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SEAGLE FESTIVAL
2021 In-Person & Live-Streamed
The Island of Tulipatan
Offenbach
The Fantasticks
Schmidt/Jones
Cinderella (Cendrillon)
Massenet
Opera Scenes
La Bohème
Puccini
The Old Maid & The Thief
Menotti
Harmony - World Premiere
Carl/Banks
Broadway Revue
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Table of Contents General Information
About Seagle Festival There will be no intermissions for all 2021 productions.
Notes from the Directors 1
Seagle Festival Guild 3 Patrons are required to wear face coverings at all times while
Seagle Festival Board of Directors 4 indoors. Please refrain from congregating indoors. Once in the
History of Seagle Festival 7 theater, please move directly to your assigned seat and remain
2020-2021 Seagle Festival Donors 8-11 seated until the end of the performance.
Donor Opportunities 12
The Seagle Festival Hybrid Gala 3 Restrooms are located in the Shames Rehearsal Studio.
Handicapped accessible restroom is at the rear of the theater.
The Productions
The Island of Tulipatan 13 So that all our patrons may enjoy the performance, please turn
The Fantasticks 14 all cellphones to the silent or off positions.
Cinderella (Cendrillon) 15
Opera Scenes 16 Thank you for attending today’s performance
Three Bears 17
La Bohème 18
The Old Maid & The Thief 19 Seagle Festival
Harmony 20-21 999 Charley Hill Road, PO Box 366
Broadway Review 22 Schroon Lake, NY 12870
(518) 532-7875
2021 Faculty/Staff & Emerging Artists
Faculty & Staff 23-26 seaglefestival.org
Emerging Artists 26-28 info@seaglefestival.org
Seagle Festival Mission, Vision, and Values Statement
Our Mission: To produce the highest quality opera and musical theater showcasing exceptionally talented emerging artists of all
backgrounds and identities, while providing career development and performance opportunities to support the resiliency of the art
form.
Our Vision: To be a leader in recognizing and promoting rising talent in opera and musical theater and to be a leading cultivator of
new American opera and musical theater.
Our Guiding Values: Cultivation of Talent, Creativity, Inclusivity, Equity, Open Communication, Improvement
From the General & Artistic Directors
Dear Seagle Festival Family:
George Elliot once said, “what greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel they are joined together…to strengthen
each other…to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories”. For almost two years, we have had to lean on each other and the
memories of our time on Charley Hill Road in the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater. We have missed greeting each other with hugs at the
beginning of the season. We have missed greeting our artists and staff as they bring us art and beauty and joy. And we have missed the
unparalleled experience of being in a theater watching and hearing the magic that happens while experiencing a production at Seagle
Festival.
Welcome back! We are thrilled to welcome each of you back, whether you are sitting in the theater shoulder to shoulder, or
tuning in from your home via our live-stream. One thing we are sharing tonight and several times this summer, is the joy of being
together watching our wonderful Seagle Festival Emerging Artists give their substantial gifts to our community.
During the difficult past year, we have all learned to be nimble and (dare we use the word) pivot! We laid plans that could be
accomplished if pandemic restrictions were not lifted, but those plans were made with the ability to adapt as the pandemic situation
changed. There were some silver linings to the last year, if you look hard enough. We are presenting operas and musicals that we
might not have done before. Wonderful pieces, built for smaller casts, but huge in the scope of what they have to say musically and
dramatically. And this season, we will be presenting more productions than ever before! Six mainstage productions, an opera scenes
program and a Broadway revue. We have everything from the beloved La Bohème, to a frothy operetta by Offenbach in The Island
of Tulipatan, to a world premiere opera set in the heart of the Adirondacks: Harmony by Robert Carl and famed Adirondack novelist
Russell Banks, and much, much more.
So, thank you for being here today and thank you for all you did this past year to keep us strong and healthy so that we could
return this year. Your support was overwhelming and we can never thank you enough. We will continue to count on your ongoing
support as we look toward 2022 and a fully restored, back to ‘normal’ Seagle Festival, strengthened by what we have learned and
accomplished in 2020 and 2021.
For now, enjoy the show wherever you are. You are our extended family and we can’t wait to show you what we can do this
year. We say it all the time because we believe it - without you, none of this is possible.
Sincerely,
Tony Kostecki, General Director Darren K. Woods, Artistic Director
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Seagle Festival Guild
In 2021, the Seagle Festival Guild celebrates its 26th season luncheon, and refreshment sales at performances. Volunteer
of supporting the Seagle Festival mission. The Guild raises activities include ushering at performances and serving as host
funds to support emerging artists scholarships and provides a families for artists. Additional Guild events include a welcome
welcoming atmosphere for the emerging artists and audience dinner at the start of the season and the ‘Happy Endings’
members who attend each year. The funds raised by the Guild reception following the final summer season performance.
support the Seagle Festival Guild Scholarship Fund. Fundraising After the 2019 season, the Guild was able to fund $15,000 in
activites include a winter and summer raffle, a scholarship emerging artist scholarships.
2021 Guild Officers
President Sharon Hieber
Vice-President Kathleen Kelly
Secretary Deb Peterson
Treasurer Patt Rommer
2021Guild Members
Linda Beers Suzanne Fremon Christian Holt Dave Lowe Roberta Ponemon Pat Shrope
Nancy Belluscio Naomi Goltzman Char Hoskins Noelle McCrum Susan Purdy Nancy Smith
Eileen Carnahan K. Kelly Green Kathleen Kelly Janet McManus Barbara Repp Susan Sweetser
Barbara Casey Mechylle Hammond Martin Korn Mira Munson Patt Rommer Amelia Taglieri
Ginnyann Coppola Nancy Harste Diane Koslov Peter Oberdorf Dottie Rudolf Mary Thompson
Ann Durney Jeri Heinzelman Robin Kulwin Deb Peterson Dodie Seagle Marge Tassi
Ellie Eldredge Sharon Hieber Paul Leah Ken Peterson Judy Sheridan
To become a Guild Member, please contact Sharon Hieber, Guild President at smcguild@seaglefestival.org
Save the Date for Seagle Festival’s largest fundraising event of the year -
July 31, 2021.
