THE WESLEY BALK
OPERA/MUSIC-THEATER INSTITUTE

The Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute (known by various names) actually predates Nautilus. Wesley started his performer training Institute in 1976, as a summer program at the Minnesota Opera, where he served as artistic Director from 1964 to 1983. It continued through 1980, then was put on hiatus in 1981 and 1982 while he directed the San Francisco Opera's Merola Program. He re-started the Institute in 1983, with Ben Krywosz on staff. That year, Karen Miller participated as a stage director, and joined the staff in 1986. The staff varied over the next few years, and eventually the current staff emerged as a cohesive group, with Ben and Karen as instructors and stage directors, Barbara Brooks, Mindy Eschedor, and Jerry Rubino as music directors, and Marilyn Habermas-Scher as movement instructor. Nautilus took over the administration of the program in 1986, and Wesley passed away in 2003. The actual name of the Institute and the location of the working sessions has evolved over the years, as noted in the lists below. We do not have any information on Institute participants before 1983. The information we do have for the Institute after 1983 is correct to the best of our archival knowledge; as always, please contact us with questions, comments, suggestions, or changes.

Information about this year’s Institute
is available at www.wesleybalk.org

1983 Minnesota Opera Company Institute:

(at the Minnesota Opera Company in St Paul)

• Benjamin Allen, Performer
• David Alt, Performer
• Gina Browning, Performer
• Pattie Thompson Buechner, Participant Stage Director
• Mary Burt, Performer
• Milissa Carey, Performer
• Marie Casey, Performer
• Diane Clark, Performer
• Dan Dressen, Performer
• Mary Elverhoy, Performer
• Nancy VanRooy Emery, Participant Stage Director
• Janet Gottschall, Performer
• Karen Grahn, Performer
• Catherine Grana, Performer
• Dorothy Landis Gray, Performer
• Joel Hatch, Participant Stage Director
• Wendy Heller, Performer
• Wendy Hoffman, Performer
• Paul Houghtaling, Performer
• Lisa Howitz, Performer
• Christopher Hudson, Performer
• Catherine Hughes, Performer
• Matthew Kamins, Performer
• Stefan Keller, Performer
• Cho Young Kim, Performer
• Wendy Lashbrook, Performer
• Katherine Lenel, Performer
• Kathryn Lewis, Participant Music Director
• Lana Lewis, Performer
• Jim Lieberthal, Participant Stage Director
• Cynthia Lohman (Rhys), Performer
• Jean Messer, Performer
• Karen Miller, Participant Stage Director
• Murray Moats, Participant Stage Director
• Christi Moore, Participant Stage Director
• Janet Paone, Participant Stage Director
• Mary Paul, Performer
• Dawn Paulson, Performer
• Ron Peluso, Participant Stage Director
• Rick Penning, Performer
• David Roosma, Participant Stage Director
• Joette Salandro, Performer
• Susan Satre, Performer
• Peggie Schwartz, Performer
• Lisa Stidham, Performer
• Elizabeth Szczygielska, Performer
• Margaret Tolberg, Performer
• Michele Troise, Performer
• Ramona Waldrep, Performer
• Miriam Walker, Performer
• Virginia Welker, Performer
• John Wiles, Performer
• Jack Wilson, Participant Music Director
• Nancy Wilson, Performer
• Schumann Yang, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ann Baltz, STAFF Music Director
• Stephanie Boening, STAFF Alexander Assistant
• Barbara Brandt, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Sue Calmenson, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• William Barto Jones, STAFF Music Director
• Jan Kimes, STAFF Accompanist
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Peter Myers, STAFF Administrator
• Carol Palca, STAFF Music Director
• Dawn Paulson, STAFF Accompanist
• Shirley Weston, STAFF Accompanist

1984 Minnesota Opera Company Institute:

(at Macalester College in St Paul)

• David Acker, Performer
• Katherine Agresta, Performer
• Nancy Atkins, Performer
• Gina Browning, Performer
• Diane Clark, Performer
• Kimberly Davidson, Performer
• Elizabeth Demeny, Performer
• Mark DeWitt, Performer
• Judith Feder, Performer
• Toni Fusaro, Performer
• Caren George, Performer
• Debra Goins, Performer
• Jerome Hall, Performer
• Carol Hofstad, Performer
• Stephen Houtz, Participant Music Director
• Wendy Hunter, Performer
• Paul Kock, Performer
• Diane Kopach, Performer
• Lorraine Langer, Performer
• Julie Lysne, Participant Music Director
• Timothy Mallard, Participant Music Director
• Dugg McDonough, Participant Stage Director
• Jean Messer, Performer
• George Nelson, Participant Music Director
• Slavko Nowytski, Participant Stage Director
• Lynn Peters, Performer
• Carol Rausch, Participant Music Director
• Janet Rhodes, Performer
• Doug Robinson, Jr., Participant Stage Director
• Brad Russell, Participant Stage Director
• Cathy Schwartzman (Lawrence), Performer
• Susan Shay, Performer
• Katharine Shirey, Performer
• Jane Stageberg, Performer
• Michele Troise, Performer
• Elizabeth Turk, Performer
• Miriam Walker, Performer
• John Webb, Participant Stage Director
• Kathryn Weyand, Participant Stage Director

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ann Baltz, STAFF Music Director
• Stephanie Boening, STAFF Alexander Assistant
• Barbara Brandt, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Sue Calmenson, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Tom Downing, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• William Barto Jones, STAFF Music Director
• Jan Kimes, STAFF Accompanist
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Lois McLeod, STAFF Music Director
• Peter Myers, STAFF Administrator

