Student Actors Inaugurate the Lynne Thigpen/Bobo Lewis Foundation on June 7th
By: BWW News Desk May. 23, 2005
Aimée DeShayes (Carnegie Mellon University), Fri Forjindam (Columbia University), Oliver Henzler (Columbia University), Leah Lawrence (Columbia University), Aole T. Miller (Tisch School of the Arts), Keith Arthur Bolden (University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana), Marc Santa Maria (St. Olaf College), Markus Potter (Columbia University), Brian Belcinski (Central Connecticut State University), Claire Winters (American Conservatory Theatre at Harvard), Riddick Marie (Columbia University), Liz Ann Morton (University of Evansville), and Eve Reinhardt (Carnegie-Mellon University) are the young actors and actresses who will represent the Foundation, which was created to support, mentor, and educate the next generation of Broadway stars.
The actors will be introduced at a June 7th champagne benefit performance of Cheryl West's new play, Birdie Blue at Second Stage; it stars S. Epatha Merkeson and is directed by Serett Scot.
"Named for two of Broadway's and Off-Broadway's most beloved actresses," states the press release, "Tony and Obie-Award winner Lynne Thigpen and Bobo Lewis set a standard of performance level and personal integrity that the foundation intends to emulate and promote. Most young actors beginning their life in the theatre have few organized resources where they can learn and be nurtured at the same time. The Lynne Thigpen/Bobo Lewis foundation will serve as a safety net for actors; a community in which they can serve and be served by their peers and established professionals in the theatre"
Tickets to the LTBLF benefit performance are available to the general public, and can be purchased by calling the Second Stage box office at 212-246-4422 or 1-800-766-6048.
For further information about the Lynne Thigpen/Bobo Lewis Foundation, visit www.ltblf.org.
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