This exciting online event, hosted by alumni Blake Jennings and Amanda
Sheriff, will include live-streamed and recorded performances by the 2021
Seagle Festival Emerging Artists, and celebrated alumni Michael Adams,
Cristina Castro, Eric Ferring, Edith Grossman, Catherine Goode,
Christopher Humbert, Alicia Russell and Jack Swanson.
Plus an opportunity to share specially created gala-meals-to-go by long-time
gala caterer Lily & the Rose Gourmet Catering.
Special Thanks to our Hybrid Gala Sponsors
Directors
Nick Deflora & Amy Foy Singers
Executive Producers Getler, Gomes & Sutton, PC
Bill & Judy Klitgaard Glens Falls National Bank & Trust/Upstate Agency James & Judy Allison Laurence & Karen Meltzer
John & Sharon Hieber Seth & Margo Bader Ann Breen Metcalfe
Producers Dick & Joan Lomnitzer Floyd & Susan Barwig Matthew Rowe
Roger & Myriam Friedman and Francis Mayle & Eileen Purdy Frank & Linda Cappabianca Pete & Dodie Seagle
Peter Scott Oberdorf Bill & Barbara Foley Nancy Strohmeyer &
Joel Friedman
Lisa Reid Phyllis & Marty Korn Warren Harr
Don & Joyce Rice John & Rosemarie Trainer
Kempton & Nancy Smith
Joseph Steiniger & Mary McDonald
Details: seaglefestival.org/hybrid-gala-2021
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Seagle Festival Board of Directors
Seagle Music Colony, Inc. DBA Seagle Festival is a 501c3 not-for-profit corporation
President Seth Bader
Executive Vice-President Robin Kulwin
Vice President Frank Cappabianca
V.P. for Renaissance Campaign Lisa Reid
V.P. for Governmental Affairs Joel Friedman
V.P. for Development Judy Klitgaard
V.P. for Alumni Nathan Wentworth
V.P. for Corporate Development Ed Moore
Treasurer Joseph Steiniger
Secretary Barbara Repp
Assistant Treasurer James Allison
General Director Tony Kostecki
Artistic Director Darren K. Woods
Board of Directors Advisory Board
Floyd Barwig Matthew Rowe Ana De Archuleta Thomas Magee
Carole Clifford Tom Seagle Bard Bunaes Michael Mayes
Amy Foy Rebecca Singer Mark Carpenter Laurence Meltzer
Frank Herbst Kempton Smith Robert Claus Ann Breen Metcalfe
Sharon Hieber Anthony Dalto Warner North
Barbara Foley Andrew Nwoke
Charles Harste Peter Scott Oberdorf
Directors Emeritus: Irma Worrell-Fisher David Howson Kerriann Otaño
Joan Lomnitzer, Richard McManus, John Trainer Richard Kagey Ava Pine
Joseph Kelly Julia Pitkin-Shantz
Kathryn Klykylo Jacqueline Posner
Phyllis Shames Korn James Seagle
Joseph Lesley Nancy Strohmeyer
David Lowe
From the Board of Directors
Dear Friends:
As we said our goodbyes after the summer of 2019, and watched the final production of the 104th Seagle Music Colony season, who
among us would have guessed that our world was about to turn upside down? All of us became acutely aware of the preciousness of life as
our priorities shifted to an intensified awareness of our own mortality, as we witnessed a cruel pandemic sweep our planet.
But while every Broadway playhouse went dark, and the productions at the Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater went onto extended
intermission, a light remained glowing on our theater’s stage that served as a reminder and a source of hope for the entire Seagle community.
Hope that once the pandemic was behind us, we would emerge from the darkness, not having merely survived, but having grown stronger
as a result of the upheaval we all shared.
I have always said that your continued support is the linchpin of our success, and in 2020 those words were never truer. In a
year of crisis, your support kept the Colony alive. Your faithful generosity allowed flexibility and yielded bravely creative solutions by our
management team. The Seagle Music Colony continued to thrive, and so sent a message throughout the North Country that the voices of our
artists would forever be heard in the Adirondacks and inspired our leadership to remain steadfastly committed to our mission. And as a result
of your commitment to us....... WE ARE BACK..........AND BETTER THAN EVER!!!!!
As the pandemic recedes, we emerge from its embers as Seagle Festival. No longer are we simply a beautiful retreat where vocal
artists can study and hone their craft. We have grown stronger and become much more. We are now a thriving, multifaceted center, no longer
solely devoted to training and promotion of rising vocal talent. We now nurture the cultivation of brand-new American opera and musical
theater created by contemporary composers and librettists. Our new name best befits our position as the premier opera and musical theater
company in our region.
We also emerge stronger than ever. As such, we are one of the few artistic organizations that is able to announce the early return of
live, in-person performances. Our members and friends in the North Country have been yearning for the energy that only live performances
can bring, and in recognition of this, our management team has worked tirelessly to ensure that our 2021 season will begin with the live
performance of The Island of Tulipatan in July. Our leadership team has developed safety protocols consistent with state and local guidelines,
making every effort to ensure a safe return to in-person performances. I am thrilled that we will be returning live opera and musical
theater to the Adirondacks this summer, but for those of us who may not be able to attend a live production, our live performances will be
complemented by new digital offerings that, in exciting, new ways, connect us with the immediacy and energy that only our artists can create.