1985 Minnesota Opera Company Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Katie Agresta, Performer
• David Aks, Participant Music Director
• Ben Allen, Performer
• Carol Andersen, Performer
• Vicki Balestrero, Performer
• Gina Browning, Performer
• Marie Casey, Performer
• Diane Christopherson, Performer
• Julie Ciurleo, Participant Music Director
• Dorothy Crawford, Performer
• Daniel Douthit, Performer
• Cora Enman, Performer
• Frederick Frey, Performer
• Carol Greif, Performer
• Amy Haines, Performer
• Stephen Houtz, Participant Music Director
• Robin Jensen, Participant Music Director
• Marli Johnson, Performer
• Joanna Johnston, Performer
• Bonnie Jean Kidd, Performer
• Soo Yeon Kim, Performer
• Suzanne Dyck Kliewer, Performer
• Jeff Kogle, Performer
• Lori Liebelt, Performer
• Felicia Mandrea, Performer
• Therese Misgene, Performer
• Hanni Myers, Participant Stage Director
• Timothy Plambeck, Participant Music Director
• Phyllis Richmond, Participant Stage Director
• Juliana Sabol, Performer
• Tracey Sampels, Performer
• Kristin Samuelson, Performer
• Shoshana Shay, Performer
• Abigail Snow, Performer
• Richard Steen, Performer
• Una Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Peggy Stirton, Performer
• Kristi Trimble, Performer
• Donna Turchi, Performer
• Anne Turner, Performer
• Lois Vaccariello, Performer
• Muriel Von Villas, Participant Stage Director
• Sheila Wormer, Performer
• Carol-Lynn Youtz, Performer
• Julie Yugend, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ann Baltz, STAFF Music Director
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Administrator
• William Barto Jones, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Jessica Lockhart, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ron Peluso , STAFF Stage Director
• Patrick Smitley, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1986 Minnesota Opera Company Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Margo Alexander, Performer
• Ann Bergquist, Performer
• Fay Voshell Bird, Performer
• Deborah Braun, Performer
• Beatrice Broadwater, Performer
• Barbara Brooks, Participant Music Director
• Margaret Ruth Butler, Performer
• Sara Callanan, Performer
• Elizabeth Carey, Performer
• Marie Christine Casey, Performer
• Eileen Clark, Performer
• Mark DeWitt, Performer
• Rainer Dornemann, Performer
• Cora Enman, Performer
• Laurance Fee, Performer
• Malin Fritz, Performer
• Sharmi Harper, Performer
• Paula Homer, Participant Stage Director
• Stephen Kirchgraber, Performer
• Beth Kirchoff, Participant Music Director
• Judith Klinger, Performer
• Jeff Kogle, Performer
• Kathryn Kyle, Participant Stage Director
• Dorothy LaBounty, Performer
• Cindy Lambert, Performer
• Sara Mansouri, Performer
• Valerie Martin, Performer
• Laure Meloy, Performer
• Margaret Orandi, Performer
• Christine Peters, Performer
• Sally Ramsden, Participant Music Director
• Susanne Riber, Performer
• Kevin Rouchell, Performer
• William Ryder, Performer
• Jill Schendel, Participant Music Director
• Linda Schmidt, Participant Music Director
• Shoshana Shay, Performer
• Kay Shirey, Performer
• Carrie Stevens, Performer
• Barbara Elaine Suggs, Performer
• Mary Helen Tintes, Performer
• Jennifer Tratnyek, Performer
• Michele Troise, Performer
• Lise Uhl, Participant Stage Director
• Marilyn Wienand, Participant Stage Director
• Beverly Wiley, Performer
• Cora Williams, Performer
• Elizabeth Wright, Participant Stage Director
• Valerie Yova, Performer
• Julie Yugend, Performer

• Lisa Anderson, STAFF Stage Manager
• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ann Baltz, STAFF Music Director
• Joe Illick, STAFF Music Director
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Administrator
• William Barto Jones, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Ron Peluso , STAFF Stage Director
• Phyllis Richmond, STAFF Movement Instructor

1987 Wesley Balk Summer Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Greg Abbott, Performer
• J Robert Adams, Performer
• Juliet Anderson, Performer
• Carole Aveline, Performer
• Ann Bergquist, Performer
• Gail Blache-Gill, Performer
• David Brock, Participant Music Director
• Don Bryan, Performer
• Bonnie Buss, Performer
• Naomi Carlquist, Performer
• Cyntha Conner, Performer
• Tracey Adele Cooper, Performer
• Jessica Davis, Performer
• Mary Esbjornson, Performer
• Jane Foster, Performer
• Amy Gustafson, Performer
• David Harris, Performer
• Carol Hofstad, Performer
• Heather Joyner, Performer
• Marjorie Kahn, Performer
• Mary Stewart Kiesgen, Participant Stage Director
• Catherine Laider-Lau, Performer
• Tom Linker, Participant Music Director
• Anna Marie Litwin, Performer
• Sarah Mantel, Participant Stage Director
• David McKee, Participant Stage Director
• Linda Meehan, Performer
• Sanford Moore, Participant Music Director
• Thia Moore, Performer
• Ian Nelson, Participant Stage Director
• Gail Olszewski, Participant Music Director
• Melody Owens, Participant Stage Director
• Karen Pew-Matysik, Performer
• Marilyn G Powell, Participant Stage Director
• Carl Ratner, Participant Stage Director
• Robin A Rayborn, Performer
• Susanne Riber, Performer
• Rene Rumpold, Performer
• Martha Sanderson, Performer
• Mary Kay Schmidt, Performer
• Colleen Silven, Performer
• Diane Spiotta-McGary, Performer
• Una Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Lee Strawn, Participant Stage Director
• Roland Tec, Participant Stage Director
• Debra Wassum, Performer
• Carol Wilson, Participant Stage Director
• Laura Young, Participant Music Director

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Gina Browning, STAFF Radiance Technique Instructor
• Steven Crawford, STAFF Music Director
• Joe Illick, STAFF Music Director
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Administrator
• Rod Kettlewell, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Barbara Lutz, STAFF Stage Manager
• Elleva Joy McDonald, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Bill Metcalf, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Shoshana Shay, STAFF Radiance Technique Instructor

