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Mount Baker Theatre StaffExecutive Director: Brad BurdickDeputy Director: Kim LaskeyFinance Director: Sharon CassidyBusiness Partnerships Director: John SchapiroExecutive Assistant: Cindi PreeHouse Mgr & Ed Program Coord.: Maia Newell-LargeEvents Manager: Matt BeresAsst. Events Manager: Kari SevernsMarketing Manager: Beth McPeekDevelopment Manager: Emily WeinerTicketing Manager: Katharine ConradAsst. Ticketing Manager: Matt LesinskiTicketing Reps: Zoë Cohen, Mario Orallo-Molinaro and Jessica YoungTechnical Director: John BauerLead Technician: Jim ZoehrerAssistant Custodian: Stephanie Straight

Board of DirectorsDaniel Larner – President Matt Rose - Vice-PresidentWendy Bohlke – SecretaryJohn Pedlow - TreasurerJanice Butler – Past PresidentBrad Cornwell – Executive CommitteeJane CartenBrian FinneganWilliam (Bill) GerrieAnn Kaiser Jan MarchbanksJohn TempletonMark E. ThomaSusan Delana WalkerEdwin H. (Skip) WilliamsSeth Fleetwood -Ex-OfficioDaniel Guyette -Ex-Officio David Graham – Ex-Officio

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Notes

Brad Burdick, Executive Director

The Mount Baker Theatre has developed a leadership position among other performing arts centers around the Northwest. Part of the reason for this success is the visionary advice and dedication we get from our board members. We have a broad variety of board members who represent many different aspects of the community we serve. And we’re always looking to add quality new board members.

To serve on the board, each member is expected to provide time, talent, financial resources, influence and critical thinking. We ask each board member to become a member at the director level or higher, attend at least six of our events annually, serve actively on one or more of our subcommittees, participate regularly in our monthly board meetings, secure other sponsorships and memberships when possible, and act as a representative of the organization to people throughout the community. We have several active committees that help guide different aspects of what we do:

Development Committee: Organizes, implements and evaluates the various annual fund-raising events and activities. Helps guide the rest of the Board in increasing financial support to the Theatre.

Finance Committee: Regularly reviews the financial status of the Theatre, develops recommendations for strategic planning related to all of our financial resources, and helps create and maintain the annual operations and capital budgets.

Building Committee: Studies and prioritizes all of the capital items and recommends purchase of all major new theatre assets like stage lighting, sound enhancements, video projectors, etc. Reviews and provides input on all maintenance issues of the facility.

Program Committee: Provides input on programming decisions.Futures Committee: Focuses on long range strategic planning and providing

direction how to implement those plans.Board Affairs Committee: Evaluates effectiveness of current board and secures

new board member nominations.Executive Committee: Handles all staffing issues and any short notice or sensitive

matters.If you are interested, or know someone who would

make a good board member, please contact any board member or me. We’re always looking for a few more great additions.

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who’s who in the Cast(In alphabetical appearance)

anDrew BarLow- 26Morganton, NCUniversity of Massachusetts- AmherstPercussion Swing Manager

amanDa BrisBeY- 24Detroit, MIFlorida Community College- Jacksonville; Florida Atlantic UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts (Dance/Social Work)Visual Ensemble

BraD BroomfieLD- 25New Orleans, LAUniversity of Louisiana- LafayetteBachelor of Music (Performance);Temple University, Master of Music (Percussion Performance)Snare Soloist/Percussion

Lauren CLement- 22Pembroke Pines, FLBroward CollegeAA in NursingVisual Ensemble

CourtLon CoChran- 31Miami, FLTrumpet (Feature)/Percussion Rack

roque DiaZ- 32Morehead City, NCEast Carolina University, Charter Oak State CollegeBachelor of Arts (Music/Sociology)Conductor

eDDY faLCon- 23New York, NY Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet/Percussion Rack

mario GamBoa- 24Miami, FL Visual Ensemble

LinDseY GraY- 23Snellville, GAUniversity of GeorgiaBachelor of Music (Education)French Horn/Mellophone

