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Michael Bihovsky performed at the Hackensack Dear Frenchwoodites, Theater Company’s production of Rent, playing the It’s that time of year again. Time to wish all of role of Mark Cohen. Additionally, he is the author of Just Registered! the mostly autobiographical musical composition, Aaron Cohen Chloe Shane Fedor Konyashchenkov Kyle Mandell Olivia Lallouz you French Woods Alumni, from six to sixty, best Adam Davis Claire Landers Freya Lindvall Laura Glesby Olivia Whitmer wishes for the holiday season. The New Musical, which was recently featured Off- Aidan Advocate Clare Maceda Genevieve “Jennie” Han Laura Schelong Oswaldo Cisneros Broadway as part of Scene It: New York, where Albert Chalom Claudia Joppert Georgia Belmont Leila Zupsic Philip Novgorodsky This summer will mark the forty-third season of Alex Azor Colin Landers Grace Felder Liam Gibbons Phoebe Drummond Michael originated the role of himself. Alexa Fishman Daniela Finlay Haley Warner Lindsey Martin Rachael Schindler the French Woods program. Many of you receiv- Alfonso Cisneros Daniil Malakhov Hanna Lankler Lindsey Wales Rachel Macnow ing this newsletter were there in 1970 when it all Bret Levitt, a camper from thirty years ago, fondly Alyssa Poland Daria Antipova Hannah Levey Lisa Graye Rachel Penzer Amanda Davis Delaney Edwards Hannah Mulligan Liyana Falvey Rachel Tucker started. I can’t tell you what fun so many alumni remembers Ron Schaefer as the man who “directed Amelia Bast Dugan Becker Hannah Thalberg Lotus Kay Rebecca Freeman have had touring the camp. So many of our cur- his band, gave him guitar lessons and was very nice Amelia Baumann Dylan Hirsch Hayden Gutt Lucia Legnini Remi Kauderer Anabel Lallouz Dylan Kaplan Heather Berman Lucille Hampel Robbie Tromberg rent campers have parents who attended French to him.” Since then, Bret was in the Funk band, Sik Andi Rella Dylan Thibodeau Ilana Chalom Lucy Hale Ruby Fair Woods. Why not come up and Nabr and a Goth band called The New Creatures. He Angelo Heimowitz Edison Gandara- Isabel Ackerman Lulu Simon Sabrina Fischel Annabelle Derrick Triestman Isabella Lecrichia Mara Savarese Sarah Gittins visit? We’ll give you the royal also composed and recorded songs for the movie, Annie Repass Elana Rebitzer Isabella Szpigiel Margo Gellert Stephanie Attias treatment and introduce you Anthony D’angelo Elena Hsu Jackson Derrick Maverick Gerber Sydney Gershon The Last Prediction. Anton Kronfeld Elijah (Eli) Jacqueline Ayr Megan Giere Sydney Stephenson and your family to everyone Antonia Alvarez Jacobs Jane Brooks Michael Schatz Tamrah Chalom and everything. Most of you Peter Duchan wrote the book for the musical, Ariana Varvaro Elijah “Diggy” Jared Mcguire Michela Mcdonagh Thomas Sinclair Dogfight, which won the 2011 Richard Rodgers Asher Denburg Lessard Jessica Malerman Michelle Andio Vanessa Rivas would have trouble recogniz- Austin Falvey Elizabeth Pullman Jessica Sanderson Montana Gerber Veronica Velez ing the place; so much has Award. The musical was honored by the American Austin Zollars Emily Altchiler Jillian Agona Morgan Tromberg Zachary Kauderer Academy of Arts & Letters and Peter received a Ava Mateo Emma Boultinghouse Jillian Gershon Natalie Rodgers Zane Gandara- changed. Berni Berkower Emma Flanagan Jocelyn Kleiger Natalie Vallone Triestman Studio Production Grant to fund further development Blaine Fuller Emma Kreisberg Josh Kahn Nicole Ayr Zoe Feygin If any of you are doctors or of the piece. Camila Cisneros Emma Press Justine Murray Nicoletta Lecrichia nurses and want to be kids Carmen Cisneros Emma Steiger Kate Meaney Nina Glesby Carrie Cella Eva Gutt Kaylie Hausknecht Olivia Bast again, give us a call at 1-800- Martina Bonolis made her acting debut in A Chorus Casey Loehr Farrah Skylar Kelly Fuller Olivia Lake 634-1703. Give us a call any- Line at French Woods and relates that her “life has way. We’d love to hear from been absolutely wonderful since being introduced to you. theatre people.” After graduating college in 2010 she All our best, Ron & Barbara worked with the Louisville Actor’s Theatre and has December Birthdays! been cast in her first production in NYC. 1 Cari Sertner Casey Spillane 13 Alisa Nuzhdina Shreya Dutta 22 Abraham Sekeres Matthew Schorr Cole Childers Corinna Pico Destinee Stone 18 Aaron Berger Analiese Thomas- 27 Ari Azbel Jason Brantman co-directed the opening and closing Devon Pincus Daniel Chilson