1988 Wesley Balk Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Dana Anderson, Performer
• Keren Bernbaum, Performer
• Jane Bertelsen, Performer
• David Browning, Performer
• John Buemler, Performer
• Mags David, Performer
• Cora Enman, Performer
• Vicki Felton, Performer
• Don Fibiger, Participant Stage Director
• Lloyd Hanson, Participant Stage Director
• Linda Hennigan, Performer
• Ted Hill, Performer
• Frieda Holland, Participant Stage Director
• Paula Homer, Participant Stage Director
• Leah Hynansky, Performer
• Christine Jarc, Performer
• Laura Johnson, Performer
• Linda Linnebach, Performer
• Steve Moyer, Performer
• Andrea Muschinske, Performer
• Susan Nance, Participant Stage Director
• Becky Putnam, Performer
• Linda Richter-Norgard, Performer
• Mary Runkle, Performer
• Virginia Schmidt, Performer
• Pamela Shannon, Performer
• Jayne Skoog, Performer
• Mariel Tuyt, Performer
• T David Wallach, Performer
• Janis Welker, Performer
• Diane Winchester, Performer
• Krista Wozniak, Performer
• Jane Wyss, Participant Stage Director

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Steven Crawford, STAFF Music Director
• Rod Kettlewell, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Barbara Lutz, STAFF Stage Manager
• Elleva Joy McDonald, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Shoshana Shay, STAFF Radiance Technique Instructor

1989 Wesley Balk Opera/Musical Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Earl Balcos, Performer
• Joan Barber, Participant Stage Director
• Doug Barber, Performer
• Bill Beeman, Performer
• Dawn Bennett, Performer
• John Beumler, Participant Stage Director
• David Bond, Performer
• Shannon Carson, Performer
• Louise Drapeau, Performer
• Lisa Edwards, Performer
• Phil Eisenman, Performer
• Michael Ellison, Participant Stage Director
• Pamela Ellsworth, Performer
• Brian Evans, Performer
• Tim Fulford, Performer
• Ginny Gernes, Performer
• Carolyn Goelzer, Participant Stage Director
• Cailin Gudio, Performer
• Sara Hopkins, Performer
• Leah Hynansky, Performer
• Lori Kelley, Performer
• Suzanne Kennedy, Performer
• Marcia Lewis, Performer
• Nancy McMurrin, Performer
• Dreux Montegut, Performer
• Kiyoko Motoyama, Performer
• Patty Mueller, Performer
• Julie Newell, Performer
• Susan Pabon, Performer
• Sharon Papian, Participant Stage Director
• Francine Peterson, Participant Stage Director
• Sue Reddin, Performer
• Gayle Ross, Performer
• Julie Schramke, Performer
• Terry Shawn, Performer
• Elizabeth Smith, Performer
• Mary Wright, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ann Baltz, STAFF Music Director
• Laura Johnson, STAFF Administrator
• Rod Kettlewell, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Peter Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Barbara Lutz, STAFF Stage Manager
• Elleva Joy McDonald, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Timothy Ocel, STAFF Operations Manager
• Amy Oriani, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• Shoshana Shay, STAFF Radiance Technique Instructor

1990 Wesley Balk Institute for Opera and Music-Theater:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Lori Bammesberger, Performer
• Christina Powers Barnett, Performer
• Mark Clark, Participant Stage Director
• Rob Cromwell, Performer
• Rebekah Edminster, Performer
• Debrah Ehrhardt, Participant Stage Director
• Phil Eisenman, Performer
• Sarah Eschweiler, Participant Stage Director
• Craig Fields, Participant Stage Director
• Barbara Fox, Performer
• Paul Guttry, Performer
• Patrice Hanson, Performer
• Jennifer Harpel, Performer
• Paul Huschilt, Performer
• Lisa Jacobson, Performer
• Marcy Jellison, Performer
• Gretchen Johnson, Performer
• Maria Johnson, Performer
• Mary Ellen Landon, Performer
• Jeff McGuire, Performer
• Joanne Mouradjian, Performer
• Angela Palmer, Performer
• Carolyn Pratt, Performer
• Gayle Ross, Performer
• Penny Sandstrom, Performer
• Gregg Santa, Performer
• Terence Shawn, Performer
• Carolyn Stevens, Performer
• Susan Strother, Performer
• Susan Sutton, Performer
• Carla Wood, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Tina Meckel, STAFF Ensemble Manager
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1991 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the Minnesota Opera Center in Minneapolis)

• Milissa Carey, Performer
• Lynn Clark, Performer
• Judy Colley Cummings, Performer
• Nathalie DeRita-Heroux, Performer
• Anne Dugaw, Performer
• David Elliott, Participant Stage Director
• Frank Farris, Performer
• Catherine Goldenbaum, Performer
• Paul Guttry, Performer
• Paul Huschilt, Performer
• Andrea Kane, Performer
• Andrea Lee, Performer
• Lynnda Lockhart, Performer
• Bonnie McCubbin, Performer
• James Moylan, Performer
• Teva Regule, Participant Stage Director
• Gwendolyn Ritter, Performer
• Peter Robinson, Performer
• Jeanne Robison, Participant Stage Director
• Katya Roemer, Performer
• Joe Simmons, Performer
• Susan Sutton, Performer
• Patricia Thompson, Performer
• Kathryn Venable, Performer
• James Wood, Participant Stage Director
• Lisa Zeidenberg, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1992 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Julie Beth Andrews, Performer
• Shari Atkinson, Performer
• Christina Barnett, Participant Stage Director
• Linda Ade Brand, Participant Stage Director
• Milissa Carey, Performer
• Sara Chazen, Participant Stage Director
• Deborah Coleman, Performer
• Leslie Duchscherer, Performer
• Tiffany Farha, Performer
• Tawny Greene, Performer
• Sharmi Harper, Performer
• Helena Hawkshawe, Performer
• Kathryne Jennings, Performer
• Marta Johansen, Performer
• Tellie Kahara, Performer
• Jane Benton King, Performer
• Elizabeth Knauer, Performer
• Celeste Martin, Performer
• Jane McMillen, Performer
• Mary Murphy, Performer
• Petronella Palm, Performer
• Heather Peterson, Performer
• Mary Redmond, Performer
• Natalie De Rita, Performer
• Heidi Saari, Performer
• Johanna Stahl, Performer
• Tony Steblay, Performer
• Craig Tessler, Performer
• Kathryn Venable, Performer
• Sandra Walden, Participant Stage Director
• Mira Yang, Performer

