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EXPRESSIONS COMMITTEE Day Bank
Jay Jenkins
Bernadette Solomon
Deborah Baum
Georgia King
Pam Suan
Rachel Bloom
Jennifer Langford
Denise Sullivan
Susan Carey
Liz Linehan
Tracey Sutton
Susie Chisolm
Jennifer McKinnell
Stephanie Thacker
Ali Clark
Mary Page Michel
Brooke Thomas
Dana DiCarlo
Mikey Monaghan
Catherine Tucker
Wendy Doak
Cindi Monahan
Olivia Tucker
Christine Espenshade
Dawn Moore
Stacey Vandiver
Anthony Evans
Cristina Niccolini
Leo Wanenchak
Dorie Fain
Norma Pera
Nanny Warren
Bill Geenen
Leslie Polakoff
Linda Weinberg
Colleen Hanley
Sam Polakoff
Shanae Williams
Molly Higgins
Julie Rothman
Tiffany Zappulla
Anita Hilson
Suzanne Roy
Andrew Zill
Betsy Hobelmann
Joan Royals
TABLE OF CONTENTS (navigate with these links, logo brings you back)
3 Welcome from Dr. Chris Ford 4 About BSA 7 Board of Trustees 8 Program 10 Alumni & Special Guest 12 Executive Producers & Special Thanks 15 Film Founders 16 Department Chairs 18 Silent Auction 23 Fund a Need 24 Expressions Sponsors 26 Photo Booth 27 In Kind Sponsors 28 Visual Arts Through hours of rehearsal and pandemic style improvisation, our students and staff have once again produced Expressions magic. We hope you enjoy these photos of life inside BSA, making 2021 Expressions come to life.
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W
elcome to our first ever Expressions Virtual Gala!
While we can’t gather in the same room, we can celebrate the same incredible students of Baltimore School for the Arts. The format of the gala has changed, but the mission has not. Now, more than ever, we ask you to believe in the students of BSA. It has been an extremely challenging year, but your continuous support sustains us, and helps BSA to remain resilient and forward-moving in the face of this pandemic. Our theme this year is Creative Connections. Tonight we celebrate the collaborations that create art, as well as the connections our faculty, students, parents, board members, and our community make to support the next generation of creative young people in Baltimore. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the dedication of those who have supported this virtual soiree, especially the tireless efforts of the Expressions Committee and its leadership, and all of our sponsors and donors. While this will certainly be different from the previous years, we trust that you will enjoy this communal celebration of BSA’s excellence, resilience, and momentum. We thank you for your generous support of Baltimore’s young artists. Chris Ford Director
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Welcome to Baltimore School for the Arts We are one of the top five public performing arts high schools in the country, and we combine a rigorous college prep program with pre-professional training in the arts. We offer programs in dance, film, music, stage design and production, theatre, and the visual arts. Our students spend four hours a day in art classes, taught by working professionals, and four hours a day in academics. Sure, they’re becoming excellent artists. But they’re also building skills such as collaboration, time management, discipline, and grit. The result? Our high school graduation rate is close to 100 percent, and our six-year college graduation rate is 81 percent, well above the national average. Our alumni can be seen on Broadway and television, in films, in major galleries, and in dance companies. Others can be found analyzing stocks on Wall Street, working in in well-respected hospitals, and running their own start-ups.
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Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees provides critical strategic and fiduciary support to ensure Baltimore School for the Arts will thrive for generations to come.
Li-Wen Kang ‘88 Chair Harry Gruner Vice-Chair/Treasurer Julie Rothman Vice-Chair David Nelson Assistant Secretary & Endowment Campaign Chair Samuel Polakoff Secretary
Mario Armstrong
Ryan Lenet
Fred Bair
Paul McKinnell
Patricia Baum
Becky Miller
Joe Butler
Mikey Monaghan
Anthony M. Carey Chair Emeritus (ex officio)
John Prugh
Linda Chinnia
Marjorie Rodgers Cheshire Chair Emerita (ex officio)
Tim Chng
Maria Rodriguez
Ellen Dame
Suzanne Roy
Leah Davidge
Joan Royals
Wendy Doak
Jerome Schnydman
Anna Dopkin
Natalie Sherman Chair Emerita (ex officio)
Morgan Gilligan Jesse Grant-Skinner ’03 Todd Harvey ’94 Staci Hodge Jay Jenkins Stephen Jones (Jessica) Kippy Joseph Patricia Joseph Chair Emerita (ex officio)
Carey Taylor Rodney Taylor Linda Weinberg Ira Weinstein Danielle Wharton Dominic Wiker Shanae Williams McLean ’98
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Program of the Evening OPENING STATEMENT OPENING ANIMATION Animators
Ellie Cohen ‘21, Film Betsie Rodriguez ‘21, Film Maggie Wilson ‘21, Film
Animation Supervisor
Kat Navarro, Faculty—CCAT
Audio Production
Christian Whitley ‘13, Faculty—CCAT
ALUM SPOTLIGHT RAMSEY NAITO ‘88 Mendelssohn’s Sinfonia No. 1 in C Violin
Claire Hughes ‘21, Sophia Koontz ‘21, Avagail Hulbert ‘22, Theodore Stephens-Kalmar ’23, Katherine Davis ‘22, Lauren Edwards ‘23, Anthony Holc ‘23, Sierra Weems ‘23, Carter Richardson ‘23, London Diggs ‘24
Viola
Leah Vey ‘22, Sofia Scherer ‘22, Charles Reichelt ‘21, Imani Brown ‘22, Lydia Hawley-Brillante ‘24
Cello
Ella Buskirk ‘21, Tristan Stefanovic ‘23, Leo Hickman ‘21, Ruth Brodsky ‘23
Bass
Benjamin Murray ‘24
Audio Production
Christian Whitley ‘13
Video Production VPC, Inc.
