Liberty Theatre announces Advisory Board members
Midland, Pa. – Liberty Theatre, a new professional theatre organization in residence at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, is proud to announce the formation of its advisory board. Liberty Theatre is headed by Gavan Pamer, artistic director at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. “Our goal was to assemble a group that has a passion for the arts, and who would work to support the mission of Liberty Theatre,” said Pamer.
Formed with a mission to present “quality, affordable entertainment to enrich and enhance the cultural experiences of the region and provide ongoing opportunities for aspiring and professional artists,” Liberty Theatre will employ on a paid basis both adults and college and high school student performers. Liberty Theatre’s name is homage to a long-gone Midland movie theater.
Pamer himself is an experienced director, choreographer, actor, dancer, singer and theater teacher. Raised in Beaver Falls, Pa. and educated at Point Park, he toured nationally with “42nd Street,” “A Chorus Line” and “CATS,” and enjoyed a long association with Pittsburgh Musical Theater before coming to Lincoln Park.
Other advisory board members include:
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Mary Ellen Bellay – A retired bank manager from Huntington Bank, Bellay, of Midland, is also a member of the Beaver County Executive Women’s Council and Midland Development Corporation.
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Leanne Bloor – Bloor is Coordinator of Development at Allegheny Land Trust in Sewickley. She received her BA in Communication Arts from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA and is a member of the Chi Chi Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority.
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Theresa Ferris-Dukovich – Ferris-Dukovich served as District Attorney of Beaver County from 1987–2000 and continues to practice law. She taught high school English prior to receiving her law degree from Duquesne University.
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Laura Humbert – Humbert is the Director of Media for The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, past member of the National Board of Trustees for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America and current President of the Society’s Western PA Chapter.
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Rebecca Manning – Manning is the Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School and an officer with Avanti Management. She resides in Chester, West Virginia and previously worked with the East Liverpool School District.
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Caroline Mills – Mills is the Operations Manager at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center and resides in Beaver.
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Dr. Robert Monit – Dr. Monit is a 1970 graduate of Logan College of Chiropractic in Ferguson. He has a long history of service to church and community, including Jaycees and Rotary International and he currently serves on the board with Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center.
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Dr. Kenneth Powell – Powell is currently an assistant principal with The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School. His undergraduate degree is in music education and he is currently an active member of the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra and the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild Orchestra.
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Sandy Reigel– Reigel is the founder and director of the Center Theatre Players, Inc., a local community theater group that has performed musicals for over twenty years as part of the Brodhead Cultural Center Summer Series. She is employed by Central Valley School District.
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Odette Francis Shovlin – Shovlin is a 1974 graduate of Midland High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Respiratory Therapy from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is employed by Heritage Valley Health Systems.
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Charles J. Sylak, Jr. – Sylak is Director of Business Development with Levy MG. He previously worked with Shasta Holdings Company and Westinghouse Electric.
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Sean Tanner – Tanner is the Superintendent of Midland Borough School District and a graduate of Beaver High School.
UPCOMING SHOWS
“Side by Side by Sondheim, A Musical Entertainment” is a tribute to one of the great Broadway composers June 18, 19 and 20 in Lincoln Park’s studio theater. Tickets are $25 and $20. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will be in the mainstage theater July 16, 17, 18, and 23, 24, 25. Tickets go on sale June 1 and are $25, $20 and $15. In December, Liberty Theatre will bring back “A Christmas Story,” the nostalgic comic masterpiece audiences fell in love with in 2007 and 2008 as a student production.
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