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Table of Contents General Information

About Seagle Music Colony Notes from the Directors Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors History of Seagle Music Colony 2015-16 Seagle Music Colony Sponsors/Members Donor Opportunities 2015-16 Alumni Updates Seagle Music Colony Guild The Patrice Munsel Gala The Productions The Most Happy Fella Jack & the Beanstalk The Elixir of Love Roscoe The Music Man Fall Season 2016 Faculty/Staff and Young Artists Faculty and Staff Young Artists

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Restrooms are located in the Shames Rehearsal Studio. Handicapped accessible restroom

is at the rear of the theatre lobby.

Refreshments are provided in the theatre lobby by the Seagle Music Colony Guild.

So that all our patrons may enjoy the performance,

please turn all cell phones and pagers to the silent or off positions.

Thank you for attending today’s performance.

Our Mission To identify, train and develop gifted singers and to present

quality opera and musical theatre performances to the public.

Our Vision To be the pre-eminent summer vocal training program in the world, supported by an operating endowment and state-of-the-art facilities.

Seagle Music Colony 999 Charley Hill Road

PO Box 366 Schroon Lake, NY 12870

(518) 532-7875

www.seaglecolony.org info@seaglecolony.org

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From the General & Artistic Directors Dear Friends, What a year the past one has been! Throughout 2015, Seagle Music Colony celebrated its first 100 years with much fanfare by audiences, alumni and friends of the Colony from across the last century. Among the many incredible events were wonderful performances by the young artists, an exciting alumni reunion, and the biggest and best Gala in our history. This year, we are poised to continue the excitement instigated by our centennial and charge headfirst into the dawn of our second century with another amazing season of performances as well as great plans for our long-term future. Once again, our 2016 young artists have been chosen from the very best young singers across the country. We know you will enjoy watching them perfect their craft over the summer while they entertain you during the delightful productions. Meanwhile, recent SMC alumni again populate every major summer opera program in the country, and more and more of them are making exciting debuts all around the world. One of the most exciting things that will happen in this first year of our second century will be the world premiere of Evan Mack’s new opera Roscoe. Considering SMC’s long history of fostering composers and our recent string of successful workshops of new operas, we think it’s so appropriate that we begin our second century with something brand new. We hope that many of you will be able to attend and play the role of the very first audience for this exciting new work. As we look to the future of Seagle Music Colony, we’re excited to continue the improvements to the campus with construction of a brand new nine-bedroom faculty housing that will be completed by the beginning of our 2017 season. We’re also completing a full campus master-plan that will include new artist housing, a new dining/gathering facility, and a state-of-the-art 250-seat theater located just across the drive from the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre. Having this vision in place for our future is the first step in continuing excellence during SMC’s second century, but in order to make it all happen we will need the help of many. As you enjoy the performance today, think about how SMC and your experience here has enriched your life and please consider making a contribution to Seagle Music Colony to assist us with our efforts. We need your help to stay strong and vital into our next 100 years. Enjoy the show! Tony Kostecki, General Director Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director

From the Board of Directors Welcome to the 101st season of the Seagle Music Colony, the world’s pre-eminent vocal training program. The Board of Directors is excited to usher in the beginning of our second century with the implementation of our

overall campus improvement plan. Site preparation has already begun for the construction of a new faculty housing facility, which will be ready for our 2017 season. Plans are also in place for the revitalization and enhancement of our campus, including the construction of a new state of the art theater across the driveway from the current theater, while maintaining the present Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater as a rehearsal space and museum. These are indeed exciting times at Seagle and we look forward to your continued support to bring our plans to fruition.

Rest assured, that our excitement about our building plans will not in any way deter us from our uncompromising

dedication to producing opera and musical theater of the highest quality. Darren and Tony have once again assembled a talented group of young artists, who will continue the Seagle Music Colony tradition of presenting fresh and lively performances in our unique, intimate concert venue, which enhances your engagement with our performers. This is, and will always be, our signature pledge to our young artists and you, our audience.

We hope you enjoy this year’s performances, and be sure to speak with me, Darren, Tony or any of our Board

members, about ways in which you feel you can contribute to our exciting future. Thank you for coming. Enjoy the performance. Seth Bader, President

President Seth Bader Executive Vice-President Frank Cappabianca Vice-President Joe Kelly V.P. for Development Julia Pitkin-Shantz V.P. for Renaissance Campaign Lisa Reid V.P. for Governmental Affairs Joel Friedman Treasurer Raymond McGee Secretary Barbara Repp General Director Tony Kostecki Artistic Director Darren K. Woods

Seagle Music Colony Board of Directors

James Allison James Carnahan Mark Carpenter Anthony Dalto Barbara Foley Charles Harste Phyllis Shames Korn Ed Moore

Debra Meier James Seagle Tom Seagle Kempton Smith William Stiehm Nancy Strohmeyer Nathan Wentworth

Ana De Archuleta Kathryn Belles Bard Bunaes Georgia Burkhardt Robert Claus Barbara Coats-Wondrasch Eugene Coppola Oliver Goodenough Richard Kagey Katherine Klykylo Joseph Lesley

Board of Directors Advisory Board

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Directors Emeritus: Irma Worrell-Fisher, Richard McManus, John Trainer

Joan Lomnitzer David Lowe Thomas Magee Jorge Martin Laurence Meltzer Ann Breen Metcalfe Peter Scott Oberdorf Ava Pine Jacqueline Posner Donald Rhodes Midge Woolsey

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A Commemorative Booklet Celebrating Our First 100 Years!

Get your copy today at the SMC Store

in the lobby!

Only $10 each

Don’t forget the other SMC retail items available at the SMC store in the lobby & ONLINE

Show your SMC pride ALL YEAR!

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A History of Seagle Music Colony

Seagle Music Colony, the oldest summer singer training program in the country, was founded in 1915 by world renowned baritone, Oscar Seagle. Oscar made several concert tours in the United States and Europe, and recorded albums for Columbia, including the popular World War I hit "Dear Old Pal of Mine." He served from 1903-1914 as teaching associate in Europe with his teacher, the great Polish tenor Jean de Reszke. De Reszke was a star of the Metropolitan Opera as well as Queen Victoria's favorite singer. When Oscar returned home, he opened a studio in Hague, on Lake George, in 1915. He then moved to Schroon Lake and taught at the Brown Swan Club, which is now the Word of Life Inn. In 1922, Oscar bought the property where the Colony currently stands. The Colony was quickly nicknamed "Olowan," an Indian name meaning "Hill of Song." Mr. Seagle's reputation made the Colony a magnet for aspiring singers. During the 1920s, up to 125 students would come each summer, and in the winter many would follow him to Nice, France, for further study at the de Reszke-Seagle School. "There is about the name of Oscar Seagle a glow of brilliant years and extraordinary musical associations. His relationship with the immortal de Reszke and his own position as a master of many singers have made him unique among American artists." (New York Morning Telegram) Oscar's son John was among the most prominent of his pupils. Born in Paris, France, on February 15, 1906, he grew up hearing fine singing from morning to night. When the Seagles left Europe during World War I, John entered the Choir School of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he was the treble soloist for three years. John Seagle made recordings for Decca and RCA-Victor, and sang with a number of weekly network radio programs, including Beatrice Lillie, Burns and Allen, Palmolive, Firestone, Cities Service, Wildroot, Maxwell House, Showboat and Sal Hepatica. He began singing with The Cavaliers Quartet in the 1920s and recorded over 500 hymns with them for an NBC program called The Church in the Wildwood, which was broadcast in many countries.

The Seagle Music Colony Singers were one of the first groups to perform before television cameras. John Seagle served on the staff of WRGB in Schenectady, NY, where Colony singers were frequently called upon to perform. After Oscar Seagle's death in 1945, John directed and taught voice at Seagle Music Colony from 1945 to 1985. The old barn that was Oscar Seagle's studio in Schroon Lake was extended into a theatre in his memory. John also taught voice at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and continued to sing on radio, television and the concert stage. He was honored in June of 1996 by the Schroon Lake Chamber of Commerce as Schroon Lake's Citizen of the Year. John died

in 1997, and the John and Helen Seagle Scholarship was established in memory of John and his wife, who gave many years of devoted service to Seagle Music Colony. Under the stewardship of John’s son Peter, his wife Dodie and their three sons, which continues to this day, the Colony carried on many of the same traditions. Then, in 1996, Darren K. Woods was hired as General Director. Under his leadership, and with a core staff including Richard Kagey and Tony Kostecki, the Colony has grown to become the "Best Summer Vocal Training Program in the United States" (Classical Singer Magazine, 2000). Today, hundreds of applicants vie for the opportunity to

attend the Colony. In the past sixteen years, the Colony has grown from two productions and eight performances per summer to six full productions and over thirty-five performances. This growth mandated the need in 2008 for Tony Kostecki to move to full-time resident General Director and Darren Woods to transition to part-time summer Artistic Director. From its beginning in 1915 and to this day, young singing actors travel from across the country to study with the wonderful faculty and staff who gather every summer "on the hill." In addition to invaluable performance experience in opera and musical theatre, each young artist receives weekly music coachings and private voice lessons by the exceptional faculty. Artists also take part in career development classes, acting and dance lessons. Further, they sing in master classes for famous singers and artist managers, and learn the ins and outs of the world of opera and musical theatre.

