Showcase Selection Committee
From left: Jason Holland, Pam Lieberman, Boomer Stacey, Ray Gargano (front), Dougie Irvine (back), Sherri Leathers, Rebecca Podsednik, Kent Martin, Helene Ducharme, Mary Kate Barley-Jenkins, (Lian Farrer not in photo)
The IPAY Showcase Selection Committee comes together for two days in June every year to review over 100 applications of artists from genres as diverse as theater, musical theater, mime/physical comedy, dance, music, puppetry, opera, and more. The selection committee is comprised of experts in the field of performing arts for youth, including accomplished artists and artistic or programming directors, arts education directors, children's festival directors, and artist managers. Selection Committee members typically serve two three-year terms, and typically ten members serve each year along with the Showcase host. The Showcase host serve only one year, and add their unique knowledge of the facilities to the selection of that year's performers. Should you be interested in becoming a part of the Showcase Selection Committee, we invite you to apply by filling out our nomination application [41K Microsoft Word Document].
Showcase 2014 Selection Committee
| Sherri Leathers (Chair) Director of Programming for Education, Tennessee Performing Arts Center United States Selection Committee, 2009-2013 Biography |
Katharine Carol Artistic & Executive Director Vancouver International Children's Festival Vancouver, BC Canada Biography / e-mail |
| Helene Ducharme General Manager & Artistic Co-Director, Theatre Motus Canada Selection Committee, 2012-2013 Biography / e-mail |
Lian Farrer Vice President for Education, State Theatre United States Selection Committee, 2009-2013 Biography / e-mail |
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Ray Gargano Director of Programming and Community Engagement, Overture Center for the Arts United States Selection Committee 2010, 2013 Biography / e-mail |
Jason Holland Director, Education Programs, Segerstrom Center for the Arts United States Selection Committee 2013 Biography / e-mail |
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Douglas Irvine Artistic Director, Visible Fictions Theatre Company Scotland Selection Committee 2013 Biography / e-mail |
Linda Jackson Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Education PlayhouseSquare United States Biography / e-mail |
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Saskia Janse Co-Founder, Speeltheater Holland Artistic Director, Speeltheater Holland STUDIO Edam, Netherlands Biography / E-mail Saskia |
Pamela K. Lieberman Executive Director, Pittsburgh International Children's Theater United States Selection Committee, 2011-2013 Biography / e-mail |
| Jim Morrow Artistic Director Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia Windsor, Nova Scotia Canada Biography / e-mail |
James (Jim) Packard Theater Manager Long Island Children's Museum Garden City, NY United States Biography / e-mail |
| Rebecca M. Podsednik Program Coordinator, Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences United States Selection Committee, 2012-2013 Biography / e-mail |
Peg Schuler-Armstrong Director, Programming and Production Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education New York, NY United States Biography / e-mail |
| Jeremy "Boomer" Stacey Executive Director International Performing Arts for Youth Selection Committee, 2004-2009; 2012, 2013 (non-voting member) Biography / e-mail |
