Photo Retrospective | Fellowship Program

The WTF Fellowship Program is an innovative program which challenges young theatre artists to develop original theatrical material under the aegis of the Williamstown Theatre Festival. The Boris Sagal and Bill Foeller Directing Fellows each create a play or a musical theatre piece over the course of the summer with a playwright or young musical theatre team of their choosing. Collaborating with actors from WTF’s Non-Equity Company, these practitioners walk into a room with just an idea for their project at the beginning of the summer. They then have ten days to workshop and develop their material with their cast which leads to a three-week, off-site incubation period where the creative team prepares a script with which to go into rehearsal. Once they return to WTF, the whole production has three weeks of rehearsal which culminates in four public performances. We truly believe, and have proof positive, that a new young theatre voice can be fostered in this structure; both plays and musicals created in this supportive environment have gone on to be produced at other theatres.

The Fellowship Projects are made possible through the generous support of the Bill Foeller and Boris SagalScholarships.

Please enjoy these photos from this summer's Fellowship productions!

WORKSHOP STAFF

Amanda Charlton | Artistic Associate

Reed Wilkerson | Apprentice Coordinator

Monica Hammond | Workshop Assistant

Becca Euliss | Workshop Intern

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[July 12–13 ’09] AFTER THE REVOLUTION

a new play by AMYHERZOG
directed by Bill Foeller Fellow TAMARA E. FISCH

scenic design DAVID ARSENAULT
costume design JEANETTE LEE PORTER
lighting design WILBURN BONNELL
sound design LEO A. MARTIN, IV
production stage manager MICHAEL BLOCK
production manager CONNOR “MAC ” SMITH

with LAUREN BLUMENFELD, RICH DREHER, DANIEL HARTLEY, ASHTON HEYL, LUCAS KAVNER, IRENE SOFIA LUCIO, JOEL PEREZ, GAYLE RANKIN, DOMINIC SPILLANE

[August 12–13 ’09] GOLDEN GATE

book & lyrics by CHRISTOPHER DIMOND

music by MICHAEL KOOMAN

music directed by CHRISTOPHER D. LITTLEFIELD

directed by boris sagal fellow DAN RIGAZZI

Scenic Design SARAH MUXLOW

Costume Design PAMELA WILCOX

Lighting Design ISABELLA F. BYRD

Sound Design SAMANTHA WELLER

Production Stage Manager FRANCES INES RODRIGUEZ

Production Manager CONNOR "MAC" SMITH

with LAUREN BLUMENFELD, FRANCESCA CHOY-KEE, RICH DREHER, DANIEL HARTLEY, ASHTON HEYL, LUCAS KAVNER, IRENE SOFIA LUCIO, JOEL PEREZ, GAYLE RANKIN, DOMINIC SPILLANE

[all photos] © SAM HOUGH for WTF ’09