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APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2015 YOUR INSIDE LOOK AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE and THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS CENTER

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who helped him become the artist that he is today. Miss Libbie Wilson was Jim’s sixth grade teacher at John M.

Willis Elementary School in Hampton. She discovered Jim’s love of art at an early age. When Jim had completed his school assignments, she encouraged him to design, draw and paint. Jim collaborated with fellow students to create murals of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey on large rolls of Kraft paper.

Recognizing Jim’s raw talent and his unmistakable love of art, Miss Wilson convinced Jim’s parents to enroll him in Saturday morning painting classes taught by Hampton’s renowned artist, Jack Whitney Clifton.

Admittedly, Jim’s life was changed for the better by Miss Wilson through art education. Today, using his own award-winning artistry, his classroom art instruction and his personal interactions with artists of all ages, Jim shares the transformative power of art he discovered as a child — a tribute to Miss Wilson’s mentorship. On behalf of Hampton Arts, we thank you, Miss Wilson, for nurturing Jim’s commitment to continue your legacy of inspiring others to develop their own talent.

We believe in the life changing power of art. I hope you’ll participate in our many upcoming camps and classes at the Theatre and the Arts Center. We can’t promise you’ll become an award-winning artist like Jim, but remember — Miss Wilson didn’t know that either — she just wanted him to have fun and explore his creativity. We want the same for you, too.

BTW — Happy Spring!

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FROM THE DIRECTORArt Changes Lives

Most of you know James Warwick Jones either personally or by reputation. For those of you who don’t, Jim is the Gallery Manager at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. By day, he is responsible for programming the wonderful year-round art exhibitions and the education programs at the Arts Center. By night, he becomes James Warwick Jones, Super Artist. His resume of numerous awards and accomplishments in art is incredible.

I saw him in the office recently all dressed up complete with a fedora in tow, which is kind of out of character for him. We chatted briefly about the reason behind him dressing up that day. He shared that he was on his way to attend the funeral of a teacher

Joe Tsao, Director

OUR MISSION To advance the arts and enhance the quality of life for all Hampton Roads residents and visitors by:– Educating and inspiring teachers, students and life-

long learners to embrace the arts through exhibition, workshop and educational study, volunteerism and community outreach.

– Providing opportunities for Hampton Roads artists to showcase and develop performing, visual and educational arts in both traditional and non-traditional formats.

– Presenting unique, world-class caliber arts that appeal to a diverse citizenry, promoting a deeper cultural awareness.

Plein Air Painting at Fort Monroe by Jerry Gammon

James Warwick Jones with Miss Libbie Wilson


In This Issue APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2015

1 From the Director — Joe Tsao

3 My View from the Wings — Artistic Director Jeff Stern

IN THE GALLERIES 10 Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition —

Award winners

14 Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2015 — featuring artwork by art teachers from area schools

28 A Journey from Realism to Abstract and Non-Objective Art — take a journey from photo-realism to abstract

36 Poetry Inspired by Art

PERFORMANCES 5 Lovesick Blues: The Life and Music of Hank

Williams, Sr. — musical theatre chronicling the phases of America’s most influential singer-songwriter

7 The Steep Canyon Rangers — a sophisticated show of bluegrass music blended with humor

9 The Ahn Trio — 21st century classical music with unique style

SUMMER AT THE THEATRE AND THE ARTS CENTER 19 Camps at The American Theatre — a variety of camps

and classes from dance to art to music

24 Summer Happenings at The American Theatre — some Motown music and the annual return of the Mystical Arts of Tibet

26 2015–16 Season Sneak Peek — a special preview of next season’s performances and exhibitions

40 Spring/Summer Classes — register for classes for adults and children

LIGHTHOUSE SERIES 30 The Venue on 35th Series (First Sunday Evenings)

31 Phoebus Film Club Series

OUR REGULAR 34 Encore — A look at the recent events at

The American Theatre

35 Bravo — Images from the HAL Opening Reception

37 Volunteer Spotlight — featuring intern Joe ReillyNai-Ni Chen Dance Company on page 13

Fairy Tale Dance Camp on page 19

13 Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company — dance integrating trance, rhythmic breathing and spiral motion

17 Judy Collins — imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards

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JOE TSAO, DIRECTORTerri Vander Vennet Assistant Director (Finance and Administration)Kevin Spence Assistant Director (Operations and Events)Jeff Stern Artistic DirectorJames Warwick Jones Gallery ManagerBessie Crotts Box Office ManagerAngela McPherson Marketing ManagerSandra Sanders Changeover & Housekeeping ManagerMatt Shufflebarger Food and Beverage ManagerRich Best Production Manager

HAMPTON COMMISSION ON THE ARTSNANCY EASON, CHAIRPERSONPatrice Billingsly Lynda Burke The Hon. Linda CurtisJim DeesJoshua Head The Hon. Billy HobbsGaylene KanoytonJackie Merritt Buena ReeseDeborah ReeseGail RehmertOlga Ruffin

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THE HAMPTON ARTS FOUNDATIONNANCY LAWSON ALLEN, PRESIDENTDuncan Garnett, Vice PresidentKenneth M. Krakaur, TreasurerNancy AdamsAnn Marie BattenMargaret BlakeCindy CutlerDr. Charrita DanleyNancy EasonDr. Robert E. HowardSteve HussellBud LongoRoxanne Lopez-BrownThe Hon. John MillerThe Hon. Ross A. MuglerDonna PalmerDebbie ScottThe Hon. Joseph H. Spencer, IIAnn TemplemanJim ThompsonSusan Van SlotenJoe Tsao

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ON THE COVER: Judy Collins See story p. 17

“Hi. Do you work here?”“Hi. Yes, I do.”“This is my first time here.”That is the most frequent conversation I’ve had with patrons

at The American Theatre this season (followed closely by, “where’s the bathroom?”). As the 14/15 season presents its final performances and exhibitions in the months ahead, I think those conversations will be the lasting memory I’ll take into the future. We’ve enjoyed numerous sell-out performances and truly remarkable art exhibitions this season, but increasing the level of community participation with Hampton Arts, while welcoming so many new patrons, fills me with pride. I thank you for making this season so spectacular. Now, let’s look at what’s to come in the next few months and the next full season.

Our stage will welcome performances featuring a tribute to Hank Williams, Sr., Nai-Ni Chen’s world renowned dance company, and the virtuosity of the The Ahn Trio. I am particularly looking forward to welcoming the Steep Canyon Rangers and the incomparable Judy Collins to Hampton. At The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, we’ll (once again) showcase our talented arts educators in our exhibition, Artists Who Teach. James Warwick Jones has planned a fascinating exhibition to conclude our season, A Journey through Realism to Abstract and Non-Objective Art; this group exhibition will visually illustrate the many ways artists express their personal vision, feelings, ideas and sensibilities.

On the horizon? Summer, and the 15/16 season. You’ll find a full list of our summer camps in this issue along with a registration form. Camp registration is already underway, so make sure to reserve your choices today, from drama to drawing, there is something for everyone. We’ve also included a sneak-peek at the Hampton Arts 15/16 Season, listing just a few of the many artists, performances and exhibitions in the full season we’ll be unveiling this summer.

So much to look back on, so much more to come, and it wouldn’t be possible without you. Whether you are new to us, or have been a supporter from the very beginning, I thank you for choosing Hampton Arts this season.

See you soon!

My View from the WingsBY THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR



Lovesick Blues is a 90-minute musical theatre event which chronicles the significant phases of America’s most influential singer-songwriter as he drives his promising career to an early end. A narrator begins with Williams’ teenage years in post-Depression Alabama and brings the tale to his quiet death in 1953. The story is underscored by twenty hit songs wrapped tightly around Williams’ major biographical events. Robbie Limon gives an award-winning characterization of Williams’ life.

