• BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
PERFORMER-LIBRETTIST WORKSHOP:
Fully-staged productions
At the Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley CA (July 1983)
• SYLVIE (Norah Holmgren, Librettist)
• BEGGARS (Roger Nieboer, Librettist)
• Ann Bass, Singer-Actor
• Jon Ellis, Singer-Actor
• Karla Fredell, Singer-Actor
• Lawrence Venza, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director/Dramaturg
• Ann Baltz, Music Director/Pianist
• Michele Swanson, Festival Associate Artistic Director
• ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES PROGRAM:
Developmental work
At Nautilus Music-Theater, in Saint Paul MN (Fiscal Year 1997)
• Marge Betley, Writer
• Mary Ellen Childs, Composer
• Dan Dressen, Singer-Actor
• Stephen Houtz, Composer
• Wendy Knox, Director
• Ruth MacKenzie, Writer, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Artistic Director
• SATURDAY MARKET SUNDAY OPERA:
Fully-staged production
At the Saturday Market, in Portland OR (April 1997)
• Episode 1: AN ANGEL IN THE COCKPIT
• Gene Freedman, Librettist
• Jeffrey Kauffman, Composer
• Episode 2: DANGER IN THE AIR
• Myra Donnelley, Librettist
• Mark Steering, Composer
• Episode 3: THE ENTITY STRIKES BACK
• Gene Freedman, Librettist
• Peter Armetta, Composer
• Episode 4: ON THE EDGE OF WILDERNESS
• Llewellyn J. Rhoe, Librettist
• Gordon Neal Herman, Composer
• Episode 5: SPARKS AND DEBRIS
• Theresa Love, Librettist
• John Vergin, Composer
• Episode 6: REACHING FOR THE LIGHT
• Ben Krywosz, Librettist
• Myra Donnelly, Writer
• Gene Freedman, Writer
• Theresa Love, Writer
• Llewellyn Rhoe, Writer
• Peter Armetta, Composer
• Gordon Neal Herman, Composer
• Jeffrey Kauffman, Composer
• Mark Steering, Composer
• John Vergin, Composer
• Bob Mensel, Singer-Actor
• Theresa Koon, Singer-Actor
• Elizabeth Lower, Singer-Actor
• Pam Mahon, Singer-Actor
• Steve Osburn, Singer-Actor
• Amy Hansen Simmons, Singer-Actor
• Kurt Zeller, Singer-Actor
• Steve Dahlke, Music Director (5,6)
• Diane Englert, Stage Director (5)
• Amanda Evans, Production Coordinator
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director (1,6)
• Pamela Livingstone, Stage Director (3)
• Karl Mansfield, Music Director (3,4)
• Tere Mathern, Costume Consultant
• Brian Michael, Music Director (1,2)
• Jack O’Brian, Scenic Designer
• Mark Steering, Stage Director (4)
• WEIRD ROMANCE:
Fully-staged production
At Augsburg College, in Minneapolis MN (February 1998)
• Act One: THE GIRL WHO WAS PLUGGED IN
• Act Two: HER PILGRIM SOUL
Alan Brennert, Writer
David Spencer, Writer
Alan Menken, Composer
• Angie Anderson, Singer-Actor
• Heidi Bakke, Singer-Actor
• Trena Bolden, Singer-Actor
• Tatyana Choolkova, Singer-Actor
• Justin Dittrich, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Gabriel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Grimm, Singer-Actor
• Kristen Kent, Singer-Actor
• Chris Morck, Singer-Actor
• Katherine Nelson, Singer-Actor
• Fred Pomeroy, Singer-Actor
• Dave Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, Music Director
• Michael Burden, Scenic/Lighting Designer
• Sandra Nei Schulte, Costume Designer
• Sandra Augustin, Choreographer
• PERFORMING POWER WORKSHOP:
Performer Development
At the Cornish Institute, in Seattle WA (August 1999)
• Joseph Berthon, Singer-Actor
• Valerie Boseck, Singer-Actor
• Jay Hunter Cook, Singer-Actor
• Julian Altschul, Singer-Actor
• Katelyn Black, Singer-Actor
• Sandra Carlson, Singer-Actor
• Robbin Eaves, Singer-Actor
• Joel Jaffe, Singer-Actor
• Fiona Maguire, Singer-Actor
• Viven Houle, Singer-Actor
• Holly Johnson, Singer-Actor
• Kate Lloyd, Singer-Actor
• Rachel Matzke, Singer-Actor
• Tanesha Ross, Singer-Actor
• Carole Adrienne Stanton, Singer-Actor
• Erin Ring-Howell, Singer-Actor
• Emily Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Barbara Aurora, Instructor
• Wesley Balk, Instructor
• Gene Freedman, Stage Director
• Michael Kelly, Music Director
• Beth Kirchhoff, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Ellen McLain, Instructor
• Marilyn Sederholm, Instructor
• Marianne Weltmann, Instructor
• INTO THE WOODS:
Fully-staged production
At Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids MI (January 2000)
• James Lapine, Writer
• Stephen Sondheim, Composer/Lyricist
• Holly Baar, Singer-Actor
• Kara Bastos, Singer-Actor"
• Becky Black, Singer Actor
• Jonathan Duley, Singer-Actor
• Katie Fitch, Singer-Actor
• Carla Fritz, Singer-Actor
• Lydia Hall, Singer-Actor
• Susan Kiley, Singer-Actor
• Allison Licavoli, Singer-Actor