It is indeed a tribute to the talent and dedication of our General Director Tony Kostecki, our Artistic Director/Development Director Darren
Woods, our Director of Productions Richard Kagey and our Technical Director Jim Koehnle, that all of this is possible.
But as I’ve always believed, none of this would be possible without each of you, our members, friends and supporters. Aside from
our emerging artists, you are the most important part of each production, for it is the audience that energizes our artists and provides them
with the inspiration to reach new heights in expressing their enormous talents. As the famous writer and journalist Italo Calvino wrote, “It is
not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.” We need you; your support has allowed us to navigate through a challenging time, for
which we at Seagle Festival will always be grateful.
However, as we emerge from darkness into the light, your continued support is needed more than ever. We know that if we are to
thrive, we must find new ways to energize, engage, and enlarge our audience and community of financial supporters, and inspire each of
you to do even more than you have ever done before. Seagle Festival is and will be forever grateful for your support, and we hope that your
support of us has enriched your lives. We are so very glad you are here, and we welcome each of you back to our summer family on the hill.
Seth D. Bader, President
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A History of Seagle Festival
Seagle Festival, the oldest summer singer training singers were frequently called upon to perform. The Colony
program in the country, was founded in 1915, by world Opera Guild was formed in 1941 and performed for several
renowned baritone, Oscar Seagle. Oscar made several years at the Wikiosko Barn Theatre on Lake George, which
concert tours in the United States and Europe, and was the Bolton Road home of Mrs. Charles Peabody. After
recorded albums for Columbia, including the popular World Oscar Seagle’s death in 1945, John directed and taught
War I hit “Dear Old Pal of Mine.” He served from 1903- voice at the Seagle Colony from 1945 to 1985. The old
1914 as teaching associate in Europe with his teacher, the barn that was Oscar Seagle’s studio in Schroon Lake was
great Polish tenor Jean de Reszke. De Reszke was a star of extended into a theatre in his memory. John also taught
the Metropolitan Opera as well as Queen Victoria’s favorite voice at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX and continued
singer. to sing on radio, television and the concert stage. He was
honored in June of 1996 by the Schroon Lake Chamber
When Oscar returned home, he opened a studio in of Commerce as Schroon Lake’s Citizen of the Year. John
Hague, on Lake George, in 1915. He then moved to Schroon died in 1997, and the John and Helen Seagle Scholarship
Lake and taught at the Brown Swan Club, which is now was established in memory of John and his wife, who gave
the Word of Life Inn. In 1922, Oscar bought the many years of devoted service Seagle Colony.
property where Seagle Festival currently stands.
The area was quickly nicknamed “Olowan,” a Under the stewardship of John’s son Peter, his
Native American name meaning “Song” Mr. wife Dodie and their three sons, Seagle Colony
Seagle’s reputation made the then Seagle Colony carried on many of the same traditions over the
a magnet for aspiring singers. During the 1920s, years. In 1996, Darren K. Woods was hired as
up to 125 students would come each summer, General Director. Under his leadership, and with
and in the winter many would follow him to Nice, a core staff consisting of Richard Kagey and Tony
France for further study at the de Reszke-Seagle Kostecki, Seagle Festival has grown to become
School. the “Best Summer Vocal Training Program in
the United States” (Classical Singer Magazine,
“There is about the name of Oscar Seagle a glow of 2000). Today hundreds of applicants vie for the opportunity
brilliant years and extraordinary musical associations. to attend Seagle Festival. In the past twenty-six years,
His relationship with the immortal de Reszke and his own Seagle Festival has grown from two productions and eight
position as a master of many singers have made him unique performances per summer to six full productions and over
among American artists.” (New York Morning Telegram) thirty-five performances. This growth mandated the need
in 2008 for Tony Kostecki to move to full-time resident
Oscar’s son John was among the most prominent of General Director and Darren Woods to transition to part-
his pupils. Born in Paris, France on February 15, 1906, he time summer Artistic Director. In 2017, Darren returned
grew up hearing fine singing from morning to night. When to Seagle full-time and added to his duties leadership of
the Seagles left Europe during World War I, John entered fundraising efforts. To properly reflect its mission Seagle
the Choir School of St. John the Divine in New York City, Colony became Seagle Festival in January 2021.
where he was the soprano soloist for three years.
From its beginning in 1915 and to this day, young
John Seagle made recordings for Decca and RCA- singing actors travel from across the country to study with
Victor, and sang with a number of weekly network radio the wonderful faculty and staff that gather every summer
programs, including Beatrice Lillie, Burns and Allen, “on the hill.” In addition to invaluable performance
Palmolive, Firestone, Cities Service, Wildroot, Maxwell experience in opera and musical theater, each emerging
House, Showboat and Sal Hepatica. He began singing with artist receives weekly music coachings and private voice
the Cavaliers Quartet in the 1920s and recorded over 500 lessons by the exceptional faculty. Artists also take part
hymns with them for an NBC program called The Church in career development classes, acting and dance lessons.,
in the Wildwood, which was broadcast in many countries. Further, they sing in master classes for famous singers and
artist managers, and learn the ins and outs of the world of
The Seagle Colony Singers were one of the first groups opera and musical theater.