Robbie is supported on stage by a classic country-string quartet. All songs are full length renditions using instrumentation and arrangements as recorded throughout the 1940s. String bass and guitar are blended with the haunting sounds of pedal steel and fiddle. The show also features a ‘long-lost’ song Williams planned

The centerpiece performance of the production is the uncanny

incarnation of Hank Williams by Robbie Limon. Limon has the wiry frame and onstage charisma that evokes the late singer. While not

merely an impersonation, Limon sings with same soulful wail and is able to connect the words and music to the listener. — STAGE VIEW, WASHINGTON, D.C.

to record but missed the opportunity due to his untimely death. Costume changes illustrate the evolution of Williams’ career from road-side honky-tonks, AM radio’s ‘Louisiana Hayride’ and the ‘Old Dominion Barn Dance’, to his appearances on ‘The Grand Ol’ Opry’. The audience experience is intimate and personal.

Truly, there are moments when you will believe it is 1949 and Hank is singing just for you. ‘Lovesick Blues’ has satisfied long term fans of Hank Williams, Sr. and has certainly made new fans with each performance. Robbie Limon’s physical appearance and vocal interpretations are simply uncanny. One reviewer has noted, “This is as close anyone will ever get to seeing and hearing Hank again.”

Saturday, April 11, 8:00pm $30 / $25

Lovesick BluesTHE LIFE AND MUSIC OF HANK WILLIAMS, SR.


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These days, it’s hard to talk about the Steep Canyon Rangers without mentioning Steve Martin. After meeting at a party and connecting immediately, Martin invited the band to tour and record with him. Their 2011 collaboration Rare Bird Alert was nominated for a Grammy®, and later that year, they won IBMA’s Entertainer of the Year Award.

What has emerged is a real collaboration of seven consummate musicians creating music that they are passionate about, and blending it with humor to form a sophisticated show. They are proud that it has exposed legions of new fans to the bluegrass genre. Their partnership has stretched the Steep Canyon

Rangers musically, and definitely broadened their horizons and experiences, including recent appearances on Austin City Limits, the Late Show with David Letterman, and the Today Show, and performances at Carnegie Hall, the Grand Ole Opry, MerleFest, Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit, as well as their own Mountain Song festival and Mountain Song at Sea cruise.


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Hailed as “exacting and exciting musicians” by the LA Times, the three sisters of the Ahn Trio (Lucia on the piano, Angella on the violin, and Maria on the cello) have earned a distinguished reputation for embracing 21st century classical music with their unique style and innovative collaborations. The Ahn sisters were born in Seoul, Korea, and educated at the Juilliard School in New York City. Reflecting the two cultures they grew up in, the Trio brings a new energy and excitement to the chamber music world. Such luminary composers as Michael Nyman, Maurice Jarre, Pat Metheny, Paul Schoenfield, Mark O’ Connor, Kenji Bunch, Nikolai Kapustin, and Paul Chihara have written works for them.

Dedicated to educating and inspiring the next generation of musicians, the Ahns are passionate about sharing their knowledge. Angella is a Professor of Violin and Viola at Montana State University, in Bozeman, MT. Maria teaches cello and is the

head of the String Department at the Harlem School of the Arts in NYC. Lucia has a growing private studio. In 2011, President Obama invited the Ahn Trio to perform at the White House for a State Dinner honoring South Korea.

The trio’s latest CD, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac (released by Sony) is a showcase of their fearless creativity, and made No. 8 on the Billboard Charts for 26 weeks in the Classical album category.


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Hampton Arts League Open Members ExhibitionAwardsFirst Place $500Karen Long Freidt, Ripe, mixed media

Second Place $250Margaret D. Morris, A Good Day, oil

Third Place $100Lyle Eesley, Marina Reflections, photograph

Tuesday Painters Award $115Louise Wylie, Tello, oil

Award of MeritAllen Ayres, Fort Monroe Theatre, graphite

Gordon Bray, Cornetty Arteries, photograph

Susan Burgoyne, Beautiful Fantastic Energy, mixed media

Sue Danehy, Bill in Handmade Attire, oil

Jean Harrison, Into the Unknown, textile

Jon Moneymaker, Don’t Tread On Me, watercolor and gouache

Amanda Parks, David, charcoal

Doris Roland, To Be, oil

Judith Saunders, Transitioning, paper, linen, nylon

Lynne Sward, Fetish, mixed media

John Tobin, Untitled , clay and wire

Clayton Singleton, the juror for the Hampton Arts League Open Members Exhibition 2015 selected these awards from the 309 artworks in all media by many of the members of the Hampton Arts League. The 309 entries is a record number of artworks for our annual HAL Exhibition. The 434 artists, members and guests who attended the Opening Reception is also a record number for any Opening Reception held at CHTAC. Karen Long Freidt

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A gorgeous dance work integrating trance, rhythmic breathing and spiral motion, Whirlwind was inspired by Nai-Ni Chen’s personal journey along the Silk Road. Delving into the ancient mysteries of the old Asiatic cultures, the dance will transport the audience out of the driven, jangling clamor of modern life to ponder the simplicity and spiritual richness of another place and time. Four-time Grammy® award-winning composer Glen Velez has created a magical tapestry of sound, evoking the Eastern realms with music that is at once seductive and soulful with swaying rhythms, delicate dreamlike themes, mystic chanting and bursts of dynamic — almost primitive — energy. This visual feast is enhanced through the beautiful and exotic art work by award winning artist Jayanthi Moorthy.

Nai-Ni Chen comes from a rich dance tradition. She was a renowned traditional dancer in the Republic of China and served on several ambassadorial culture missions to nineteen countries around the world. Since the inception of her Company in 1988, Ms. Chen has created a wide-ranging repertory from dances that originated thousands of years ago to highly abstract, modern works. She has received a two-year Choreographer’s Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, and is also a three time recipient of the Choreographer’s Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Saturday, May 2, 8:00pm $30 / $25

Nai-Ni Chen

…it’s the dancers who transform this history lesson/travel

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March 21-May 3, 2015

Artists Who Teach Juried Exhibition 2015

Artists currently teaching art in the four peninsula colleges and universities, as well as its public, private, and parochial schools are featured in this juried exhibition of over 115 art works in drawing, watercolor, painting, printmaking, photography, crafts and sculpture. Cash awards totaling $850, including $500 First Place, $250 Second Place, and $100 Third Place, five Awards of Merit and five Honorable Mentions will be selected by the juror, well-known Tidewater painter, Jenny Windsor. Born in Roanoke, Windsor received her BA degree from the College of William and Mary. She has exhibited in many one person, group and juried exhibitions and has won numerous awards for her drawings and oil paintings. Her work is represented in numerous corporate and public collections, including The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center.

In writing about jurying and her taste in art, Ms. Windsor writes, “No two people will see art exactly the same way. Past experience and where you are in your life affects your vision. As an artist, I am always grateful to be selected for recognition. However, when not recognized I try to listen to the juror’s philosophy realizing that ultimately I am the only one who can really chart my course.

I am drawn to work that engages me visually and elicits either an emotional or intellectual response.

The craft of art is important to me, but I define craft broadly. Mark Rothko engages me visually by his sophisticated interaction of color, Jacob Lawrence appeals to my sense of design, Vermeer appeals to my interest in the play of light and design, and I love Bill Viola’s mastery of the art of video. Yet all of these artists have an additional layer to their work. Great art is never craft alone. I enjoy art that makes me feel the essence of something turning the ordinary into the universal or changes my perception of our world.”

Carolyn Garrett Hardy, Chinese Garment, paper and mixed media

Greg HenryBallerinawood

Richard Ward, Karma, concrete, tile, mirrorsRobert OppeckerKiddush Cupsilver

Linda CareyRooftop Tondopastel


IN THE GALLERIESMarch 21-May 3, 2015

Mary Lee Ruff: A Love of Drawing

Mary Lee Ruff was awarded the First Place Award in the Artists Who Teach 2014 Juried Exhibition. Ms. Ruff has been creating art for the past twenty years, is an award winning artist who teaches drawing at CHTAC and has a drawing in the permanent collection of CHTAC.