Jacqueline Ayr Carly Raphan Larocque Brendon Soodek Isabel Udell Dimitri Kaitlin Jarck Madison Wenig Ava Esquier Charlotte Wolf On the Go... ceremonies for the US Open this fall. He and his wife Isabella Constantinides Lea Majerholc Max Ainatchi Dylan Glasser Daniella Kavouriadis are directing a New Year’s Eve Rock concert at The Mastrogiacomo Dylan Contreras Sebastian Childers Sydney Aherne Jenna Lichtman Emilienne Lardy French Woods representatives will be at camp fairs Sarah Germain Erica Rothman 14 Eleanor Greene 19 Ellee De Ghetto Mackenzie Gauvin Jared Mcguire all over the country, go to www.frenchwoods.com/ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in the Dominican Republic. 2 Ben Hernowitz Sam Levin Elizabeth Horan Evan Silverman Mckynzie Clark John Vaughn Benton Kaufman 8 Courtney Jonas Elizabeth Giancarlo Scott Crepea Jordan Spector blog/ to see when and where we’ll be! David Rigano’s musical, Facing East: The Musical, Luca Fourny-Bonfils Emily Karasick Mordkovich Hernandez 23 Billie Green Livia Cassina Nicolas Fabre Jaden Jules Kaylie Hausknecht Joshua Alter Elana Rebitzer 28 Casey Loehr had a developmental concert performance this fall Payton Cousins Jazzy Sinkoff Liam Aherne Joshua Cohen Holly Hagan Eleanor Fellerhoff that benefited The Trevor Project in Chicago. Sean Szynaka 9 Alissa Anselmo Melanie Freedman Louisa O’reilly- Leslie Duke Hannah Franklin- 3 Dylan Thompson Caitlyn Koo Portia Krichman Hyland Lucille Hampel Gillette Alumni News! Abdiel Vivancos is a member of the Carnegie Mellon Gabrielle Auger Joseph Monte 15 Morgan Tromberg Maisie Brizzolara Luiza Fischleder Sara Franklin- Irene Tanner Joshua Nash Robbie Tromberg Melanie Blitz Naomi Natko Gillette Celia Rubin, a FW camper in the late ‘90s, is starring University School of Drama class of 2012 and is Jazmin Kay Peter “Josh” Seth Itkin Natalia Ryzak Patrick Macdowall Zoe Depreta in Saturday Night Fever with Royal Caribbean while working on Brecht’s Good Person of Setzuan. Jessica Grauberd Bawden Shelley Yanosky Priscilla Hopper Perry Kerner 29 Aaron Skutnik Mike Downing Riley Rappaport 16 Allison Scheffler Victoria Wheeler Thalia Arrouasse Adeline Horan travelling the world on the Liberty of the Seas. Gabe Greenspan is at Yale University studying Michelle Antonova 10 Amber Lalla Blair Berlin 20 Caroline Kuritzkes Victor Tibi Benjamin Edelman Mikayla Kibel George Hunt Cara Cobden Drew Raskin Yaelle Arrouasse Eli Alex Rosenberg is a freshman at the University of theatre. Last year he was selected for JAW, a Yale Phoebe Piloco Katya Yan Victoria Lee Hayden Cohen 24 Caitlin Slatcher Berman improv troupe and Red Hot Poker, a sketch comedy 4 Alixy Zabin Rebecca Branovan 17 Alana Sackman Nathan Thibodeau David Greenhouse Jamie Marcus Arizona. This past summer he worked for Broadway Jonathan Flores Sydney Gough Charlotte Trattner Regina Avrutis Emily Mccarthy Jessica Bilhartz producer Jeffrey Richards. Alex is looking to take that group. He spent the summer in LA interning at Funny Rose Reses Taylor Kristal Elizabeth “Libby” Sami Seiden Gillian Leeds Renata Sanchez or Die. This fall he is cast as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Sara Graziano 11 Anabel Lallouz O’connor Somyr Woods- Lacey Nussbaum Samson Bien experience further and join the producing team of a Sheridan Devito Danielle Lichter Emma Press Mercado Mimi Whitson Sophia Crames new show. Todd at the Yale Drama Coalition. Tommy Mosner Eli Elman Eric Dana 21 Alexis Federico 25 Antoine Rodesch 30 Hannah State 5 Dylan Thibodeau Jessica Woodlee Jonathan Kay Anton Kronfeld Celia Babini Hayden Gutt Dylan Jenks is studying in London as a first-semester Adrian Simon and Richard Miron, who met at French Hannah Thalberg Katie Martin Kellen Penner Emily Lobel Corey Steinfast Lexy Jacobs Lua Beaulieu Michela Mcdonagh Coxon Jocelyn Kleiger Jared Ingerman Russell Miller freshman at Northeastern University. Woods, collaborated on the album, The Willows and Rachel Rudel Sarah Mayo Kelly Freedman Maddie Hurley Scott Davis Spencer Fishman The Builder. It’s a concept album and can be found at Siena Wise William Adwar Matthew Solomon Mckenzie Miller 26 Elana Simon William Davila was the Associate Conductor and 6 Courtney Peck 12 James Thompson Patrick Simon Jake Hooper www.whywallow.com. Noah Singer 31 Emily Goldblatt played bass guitar and piano on stage in the Broadway 7 Carly Knitzer Veronica Frank Sam Dana Raphaelle Debordes Jessica Baldinger Lindsey Emery