Bringing Music

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Since 1915

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2015-2016 Seagle Music Colony Members

Producers Jim & Judy Allison Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Belles* Linda & Frank Cappabianca* Dr. Carole Clifford & Mr. Gus Hubert Frank and Bobbie Coats-Wondrasch Ann Oberdorf Durney Mrs. Janet R. Friedman Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Joan Greene & Elliott Edelman* Chuck & Nancy Harste* John & Sharon Hieber Bill & Judy Klitgaard Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe* Julia Pitkin-Shantz & Mark Shantz* Ms. Valerie Saalbach Mr. & Mrs. John Trainer Upstate Agency, Inc. Directors Mark & Brenda Carpenter Joyce Castle Peter & Bonnie Coffin

Anthony & Diane Dalto* Nicholas DeFlora & Amy K. Foy Mr. & Mrs. Niles Eldredge Ms. Sarah Elliott Douglas & Norma Gherlone Mr. Peter Goldbecker Alison Clarkson & Oliver Goodenough* Himoff Family Charitable Foundation Mr. Brandon Himoff Sue & Jim Himoff Joe & Heidi Kelly* Marty and Phyllis Shames Korn Clifford & Robin Kulwin Paul & Diane Leah Geri & Dave Lowe Tom & Nadine Magee Tom & Linda Murphy Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner, Mr. Ken Posner & Mr. Michael Posner* Alan & Hanna Press Dr. Bret Sanders Thomas Seagle & Meghan McManus*

Peter & Pat Shrope Julian & Barbara Smetana Frank & Kathie Smith Stan & Jan Smith Lester & Vivyan Speiser Mr. Joseph C. Steiniger Stewart's Shops Brian & Jennifer Ward Mr. Richard L. Williams Patricia R. Zulch Benefactors Mr. Donald Abrams Adirondack Studios* Mr. Eric J. Backman Anthony & Annette Batson Ruth Breen Mr. John M. Brown, Jr. Marianne Burhans Daniel S. Wolk & Ann Carmel Barbara & Bill Casey Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Claus Ann & Thomas Connolly

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2015-2016 Seagle Music Colony Sponsors

Leadership Circle Sponsors Mr. Joel J. Friedman* Roger & Myriam Friedman* Ms. Lisa Reid* Virtuoso Sponsors James & Eileen Carnahan* New York State Council on the Arts* Premiere Circle Sponsors Mr. & Mrs. Kempton A. Smith* Charles R. Wood Foundation* Production Sponsors Bill & Barbara Foley* Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Dick & Joan Lomnitzer* Karen & Laurence Meltzer* Ed Moore & Mary Ann McCarthy

The National Endowment for the Arts Mr. Peter Scott Oberdorf* Mr. David H. Schlansker Seagle Music Colony Guild Susan & William Stiehm Darren K. Woods and Steven W. Bryant* Young Artist Sponsors Margo & Seth Bader* Bard & Barbara Bunaes Mr. Sean Jeffries* Carol Whitney & Ray McGee Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Miller Peckham Family Foundation Joseph & Amelia Tagileri Drs. Riza & Jacquiline Touba Touba Family Foundation Nathan & Elizabeth Wentworth

Seagle Music Colony thanks our Sponsors for their generous support in 2015-2016

Seagle Music Colony Members provide essential support for the quality of our programs. Thank you!

Seagle Music Colony is made possible in part, by an Essex County Arts Council CAP Grant supported by the Essex County Board

of Supervisors

Seagle Music Colony is made possible by The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew

Cuomo and the New York State Legislature

Seagle Music Colony is made possible in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the

Arts - Art Works Grant Program.

Jock & Martha Coughlan Michael & Constance Cunningham Laurie Edelman Ms. Penny Edenfield & Mr. Doug King Mr. Chris Eldredge Essex County Arts Council Fred & Gloria Gleave David & Naomi Goltzman Ms. Ann M. Goodson Tom & Sally Hoy Richard & Betsy Kagey David & Jane Kaufman Kathy Kelly Judith L. Klingebiel* Ms. Katherine T. Klykylo Carol & Bob Kobbe Mr. Robert W. Mason Francis Mayle & Eileen Purdy Drs. Peri & David Namerow Jim & Connie Newcomb Warner & Cheryl North Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Prochoroff Barbara C. Repp* Resource Furniture, LLC Patt L. Rommer & K. Kelly Green Reverend & Mrs. Bruce E. Rudolf Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle* Mr. James Seagle Dr. & Mrs. Franz Stewart Ms. Nancy Strohmeyer & Mr. Warren Harr David & Vicky Vlach Edward T. Whitcraft Patrons Anonymous (2) Loren Baim Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Bartolomeo Larry & Lydia Bell Robert & Janet Cabat Ms. Susan Calkin & Mr. Allen Conroy William & Anne Ciraco Ms. Barbara Codd Gene & Ginnyann Coppola Peter & Anne Durkee Ms. Deborah Edginton Jim & Cathy Fagan David L. Gable Bob & Joan Guarnera Mr. Frank Herbst Mr. Alan S. Hipps & Mrs. Jane Preston Bill & Lindsey Horsey David & Nancy Hyman Jack & Kathy Kavanaugh

Robert & Marilyn Kelso Joe & Linda Koch Diane & Stuart Koslov Tony Kostecki & Javier Aldaco-Solis Drs. Myra & Eugene H. Lewis III Friends of Betty Little Sherry Gold & Wendell Lorang Gloria P. Luczynski Jeffrey & Sandra Mans Mike & Suzanne Mason Evelyn Fogg Nelson Johnathon Pape Mr. Neal Barlin & Ms. Linda Pfeiffer Michael & Susan Purdy Scott & Mary Randall Lillian N. Richardson Irene & Joe Roach Matthew Rowe Paul & Robin Setcavage Judy Metzner Shepherd Ms. Irma Worrell-Fisher Partners Mr. Mark Adamo Virginia & Michael Adler Ms. Laurie Ahrens Ms. Linn Mayersohn Alber Russell Ames Jennifer Amstutz & Spencer Warnick Woody & Cynthia Andrews Anonymous (4) Jen & Michael Appleman Tim & Marguerite Barney Floyd & Susan Barwig Larry & Pat Bennison Marsha Berger Barbara Bernstein Bart & Marilyn Bisgrove Joe & Elaine Bobbey Katherine Russell Bradshaw Angela Brown Robert & Camille Burbidge Kathryn Burdick Dick & Sharon Cahill Bill Calmbacher & Bev Gogola Thea Casale Mr. & Mrs. James Casey David & Ann Chase The Chronicle David T. Cohen Henry & Betty Cohen Doris Darlington Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Robert Colegrove John Collis & Leslie Stevenson Joshua Dalton

Howard Daniel Ms. Lucy Darden Jenifer Hale Deming Eileen & Bob DeSalvio Charles & Regina Dietz Frank & Sandra Dinger Josef & Joan D'Jay Dr. & Mrs. Frank Doberman Susan Dubin Beverly & Tim Duffee Ruth Durkee David & Ellie Eldredge Joyce E. Falkenbury Ms. Susan Feinstein F. Filshie & J. Treffs Doug & Linda Fish Robert K. Flachbarth Brenda P. Foley, CPA Wayne & Margaret Fuller Stephen & Miriam Gentle Helen Ghiradella George A. Goldberg M.D. Jim & Melissa Goodspeed Emma Leigh Goodwin Anne Gregson Astra Grinmanis Joe & Kathy Haedrich Barbara D. Hancher Gail Greet Hannah Robert & Patricia Harris Charles & Jan Heiden Ms. Melanie Helton William & Audrey Holstein Dr. Ronald & Carol Horowitz Eric & Kit Isachsen Peter & Sara Juliano John & Connie Kapner Ms. Susan Kearing Sandy & Peter Koppen Allan & Kathy Koritzinsky Michel & Elisabeth Lauriol Maureen Lawless Mestepey Jay Lessenger Bob & Barb Licari Dick & Marian Lloyd Dave Mason & Jim Herman Tad & Abby Matley Ms. Linda McClary & Mr. John E. Shirley Noelle & Richard McCrum Ms. Laurel McKee Dick & Janet McManus Joan B. Meer Vito Milano Robert & Friedhilde Milburn Vicki & Neil Morse Eileen J. Nessler Ron & Martie Newell Kevin Newell Ann & Brian Nobis Betty L. Organek The Parker Family

Teddi Pereau Ken & Deb Peterson David & Susan Posner Arlene & Tom Pospisil Tom & Mary Reagan Ms. Robynne Redmon Jane (Mayersohn) & James Redmond Marla Reznitsky Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Charles Richards Kristine Ring-Wilson Robert & Tess Robinson Edward P. Ryan M.D. Mark Ryan The Savada-Stevenson family Miriam R. Schmidt Gary & Joanne Schoelkopf Charles & Nancy Scholes Dr. & Mrs. Jay M. Shames Mim Shelden & Lou Kinsey Lynn Sheldon & Dan Hudnut Karen Parker Sikorski Andrew J. & Harriet Singer Brian & Jackie Smith Herbert T. Smith Mr. Charles R. Sormani* Joan & Art Spetter Lori and Charles Spitzner Bill & Kay Spreen Edward & Natalie Surovell Marjorie Tassi Mr. Lloyd L. Thoms, Jr. Gerhard & Louise Urban Marcela Van Winden Sandra L. Vanno Katharina Volk & James Zetzel Drs. John and Barbara Webster Edward & Donna Welch Carol T. Whalen Lois Wilson Meg Wood & Matt Wood Barbara Zimmerman Friends Anonymous Jim & Seddon Beaty Ms. Suzanna Bernd Dr. Agneta D. Borgstedt Cynthia & Robert Brown W. Chmura Paul & Ann Marie Conolly Ms. Susan D. Cowles Don & Patricia Dagenais Therese A. Denton John & Mary Ann Dorlon Carol & David Dornbusch Chuck & Donna Drake

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2015-2016 Seagle Music Colony Members

In Honor of Herbert & Anita Ahrens Ms. Laurie Ahrens In Memory of Kenneth Aran Charlotte & Steve Cole In Memory of Joyce M. Englund Mr. Eric J. Backman In Memory of Phyllis Berger Marsha Berger In Memory of Dr. Marvin Bernstein Barbara Bernstein The Parker Family In Honor of Bard & Barbara Bunaes Mr. & Mrs. James Casey In Memory of Dorothy Byrne Patricia R. Zulch In Honor of James Carnahan Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn In Honor of Hailey Hewitt-Clark Beverly & Tim Duffee

In Memory of Ethel Meta & Harold Cohen and Dr. Michael & Jeanne Dennison Tarr Ms. Jacqueline Posner, Mr. Ken Posner & Mr. Michael Posner In Memory of Walter Cohen Doris Darlington Cohen In Memory of Margaret Coyle Barbara C. Repp In Honor of Virginia Dupuy Anonymous In Honor of Kathryn Drake-Hedlund Chuck & Donna Drake In Memory of David Eldredge Ms. Elyse Ash Mr. Chris Eldredge David & Ellie Eldredge Mr. & Mrs. Niles Eldredge Gail Greet Hannah Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe In Honor of David Foster Dana P. Deer In Memory of Harry Garland

Joyce Casle In Memory of Lueza T. Gelb Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe In Honor of Tom Grogan F. Filshie & J. Treffs In Honor of Tom Grogan & Bud Mayersohn Lester & Vivyan Speiser In Memory of Caroline (Susan) Goldbecker Julie & Irwin Nathanson In Honor of Richard Kagey Lynn & Jane Snider In Memory of Ellen Fried Kaufman Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner Mr. & Mrs. John Trainer In Memory of Dorothy B. Kelly Susan Dubin

Gifts in Tribute, 2015-2016

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2015-2016 Seagle Music Colony Members

Seagle Music Colony Members provide essential support for the quality of our programs. Thank you!

This listing includes donations made from May 1, 2015 to June 6, 2016 If there have been any inadvertent errors or omissions, please accept our apologies.

For corrections, please contact Tony Kostecki at (518) 532-7875 or by email at tony@seaglecolony.org.