JaCoB harPster- 23Topeka, KSIndiana University Bachelor of Music (Percussion Performance); University of North Texas pursuing Master of Music (Performance)Marimba Soloist/Percussion

Jeff harriGan- 26Ellicott City, MDTowson UniversityBachelor of Music (Performance)Trombone (Feature)/Baritone/Euphonium

evan harris- 21Colorado Springs, COTrumpet (Feature)/Flugelhorn (Feature)/ Mellophone

Ben haYes- 22Charlottesville, VAThe University of VirginiaMajors: Foreign Affairs and MusicTrumpet/Mellophone

Jean heasLeY- 32Freeport, NYHofstra University(Music Education)Low Brass Swing (Trombone/ Euphonium/ Baritone)/Visual Captain

GreGorio hernanDeZ- 28Fulton, NYSyracuse UniversityBachelor of Arts (Music Industry)Low Brass Swing (Trombone/Euphonium/Baritone)/Percussion Rack/Didgeridoo Soloist

JessY hoDson- 22Miami Springs, FLVisual Ensemble



DouG hooker- 23Keizer, ORUniversity of OregonMajor: Dance Visual Ensemble

Jennifer kearns- 30Madisonville, KYUniversity of Kentucky Bachelor of Music(Performance);University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Music (Performance)French Horn (Feature)/Mellophone

LanCe kinDL- 29Atlanta, GAUniversity of Georgia Bachelor of Arts(Music Education)Master of Music (Music Performance)Snare Soloist/Percussion

Lisa LiZaneC- 25Tempe, AZArizona State UniversityBachelor of Music (Education)Trombone/Baritone

meGGie maLLoY- 22Irvine, CAChapman UniversityBachelor of Fine Arts (Film Production)Trumpet/Mellophone

Joshua mcCLurG- 20Cape Coral, FL Visual Ensemble

Jason Leon monCrief- 32Youngstown, OHYoungstown State UniversityBachelor of Arts (Music Performance)Tuba (Feature)

PauLa monique- 27Ft. Lauderdale, FL Florida International UniversityHigh Brass Swing (Trumpet/Piccolo Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Mellophone)

samia mooneY- 25San Jose, CAIndiana UniversityMajor: Kinesiology- DanceVisual Ensemble (Feature)

BiLL muter- 27Boca Raton, FLUniversity of South FloridaTuba/Percussion Rack

DannY nGuYen- 23Palm Desert, CAUniversity of California- BerkeleyDance Performance StudiesVisual Ensemble

JoeY oakLeY- 30Oakland, CAFresno State UniversityMajor: Criminology Percussion (Feature)

meLissa Primavera- 26Las Cruces, NMNew Mexico State University Bachelor of Music (Education); Illinois State UniversityMasters of Music (Performance)Euphonium (Feature)/Trombone

tYLer riCharDs- 21Campbell, CASan Jose City CollegeVisual Ensemble (Feature)

kaYseY LeiGh thomPson- 29 Boston, MAVisual Ensemble Captain/ Swing

aDrian vaLDerrama- 25Plano, TXUniversity of North Texas Bachelor of Fine Arts (Graphic Design); Texas A&M University- CommercePursuing Bachelor of Arts (Music Education)Percussion

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All of Goldberg’s creations are designed, de-veloped, rehearsed and produced, including the

manufacturing of each and every costume, at his 30,000-square-foot Dream Studios produc-tion complex in Pompano Beach, Fla. His com-panies and shows engage hundreds of perform-ers as well as an endless array of creative staff and aspiring artists and dreamers.

Goldberg’s approach is a bit different than some cirque-styled shows. “I have said since day one that I’m a theater guy. My goal has always been theat-er blended with circus artistry. Other compa-nies are circuses and

claim to integrate elements of theater.”In order to take this approach, he has to re-

cruit the highest level of acrobatic performers. We asked him how he goes about finding them: “I just spent a month in France and I went to some of the [circus] schools and festivals there. There are many countries that support the arts

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and specifically the circus arts — France, Russia, Mongolia. I work year-round with the Mongo-lian School of Contortion. We just started work-ing with the Ethiopian circus school, cultivat-ing and developing talent. We’ll bring those per-formers over in the fall.