Combining precision and passion, observation and expression Ruff has created a body of work that relies on the simplest of art techniques — a drawn mark on paper. She has pushed her craft through experimentation and fearlessness to elevate drawing to a fine art level. The most elusive quality that Ruff has is an inspired love of drawing. Her drawings capture the essence of her subjects as they are, truthfully with honest feeling. She believes drawing is an expression of the inner soul, revealing the soul of the subject and reflecting the soul of the artist. She has a voice that wordlessly speaks volumes, giving the viewer a myriad of experiences with a single glance.

“I love the feel of the pencil in my hand. I strive to create mood and feeling in my work. I want the spirit of the subject to be felt by the viewer. I want the viewer to be touched by the subject, much the same way that I am.”

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The American Theatre is pleased to welcome Judy Collins. Esteemed for her imaginative interpretations of traditional and contemporary folk standards and her own poetically poignant original compositions, Judy has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. In the 1960s, she evoked both the idealism and steely determination of a generation united against social and environmental injustices. Five decades later, her luminescent presence shines brightly as new generations bask in the glow of her iconic 50-album body of work, and take inspiration from her spiritual discipline that let her thrive in the music industry for half a century.

Judy Collins

With her icy-sweet voice and classical approach to phrasing and intonation, Judy Collins occupies a stylistic middle ground

between folk and so-called art song. Her

nearly vibratoless singing is especially well suited

to contemplative ballads that take a long view

of life. —NY TIMES

Her stunning rendition of Joni Mitchell’s “Both Sides Now” from her landmark 1967 album, Wildflowers, has been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Judy’s dreamy and sweetly intimate version of “Send in the Clowns,” a ballad written by Stephen Sondheim for the Broadway musical A Little Night Music, won “Song of the Year” at the 1975 Grammy Awards. She’s garnered several top-ten hits gold- and platinum-selling albums. Recently, contemporary and classic artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Shawn Colvin, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, and Leonard Cohen honored her legacy with the album Born to the Breed.

Saturday, May 9, 8:00pm $45 / $40



FAIRY TALE DANCE CAMP AGES 4–7

The talented staff of the renowned Todd Rosenlieb Dance School has a special week of fun planned for your little ballerina! Daily dance classes feature arts and crafts activities centered on the ballet classics as well as favorite storybook characters. Special activities include a mid-week pizza party, and there will be a fun ‘sharing’ performance for parents and guests on the final day of camp! Campers should bring their own bag lunch. Drinks provided.

Monday–Friday, 9:00am–12:30pm, July 13–17 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $175

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR YOUNG SNAPPERS AGES 9–14

This course will feature the basic principles of making photos with an emphasis on the fun of photography. Topics will include image selection, composition, and an introduction to the “Art of Seeing”. Students will

learn the basic operation of their camera phone, Point and Shoot, DSLR or any other camera they wish to bring to class. Photo shoots in and

around The American Theatre and Fort Monroe will include a variety of subjects including people, architecture and landscapes.

Instructor: JERRY GAMMON Monday–Friday, 10:00am–12:00pm, July 13–17 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $135

EAST MEETS WEST: ART FOR EVERYONE AGES 8+

We’ve moved this popular camp to The American Theatre this year to allow more interaction with the monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery. Students will learn about western and eastern art, drawing and painting and the Mystic Arts of Tibet, as they complete several unique, colorful, paintings and crafts. This class will include observing the Tibetan Monks creating their sand mandala and participating in creating the community mandala. All materials included.

Instructor: LEE GERRY WERTHEIMER Monday–Friday, 10:00am–12:00pm, July 27–31 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $135

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PUSH COMEDY THEATER: JUNIOR IMPROV AGES 7–12

Students will explore the key elements of both long and short form improvisation. The children will play numerous improv games which will serve to develop and enhance their public-speaking, social and team-building skills. This class will be conducted in a non-judgmental environment where the students will build confidence, make friends and most importantly ... have fun. The session concludes with the students performing in a graduation show on The American Theatre stage. The Pushers are Virginia’s premiere sketch and improv comedy group. For nearly ten years they have thrilled audiences with their high-octane, energetic shows and classes. This fall they opened their own theater, The Push Comedy Theater, located in Norfolk.

Monday–Friday, 9:00–11:00am, August 3–7 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $200

PUSH COMEDY THEATER: SKETCH COMEDY CAMP AGES 13+

Jump head first into the wonderful worlds of sketch and improv comedy. This class is open to teens from the ages of 13 and up. Absolutely no experience is needed. Students will explore the key tools behind both long and short form improvisation. We will play numerous games to help you sharpen your mind. We will then use improv as a springboard for writing basic comedy sketches — like those seen on SNL. We strive to create a safe, non-judgmental environment where teens can build confidence, make friends and most importantly... have fun. At the end of the session, students will take part in a graduation show on the Push Comedy Theater stage.

Monday–Friday, 1:00–4:00pm, August 3–7 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $250

MISSOULA CHILDREN’S THEATRE CAMP: SLEEPING BEAUTY AGES 6–19

Audition on Monday, lights up on Friday night. In between is the whirlwind creation of Sleeping Beauty, the latest of internationally acclaimed touring company, Missoula Children’s Theatre’s adventures! Through rigorous rehearsals and zany acting games, Missoula’s professionals will impart useful acting lessons throughout the enriching, week-long theatre experience. A stress-reducing group audition, leading directly into a week of rehearsal, culminating in a performance onstage at The American Theatre in Hampton, VA.

Monday–Friday, August 10–14 5 Sessions and Performance, $225

Auditions: Monday, August 10: 10:00am–12:00pm (Parents or legal guardians may be present for entire audition time.)Rehearsals: Monday–Thursday: 10:00am–2:30pm; Friday: 2:30–7:00pm with final public performance to follow onstage. Rehearsal time for each student will vary within this timeframe based on role.Performance: Friday, August 14 at 7:00pm; FreeAges: 6–19 (Must have completed Kindergarten)Skill Level: All

MAGIC CAMP: BEGINNING MAGICIANS AGES 6+

WANT TO LEARN THE SECRETS? Our popular annual ‘starter’ Magic Camp returns, taught by Master Illusionist, Kevin Spencer, from The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion. Learn magical creativity through the art of illusion, storytelling, music, theatre and creative movement. Your budding magician will perform live on the stage of The American Theatre on the final day of camp.

Monday-Friday, 9:00am–12:00pm, August 17-21 Campers’ Magic show: Friday, August 21, 7:00pm 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $225

MAGIC CAMP: BEYOND THE BASICS 8+

Must have completed the Beginning Magicians CampYOU TOO CAN BE A MAGICIAN!! Yes, the ‘magic is back’; our popular annual summer Magic Camp returns taught by Master Illusionist, Kevin Spencer, from The Spencers: Theatre of Illusion. This camp is designed for those who have taken our beginners camp before. Enhance your magical skills through the art of illusion, storytelling, music, theatre and creative movement. Your new magician will perform live on the stage of The American Theatre on the final day of camp.

Monday–Friday, 2:00–5:00pm, August 17–21 Campers’ Magic show: Friday, August 21, 7:00pm 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $225

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Jul 13–17: Fairy Tale Dance Camp _____X $175 =$______ Jul 13–17: Photography for Young Snappers _____X $135 =$______ Jul 27–31: East Meets West: Art for Everyone _____X $135 =$______ Aug 3–7: Push Comedy Theater: Junior Improv Camp _____X $200 =$______ Aug 3–7: Push Comedy Theater: Sketch Comedy Camp _____X $250 =$______ Aug 10–14: Children’s Theatre Camp: Sleeping Beauty _____X $225 =$______ Aug 17–21: Magic Camp: Beginning Magicians _____X $225 =$______ Aug 17–21: Magic Camp: Beyond the Basics _____X $225 =$______ THE AMERICAN THEATRE SUMMER CAMP TOTAL =$______

CHILDREN’S ART CLASSES AT THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS CENTER (information on pg. 43)Date # of Students x Price Amount

Jul 6, 8, 9, 10: Painting for Kids* _____X $90 =$______ Jul 20, 22, 23, 24: Drawing for Kids* _____X $90 =$______ Aug 3, 5, 6, 7: Paper Mache Masks* _____X $90 =$______ Aug 10, 12, 13, 14: Multi-Media Fun* _____X $90 =$______* Please Note: There are no Tuesday sessions for these camps.