• Barbara Aurora, STAFF Voice Consultant
• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Marge Betley, STAFF Ensemble Managing Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Pam Lewis, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1993 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Kurt Bardele, Performer
• Chuck Beard, Performer
• Meredith Bordon, Performer
• GayLin Christensen, Performer
• Angela Dowling, Performer
• Sarah Eschweiler, Participant Stage Director
• Laureen Falco, Performer
• Margot Harding, Performer
• Scott Herrick, Performer
• Deeji Killian, Performer
• Jane Benton King, Performer
• Peter Klaveness, Performer
• Robert Lillegren, Performer
• Angela Malek, Performer
• Karen Moyer, Performer
• Caroline Nurenberg, Performer
• Darlene Olson, Participant Stage Director
• Geoffrey Parrish, Performer
• Laurie Ripa, Performer
• Randa Rouweyha, Performer
• Louise South, Performer
• Cynthia Stokes, Participant Stage Director
• Scott Toperzer, Performer
• Peter Vitale, Performer
• Kim Mattice Wanat, Performer
• Catherine Watson, Performer
• James Williams, Performer

• Barbara Aurora, STAFF Voice Consultant
• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Marge Betley, STAFF Ensemble Managing Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Babette Lightner, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1994 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Julie Beth Andrews, Performer
• Lori Barrett, Performer
• Matt Bean, Performer
• Monica Bellner, Performer
• Catherine Bunch, Performer
• Linda Cool, Performer
• Diane Cornish, Participant Stage Director
• Elaine Couch, Performer
• Wendy Dittman, Performer
• Alexandria Edwards, Performer
• Phil Eisenman, Performer
• Kristin Froebel, Participant Stage Director
• Patricia Graham, Performer
• Edith Hemenway, Participant Stage Director
• Dolly Hemphill, Performer
• Kari Holmberg, Performer
• Erik Johanson, Performer
• Andy Kirshner, Performer
• Joseph Klein, Performer
• Kara Lund, Performer
• Chris MacRae, Performer
• Nadine Mendelsohn, Performer
• Carol Millard, Performer
• Jeffrey Miller, Participant Stage Director
• John Moir, Performer
• Karen Moyer, Performer
• Stephanie Pakowitz, Performer
• Olga Primak, Performer
• Gayle Ross, Performer
• David Roth, Participant Stage Director
• Penny Sandstrom, Performer
• Diane Sawyers, Performer
• DaLyn Daneé Slater, Performer
• John Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Jolly Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Roderick Teh, Participant Music Director
• Mary Tuuri-Derby, Performer
• Noel Graves Williams, Performer
• Sheila Wolk, Participant Stage Director
• Michelle Wrighte, Performer

• Barbara Aurora, STAFF Voice Consultant
• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Marge Betley, STAFF Ensemble Managing Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Babette Lightner, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1995 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Aravind Adyanthaya, Performer
• Christine Armistead, Performer
• Leslie Ball, Performer
• Lori Bammesberger, Performer
• Joseph Consiglio, Performer
• Lisa Daehlin, Performer
• Christine Descher, Performer
• Susan Galbraith, Participant Stage Director
• Treather Gassmann, Performer
• Jeremy Gerard, Performer
• James Harr, Performer
• Adam Harris, Performer
• Dale Hills, Performer
• Lynelle Johnson, Performer
• Nancy King, Performer
• Amy Lauck, Performer
• Naomi Gurt Lind, Performer
• Nicole Marosis, Performer
• Julia Michaels, Performer
• Carol Millard, Performer
• Christopher Miller, Performer
• Loren Mitchel, Performer
• Milayne Mona, Performer
• Anne Ottiger, Performer
• Elizabeth Peterson, Performer
• Rebecca Pyle, Performer
• Linda Richter-Norgard, Performer
• Bethany Rogers, Performer
• Joy Scheib, Participant Stage Director
• Louise South, Performer
• Johanna Stahl-Hughes, Performer
• John Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Jolly Stewart, Participant Stage Director
• Sandra Walden, Performer
• Mele Willis, Performer
• Marcus Young, Participant Stage Director

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Marge Betley, STAFF Ensemble Managing Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Babette Lightner, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1996 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Susan Allen, Performer
• Julie Beth Andrews, Participant Stage Director
• Jill Bowen, Performer
• Eric Bronner, Performer
• Heather Buffington, Performer
• Deborah Nash Burgess, Performer
• Mary Burke, Performer
• Diane Clark, Participant Stage Director
• Michelle Cooper, Performer
• Elizabeth Daly, Performer
• Becky Daws, Participant Music Director
• Phil Eisenman, Performer
• Laureen Falco, Performer
• Timothy Fink, Performer
• Michelle Francois, Participant Stage Director
• Vanessa Muras Gamble, Performer
• Janice Giampa, Participant Stage Director
• Manon Gimlett, Performer
• Gary Gisselman, Participant Stage Director
• Wendy Knox, Participant Stage Director
• Andrew Liebergen, Performer
• Norah Long, Performer
• Gaitley Mathews, Participant Stage Director
• Elizabeth McDowell, Performer
• Hannah Mitchell, Performer
• Alice Nelson, Participant Music Director
• Colleen O'Shaughnessy, Performer
• Melanie Ohm, Performer
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Performer
• Eleni Sarris Peyser, Performer
• Denise Prosek, Participant Music Director
• Francesca Sanzari, Performer
• Laura Sosnowski, Performer
• Eleanor Taylor, Performer
• Clint Williams, Performer
• Noel Graves Williams, Performer
• Sara Williamson, Performer
• Stephanie Woodling, Performer
• Gabriel Zimmerman, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Marge Betley, STAFF Ensemble Managing Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Amy Dick, STAFF Assistant Administrator
• Stephen Houtz, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Carol Mann, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Wendy Morris, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1997 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Carole Jean Anderson, Performer
• Bob Beverage, Performer
• Lori Leigh Bivin, Performer
• Emily Browder, Performer
• Nathan Carlton, Participant Stage Director
• Gary Costello, Performer
• Bonnie Draina, Performer
• Emily Eagan, Performer
• Gwen Eagleton, Performer
• Janet Gottschall Fried, Performer
• Katherine Hill, Performer
• Angelynne Hinson, Performer
• Tricia Hunkins, Performer
• Beth Kainz, Performer
• Mary Keepers, Performer
• Margaret Kennedy-Dygas, Participant Stage Director
• Sarah Lawrence, Performer
• Josh Miles, Performer
• James Miller, Performer
• Loren Mitchel, Participant Music Director
• Theresa Najarian, Performer
• Alissa Rose, Performer
• Denise Tabet, Performer
• Susan Tilbury, Performer
• James Tucker, Participant Stage Director
• Melissa Wieland, Performer
• Clint Williams, Performer
• Doreen Zeitvogel, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Wynn Fricke, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Stephen Houtz, STAFF Music Director
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Carol McCullough, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Brian McCullough, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Wendy Morris, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1998 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the College of St Catherine’s in St Paul)