to perform before television cameras. John Seagle served
on the staff of WRGB in Schenectady, NY, where Colony
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2020-2021 Seagle Festival Donors
Seagle Festival thanks our Sponsors and Donors for their generous support in 2020-2021
Virtuoso Sponsors Conductors Mr. & Mrs. Warner North
National Endowment for the Arts Linda and Joe Bogardus Mr. Ralph F. Ocker
Ms. Lisa Reid Boston Scientific Cindy Olsen & Michele Bakkila
Bard & Barbara Bunaes Family Fund Ms. Jacqueline A. Posner
Premiere Sponsors Linda & Frank Cappabianca Mrs. Barbara Repp
Sandy & Peter Koppen Catherine Charlton & Glenn White Reverend & Mrs. Bruce E. Rudolf
Kempton & Nancy Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Claus Ms. Valerie Saalbach
Tom & Ann Connolly Ms. Ellen Schlaefer
Producers Ms. Paula Cook Mr. & Mrs. Charles Scholes
Wayne & Jennifer Goldberg Jock & Martha Coughlan Mr. James Seagle
Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cunningham Brian & Jacqueline Smith
John & Sharon Hieber Ms. Joyce E. Falkenbury Barbara and Paul Stamatis
Mr. Joseph Kelly Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Lynn Togut & Carl McInroy
Judith & William Klitgaard Mr. Bruce S. Gelb Vera L. Trainer & Len Kannapell
New York State Council on the Arts Hon. Nina Gershon & Hon. Bernard Fried Therese & Frank Tresco
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust Ms. Ella Grimes-Babione Jennier & Brian Ward
Kelly Hamblin Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant
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Mr. Larry Hughes Ms. Honora Raphael Ms. Kayleen Hecksher Ms. Katie Abraham
Ms. Phyllis M. Hughes David A. Ray & Mimi Bruce Ms. Jane Hendrick Ms. Jennifer Amstutz & Mr.
Imbert Huus III Tom & Mary Reagan Ray & Katherine Henrikson Spencer K. Warnick
Pam & Scott Ireland Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. William C. Hoff Ms. Tascha Anderson
Eric & Kit Isachsen Charles & Anita Richards Sandra Horwitz Mr. B.W. Grant Barnes
Ms. Claire Jeffries Kathy Riggins Roger & Melanie Houck Carol R. Barnwell
Ms. Heather Jones Kristine Ring-Wilson Sam & Sharon Jerome Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Beaurgard
Steve & Peggy Jurow Kay & Ron Roberts Ms. Barbara Joudry Mr. & Mrs. Allan Becker
Mr. and Mrs. John Juzaitis Mr. Anthony Rohr Ms. Ruth Kamerman Jonathan Blalock
David & Jane Kaufman Bill Fruci & Mark Ryan Ms. Emily Kelly Blue Ridge Motel
92020-2021 Seagle Festival Donors
Richard & Margery Coppola Ms. Francesca Mehrotra Participating Matching Gift Programs
Ms. Ruth Crosby Mr John Meyer Amazon Smile
Michael Doehring Ms. Barbara Miller Amica Companies Foundation
Ms. Susan Fiehl Mrs. Linda Milsom Benevity Community Impact Fund
Mr. Christopher Filipowicz Susan & Hugh Moore Chevron Foundation
Kurt Funke Mr. & Mrs. Mike Moscinski General Electric Foundation
Mr. Wesley Gentle Ms. Bernadette A. Nader IBM Foundation
Mr. Mark Gibson Judy & David Poultney Johnson & Johsnon Foundation
Jonathan Green & Roberta Fels Mary Pratico Prudential Foundation
The Hintze Family Juan & Carol Ramirez
Ms. Carolyn Hoehle Mr. & Mrs. Carl Saslow
Susan Kearing Paul & Robin Setcavage
Ms. Molly Kulwin Ms. Phyllis Solar
Ms. Melissa Langlais Mr. Abraham Speiser
Ms. Phyllis Baggish Lyte Ms. Margaret Strohmeyer
Mr. Rick Martin Mr. Jack Swanson
Mr. Patrick Martin Ms. Martha Townley
Ms. Deborah Massell Janine Vreatt
Mr. Ian McEuen
This listing includes donations made from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021
If there have been any inadvertent errors or omissions, please accept our apologies.
For corrections, please contact Darren Woods at (518) 532-7875 or darren@seaglefestival.org
Seagle Festival is Seagle Festival is made possible Seagle Festival is made possible
made possible in part by the New York State Council in part by an Essex County Arts
by a grant from the on the Arts with the support of Council CAP Grant supported
National Endowment Governor Andrew Cuomo and by the Essex County Board of
for the Arts the New York State Legislatre Supervisors
Gifts in Tribute, 2020-2021
In Honor of Seth & Margo Bader In Honor of Laurie Edelman In Memory of Phillip Gubitz
Mr. Stephen Haber John & Rosemarie Trainer Stephen Haber
In Memory of Dr. Marvin Bernstein In Honor of the Diversity, Equity & In Honor of Beverly Reed Hay
Barbara Bernstein Inclusion Task Force David & Ann Chase
Wesley Gentle
In Honor of A. Ruth Breen In Honor of Jonathan Heaney
Ann Breen Metcalfe In Honor of Ted Federle Michael Heaney
Thomas & Molly Federle
In Honor of Steven Bryant In Memory of Edith Hill
Peter Scott Oberdorf In Honor of Robert Feng Tim Hill
Andrew Feng
In Memory of Clay Burroughs In Memory of Gus Hubert
Dusty & Nancy Rhodes In Honor of Joel Friedman Dr. Carole Clifford
Mark Bernstein
In Memory of Robert Cabat Michael Miller In Honor of Byron Jones
Janet Cabat Lee & Pam Parker Cliff & Robin Kulwin
John & Rosemarie Trainer
In Honor of Hailey Clark In Honor of Ian Kagey
Beth Sanz In Honor of Katarina Galagaza Ann Breen Metcalfe
Chip & Melissa Galagaza
In Honor of David Cohen In Honor of Richard & Betsy Kagey
Stephen Cohen In Memory of Susan Goldbecker Carl McInroy & Lynn Togut
Irwin & Julie Nathanson Patrick Martin
