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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
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
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
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
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