Ruddigore (Blue Hill Troupe, Spring 2014)
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Blue HillBlue Trou BLUE HILL TROUPE, LTD., PRESENTS pe, GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S Ltd. Ruddigore Gilbert & Sullivan’s or, The Witch’s Curse APRIL 4-12, 2014 RUDDIGORE EL TEATRO OF EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO 1230 FIFTH AVENUE ~ NYC Invested in performance. At BNY Mellon Wealth Management, we celebrate the inspirational power of the arts. It is our great pleasure to support the Blue Hill Troupe. bnymellonwealthmanagement.com ©2014 The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. 2014 Calculate the profits of enjoying Gilbert and Sullivan. It adds up to Blue Hill Troupe! Sheehan & Company A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Sheehan Financial Advisors, L.L.C. SPECIALIZING IN ASSET MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING 437 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10022 (212) 962-4470 165 Orinoco Drive, Brightwaters, NY 11718 15 South Bayles Avenue, Port Washington, NY 11050 (631) 665-7040 FAX (631) 665-7014 CONTENTS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nancy Raditz Board of Directors 7 PUBLISHER Randolph Lindel Our 2013-14 Charity Partner: QSAC 9 EDITORIAL & COVER DESIGN Erica Schultz Yakovetz The Ancestry of the Blue Hill Troupe 15 WRITERS Patrick Bahners BHT Ruddigores 20 Carol Davis Sally Graudons In Memoriam 25 Alford Lessner Matt Levine A Child’s Garden of Curses 29 Harvey Loomis Betsy Militello Benefactors, Sponsors and Patrons 35 Judy Orlando Win Rutherfurd BHT Fall Show 39 Sam Silvers Suzanne Taylor BHT Members 43 LAYOUT & PRODUCTION Alex Cameron Gilbert’s Retorts 53 AD PRODUCTION Shelley Heller Plot Summary 59 AD PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Edie Whiting Portrait Gallery Map 66 ART & DESIGN Byron Bell Ruddigore Show Spread 68 Anne Ekstrom Ben Moore Cast of Characters 70 Julian Rosenblum BIO COORDINATOR Mark Justin Musical Numbers 71 CAPTIONS Carol Davis Frontstage at Work 72 Helen Rees Lessner PROOFREADERS Patrick Bahners Production Committees 74 Scott Glascock Dorsey Gray Backstage at Work 76 Sandy Kennedy Ray Knowles Professional Staff 79 Nancy Lindel Liz Montgomery Who’s Who in the Cast 85 PHOTO COORDINATOR Who’s Who in the Crew 95 & ARCHIVIST Ken Daniel PHOTOGRAPHERS Marianne Barcellona Glossary 107 Sebastian Bonner Ken Daniel BHT Committees 111 Jeff Derecki Sandy Dickinson Troupe at Play 112 Julia Farina Amanda Meehan Special Thanks 115 Ron Romaine John Sutera (pp 39–41, 118–119) BHT 90th Anniversary Gala 118 John Taylor Kate Weiman Backstage Photo 121 PORTRAIT Frontstage Photo 123 PHOTOGRAPHER Kate Weiman HEADSHOT Productions and Charities 125 COORDINATOR Paula Gerden Program Committee 131 ADVERTISING Meg Dooley (Chair) Jane Bernd (Coordinator) Past Presidents 132 Pam Miller Steven Petrucelli Index of Advertisers 136 RUDDIGORE | SPRING 2014 3 IMAGINE for a MOMENT WHAT a WORLD WITHOUT SPOKEN WORDS MIGHT FEEL LIKE… A Reflection from GARY A. MAFFEI, QSAC’s Executive Director A little over a year ago, I attended the QSAC however, with support staff and assistive tech- Day School’s annual graduation and, believe nology, QSAC is helping children and adults me, our staff puts on a wonderful celebration with autism, just like the young boy above, dis- of all that our students have achieved. It was cover their voices. Although technology was not here that one of our students who is non-verbal what it is today, the achievements of this young approached the podium and looked out at the boy are characteristic of the vision our founders nearly 200 people in attendance. As he stood had in mind when QSAC came to be in 1978. behind the podium, I found myself sitting there in anticipation unsure of what to expect; THE VISION OF A GROUP OF PARENTS however, what happened next is one of those More than 36 years ago, a group of parents moments that reminds me why I come to work came together with a shared vision: all children every day: the young boy began to speak using with autism should have access to high-quality an iPad. person-centered services. With the help of an iPad and QSAC’s sup- Today, QSAC is a New York City and Long portive teachers, this young boy was able to Island based nonprofi t that supports children harness the power of technology to discover and adults with autism, together with their his voice and share it with an entire audience of families, in achieving greater independence, onlookers. Using the iPad, he was able to type realizing their future potential, and contribut- his speech into the device, which was then read ing to their communities in a meaningful way aloud by the iPad. by offering person-centered services. QSAC Looking around the room that day, seeing pursues this mission through direct services the faces of other attendees who were visibly that provide a supportive and individualized moved by his speech, and seeing the proud look setting for children and adults with autism to on this young student’s face and that of his par- improve their