”

The partnership was so successful that the Center for the Performing Arts plans to participate in future collaborations. Penn

State School of Music Director Sue Haug, another partner, also voiced her support for more collaborations. “Great partnerships,” Haug observed, “make for successful events.”

Moments of Change is an ambitious and ongoing initiative. The concept is to devote an academic year to key periods of significant transformation in the cultural, political, and artistic landscape of the world, and to approach these from many disciplinary angles and through a range of presentation formats.

Five British actors with diverse performing careers came together in fall 2007 for a nine-week tour performing Shakespeare’s Macbeth and conducting workshops and other educational activities at universities across the United States. One of those weeks, which included Halloween, was spent in State College under the auspices of the Center for the Performing Arts. The spooky themes of Macbeth were a natural fit for Halloween time.

The Actors from the London Stage troupe has performed works by Shakespeare on tour for more than three decades. The classically trained actors—selected for each tour from prestigious companies such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre—devote a large part of their time to student interaction.

Their American base, a well-oiled machine thanks to years of experience, is at the University of Notre Dame. The folks in Indiana keep the information flowing between each site and the actors, including classroom visit requests, scheduling and logistical information, and appropriate follow-up after the visit.

The actors are committed to teaching and interacting with the community. During their stay, they visited eight Penn State classrooms, performed Macbeth twice for the general public and twice for high school audiences, conducted workshops for Bellefonte Area and State College Area high school thespians, developed a workshop for students in Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College, performed scenes from Shakespeare for the residents of the Foxdale Village and Village at Penn State retirement communities in State College, participated in a lobby talk at WPSU, and got to know Center for the Performing Arts Leadership Circle members by dining with them at their annual dinner.

When the actors arrive at a university, the first thing on their agenda is to meet with the faculty they will encounter for the rest of the week. They decide what they will do to help the students in each class connect in a meaningful way with the text of Shakespeare.

All of the Penn State classroom visits were with students in either English or theatre, most of whom had been studying Shakespeare throughout the semester. One notable exception was Marcy

North’s English course, Illicit Literature of Early Modern England, which focuses on censorship, libels, puritan satirists, corruption, and scandals. Brigid Zengeni, who portrayed Lady Macbeth and other characters, challenged the students by having them explore readings that, at North’s request, were “illicit, illegal, dangerous, antifeminist, and bawdy.”

“What started as the seed of an idea blossomed into an event that I think will leave its mark on the State College cultural fabric.” Marica S. Tacconi

Jeanette Sorrell (bottom), Apollo’s Fire artistic director, works with Penn State vocal students (top right and left) at a master class.

The classically trained actors from prestigious British theatre companies devote a large part of their time to student interaction.

ACTORS FROM THE LONDON STAGE BREW TOIL AND TROUBLE AT HALLOWEEN

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Chris Donnelly (top left), who portrayed the title character in Macbeth, performs a scene from the Scottish play. Lady Macbeth has blood on her hands in the poster (top right) for the Actors from the London Stage tour. Members of the Macbeth cast visited eight Penn State classrooms, including a course taught by Jane Ridley (left), a professor who is herself an accomplished actor from Britain.

A N ATO M Y O F A R E S I D E N C Y : R U S S I A N N AT I O N A L O R C H E S T R A

By Amy Dupain Vashawaudience and program development director

Planning and executing the educational activities throughout a season is not, as they say, rocket science. After a decade of experience with audience development scheduling, things tend to fall into place rather nicely, with a bit of planning, good communication between the involved parties, and loads of enthusiasm for the work.

During a typical season, we schedule a total of about thirty educational events for Penn State students, K–12 students, and the community. Once in awhile, the planning goes off the rails a bit. Such was the case with the February 2008 engagement of the Russian National Orchestra.

With international orchestras, our window of planning begins two years before the ensemble arrives at Penn State. We make an agreement on the performance date for the orchestra, and when the “deal memo” outlining the basic details of the engagement comes, we are free to begin planning all the aspects of the engagement.

Center for the Performing Arts Director George Trudeau gave the charge; he wanted a robust residency with lots of engagement between the Penn State School of Music and members of the Russian National Orchestra. So, at the beginning of April 2007, the first exchange between the Audience Development Department and orchestra personnel took place.