“With the internet and social media today, it is so much easier to connect with these organ-

izations and governments. Sixteen years ago I had to fly to China and walk the Great Wall into Mongolia and watch 150 kids as their beacon of hope and opportunity to take their art form and earn a living and help support their families. That’s one of the things that is endearing and en-riching about this whole process.”

Giving back is important to Goldberg; he tells


us about his latest venture: “Last year I formed the Neil Goldberg Dream Foundation. What that foundation does is support the dreams and enrich the lives of the artists and families around the world that are looking for the opportunity to cultivate their talent and live out their dream.”

In addition, Goldberg believes in supporting American troops and this year put together an ambitious effort to entertain troops around the world. The Cirque Dreams 2012 World Tour for Armed Forces Entertainment launched from Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, to en-tertain U.S. service members and their families in 17 military bases throughout 10 countries. Goldberg calls this his most satisfying project ever.

He gets asked a lot about the similarity of his name to Cirque du Soleil. “When I produced my first show in the late 1980s, I never even knew that Cirque du Soleil was in existence. I was a corporate meeting and event planner, and I was hired by IBM to create an entertainment concept for their launch of a new brand. I did cirque-style shows for IBM, General Electric, General Motors and other corporations. My first theat-er production was Cirque Ingenieux, in 1993, for Bally’s Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City.”

In the latest production, Pop Goes the Rock, which will be on our Main Stage on April 28, his inspiration was music: “The inspiration for this show was popular music. It is our belief that everyone has memories of different songs from different times in their life’s experiences. Tak-ing the emotion that is evoked from music and blending it with the motion of a Cirque Dreams theatrical experience was our goal…to blend emotion with motion!”

We asked him about another form of artistry his shows are known for: costuming. “The hun-dreds of costumes featured in the show comple-ment each song’s theme while at the same time telling a story of the show’s setting. Since the show begins with a traditional jack-in-the-box “Pop Goes the Weasel” tune it was only befitting to set the journey in a carnival funhouse where vibrant color, abstract shapes and optical illu-sions are the norm. All of these elements have been interpreted into the show’s costumes.”

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who’s who in the Creative teammason entertainment Group (meG) creates and produces innovative live spectacles and theatrical productions that defy all social barriers. MEG’s productions of BLAST! (winner of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Event and 2001 Emmy Award for Best Choreography for a prime time television show), Shockwave, Cyberjam and M.I.X. (Music-In-Extreme) have entertained audiences on Broadway, London’s West End, domestic and foreign tours, as well as at Disney and Six Flags theme parks. In 2008 and 2009, MEG’s hit production of BLAST! completed a tour of the United States and Japan, while its new sensation M.I.X. performed throughout Japan. MEG also launched Blast Fever, which was featured at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and won the coveted IAAPA Award.James mason (President/Ceo of meG and artistic Director/Composer/arranger) Recipient of the 2001 Tony Award for Best Theatrical Event (BLAST!) and nominated for the 2002 National Broadway Theatre Award for Best Musical (BLAST!). He was also nominated in the Best Director category for the 2002 National Broadway Theatre Award (BLAST!). Mason has been the creative driving force behind the Star of Indiana/Blast Inc. since its founding in the fall of 1984 and served as its President/Executive Director. Mason has produced and created entertainment for Disney’s Epcot Center and California Adventure theme parks along with Six Flags Fiesta Texas where his show won a coveted IAAPA Award. He has also created for countless corporate and sporting events ranging from the NBA All- Star Game and US Open Tennis Championship to opening the Detroit Auto Show for Mercedes Benz. Donnie vanDoren (Coo of meG and Casting Director) has been involved