* indicates member has made a gift toward the SMC Renaissance Campaign

Heather Crocker & Rob Duboff Myrna and Gene Fader Ron & Jean Forbes Mr. Richard Frank Ray & Sally Freud Ms. Marjorie Gilmour Stephen Gratto Diahne D. Grosjean Heinz & Norma Hautle Ray & Katie Henrikson Stewart & Dianne Jones Mr. Mitchell Klein Diana Kline & Tina Minkowitz Haydee A. Kostecki Mr. Phillip Lefton Mr. Richard Martin John & Anne McDonald Stephen C. Messner & Elizabeth Prelinger Tom & Marie Monaco Anne & Michael Moscinski John & Hatsumi Moss William & Elizabeth Nathan Julie & Irwin Nathanson Joan & Jack Osborne

Gene & Marlene Ostertag Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patton Judy Rommer Poultney David A. Ray Ron & Lil Reyer Mr. Frank Rose Jim Simpson Lynn & Jane Snider Pete & Heidi Spencer Maggie Kerst Stewart Ms. Martha W. Stumpf Mr. & Mrs. D. Tosti Harold & Carol Wingerd Ms. Janice Woodbury Members Anonymous Ms. Elyse Ash Mary Ellen & Doug Bartow Hessa & Allan Becker Quinn Bernegger Larry & Joan Boland Ms. Julie Cappel Miss Alice F. Clark Charlotte & Steve Cole Richard & Margery Coppola

Dana P. Deer Don & Helen Demers Robert Dichter & Susan Fox Ed & Brenda Donley Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Dropkin Gail B. Frenz Karen & Fred Holman Ms. Beverly A. Hulse Meredith P. McComb John & Linda Milsom Mr. Robert C. Morrison Rosemarie Ritson Rachel Frances Rosenfield Betsy Ross Roman Hedges & Marian Schwager Abraham Speiser Carol Stegen Ms. Barbara R. Strowger Ms. Jean M. Vanderzee Anne Vanderzee-Myott Frances C. Williford Dr. Theodore P. Wright

Participating Matching Gift Programs Amazon Smile Amica Companies Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund Chevron Foundation General Electric Foundation IBM Foundation Johnson & Johnson Foundation Prudential Foundation

Friend ($50) Seniors Friend (65+) and Students Friend ($25) Vote at our annual meeting in August Advance notice of performances Members only ticket pre-sale for most events Subscription to High Notes, A Contributor Newsletter Partner ($100) + Listing in the Seagle Music Colony program book Patron ($350) + Invitation to attend an audition class or masterclass Benefactor ($500) + Invitation to an annual member appreciation event Goods and Services valued at $20 Director ($1,000) + Invitation to a dress rehearsal Producer ($2,500) + Two complimentary tickets (2 weeks in advance, based on availability) + Invitation to the Producer’s Circle Event Goods and Services valued at $140

Young Artist Sponsor ($5,000) + Opportunity for Named Young Artist for one season + Name on signage in Theatre and Rehearsal Studio Production Sponsor ($10,000) + Recognition on supertitle screen prior to performances + Dinner at the Colony with Young Artists Goods and Services valued at $40 Premiere Sponsor ($25,000) + Two additional complimentary tickets (2 weeks in advance, based on availability) Goods and Services valued at $90 Virtuoso Sponsor ($50,000) + Open invitation to all rehearsals & classes Leadership Circle Sponsor ($100,000) + Naming Opportunity on the Colony Campus Goods and Services: invaluable

Annual Membership Levels and Benefits

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Each membership category includes all of the benefits and the Goods and Services included in the prior levels. You may become a member of the Ostinato Club at any level by establishing automatic recurring contributions.

In Memory of Dorothy “Speed” and Harry Kelly Kathy Kelly In Memory of B.B. King Anne & Michael Moscinski In Honor of Marty & Phyllis Korn Harriet P. Cohen David & Susan Posner Dr. & Mrs. Jay M. Shames In Honor of Phyllis Korn Laurie Edelman David & Naomi Goltzman Ms. Irma Worrell-Fisher In Honor of Tony Kostecki & Javier Aldaco-Solis Richard & Betsy Kagey Mrs. Ann Breen Metcalfe Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle Mr & Mrs. John Trainer In Honor of Samantha Lefton Mr. Mitchell Klein In Honor of the Lewis Sisters Drs. Myra & Eugene H. Lewis III In Memory of Dr. Hal Mapes, DDS Don & Helen Demers In Memory of Louis “Bud” Mayersohn, Jr. Jane (Mayersohn) & James Redmond Mr. & Mrs. John P. Seagle In Honor of Laurence Meltzer Andrew J. & Harriet Singer In Honor of Ann Breen Metcalfe Michel & Elisabeth Lauriol Robert & Friedhilde Milburn Frank & Kathie Smith

In Memory of James A. Mettler Carol & Bob Kobbe In Memory of Janet & Bob Misch Allan & Kathy Koritzinsky In Honor of Frank Modr David L. Gable In Honor of Ed Moore Patricia R. Zulch In Memory of Ike Silver & Phyllis Morelli Robert & Janet Cabat In Memory of Phyllis Morelli Robert & Janet Cabat Joan B. Meer In Memory of Rev. & Mrs. N.M. Moss & Jean John & Hatsumi Moss In Memory of Wallace J. Nessler Eileen J. Nessler In Memory of Elena Nikolaidi Ms. Robynne Redmond In Memory of Doug Paton Ms. Marjorie Gilmour Mr. Charles R. Sormani In Memory of Ruth H. Pelmas Russell Ames In Honor of Jacquie Posner George A. Goldberg, M.D. In Honor of Eric Schoelkopf Gary & Joanne Schoelkopf In Memory of John Seagle, Dorothy Prochoroff & Katy Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Prochoroff

In Honor of Lisa Reid John Collis & Leslie Stevenson Ms. Laurel Mckee In Honor of Lil Richardson Jim & Cathy Fagan In Memory of Dan Riggins Betty L. Organek In Memory of Robert Robinson Tess Robinson In Honor of Tess Robinson Fred & Gloria Gleave In Honor of Pete & Dodie Seagle Floyd & Susan Barwig Charles & Nancy Scholes In Memory of John & Helen Seagle Karen Parker Sikorski In Honor of Kempton Smith Anonymous In Memory of Kaija Juliet Stiehm Susan & William Stiehm In Memory of Norm & Peggy Sutliff Barbara Zimmerman In Honor of Jean Vanderzee Anne Vanderzee-Myott In Memory of H.K. Liu Brain & Jennifer Ward In Honor of Darren K. Woods Dr. Ronald & Carol Horowitz

Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society

The Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society recognizes those who have included Seagle Music Colony in their estate plans. Such planned gifts can include bequests in your will or trust. You can name Seagle Music Colony as a beneficiary of your IRA, retirement plan, life insurance policy, bank accounts or brokerage accounts. Other options include creating a life income plan, gifting property, or passing assets to your heirs without income or estate tax. Have you have included Seagle Music Colony in your estate plans? Please let us know so we can recognize your generosity today! Find out how a charitable gifting program can potentially increase your income now, and help Seagle Music Colony in the future.

To designate the Colony in your estate plan, the following sample language can be used: “I bequeath 10% (or the amount of your choice) to the Seagle Music Colony, a 501(c)3 organization in Schroon Lake, NY.”

Seagle Music Colony Legacy Society Members

Jerome Hines Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn

Lisa Reid Peter Scott Oberdorf Joseph C. Steiniger

Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant

John and Helen Seagle Special Fund

Donor Opportunities

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The John and Helen Seagle Special Fund includes named funds that provide ongoing support for Seagle Music Colony. Gifts of any amount may be contributed to the Special Fund and will be dedicated to funding for Young Artist scholarships or the purpose designated by the donor, Named funds may be established with a single or multi-year gift totaling $10,000 or more.

John and Helen Seagle Special Fund Contributors

Anonymous Janet & Moe Friedman and the Friedman Family

Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn Ruth H. Pelmas

The Phyrne & Ron Pitkin Family Lisa Reid

The Weinstock Family

Seagle Music colony Board and Committees

Seagle Colony is well-managed and well-governed by a diverse group of passionate Seagle Music Colony supporters. Committee participation is encouraged for everyone with expertise they are willing to share. Skill sets we are actively seeking include project management, event planning, construction management, restoration experts, etc.

Seagle Music Colony Guild

The Guild is a volunteer organization that raises funds and provides invaluable logistical support to the Colony and our Young Artists. More information about the Guild can be found on page 29. To participate, please contact Guild president Sharon Hieber at seaglecmusicolonyguild@gmail.com.

Interested in helping Seagle Music Colony flourish in our Second Century? We need your talent, time and financial support. Please join us.

Seagle Music Colony trains young vocal artists how to move to the next step of their education or career. The tuition for their summer of experiential learning and training does not cover the cost of operations. Ticket prices are kept low and affordable for the broadest possible audience. The annual income from ticket sales and tuition does not begin to cover the cost of running the Colony. Please join our members, sponsors, and volunteers in supporting Seagle Music Colony. Contributions provide a critical 56% of our annual budget of over $600,000, and volunteers are invaluable and greatly appreciated. Here are some of the many opportunities available.

For more information on these or any other ways in which you can become involved in Seagle Music Colony, please contact General Director, Tony Kostecki at 518-532-7875 or tony@seaglecolony.org

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2015 Photo Remembrances

Seth Carico in Falstaff

Paul Kroeger in The Barber of Seville

Marie Smithwick in Into the Woods

Margaret Newcomb in Les Misèrables

The Most Happy Fella FRANK LOESSER’S MUSICAL

Based on Sidney Howard’s “They Knew What They Wanted” Book, Music & Lyrics by FRANK LOESSER

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - July 6, 7, 9 at 8 PM, July 8 at 2 PM

Stage Director Music Director Set Designer

Lighting Designer Wig & Makeup Designer Assistant Music Director

Stage Manager

Richard Kagey Matthew Stephens Jim Koehnle Zach Weeks Steven Bryant R. Jason Smith Jerry Smith

Cashier Cleo

Rosabella Waitresses

Postman Tony Marie

Max Herman

Clem Jake

Al Joe

Giuseppe Pasquale

Ciccio Country Girl

City Boy Doctor Priest Tessie Gussie

Brakeman Bus Driver

Blake Jennings Heather Jones Shelley Mihm Tascha Anderson, Jorie Moss Nicholas Yaquinto Ryan Hill Zaray Rodriguez Scott Purcell Kevin Bryant Michael Pandolfo Michael Vlach Johnny Salvesen Garrett Obrycki Dylan Elza Jon Oakley Joshua Cook Megan Callahan Remy Martin Dustin Damonte Blake Jennings TBA TBA James Resch Langelihle Mngxati

The Cast (in order of appearance)

Ensemble

Tascha Anderson, Brett Bode, Megan Callahan, Bridget Cappel, Scott Clark, Lauren Cook, Catherine Goode, Virginia Hesse, Jennifer Jaroslavsky, Blake Jennings, Remy Martin, Tim McGowan,

Langelihle Mngxati, Jorie Moss, Scott Purcell, James Resch, Kyle White, Michaela Wolz

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Costumes courtesy of Tracy Theatre Originals, Hampton, NH

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI

www.MTIShows.com

The Most Happy Fella

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A lonely San Francisco waitress, Rosabella, has a mysterious secret admirer. After months of exchanging letters, she finally asks him to send her his picture. Fearing that she will not love him due to his old age and poor appearance, Tony -- an elderly Italian-American vineyard owner from Napa -- sends her the picture of his young and handsome ranch hand, Joe. When Rosabella finally visits Napa, tragedy occurs. Tony gets in a car crash and nearly dies. While Rosabella is furious with Tony for deceiving her, she ultimately agrees to go through with their mail-order-bride agreement. She is comforted by the younger and handsomer hired hand, Joe, whose picture Tony had sent her. As Tony heals from his accident, Rosabella ends up truly falling in love with the kind, old man. When Rosabella discovers that she is pregnant with Joe's baby, however, things get more complicated.