In Memory of Doris Cohen Lynn & Jane Snider
Dan & Johanna Gibbs In Honor of Catherine Goode
Ann Leyden In Memory of Harry H. & Dorothy
In Memory of Erica Crear “Speed” Kelly
Pete & Dodie Seagle In Memory of Lance Gregson Kathy Burnham Kelly
Anne Gregson-Rendino
In Honor of Pierce Delahunt In Honor of Kathy Kelly
Diana Rachel Frances In Memory of Tom Grogan James Frost
Irma Worrell-Fisher
In Memory of Brenda Donley Pete & Dodie Seagle In Honor of Eric Kephart
Edward Donley John & Rosemarie Trainer William Coover
In Honor of Kathryn Drake-Hedlund In Honor of Edith Grossman In Honor of Tony Kostecki
Charley & Donna Drake Randall Grossman Bob & Jane Claus
Tom & Linda Murphy
10In Memory of Joyce Lawrence In Memory of Aaron & Lillian Raphael In Honor of John Trainer
Sam & Pam Scavera Honora Raphael Dr. Martin & Phyllis Korn
In Memory of Phillip Lefton In Honor of Lisa Reid In Honor of John & Rosemarie Trainer
Andrea Lefton John Collis & Leslie Stevenson Len Kannapel, Vera Trainer and family
In Honor of Virginia A. (Barney) McAuliffe In Honor of Lillian Richardson In Honor of Therese Tresco
Tim & Margy Barney Megan Lawless Ruth Crosby
Joann Engelberth
In Honor of Laurence & Karen Meltzer In Memory of Rosemarie Ritson Larry Hughes
Danny & Beth Bernstein Bob & Brenda Flynn Lisa Lewis
Jay J. Meltzer Dona Schiff
In Memory of Tess Robinson Phyllis Solar
In Honor of Ann Metcalfe Laurie Edelman
Robert & Friedhilde Milburn Fred & Gloria Gleave In Memory of Jean Vanderzee
Ruth Kammerman Lora O. Wesner
Solange De Santis In Honor of Erica Schoelkopf
Gary & Joanne Schoelkopf In Honor of Nate & Liz Wentworth
In Memory of James Mettler Margaret Tahboub
Bob & Carol Kobbe In Memory of John & Helen Seagle
Katherine Russell Bradshaw In Honor of Kyle White
In Memory of Vito Milano John & Mary Ann Dorlon Ann Leyden
Anne Milano Dr. Robert C. Mann
In Memory of Barbara A. Wilson
In Honor of Edward Moore In Honor of Pete & Dodie Seagle Dennis Wilson
Patricia R. Zulch Wayne & Margaret Fuller
Bill & Betty Nathan In Memory of Charlie Witmer
In Memory of Hatsumi Moss Lois Wilson Therese Tresco
Randy & Trish Roeser
In Honor of Jay & Rebecca Singer In Memory of Ralph & Harriet Woodbury
In Memory of Ronald Newell Dr. David & Naomi Goltzman Janice Woodbury
Thomas & Joyce Tuffey
In Memory of Kathie Smith In Honor of Darren Woods & Steven Bryant
In Memory of Christa Ocker Pete & Dodie Seagle William Madison-McDonald
Ralph Ocker Frank Smith
John & Rosemarie Trainer In Honor of Darren Woods
In Memory of Ruth Pelmas Tom & Linda Murphy
David Mason & James Herman In Honor of Kempton Smith Charley & Anita Richards
Linda Tarry-Chard Mack & Sherry Streety
In Honor of Teddi Pereau Tom & Ann Connolly
Linda Chiras In Honor of Pine Woods-Bryant
In Honor of Jennifer Soloway Paul & Ann Marie Conolly
In Memory of Regina Porter Wayne Soloway Ann Howe
Pete & Dodie Seagle
In Memory of George H. Stoll
In Memory of Al & Ann Prochoroff Doris A. Stoll
Mike & Kerry Prochoroff
In Honor of Wm. Clay Thompson
Bill & Karen Thompson
Donor Categories and Benefits
Each donor category includes all of the benefits and the Goods and Services included in the prior levels.
You may become a member of the Ostinato Club at any level by establishing automatic recurring contributions.
Member ($25) Director ($2,500)
Listing in the Seagle Festival Program Book + Video link to a dress rehearsal
(an inside look into each mainstage production)
Friend ($50)
Vote at our Annual Meeting Composer ($5,000)
Advance notice of performances + Video link to all audition classes
Subscription to High Notes, A Contributor Newsletter + Name in pre-show credits for all performances
Partner ($100) Producer ($10,000)
+ Ticket pre-sale for most events + Producing Sponsor for one show and Zoom after party with the cast
+ Special recognition in pre-show credits of your production
Patron ($350) + Private lunch with the General Director or Artistic Director
+ Video link to first day of the season auditions
Premiere Sponsor ($25,000)
Singer ($500) + Call for details
+ Video link to an audition class
Virtuoso Sponsor ($50,000)
Conductor ($1,000) + Private dinner in the home of the Artistic Director
+ Invitation to ‘Coffee and Conversation’ preview events Goods and Services valued at $150
+ Advance notice of season ticket sales & pre-purchasing
Goods and Services valued at $5 Leadership Circle Sponsor ($100,000)
+ Naming Opportunity on the Festival Campus
+ Recognition from the stage in curtain speech
11Donor Opportunities
Seagle Festival provides high quality entertainment for our audiences, and trains emerging vocal artists how to move to the next step
of their education or career each summer. Tuition for our artists’ summer of experiential learning and traning does not cover the cost
of operations. Ticket prices are kept affordable to ensure the broadest possible audience. Annual income from these sources does not
begin to cover the cost of running the Festival.
Please join our family of donors and volunteers in supporting Seagle Festival. Contributions provide a critical 70% of our annual budget
of over $650,000, and volunteers are invaluable and greatly appreciated. Below are some of the many ways you can become a part of
the Seagle Festival family of donors and volunteers.