What followed in the next ten months was near farcical. A soloist change prompted a program change to accommodate a featured pianist instead of the originally scheduled cellist. Soon after, the piano soloist was out—and the original program back in—when cellist Claudio Bohórquez was secured for our leg of the tour. Late in the game, we received word that conductor Teodor Currentzis was unavailable and would be replaced by Carlo Ponti Jr. The switch in conductors, of course, brought about another program change. Finally, all was settled on the personnel and program fronts.

Meanwhile, the planning of the residency, which by now had grown into a “robust” line-up of activities, was commencing. Although the plans did not come fully together until close to the date of the engagement—representing ten months of

The Center for the Performing Arts Informances for Schools series enhances in-class learning for students from throughout central Pennsylvania. More than 5,000 students from fifty-plus public, private, and home schools came to Penn State for five theatre productions—seven performances in all—during the 2007–2008 season.

Works of literature sprung to life throughout the season for the students, who ranged in age from pre-kindergarten through senior high.

Ferdinand the Bull, a children’s theatre work based on a revered 1930s picture book by Munro Leaf, opened the informance season. “We refer to it often when problems occur,” noted a teacher who came with her class to see the informance, which included a post-performance presentation where the artists discussed how to deal with bullies and other conflict resolution strategies.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth came as a riveting, spare, Halloween-time production by Actors from the London Stage, wherein five versatile actors portrayed all of the characters in the tale of unbridled ambition.

Middle and high school students got a taste of what it’s like to grow up as a Mexican American in an impoverished neighborhood, while still holding onto aspirations, in The House on Mango Street. The one-actress adaptation, produced by American Place Theatre, utilized verbatim the dreamy language of author Sandra Cisneros.

TheatreworksUSA brought two popular fictional heroines to the stage in separate musical productions of Anne of Green Gables and Junie B. Jones. “This [informance] brought all of our readings to life,” a teacher said after seeing Junie B. Jones at Eisenhower Auditorium.

communication and several grey hairs growing on the heads of certain School of Music faculty members—everyone approached the date with kind and generous spirits. All came to realize that overseas planning involving several middlemen does not make for ideal clarity and speed of information sharing. Add to that the necessity of securing Russian translators for most of the events, and it’s easy to see how the plot thickened.

The result, however, was spectacular. Six members of the orchestra, including Bohórquez, Ponti, and concertmaster Alexei Bruni, participated in master classes with School of Music students. Additionally, the orchestra had an open rehearsal for School of Music students. Master classes were given for cello, horn, trumpet, oboe, violin, and conducting. Everyone, I believe, ended the engagement feeling positive about the time they spent together, which is the true measure of success in any engagement.

Alexei Bruni (top), Russian National Orchestra concertmaster, talks with a Penn State School of Music violin student during a master class. Cello virtuoso Claudio Bohórquez (bottom), the guest soloist with the orchestra at Penn State, works with another student.

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Audience Development Programs

Informances for Schools presentations: 5

Total attendance at informances: 5,076 (47 percent increase from previous season)

Informance partners: 54 schools and 81 homeschool groups from 13 central Pennsylvania counties

Total education events: 70

Total education event participation: 8,054 (22 percent increase from previous season)

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ECO-FRIENDLY PREVIEWS WINS DESIGN AWARD AND SERVES AS NATIONAL MODEL

PreViews, an online multimedia magazine published ten times in 2007–2008 by the Center for the Performing Arts Marketing and Communications Department, earned a silver award in the 2007 Going Green category from the University and College Designers Association (UCDA). The publication was also the topic of a case study presented at an Americans for the Arts-sponsored national conference.

UCDA judges recognized PreViews for being a communications tool that features excellent design but does not use paper, ink, and other resources.

The Center for the Performing Arts introduced the online PreViews in September 2006. It had previously been a printed quarterly newsletter. Each issue includes in-depth articles about upcoming Center for the Performing Arts presentations. It also features audio and video podcasts of artist interviews, music samples, and show excerpts.

Laura Sullivan, marketing and communications director, provides voice-overs for the podcasts. Urszula Kulakowski is the art director. Erik Baxter designs the publication and edits the podcasts. John Rafacz, who edits PreViews and writes most of the articles, interviews artists for the podcasts. Associate Editor Jennifer Pencek also contributes.

