Join us virtually as we have a discussion with leading theater artists about their work, creative process, and journey to a professional career in the arts.

DAVID NEUMANN TERRENCE CHIN-LOY Tuesday, September 15 6PM • Tuesday, October 20 • 6PM David is the Tony-nominated choreographer Jamaican-American tenor Terrence Chin- of Hadestown. He has also choregraphed Loy recently completed his first engagement for the films I Am Legend (Will Smith) and at the Metropolitan Opera as Mingo Marriage Story (Scarlett Johansson, Adam (Cover) in Porgy and Bess. The 2019-2020 Driver). Choreography: An Octoroon and season also saw Terrence in performances Futurity (Soho Rep), Underground Railroad of Messiah with the U.S. Naval Academy Game (Ars Nova), Hagoromo (Wendy Orchestra and Glory Denied at Penn Whelan, Jock Soto) and Home (BAM), The Antipodes (Signature Square Music Festival. Other favorite roles include Idomeneo in Theatre). Collaborator and performer: Laurie Anderson, Big Dance Idomeneo: Afterwards (Pittsburgh Opera), Edgardo in Donizetti’s Theater, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Doug Elkins. Director: The Object Lucia di Lammermoor (Indiana University Opera Theatre) and Lesson (NYTW, BAM). Artistic director,Advanced Beginner Brighella in Ariadne auf Naxos (Santa Fe Opera). Earlier this year, Group (PS 122, NY Live Arts, The Kitchen, Symphony Space, Terrence appeared with the New York Festival of Song at Carmoor Abrons Art Center, The Chocolate Factory, The Whitney, Walker as part of the Schwab Vocal Rising Stars and with the Ravinia Art Center, MASS MoCA, among others). David is the recipient Festival Steans Institute as a Vocal Fellow. He is currently a Marion of three Bessie Awards for dance/performance, nominee for two Roose Pullin Resident Artist at Arizona Opera. Terrence is a 2018 Lucille Lortel and one Helen Hayes Award for choreography. Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Semifinalist.

BETH LEAVEL TOM LEE November Date TBD Tuesday, December 15 • 6PM Beth has appeared in 13 Broadway shows Tom Lee is a designer, director and puppet and won Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics artist. His work frequently incorporates Circle, and L.A. Drama Critics awards for live-feed video and projection design her performance as the title role in The with puppetry, exploring the synthesis of Drowsy Chaperone. Other Broadway: The manipulated objects, miniatures and figures Prom, Baby It’s You! (Tony, Drama Desk, with the language of film and animation. His OCC award nominations), Bandstand, credits include The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Elf, Mamma Mia!, Young Frankenstein, 42nd Street, Crazy For (Edinburgh Festival), The Scarlet Ibis (HERE), Sunken Cathedral You, The Civil War, Show Boat. Off-Broadway credits: Broadway (La MaMa), Bride (P.S. 122). Puppetry peformance: Madama Jukebox and An Unfinished Song. Regional Credits: Kudzu (Ford’s Butterfly (Metropolitan Opera), War Horse (Lincoln Center Theater), Songs for a New World (Helen Hayes Performing Arts Theatre), Le Grande Macabre & Petrushka (NY Philharmonic). Center), The Gershwin’s Fascinatin’ Rhythm (Hartford Stage Tom has created numerous original pieces, including Shank’s Mare, Company). On TV, Ms. Leavel was Carina Levitt on ABC’s a collaboration with Japanese puppet master Koryu Nishikawa V, “Ryan’s Hope,” Mom on Nickelodeon’s “Yours Truly” and can be which has toured throughout the US and Japan. seen in numerous commercials.