• James Lott, Singer-Actor
• Kristi McKay, Singer-Actor
• Jamie Mosher, Singer-Actor
• Wendi Parrott, Singer-Actor
• Jason Redmond, Singer-Actor
• Bud Thompson, Singer-Actor
• Matthew Vandervelde, Singer-Actor
• Shawn Wilkins, Singer-Actor
• Jill Hamilton, Costume Designer
• Charles Hutchins, Coach/Accompanist
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Hyundai Lee, Conductor
• Al Sheffield, Set Designer
• PERFORMING POWER CLASS 2000:
Performer Development
At Nautilus Music-Theater, in Saint Paul MN (May 2000)
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• JP Fitzgibbons, Singer-Actor
• Teressa Grega, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor
• George Muellner, Singer-Actor
• Jonathan Niel, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Singer-Actor
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro, Singer-Actor
• Amy Silverman, Singer-Actor
• Rosalie Tenseth, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Kris Anne Weiss, Singer-Actor
• Barb Brooks, Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Tom Linker, Music Director
• Karen Miller, Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, Music Director
• SATURN RETURNS:
Fully-staged production
At Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids MI (January 2001)
• Act One: TROUBLE IN TAHITI:
• Leonard Bernstein, Composer/Librettist
• Lydia Hall, Singer-Actor
• Jason Redmond, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Velthouse, Singer-Actor
• Anne Zimmerman, Singer-Actor
• Josh Zoerhof, Singer-Actor
• Jill Hamilton, Costume Designer
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Hyundai Lee, Conductor
• Al Sheffield, Set Designer
• Act Two: MYTHS AND HYMNS:
• Adam Guettel, Writer/Composer
• Andrea Coates, Singer-Actor
• Katie Fitch, Singer-Actor
• Lydia Hall, Singer-Actor
• Jason Redmond, Singer-Actor
• Cara Terbrack, Singer-Actor
• Matt Vandervelde, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Velthouse, Singer-Actor
• Shawn Wilkins, Singer-Actor
• Anne Zimmerman, Singer-Actor
• Josh Zoerhof, Singer-Actor
• Jill Hamilton, Costume Designer
• Charles Hutchins, Conductor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Al Sheffield, Set Designer
• PERFORMING POWER CLASS 2001:
Performer Development
At Teacher’s Park Avenue Residence, in Minneapolis MN (April 2001)
• Christina Baldwin, Singer-Actor
• Erin Duffy, Singer-Actor
• Jake Endres, Singer-Actor
• Nancy Marvy, Singer-Actor
• Ann Michels, Singer-Actor
• Jennifer Santoro, Singer-Actor
• Nicole Warner, Singer-Actor
• Wesley Balk, Instructor
• PUTTING IT TOGETHER: RESPONDING COLLABORATIVELY AND CREATIVELY TO A MUSICAL THEATER PRODUCTION:
Teacher Training Workshop
At the Ordway Center, in Saint Paul MN (October 2001)
• Gary Joyner, Writer
• Jim Payne, Writer
• Becky Dale, Composer
• Sophocles Papavasilopoulos, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Performer
• Norah Long, Performer
• Jill Dawe, Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, Director
• MY FAIR LADY:
Fully-staged production
At Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids MI (January 2002)
• Alan Jay Lerner, Librettist
• Frederick Loewe, Composer
• Nate Bauer, Singer-Actor
• Heather Benson, Singer-Actor
• Trinity Bird, Singer-Actor
• Terion Cooper, Singer-Actor
• Jeremiah Crank, Singer-Actor
• Jim Davis, Singer-Actor
• Andrew Dorland, Singer-Actor
• Jenny Dzuiban, Singer-Actor
• Michael Houser, Singer-Actor
• Rebecca Houser, Singer-Actor
• Krissy Jepsen, Singer-Actor
• Sam Kraut, Singer-Actor
• Mark Krieger, Singer-Actor
• Heidi LaLonde, Singer-Actor
• Scott Lange, Singer-Actor
• Kat Lee, Singer-Actor
• Callista Meeusen, Singer-Actor
• Rory Miller, Singer-Actor
• Jamie Mosher, Singer-Actor
• Sara Peterson, Singer-Actor
• Katie Rowden, Singer-Actor
• Brad Stabbing, Singer-Actor
• Chris Teller, Singer-Actor
• Matt Vandervelde, Singer-Actor
• Aaron Velthouse, Singer-Actor
• Tara Wasilchenko, Singer-Actor
• Sheila Williams, Singer-Actor
• Matt Wilson, Singer-Actor
• Anne Zimmerman, Singer-Actor
• Josh Zoerhof, Singer-Actor
• Jefferson Baum, Choregrapher
• Jill Hamilton, Costume Designer
• Charles Hutchins, Coach/Accompanist
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director
• Hyundai Lee, Conductor
• Al Sheffield, Set Designer
• DO ALL YOU CAN:
Springboard for the Arts: 10th Anniversary Celebration
At Nautilus Music-Theater, in Saint Paul MN (May 2002)
• Leslie Ball, Librettist
• Mike Croswell, Composer
• Bradley Greenwald, Singer-Actor
• Norah Long, Singer-Actor
• Ben Krywosz, Stage Director