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ORDER BY MAIL OR IN PERSON: It’s easy to submit your order! Mail completed order form with payment to The American Theatre Box Office, 125 E Mellen Street, Hampton VA 23663, or bring in person to The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, The American Theatre Box Office or the Hampton Coliseum Box Office.

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The Hurrah Players PresentThe Magic & Music of Motown

The Hurrah Players promise to make The American Theatre stage sizzle this July with two special performances of The Magic and Music of Motown. Whether you heard it live, on an 8 track player, or through the grapevine — there is no mistaking that soulfully distinct 1960’s Motown sound. During an era fraught with division and aggression, Motown brought people together through the magic of its music. The show will open in Norfolk later in July, but you can catch it here first in our intimate venue. Experience the magic with your entire family.

Saturday, July 11, 3:00pm & 7:00pm $10

Summer Happenings

at The American

TheatreSummer 2015

The Mystical Arts of TibetJuly 28 through August 2

Make time in your schedule for a week of reflection and inspiration. The monks will once again create a sand-painted mandala: used as a tool for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants. From all the artistic traditions of Tantric Buddhism, that of painting with colored sand ranks as one of the most unique and exquisite. In Tibetan this art is called dul-tson-kyil-khor, which literally means “mandala of colored powders.” Millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days. The sand mandala will be deconstructed during the closing ceremony, half the sand will be distributed to the audience, while the remainder is carried to a nearby body of water. The waters then carry the healing blessing of the deposited sand to the ocean, and from there it spreads throughout the world for planetary healing.

Opening Ceremony — Tue. July 28, 7pm (Free)Creation Of Sand Mandala — Wed.–Fri. July 29–July 31, 10am–6pm Daily (Free)From Confusion To Enlightenment: Steps In Inner Evolution Lecture — Thur. July 30, 7pm (Free)Completion Of Sand Mandala — Sat. Aug 1, 10am–2pm (Free)View Completed Sand Mandala — Sat. Aug 1, 2–6pm; Sun. Aug 2, 10am–2pm (Free)Symbolism Of The Sand Mandala Lecture — Sun. Aug 2, 12pm (Free)

Closing Ceremony — Sun. Aug 2, 1pm (Free)


Summer Happenings

PLEIN AIR PAINTING EVENT AT FORT MONROESaturday, May 16, 9:00am–5:00pm

A dozen or more plein air painters will converge on Fort Monroe to experience the joy of painting the landscape “in fresh air.” Beautiful and unusual architecture is one of the highlights with the 1834 stone fortress, including its moat, which is the largest in America. Subjects include historic Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, Chapel of the Centurion with Tiffany windows, Hotel Chamberlin and numerous other structures. The varied landscape includes ancient windswept live oaks, beaches and marshes. Artists are invited to register for the event and a chance to win the $150 Prize for First Place. Contact [email protected] or call 727-1490 for a flyer with more information. Artist fee to participate is $25 ($20 HAL members). The event is free for art lovers who are welcome to visit and watch the artists at work or return to the Arts Center at the end of the day to view or purchase artworks and meet and talk with the artists.

Chris Rich Plein Air Painting at Fort Monroe

BUS TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.Wednesday, May 13, 8:00am–10:00pm

Join painters, photographers and art and museum lovers for this one day bus trip to Washington, DC. Participants can visit the Smithsonian museums within walking distance surrounding the National Mall, or the many cosmopolitan shops and restaurants throughout the city. You and your friends are on your own to visit the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, American Art Museum, National Museum of Women Artists, African Art Museum, Asian Art Museum, Phillips Collection, Corcoran, Renwick or many more.

Contact [email protected] or call 727-1490 for more information and a flyer with a list of museums, restaurants and itinerary. $65 ($60 HAL members)

DC Bus Trip 11-7-2013


Here’s a quick glimpse behind the curtain at the Hampton Arts 2015/2016 Season. Our full schedule, filled with local, national, and international artists and performances will be announced soon. We’re excited about the season to come and we think you will be, too.

Peek at The American Theatre’s EventsMARY WILSON & FREDA PAYNE SING THE LEGENDS

Mary Wilson of the Supremes is best known for being a founding member of the Motown Female Singing Trio. Freda Payne sold a million copies of her 1970 hit “Band of Gold”. These two super-stars come together to do a tribute to two of the biggest legends in American music, Lena Horne and Ella Fitzgerald. Some of the songs in this music concert include Mr. Paganini, Mack the Knife, Someone To Watch Over Me, Lady Is a Tramp, They Can’t take that Away from Me, Stormy Weather, Honeysuckle Rose, and more.

October 2015

ART OF TIME ENSEMBLE: SERGEANT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND

Prepare to re-imagine the Beatles’ groundbreaking album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Steven Page (founder and former lead of the iconic band Barenaked Ladies) joins an ensemble of singers including Andy Maize (Skydiggers), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) and Craig Northey (The Odds), and Art of Time’s world class orchestra, for an incredible night of music — with a couple of surprises to round out this historic performance.

November 2015

KATIE DEAL IN TODAY, TOMORROW & FOREVER: A TRIBUTE TO PATSY CLINE

Having sold out two national tours as the late, great Ms. Patsy Cline, Katie is thrilled to embark on her third national tour. With a new take on nostalgia, Katie’s one-woman show features a live band, tight harmonies and a powerhouse singer.

November 2015

BEAUSOLEIL AVEC MICHAEL DOUCET

For the past 37 years, BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet has been making some of the most potent and popular Cajun music on the planet. Born out of the rich Acadian ancestry of its members, and created and driven by bandleader Michael Doucet’s spellbinding fiddle playing and soulful vocals, BeauSoleil is notorious for bringing even the most staid audience to its feet. BeauSoleil’s distinctive sound derives from the distilled spirits of New Orleans jazz, blues rock, folk, swamp pop, Zydeco, country and bluegrass.

February 2016

2015/16 Season


THE AMERICAN SHAKESPEARE CENTER: JULIUS CAESAR

The American Shakespeare Center specializes in riveting, heart-pounding performances of Shakespeare and other early modern works. Like early modern acting companies, actors play multiple roles in a single show. The house lights remain on during performances, and the actors surround themselves with audience members on three sides. This inclusive arrangement allows the audience to enjoy the same festive sense of community experienced at Shakespeare’s original Blackfriars Playhouse in London.

March 2016

LATIN PASSIONLatin Passion — An explosive feast of Latin dance, bringing

you the sultry sexiness of Tango, the passionate fire of Flamenco and the exciting sizzle of Salsa. This journey into the soul of Latin dance culture captivates audiences through the universal language of dance and storytelling at its finest - winning smiles and warming hearts along the way. LATIN PASSION features world class Latin dance entertainers in a spice filled show of color, great music and consummate skill. LATIN PASSION is an unforgettable theatre experience from Jordi Caballero (Choreographer for Cher, Madonna, Spice Girls and who’s seen on Dancing with the Stars) and Miles Copeland (Manager of The Police, Sting, and the founder of IRS Records).

May 2016

Peek at The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center’s Exhibitions

As Gallery Manager, one of the things I especially enjoy about my job is working with the artists and curating and installing exhibitions. Several of our exhibitions are annual events which we have been presenting for more than a decade. These include our Hampton Arts League Open Members, Artists Who Teach, Virginia Artists Juried, and Peninsula Glass Guild exhibitions.

This only leaves about three exhibition periods for me to exercise my curatorial muscles.

When Jeff Stern, our Artistic Director, asked me to do a brief preview of one of next season’s exhibitions, it was easy to pick what I think will be a very interesting one.

To quote Vincent Van Gogh, I often think that the night is more alive and richly colored than the day.

I had already been planning to curate an exhibition about how artists use light, when I was approached by artist friend, Barbara Hennig-Loomis asking if I would like to co-curate an exhibition called Carpe Noctem, (Seize the Night).