• Don Adkins, Participant Stage Director
• Marilyn Bulli, Performer
• Erin Cook, Performer
• Carissa Eldridge, Performer
• Mindy Eschedor, Participant Music Director
• Donna Glennie, Performer
• Eve Graham, Performer
• Patricia Graham, Performer
• Jeff Haagenson, Performer
• Emily Hanson, Performer
• Mary Etta Hobbs, Participant Stage Director
• Julie Hsieh, Performer
• Pat Kent, Performer
• Paul Kovacovic, Participant Music Director
• Michelle Carlson Liebl, Performer
• Thomas Melander, Performer
• Mary Molnar, Performer
• Lisa Marie Olsen, Performer
• Kit Prothero, Performer
• Jeffrey Stevens, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Babette Lightner, STAFF Alexander Instructor
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

1999 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Macalester College in St Paul)

• Jennifer Boesing, Performer
• Michael Borton, Performer
• Emily Bradof, Performer
• Marilyn Bulli, Performer
• Amy Lynn Call, Performer
• Amanda Capone, Performer
• Madeline Cieslak, Performer
• Diane Dietz, Performer
• Denise Dimsdale, Performer
• Emily Eagen, Performer
• Daniel Eifert, Performer
• Vicki Fingalson, Performer
• Kendall Gladen, Performer
• Leanne Gonzalez, Performer
• Anna Haagenson, Performer
• Martina Haakenstad, Performer
• Lisa Habeck, Performer
• Caitlin Hammel, Performer
• Molly Haynes, Performer
• Ruth Heley, Performer
• Molly Kuras, Performer
• Emily Lettelleir, Performer
• Elizabeth Lower, Performer
• Suzanne O'Gara, Performer
• Kit Prothero, Performer
• Sandy Schoenecker, Performer
• Dale Schriemer, Participant Stage Director
• Jan Scovill, Participant Music Director
• Anne Benner Storlie, Performer
• Evelyn Thatcher, Performer
• Mary Tomlinson (Mu Larsen), Participant Stage Director
• Steven Utzig, Participant Stage Director
• Brenda Wepfer, Performer
• A J Wester, Performer
• Rachel Wind, Performer

• Barbara Aurora, STAFF Voice Consultant
• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Wendy Morris, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2000 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Macalester College in St Paul)

• Peter Armetta, Performer
• Mary Asadorian, Performer
• Victoria Botero, Performer
• Laura Case, Performer
• Veronica Chapman-Smith, Performer
• Genevieve Christianson, Performer
• Alyson Cury, Performer
• Michelle Dahlenburg, Performer
• Rebecca Easley, Performer
• Kelly Finnegan, Performer
• Lydia Hall, Performer
• Elisabeth Harrington, Performer
• Elizabeth Hartman, Performer
• Jonathan Kahn, Performer
• Shannon Kessler, Performer
• Hak Min Kim, Participant Stage Director
• Robert Kimmeth, Performer
• Jessica Klingler, Performer
• John Chandler Molbert, Performer
• Elizabeth Munn, Performer
• Eliza O'Malley, Performer
• Patty Pai, Performer
• Korey Prouty, Performer
• Bridgid Rathgeb, Performer
• Sarah Sawyer, Participant Stage Director
• Laura Shanahan, Performer
• Gayle Shay, Performer
• Michelle Towle, Performer
• Vanessa Velez, Performer
• Lynnette Zink, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Wendy Morris, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2001 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Macalester College in St Paul)

• Karena Aslanian, Performer
• Lisa Butcher, Performer
• Jeffrey Carlson, Performer
• Jeffrey Cloninger, Performer
• Catherine Daugherty, Performer
• Jamie Van Eyck, Performer
• Rachel Frazin, Performer
• Wendy Gennaula, Performer
• Joanna Harley, Performer
• Kimberly Harrison, Performer
• Christine Heath, Performer
• Alexandra Hoover, Performer
• Anne Ingram, Performer
• Christine Johnson, Performer
• Gary Joyner, Participant Stage Director
• Maureen Koelsch, Participant Stage Director
• Naomi Gurt Lind, Performer
• Alison Lund, Performer
• Hana Mattson, Performer
• Judith McClain, Performer
• Aimée Petra, Performer
• Kari Swenson Riely, Performer
• Terree Rowbottom, Performer
• Stephanie Scherrer, Performer
• Anne Benner Storlie, Performer
• Christopher Stowell, Participant Stage Director
• Eleanor Taylor, Performer
• Bet Williams, Performer