Plot Summary

Scene One - A Restaurant in San Francisco, Jan. 1927 Ooh! My Feet! - Cleo Somebody, Somewhere - Rosabella

Scene Two - Main Street, Napa, CA; April The Most Happy Fella - Ensemble Standing on the Corner - Quartet Joey, Joey, Joey - Joe Rosabella - Tony

Scene Three - Tony’s Barn; A few weeks later Abbondanza - Trio

Scene Four - Tony’s front yard Sposalizio - Ensemble Benvenuta - Trio Don’t Cry - Joe

Act 1

Scenes and Musical Numbers

Act 2 Scene One - The Vineyards; May Fresno Beauties - Ensemble Happy to Make Your Acquaintance - Rosabella & Tony Big D - Cleo & Herman

Scene Two - Later in May How Beautiful the Days - Tony, Rosabella, Marie & Joe

Scene Three - The Vineyards; June Young People - Marie Warm All Over - Rosabella

Scene Four - The Barn I Like Everybody - Herman

Scene Five - The Vineyards; July My Heart is So Full of You - Tony & Rosabella Mamma, Mamma - Tony

Act 3 Scene One - The Barn; an hour later Song of a Summer Night - Doctor & Ensemble Please Let Me Tell You - Rosabella Scene Two - Napa Station; a little later Finale - Ensemble

- - Intermission - -

Jack & the Beanstalk Adapted by Denise Page Caraher

Music by Charles Gounod from his opera Faust

Boathouse Theatre - July 9 - 10:00 & 11:30 AM Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, July 12; Ticonderoga Guild Pavilion, July 13;

The Sagamore Resort, July 22; Chester Municipal Center, July 23; Lake Placid Center for the Arts, July 27, Elizabethtown Social Center, July 27

Co-Stage Directors Music Director Set Designer

Costumer Director

Richard Kagey & Tony Kostecki Danny Zelibor Richard Kagey Pat Seyller

Narrator/Giant’s Wife Jack

Jack’s Mother/Fairy Old Lady/Giant

Michaela Wolz Tim McGowan Catherine Goode Michael Pandolfo

The Cast

Honoring: Jim & Eileen Carnahan - Seagle Music Colony Supporters

Hailey Clark, soprano - Seagle Music Colony Alumna

Saturday, July 16, 2016

The Purpose of the Patrice Munsel Gala is to Financially Support

the Young Artist Program of Seagle Music Colony

2016 Patrice Munsel Gala

About Patrice Munsel Patrice Munsel was not only a star coloratura at the Metropolitan Opera but also broke all box office records in the history of musical theatre while starring in The Merry Widow in Lincoln Center. Her musical career included performing in many of the major television variety shows, specials, and dramas. She starred in the movie Melba as the famous opera singer Nellie Melba and also had her own television program, The Patrice Munsel Show. Ms. Munsel lives in Schroon Lake year round. She actively supports the Seagle Music Colony program, and gives master classes for the singers.

About Jim & Eileen Carnahan Jim and Eileen were first introduced to Seagle Music Colony by their neighbor on the east shore of Schroon Lake, Joan Lomnitzer. To say that they jumped into involvement with the Colony with both feet is an understatement. Jim has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2011 and serves as the chairperson of the Buildings and Grounds Committee, organizing volunteer workdays and generally overseeing the constant upkeep of the SMC campus. In this capacity, Jim can often be seen around campus working on one or more projects. Jim and Eileen also have made it a practice to attend each and every one of the young artists’ 9 am mock audition classes. For the past few years, Jim has offered his services as videographer to record the audition classes, distributing DVDs that allow the SMC young artists an opportunity to review their performance along with the faculty commentary to help them continue to improve. Jim has also volunteered to photograph and video record all the dress rehearsals for the summer productions for archival purposes and also so that the young artists can see their performances. Many of Jim’s production photos are seen on the SMC website. On top of all of this, Jim and Eileen often have small or large groups of young artists over to their home on the east shore to enjoy the beach and lake, and are also major financial contributors to the Colony. Jim and Eileen each own and operate independent analytical service companies in the Capital District and recently added a lab location in Florida that allows them to avoid the cold Northern winters.

About Hailey Clark Hailey will be remembered by SMC audiences for her stunning portrayal of Juliet during her second season with the Colony in 2010. Since her two years (2009 and 2010) at SMC, Hailey has made a major mark on the opera scene. She spent two summers at the prestigious Santa Fe Opera and has made debuts across the U.S. including Florida Grand Opera, North Carolina Opera, Saratoga Opera and Fort Worth Opera. She is now in residence in Vienna, Austria and made her European Debut in Salzburg. During the upcoming season she will make her German debut in Stuttgart.

Gala Committee: Bard & Barbara Bunaes, Frank & Linda Cappabianca, Joel Friedman, Heidi Kelly, Joan Lomnitzer, Ann Breen Metcalfe, Jacquie Posner, Dodie Seagle, Nancy Strohmeyer

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Gold Sponsors Janet R. Friedman, Joel J. Friedman

and Roger & Myriam Friedman

Silver Sponsors Glens Falls National Bank & Trust Co./

Upstate Agency Insurance Dick & Joan Lomnitzer

Ed Moore & Mary Ann McCarthy Peter Scott Oberdorf & Ann Oberdorf Durney

Bronze Sponsors

James & Judy Allison Bard & Barbara Bunaes

Frank & Linda Cappabianca Phyllis & Marty Korn

Clifford & Robin Kulwin Ann Breen Metcalfe

Laurence & Karen Meltzer Lisa Reid

Joe Steiniger & Mary McDonald John & Rosemarie Trainer

Honorary Chairperson: Patrice Munsel Gala Committee Chair: Heidi Kelly

Gala Founders: Tom Grogan, Sharon Harder, Dodie Seagle, Irma Worrell-Fisher

The Elixir of Love Music by GAETANO DONIZETTI

Libretto by FELICE ROMANI

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - July 20, 21, 23 at 8 PM, July 22 at 2 PM sung in Italian with projected English supertitles

Stage Director Music Director Set Designer

Lighting Designer Costume Designer

Wig & Makeup Designer Assistant Music Director

Stage Manager Supertitles by

Joshua Borths José Meléndez Richard Kagey Zach Weeks Martin Thaler Steven Bryant Danny Zelibor Jerry Smith Tony Kostecki

Gianetta Nemorino

Adina

Belcore

Dr. Dulcamara

Adina Cover Belcore Cover

Jorie Moss Dylan Elza (July 20, 22) Remy Martin (July 21, 23) Jennifer Jaroslavsky (July 20, 22) Virginia Hesse (July 21, 23) Scott Clark (July 20, 22) Kyle White (July 21, 23) Langelihle Mngxati (July 20, 22) Blake Jennings (July 21, 23) Jorie Moss Garrett Obrycki

The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)

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Chorus

Kevin Bryant, Megan Callahan, Catherine Goode, Heather Jones, Tim McGowan, Shelley Mihm, Garrett Obrycki, Michael Pandolfo

Costumes Courtesy of Tri-Cities Opera Company, Inc.

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SYNOPSIS

ACT I Nemorino, a young villager, is unhappily in love with the beautiful farm owner Adina, who he thinks is beyond his reach. The peasants, who have gathered around Adina, ask her what the book she is reading is about and she tells them the story of how Tristan won the heart of Isolde by drinking a magic love potion. A regiment of soldiers arrives led by the pompous Sergeant Belcore, who immediately introduces himself to Adina and asks her to marry him. Adina declares that she is in no hurry to make up her mind but promises to think over the offer. Left alone with Nemorino, Adina tells him that his time would be better spent in town, looking after his sick uncle, than hoping to win her love. He should do this or do as she does and change his affections every single day. Nemorino reminds her that one can never forget their first love. Dulcamara, a traveling purveyor of patent medicines, arrives in the village advertising a potion capable of curing anything. Nemorino shyly asks him if he sells the elixir of love described in Adina’s book. Dulcamara claims he does and pulls out a bottle of Bordeaux. Though it costs him his last ducat, Nemorino buys and immediately drinks it. Dulcamara explains that he will have to wait until the next day—when Dulcamara will be gone—to see the results. Nemorino begins to feel the effect of the “potion” and, convinced he will be irresistible to Adina the next day, feigns cheerful indifference towards her. Surprised and hurt, Adina flirts with Belcore. When orders arrive for the sergeant to return immediately to his garrison, Adina agrees to marry him at once. The shocked Nemorino begs her to wait one more day, but she dismisses him and invites the entire village to her wedding. Nemorino desperately calls for the doctor’s help. ACT II At the pre-wedding feast Adina and Dulcamara entertain the guests with a song. Adina wonders why Nemorino isn’t there. She doesn’t want to sign the marriage contract until he appears. Meanwhile, Nemorino asks Dulcamara for another bottle of the elixir. Since he doesn’t have any money left, the doctor agrees to wait so Nemorino can borrow the cash. Belcore is bewildered that Adina has postponed the wedding. When Nemorino tells him that he needs money right away, the sergeant persuades him to join the army and receive a volunteer bonus. Nemorino buys more elixir and suddenly finds himself besieged by a group of girls. Unaware of the news that his uncle has died and left him a fortune, he believes the elixir is finally taking effect. Adina feels responsible for Nemorino’s enlistment, but her concern turns to jealousy when she sees him with the other girls. Dulcamara boasts about the power of his elixir and offers to sell Adina some, but she is determined to win Nemorino in her own fashion. Nemorino now feels sure that Adina cares for him: he noticed a tear on her cheek when she saw him with the other girls. Adina returns to tell Nemorino that she has bought back his enlistment papers. When he again feigns indifference, she finally confesses she loves him. Belcore appears to find the two arm in arm and takes his leave, declaring that thousands of women await him elsewhere. Dulcamara brags to the crowd that his miraculous potion can make people fall in love and even turn poor peasants into millionaires.