In her words, the exhibition “will explore the many facets of darkness, from the depths of the soul, to the mystical realms that open when night falls. In this day and age, when light is seemingly inescapable, it is easy to forget that for the

majority of time, from the earliest cave paintings until the mid-19th century, artists often worked with the barest sliver of illumination. The dark was light enough, and color and form merged seamlessly with the night from which it emerged.” — James Warwick Jones

Sneak Peek

Tom MoorePizzaphotograph



A Journey from Realism to Abstract and Non-Objective Art May 9 – June 21, 2015

This survey will lead the viewer on a journey from photo realism, painterly style, and expressionism to abstract and non-objective art. In all of these diverse approaches, artists use a visual language of form, color, line and the other elements and principles of design to create a composition. The content may be based on natural observation, realistic rendering and illusionism for a depiction of our surroundings. In Western art, from the renaissance to impressionism, this tradition of naturalistic rendering to depict our world was the dominant motif. At the beginning of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque and others developed an abstract approach to create a new direction in art, partially influenced by those qualities in ethnocentric art. Soon after, Wassily Kandinsky and other artists began creating art without any reference to the reality of the world around them. Whatever the idiom, artists are expressing their personal vision, feelings, ideas and sensibilities.

This group exhibition features artworks in all media by artists with a regional connection, working from realism to abstraction to non-objective traditions. Some works by the same artists will show a direct line as they have moved from one style to another, while other artists include characteristics of these three movements in all of their exhibited artworks.

One of the participants, David Dodge Lewis describes this work connection “So far as my relationship to realism, abstraction, and non-objective art goes, I didn’t make a direct line evolution the way someone like Kandinsky did; growing up during modernism, I saw these three as esthetic options. While many artists choose one of these areas and largely stay within it, others feel free to move back and forth among them, or even to mix them in a single work (the last being more what I do).

Ken WrightHoliday Swingacrylic

LaRhue MitchellStill Life with Knife and Forkgouache

Betty AnglinHe Brought Me Roseswatercolor collage


IN THE GALLERIES

Tim O’Kane, One Intention in a Troubled World, oil

Nancy Bruce, Undecided, mixed mediaSydney O. Jenkins, Cruise and All, acrylic

Steve Griffin, Dog and Vase, oil


LIGHTHOUSE SERIES

The Venue on 35th SeriesFIRST SUNDAY EVENINGS

A beacon of hope and safety, lighthouses have been providing a path to safe harbor for hundreds of years. Hampton’s own historic lighthouse, Old Point Comfort, has been guiding hearty souls safely home since 1803. New this season, The American Theatre offers its own beacon of hope to the arts community, providing local talent a path to a welcoming and safe creative home. In our new Lighthouse Series, you’ll find individual performances by talented community artists and ongoing events designed to welcome and grow new generations of talent, and provide our creative community the opportunity to share their unique interests and stories.

RICHARD SUMERAK’S SUMMER VACATION: BY D.D. DELANEY

Lammas, an ancient and medieval celebration, observes the beginning of fall and the harvest season. It was a time to tear down fences on private lands so the poor could share in the abundance produced by the fields. Delaney’s play celebrates these traditions as he weaves a late summer’s tale about Richard Sumerak, a beleaguered psychologist who is crazier than his patients. In this psycho-comedy, the fences that fall are in Richard’s mind, and the hero is the season — which is generous to all.

Sunday, May 3, 2015, 7:30pm Free

GYPSY CHARM: A NEW FAMILY MUSICAL BY SHARI GRABER*

Tapping into the current cultural hunger for the supernatural, this new musical is sure to delight young audiences and families as it follows a young girl who is in search of a way to remove an ancient Gypsy curse which threatens to end her life by a certain age.

Sunday, April 5, 2015, 7:30pm *Rescheduled from its original February 2nd performance date. Free


Phoebus Film Club SeriesTHE HOUSE BEHIND THE WALL

Virginia filmmakers, namely writer-director-producer Robert Stephens (2008’s House of Fallen) and writer-producer Jeff Carleton. The pair (both born and raised in Virginia and currently call Hampton Roads home) endured nearly a two-year journey to bring their feature, The House Behind the Wall, to the big screen. This independent horror is an impressive throwback to the old days of the genre. With many horror films now relying on excessive violence, gore and special effects to manufacture scares, The House Behind the Wall uses subtlety, tension and creepiness to make a lasting impression.

The House Behind the Wall is based on a local urban legend surrounding what many Hampton natives call “the woman in white.” Five collegians move into a beautiful home for their senior year. Of course, the house is haunted since it’s the former home of the woman in white. One student, Jess (Elyse DuFour), experiences weird occurrences and eventually sees the apparition. Her roommates, meanwhile, witness nothing and thus have a tough time believing her. Acrimony develops, especially between Jess and Catherine (Erinn O’Sullivan), since Jess is the black sheep (Catherine recognizes that and acts upon it). Looking for answers, Jess researches the history of her new digs and learns one important thing — she and her roommates should leave now. But is it too late?

Film Rating: R Thursday, April 16, 2015, 7:30pm $8

FRIENDLY PERSUASIONPFC celebrates the

birthday of screen legend Gary Cooper with this Academy Award winning classic. Jess and Eliza Birdwell (Gary Cooper & Dorothy McGuire) are prosperous farmers of the Quaker faith in 1863 Indiana, Union territory threatened by Confederate raiders. Prim, devout, and a bit blind to the worldly yearnings of her family, Eliza (an ordained Quaker minister herself ) defends her family against outside temptations, as represented by the gambling, dancing, music and fighting of the county fair. Her resistance is mostly in vain. Jess has a passion for unseemly buggy-racing, daughter Mattie (Phyllis Love) is enraptured by a non-Quaker Yankee soldier, and Little Jess (Richard Eyer) has sadistic ideas about strangling her house pet, a Goose named Samantha. When Jess brings a forbidden musical instrument, an organ, into the house, Eliza finds reconciling her beliefs with reality all the more difficult. Finally, the outside world erupts into the Birdwell’s peaceful existence in a way that cannot be ignored. Older son Josh (Anthony Perkins) takes up arms with the militia to oppose the Confederates, and the possibility of real war destroying the entire valley puts Eliza’s principles to the test.

Film Rating: G Thursday, May 7, 2015, 7:30pm $8

LIGHTHOUSE SERIES


AMERICAN GRAFFITIPFC prepares to welcome summer with this classic film set

on the last night of summer 1962. The teenagers of Modesto, California, want to have some fun before adult responsibilities close in. Among them are Steve (Ron Howard) and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), college-bound with mixed feelings about leaving home; nerdy Terry “The Toad” (Charles Martin Smith), who scores a dream date with blonde Debbie (Candy Clark); and John (Paul Le Mat), a 22-year-old drag racer who wonders how much longer he can stay champion and how he got stuck with 13-year-old Carol (Mackenzie Phillips) in his deuce coupe. As D. J. Wolfman Jack spins 41 vintage tunes on the radio throughout the night, Steve ponders a future with girlfriend Laurie (Cindy Williams), Curt chases a mystery blonde, Terry tries to act cool, and Paul prepares for a race against Bob Falfa (Harrison Ford), but nothing can stop the next day from coming, and with it the vastly different future ushered in by the 1960s.

American Graffiti became the third most popular movie of 1973 (after The Exorcist and The Sting), establishing the reputations of Lucas (whose next film would be Star Wars) and his young cast, and furthering the onset of soundtrack-driven, youth-oriented movies.

Theatrical Rating: PG Thursday, May 21, 2015, 7:30pm $8

CHRISTINE AT THE CROSSROADS In recognition of

June as LGBT Pride Month, PFC is pleased to screen this locally produced, Virginia Beach-born feature film that explores the difficult relationship expectations on women in our society. When a young married woman (Diane Sokolowich) begins to realize that true love and the relationship she wants isn’t what society would like her to think. Filmed in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, the Film has already been screened in California and Ohio and earned rave reviews at the Reel It Out Film Festival earlier this year. Director Ernie Smith will attend and offer closing remarks with a Q&A session.

