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Production Staff

Bill Fenner - Costume Designer & Supervisor - Ext 118
Bill, a native of Sarasota began his career in Los Angelos working with popular designers. Some of the Hollywood celebrities who have been dressed by Bill include Kim Novak, Diahann Carroll, Vanna White, Stephanie Powers and Shari Belafonte-Harper. Bill designed the costumes for the 2000 tour of the Ice Capades. Bill's specialties include pattern designing, beading, bridal and evening wear, hand painting and airbrushing as well as fitting and illustrations. Bill worked for The Sarasota Ballet from 1986-2005. In 2005, Bill and his wife Christine opened Artistic Occasions, a party decor/planning business.

John M. Wilson - Production Carpenter - Ext 116

John was born in Washington, DC, and began his professional career in his hometown of Memphis, TN. In 1969 John moved to Sarasota as a stage carpenter for the Asolo State Theatre Company. After nine seasons of rotating repertory, John decided to tour with productions of The Wiz, Eubie, Da, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking it on the Road, Mornings a Severn and Peter Pan. In 1983 John moved back to Sarasota as the production flyman for the Sarasota Opera working on production's of Rake's Progress, Rigoletto, Don Giovanni, Fidelio and Tosca. In 1989, John was appointed as production flyman for Miami City Ballet. As a member of I.S.T.S.E. Local 42 since 1976, he is past president of that organization, and under the title technical consultant, John has assisted The Sarasota Ballet since 1988.

Mark Noble - Stage Manager

Mark Noble earned his MFA from Florida State University where he worked in lighting design and scene painting at the Asolo Conservatory. Mark has been head electrician at the Asolo Repertory Theatre Company and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Production Electrician and Assistant Technical Director at the Sarasota Opera, Production Manager for the Florida West Coast Symphony and La Musica International Chamber Music Festival. Mark is also serving as Technical Director of the Glenridge Performing Arts Center.

Zara Baroyan - Company Pianist

Zara of Flushing, New York, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Tchaikovsky Specialized Music School, and received her master's and doctoral degrees from the Komitas State Conservatory, both schools in Armenia. She has worked with L.E. Barnes Circus' national tour, Michael Bolton's national tour, Andres Lloyd Webber's national tour, the Armenian National Opera Theatre, Moscow's Theater of Music Comedy and Aisadora Dunkan Ballet Troup in their Moscow tour. In 2003, she accompanied "Hamazkay-in" in New York's Society Armenian Choral and Off Broadway auditions for GMR Muscial Productions.

Libby Bennett - Graphic Designer

TIGHT AV, Inc. - Sound/Technical Services

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