• Wesley Balk, STAFF Program Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Wendy Morris, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2002 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Parker Anderson-Genné, Performer
• Renee Barron , Performer
• Martina Bishopp , Performer
• Angela Boardman, Performer
• Lindsey Bonner, Performer
• Jane Cabaya, Performer
• Amy Carlson, Performer
• Kate Chisholm, Participant Stage Director
• Anne Dreyer, Performer
• Emily Eagen, Participant Stage Director
• Lucretia Fleury, Performer
• Michelle Goodman, Performer
• Whitney Guy, Performer
• Angie Hardy, Performer
• Kate Haugen, Performer
• Shannon Hoffman, Performer
• Donald Holdren, Performer
• Sarah Jensvold, Performer
• Anita Lyons, Performer
• George Maurer, Participant Music Director
• Rebecca Myers, Performer
• Rick Novak, Performer
• Rob Peavler, Performer
• Jennie Pecoraro , Performer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Performer
• Nathan Ruggles, Performer
• Marianne Sadée, Performer
• Jill Sandager, Performer
• Laurie Spohn, Performer
• Sara Truesdale, Performer
• Megan Young, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Augsburg Liaison

2003 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Anne Adams, Performer
• Katharine Ball, Performer
• Joe Black, Performer
• Sandra Castleberry, Performer
• Marianne Ciasulli, Performer
• Ingrid Cole, Performer
• Elena DeAngelis, Performer
• Jennifer Gaspar, Performer
• Manon Gimlett, Participant Stage Director
• Julia Heard, Performer
• Sarah Hoffman, Performer
• Elise LaBarge, Performer
• Karen Leigh-Post, Participant Stage Director
• Mary Mann, Performer
• Caitlin Mathes, Performer
• Nicole Messier, Performer
• Carrie Mineck, Performer
• Tracey Moore, Participant Stage Director
• Alison Kay Moritz, Performer
• Jean Mornard, Performer
• Miles Rind, Performer
• Shari Speer, Performer
• Todd Trebour, Performer
• Steve Uliana, Performer
• Emily Vacek, Performer
• Woody Woodward, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2004 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Mark Abelsen, Participant Music Director
• Jennifer Baldwin Peden, Participant Stage Director
• Betsie Feldkamp, Performer
• Megan Flod, Performer
• Maja Lisa Fritzhuspen, Performer
• Debra Halstenson, Performer
• Andria Helm, Performer
• Keely Holcomb, Performer
• Janice Hunton, Performer
• Debbi Kilde, Performer
• Ashleigh Kreider, Performer
• Naomi Gurt Lind, Performer
• Jean Mornard, Participant Stage Director
• Rebecca Myers, Performer
• Laura Rushing-Raynes, Participant Stage Director
• Amy Schwarz, Performer
• Katherine Tieben, Performer
• Maria Cristina Yanez, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Augsburg Liaison

2005 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Lauren Asheim, Performer
• Amanda Augustinack, Performer
• Kathy Ball, Performer
• Kevin Bitterman, Participant Stage Director
• Siri Caltvedt, Performer
• Bergen Ellis, Performer
• Kirstin Kuchler, Performer
• Marina Liadova, Performer
• Maggie Lofboom, Performer
• Kim Stanford, Performer
• Momoko Tanno, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2006 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Theresa D'Aiuto Andrasy, Participant Stage Director
• Mira Barakat, Performer
• Liz Bateman, Performer
• Jody Bee, Participant Stage Director
• Evan Boyce, Performer
• Katie Crawford, Performer
• Rebecca Claire Engelhard, Performer
• Christie Finn, Performer
• Courtney Glenny , Performer
• Katharine Grant, Performer
• Amy Jacobson, Performer
• Suzie Juul, Performer
• Angeline Klein, Performer
• Corissa Leonard, Performer
• Jill MacLean, Participant Stage Director
• Jodi Mohs-Davis, Performer
• Patty Nieman, Performer
• Maria Oesterreich, Performer
• Andrew Penning, Performer
• Todd Queen, Performer
• Tuesday Rambo-McCall, Performer
• Quinn Shadko, Performer
• Julie Silver, Performer
• Janet Skidmore, Performer
• Paul Speiser, Performer
• Rachel Weber, Performer
• Sarah Wigley, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2007 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Derrell Acon, Performer
• Caitlin Antram, Performer
• Brittanie Bagby, Performer
• Sarah Benzinger, Performer
• Mia Bonnewell, Performer
• Keely Borland, Performer
• Carin Bratlie, Participant Stage Director
• Heather Gilles, Participant Stage Director
• Sarah Beth Gooding, Performer
• Diana Grasselli, Performer
• Brian Halaas, Performer
• Jennifer Haugen, Performer
• Carolyn Jorstad, Performer
• Elizabeth Margolius, Participant Stage Director
• Michael Mayer, Performer
• Marlayna Maynard, Performer
• Alice McGlave, Performer
• Tara Metcalf, Performer
• Carli Miller, Performer
• John Allen Nelson, Performer
• Natalie Novacek, Participant Stage Director
• Kyle Parker, Performer
• RubyAnn Poulson, Performer
• Anika Reitman, Performer
• Gillian Riley, Performer
• Alison Scherzer, Performer
• Meghan Sherer, Performer
• Molly Shortall, Performer
• Marisa De Silva, Performer
• Colleen Somerville, Performer
• Anjoli Taratusky, Performer
• Michele Troise, Performer
• Stacey Van Vossen, Performer
• Shannon Ward, Participant Stage Director
• Courtney Watson, Performer
• Julie Wyma, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2008 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Natalie Beck, Performer
• Justin Berkowitz, Performer
• Evan Bravos, Performer
• David Bruns, Performer
• Claire Burke, Performer
• Leah Cooper, Participant Stage Director
• Shannon Cristie, Participant Movement Assistant
• Deborah Dalton, Participant Stage Director
• Kristen Davidson, Performer
• Michael Pearce Donley, Participant Music Director
• Sarah Eschweiller, Performer
• Kaila Frymire, Performer
• Britt Gebhardt, Performer
• Chloe Gill, Performer
• Audrey Grieme, Performer
• Jamie Hultgren, Performer
• Amy Hutter, Performer
• Andrew Kane, Performer
• Brigid Kegel, Performer
• Theresa Koon, Participant Stage Director
• Mahayana Landowne, Participant Stage Director
• Heather Reithmeier, Performer
• Ryan Reithmeier, Performer
• Emily Shankman, Performer
• Madeline Veenker, Performer
• Jake Warren, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Tom Linker, STAFF Music Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2009 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Ben Amundson, Performer
• Elizabeth Ashantiva, Participant Stage Director
• Allyson Ditchey, Participant Stage Director
• Russell Dugger, Performer
• Jordan Ensign, Performer
• Stephanie Ewbank, Performer
• Sam Fujii, Performer
• David Hanzal, Participant Stage Director
• Smitha Johnson, Performer
• Katarina Jonsson, Performer
• Christopher Kehoe, Performer
• Chelsea Melamed, Performer
• Sarah Meredith-Livingston, Participant Stage Director, Performer
• Laura Schmidt, Performer
• Daniella Teodoro-Dier, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2010 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Ana Ashby, Performer
• Clare Bohrer, Performer
• Katherine Cacciola, Performer
• Sangeetha Ekambaram, Performer
• Dylan Evans, Performer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Participant Stage Director
• Tom Glaser, Performer
• Sara Hadlich, Performer
• Lindsay Krautkramer, Performer
• Nicole Lake, Performer
• Fanny Lora, Performer
• Amanda Lowe, Performer
• Sara MacLean, Performer
• Alison Moritz, Participant Stage Director
• Kathleen Murphy-Geiss, Performer
• Katherine Peck, Performer
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Participant Stage Director
• Gretchen Retka, Performer
• Julia Steiner, Performer
• Rochelle Weidner, Performer
• Bri'ann Wright, Participant Music Director