Film Rating: R Thursday, June 25, 2015, 7:30pm $8


YOGA THERAPY WITH DR. DILIP SARKAR AT THE AMERICAN THEATREDilip Sarkar is one of the foremost experts in Yoga Therapy who combines his 45-year experience in Conventional Medicine with his extensive knowledge of Integrative Medicine, including Ayurveda and Yoga Therapy. Students will enjoy Dr. Sarkar’s relaxing session of breath work and meditative motion. Classes take place in the Dance Studio of The American Theatre; no experience in yoga is required and students of all levels will be comfortable, as the poses are adaptable to provide the desired intensity. Students should provide their own yoga mats and wear comfortable clothing.

Wednesdays, 6–8pm, unless a performance is scheduled at The American Theatre. Please call to confirm a class.

$40 for 5 classes or $10 for a single session, collected at the beginning of each class.


ENCORE AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE

It’s A Wonderful Life performed as a radio drama in December.

The wildly entertaining musicians of The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra playing to a full house.

A few of the talented and energetic members of The Vienna Boys Choir. Their backstage food request after the show? Milk and cookies.

The diverse and talented guitarists with The International Guitar Night, in sound check before the audience arrives.

Performers read original monologues to an overflow crowd during our First Sunday event held on Superbowl Sunday.

Volunteers help build the original egg sculptures used by Company Stefanie Batten Bland during their dance performance.

Stefanie Batten Bland answers a question from the audience after her company’s dance performance.

A few of the students in the Introduction to Sign Painting Workshop held in our Dance Studio. The event was hosted by AIGA Hampton Roads.

Arlo Guthrie shared the 50th Anniversary of ‘Alice’s Restaurant Massacree’ with two sold-out audiences.


BRAVO AT THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ART CENTER

Clayton Singleton, Juror, with Dr. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, Richard Ward and John Tobin

Clayton Singleton, Juror, makes a point with Tom Cochrane

Doris Roland, Melody Avery, Sharon Felty Judkins and Yvonne Wilson Boone

Ethan, Jon and Sara Moneymaker, Youngest HAL Member in the Exhibition

Kelly, Gavin, Chaela and Darren Davis with Kelly’s painting

HAL Award Winners Gordon Bray, Margaret Morris, Susan Burgoyne, Juror-Clayton Singleton, Karen Long Freidt, Doris Roland, Lynne Sward and Jon Moneymaker

HAL Reception Volunteers and Debbie Maida

Sandy Hussell, Jo Louise and Steve Hussell


AT THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ART CENTERPoetry Inspired by ArtTHE AMAZONPoem by Bob Kelly Inspired by Goblet #2 by Nate Avery

Where is that Amazon roaming Hampton Rhodes beguiling Nate Avery with her sky blue eyes flaxen hair, soft red lips to make her a proper goblet?

I want to see the joy in her Amazon eyes as she lets the Champagne bubbles fill her Amazon mouth, roll down her Amazon throat tickle her Amazon tummy.

What a sight that would be. Where is that Amazon? I must see her!

FOCUSPoem by Abigail Rathbone Inspired by Heather Hartle’s Focus

You’re given a test: Which is better, Sterile Contained Perfection or Messy Open-Ended Imperfection? No context is given to Help you decide and Still you must. But Hartle’s glass immediately Biases one in favor of perfection This is no sterility— It’s a shimmering fecundity of pattern Whose movement takes place Only in your brain which the Artist has so successfully Manipulated. “I’ve been had,” Your reason protests. “No matter,” your soul replies, “Take me.”

VICTORIAPoem by Jessica Wilde Inspired by Ronald Parson Sculpture

She emerges from the ground like The Awakening—

Of a man from the earth made of metal, his skin a thin layer of oxide, his arm 17 feet in the air. You could touch his beard, slide on his leg, sit in his hand, and I did.

I used to think his limbs continued underneath the earth and connected one to the other like a real giant.

But sometimes when we’d go to see him at the end of Hains Point, and watch planes land across the water, parts of him would be missing. Cars would hit him, Dad said, when they raced there at night, removing a toe, puncturing an ear, and reminding you that he was only metal and his body was separate sculptures.

Victoria’s body of glass stops at the surface, too, where silica at 1700 degrees Celsius makes a human form. But she lets you wonder, in the corners of the days, where she came from, and why she has that expression on her face.

CITY OF SAFFRON© Dave Lego 2015-01-05 Inspired by Gayle Forman

Like Cathedral of the Annunciation virginal white below golden domed tops elegant in the Triumvirate the three-tiered golden tree the double-dropped gilt chocolate drop the single pressed dome with nippled cupola

How mysterious the hidden inside the scent, the colour, the bud in the mouth what saffron smoke over a fire conjures rising to some ancient Asian sky as beggars and monks chant indiscernible tongues incense in brass cants and sways and small brass bells ring back memories

What does it mean? “ooooohmmmm” What does it care? “Ooooooohmmm” What will we become? “Mmmmmmmm”

Nate AveryGoblet #2blown glass

Gayle FormanCity of Saffronblown and silvered glass

Heather HartleFocus

fused, slumped and engraved glass

Ron ParsonsVictoriaglass and metal


Volunteer Spotlight

When longtime volunteers Paul and Karen Reilly suggested last summer that their son, Joe, might like to intern for us, we invited him to join the team. We were delighted to find out that Joe was a talented, hard-working, and creative artist in his own right. Things went so well last summer that Joe has asked to return. We thought you’d like to get to know our new ‘Sr. Intern,’ in his own words:

Theater has always been my passion. I suppose no one has been a greater influence on my love for theater than my parents. As far back as I can remember, my parents have been taking me to all sorts of live theater. My mom took me to performances of operas and Shakespeare. My dad took me to see Broadway plays and concerts. They provided me great exposure to the various types of theater. By the time I was ten, I had seen more theater than most people my age, and more than some people will see in their entire lives.

At age 8, my love of theater drove me out of the audience seats and onstage as a performer. Joining up with a Williamsburg theater company called Backstage Productions; I found the perfect chance to perform dramas, comedies, and musicals onstage before a live audience. The theater company director, Naomi Morrow, always encouraged creativity and was a great source of inspiration for me. The greatest part of being able to perform in Backstage Productions was portraying crazy fun characters onstage such as Reverend Collins from Pride and Prejudice, Big Julie from Guys and Dolls, and Renfield from Dracula.

Now as a sophomore at Washington and Lee University, I am working towards a business major and a theater minor. In the time I’ve been in college, I’ve been exposed to many elements of theater. I have performed onstage in the Paul Ekert play T42. I have worked in set design and helped construct the set for the W&L production of Night of the Iguana. This year I am excited to be working the soundboard for the Washington and Lee production of Spamalot. Every field of theater I explore has its own rewards and magic and I hope to be a part of all aspects of theater.

Being able to intern at The American Theatre over the summer was a great exposure to the business side of theater. It’s been amazing working with knowledgeable people like Jeff Stern and Kevin Spence and getting to see the work that goes into running the theater. Every day, they give me important assignments that I know contribute to The American Theatre and Hampton Arts. From collecting and interpreting data, working with theater marketing, and helping with the summer camps, interning at The American Theatre has been an amazing experience. I am excited to pick up working at The American Theatre again this summer.

—Joe Reilly

Hampton Arts welcomes intern requests. If you would like to learn more about internship opportunities at The Amer-ican Theatre and The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, please contact Jeff Stern at [email protected] or 757-896-1240.

Joe and Sierra Noland onstage

in Paul Ekert’s play, T42.

Joe, manning the check-in table during last

summer’s Hampton Arts Volunteer Reception.


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DONORCraig Haines & Cindy CutlerDebra T. ScottDois RosserDr. Robert Howard, Jr.

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SPRING CLASSES

YOGA: IN THE GALLERIES AGES 18+

Enjoy learning about and practicing Yoga surrounded by art in our galleries. Students will enjoy a relaxing session of breath work and meditative motion. No experience in yoga is required and students of all levels will be comfortable, as the poses are adaptable to provide the desired intensity. Please provide your own mat and wear comfortable clothing.

