Tony Taccone To Be Honored By The Museum of Performance + Design

The Board of the Museum of Performance + Design takes great pleasure in announcing that Berkeley Repertory Theatre's Michael Leibert Artistic Director Tony Taccone will be presented with its 2018 San Francisco Arts Medallion for his outstanding leadership in the arts on Monday, March 26, 2018, 5:30pm-8:00pm, at The Battery in San Francisco.

The San Francisco Arts Medallion was created in 2005 by the Museum of Performance + Design (MP+D) to recognize those individuals whose leadership, action, and generosity have benefited the cultural life of the San Francisco Bay Area.

In the 20 years Tony Taccone has served as the artistic director for Berkeley Rep, the company has presented more than 77 world, American, and West Coast premieres and sent 32 shows to New York, two to London, and one to Hong Kong. Prior to working at Berkeley Rep, Taccone served as artistic director of Eureka Theatre. While at the Eureka, he commissioned Tony Kushner's legendary Angels in America and co-directed its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum. This year, Taccone will direct Berkeley Rep's production of Angels in America, which opens on April 17.

"This year, the event will be an extraordinary convergence of the artistic and political, and Tony Taccone's brilliant touch on the culture of our time," says MP+D Board President and Event Patron Chair Pattie Lawton. Honorary Chair Mark Leno will join us for the evening which will include tributes to Tony, displays of original material from MP+D's collection including the iconic wings, designed by Sandra Woodall, from the original Eureka Theatre production, and Tony in conversation with famed, international designer Ken Fulk.

Past Arts Medallion Honorees include Stanlee Gatti (2005), Gordon Getty (2006), Diane B. Wilsey (2007), Mr & Mrs. George F. Jewett, Jr. (2008), Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. (2009), Nancy Hellman Bechtle (2010), Delia F. Ehrlich (2011), Roselyne C. Swig (2012), John Goldman (2013), Frederica von Stade (2015), Robert Mailer Anderson & Nion McEvoy (2016), and Carl & Yurie Pascarella (2017). Event details: 2018 Arts Medallion Cocktail Reception and Ceremony

Honoring Tony Taccone March 26, 2018 The Battery, Musto Bar and Parlor Room 717 Battery St., San Francisco 5:30pm VIP Reception 6:00pm Cocktail Reception 7:00pm Presentation Tickets from $175 Info & RSVP: mpdsf.org or 415.741.3531

About the Museum of Performance + Design

For more than 70 years, the Museum of Performance + Design has served as an archive and a platform for the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Created by Russell Hartley, a dancer and designer with San Francisco Ballet, the archive stands out as one of the largest collections of performance and theatrical design materials in the nation. Its 3.5 million item collection includes the archival video recording of the original Eureka Theatre production of Angels in America, four pairs of The Angel's wings, and the archives of Eureka Theatre. The mission of the Museum of Performance + Design is to keep the unfolding history of the performing arts in the San Francisco Bay Area alive. We collect, preserve, and make available materials on performance and theatrical design to support learning, appreciation, and creativity within a worldwide community of artists, researchers, and the general public. MP+D is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. For further information on collections and programs visit www.mpdsf.org or call 415.741.3531.

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