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Seagle Music Colony Alumni - 2015-2016 Updates:

UNITED STATES

Santa Fe Opera: Andrew Simpson Glimmerglass Opera: Vanessa Becerra, Emma Grimsley, Michael Miller, Mary Beth Nelson, Maren Weinberger Houston Grand Opera: Megan Samarin, Reggie Smith, Jr. Chicago Lyric Opera: Juan José de León Opera Saratoga: Edie Grossman, Courtney Miller, Clara Nieman San Diego Opera: Alissa Anderson Wolf Trap Opera: Jonas Hacker, Kerriann Otaño, Reggie Smith, Jr., Clay Thompson Chautauqua Opera: Quinn Bernegger, Rachael Braunstein, Ryan Stoll Central City Opera: Stephen Clark, Anna Laurenzo, Eric McConnell Des Moines Metro Opera: Michael Adams, Nathan Mattingly, Jack Swanson Utah Opera: Andrea Carroll, Seth Carico Opera Company of Middlebury: Tascha Anderson, Anna Bridgman, Lauren Cook, Blake Jennings, Heather Jones, Garrett Obrycki Opera Naples: Ryan Hill

Nashville Opera: Javier Abreu, Emma Grimsley, Ian McEuen Fort Worth Opera: Brett Bode, Cristina Maria Castro, Anna Laurenzo, Trevor Martin, Sean Panikkar, Johnny Salvesen, Tyler Simpson, Clay Thompson, Maren Weinberger Tri-Cities Opera: Quinn Bernegger, Eric Frei, Mary Beth Nelson Mill City Opera: David Blalock, Jeni Houser Utah Festival Opera: Cristina Maria Castro Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: Finalist: Jonas Hacker; Semi-finalists: Jeff Byrnes, Kerriann Otaño; District Winner: Zhiguang Hong; Encouragement: Tevyn Hill, Clay Thompson

INTERNATIONAL

Deutche Oper Berlin: Michael Adams, Seth Carico Frankfurt - Michael Porter Salzburg - Hailey Clark Israeli Opera - Juan José de León Opera Australia - Juan José de León Opera de Paris - Juan José de León

Listed below is a sampling of where Seagle Music Colony alumni have sung or made debuts in 2015 and 2016.

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ROSCOE

A WORLD PREMIERE OPERA

Music by EVAN MACK Libretto by JOSHUA MCGUIRE

Based on the novel “Roscoe” by WILLIAM KENNEDY

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - August 3, 4, 6 at 8 PM, August 5 at 2 PM

Stage Director Music Director

Conductor Set Designer

Lighting Designer Costume Designer

Wig & Makeup Designer Assistant Music Director

Stage Manager Percussionist

Richard Kagey Jennifer McGuire Tony Kostecki Jim Koehnle Zach Weeks Pat Seyller Steven Bryant Matthew Stephens Jerry Smith Bob Halek

Roscoe Conway

Elisha Fitzgibbon Hattie

O.B. Conway Bindy McCall Cutie LaRue Patsy McCall Felix Conway

Gladys Young Veronica

Young Roscoe Young Elisha

Mac Veronica Fitzgibbon

Gilby Fitzgibbon Pamela Yusupov

Family Court Judge Pamela’s Lawyer

Legs Diamond Alex Fitzgibbon

Priest Oke

State Troopers Reporters

Nicholas Yaquinto (August 3, 5) Scott Purcell (August 4, 6) Johnny Salvesen Bridget Cappel Dustin Damonte Brett Bode Joshua Cook James Resch Jon Oakley Bridget Cappel Catherine Goode Scott Clark Blake Jennings Kevin Bryant Lauren Cook Harvey Runyon Tascha Anderson Kevin Bryant Ryan Hill Joshua Cook Michael Vlach Garrett Obrycki Michael Pandolfo Tim McGowan, Kyle White Dylan Elza, Langelihle Mngxati

The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)

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Special Thanks to our Media Sponsor for Roscoe:

North Country Public Radio

Ensemble

Megan Callahan, Scott Clark, Dylan Elza, Catherine Goode,

Virginia Hesse, Ryan Hill, Jennifer Jaroslavsky,

Blake Jennings, Heather Jones, Remy Martin, Tim McGowan,

Shelley Mihm, Langelihle Mngxati, Jorie Moss, Garrett Obrycki,

Michael Pandolfo, Zaray Rodriguez, Kyle White, Michaela Wolz

ROSCOE ACT I Scene 1: V-J Day, The Ten Eyck Hotel, Albany, New York. Roscoe Conway, a lawyer by trade and the behind-the-scenes operator of the Albany Democratic machine, conducts business as usual amid the revelry. A vision of his deceased father Felix reminds him how to run the Party best. Roscoe again steels his resolve to quit politics. Scene 2: Later that night, at the Fitzgibbon Steel Mill. Roscoe has been summoned to deal with the suicide of his best friend, Elisha Fitzgibbon. A vision of the dead Elisha speaks to Roscoe. Roscoe finds an old photograph and recalls his love for Elisha's wife, Veronica. Veronica arrives at the mill, grief-stricken. Scene 3: After Elisha's funeral, populated with colorful personalities from the Party underbelly, Veronica summons Roscoe to her home. He reveals to her that Elisha's death was a suicide. She tells him that her sister, Pamela, is suing for custody of her son Gilby, whom Veronica and Elisha raised after Pamela gave him up. After much hesitation, Roscoe agrees to take the case. Scene 4: Roscoe appears in court to defend Veronica and Gilby. As Felix and Elisha offer commentary from the realm of the dead, we see how Roscoe's young love for Veronica fell apart, and how he ended up in a brief and unhappy marriage to Pamela. Amid the melee, the judge orders the case postponed. Roscoe clutches his heart, overcome by sharp chest pains. Scene 5: As payroll policemen stake one of the Party-controlled whorehouses, deceased gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond recounts in a ballad the story of his own assassination. Meanwhile, at a cockfighting pit, Party boss Patsy squares off against his brother Bindy in a fixed cock fight. While trying to broker peace between the brothers, Roscoe collapses from a massive heart attack. Scene 6: Roscoe lies in convalescence at Veronica's home. They kiss. Veronica's older son Alex arrives home from the war. Once the golden boy mayor who left for the front, Alex must now fight for re-election. Mustering all his strength, Roscoe vows to help Alex win. Meanwhile, their fathers, Felix and Elisha, join them from the beyond in a rousing quartet to life, death, victory, loss, and the inevitable passage of time. ACT II Scene 1: Alex campaigns for Mayor. As he lays a wreath at a new Veterans' Memorial, Roscoe sings the praises of the Albany Machine, passed from father to son. Roscoe remembers his father, Felix, and the scene flashes back twenty years to Felix's deathbed. Felix sings the praises of the Albany Machine, passed from father to son, trades barbs with the priest brought in for last rites, and dies - but not before willing the family brewery to Roscoe, sealing Roscoe's place in the Prohibition underbelly. Scene 2: Mac, going behind O.B.'s back, informs Roscoe that Patsy's cops are about to raid the Notchery in retaliation for Bindy's theft of $40,000 in the fixed cockfight. Roscoe goes to the Notchery to urge Bindy to return the money. Suddenly, police break in: not Patsy's payroll police, as expected, but State Troopers sent by the Republican governor. As he is hauled out in handcuffs, Roscoe gives an improvised press conference, casting the Democratic Party and the good people of Albany as victim. Scene 3: Bindy grudgingly returns Patsy's $40,000. O.B. confronts Mac for leaking news of Patsy's raid. Still consumed by jealousy over credit for killing "Legs" Diamond, Mac assassinates O.B. Distraught by the death of his brother, Roscoe remembers his generation's political high tide: the 1932 Democratic convention. At the convention, Elisha ruminates on his campaign for Governor. Roscoe and Veronica steal a moment of forbidden intimacy. Elisha's opponent Lehman is declared the nominee. Alex, who is being groomed for a bright political future, steps into his Aunt Pamela's hotel room, revealing the incest that begat Gilby. Scene 4: Alone in the courtroom, Roscoe deduces that Alex is Gilby's father. In an effort to protect Alex from scandal, Roscoe claims that Elisha fathered Gilby in a forcible encounter with Pamela, and that Pamela blackmailed the family. Veronica retains custody, and Roscoe & Pamela part on humorously acrimonious terms. Scene 5: In the great Tristano Lodge, Roscoe sings a lullaby to Gilby and then takes him upstairs to bed. Alone downstairs, Veronica packs up some of Elisha's things, realizing that her marriage is finally over. Roscoe comes back downstairs. In an ecstatic duet that recapitulates their young love theme, they undress and slowly turn out the lights. Scene 6: A chorus celebrates Alex's election as mayor of Albany. Alex reproaches Roscoe for depicting Elisha as a rapist. Roscoe retorts that he knows the unmentionable secret of Gilby's true parentage. Alex declares the Fitzgibbon family off limits to Roscoe. Veronica approaches Roscoe, and breaks off their romance. Crestfallen and tired, Roscoe boards The Night Boat, where he walks among gambling tables populated by a wordless chorus of the dead.

Synopsis

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Evan Mack, composer - Evan Mack is the composer and librettist of Angel of the Amazon which premiered in May 2011 by Encompass New Opera Theatre at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City and has been released worldwide by Albany Records. Opera News called the work, "rousing...in the realm of Barber, Menotti, and Carlisle Floyd...a worthy contemporary opera." The NY Daily News hailed his opera as, “Amazing!" and since then, Mack’s been making waves in the opera world. In 2013, his mini-opera Beach and Moan, won the Atlanta Opera's 24-hour Opera Project. In 2014, he joined with librettist Joshua McGuire, to write The Secret of Luca which premiered at CSU Fresno. Their latest collaboration, Roscoe, is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Pulitzer prize-winning author, William Kennedy. After its premiere at Seagle Music Colony this summer, it will be given an in-concert performance by the Albany Symphony this October starring Met Opera superstar Deborah Voigt. Mack is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. For more information, go to www.EvanMack.com. Joshua McGuire, librettist - has written librettos for The Secret of Luca, (based on the novel by Ignazio Silone) and Roscoe (based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize winner William Kennedy) with music by Evan Mack, as well as #isoperadead, the first-ever opera for Twitter. Most recently, his collaboration with Mack produced Lucinda y Las Flores de la Nochebuena, a children's opera commissioned by the Fresno State Opera Theatre with premiere performances for over 2,000 children in December 2016. In 2015, McGuire was commissioned to write a libretto for Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, and the resulting one-act opera, Alexandra, with music by David Clay Mettens, was premiered at the Kennedy Center. He is also the author of The Secret of Music: a look at the listening life, a book of nonfiction essays on music and mindfulness. In 2014, McGuire was a resident artist at Yaddo. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Musicianship at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music.