in the drum and bugle corps activity for more than 35 years, and the Star of Indiana/Blast organization for more than 20 years. Throughout his career, he has worked with numerous musical organizations. Under his leadership as a brass manager, he has developed several world championship brass programs and is noted for his relentless pursuit for perfection and his commitment to excellence in brass performance. Donnie came to the Star of Indiana organization as the brass manager in 1986, and has been a part of the organization’s evolution from what was a competitive drum and bugle corps to what is now theatrical stage productions (i.e. BLAST, Shockwave, Cyberjam, and M.I.X.- Music in Xtreme). He was inducted into Star of Indiana’s Wall of Fame in 1997, inducted into the Cadets of Bergen County’s Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2004, was inducted into Drum Corps International’s Hall of Fame. A native of Easton, Pennsylvania, Donnie relocated to Indiana in 1998 to fully commit to the BLAST project. In addition to being the Casting Director for BLAST and M.I.X.- Music in Xtreme, he is also the Chief Operating Officer for Mason Entertainment Group. He holds a bachelors degree in business administration from Villanova University.Jon vanderkolff (staging Director, Choreography, Composer) is an original member of the creative team for BLAST!, Shockwave, Brass Theatre, Cyberjam and M.I.X.- Music in Xtreme and has been a part of the MEG/Blast! organization for the past 14 years. Jonathan, along with the choreography team, received an Emmy Award for the PBS broadcast of Blast!. They were also nominated for the 2002 Tony Award and 2002 National Broadway Theatre Award in Choreography. Born in Kitchener,



Ontario, Canada, he has been the stage director and choreographer for many award-winning organizations throughout the world. Jonathan graduated with an honors degree in music theory and composition from the New England Conservatory in Boston.Jefferson s. Lee (music Director, Composer/arranger, and miDi programmer) Involvement with BLAST began in 1999 as a percussion and electronics arranger and composer. Jeff was then hired to compose new music for the show as well as become more involved in the overall music design. Jeff has been involved with many other MEG products including Shockwave, CyberJam and M.I.X.- Music in Xtreme. In 2003, Jeff relocated from the San Francisco area to work as the Music Director for Mason Entertainment Group. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jeff completed his Master of Arts degree in percussion performance from the studio of Steven Schick. Jeff’s musical career has evolved from that of performer to band director to freelance arranger, composer and clinician. Jeff is currently the electronics arranger and sound designer for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps and the music director, arranger, and sound designer for the Pacific Crest Drum and Bugle Corps. Jeff has composed /arranged for a number of WGI color guards and percussion ensembles and worked with groups such as The Woodlands, James Logan, Clovis West and Etiwanda High Schools, Riverside Community College, as well as the Renaissance Vanguard, Yamato, and the Yokohama Scouts drum and bugle corps in Japan. Jim moore (Choreographer/visual Coach) has served on the design team as choreographer for the BLAST!/MEG organization for the past 12 years. Jim has been the principal dancer/choreographer of

BLAST!, Shockwave, Cyberjam, and BlastII, M.I.X.- Music in Xtreme, as well as working extensively on training the casts of each in all movement technique. Jim, along with the choreography team, received an Emmy Award in 2001, for the PBS broadcast of BLAST!. They were also nominated for the 2001 Tony Award and the 2002 National Broadway Theatre Award for Choreography. Jim has been dancing professionally for 20 years, beginning his career as a principal dancer with the Georgia Ballet Company. Along with Jim’s ballet career, he has been the choreographer for many World Champion Winter Guard and Drum Corps organizations including the Pride of Cincinnati, Emerald Marquis, Santa Clara Vanguard, Cadets of Bergen County, Carolina Crown, Aimachi from Nagoya, Japan, and most recently the Madison Scouts.George Pinney (Choreographer/acting Coach) Nominated for a Tony Award and National Broadway Theatre Award in Choreography, George received an Emmy Award for outstanding choreography for the PBS broadcast of BLAST!. George, Professor of Theatre and Drama and Head of the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre program at Indiana University, has directed and/or choreographed over 150 musical theatre productions for national and international tours, regional and university theatres. He was a member of the creative team and contributing choreographer for the national tour of Shockwave and for Cyberjam which opened in the West End of London. Recognized as a master teacher, George was awarded the Friedrich Herman Lieber Award for Distinguished Teaching, five Indiana University Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence in Teaching, and membership in the Faculty Colloquium of Excellence in Teaching.



The Mount Baker Theatre is very pleased to announce the purchase and installation of a new projection system. Why is this important? We asked Brad Burdick, Executive Director of the Theatre.