Instructor: JANET ABEL Session A: Monday Evenings, 6:00–7:00 pm March 30–June 22, No class May 4, 25, and another date TBD Session B: Wednesday Evenings, 6:30–7:30 pm April 1–June 24, No Class May 6, 27, and another date TBD 10 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $105 (HAL members $100)

DRAWING AGES 15+

This class is designed for students from beginning to more experienced. Beginning students will learn basic drawing fundamentals, including materials and techniques. Those more experienced students will work more independently using the materials and subject of their personal choice. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: MARY LEE RUFF Session A: Thursdays, 1:00-3:30 pm Session B: Thursdays, 6:30-9:00 pm April 9–May 28, 8 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $145 (HAL members $140)

DRAWING FOR BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED AGES 18+

The class is for beginning to advanced students to develop skills in graphite and Prismacolor pencil, Speedball pen and ink, Crayola crayon or inked scratchboard. Emphasis on subject, depth and the principles of design will be discussed and application demonstrated. Class will include lectures, demonstrations, and critiques. Syllabus and material list will be given at the first class.

Instructor: JOAN RUSHIN FOLSOM Saturdays, 11:00 am–3:00 pm, April 25–June 27, No Class May 9 9 Classes, Class Limit: 10, $140 (HAL members $135)

FIGURE DRAWING ADULTS AGES 18+

The human form is the most imperfect, dynamic, and widely interpreted subject of artists, making it the perfect platform for self-expression. Polish your powers of observation, channel your perceptions, and enhance your drawing skills. Model will do a variety of many short poses and a few longer poses. Students will work independently without instruction providing the drawing media of their choice.

No Instructor Session A: Wednesday, 6:30-9:00 pm, May 6 Session B: Wednesday, 6:30-9:00 pm, May 20 2 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $20 (HAL members $15) PER CLASS

FIGURE PAINTING ADULTS AGES 18+

The human form is the most imperfect, dynamic, and widely interpreted subject of artists, making it the perfect platform for self- expression. Polish your powers of observation, channel your perceptions, and enhance your painting skills. The model will do only one sustained pose. Students will work independently without instruction providing the painting media of their choice.

No Instructor Wednesday, 6:30–9:00 pm, May 27 1 Class, Class Limit: 12, $20 (HAL members $15)

THE LANDSCAPE IN SOFT PASTEL AGES 18+

Beginning students will learn basic soft pastel techniques while more advanced students will take their work to another level. Emphasis will focus on color choices, composition and value. Learn how to simplify what you see; what to leave out and why. Working from your photo, students will delve deeper into color temperature changes, edge control and atmospheric perspective. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: MARY CHRISTIE Mondays, 6:30-9:00 pm, April 13, 20, 27 3 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $50 (HAL members $45)

PLEIN AIR PAINTING WORKSHOP AGES 18+

This painting workshop will cover the basics of Plein Air with useful techniques and gear. Students will learn how to approach outdoor painting in a manner to work fast and have a fresh look in the Plein Air tradition. 9:00–9:30am — Meet and discussion of techniques and tips for beginner painters. Workshop rescheduled in event of rain. Request a flyer with more details and material list.

Instructor: DOUG CLARKE Saturday, 10:30 am–4:30 pm, May 2 1 Class, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

PLEIN AIR PAINTING EVENT AT FORT MONROEBeautiful and unusual architecture is one on the highlights with the 1834 stone fortress, including moat, the largest in America. Subjects include historic Old Point Comfort Lighthouse, Chapel of the Centurion with Tiffany windows, Hotel Chamberlin and numerous other structures. The varied landscape includes ancient windswept live oaks, beaches and marshes. There is a $150 Prize for first place. Contact [email protected] or call 727-1490 for more information. $25 ($20 HAL members).

Saturday, May 16, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Doug Clarke Plein Air Painting


AT THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS CENTER

ART MUSEUM BUS TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C. ADULTS

Join painters, photographers and art lovers for this one day bus trip to Washington, DC to visit art museums, shops and restaurants. You may choose to visit the National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Women Artists, African Art Museum, the Phillips Collection or many more. Contact [email protected] or call 727-1490 for more information. $65 ($60 HAL members).

Wednesday, May 13, 8:00 am–10:00 pm

ABSTRACT PAINTING IN ACRYLIC AGES 18+

Ken Wright has been an abstract painter for more than 30 years, and has won over 300 awards for his paintings. In this one day workshop, students will work in acrylic painting media as they journey from realism to abstraction in the creative use of the design elements. Students provide their own acrylic materials. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: KEN WRIGHT Sunday, 2:00–5:00 pm, June 14 1 Class, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

WATERCOLOR PAINTING AGES 18+

Beginning students will learn about the fundamental materials and techniques of watercolor, while more experienced students will sharpen their skills with individual instruction. Class will include lecture, demonstrations and critiques. Students may work from their own original photographs, still life set ups, drawings or imagination. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: BETTY ANGLIN Wednesdays, 10:00 am–12:30 pm, March 25–May 27 10 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $155 (HAL members $150)

WATERCOLOR AGES 18+ Find your artistic voice as we explore watercolor considering the works of the masters and your own creative impulse. Basic watercolor techniques– washes, glazing, wet-on-wet, dry brush, scraping, sanding and painting without a brush– will all be covered. See how the right use of line, edges, value, color, texture, and composition can strengthen your work. Whether you’re a first time student or an experienced artist, you will find this course to be challenging and lots of fun.

Instructor: JIM DEES Thursdays, 10:30 am–12:30 pm, March 26–June 4 11 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $135 (HAL members $130)

PAINTING IN OIL, ACRYLIC OR WATERCOLOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULTS

Students with any level of experience from beginning to more advanced, may work with either oils, acrylics, and explore their own style and subject matter. Beginning students will learn fundamental materials and techniques; while more experienced students will be challenged to reach another level. The class will feature lecture, demonstration, individual instruction, and critiques. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: JAMES WARWICK JONES Session A: Tuesdays, 1:00–3:30 pm, March 31–June 16, No class May 5 Session B: Thursdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, April 2–June 18, No class May 7 Session C: Saturdays, 10:00 am–12:30 pm, April 4–June 13 11 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $170 (HAL members $165)

DIGITAL CAMERA 101 AGES 18+ New to digital photography, or want to learn about how to use your digital camera? This class for beginners will cover the advantages of digital photography; the required and optional gear needed, and introduce students to the importance of the “Digital Darkroom” for post-processing of images. Class will also cover principles of composition and introduce students to the Exposure Triangle. There will be an optional shooting assignment for the second class. Bring your digital camera and instruction manual.

Instructor: GARY HESS Wednesdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, May 6 & 13 2 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY AGES 18+

Is it time to take your photography to the next level? Then this class is a must. We will review the basics and then go into greater depth on topics including exposure, composition and perspective. Using the Exposure Triangle, we will examine the relationships between ISO, shutter speed and aperture settings, and will examine the various shooting modes (manual, shutter or aperture priority, or the program or auto settings) and how to use them. Finally, this class will include a brief overview of post processing workflow and some of the computer applications that are commonly used to manage our digital image files.

Instructor: WAYNE BERRY Wednesdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, May 20 & 27 2 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

DRAWING FOR KIDS AGES 6–12

Young artists will explore a variety of drawing media including, pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, pastel and charcoal as they learn about drawing still life, portrait, landscape and other subjects. They will discover line, shape, and design as they expand their drawing skills. All materials included.

Instructor: JEFF BURNS Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 pm, April 11–May 2 4 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $75

PAINTING FOR KIDS AGES 6–12

Young artists will explore a variety of painting media including watercolor, tempera and mixed media as they learn about painting still life, portrait, landscape and other subjects. They will learn about materials, techniques, color mixing and design as they expand their painting skills. All materials included.