The Music Man Meredith Willson’s THE MUSIC MAN

Book, Music & Lyrics by MEREDITH WILLSON

Story by MEREDITH WILLSON and FRANKLIN LACEY

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - August 17, 18, 20 at 8 PM, August 19 at 2 PM

Stage Director Music Director Set Designer

Lighting Designer Costume Director

Wig & Makeup Designer Assistant Music Director

Stage Manager

Joshua Borths R. Jason Smith Richard Kagey Zach Weeks Pat Seyller Steven Bryant José Meléndez Jerry Smith

The Cast (in order of appearance)

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THE MUSIC MAN is presented through special arrangement with Music Theater International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI

www.MTIShows.com

Conductor Charlie Cowell

Harold Hill Mayor Shinn

Ewart Dunlop Oliver Hix

Jacey Squires Olin Britt

Marcellus Washburn Tommy Djilas

Mrs. Paroo Marian Paroo

Amaryllis Winthrop Paroo

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn Zaneeta Shinn

Gracie Shinn Alma Hix

Maud Dunlop Ethel Toffelmier

Mrs. Squires Constable Locke

Scott Clark Scott Purcell Kyle White Ryan Hill Jon Oakley Garrett Obrycki Dylan Elza Brett Bode Tim McGowan James Resch Zaray Rodriguez Megan Callahan TBA Gage Morris Tascha Anderson Heather Jones TBA Bridget Cappel Virginia Hesse Jennifer Jaroslavsky Michaela Wolz Michael Vlach

Ensemble of Salesmen and Townspeople Kevin Bryant, Scott Clark, Joshua Cook, Lauren Cook, Dustin Damonte, Catherine Goode, Blake Jennings

Remy Martin, Shelley Mihm, Langelihle Mngxati, Jorie Moss, Michael Pandolfo, Johnny Salvesen, Michael Vlach, Nicholas Yaquinto

The Music Man

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Plot Summary

Scene 1 - On a train, July 4, 1912 Rock Island Charlie, Salesmen, Newspaper Readers Scene 2 - River City, Iowa - Town Square Iowa Stubborn Townspeople Ya Got Trouble Harold, Townspeople Scene 3 - A street in River City Scene 4 - The Paroo House Piano Lesson & If You Don’t Mind Saying So Mrs. Paroo, Marian Goodnight My Someone Marian, Amaryllis Scene 5 - Madison Gymnasium, River City High School Columbia, Gem of the Ocean Eulalie, Townspeople Ya Got Trouble (reprise) Harold Seventy-Six Trombones Harold, Townspeople Ice Cream/Sincere Harold, Quartet Scene 6 - The street in front of the library The Sadder But Wiser Girl Harold, Marcellus Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, & Goodnight, Ladies The Ladies, Harold, Quartet Scene 7 - Inside the River City Library Marian the Librarian Harold Scene 8 - A River City street Scene 9 - In front of Mayor Shinn’s house Scene 10 - The Paroo house porch My White Knight Marian Scene 11 - Town Square The Wells Fargo Wagon Townspeople, Quartet, Winthrop

Act 1

Musical Numbers

The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to the naive Iowa townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. But Harold is no musician and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons. Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love. Harold risks being caught to win her.

Scene 1 - Madison Gymnasium It’s You Quartet Shipoopi Marcellus, Townspeople Pick-a-Little, Talk-a-Little Alma, Ethel, Eulalie, Maud, Mrs. Squires, The Ladies Scene 2 - The Hotel Porch Lida Rose Harold, Quartet, Marian & Will I Ever Tell You? Scene 3 - The Paroo house porch Gary, Indiana Winthrop, Mrs. Paroo, Marian Lida Rose (reprise) The Quartet Scene 4 - The Footbridge to Madison Park Till There Was You Marian, Harold Goodnight & Seventy-Six Harold, Marian Trombones (double reprise) Scene 5 - A Street Scene 6 - Madison Park Till There Was You (reprise) Harold Scene 7 - Band Stand at Madison Park

Act 2

Famous Harold Hills (L-R): Robert Preston, Matthew Broderick, Craig Bierko

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2016 Fall-Season

Great Songs & Great Singers

A revue of tunes from the mid-20th century made popular by singers like Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and more.

Featuring the SMC Fall Outreach Artists:

Jorie Moss, soprano; Tascha Anderson, mezzo-soprano; Dustin Damonte, tenor; Ryan Hill, baritone

and SMC General Director Tony Kostecki on piano.

Oscar Seagle Memorial Theatre - Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm

Also on tour across the North Country: Saturday, Sept. 3 - Keene Valley Community Church, Keene Valley, 4 PM

Sunday, Sept. 11 - Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, VT, 2 PM Friday, Sept. 16 - Charles R. Wood Theater, Glens Falls, 7:30 PM

Saturday, Sept. 17 - Tannery Pond Community Center, North Creek, 7:30 PM Friday, Sept. 30 - Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, 7:30 PM

Seagle Music Colony Children’s Opera Tour

Sept.-Oct. 2016

Jack & the Beanstalk will travel to schools in Essex, Warren, Clinton & Hamilton Counties this Fall. Booking Dates Available September 7 to October 7, 2016. Talk to your school’s principal, superintendent or music teacher and suggest they bring opera to your children and grandchildren. Call Early for Best Dates! 518-532-7875 or tony@seaglecolony.org

Photos from our 2015 touring produc on of

The Ugly Duckling

2016 Seagle Music Colony Faculty & Staff

Managing Director & Technical Director

Artistic Administrator

Voice Faculty

Music & Coaching Faculty

Director of Productions Stage Directors

Choreographer Stage Manager

Stage Management Intern

Jim Koehnle Tyler McDonald Byron Jones Stephen Lusmann Chad Payton Jennifer McGuire José Meléndez R. Jason Smith Matthew Stephens Danny Zelibor Richard Kagey Joshua Borths Richard Kagey Susie Thiel Jerry Smith Kristina Furey

Zach Weeks Alanna Maniscalco Kayli Felbinger Seth Robert Feralin Quinton Champitto Pat Seyller Therese Tresco Jordan Anderson-Meléndez Steven Bryant Tayler Winer Bryce Levan Cushing Eric Kephart John Trainer

Lighting Designer Props Master/Scenic Artist

Scenic Carpenters

Technical Intern

Costume Director Costumer

Costume Assistant

Wig and Makeup Designer & Wigmaster

Wig & Makeup Assistant

Executive Chef Custodian

Piano Technician

Tony Kostecki Darren K. Woods

General Director Artistic Director

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Seagle Music Colony Guild In 2016, the Seagle Music Colony Guild will celebrate its 21st season of supporting the Seagle Music Colony mission. The Guild raises funds to support young artist scholarships and provides a welcoming atmosphere for the young artists and audience members who attend each year The profits raised by the Guild support the Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholarship Fund. Fundraising activities include winter and summer raffles, a scholarship luncheon (see below), and

refreshment sales at performances. Volunteer activities include ushering at performances and serving as host families for artists. Additional Guild events include a welcome dinner at the start of the season and the ‘Happy Endings’ reception following the final performance. After the 2015 season, the Guild was able to fund $14,000 in scholarships.

Carol Barth Kay Belles Nancy Belluscio Patricia Brown Camille Burbidge Kathryn Burdick Eileen Carnahan Barbara Casey Lenore Casey Bobbie Coats - Wondrasch Gene & Ginnyann Coppola Diane D'Amico Eileen DeSalvio Ann Durney

Suzanne Fremon Bea Friedman Janet R Friedman Norma Gherlone Naomi Goltzman K. Kelly Green Nancy Harste Joan Henshaw Sharon Hieber Ronnie Hirsch Char Hoskins Kathleen Kelly Marilyn Kelso Carol Kobbe Martin Korn Diane Koslov

Paul Leah Mary Lockwood Joan Lomnitzer Dave & Geri Lowe Nadine Magee Janet McManus Ann Breen Metcalfe Kathy Naumowitz Lyn Nestler Peter Oberdorf Betty Organek Deb & Ken Peterson Susan Purdy Sue Repko Barbara Repp Lillian Richardson

Patt Rommer Jane Roth Dottie Rudolf Wendy Ryan Dodie Seagle Judy Sheridan Pat Shrope Susan Sweetser Amelia Taglieri Marjorie Tassi Saundra Tobman Kristine Tribou Sandy Vanno Carol Whitney

2016 Guild Members

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Guild Scholarship

Luncheon

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2016 Guild Officers

President Vice-President

Secretary Treasurer

Sharon Hieber Dottie Rudolf Diane D’Amico Patt Rommer

To become a member, please contact Sharon Hieber, Guild President at seaglecmusicolonyguild@gmail.com

2016 Seagle Music Colony Faculty/Staff Profiles DIRECTORS

Tony Kostecki, General Director Hometown: Schroon Lake, NY SMC: Vocal Coach/Pianist, 1996-2005, General Manager 2006-2008, General Director 2008-present Previous: Director of Education/Fort Worth Opera Studio, Fort Worth Opera, 2002-2007; Vocal Coach/Pianist, Florida Grand Opera, Utah Opera Upcoming: Judge at Metropolitan Opera Regional Council auditions, Kansas City Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director Hometown: Fort Worth, TX SMC: Young Artist 1980, General Director 1996-2007, Artistic Director 2008-present Previous: General Director, Fort Worth Opera, 2001-present; General Director, Shreveport Opera, 1999-2001; Vice-Chairman, OPERA America; performing character tenor around the world.