production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. (Continued on page 4) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! This summer 872 campers and counselors participated in the HFWAA inaugural Sean Patrick will appear opposite Jonah Hill and 4K Race for the Arts. Four races were held, one during each 3-week session on Sam Rockwell in 20th Century Fox’s The Sitter, the French Woods Festival of the Arts Campus. Dozens more children and staff Alumni News! (Continued from page 1) opening in theatres nationwide on December 9th. He volunteered - giving out water, as timekeepers, photographers and cheerleaders! will also be joining the national touring production of Mary Poppins in the new year. HFWAA (Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance) is a 501(c) 3 public not-for-profit organization. The funds raised from business sponsors and donations were Jason Robert Brown’s most recent relea is The Ira Mont is currently the production stage manager awarded as partial college scholarships to deserving, needy students committed Trumpet of the Swan, based on the book written by for the broadway production of Relatively Speaking to a career in the arts. In addition, elementary, middle and high schools in indigent areas are able to apply for E. B. White. It is described as ‘a novel symphony for at the Brooks Atkinson Theater. grants to foster their performing arts programs. actors and orchestra,’ with music by JRB (who also conducts). On December 8th he will be performing a Barrett Foa can be seen every week on TV’s There was no charge to run (or walk in the race), but we did design a commemorative t-shirt celebrating the solo concert in Seattle following the re-opening night number one new show, NCIS: Los Angeles playing Race for the Arts and many families supported and sponsored their children’s participation in the race/ of 13! as a benefit concert for Broadway Bound in tech operator Eric Beale. The hit crime drama airs walk. the Pacific Northwest. every Tuesday at 9pm on CBS. In this special Alumni Edition of The Perfomer, the Hancock-French Woods Arts Alliance gratefully Evan Cabnet recently directed the premier of David Daniel Silverstein graduated from FIT in acknowledges the generosity of our 2011 Race for the Arts sponsors. We hope that many of you will West Read’s The Dream of the Burning Boy for international fashion design and saw a gap in the consider joining them for Summer 2012! Roundabout Theatre Company as well as Oliver clothing market. He created the clothing line 100%, Parker! and Oohrah! Off-Broadway. By the end of a sustainable high fashion collection using 100% of PACER SPONSORS 2011 Evan will be directing the world premiere of the fabric each piece is cut from. Artists like Jennifer Zayd Dohm’s Beijing-set comedy Outside People at Hudson, as well as camp alums like Sara Kapner the Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway. have been seen in 100% on red carpets across the country. The line in available at Curve on Mercer Harris Millgrim is playing the role of Snowboy and Street in Soho and online at www.100percentny. the understudy for Tony on the current National Tour com. of West Side Story. Brent Mason from FW Stagecraft, production Arielle Schechtman just finished her stint as Tracey designed an acclaimed short film, GHILD that was Turnblad in the Bedford Community Theatre’s featured in a film festival in NYC. This summer he will JOGGER SPONSORS production of Hairspray. be revamping the set design for the musical, Pope Melissa Errico released the album Legrand Affair. Joan. The collaboration with Michel Legrand involved a 100- piece orchestra and 15 compositions, both new and old. The album was 10 years in the making with by Legrand himself. Staff & Camper News Kaplan Chevrolet Buick Jason Wise recently was seen as a dancer in an Sara Frankel, representing Westfield MJ’s Roosevelt episode of the ABC series Pan Am. Look for him in Middle School, finished as a finalist in the 7th Grade the upcoming series Smash. Forensic Competition 2011 Dramatic pairs that included nine middle schools. Glenn Howerton continues to play Dennis on the TV series he also writes for: It’s Always Sunny in Isabel Stein won 1st Place in the Musical Theater Philadelphia. He also continues to character voice Division of New Jersey’s 2011 Doris Lenz Festival at on The Cleveland Show. Rutgers University. She will also be playing Dainty June in her high school’s upcoming