DO40 MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
The Annual DO40 Membership Meeting
is a Hit with Members!
New members mingled with our regulars, speakers illuminated the audience about their projects, and DO40 Prez John Sefakis introduced the 2015 – 2016 season at DO40’s September 21st annual membership meeting at the Ripley/Grier Studios. Casting guru Carol Hanzel took to the floor to talk about mature dancers and the casting process for the last half of the meeting. Q & A covered internet casting tools for performers, what to put in resumes and types of photos needed for the mature dancer. It was a very neat and tidy two hours. Long time member Denise Pence spoke about the Rehearsal Club and their ultimate goal of producing a documentary, Joanna Rush and director/choreographer Lynne Taylor Corbet promoted Joanna’s one woman show, Kick, to be performed at our favorite theater, St. Luke’s on Sunday nights at 7pm, and then there was a lot of cross talk, that was reminiscent of 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon!
Joanna Rush realized she was in Boys from Syracuse with DO40 member Norma Doggett-Bezwick (the girl in the green dress in the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers!). Norma has had such a long career, it took her a while to focus one of her later shows. One would not think the two would have performed together. Norma is now 90 – and Joanna is definitely a few generations removed! It was one of Norma’s last shows, and one of Joanna’s firsts!
(Left) Casting Guru Carol Hanzel gives our members the scoop on casting for mature performers
(Left photo) DO40 member Denise Pence talks about the parallel missions of The Rehearsal Club and DO40.
(Right Photo) DO40 Prez John Sefakis lays out the 2015 - 2016 DO40 season
In the crowd, Karin Baker and hubby Greg, Patti Mariano and Joanne Mariano, Denise Pence, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Leni Anders, Joanna Rush, John Sheridan, Patrick McCarthy, James Dybas, Michael Isaacs, Ann Murphy, Nancy Dalton, Paul Berne, Gene Gavin, Sasha Spielvogel, Cherylyn Jones, Ken Urmston, Roseanna Mineo, Norma Doggett-Bezwick and DO40 Prez John Sefakis. A sizeable crowd, considering we did have to change the date at the last minute! The meeting was also a great tool to recruit more volunteers for our tables at the BC/EFA Flea Market! See you same time next year (give or take a Jewish Holiday in between)!
(Left Photo) DO40 Board Member Patrick McCarthy can't stop binge carrot crunching....
(Right Photo) DO40 members Norma Doggett-Bezwick and Leni Anders