Jim Koehnle, Managing Director/Technical Director Hometown: Schroon Lake, NY SMC: Asst. Technical Director/Lead Carpenter, 2012-2013; Managing Director/Technical Director 2015-present Previous: Technical Director/Adjunct Professor, Lindenwood University; Props artisan/carpenter, Virginia Stage Company; props artisan/carpenter, Syracuse Stage; freelance cabinet maker and furniture designer. Upcoming: Set Designer, The Most Happy Fella, Roscoe, SMC 2016

Richard Kagey, Director of Productions Hometown: Atlanta, GA SMC: Young Artist 1963, Stage Director 1964-69, Director of Productions 1970 to present. Previous: Stage Director, Children’s Opera Theatre, Fort Worth Opera; Stage Director, The Pirates of Penzance, Performance Santa Fe; Guest Stage Director, University of Kentucky; Freelance Stage Director including Atlanta Opera, Fort Worth Opera,

Merola program of San Francisco Opera; Upcoming: Stage Director, The Most Happy Fella, Roscoe, SMC; The Mikado, Performance Santa Fe FACULTY & STAFF Jordan Anderson-Meléndez, Costume Assistant Hometown: Philadelphia, PA SMC: Costume Assistant 2014-present Previous: BFA in Costume Design, Michigan State University; Costume Designer, Sweet Mercy, Turn of the Screw, Little Brother : Little Sister, and William Shakespeare’s Land of the Dead; Artist and Illustrator, Academy of Vocal Arts

Joshua Borths, Stage Director Hometown: Cincinnati, OH SMC: Stage Director, The Barber of Seville, 2015 Previous: Stage Director, The Tragedy of Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, Opera Memphis; Stage Director, Florencia en el Amazonas, Arizona Opera; Stage Director, Suor Angelica, Crested Butte Music Festival; Director of Education, Arizona Opera: 2014-Present Upcoming: Stage Director, The Elixir of Love, The

Music Man, SMC; Stage Director, Rusalka, Arizona Opera

Steven Bryant, Wig & Makeup Designer/Wigmaster Hometown: Fort Worth, TX SMC: Young Aritst 1976-1980; Costume Designer; Wig & Makeup Designer/Wigmaster 1996-present Recent: Wig & Makeup Designer, Fort Worth Opera and San Diego Opera; Wig & Makeup Designer, A Day in Hollywood, A Night in Ukraine, TCU Theatre Upcoming: Wig & Makeup Designer, Fort Worth Opera

and San Diego Opera; Author, HD Theatrical Maekup for the 21st Century, Focal Press

Quinton Champitto, Technical Intern Hometown: Raleigh, NC SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: BFA studies at SUNY Purchase; Deck Electrician, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, SUNY Purhcase; Carpenter, All’s Well That End’s Well” SUNY Purchase Upcoming: Carpenter, A Winter’s Tale, SUNY Purchase Kayli Felbinger, Scenic Carpenter Hometown: Ferndale, WA SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Scenic Resident, Fern Wharf Theatre; BFA theatre, Pacific Lutheran University Seth Robert Feralin, Scenic Carpenter Hometown: Saint Paul, MN SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: BFA in Creative Writing, Hamline University; University Scene Shop, Hamline University; Freelance Carpenter in Twin Cities area including, VEE Corporation, Blue-Star Entertainment, Mixed Blood Theater Kristina Furey, Stage Management Intern Hometown: East Bridgewater, MA SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Stage Manager, The Last Five Years, Arts After Hours; Production Manager, Harmon v. Reilly’s, E & H Productions; Stage Manager, The Grapes of Wrath, Salem State University; Stage Manager, Xanadu, Zombie Prom, Walnut Hill School for the Arts; Stage Manager

Byron Jones, Voice Teacher Hometown: Winchester, VA SMC: Voice teacher, 2012-present Recent: Associate Professor of Voice and Chair of Voice Division, Shenandoah Conservatory, 1998-present; Maryland Opera Studio alumnus Upcoming: The Music of Schumann, German American Heritage Museum, Source Theatre and Chalice Concert Series in the Washington, DC area Stephen Lusmann, Voice Teacher Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI SMC: Voice teacher, 2001-present Recent: Associate Professor of Voice, University of Michigan, 1999-present; Fort Worth Opera Studio Voice Teacher, 2010-present: Elderly Passenger, Steward, The Passenger, Michigan Opera Theatre; Master Class Teacher, Sarasota Voice Academy

Alanna Maniscalco, Props Master/Scenic Artist Hometown: Lake Katrine, NY SMC: Props Master/Scenic Artist 2015-2016 Recent: Props Artisan, Spoleto Festival USA; Props Supervisor, Palm Beach Opera; Props Artisan, Costume Armour, Cornwall, NY Upcoming: Props Supervisor, Palm Beach Opera 2017

José Meléndez, Vocal Coach/Pianist Hometown: Philadelphia, PA SMC: Vocal Coach/Pianist, 2014-present Recent: Assistant to the Music Director, Academy of Vocal Arts, 2000-present; Assistant Conductor/Vocal Coach, Opera Company of Middlebury, 2016; Vocal Coach, Opera Saratoga, 2016; Guest Artist, Hawaii Opera Theatre; Music Director, Concert Operetta of Philadelphia

Upcoming: Music Director/Pianist, The Elixir of Love, SMC Tyler McDonald, Artistic Administrator Hometown: Forney, TX SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: BA in Music with Business and Arts Administration, Texas Christian University 2016; Internship in Accounting, Internship in Development, Fort Worth Opera;

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Jennifer McGuire, Vocal Coach/Pianist Hometown: Nashville, TN SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Vocal Coach at Vanderbilt University, 2007-present; Atlantic Ensemble, 2008-present-recent recital at Eglise de St.Merri and American Cathedral in Paris, France; Co-Founder, Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Vocal Coaches; Recitalist, University of

Memphis, Eastman School of Music. Upcoming: Music Director/Pianist, Roscoe, SMC; Vocal Coach, Roscoe, Albany Symphony; Vocal Coach, Little Women, Vanderbilt University; Official Pianist, Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, Memphis, TN

Chad R. Payton, Voice Teacher Hometown: Columbus, OH SMC: Young Artist 2002, 2005; Artistic Administrator, 2010-2015 Recent: Assistant Professor of Voice, Capital University Conservatory of Music, 2016; Assistant Professor of Voice, Delta State University, 2011-2016; Xerxes, Xerxes, Skidmore College; Corps of Discovery, Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center; soloist, Carmina Burana, Brasilia, Brazil Upcoming: Masterclass teacher, Mahidol University in

Bangkok, Thailand; Masterclass teacher, University of Dayton Pat Seyller, Costume Director Hometown: Norfolk, VA SMC: Costume Designer/Director, 1997-present Recent: Costume Director, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Virginia Opera; Costume Designer, La boheme, Royal Opera House in Oman, Castleton Opera Upcoming: Costume Director, Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Virginia Opera R. Jason Smith, Vocal Coach/Pianist Hometown: Dallas, TX SMC: Vocal Coach/Pianist, 2004-present Recent: Vocal Coach, Southern Methodist University 2010-present; Supertitlist, Principal Coach, Fort Worth Opera; Vocal Coach, Utah Opera Upcoming: Music Director, The Music Man, SMC

Jerry Smith, Stage Manager Hometown: Rockaway, NJ SMC: Stage Crew, 2013; Stage Manager, 2014-present Recent: Assistant Stage Manager, JFK, Fort Worth Opera; Assistant Stage Manager, Enemies, A Love Story, Palm Beach Opera; Assistant Stage Manager, SHOT!, Nickel City Opera Company; Production Stage Manager, The Book of Disquiet, Peak Performances Upcoming: Assistant Stage Manager, The Flying Dutchman, The Daughter of the Regiment, Austin Opera

Matthew Stephens, Vocal Coach/Pianist Hometown: New York, NY SMC: Vocal Coach/Pianist - 2013-present Recent: American Songbook Concert, Light Opera of New York; Songwriters, Lincoln Center Originals; The Barber of Seville, Frontiers, Fort Worth Opera; Kurt Weill on Broadway at 54 Below, Light Opera of New York. Upcoming: Music Director/Pianist, The Most Happy Fella, SMC Susie Thiel, Choreographer Hometown: Lexington, KY SMC: Choreographer, 42nd Street, 2013, Westside Story, 2014 Recent: Director of Dance, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Dance, University of Kentucky, 2011-present; Dance Teacher/Choreographer/Performer, Arts College of Inner Mongolia University; Choreographer, Ann Bogart’s Barn; Choreographer, The Detroit Dance Festival; BFA in Dance, Western

Michigan Univeristy; MFA in Choreography, University of Michigan Upcoming: Artist in Residence, Hainan University, Haikou, China

Therese Tresco, Costumer Hometown: Holbrook, MA SMC: Costume Designer - 1996-1997 Recent: Costume Designer, Nickelodeon Recreation; Costume Designer, Glimmerglass Opera; Costume Designer, Chautauqua Opera Tayler Winer, Wig & Makeup Assistant Hometown: Middleton, MA SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Wig crew, Sister Act, Ogunquit Playhouse; Wig Assistant, White Christmas, Ogunquit Playhouse at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH. Upcoming: BFA program in Wig & Makeup Design at The North Carolina School of the Arts Zach Weeks, Lighting Designer Hometown: Beattie, KS SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Assistant Lighting Designer, The Hard Problem (US Premiere); Assistant Lighting Designer, Laugh (World Premiere); Assistant Lighting Designer, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. Upcoming: Freelance Lighting Designer, NYC

Danny Zelibor, Vocal Coach/Pianist Hometown: Fort Worth, TX SMC: Debut 2016 Recent: Pianist, Frontiers, Fort Worth Opera; Recitals with cellist Brant Taylor of Chicago Symphony, cellist Robert DeMaine of Los Angeles Philharmonic; CD release of complete works of Alexandre Tansman, first of series. Upcoming: Music Director/Pianist, Jack & the Beanstalk, SMC; remaining CD’s of Alexandre Tansman series. The Touba Family Foundation Coach/Pianist

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2016 Seagle Music Colony Young Artists KEY: HT = Hometown ED = Education/Training RCT = Recent Engagements UP = Upcoming Engagements

Tascha Anderson, mezzo-soprano Pamela Yusupov, Roscoe; Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, The Music Man; SMC Fall Outreach Artist HT: Missoula, Montana ED: BA, Pepperdine University; MM, The Boston Conseravatory RCT: Olga, Lady in Waiting (cover), Macbeth, Opera

Company of Middlebury; Alto soloist with Cerulean: Voices Extraordinary; Olga, Four Sisters, Boston Opera Collaborative; Rosina, The Barber of Seville, SMC 2015 Kemp & Nancy Smith Young Artist

Brett Bode, bass-baritone Bindy McCall, Roscoe; Olin Britt, The Music Man HT: Dallas, Texas ED: BM, Oklahoma City University RCT: John Connally, JFK, Fort Worth Opera; Dr. Bartolo, The Marriage of Figaro, Music Academy International Trentine Musci Festival; Granda Moss,

The Tender Land, Oklahoma City University.