“Many of the events that happen at MBT have begun to incorporate all the latest technology to enhance their produc-tions. In many cases this means video projections on the back wall while actors are out front performing. To make ev-erything work we need to have a video projec-tor strong enough to go through the stage lights that are lighting up the actors and have them project images that are clear, crisp and bright on the back wall.”

So what does this take? John Bauer, Technical Director for MBT, walks us through the specifics. “Our older system, which was in-stalled about 2003, had 3,600 lumens.” (Lumens are very complicated. Your author began researching them in hopes of giving you a simple yet comprehensive synthesis

of how they work. She has retreated from this field of complexity into: lumens measure light.) “The new system has 8,000 lumens. In a nut-shell, over twice as much lighting power as the

previous system.”It also has a contrast ra-

tio of 7,500:1 instead of the previous 750:1. Bauer ex-plains further: “Contrast ratio is how many steps it takes to get from full black

to full white.” Obviously, then, the more steps, the more clear the image. Or, as Bauer puts it, “We can project in full HDTV with this sys-tem.” So if we think of it as going from an old, “regular” TV to an HDTV, we will be in the ball park.

I asked Bauer about installation. “We will

MBT purchases new HD Projection SystemBy Ramona Abbott

“Many of the events that happen at MBT have begun to incorporate all the latest

technology.”

Image projected behind Into the Woods actors

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permanently mount this projector off the bal-cony so that it is always easily available. Then all we have to do is begin the process of incor-porating it into our other technical systems.” When I asked how hard that was, John laughed. “Actually, the hardest part was finding just the right projector. It’s very easy to spend way too much money on projection systems. We were trying to balance quality and cost. Folding it into our systems won’t be hard at all by comparison.”

Let’s get back to what that means on stage, with images projected behind the actors. Burdick contin-ues: “When this is done effectively it gives the artistic directors another tool to work with. It makes it possible to do much more than a single painted scene (what we call a “drop”) to help

tell the story. It allows changing images, move-ment, animation, and vibrant color in addition to everything else that has been available for many years.“

If you were fortunate enough to attend Into the Woods, you may remember the images pro-jected behind the actors that were not just static images, but were an integral part of the show.

This is very similar. The bottom line for

you, our patrons, is qual-ity. Burdick adds, “As part of MBT’s ongoing efforts to enhance our capabili-ties and provide our pa-trons with the best perfor-

mances possible we felt it was a good investment to purchase this powerful, quiet projector at this time.”

This means that when you come to any of the

“From the Galapagos Islands to the top of Mt. everest, you will be seeing images that are as

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Up next in our Speaker Series, on Wednesday, May 2, Mattias Klum together weaves his aston-ishing photographs and high-definition video (your author cannot wait to see this with the new projection) from his expeditions to many of the world’s last wild places. Klum, with hu-mor and passion, brings solutions for sustain-ability along with stunning images of why it’s so critical to care for this wonderful planet we call home.

Then, on Sunday, June 10, comes Mr. Everest himself, Peter Athans. He has climbed Everest seven times. (Let’s just stop and think about that for a moment, shall we? Your author may need to sit for a moment while that sinks in.) Seven times! And if that weren’t enough, he’s partici-pated in a total of 16 expeditions there and has received the American Alpine Club’s highest medal of recognition for a rescue featured in the bestselling book and feature film Into Thin Air.

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Longtime MBT leader and theatre enthusiast

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Mount Baker Theatre’s current Board President, Daniel Larner, has been guiding MBT’s course almost continuously since 1983, soon af-ter a nonprofit organization formed to transform the historic building from a movie house to a publicly owned performing arts center.

Dan, 72, is a passionate advocate for live theatre. “From raising my children, I know the value of parents taking their

kids to the theatre and helping them understand that the theatre is like a window opening on the rest of the world. It’s a way of seeing things that you can’t directly experience, and a way of experiencing them in a social setting (very different from sitting in a dark movie theatre) with live actors transforming themselves into characters, doing their magic right in front of you.