production of Zac Posen continues to design high end women’s Gypsy. fashion carried at Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. His new Pret-A-Porter line, Z Spoke was Joshua Nasser has been cast as Mr. Darling in the released in the spring of 2010. Mahopac High School production of Peter Pan. He WALKER SPONSORS also played the baritone saxophone with his school’s Stefanie Black was recently spotted on an episode symphonic band at Disney World. The Camp Connection • The Cowlick • Combined Energy Services • DEB Printing • Elizabeth Dunn, CPA of How I Met Your Mother. Sydney Gough was selected to perform Adele’s Bonnie Swencionis was featured in the film Someone Like You in the 6th grade talent show. For more information about becoming a Business or Parent sponsor for Race for the Arts 2012 Vamperificain the role of Emily. She continues to film theKids React viral web series please contact Rose at either 800-634-1703 or [email protected] created by the Fine Bros. including recent episodes #32, #34, #36 and #37. Staff and Camper News Isaac’s Corner (Continued from Page 4) Georgia Belmont performed in the play Lucy, put on Let me know if you remember the main house and the old-fashioned telephone switchboard with all those Corey Steinfast is in the middle of his senior year by the Performing Arts of Woodstock. wires? Remember the railroad rooms and the old wooden docks and rowboats? What about the Bandshell? I saw and college applications. So far he is accepted into Taylor Goodson was cast as Frenchy in the fall my first “Sing” at the Band Shell. Tulane and Indiana Universities complete with merit production of Grease at Langley High School in How about lower, middle, and upper campuses and the two horseshoes of boys and girls campus? And all of scholarships. McLean, VA. those single bunks? What about the wishing well hidden at the top of girls’ campus? Do you remember when the Playhouse was the only theater? Do you remember our nature program with goats and hawks and sheep? How The upcoming Maret Middle School production of Max Wasserman was the technical producer of about the old music buildings; Ron coaching softball, Beth paying Suzuki violin, Karen as “Mary” in Jesus Christ Seussical features Ian Berlin as JoJo, Graham Roslyn High School’s production of Hair this fall. Superstar, and Scott as “the plant” in many productions of Little Shop? Gellin as a Wickersham Brother and Yertle the Turtle Amanda Mond will be playing the part of Dorothy in Who could forget that the Canteen used to be in the old gym? And Ron’s individually prepared delicious and Caleb O’Brien as Horton. hamburgers on that grill? How about the quarter ladies? The old gym is now the indoor Skateboard Park and the The Wizard of Oz at the end of term performance at Canteen is just remodeled. The new gym has three indoor basketball courts, an indoor tennis court and a place for Madeline Sietles has been cast as Tevye in the Stagecoach in Highgate London UK. indoor-soccer, indoor-football etc. Now there’s the new Dina Goldstone Circus Pavilion and an old new Jr. Circus senior production of Fiddler on the Roof at Raynor Patrick Falcon just finished a run as Colin in “Rent” at building, a new Wellness Center and an incredible Visual Arts complex replacing the old VA and its “porch.” Country Day School in Westhampton, NY. She also Roosevelt Conservatory. He was scouted during the Remember when Video was under the Playhouse along with the Costume Shop? Now the Costume Shop houses 40,000 costumes and the Film Program is getting a new state-of-the-art building. will be performing two songs at the annual Family run by talent agencies with the hope of a professional When I first heard Ron talking about building Rock Shops I thought we were going to do archeology! Now we Counseling Services holiday party fundraising event run of the show in Chicago. in Westhampton. have an amazing rock and roll facility called the Maroon 5 Center with ten rehearsal and teaching studios and a Austin Zollars was cast as Simon in Kansas City recording studio. The new two-story Music center named for Scott Knipe has replaced our old music buildings. It Gillian Lieberman recently performed a solo dance Repertory Theater’s A Christmas Carol. too has a recording studio. I can go on and on. at the Professional Performing Arts School’s 2011 Do you remember the white house studios next to the dance studios or the old fitness area? Now we have Slam/Variety