Instructor: AMANDA WALLACE Saturdays, 1:30–3:30 pm, May 16–June 13, No Class May 23 4 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $80


CALL 727-1490 TO REGISTERASK ABOUT MATERIALS LISTS/REQUIREMENTS WHEN YOU REGISTER.

SUMMER CLASSES

ADULT CLASSES SUMMER 2015YOGA IN THE GALLERIES AGES 18+

Enjoy learning about and practicing Yoga surrounded by art in our galleries. Students will enjoy a relaxing session of breath work and meditative motion. No experience in yoga is required and students of all levels will be comfortable, as the poses are adaptable to provide the desired intensity. Please provide your own mat and comfortable clothing.

Instructor: JANET ABEL Session A: Monday Evenings, 6:00–7:00 pm July 6 – August 3, No class June 22 Session B: Wednesday Evenings, 6:30–7:30 pm July 8 – August 5, No class, June 24 5 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $55 (HAL members $50)

DRAWING SATURDAYS AGES 17+

Beginning students will work in black and white using graphite pencil to learn the basic fundamentals of drawing. Intermediate and advanced students will build on these skills as they expand their drawing abilities and techniques and work with color. Contour and perspective using Prismacolor colored pencil and Crayola crayon. Class will include lecture, demonstration and individual critiques. Class syllabus and materials list will be given at first class.

Instructor: JOAN RUSHIN FOLSOM Saturdays, 11:00 am–3:00 pm, July 18–August 22 6 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $95 (HAL members $90)

DRAWING AGES 16+ This class is designed for students from beginning to more experienced. Beginning students will learn basic drawing fundamentals, including materials and techniques. Those more experienced students will work more independently using the materials and subject of their personal choice. Materials list will be emailed or mailed.

Instructor: MARY LEE RUFF Session A: Thursdays, 1:00–3:30 pm, July 16–August 20 Session B: Thursdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, June 16–August 20 6 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $110 (HAL members $105)

WATERCOLOR PAINTING AGES 18+

Beginning students will learn about the fundamental materials and techniques of watercolor, while more experienced students will progress to a new level with individual instruction. The focus of the class will be on materials, techniques, design, subject matter and personal expression. Students may work from their own original photographs, still life set ups, drawings or imagination. Materials list will be mailed or emailed.

Instructor: BETTY ANGLIN Wednesdays, 10:00 am–12:30 pm, July 1–August 26 9 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $140 (HAL members $135)

PAINTING IN OILS, ACRYLICS OR WATERCOLOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ADULTS

Students with any level of experience from beginning to more advanced, may work with either oils, acrylics or watercolor, and explore their own style and subject matter. Beginning students will learn fundamental materials and techniques; while more experienced students will be challenged to reach another level. The class will feature lecture, demonstration, individual instruction, and critiques. Materials list will be mailed.

Instructor: JAMES WARWICK JONES Session A: Tuesdays, 1:00–3:30 pm, July 7–September 1 No class August 18 Session B: Thursdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, July 2–August 27 No class August 20 Session C: Saturdays, 10:00 am–12:30 pm, July 1–August 29 8 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $125 (HAL members $120)

FIGURE DRAWING ADULTS

The human form is the most imperfect, dynamic, and widely interpreted subject of artists, making it the perfect platform for self-expression. Polish your powers of observation, channel your perceptions, and enhance your drawing skills. Students will work independently without instruction using the drawing media of their choice.

No Instructor Wednesday, 6:30–9:00 pm, July 15 1 Class, Class Limit: 12 $20 (HAL members $15)

DIGITAL CAMERA 101 AGES 18 UP New to digital photography, or want to learn about how to use your digital camera? This class for beginners will cover the advantages of digital photography; the required and optional gear needed, and introduce students to the importance of the “Digital Darkroom” for post-processing of images. Class will also cover principles of composition and introduce students to the Exposure Triangle. There will be an optional shooting assignment for the second class. Bring your digital camera and instruction manual.

Instructor: WAYNE BERRY Wednesdays, 6:30–9:00 pm, July 22 & 29 2 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

Pam Oden Saturday Painting


AT THE CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS CENTER

NOTES FOR ALL CLASSES:• Dress for Mess!

• All materials provided for student’s classes, unless otherwise noted.

• Please register early to ensure you have a space in class.

• Refunds will not be given for students withdrawing from classes. Credits will be given for future classes.

• Please inform CHTAC of student’s special needs when registering; the studio is not wheelchair accessible.

• Students should not arrive more than 15 minutes early for a class and should be picked up promptly at the end of class.

ABOUT OUR INSTRUCTORS:JANET ABEL, an E.R.Y.T. — Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, has been teaching yoga since 2001.

BETTY ANGLIN graduated from W&M and taught watercolor at CNU for 40 years before retiring in 2011.

WAYNE BERRY is a working photographer and photography instructor.

JEFF BURNS received his BFA degree from CNU and has taught art in Hampton City Schools for 13 years.

DOUG CLARKE is a VCU honors graduate and an award winning plein air painter from Virginia Beach.

MARY CHRISTIE received her BA in Studio Art from California State University and has taught art five years.

JIM DEES is a watercolor painter, teacher and former President of the Virginia Watercolor Society.

JOAN RUSHIN FOLSOM received her MFA from NSU and ODU and has been teaching drawing for over 30 years.

GARY HESS is an award winning professional photographer with over 40 years experience.

JAMES WARWICK JONES received his BS in Art Education from ODU and has 40 years of teaching experience.

MARY LEE RUFF is a widely exhibited, award winning artist, whose work is in the permanent collection of CHTAC.

NINNETTE SANTARONE is an enthusiastic, Hampton City Schools art instructor with a master’s degree in art.

AMANDA WALLACE received her BFA degree from VCU and has been teaching since 2003.

KEN WRIGHT has his BFA in Fine Arts and Graphics and has won over 300 awards for his painting over 30 years.

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY AGES 18 UP This class is for those who want to move beyond the “Easy Button” on their digital camera. The class will explore seven steps that will help move the auto button shooter to the next photography level. Includes understanding the exposure triangle, the advantages of shooting in RAW and how a tripod can improve your photography. There will be an optional shooting assignment where photos will receive a “gentle critique” in session two.

Instructor: GARY HESS Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00 pm, August 5 & 12 2 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $40 (HAL members $35)

CHILDREN’S ART CLASSESPAINTING FOR KIDS AGES 6–12

Young artists will explore a variety of painting media, including watercolor, tempera and mixed media as they learn about painting still life, portrait, landscape and other subjects. They will learn about materials, techniques, color mixing and design as they expand their painting skills. All materials included.

Instructor: AMANDA WALLACE Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00 am–12:00 pm, July 6, 8, 9 and 10 4 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $90

DRAWING FOR KIDS AGES 6–12 Young artists will explore a variety of drawing media including, pencil, pen and ink, colored pencil, pastel and charcoal as the learn about drawing still life, portrait, landscape and other subjects. They will discover line, shape, and design as they expand their drawing skills. All materials included.

Instructor: JEFF BURNS Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00 am–12:00 pm, July 20, 22, 23 and 24 4 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $90

PAPER MACHE MASKS AGES 6–12

Young artists will use paper mache, paint, model magic and decorative elements to create masks of animals, characters, or whimsical creatures, while learning about this fun media and sculpture. All materials included.

Instructor: NINNETTE SANTARONE Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 10:00 am–12:00 pm, August 3, 5, 6 and 7 4 Classes, Class Limit: 12, $90

MULTI-MEDIA FUN AGES 6–12

Students will have fun while they explore a different art media each day. Each day’s projects will offer a different media or subject in drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and more. All materials included.

Instructor: AMANDA WALLACE Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10:00 am–12:00 pm, August 10, 12, 13 and 14 4 Classes, Class Limit: 18, $90



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The American Theatre125 East Mellen Street, Hampton, VA 23663 757-722-2787Box Office Hours Mon–Fri: 9am–5pm

The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center4205 Victoria Boulevard, Hampton, VA 23669757-727-1490Gallery HoursTue–Fri: 10am–6pm, Weekends: 1pm–5pm

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