“That fundamental act of creative imagination that the audience has to perform — to understand the transformation that’s taking place and to cooperate with it — is the same kind of active imagination which creates a new business plan, or creates a new piece of equipment to be manufactured, or creates a new software package. It’s being able to transform what is into something else. It is not only fundamental train-ing for kids, it’s fundamental practice for us adults — and it’s funda-mental fun, and excitement, and discovery which never stops no mat-ter how old you are.”

In addition to his enthusiasm about theatre, Dan brings profession-al expertise to the MBT Board of Directors, on which he has served for 22 of the past 28 years and as President since July 2011. He is a Pro-fessor of Theatre at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven Col-lege of Interdisciplinary Studies, as well as a produced playwright and consultant to theatre architects. For example, as the chair of MBT’s

occupation: Professor of Theatre at Western Washington University’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies

at Western since 1968; has served as Director of Graduate Study, acting Chair of Dept. of Theatre arts, Dean of Fairhaven College, and President of Faculty Senate 2009-10

Produced playwright and widely published theatre scholar

MBT Participation: President of Board of Directors

MBT Board 22 of the last 28 years

Many years chairing and serving on Building Committee

pRofile B o a R D P R e S I D e n T

Dan Larner


Building Committee in 2008, Dan presented research into the history of theatre marquees to the Bellingham Historical Preservation Com-mission. He persuaded the commission to al-low a programmable full-color marquee sign by citing the bright, showy, multi-colored chase lights and patterned flashing lights common on theatre marquees when Mount Baker Theatre opened in 1927.

As the first chair of the Facilities Committee (now the Building Committee), Dan had artic-ulated to the Board of Directors the possibil-ities of what MBT could become — and over the past 28 years has in fact become. Minutes from July 12, 1984, described his four-stage vi-sion: maintain movie house capability; pres-ent road shows that bring their own lights and sound; add enough equipment to present a va-riety of theatre; and create a fully equipped rep-ertory theatre.

It took 23 years, but in 2007 (one year af-ter Dan returned to the Board), MBT initiated Summer Rep with a rotation of three plays pro-duced and directed in-house.

By presenting a repertory series each sum-mer, we give our audiences what Dan says has become a rare opportunity to “watch the same troupe of actors transform themselves, night af-ter night, play after play, into different charac-ters.”

The MBT Rep program was expanded in 2010 to include a winter presentation of a sin-gle play — The Fantasticks is playing in the Wal-ton Theatre this February and March — and in 2011 we added our first professional Main Stage production, Into the Woods.

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fessional theatre here in town,” Dan says. Professional actors are able to create the art our audience wants to participate in. And when ac-tors and director can rehearse morning-through-evening, seven days a week as opening night approaches, a play can be produced in a reason-able amount of time that doesn’t cost too much money, he says.

Dan also sees MBT Rep as “terrifically important because it makes certain kinds of theatrical experiences available to us we wouldn’t have otherwise. There are wonderful plays being written nowadays that would not be toured professionally — they’re not musicals, but they would at-tract a local audience.” He looks forward to more plays by women play-wrights, as well as plays like Copenhagen about a 1941 meeting between the physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg, or “wonderful com-

edies with stimulat-ing subject matters we haven’t done here that people would love to see.”

Dan hopes we can build an audience will-ing to take some risk on us because they re-gard us as being worth it, “that there’s a good chance that we’ll of-fer them something they’ll be glad they came to. Once you have an audience like that, then you have a real professional the-atre that is artistically alive, because it’s doing creative work of a kind that no one has quite done before, offering the community some-thing really fresh.”

MoRe To KnoW aBoUT Dan

Board Service Beyond MBT:Board of Directors of american Civil Liberties Union of Washington 1969-85 and 1990-present

Board of Directors of eugene o’neill Society since 1992

education:Harvard College: a.B.

University of Wisconsin: M.S. (History of Science) and Ph.D. (Speech/Theatre)

Honors: 2010: Western Washington University’s first Faculty outstanding Leadership award

2008: Liberty Bell award by Whatcom County Bar association for “lifetime achievement in civil rights education and advocacy”

Dan Larner’s goals for MBT during his Board

Presidency:

• Continue to improve our budget process so we can

keep expanding the kind of high quality programming

we’ve been offering under difficult economic

circumstances.