Sullivan presented a PreViews case study in November 2007 at the National Arts Marketing Project Conference in Miami.

The low-cost, school-time informances by some of the best touring companies in the country were both entertaining and educational—in part due to study guides created by the Center for the Performing Arts Audience Development Department and distributed in advance for use by teachers. Performance materials promoted learning through pre- and post-performance activities, information, and other resources linking curricula and Pennsylvania Education Standards to the content of specific shows.

The informances series is made possible through a partnership with Galaxy, the Arts-in-Education program of Central Intermediate Unit 10; the Cultural Learning Initiative with McQuaide Blasko, a law firm with offices in State College and elsewhere; and a busing subsidy from the Honey and Bill Jaffe Endowment.

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INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS

The 25th AnnualPutnam County Spelling Bee7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 197:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20

Count Basie OrchestraDirected by Bill Hugheswith Special Guest Nnenna Freelon8 p.m. Saturday, September 29

Ballet Folklórico de Mexico7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 10

Global Drum ProjectFeaturing Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain,Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 16

American String Quartetwith Timothy Deighton, violist7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 17 (SA)

Ferdinand the BullHudson Vagabond Puppets2 p.m. Sunday, October 21

Gypsy7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 25

MacbethActors from the London Stage7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 31 (SA)7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 1 (SA)

BoccatangoBallet Argentino8 p.m. Friday, November 9

Apollo’s Fire7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 13 (SA)

Shaolin Warriors7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 14

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence 8 p.m. Saturday, December 1

Annie7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 4

Moiseyev Dance Company7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 17

Tania Pérez-Salas Compañía de Danza7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 29

Movin’ Out8 p.m. Friday, February 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, February 2

Anne of Green GablesTheatreworksUSA2 p.m. Sunday, February 10

Guarneri String Quartet and Johannes String Quartet7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 12 (SA)

Chick Corea and Béla Fleck8 p.m. Saturday, February 16

Russian National OrchestraCarlo Ponti Jr., conductorClaudio Bohórquez, cello soloist7:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 26

Compañía Nacional de Danza 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4

Brentano String Quartetwith Michael Kannen, cellist7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27 (SA)

Itzhak Perlman, violinistRohan De Silva, pianist7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1

Romeo and Juliet St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre 8 p.m. Friday, April 4

Junie B. JonesTheatreworksUSA2 p.m. Sunday, April 6

Evita7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 97:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10

Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8 p.m. Saturday, April 12

Each performance was in Eisenhower Auditorium, except those noted as having been in Schwab Auditorium (SA).

SUBSCRIPTION SERIES

BODY LANGUAGE

Ronald K. Brown/Evidence Tania Pérez-SalasCompañía de Danza

Compañía Nacional de Danza

BRIGHT LIGHTS

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Gypsy

Movin’ Out

Evita

COOL HEAT

Count Basie OrchestraDirected by Bill Hugheswith Special Guest Nnenna Freelon Chick Corea and Béla Fleck

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

FOREVER YOUNG

Ballet Folklórico de Mexico

Shaolin Warriors

Annie

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American String Quartetwith Timothy Deighton, violist

Apollo’s Fire Guarneri String Quartetand Johannes String Quartet

Brentano String Quartetwith Michael Kannen, cellist

MASTER WORKS

Russian National OrchestraCarlo Ponti Jr., conductorClaudio Bohórquez, cello soloist

Itzhak Perlman, violinistRohan De Silva, pianist

Romeo and JulietSt. Petersburg Ballet Theatre

WIDE-EYED WONDERS

Ferdinand the BullHudson Vagabond Puppets

Anne of Green GablesTheatreworksUSA

Junie B. JonesTheatreworksUSA

Presentations and Participation

Center for the Performing Arts presentations: 28 (32 performances)

Total attendance at Center for the Performing Arts presentations: 44,760

Average attendance per Center for the Performing Arts presentation: 1,398 (10 percent increase

from previous season)

Penn State student attendance: 25 percent of total

Total events supported: 426 (includes 11 community and promoter,

26 academic, 95 University, 26 student-sponsored,

and 28 Center for the Performing Arts events)