communication, socialization, ents, I realized the impact our programs have academic, and functional skills. on the lives of the families we support. In support of its direct service programs, For many of our students and program par- QSAC works to be an innovator in the fi eld ticipants, being non-verbal is a daily reality; RUDDIGORE | SPRING 2014 9 qQSAC’s Board of Directors thanks THE BLUE HILL TROUPE for their support and congratulates them on 90-years Proud to help you with your marketing communications. of service to NYC’s www.VibrantCompany.com charities. QSAC: OUR 2013-14 CHARITY PARTNER of developmental disability providers by implementing new technologies to best support the children and adults in our pro- grams. In addition, QSAC’s clinical and educational leadership teams regularly embark on research projects that seek to fur- ther unlock new and innovative strategies and methodologies for best supporting the learning outcomes of the individuals we serve. QSAC continues to live out the vision of our founders through our educational, residential, habilitation, and support programs. With more than 35 sites throughout New York City and Long Island, QSAC supports more than 1,600 children and adults with autism each year. And although we cannot capture the full impact of our programs, here are a few stats that speak well to our recent achievements: • 7 out of 12 students in our Early Intervention program began talking this year. • 100% of our preschool students graduated with a way to communicate. • 11% of students in our Day School transitioned to a less restrictive educational setting. • We opened 3 new supportive residences for adults with autism. • Our Community Habilitation program supported 800+ families and our Service Coordination program supported 700+ families. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF BHT’S SUPPORT QSAC’s partnership with the Blue Hill Troupe will support our efforts to integrate augmentative communication and learn- ing devices (e.g. tablets) into educational programs for partici- pants with autism. These tools will help students to improve life and academic skills. Specifi cally, the use of a tablet helps our participants to improve communication and socializa- tion defi cits. In fact, 20% of our participants are nonverbal and many others experience severe communication defi cits; however, with the support of a tablet, QSAC has helped the children and adults we serve unlock the power of technology. These tools also allow for a more individualized approach to learning. In addition, studies have indicated that these devices help to decrease aggressive and inappropriate behav- iors by providing students with an augmentative means of communicating with their peers, teachers, and family mem- bers. These tablets will help students with autism to live more independent and fulfi lled lives as contributing members of their communities as they unlock their potential through the use of these devices coupled with a supportive educational environment. This page has been graciously underwritten by Aon Hewitt. RUDDIGORE | SPRING 2014 11 ERICA & LARK MASON CONGRATULATE BHT and QSAC Chinese Huanghuali Yokeback Armchair, 17th Century To be offered in the online Asian auction on April 15-30, 2014 on: iGavelAuctions.com LARK MASON ASSOCIATES For personalized service with the sale of fine art, antiques, and jewelry, please contact Lark Mason at 212-289-5524 or visit LarkMasonAssociates.com THE ANCESTRY of the BLUE HILL TROUPE by SUZANNE TAYLOR When someone asks me about the Blue Hill families carry on the tradi- Troupe, I always happily give my “elevator tions as well. Troupe mem- speech,” in which I describe this amazing orga- bers’ children frequently nization that was founded in 1924 in Maine grow up to join the group and then swiftly became an NYC institution themselves; we have one fam- that has raised over $4 million for charity over ily with three generations of its 90-year history. I also talk about our two members participating at this annual productions and the wonder that fi rst- moment: Jeanne Dickinson Future Trouper time audience members invariably express, (’57), her son Sandy (’83) and Zach Levine generally to the effect of “You’re not profes- his son Lee (’12). The Noble sionals? The performances and production val- family —including Camilla (’30), Frances (’30), ues rival anything I’ve seen anywhere.” Given Beatrice (’31), Bill (’57), Lil (’59), Tim, (’63) just a tiny bit more time, though, I’ll begin Jiffy (’71), Kate (’02) and Polly (’05)—is also talking about the Troupe not just as a remark- proudly and impressively three-generational. able theatre group, but also as a kind of family. And I’m sure they won’t be the last! For exam- When Ruddigore was selected as our 90th ple, Matt Levine (’01) and Capron Hannay Anniversary show, I began thinking about Levine (’04), daughter of Bill Hannay (’77), the many Blue Hill Troupe “ancestors” who have started planning for son Zach to make might be tempted to step out of their portraits that third generation in about 17 years.