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The Cabaret Conference At Yale University
2008 Thank Yous

Erv Raible, Executive Director/Artistic Director
The Cabaret Conference At Yale University,
would like to thank the following people for their support

Yale University
Dean James Bundy, Yale School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theater
Anne Tofflemire
Yale University Conference Office
Susan Adler, Bill Reynolds
Joanne Dupee, Matthew Krause, Pedro Ordrush, Tara Schule
Box Office and Theater Staff
Janna Ellis, London Moses & Tracy Baldini
The New Theater Technical Staff
Rich Abrams

Faculty
Pam Tate, my fabulous Executive Associate

To my generous and talented faculty and consultants
Tex Arnold, Rita Gardner, David Finkle, Jason Graae, Carol Hall, George Hall,
Thomas Honeck, Steven Lutvak, Shelly Markham, Laurel Massé, Sally Mayes,
Sharon McNight, Pamela Myers, Alex Rybeck, Paul Trueblood, Fred Voelpel and
Julie Wilson

For Their Generosity
Carol Hall & Leonard Majzlin
Peter Hanson
The Grisham Foundation
Fred Voelpel

Alumni Scholarship Fund
Patrons: Carla Gordon, Arnaldo Inocentes, Lisa Poulos
Benefactor: Linn Keller Maxwell
Sponsors: Debra Barber-Eaton, Emily Everson Gleichenhaus,
Natasha Ramer, Tim Tourbin
Individuals: Dina Joy Byrd, Kate Loitz, William Baldwin Young

For Our Website
Tony Montano - TM Media Designs

Our Conference Concert Series
Julie Wilson & Rita Gardner
Steven Lutvak & Carol Hall
Pamela Myers & Sharon McNight

Tex Arnold, Jason Graae, Carol Hall, George Hall, Steven Lutvak,
Shelly Markham, Laurel Massé, Sally Mayes, Sharon McNight,
Pamela Myers, Alex Rybeck, Paul Trueblood,
and special guests Mark Coffin & Jillann Gabrielle

Our Audition Hosts
Michael Kerker / ASCAP, Los Angeles
Ben Krywosz / Nautilus Music Theater, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Jillann Gabrielle / Fine Arts Building, Chicago
Barbara Motley / Le Chat Noir, New Orleans
Ralph Guange & Carol O’Shaughnessy / Encore, Boston
Michael Jaworek / The Birchmere, Alexandria, Virginia
Tony De Cicco, Bill Morgan & Thomas Honeck / The Duplex, New York
Linda Rabinowitz & George Hall / The Royal Academy of Music, London UK
Nathalie Nadon & Michael Barger / St. Anne Church & Equity Showcase Theater, Toronto
Arnaldo Inocentes / Theater Puget Sound, Seattle
Colleen Porter & Lora Workman / Idea Center at Playhouse Square, Cleveland

Our Audition Pianists
Michael Orland, Los Angeles
George Fulginiti-Shakar, Washington, DC
Paul Trueblood, Alex Rybeck & Davie Lewis, New York
Tom Linker, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Mark Burnell, Chicago
Doug Hammer, Boston
Harry Mayronne, New Orleans
Mark Etherington, London UK
Charles Eversole, Cleveland
Mark Rabe, Seattle
Michael Barber, Toronto

Our Hosts
Nancy Hoskins, New Haven
Marilynn Lovell Matz, Los Angeles
Marco & Anais Paterson St. John & Patrick Lee, New Orleans
Jeannette d’Armand & Arnaldo Inocentes, Seattle
Nathalie Nadon & Michael Barber, Toronto, Canada
Erin Duffy, Tracy Hodgdon, Jennifer Eckes & Maude Hixson, Minneapolis
Jillann Gabrielle & Phil Barille, Chicago
Fred & Linn Maxwell Keller, Grand Rapids
Andy & Bob Dodds / Washington DC
JR Fralick, Cleveland

For Helping To Spread The Word
Sherry Eaker, David Finkle & Charlie Weiss / Back Stage
John Hoglund
Stu Hamstra / Cabaret Hotline Online
Peter Leavy & Frank Dain / Cabaret Scenes
David Cuthbert / Times Picayune, New Orleans
Lisa & Brian Martland / The Stage, London UK
Michael Portantiere / TheaterMania.com
Elizabeth Ahlfors / City Cabaret
Les Traub / Cabaret West
Andrew Ganz / Playbill
Barbara Motley / Le Chat Noir
Brian DeLorenzo / Boston Association of Cabaret Artists
Suzanne Petri, Chicago Cabaret Professionals
Linn Maxwell, West Michigan Cabaret Association
Emily Everson / The Washington, DC Cabaret Network
Arnaldo Inocentes / North West Pacific Cabaret Association
Tracy Hodgdon, Erin Duffy, Maud Hixson & Jennifer Eckes / Twin Cities Cabaret Assoc.
Tom Grounds / Texas Cabaret Association
Kate Peters / Cabaret.org
Shayne Rainbolt / E-Cabaret
Kate Loitz / MAC Email Blast
Christina Berger / New Haven Register
Christopher Arnott / New Haven Advocate
and the Cabaret Conference At Yale University Class of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
& 2007 and all the individuals who believed enough to contact their friends,
who contacted their friends, who contacted their friends,
who contacted their friends … and allowed the
2008 Cabaret Conference At Yale University to happen!