Total group sales groups: 150

Total attendance by groups: 4,948

Total attendance for events at Eisenhower

and Schwab auditoriums: 117,589

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DEVELOPMENT 3%

INCOME EXPENSES

TICKET SALES 33%

UNIVERSITY SUPPORT 27%

ENDOWMENT / INTEREST INCOME 1%

RENTALS 12%

CONTRIBUTED INCOME 14%

OTHER INCOME * 13% EQUIPMENT AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 2%

GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE 12%

INCOME AND EXPENSES FOR THE 2007–2008 FISCAL YEAR

Lisa Faust, Center for the Performing Arts audience services manager, chaired a session on customer service innovations at the April 2007 United States Institute of Theatre Technology conference. The goal was to showcase initiatives from a variety of organizations in hopes of developing a collection of best practices that could be shared across the industry.

The benefit to the Center for the Performing Arts was soon realized when Faust returned with examples of customer service programs from other venues. A team of event and ticket office staff members and volunteers worked during summer 2007 to formalize the Center for the Performing Arts’ own customer service program. The initiative includes vision and values statements (listed to the right), plus “Our Promise to Our Customers,” which in pocket-sized pamphlet form is carried by each event and ticketing staff member when working.

The program also acknowledges the need for a more fully developed training program that was partially met by the creation of a training video. The initiative, implemented during the 2007–2008 season, will be evaluated and modified as appropriate.

The Center for the Performing Arts Community Advisory Council is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between the center and the people it serves. The council achieves this objective through a range of activities in support of Center for the Performing Arts presentations and programs.

Community Advisory Council members represent a cross-section of the central Pennsylvania community served by the Center for the Performing Arts. The council membership also includes at least one Penn State student. Members serve for a maximum of two three-year terms.

The council meets monthly during Penn State’s academic year and conducts a retreat each summer. The work of the council principally occurs through standing committees—membership, sponsorship, and audience development—that meet regularly and are active in various initiatives.

The members of the council generously share their time and talents. Center for the Performing Arts staff members appreciate their support.

The following were members of the council in 2007–2008. Those marked with an * completed their terms in May 2008.

Peggy LeKander, chairJacki Hunt*, vice chair

Allen BaneyLinda BeckerLynn Donald Breon Rick BryantCheryl Campbell*Janet Fowler DargitzGay DunneLeesa FolmarHelen HarveyLee Ellen HayesNancy HerronJack InfieldMarilyn Jenkins

CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2007–2008 STAFF George Trudeau, directorLea Asbell-Swanger, assistant directorConnie Gensimore, finance directorTracy Noll, sales and development services directorLaura Sullivan, marketing and communications directorAmy Dupain Vashaw, audience and program development directorPamela Aikey, contracts and logistics coordinatorShannon Arney, assistant ticket managerErik Baxter, multimedia specialistShannon Bishop, downtown ticket center managerGary Collins, production supervisorMedora Ebersole, education programs managerLisa Faust, audience services managerDeanna Heichel, assistant finance directorTom Hesketh, events managerChristine Johnston, ticket managerSusan Keller, production coordinatorUrszula Kulakowski, art directorScott Lindsay, network and systems analystPeg Lucas, marketing associateSherren McKenzie, group sales coordinatorJennifer Pencek, associate editorJohn Rafacz, editorial managerWanda Scaife, assistant to the directorDave Shaffer, assistant director for special programsKat Shondeck, sales and development accounting coordinatorMark Tinik, production coordinatorBrenda Zucco, finance assistant

VOLUNTEER EVENT STAFF ADVISORY BOARD

The Volunteer Event Staff Advisory Board makes recommendations to the Center for the Performing Arts audience services manager about policies and procedures relating to volunteers. The board also suggests ways to enhance the performing arts experience for audiences. The 2007–2008 members were:

Lee Grover, presidentRoger Cartright, vice presidentColette Rozo, secretary/treasurerJean BloomLen CodispotLina Hood

The Center for the Performing Arts organizational budget for 2007–2008 totaled $3,487,585. Seventy-three percent of revenues were earned and contributed through tickets sales and services, facility and equipment rentals, performance program advertising, concession sales, fundraising, grants, and endowments.

STAFF MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WORK TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE OUR VISION

To provide exemplary customer service that earns the trust and confidence of every patron.

OUR VALUES

We respect our patrons and promise to provide a pleasant and professional experience.