Show. Jessica Darrow, Lexy Jacobs, and Emily Fallon upgraded and increased the number of rehearsal studios and dance studios as well as adding were voted best in Miami-Dade County for their a state-of-the-art Fitness Center that is the envy of all Camping. Elizabeth Katz has been cast as Gertrude in a small group musical presentation “I Want it All” So many of our FW Alumni are sending their children to camp and having their own production of Seussical in her hometown of Paducah, from the musical Baby. They will be competing in serendipitous reunions as they meet on visiting days and exchange their love of the old days Kentucky. Tampa in March 2012 for the Florida State Thespian and excitement about the new days at French Woods. My kids grew up at French Woods and now their children will finally be my campers. Ron’s grandchildren are also a big part of the Tommy Danzi has been selected to be one of fourteen championship. French Woods family. Now the children of your old French Woods friends will have French violinists in the State of Florida All State Orchestra. Ryan Jacobs and Lyndsay Mclaren will both be Woods friends of their own. Pretty cool. Samantha Schoenfeld was cast as Sarah and Ilana performing original one person shows this month For the past ten years, FW has been hosting Family Camp. We would love to have you, our Fishman was cast as June Stanley in Commack High during The One Festival at New World School of the alumni, spend the last week of the summer with us to ‘play camp’ all together again. Please ask us about our Post-Camp Family Camp for parents and their kids to enjoy a week of School’s production of The Man Who Came to Dinner. Arts. French Woods. Jonny Scoblionko was cast as the Fire Chief in That’s the news and we’re outta here!!! We are also offering a special one-week Intensive End of the Summer Skills Development Program in many Rollins College’s fall production of The Bald Soprano. of the French Woods activities as well as our brand new Broadway and Beyond Program. Both will offer master classes with a host of coaches and teachers with years of experience in the “biz” followed by a showcase for top NY agents and managers. Beth Backstage I hope I see you all this summer. Come up on visiting day and catch a show or concert. Bye for now, My 9 month old son Tristan is missing his camp family! Tristan sends his love to fellow junior campers Isaac Ella and Zoe (Carolyn Stock and Mark Chapin’s daughters), Logan (Steve Crane and Shara Varvaro’s son) to his counselors Lauren and Kayce, and to all of his CITs who helped take care of him all summer long. L a r r y ’s L i ne s It seems that I see alumni every where I go, whether that be an off broadway show or when I turn on Holiday time is here again. It is hard to believe that just a few months ago we were my television and watch The New Girl. Next week we will be seeing Celia Rubin for lunch while she’s in all at camp enjoying the Catskill Mountain air and the great friendships we made. Now that winter has set in, it is time to devote your thoughts to your loved ones, family port between performances of Saturday Night Fever on board the Liberty of the Seas. November and and friends. It is also time to be thankful for all that you have. One of the things December are such great times of year to catch up with campers new and old while to be thankful for is the fact that you are and will always be part of a large French they visit sunny Florida. After that we will start the hiring fairs in earnest and David, Woods community. Speaking of our community, this year we rebuilt some of the boys Larry and Ron will be out meeting staff all over the world. They are all hoping to see bathrooms as well as some of the girls. We replaced the kitchen in the canteen and lots of returnees on their journeys. Please come by and visit them at the hiring fairs if built a new roof on our dining room. Some of these areas might not affect the program, however they will improve the look and feel of our community as a whole. It is my wish you can - you can check the staff news page on our website for details on dates and to all of you to have a safe and happy holiday season and to have a great and exciting locations. There’s nothing like a returning staff member to explain what camp is all new year. Please keep the emails and phone calls coming in. about to potential counselors! Happy Holidays and a Very Happy New Year. Larry Siegel Fondly, Beth Schaefer-Knauf