Annual Fund Giving
Gifts made to the Seagle Festival annual fund go directly to supporting the expenses incurred each year as part of our programming.
These include artist training, productions, community engagement programming, faculty and staff salaries, and general operating
expenses like facilities maintenance, insurance, utilities and many more. Contributions can be made any time of the year toward the
annual fund and can be one-time or set up as a recurring donation to be paid monthly, quarterly or annually via our easy and secure
online giving tool. Annual Fund gifts are acknowledged in our annual program book and are tax-deductible as allowed by law. To make
an annual fund gift, give us a call at (518) 532-7875, or go to seaglefestival.org.
Matching Gifts: Does your company provide matching funds for the donations you make?
If so, please let us know so we can amplify the impact of your gift.
Seagle Festival Legacy Society
We have often said that our donors are the life-blood of Seagle Festival. Seagle Festival Legacy Society Members
It is also true that legacy giving is key to our future success. Often
the largest and most meaningful gift anyone can make is a bequest in Russell Ames
a will or living trust. Many of us cannot afford to make a major gift in Theadora Casale
our lifetime, but we can set up a legacy gift now so that Seagle Festival Joel J. Friedman
receives these invaluable gifts in the future. When you make a legacy John & Sharon Hieber
gift to Seagle Festival, you ensure that our shared commitment to the Jerome Hines
success of our programs will continue for years to come. Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn
Ann Breen Metcalfe
There are many ways to include Seagle Festival in your estate planning. Ruth H. Pelmas
You can name Seagle Festival as a beneficiary of a percentage of your Lisa Reid
IRA, retirement plan, or a life insurance policy. You can include a gift in Peter Scott Oberdorf
your will or trust. There are many other options that can be discussed Joseph C. Steiniger & Mary McDonald
with your estate planning professional. Which is right for you and your Darren K. Woods & Steven W. Bryant
family?
Please be in touch with Darren Woods to discuss how you can help
Seagle Festival by making a legacy gift.
John & Helen Seagle Special Fund
The John and Helen Seagle Special Fund includes named funds that John & Helen Seagle Special Fund Contributors
provide ongoing support for Seagle Festival. Gifts of any amount may
be contributed to the Special Fund and will be dedicated to funding Anonymous (2)
Emerging Artist scholarships or the purpose designated by the donor. Eileen Carnahan
Named funds may be established with a single or multi-year gift of Janet & Moe Friedman and the Friedman Family
$10,000 or more. Marty & Phyllis Shames Korn
Ruth H. Pelmas
The Phyrne & Ron Pitkin Family
Lisa Reid
The Weinsock Family
Seagle Festival Board & Committees Seagle Festival Guild
Seagle Festival is managed and governed by a diverse group of The Guild is a volunteer organization that raises funds and
passionate Seagle Festival supporters. Committee participation is provides invaluable logistical suport to Seagle Festival and
encouraged for everyone with expertise they are willing to share. our Emerging Artists.
Skill sets we are actively seeking include project management, event
planning, construction management, and restoration experts. To participate, please contact Guild President Sharon Hieber
at smcguild@seaglefestival.org
For more information on these and any other ways in which you can become involved in Seagle Festival,
please contact Darren Woods at (518) 532-7875 or darren@seaglefestival.org
12Music by JACQUES OFFENBACH
English Book by JACK HELBIG, English Lyrics by GREGG OPELKA
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - July 8 & 17 at 7:30 PM
Stage Director Meaghan Deiter
Music Director/Pianist Neill Campbell
Set Designer Richard Kagey
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Aaron Chvatal
Wig & Makeup Designer Hannah Hiers
Stage Manager Allison Gerecke
The Cast
Theodorine Allison Fahey
Romboidal Alex Koch
Hermosa Daniel Esteban Lugo
Duke Cacatois XXII Jake Goz
Alexis Andrianna Ayala
Theodorine Cover Maria DeConzo
Romboidal/Hermosa Cover Patrick Bessenbacher
Duke Cacatois XXII Cover Nicholas Fahrenkrug
Alexis Cover Ann-Marie Iacoviello
Plot Summary
“How do you solve a problem like Hermosa?” That’s what her parents ask at the beginning of the delightfully loopy
Island of Tulipatan. A refined girl of 18 should be sewing or practicing the piano, not outside shooting guns and dreaming
about all things military. Meanwhile, the prince, Alexis, also 18, an unusually gentle young man, is far more interested in
ornithology than manly pursuits, like fighting. How will these diametrically opposed lovers ever hook up? Oh, that’s only
the beginning. Just wait till you see how convoluted l’amour can get on the remote island of Tulipatan, where nobody is
who they appear to be. Oh, mon dieu!
This performance and livestream of THE ISLAND OF TULIPATAN was produced by special arrangement with Dramatic Publishing
Company. All rights reserved. The livestream is authorized for private in-home use only. By viewing the livestream you agree not to
authorize or permit the livestream to be downloaded, copied, distributed, broadcast, telecast or
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13Music by HARVEY SCHMIDT Book & Lyrics by TOM JONES
The musical is suggested by the play Les Romanesques by Edmund Rostand
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - July 9 & 15 at 7:30 PM
Stage Director Richard Kagey
Music Director/Pianist John Cockerill
Set Designer Richard Kagey
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Aaron Chvatal
Wig & Makeup Designer Hannah Hiers
Production Stage Manager Jerry K. Smith
The Cast
The Narrator (El Gallo) Mario Manzo
The Girl (Luisa) Justine Alexander
The Boy (Matt) Nicholas Fahrenkrug
The Boy’s Mother (Hucklebee) Emily Richter
The Girl’s Mother (Bellomy) Grace Heldridge
The Old Actor (Henry) Alex Koch
The Man Who Dies (Mortimer) Adam Benton
The Mute Allison Fahey
El Gallo Cover Jose Olivares
Luisa Cover Jayden Goldberg
Matt Cover Jake Goz
Hucklebee Cover Andrianna Ayala
Bellomy Cover Maria DeConzo
Plot Summary
The Fantasticks is a funny and romantic musical about a boy, a girl, and their two mothers who try to keep them apart.