We strive to deliver consistent, timely, and personable service—superior to all of our competitors—through a skilled, caring, and empowered staff.

We value diversity and operate with integrity. We are proud to be contributing team members to Penn State, the surrounding communities, and beyond.

PROGRAMS AND EVENTS 83%

* Includes performance program advertising, concession sales, ticketing services, and other miscellaneous income.

Support

Memberships: 349 (3 percent increase from previous season)

Sponsorships: 27 (funded by individuals, organizations, and endowments)

Total membership and sponsorship income: $252,580 (3.5 percent increase from previous season)

Employees: 28 full-time and 75 part-time

Student employees: 145 (125 in Events Department, 20 in Arts Ticket Center)

Student interns: 8

Volunteers: 150

COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL SUPPORTS PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMS

Kathleen Jones*Michael Krentzman*Kay KustanbauterFran LevinRobert MartinPatricia Hawbaker QuinlivanShirley SacksCarolyn Schwartz*Vaughn Shirkstudent representativesChuck Buchanan*Sadé Council*Paris Nesbitt*

Maureen MosesCarole PearceMarlyn PupoJanet RaupachPenny SmithCurtis White

Penn State Program Support Partners

College of the Liberal Arts

Department of English

Institute for the Arts and Humanities

Office of Undergraduate Education

School of Music

Schreyer Honors College

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Harlan and Suzanne Dudley HoffaEdward and Betty KasodyChris and Joan KirkpatrickKay KustanbauterStan and Debra LattaDorothy B. O’ConnorLaura L. and Michael H. RothkopfShirley SacksVaughn and Kay Shirkyoumeus

ADVOCATEJohn E. BaillisPat and Steve BenkovicAl and Martha CorenRobert and Virginia CustardMark A. FalvoBruce Fleischer and Heidi NicholasDan and Connie GensimoreRichard B. GidezBill and Connie HayesSteven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-HerbNancy L. HerronMichael Johnson and Maureen MulderigCindy and Al JonesB. Hagan and Montez KingHoward and Callie KingsburyJames and Barbara KornerRobert and Marjorie ManningRobert L. Martin, Esq.Lida and Pieter W. OuwehandPatricia Hawbaker QuinlivanRussell E. and Jeanne SchleidenAnne Simon and Don HellerMarilynne W. StoutGeorge and Debbie TrudeauC. Alan and Judith H. WalkerRay S. WalkerCarol and Rex WarlandMark and JoAnne WesterhausAndrew and Laura Zimmerman

FRIENDJill Anderson and Sydney BrownJanet AtwoodJeffrey H. Baker, M.D.Richard L. and Carla Mae BaumgardnerThomas P. Bem Patricia Best and Thomas RaySven and Carmen BilénNed and Inga BookAlan M. BrownRichard Carlson and Lori ForlizziJo and Tom ChesworthCorinne and Roger CoplanJo and Joe DixonDavid B. DoanGay D. DunnePeg and Joe French

Dr. and Mrs. Alan GordonScott Griffin and Bethlyn KrakuverMartin and Catherine HanhauserSue HaugMary J. HeflinMarcia and Ralph HeimerLam and Lina HoodGeorge and Mary Jane HromnakSusan HutchisonJohn and Gina IkenberryMarylin and Jack JenkinsDaniel and Kathleen JonesDavid and Martha JordanAnne and Ed KellerRichard Killian and Joy Vincent-KillianTodd and Liz KingPhilip KleinRobert and Vivian LevyElinor and Jack LewisHerberta M. LundegrenBeth Maass CateringDavid R. ManevalKenneth and Irene McIlvriedDon and Susan Meyer Richard and Marjorie Leibowitz MilgrubDr. Marla L. MoonJim and Sharon MortensenCarolyn and Jack MusserEdward S. and Relda E. NewlinPatricia and Stephen NoelTracy and Brad NollMarian and Joe O’LearyShirley PalermoDavid PankoDr. and Mrs. Joseph PerezKathleen PostleRobert W. PotterMartena RogersSally L. SchaadtRobert and Peggy SchlegelDave Shaffer and Eve EvansDavid and Ann Shallcross-WolfgangPaul and K. C. SheelerRoz and Phil SkyKae M. SpoerlSusan and Lewis SteinbergKenton StuckRichard and Marti SupinaKen and Nancy ToepferDwight and Carolyn TotheroShawn and Amy VashawJoAnn and Raymond VautourElaine WatschkeKay and George WeigandMary Jane and William WildDavid and Betsy WillCarl and Sharon WinterJudy and Bob WiserDavid and Diane Wisniewski