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Bethany Gladhill, STAFF Nautilus Managing Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

2011 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Emily Autrey, Performer
• Elizabeth Behnke, Performer
• Kurt Bender, Performer
• Craig Blackard, Performer
• Anna Brooks, Performer
• Dana Buchwald, Participant Music Director
• Anissa Corser, Performer
• Becky Dale, Performer
• Emily DeMarzio, Performer
• Jennifer Evans, Performer
• Andrea Fleming, Performer
• Sarah Graf, Performer
• Mary Keck, Performer
• Soo Hong Kim, Participant Stage Director
• Tesia Kwarteng, Performer
• Katie Mersch, Performer
• Susan Munson, Participant Music Director
• Eric Parrish, Participant Stage Director
• Annie Schulenburg, Performer
• Rachel Shirk, Performer
• Anna Slate, Performer
• Sarah Witte-Jacobs, Performer
• Liz Ziegler, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director
• Michael Pearce Donnely, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2012 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Katie Boardman, Performer
• Daniel Brylow, Participant Stage Director
• Jenna Buck, Performer
• Katey Dolezal, Performer
• Lauren Drasler, Performer
• Kelly Dudley, Performer
• Isabelle Ganz, Performer
• Jaclyn Gavin, Participant Music Director
• Cristine Bello Guse, Performer
• Alex Heetland, Participant Music Director
• Joshua Hinck, Performer
• Laura Jensen, Performer
• Chelsea Knaack, Performer
• Janna Kysilko, Performer
• Joel Liestman, Performer
• Kat Lutze, Performer
• Erika Mackin, Performer
• Joanna Malaszczyk, Performer
• Sam Oines, Participant Stage Director
• Shirley Perkins, Performer
• Katie Jo Ross, Performer
• Michael Wesely, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2013 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Sasha Andreev, Performer
• Gary Briggle, Participant Stage Director
• Teri Parker Brown, Performer
• Megan Clark, Management Fellow
• Michelle Devens , Performer
• Ivory Doublette, Performer
• JP Fitzgibbons, Participant Stage Director
• Jessica Grams, Performer
• Hannah Green, Performer
• Emily Gunyou Halaas, Performer
• Jackie Kling, Management Fellow
• Joel Liestman, Participant Stage Director
• Ted Moore, Management Fellow
• Jade Nustvold, Performer
• Darlene Olson, Participant Stage Director
• Dustin Ritchea, Performer
• Laura Robards, Performer
• Clary Roman, Performer
• Bill Scharpen, Performer
• Randy Schmeling, Performer
• Kristi Spicer, Performer
• Michael Sung Ho, Performer
• Greg Theisen, Participant Music Director
• Anthony Tomassini, Performer
• Ariana Warren, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2014 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Leigh Akin, Performer
• Allison Behrens, Performer
• Justin Caron, Management Fellow/Performer
• Marisa Carr, Performer
• Kimberly Dyckman, Performer
• Melanie Emig, Performer
• Kate Fitzgerald, Performer
• Bill Gilness, Performer
• Odion-Victoria Igbavboa, Management Fellow
• Timothy James, Performer
• Katy Johnson, Performer
• Maria Lindberg Kransmo, Performer
• Ben Kreilkamp, Participant Stage Director
• Isaac Kronlokken, Performer
• Madeline Laird, Performer
• Peter Middlecamp, Participant Stage Director
• Eric Morris, Performer
• Meeka Opong, Performer
• Marcus Schenck, Performer
• Anna Sutheim, Management Fellow/Performer
• Chris Wallace, Performer
• Tracey Zavadil, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director

2015 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Laurel Armstrong, Performer
• Sophia Bauer, Performer
• Josh Campbell, Participant Stage Director
• Kristina Dudley, Performer
• David Fillman, Performer
• Kajsa Jones, Performer
• Jamil Jude, Management Fellow/Participant Stage Director
• Cassie Koob, Performer
• Tara Loeper, Management Fellow/Performer
• Bill Marshall, Performer
• Kym Chambers Otto, Performer
• Mario Perez, Performer
• Jessica Ragsdale, Performer
• Molly Stoltz, Management Fellow/Performer
• Kathryn Wright, Participant Stage Director

