Every year the San Diego Performing Arts League honors volunteers from 30 local arts organizations for “the indispensable role they play in the arts community.” These are the behind-the-scenes self-starters, the pitch-inners, often the glue that makes productions happen. They rarely attract notice, or even ask for it.
Heidi Maretz, Actor’s Conservatory Theatre
Molly Bowman, Balboa Theatre Organ Foundation
Kathy Parks, Coronado Playhouse
Dawn Bongiovanni, Coronado School of the Arts and Coronado Schools Foundation
Lynne Thrope, Ph.D., Cygnet Theatre
Kathi Diamant, Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation
Diane Carpinelli, Howard Finnecy, Carol Ann Flanagan, Deborah Pantone, Julie Ustin, Ion Theatre
Karen Leibowitz, J*Company Youth Theatre
Philip Liburd, Elva Salinas, La Jolla Playhouse
Gay Hybersten, Looking Glass Theatre
Lauren Luhmann, Mojalet Dance Collective
Bob Jones, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Teri Brown, Sue Roos, OnStage Playhouse
Shelly Benoit, Point Loma Playhouse
Patrick J. Ambrosio, Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts & Education Center
Laura Holtan, San Diego Actors Theatre
Linda Lee, San Diego Master Chorale
Sylvia Enrique, San Diego Repertory Theatre
Lisa Sandie Jager, San Diego Shakespeare Society
Bob Russakoff, San Diego Symphony
Judy and Tom Splitgerber, Scripps Ranch Theatre
Barry Long, Southern California Ballet
George Hardy, Spreckels Organ Society
Renee Berg, STAR Repertory Theatre
Manuel (Memo) Cavada and Kent Brisby, Teatro Mascara Magica
Trixi Anne Agiao, Visionary School for the Performing Arts
Jamie Coleman, Young Actor’s Theatre
Dr. Terry O’Donnell, Young Audiences of San Diego
The event also recognizes volunteers under 30 “who help give promise to the future of the arts”
Greg Peer, Classics 4 Kids
Danya Greenberg, J*Company Youth Theatre
Rachel Torres, Malashock Dance
Alexander Barwin, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Bernardo Mazon, OnStage Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre
Cataline Jewel Zelles, San Diego Shakespeare Society
Max Nanis, Spreckels Organ Society
Andrew Morales, STAR Repertory Theatre
John Lopez, Teatro Mascara Magica
Eva Anderson, Visionary School for the Performing Arts
Jonathan Hoagland, Young Actors’ Theatre
The 23rd Star Awards will take place Monday, February 1, at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, starting at 7:00 p.m. Come early. That way you can congratulate the honorees before as well as after.
Every year the San Diego Performing Arts League honors volunteers from 30 local arts organizations for “the indispensable role they play in the arts community.” These are the behind-the-scenes self-starters, the pitch-inners, often the glue that makes productions happen. They rarely attract notice, or even ask for it.
Heidi Maretz, Actor’s Conservatory Theatre
Molly Bowman, Balboa Theatre Organ Foundation
Kathy Parks, Coronado Playhouse
Dawn Bongiovanni, Coronado School of the Arts and Coronado Schools Foundation
Lynne Thrope, Ph.D., Cygnet Theatre
Kathi Diamant, Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation
Diane Carpinelli, Howard Finnecy, Carol Ann Flanagan, Deborah Pantone, Julie Ustin, Ion Theatre
Karen Leibowitz, J*Company Youth Theatre
Philip Liburd, Elva Salinas, La Jolla Playhouse
Gay Hybersten, Looking Glass Theatre
Lauren Luhmann, Mojalet Dance Collective
Bob Jones, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Teri Brown, Sue Roos, OnStage Playhouse
Shelly Benoit, Point Loma Playhouse
Patrick J. Ambrosio, Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts & Education Center
Laura Holtan, San Diego Actors Theatre
Linda Lee, San Diego Master Chorale
Sylvia Enrique, San Diego Repertory Theatre
Lisa Sandie Jager, San Diego Shakespeare Society
Bob Russakoff, San Diego Symphony
Judy and Tom Splitgerber, Scripps Ranch Theatre
Barry Long, Southern California Ballet
George Hardy, Spreckels Organ Society
Renee Berg, STAR Repertory Theatre
Manuel (Memo) Cavada and Kent Brisby, Teatro Mascara Magica
Trixi Anne Agiao, Visionary School for the Performing Arts
Jamie Coleman, Young Actor’s Theatre
Dr. Terry O’Donnell, Young Audiences of San Diego
The event also recognizes volunteers under 30 “who help give promise to the future of the arts”
Greg Peer, Classics 4 Kids
Danya Greenberg, J*Company Youth Theatre
Rachel Torres, Malashock Dance
Alexander Barwin, North Coast Repertory Theatre
Bernardo Mazon, OnStage Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre
Cataline Jewel Zelles, San Diego Shakespeare Society
Max Nanis, Spreckels Organ Society
Andrew Morales, STAR Repertory Theatre
John Lopez, Teatro Mascara Magica
Eva Anderson, Visionary School for the Performing Arts
Jonathan Hoagland, Young Actors’ Theatre
The 23rd Star Awards will take place Monday, February 1, at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, starting at 7:00 p.m. Come early. That way you can congratulate the honorees before as well as after.
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