Kevin Bryant, tenor Herman, The Most Happy Fella; Mac/Family Court Judge, Roscoe HT: Georgetown, Texas ED: BM, Southwestern University RCT: Nemorino, The Elixir of Love, Laurie, Little Women, Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Southwestern Opera Theatre

UP: MM, Eastman School of Music David Eldredge Scholar

Megan Callahan, mezzo-soprano Marian Paroo, The Music Man HT: Seattle, Washington ED: BM, University of North Carolina at Greensboro RCT: Mother Marie, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Miss Todd, The Old Maid and the Thief, UNCG Opera theatre; The Ugly Duckling, The Ugly Duckling,

SMC 2015 UP: MM, The Boston Conservatory Lisa Reid Young Artist

Bridget Cappel, mezzo-soprano Hattie/Gladys, Roscoe; Alma Hix, The Music Man HT: Sterling Heights, Michigan ED: BM & BA, Western Michigan University; MM, Boston University RCT: Dorabella, Così fan tutte, Boston University Opera Institute; soprano soloist, Fern Hill (Corigliano),

Neponset Choral Society; Lilith, Ever Since Eden, Western Michigan University Dorothy & Frank Shames Scholar

Scott Clark, baritone Belcore, The Elixir of Love HT: Sugar Land, Texas ED: BM, Baylor University RCT: Dr. Falke, Die fledermaus, Baylor Opera Theatre; Papgeno, The Magic Flute, spotlight on Opera; Sargent Sulpice, The Daughter of the Regiment, Waco

Symphony John & Sharon Hieber Scholar

Joshua Cook, baritone Ciccio, The Most Happy Fella; Cutie LaRue/Legs Diamond, Roscoe HT: Worthington, Ohio ED: BM, The Ohio State University RCT: Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd, The Ohio State University; Father, Cinderella, Opera Columbus

Outreach; Dandini, La Cenerentola, Midwest Institute of Opera

Lauren Cook, soprano Veronica Fitzgibbon, Roscoe HT: Colleyville, TX ED: BM, Louisiana State niversity; MM, The Boston Conservatory RCT: Young Artist, Opera Company of Middlebury; Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro, Tina, Flight, Boston

Conservatory; Nanetta, Falstaff, Cosette, Les Misérables, SMC 2015 UP: PSC, The Boston Conservatory; Chorus, Boston Lyric Opera Lisa Reid Young Artist

Dustin Damonte, tenor The Doctor, The Most Happy Fella; O.B. Conway, Roscoe; SMC Fall Outreach Artist HT: San Jose, California ED: BM, University of Puget Sound; MM, New England Conservatory RCT: Thomas, The Sacred Wood, Boston Opera

Collaborative; Squire, Thomas and Sally, Opera on the House; Don Curzio, The Marriage of Figaro, Opera Theater of Pittsburgh Summerfest George & Frances Weinstock Scholar

Dylan Elza, tenor Nemorino, The Elixir of Love; Jacey Squires, The Music Man HT: Forney, Texas ED: BM, University of Texas at Arlington RCT: Chorus, JFK, Fort Worth Opera; Eisenstein, Die fledermaus, UT Arlington; Bardolfo, Falstaff, SMC 2015

UP: MM, The Boston Conservatory Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist

Catherine Goode, soprano Jack’s Mother/Fairy, Jack & the Beanstalk HT: Friendswood, Texas ED: BM, University of Houston; MM, Michigan State University RCT: The Story of Cinderella: A Recital, soprano soloist, Te Deum (Britten), soprano soloist, Missa Brevis in C (Mozart), Michigan State University

UP: Adina, The Elixir of Love, soprano soloist, Stabat Mater (Pergolesi), Michigan State University

Virginia Hesse, soprano Adina, The Elixir of Love; Maud Dunlop, The Music Man HT: Needville, Texas ED: BA, University of Louisiana; MM, University of Houston RCT: Kitty Scherbatsky, Anna Karenina, Yvette, La Rondine, Moores Opera Center (U of H); Adele, Die

fledermaus, U. of Louisiana; Pig/Duckling, The Ugly Duckling, SMC 2015 David Schlansker Young Artist

Ryan Hill, baritone Tony, The Most Happy Fella; Mayor Shinn, The Music Man; SMC Fall Outreach Artist HT: Plantation, Florida ED: BA, University of Miami; MM, Cleveland Institute of Music RCT: Joh, The Yellow Wallpaper, Fresh Squeezed

Opera; Barone Douphol, La traviata, Opera Naples; Melchior, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Berks Opera Company; Ford, Falstaff, The Wolf, Into the Woods, SMC 2015. Seagle Music Colony Alumni Scholar

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Jennifer Jaroslavsky, soprano Adina, The Elixir of Love; Ethel Toffelmeier, The Music Man HT: Boca Raton, Florida ED: BM, MM, Boston University RCT: Despina, Così fan tutte, Farinelli’s Trainer, Vinkensport, Boston University; Maria, West Side

Story, David Kneuss Project @ BU; Berta, The Barber of Seville, SMC 2015 Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist

Blake Jennings, bass-baritone Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love HT: Longview, Texas ED: BM, Texas Christian University RCT: Prophet, Dark Sisters, TCU Opera; Commandant, Frontiers, Fort Worth Opera; Young Artist, Opera Company of Middlebury; Fiorello/Ufficiale, The Barber

of Seville, Steward, Into the Woods, SMC 2015 UP: MM, Boston Conservatory Ron & Phyrne Pitkin Scholar

Heather Jones, mezzo-soprano Cleo, The Most Happy Fella; Zaneeta Shinn, The Music Man HT: Charleston, South Carolina ED: BM, Westminster Choir College; MM, Mannes College RCT: Dido, Dido and Aeneas, Mannes College;

Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, dell’Arte Opera Ensemble; Young Artist, Opera Company of Middlebury UP: Marble Choir; soloist, Everything Went Quiet (premiere), The Secret Opera (NYC) Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar

Remy Martin, tenor Nemorino, The Elixir of Love HT: Medford Lakes, New Jersey ED: BS, Appalachian State University RCT: Jenik, The Bartered Bride, Appalachian State U.; featured soloist, Appalachian Symphony Orchestra; Finalist, Rosenschaffel Competition

Lisa Reid Young Artist

Tim McGowan, tenor Jack, Jack and the Beanstalk; Marcellus Washburn, The Music Man HT: Rochester, New York ED: BM, Houghton College RCT: Bastien, Bastien and Bastienne, Rinuccio, Gianni Schicchi, Phanton, Phantom of the Opera, Greatbach

School of Music (HC) UP: MM, The Boston Conservatory Janet & Moe Friedman Scholar

Shelley Mihm, soprano Rosabella, The Most Happy Fella HT: Oronoco, Minnesota ED: BM, University of Minnesota; MM, University of North Carolina at Greensboro RCT: Blanche, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Savitri, Savitri, UNCG Opera Theatre; Margaret, The Clever

Artifice of Harriet & Margaret, Really Spicy Opera Company Ruth H. Pelmas Scholar

Langelihle Mngxati, bass-baritone Dulcamara, The Elixir of Love HT: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa ED: BA, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal; PD, MM, Southern Methodist University RCT: Sarastro, The Magic Flute, Olin Blitch, Susannah, Meadows Opera Theatre (SMU); Belcore, The Elixir of

Love, Dallas Opera Outreach UP: Colas, Bastien and Bastienne, The Dallas Opera

Jorie Moss, soprano Gianetta, The Elixir of Love; SMC Fall Outreach Artist HT: Batesville, IN ED: BM, DePauw Univesity; MM, Westminster Choir College RCT: Dew Fairy, Hansel and Gretel, CoOPERAtive Program; Susanna, The Marriage of Figaro, Lyric Opera

Studio Weimar; Iolantha, Iolantha, Westminster Choir College Patrice Munsel Scholar

Jon Oakley, tenor Pasquale, The Most Happy Fella; Felix Conway, Roscoe; Ewart Dunlop, The Music Man HT: Traverse City, Michigan ED: BM, MM, Michigan State University RCT: Ferrando, Così fan tutte, Bai Shazi, The Savage Land, Reverend Eager, A Room With a View, MSU

Opera Theater Phyllis & Marty Korn Scholar

Garrett Obrycki, baritone Joey, The Most Happy Fella; Oliver Hix, The Music Man HT: Ham Lake, Minnesota ED: BM, Eastman School of Music RCT: Billy Blythe, Billy Blythe, Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Opera Ithaca; Singer 1/Garbage Man, Operation Super Power, Opera Saratoga Outreach;

Young Artist, Opera Company of Middlebury Kemp & Nancy Smith Young Artist

Michael Pandolfo, baritone Old Lady/Giant, Jack and the Beanstalk HT: Fort Worth, Texas ED: BM, University of Kentucky RCT: Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, Lt. Cable, South Pacific, UK Opera Theatre Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist

Scott Purcell, baritone Roscoe Conway, Roscoe; Charlie Cowell, The Music Man HT: Westville, New Jersey ED: BM, MM, Westminster Choir College RCT: Ford, Falstaff, Westminster Choir College; Peter, Hansel and Gretel, CoOPERAtive; Figaro, The Barber of

Seville, Tri-Cities Opera; Young Artist, Opera Saratoga UP: Resident Artist, Tri-Cities Opera Laurence & Karen Meltzer Scholar

James Resch, bass-baritone Patsy McCall, Roscoe; Tommy Djilas, The Music Man HT: Katy, Texas ED: BM, Southern Methodist University RCT: Speaker, The Magic Flute, Elder Ott, Susannah, Meadows Opera Theater (SMU); Colas, Bastien and Bastienne, Dallas Opera Outreach

Seagle Music Colony Guild Scholar

Zaray Rodriguez, mezzo-soprano Marie, The Most Happy Fella; Mrs. Paroo, The Music Man HT: Miami, Florida ED: BA, Palm Beach Atlantic University; MM, University of Miami RCT: Federica Garcia Lorca, Ainadamar, Principessa/

Zita, Il Trittico, Frost Opera Theater (U of M); featured soloist, Visions and Ecstasies: A Mass (Crouch - world premiere & recording) UP: Boston University Opera Institute (2016-2018)

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Johnny Salvesen, bass Elisha Fitzgibbon, Roscoe HT: Waco, Texas ED: BM, Texas Christian University RCT: Jim Wright, JFK, Fort Worth Opera; Sarastro/Speaker, The Magic Flute, Texas Christian University; Pistola, Falstaff, Narrator/Mysterious Man, Into the

Woods, SMC 2015 UP: MM, University of Houston Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Young Artist

Michael Vlach, tenor Alex Fitzgibbon, Roscoe HT: Kansas City, Missouri ED: BM, Stetson University; MM, Indiana University RCT: Dr. Caius, Falstaff, Jean Valjean, Les Misérable, SMC 2015; Idomeneo, Idomeneo, Stetson University John & Helen Seagle Scholar

Kyle White, baritone Belcore, The Elixir of Love; Harold Hill, The Music Man HT: Rochester, Michigan ED: BM, Michigan State University RCT: Bass soloist, Messiah, MSU Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Arthur Beebe, A Room with a View, MSU Opera Theatre; Schaunard, La bohème, TCSF Performing Arts Dept.; Figaro, The Barber of Seville, SMC 2015

UP: Belcore, The Elixir of Love, MSU Opera Theatre Darren K. Woods Scholar

Michaela Wolz, mezzo-soprano Narrator/Giant’s Wife, Jack and the Beanstalk; Mrs. Squires, The Music Man HT: Eureka, Missouri ED: BM, The Boston Conservatory RCT: Cherubino, The Marriage of Figaro, Stewardess, Flight, The Boston Conservatory

UP: Bradamante, Alcina, The Boston Conservatory

Nicholas Yaquinto, baritone Roscoe Conway, Roscoe HT: Savannah, Georgia ED: BMA, Georgia State University RCT: Paris, Romeo and Juliet, Atlanta Opera; Guglielmo, Così fan tutte, Small Opera; Marullo, Rigoletto, Hubbard Hall Opera Lisa Reid Young Artist

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