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2016 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Emilia Allen, Management Fellow/Participant Stage Director
• Logan Anthony, Performer
• Adam Baus, Participant Music Director
• Shanna Frasier, Performer
• Elliott Graber, Management Fellow/Performer
• Cherise Graham, Performer
• Jocelyn Hansen, Performer
• Emily Hey, Performer
• Hannah Jackson, Management Fellow/Performer
• Mary Loewen, Performer
• Eric Morris, Participant Stage Director
• Samantha Noonan, Performer
• Riley Parham, Performer
• Alex Rack, Performer
• Beth Sperry, Performer
• Annie Tillotson, Performer
• Trevor Todd, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2017 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at Augsburg College in Minneapolis)

• Anna Baker, Performer
• Mathias Becker, Performer
• Jen Burleigh-Bentz, Performer
• Anna Christofaro, Performer
• Catherine Dalton, Participant Stage Director
• Emily Davis, Performer
• Briana Ekstrom, Performer
• Shanna Frasier, Participant Stage Director
• Daniel Greco, Performer
• Greta Grosch, Performer
• Siri Hammond, Performer
• Brian Ingalsbe, Performer
• Jessica Johnston, Participant Music Director
• Katie Kaufman, Performer
• Sara Ochs, Performer
• Shannon Twohy, Participant Stage Director
• Hannah Viederman, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Kerry Parker, Participant Movement Assistant
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2018 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Jim Ahrens, Participant Stage Director
• Rachel Austin, Performer
• Randi Berg, Performer
• Lauren Bird, Performer
• Tina Brauer, Performer
• Heather Breaux, Performer
• Taylor Brekke, Performer
• Hannah Cayem, Performer
• Joy Donley, Participant Stage Director
• Shanna Eisenberg, Performer
• Sangeetha Ekambaram, Performer
• Jacklyn Grigg, Performer
• Kaleigh Kenny, Performer
• Ben Larson, Participant Music Director
• Andrea Leap, Performer
• Elaine Meyerhoffer, Performer
• Victoria Pace, Performer
• Emily Rosenberg, Performer
• Eric Sargent, Performer
• Lauren Senden, Performer
• Wendy Short-Hays, Participant Stage Director
• Shelby Smith, Performer
• Kate Ka Vang, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Sonja Thompson, STAFF Music Director

2019 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Megan Kim Anderson, Performer
• Christian Bardin, Performer
• Mathias Becker, Participant Stage Director
• MJ Britton, Performer
• Elisa Cross, Performer
• Cathleen Fuller, Performer
• Claire Gilbert, Performer
• Lesley Hendrickson, Participant Stage Director
• Rosemary Joyce, Performer
• Cole McIlquham, Performer
• Adam Qutaishat, Performer
• Kyra Rahn, Performer
• Scotty Reynolds, Participant Stage Director
• Evan Tyler Wilson, Performer
• Sarah Zuber, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2020 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)

2021 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(Online, and at the Nautilus Music-Theater Studio in St Paul)

• MJ Britton, Performer
• James Frost, Performer
• Ava Tyler, Performer
• Woody Woodward, Performer
• Carole Jean Anderson, Performer
• Abigail LaDuke, Performer
• Michelle Crowder, Performer
• Katherine Leidlein, Performer
• Dee Noah, Performer
• Oogie Push, Performer

• Gary Briggle, STAFF Online Coach

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director

• Kelvin Chan, STAFF Stage Manager

• Jill Dawe, STAFF Music Director


• Mindy Eschedor, STAFF Music Director

• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor


• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director


• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director

• Jill Anna Ponasik, STAFF Online Coach


• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2022 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Rebekah Alexander, Participant Stage Director
• MJ Britton, Performer
• Jen Burleigh-Bentz, Performer
• Phoenicia Gamble, Performer
• Mackenzie Kloempken, Performer
• Anna Maher, Performer
• Karen Massey, Performer
• Tracy Michailidis, Participant Stage Director
• Minna O'Connell, Performer
• Elena Stabile, Performer
• Huiyin Tan, Performer
• Xi Yuan, Performer

• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director

• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor


• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director


• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director

• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2023 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Jacqueline Andersen, Performer
• Anna Beth Baker, Performer
• Rachel Barrick, Performer
• Shayla Courteau, Performer
• Drew Dietle, Performer
• Isabella Dippel, Performer
• Peyton Dixon, Performer
• Yvonne Freese, Performer
• Roland Hawkins II, Performer
• Rylan Hefner, Performer
• Julia Lamon, Performer
• Catherine Maki, Performer
• Marianne Sadée, Performer
• Carson Rose Schneider, Participant Music Director
• Ramman Takhsh, Performer
• Rachel Dickinson, Performer
• Amelia DeCoster, Performer
• Caelan Doyle, Performer
• Nick Salamone, Performer
• Brenda Varda, Participant Music Director

• Tom Bartsch, Associate Music Director

• Gary Briggle, Associate Stage Director

• Jake Endres, Associate Music Director

• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor

• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director

• Tracy Michailidis, Associate Stage Director

• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director

• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director

2024 Wesley Balk Opera/Music-Theater Institute:

(at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis)

• Jacqueline Andersen, Performer
• Janelle Tangonan Anderson, Performer
• Carlee Carpenter, Performer
• Alyssa Casarez, Performer
• Drew Dietle, Performer
• Joni Griffith, Performer
• Paris McMillian, Performer
• Mira Melander, Performer
• Sri Peck, Performer
• Margaret Reid, Performer
• Daniel Rieva, Performer
• Sumaya Roble, Performer
• Molly Setter, Performer
• Luciana Stich, Performer
• Boomer Xiong, Performer
• Pagnia Xiong, Performer
• Christopher Zou, Performer

• Gary Briggle,Associate Stage Director
• Barb Brooks, STAFF Music Director
• Justin Cook, Guest Musical Coach
• Jake Endres, Associate Music Director
• Marilyn Habermas-Scher, STAFF Movement Instructor
• Ben Krywosz, STAFF Stage Director
• Tracy Michailidis, Associate Stage Director
• Karen Miller, STAFF Stage Director
• Ron Peluso, Associate Stage Director
• Jill Anna Ponasik, Guest Directing Coach
• Jerry Rubino, STAFF Music Director
• Carson Rose Schneider, Associate Music Director
• Brenda Varda, Associate Music Director