The narrator, El Gallo, asks the audience to use their imagination and follow him into a world of moonlight and magic.
The boy and the girl fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth in El
Gallo’s words that, “without a hurt, the heart is hollow.”
Since its opening in May 1960 at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in New York, and its subsequent revival at the Jerry Orbach Theatre,
THE FANTASTICKS remains the longest-running production of any kind in the history of American theatre.
THE FANTASTICKS and the live-stream are presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI
www.mtishows.com
Any unauthorized video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.
14Music by JULES MASSENET
Libretto by HENRI CAIN after Charles Perrault
Sung in French with English supertitles
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - July 10 & 16 at 7:30 PM
Stage Director Richard Kagey
Music Director/Pianist Jonathan Heaney
Set Designer Richard Kagey
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Aaron Chvatal
Wig & Makeup Designer Hannah Hiers
Stage Manager Margaret Shumate
The Cast
Cendrillon Jayden Goldberg
Madame de la Haltière Maria DeConzo
Le Prince Charmant Patrick Bessenbacher
La Fée Ann-Marie Iacoviello
Noémie Emily Richter
Dorothée Grace Heldridge
Pandolfe Jose Olivares
Le Roi Adam Benton
Cendrillon Cover Andrianna Ayala
Madame de la Haltière Cover Allison Fahey
Le Prince Charmant Cover Daniel Esteban Lugo
La Fée Cover Justine Alexander
Pandolfe/Le Roi Cover Mario Manzo
Plot Summary
A storybook kingdom. Pandolfe, a country gentleman, has married Madame de la Haltière, an imperious countess.
She and her daughters, Noémie and Dorothée, bully Pandolfe’s daughter from his first marriage, Lucette—known as
Cendrillon. Cendrillon wishes to go to ball of Prince Charming (Le Prince Charmant), but is refused. Her Fairy Godmother
(La Fée) grants her wish, but tells her she must leave by midnight. At the ball, Cendrillon and Prince Charming fall in
love, but their joy is interrupted as Cendrillon flees before midnight, losing her glass slipper along the way. Again sad
and alone, Cendrillon escapes to the forest to die of grief, but her Fairy Godmother again intercedes, allowing the lovers
to see each other, and then setting them into an enchanted sleep. Pandolfe finds his daughter and nurses her to health.
Cendrillon is convinced all her experiences were just a dream when news arrives that Prince Charming is searching the
kingdom for his lost love, insisting each young woman entering the court try on the lost glass slipper. When Cendrillon
and her Fairy Godmother arrive, Prince Charming immediately recognizes her. The two declare their love to each other,
and all rejoice in the new future queen.
15Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - July 14 at 7:30 PM & July 17 at 2:00 PM
Stage Directors Richard Kagey & Meaghan Deiter
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Production Stage Manager Jerry K. Smith
Program
Act 1, Scene 1 from La Traviata “A Paradox” from The Pirates of Penzance
by Giuseppe Verdi by Gilbert & Sullivan
Music Director/Piano - Jonathan Heaney Music Director/Piano - Collin Lowery
Violetta - Emily Richter Frederic - Patrick Bessenbacher
Alfredo - Jake Goz Ruth - Allison Fahey
Gastone - Daniel Esteban Lugo The Pirate King - Mario Manzo
Barone - Mario Manzo
Flora - Maria DeConzo Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor
Marchese - Adam Benton by Gaetano Donizetti
Dottore - Jose Olivares
Company Music Director/Piano - Jonathan Heaney
Lucia - Justine Alexander
Quartet from Die Entführung aus dem Serail Edgardo - Daniel Esteban Lugo
by W.A. Mozart Enrico - Mario Manzo
Raimondo - Jose Olivares
Music Director/Piano - Collin Lowery Alisa - Maria DeConzo
Constanze - Emily Richter Arturo - Alex Koch
Blonde - Andrianna Ayala
Belmonte - Patrick Bessenbacher Act 1 Finale from Così fan tutte by W.A. Mozart
Pedrillo - Alex Koch
Music Director/Piano - Collin Lowery
Aria & Duet from Don Pasquale Fiordiligi - Emily Richter
by Gaetano Donizetti Dorabella - Grace Heldridge
Ferrando - Daniel Esteban Lugo
Music Director/Piano - John Cockerill Guglielmo - Adam Benton
Norina - Ann-Marie Iacoviello Alfonso - Jose Olivares
Malatesta - Nick Fahrenkrug Despina - Jayden Goldberg
Card Trio from Carmen by George Bizet No. 4 Trio from Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss
Music Director/Piano - Collin Lowery Music Director/Piano - John Cockerill
Carmen - Maria DeConzo Rosalinda - Emily Richter
Mercedes - Allison Fahey Eisenstein - Nicholas Fahrenkrug
Frasquita - Andrianna Ayala Adele - Jayden Goldberg
Jumper Scene from The Falling & The Rising Act 2 Finale from Die Fledermaus by J. Strauss
by Zach Redler & Jerre Dye
Music Director/Piano - Neill Campbell
Music Director/Piano - Neill Campbell Rosalinda - Emily Richter
Doctor - Jose Olivares Eisenstein - Nicholas Fahrenkrug
Soldier - Ann-Marie Iacoviello Adele - Jayden Goldberg
Jumper - Jake Goz Dr. Falke - Mario Manzo
Frank - Adam Benton
Prince Orlovsky - Grace Heldridge
Company
16The 2021 Children’s Opera is available as a video and will be shown in various locations
and schools througout the coming year.