Christine TichanskyNancy and Wade VanLandinghamBob and Pam WildSusan C. Youtz and Linda HigginsonDr. and Mrs. Albert R. Zoda Jr.Michael, Brenda, and Bethany Zucco

AFFILIATEVirginia AlthouseRobin AndersonHu and Mary BarnesJoni BartellErnest and Alice BergmanGeorge and Jane BeylounyJean and Chick BirnieJoan BlandCourtney and Mary Alice BurroughsJulie DesmondMarge DunawayBarry and Helen DuvallDavid and Betsey EgglerMary and Jack FalkJoelle FergusonLynda GolsteinHerb and Nancy GravesLou HahnRamona and Ron HughesAnne F. HummerBrandon HuntStephanie KasalesCyrus and Vera KlingsbergJohn F. KneppJune Krumrine and Richard ScullDavid LiebMr. Edward W. Marsden Jr.Patricia E. McMullenDon and Carol MillerRichard S. NaklesMona and Joseph OstrowskiJay and Kelly PaternoLynn and Nick PetnickC. R. and Jean PhilbrickPaula PimentelEleanor S. ReeseDavid and Mary RichardsDr. and Mrs. Jay M. RidenPhil and Judy RobertsJames B. SmithStewart Stumpo and Lisa CeliaNorman and Greta SuhrBarbara Van HornDevra WolfeTom and Mary YorkDottie Krecker YukishDave and Loretta ZehngutJohn and Jane Ziegler

“Membership in the Center for the Performing Arts provides you with a key to open the door to world-

class performing artists in your own backyard. Membership is a strong statement that you believe what

the center provides is a critical component in the quality of your life here in central Pennsylvania.”Robert L. Martin

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MEMBERS 2007–2008 Leadership Circle $3,000 and more • Director’s Circle $1,250 to $2,999 • Encore Circle $750 to $1,249 • Advocate $500 to $749Friend $250 to $499 • The Jazz Train $200 and more • Associate $150 to $249 • Affiliate $50 to $149An * indicates an individual who has also established an endowment.

LEADERSHIP CIRCLEBrooklineRicardo Carter M.D.; Diane Carter, M.S.N.Tom and Leesa FolmarBob and Helen HarveyDorothy and Lloyd HuckPeggy and Dan LeKanderBruce Miller and Dean LaVigneGerald B. M. Stein*George and Nina Woskob

DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEPaul and Patricia AxtGrace McCloskey BardineLinda and Bob BeckerHarry L. BellNirmal and Chandra BoseLynn Donald BreonJohn L. Brown and Lynn SidehamerJoan and John ChernegaNorma Condee*Andrea Cotner and Edward GalusJanet Fowler DargitzRon and Bea DreeseJoan and Martin DuffRod and Shari EricksonAnthony and Carol FerraroHelen and Sidney Friedman*Blake and Linda GallGlenn and Nancy Gamble*Arnold and Marty GaschePat Heigel-TannerWilliam and Beverly HickeyRobert J. HufnagelBob and Jacki HuntHoney and Bill Jaffe*Richard and Sally KalinKranich’s JewelersThe Krentzman FamilyEileen and Hersh LeibowitzJohn and Michelle MasonBarbara PalmerDotty and Paul RigbyVirginia RobertsonRobert SchmalzTom and Carolyn SchwartzLouis R. Silverman and Veronica A. SamborskyDon StricklerFred and Joanne ThompsonFred and Denise WoodSandy Zaremba and Dick Brown*Barry and Rosemary Zoumas

ENCORE CIRCLERichard W. BryantMimi Barash CoppersmithBob and Ruth EllisDonald W. Hamer and Marie Bednar