• expand MBT Rep program, one step at a time, with

next step another Main Stage show this fall, which we

hope will be My Fair Lady.

• Build the membership program and a new donor

program.

• Involve people in the theatre at higher levels

of commitment — whether that means emotional

involvement, working on the Board, volunteering,

donating more money, sponsoring or purchasing

advertising.

• Strengthen relationship with the city, which owns

the theatre.

• Reach out to other arts organizations — other local

nonprofit organizations, the university, and the K-12

schools — about their needs and how the theatre might

help meet those needs.

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Charlie morrison (Lighting Designer) Over the past 15 years, Charlie has created the lighting for over 100 projects. His lighting has been seen on four continents and in every state of the United States. Charlie is the recipient of the 2006 and 2007 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for his productions of The Tempest at Shakespeare Theatre Company and The Elephant Man at Olney Theatre Center in Washington, DC. Recent and upcoming touring projects include the first national tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a new North American tour of Miss Saigon for producers Cameron MacKintosh and Big League Theatricals; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; the Japan and North American tours of 42nd Street, the North American and China tours of Disney’s Aida; European and Japanese tours of The Who’s Tommy; the North American tour of Susan Stroman’s The Music Man and tours of Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Titanic, Footloose, The King and I, Peter Pan and 1776. David temby (sound Designer) has designed productions and systems for Phoenix Theatre, The Fulton Opera House, Childsplay Theater, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, The White House Communications Agency, Coca-Cola, IBM, CNN, the NFL, and the United States Air Force. He is also the General Manager for Clearwing Productions, Arizona. David makes his home in Phoenix with his loving wife, Jenifer.russell a. thompson (General manager/Production manager) Recent lighting designs include the national tours of The Wedding Singer, All Shook Up, Footloose and Beehive the 60s Musical, the world premiere of Around the World in 80 Days at the Fulton Opera House and High School Musical, Peter Pan and All Shook Up for Prather Entertainment Group. Previous tours

include Tango X2, Moysiev and The Don Cassacks for ICM Artists. Other PEG designs include Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde, Swing, Ragtime, CATS and the regional premiere of The Civil War. His designs for West Side Story, Aida and Miss Saigon have earned him three AriZoni Awards. Originally from Luckey, Ohio he now resides with his wife, Alecia, in Cape Coral, Florida.Jennie hollander (Company manager) is delighted to be back on the road with BLAST!. She has toured with Prather Entertainment Group on the Footloose and All Shook Up tours as Head of Wardrobe. After retiring from 25 years in the New York television industry, she returned to the theatre as an actress and technician. Three years with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas as Head Wardrobe Attendant for KA at MGM Grand then led to the national touring circuit. She is honored to be a part of this amazing and talented company. Justin Gebhardt (asst. to General manager/Press) has had the pleasure of touring the country with All Shook Up, The Wedding Singer, Footloose 10th Anniversary Tour, Rogar Studios Pajama Party LIVE!, Honky Tonk Angels, and Nuncrackers the Nunsense Christmas Show directed by ‘Mr. Nunsense’, Danny Goggin. No stranger to the regional theatre circuit, Justin has also stage managed, designed, directed and choreographed across the United States. Love to the family and as always…OG!molly Goodwin (Production stage manager) is thrilled to be on the road with the 2011-2012 national tour of BLAST! She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre/Dance from Luther College (Decorah, IA) and a Master of Fine Arts in Stage Management from University Nevada- Las Vegas (Las Vegas, Nevada). Some of her previous credits include: Legally Blonde: The



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Love, Loss, & What I Wore, BLAST!, and Apassionata.tom and Debbie Prather (Pro-ducers) have been in the theatre business for more than 45 years, producing theatre in Pennsylvania at more than five theatres at one time. Together, they designed and created the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, PA., now in its 25th season and then continued to expand the business with oldest son, Will, by opening two Broadway Palm dinner theatres in Florida and Arizona. Each remain active in all three operations and PEG as con-sultants and partners. Premiere media LLC/ todd Gershwin and Daniel Chilewich (Producer) is a theatrical and entertainment production and management company. Premiere’s roster of properties includes a number of unique touring properties revolving around the iconic music and legacy of George and Ira Gershwin, including the multimedia Gershwin concert event Here to Stay and the new Gershwin musical ‘S Wonderful. Other Premiere productions include One Night with Janis Joplin, The Doors Symphonic Experience, and Through My Eyes, the new musical being developed with multi-Grammy award winning gospel recording artist BeBe Winans.