Stage Director Richard Kagey
Music Director/Pianist Neill Campbell
Set Designer Evan Johnson
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Aaron Chvatal
Production Stage Manager Jerry K. Smith
The Cast
Papa Bear Mario Manzo
Mama Bear Grace Heldridge
Baby Bear Alex Koch
Goldilocks Justine Alexander
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July 20 PATCHOULI
July 27 KLEZAMIR
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17Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI
Libretto by LUIGI ILLICA and GIUSEPPE GIACOSA
Abridged musical adaptation by STEPHEN LUSMANN
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - August 12 & 21 at 7:30 pm
Stage Director Richard Kagey
Music Director/Pianist John Cockerill
Set Designer Richard Kagey
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Pat Seyller
Wig & Makeup Designer Hannah Hiers
Stage Manager Allison Gerecke
The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)
Marcello Jake Stamatis
Rodolfo Sergio Mandujano
Colline Jacob O’Shea
Schaunard Adam Rodgers
Mimì Laura McCauley
Musetta Shannon Richards
Marcello Cover Joel Clemens
Rodolfo Cover Timothy Lupia
Colline Cover Robert Ellsworth Feng
Schaunard Cover Logan Dell’Acqua
Mimì Cover Victoria Erickson
Musetta Cover Megan Fleischmann
Plot Summary
In 1830’s Paris four arty types shiver in a garret - owing rent, but when one of their number, musician Schaunard,
earns money they are all set to buy a meal in a nearby restaurant. Poet Rodolfo stays behind to finish his writing and is
interrupted by Lucia, known as Mimì, a seamstress from the next apartment. They are instantly attracted to each other
and catch the others up at the restaurant where Rodolfo’s painter friend Marcello is re-acquainted with his flirtatious
ex-girlfriend Musetta, who dumps her sugar daddy, after getting him to pay everyone’s bill, for him. Some time later
Musetta and Marcello are living together, as are Mimì and Rodolfo, but he is aware that she has tuberculosis and is mean
to her in the hopes she will leave him for someone who can take better care of her. Eventually she does, Musetta splits
from Marcello and the four men resume garret life. They are visited by Musetta, who has sought out Mimì, now living
with a wealthy count, but dying, and has brought her back to die in the presence of her true lover and friends. Musetta
and Marcello reunite as Rodolfo cries over his Mimì.
18Music & Libretto by GIAN CARLO MENOTTI
Oscar Seagle Memorial Theater - August 13 & 19 at 7:30 pm
Stage Director Meaghan Deiter
Music Director/Pianist Jonathan Heaney
Set Designer Richard Kagey
Lighting Designer James R. Baker
Costume Designer Pat Seyller
Wig & Makeup Designer Hannah Hiers
Stage Manager Margaret Shumate
The Cast (in order of vocal appearance)
Miss Todd Julia Powers
Miss Pinkerton Grace Reberg
Laetitia Jasmine Rodriguez
Bob Logan Dell’Acqua
Miss Todd/Miss Pinkerton Cover Emily Cottam
Laetitia Cover Laura McCauley
Bob Covers Adam Rodgers & Jake Stamatis
Synopsis
Old maid and town busybody Miss Todd, has had no luck in love for over forty years. Her young and catty housemaid Laetitia
is wary of becoming an old maid herself. Bob, a wanderer, comes to Miss Todd’s door one afternoon while the town gossip, Miss
Pinkerton is visiting. Enamored of his beauty, Laetitia easily convinces Miss Todd to let him stay. Laetitia then convinces Bob to
stay by promising him more food and accommodations without cost, and Bob remains, as Miss Todd’s “cousin Steve” to anyone
who asks.
The next day, Miss Todd meets Miss Pinkerton in the street, who tells her of an escaped convict, reportedly in the area. The
convict matches Bob’s description, and Miss Todd runs home to warn Laetitia that they are harboring a thief and must get
rid of him. Once again, Laetitia convinces Miss Todd to let him stay. To keep him from running away and revealing them as
accomplices, Miss Todd leaves money out for Bob to “steal.” However, before long she needs more money, and resorts to
stealing from her neighbors. Meanwhile, Laetitia is falling in love with the wanderer. Miss Pinkerton soon encounters Miss Todd
again and warns her to be careful because the thief (in actuality, Miss Todd) has stolen from the neighbors. Miss Todd plays
along. At home, Bob is sick of confinement and plans to leave the next day. Laetitia stumbles upon him as he packs and,
desperate, asks him what it will take to keep him there. Bob replies he would like a drink, but there is no alcohol in the house.
Laetitia cleverly convinces Miss Todd that, since stealing and drinking are both sinful, breaking into a liquor store wouldn’t be
problematic, and they plan to rob the store that night.
The next day, Miss Pinkerton visits Miss Todd at home and informs her that the liquor store has been violated and the owner
attacked. A drunken Bob interrupts their conversation, singing loudly upstairs, prompting the shrewd Miss Pinkerton to add
that the police are going to search every house to find the thief. Miss Todd shoos Miss Pinkerton out the door, and then she and
Laetitia confront Bob about his true identity. They each try to convince him to run off with them, in order to evade the police,
but Bob refuses to run away because he has done nothing wrong. Miss Todd flies into a rage, and storms out, saying she will
call the police and blame all the theft on him. Glumly, Bob and Laetitia duet on whether to stay and face the charges or leave,
and the persuasive Laetitia eventually wins the argument. Vindictively, they steal all of Miss Todd’s valuables, including her car,
and ride off together. Miss Todd returns to find her house empty and, realizing her life is now in ruins, collapses in grief.
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