David and Jane ZazworskyJoan and Bill ZimmerCal and Pam Zimmerman

THE JAZZ TRAINPatricia Best and Thomas RayMargaret and James BiggersCorinne and Roger CoplanJim and Polly DunnFor MartyEdward Galus and Andrea CotnerMaribeth GiannoneRiggs and Gloria GriffithJohn GroenveldLee Grover and Anita BearSherrie and Bill HambyBob and Helen HarveyGeorge and Sue HenningSteven L. Herb and Sara Willoughby-HerbSusan Hill and Jerry HendersonDr. and Mrs. Lynn HutchesonHoney and Bill JaffeMichael Johnson and Maureen MulderigCindy and Al JonesWilson and Maureen MosesJohn and Chris NicholsJ. M. RafaczPete and Sue RubbaSally L. SchaadtDavid and Ann Shallcross-WolfgangDan and Melinda StearnsRichard and Marti SupinaMaria A. SweetEdward and Patricia ThompsonDennis and Joan ThomsonMarty and Lisa WiedemerNancy and Ted Ziff

ASSOCIATEEllis and Lynn AbramsonAlbert Anderson and Evelynn EllisArt and Anne AndersonSandra Bargainnier and Steve SawyerC. P. and M. S. BastuscheckJean-Marc and Brigitte BollagDr. and Mrs. Jack S. Brenizer Jr.Charles BuchananEsther BurlingamTom Caldwell Memorial FundE. Jane ClevenstineJohn Collins and Mary BrownShirley and Max CoploffRobert D. and Constance H. DavisSteven and Kathleen DraskoczyEleanor Mackey FergusonBarry and Patti FisherRobert H. and Heather F. FleckPamela Francis

Johanna GouldSusan and Buzz GrahamRobert and Ann GravesDavid and Kay GreenVaughn and Jane GreenleesJim Hackman and Alan FinnecyJohn Lloyd HansonBeverly A. HenshawEdwin and Patricia HerrJackie and John HookSteven and Shirley HsiJack InfieldDaniel and Suzanne IsidorSally and Bill JamesCarla and Matt JeremiasMel S. KleinEd and Debbie KlevansKelly Delaney-Klinger and John KlingerWayne F. KnepperNick and Kathy KokusMiss Margaret E. KrebsHarry Kropp and Ed LegutkoTom KulakowskiKenneth and Olivia KuoSteve and Sue KutzMark and Theresa LaferAndrew and Jean Landa PytelJohn and Gretchen LeathersJo and Joe LeonardFran E. LevinDorothy and Gary LilienBob and Jan LindsayEugene and Eleanor LindstromHerbert and Trudy LipowskyJane and Edward LiszkaAlice and Keith LiuJohn and Nancy LoweDorothy and Kenneth LutzBetty and Sandy MacdonaldHelen ManfullSherren and Harold McKenzieBetty and John MooreChris and Bobbie MuscarellaRobert and Donna Comnale NicelyGreta O’TooleJean PazurRobin PetriniGuy and Grace PilatoJudy and Mac RaybackEdward and Georgia ReutzelPeter and Carol RomaineDennis, Allison, Caroline, and Connor SheaDennis P. SheehanMichael, Kat, Justin, and Evan ShondeckFrances N. SowkoBarry and Ellen SteinWayne and Charlotte StollWard and Grace StoverJoLaine A. Teyssier

CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS

Platinum $10,000 and more • Diamond $5,000 to $9,999 • Ruby $4,000 to $4,999 • Gold $3,000 to $3,999 • Silver $2,000 to $2,999 Bronze $1,000 to $1,999

PLATINUMMcQuaide Blasko Attorneys at LawPenn State Hospitality Services

DIAMONDAmeriServ BankNorma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music EndowmentCorvette AmericaFoxdale Village, A Quaker-Directed Continuing Care Retirement CommunityRobert and Helen HarveyM&T BankPenn State International Dance Ensemble Endowment

RUBYGay D. Dunne, M.D., and James H. Dunne, M.D.Kish BankFred and Denise Wood

GOLDCentral Pennsylvania World Music FansGN AssociatesJersey Shore State BankKTH Architects, Inc.McNees Wallace & Nurick LLCDotty and Paul RigbySpaces Design CenterSpats CaféThe Village at Penn State Life Care Retirement Community

SILVER Don and Mary Ellen FisherGlenn and Nancy GambleHoag’s Catering/Celebration HallSandra Zaremba and Richard Brown

BRONZEJohn L. Brown and Lynn SidehamerHerbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc.Sanders Window Fashions

