Panelists
2015-2016 Community Theatre

September 9, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Robert Judd
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

Larry Fields

Miami-Dade County

Artistic Director, Fantasy Theatre Factory, Miami, Florida
Designed multiple theatre programs/workshops with the Miami-Dade, Broward and Hillsborough County School Boards, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern University, Memorial Healthcare Systems, Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, YMCA of Broward County, Zoo Miami and many others
Larry is an actor and circus artist

Lee County

General Manager, Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers
Experienced Actor, Stage Manager, Designer, Producer, Production Manager and General Manager for companies as varied as Trustus Theatre, Atlanta Opera, FBN Productions, Opera Omaha, The Boston Symphony, Connecticut Opera, Central City Opera, Horizon Theatre, and Naples Opera
BA in International Studies, University of South Carolina; attended Carnegie Mellon University for an MFA in Stage and Production Management

Hillsborough County

Producing Artistic Director, Stageworks Theatre, Tampa
Previously Production Coordinator and Production Stage Manager at American Stage, St. Petersburg; Resident Stage Manager, GALA Choruses’ International Gay and Lesbian Choral Festival; and Producing and Educational Programming Manager at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Stage management in the Tampa Bay-area as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
BFA in Theater Studies, Boston University

Escambia County

Executive Director, Pensacola Children’s Chorus
Previously Managing Director, Sales and Development, Pensacola Little Theatre, Pensacola, Florida; and Owner, Hamlin Company, 1986 – 2006
Community Involvement includes Fiesta of Five Flags, American Heart Association, and the Gulf Coast Chorale (Board of Directors, Past)
Bachelor of Science, University of Florida

Sarasota County

Managing Director, Florida Studio Theatre, Sarasota
Previously served as the Audience Development Coordinator for the Largo Cultural Center and as company member for the Austin Shakespeare Festival and the Zachary Scott Theatre
Serves on the Executive Committee for the National New Play Network, Board of Directors for the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County, and previously served on the Executive Committee for the League or Resident Theatres
Rebecca developed FST's Improvisation program and the Sarasota Improv Festival, is actively involved in new play development for the Cabaret having co-created over 20 musical revues including That's Life, The Wanderers, The British Invasion, and Poems, Prayers and Promises, and head-writer for the highly successful and critically-lauded Laughing Matters Series
Georgia State University and Eckerd College

Hillsborough County

Producing Artistic Director and a Co-founder, Jobsite Theater and teaches undergraduate coursework in communication and theater at University of South Florida
Previously Senior Marketing Manager, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center
Studied with Moscow State University, the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS) and the San Francisco Mime Troupe
He has been twice honored as both Best Actor and Best Artistic Director by Creative Loafing Tampa
BA in Theater Performance, University of South Florida; MFA in Acting, University of Florida; doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication at USF where he studies performance, resistance, and social change

Miami-Dade County

Producing Artistic Director, City Theatre, Miami
Previously served as Artistic Director, City Theatre and is an Associate Professor of Theatre at Barry University
Produced/Directed a series of socially conscious/issue based programs on the issues, challenges and inspiration of the LGBT and Progressive community: Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays Shorts Gone Wild (short play festival) and the musical cabaret Dirty Little Secrets, starring Emmy Winner Jai Rodriguez.
Previously Associate Artistic Director of Naked Stage Company (co-founded)
Received the 2010 Carbonell Award for Macon City-by Marco Ramirez).
AEA and SAG-AFTRA member, and recently portrayed the recurring role of Sol Drucker on TV’s Magic City (STARZ)