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Get together with Lily Tomlin for an unforgettable night of fun and sidesplitting laughter. Known for her classic sketches from NBC’s hit Laugh-In, this unique comic artist takes her audience on a “wise and howlingly funny” (The Washington Post) trip with more than a dozen of her timeless characters – from Ernestine to Sister Boogie Woman, Mrs. Beasley to Edith Ann. New York Daily News says, “With astounding skill and energy, Tomlin zaps through the channels like a human remote control. Using a fantastic range of voices, gestures and movements, she conjures up the cast of characters with all the apparent ease of a magician pulling a whole menagerie of animals from a single hat.” Don’t miss this warm and uniquely affecting experience filled with comical insights and wildly, witty observations about the human condition.

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Till Death Do Us Part: Late night Catechism 3 Dates/Times Vary | $29 Walton Theatre12-29

Our favorite sharp-tongued Sister returns in the latest class to be unveiled in the sinfully funny Late Nite Catechism series. After teaching countless students about the saints, venial sins, limbo, and more, Sister is now offering up hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and the Last Rites, including her own wacky version of The Newlywed Game. Proven to have Catholics and

non-Catholics alike howling with laughter, Till Death Do Us Part maintains that patented mixture of catechism class, gleeful satire, and interactive comedy. Classroom participation is a must, so bring along your sweetie and your sense of humor for a session with the country’s feistiest couples counselor!

Whatcom Symphony orchestra Family Concert 3:00pm $10 adults, Under 18 Free

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andrew Skurka: Circling alaska & Yukon 7:00pm Walton Theatre | $10

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LILY ToMLIn 8 p.m. Friday, april 20, 2012

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andrew Skurka: Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills Clinic 7:00pm encore Room | $10

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Mount Baker Theatre organ Society presents Don & Hannah Feely $10 suggested donation

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Cirque Dreams – Pop Goes the Rock 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday | $20-55

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and rock tunes from across the decades, accompanied by a kaleidoscope of theatrical talent and mayhem. Join an international cast of singers, dancers, acrobats, and musicians as they inspire crazy feats and off-the-hook beats on the stage, in the air, and way off the charts.

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national Geographic Live! Mattias Klum Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. | $10-35

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2Take an awe-inspiring journey around the world, featuring unique perspectives on some of Earth’s natural wonders: the Okavango Delta, Iceland’s glaciers, and the rainforests of Southeast Asia. Your guide? One of the most important natural history photographers of our time, and one of National Geographic Live’s most highly acclaimed speakers. Get an up-to-date report on the state of our planet while marveling at the beauty of the natural world in photographs and high-definition video from his most recent expeditions to the world’s last wild places. Through his trademark humor, passion, and optimism, Klum reaches audiences on an emotional level, combining astute observations with concrete solutions for sustainability.

Mary Chapin Carpenter & Shawn Colvin Thursday, 7:30 p.m. | $20-45

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All prices are subject to applicable fees. Orange dates are Mount Baker Theatre events. Shows are on the Main Stage unless otherwise noted. To order tickets, call (360) 734-6080. Order with Visa, MasterCard or American Express. Orders are taken by phone Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Your favorite Sister is back, this time offering up hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and the Last Rites

Lily Tomlin | April 20

An unforgettable night of fun and sidesplitting laughter

Cirque Dreams: Pop Goes the Rock | April 28

A cirque show set in a carnival fun house with a live on-stage band performing pop and rock favorites! Mary Chapin Carpenter& Shawn Colvin | May 10

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An unforgettable night of fun and sidesplitting laughter

Cirque Dreams: Pop Goes the Rock | April 28

A cirque show set in a carnival fun house with a live on-stage band performing pop and rock favorites! Mary Chapin Carpenter& Shawn Colvin | May 10

An intimate evening ofstorytelling and music

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