ARTS ENDOWMENT BENEFACTORS

Cultural Learning Initiative with McQuaide Blasko (CLIMB)Sidney and Helen S. Friedman Endowment

ARTS ENDOWMENTS

Richard Robert Brown Program EndowmentNorma and Ralph Condee Chamber Music EndowmentEisenhower Program EndowmentGlenn and Nancy Gamble Endowment Honey and Bill Jaffe EndowmentWilliam E. McTurk EndowmentPenn State International Dance Ensemble EndowmentGerald B. M. and Sylvia Stein Endowment

NORMA AND RALPH CONDEE CHAMBER MUSIC ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORSRobert and Dorothy CecilNorma CondeeMr. and Mrs. Keith Doms

GLENN AND NANCY GAMBLE ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS

Glenn and Nancy GambleMichael D. Zisman and Linda J. Gamble

PENN STATE INTERNATIONAL DANCE ENSEMBLE ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS

John and Bridget BooskeSandra GleasonElizabeth Hanley and Patrick KolivoskyMr. and Mrs. Terrence HusbandRonald and Aimee SieglerSusan Tendy and James Johnson

MEDIA SPONSORS

ABC 23/FOX 8WJAC-TV 6WPSUWTAJ-TV 10

Penn State Program Partners

Dance Program: master classes with Ronald K. Brown and Tania Pérez-Salas

Department of English: in-class visits by Actors from the London Stage

Institute for the Arts and Humanities: Moments of Change partnership (see article on page 2)

School of Music: master classes with American String Quartet; Apollo’s Fire (multiple); Johannes String

Quartet; Russian National Orchestra (multiple); Brentano String Quartet; Count Basie Orchestra;

Jeannette Sorrell (Apollo’s Fire) lecture; Itzhak Perlman meet-the-artist reception

School of Theatre: in-class visits by Actors from the London Stage

Schreyer Honors College: workshop with Actors from the London Stage

WPSU: lobby talk with Actors from the London Stage and Penn State faculty

THANK YOUWe are grateful to the individuals, businesses, and organizations that supported the Center for the Performing Arts 2007–2008 season.

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Forever Broadcasting The Bus 93.7 Froggy 98 MAJIC 99 QWK Rock WRSC

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Community Program Partners

Bellefonte Area and State College Area high schools:

separate acting workshops for thespian groups with

Actors from the London Stage

Foxdale Village: on-site performance by Actors from the

London Stage

Village at Penn State: on-site performance by Actors from

the London Stage

GRANTS

Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors BureauMid Atlantic Arts FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsNew England Foundation for the Arts National Dance ProjectPenn State Equal Opportunity Planning CommitteePenn State Student Activities Fee FundsPennsylvania Council on the Arts

HOSPITALITY PARTNERS

Avánt GardenAtherton HotelComfort Suites/Sleep InnGardners CandiesHarrison’s Wine Grill & CateringPenn State Hospitality ServicesRamada InnTransformations Linen Rental

ACCESSIBILITY OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTRIBUTORS

Rana and Steve ArnoldHeimer Eye Care Associates, P.C.Nittany Eye AssociatesSepich Eye Care, P.C.Gerald B. M. Stein

HONEY AND BILL JAFFE EARN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

The Center for the Performing Arts named Honey and Bill Jaffe as recipients of its 2008 Distinguished Service Award.

The Jaffes are involved in many significant ways in supporting the Center for the Performing Arts. Longtime members of the Center for the Performing Arts at the Director’’s Circle level, they are also supporters of jazz through their Jazz Train membership.

Bill Jaffe, an alumnus of Penn State, has served in volunteer leadership positions and received numerous awards. Honey Jaffe served with distinction on the Center for the Performing Arts Community Advisory Council from 1998 to 2003.

“They are exceptional membership leaders,” says George Trudeau, director of the Center for the Performing Arts. “Bill and Honey Jaffe have been model volunteers at the Center for the Performing Arts, sharing talent, time, and resources with us for many years.”

In 2002 the Jaffes established an endowment to support the Center for the Performing Arts audience development program. In 2008 they announced an additional contribution.The endowment supports attendance at the Informances for Schools series (see article on page 5). It has been used to promote the school-time presentations through direct-mail marketing campaigns targeted at educators and to help schools offset the cost of transporting students to University Park.

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