Annual Gala
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May 13, 2013Capitale130 Bowery, New York CityAnnouncing the ninth annual presentation of the Samuel H. Scripps Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Promoting the Power of Language in Classical and Contemporary Theatre to
John Turturro, Actor, Stage and Film Director
and the presention of the Life in Art Award toBarry Salzberg, CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited
2013 Gala Co-Chairs:Caroline Niemczyk, John J. Kerr, Jr.Lead sponsor:
Theatre for a New Audience’s elegant and entertaining annual Gala is attended by more than 350 of New York’s leading arts patrons, and has been hosted by eminent theatre artists including F. Murray Abraham, Bill Camp, Alfred Molina and Amy Ryan. The Gala incudes a cocktail reception, seated dinner, entertainment and silent and live auctions. For Gala Ticket Information Contact: Karen Hershey, 212-343-1920, khevents@aol.com To preview auction items, click here
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The Samuel H. Scripps Award |
 Samuel H. Scripps (left) was a visionary philanthropist who played a pivotal role in supporting theatre and dance. For Theatre for a New Audience, Samuel Scripps made a leadership gift to enable the Theatre to expand its body of work in Shakespeare and classical drama and increase its season from two to three annual productions. Samuel Scripps championed Shakespeare’s Globe in London. He has provided leadership support to BAM, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the American Dance Festival and the American Society for Eastern Arts where one summer in the 1970′s, Julie Taymor first studied Asian art. This directly led to her study in Indonesia – an experience which profoundly influenced her as an artist.Each year, we honor a great artist with the Samuel H. Scripps Award for Extraordinary Commitment to the Power of Language in Classical and Contemporary Theatre. In 2012, we honored Michael Boyd, current Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Alistair Macaulay, chief dance critic of The New York Times and former chief theatre critic of London’s The Financial Times, and James Shapiro, the Larry Miller Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University presented the award. |
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Past Scripps Honorees |
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| Past Scripps Honorees: Michael Boyd (2012), Robert Woodruff (2011), Julie Taymor (2010), Elliot Goldenthal (2010), Mark Rylance (2009), Wallace Shawn (2008), Cicely Berry CBE, Hon.D. Lit (2007), Tony Kushner (2006), and Robert Neff Williams (2005). | |||||
The Life In Art Award |
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 Theatre for a New Audience’s Life in Art Award honors the achievements of an individual whose support for theatre has set the standard for leadership and generosity, and whose example has inspired others to ensure that theatre remains a vibrant part of our cultural life. The award, a signed giclée print by Milton Glaser, is named for the autobiography by the great theatre artist Constantin Stanislavski, My Life In Art.The Inaugural Life in Art award went to longtime Board Chair and friend to Theatre for a New Audience, Ted Rogers (left). Julie Taymor, Claire Van Kampen, and Mark Rylance presented the award. |
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