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Laura Halm Hamilton ‘99, Faculty— Dance
Cinematographer/Editor Aidan Kristo ‘22, Film
DeBell ‘21, Karilyn Farr ‘21, Camille Jannuzi ‘21, Je’Mya Jenkins ‘21, Kennedi Patton ‘21, Brynn Persons ’21, Lyla Randolph ‘21, Joseph Schuman ‘21, Derrick Shirland ‘21, Malachi Stevens ‘21, Madison Vaughan ‘21, Kendall Willis ‘21, Skyler Yates-Johnson ‘21
Costumer
Norah Worthington, Faculty— Theatre: SDP
Joe Rubino, Visiting Artist
Audio Production
VISUAL ARTS VIDEO
Dr. Mark Hardy, Faculty—Music Christian Whitley ‘13, Faculty—CCAT
Bass
Ed Hrybyk ‘06, Faculty—Music
Visual Arts
Jael Lyle ‘21, Hamza Ayad ‘21, Quinn Bryant ‘23, Marlon Moody ‘21
Videographer/Editor
Video Production
ALUM SPOTLIGHT CHRISTIAN SIRIANO ‘04
TWIGS VIDEO
Joe Rubino, Visiting Artist
HISTORICAL MONOLOGUES Augusta Chissell
Ayana Longshore ‘23, Theatre: Acting
Writer/Student Designer
Sam Greco ‘23, Theatre: SDP
Narrator
Fiona Nealis ‘23, Theatre: Acting
Acting Director
Rosiland Cauthen, Faculty—Theatre
Videographer/Editor
Leslie Gray, Faculty—Film
Assistant Videographer
Tucker Mossing ’22, Theatre: SDP
Assistant Videographer
Vivien Smith ’22, Theatre: SDP
Resident Costumer
Norah Worthington, Faculty—Theatre: SDP
Dancer/Choreographer
Thank you to Eubie Blake Cultural Center for filming
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Videographer/Editor
ALUM SPOTLIGHT JOSH CHARLES ‘89
Guest Artist
Morgan Cruise ‘21, Genevieve
LINDA-DENISE FISHERHARRELL ‘88
Arranger/Piano
Cinematographer Dex Fuller ‘22, Film
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION ROSILAND CAUTHEN & JASON NEWTON
Savannah Wood ‘06
Pat Galluzzo, Faculty—CCAT
Focus of Video
Mykayla Brown ‘21, Music
Concept
Becky Mossing ‘88, Director of TWIGS
Videographer/Editor
Joe Rubino, Visiting Artist
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Choreographer
Stephanie Martinez, Visiting Artist
Rehearsal Director/ Editing Advisor
Noelle Kayser, Visiting Artist
Cinematography/Editing Logan Lloyd ‘22, Film Lyle Graveline ‘22, Film Owen Mihavetz ‘22, Film
Dancer
Brianna Brickerd ‘22, Allessandra Brown ‘23, Nya Cunningham ‘23, Karilyn Farr ‘21, Camille Jannuzi ‘21, Kyleigh Johnson ‘23, Isabella Poteat ‘22, Cassidy Reigel ‘23, Carissa Robinson ‘22, Joseph Schuman ‘21, Derrick Shirland ‘21, Aimee Smith ‘22, Malachi Stevens ’21,
Jaylah Symonette ‘22, Makayla Williams ‘22, Kendall Willis ‘21
Costumer
Norah Worthington, Faculty—Theater: SDP
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Darryl J. Hoffman
ALUM SPOTLIGHT ANDREW GRAMS ‘95 CHRIS FORD & JASON NEWTON
Cinematography/Editing
Katiana Weems, Faculty—Film
Production Support
Pat Galluzzo, Faculty—CCAT Thomas Ventimiglia, Faculty—Film
THANK YOU Come Sunday
Audio Production
Christian Whitley ‘13, Faculty—CCAT
Bass
Ed Hrybyk ‘06, Faculty—Music
Alto Saxophone
Tim Green ‘00, Visiting Artist
Keyboard
Jeheiel Smith ‘19, Visiting Artist
Alto Saxophone
Ebban Dorsey ‘22
Tenor Saxophone
Ephraim Dorsey ‘21
Drums
Jordan Lunsford ‘21
Video Production VPC, Inc.
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Producer/Arranger
Dr. Mark Hardy, Faculty—Music
Audio Production
Christian Whitley ‘13, Faculty—CCAT
Lead Vocalist
Mykayla Brown ‘21
Bass
Ed Hrybyk ‘06, Faculty—Music
Alto Saxophone
Tim Green ‘00, Visiting Artist
Keyboard
Jeheiel Smith ‘19, Visiting Artist
Alto Saxophone
Ebban Dorsey ‘22
Tenor Saxophone
Ephraim Dorsey ‘21
Drums
Jordan Lunsford ‘21
Vocal solo
Mykayla Brown ‘21
Chorus
Angelica Brooks ‘21, Jameria Crippens ‘22, Sabine Kearley ‘22, Brooke Murphy ‘22, BarriSenae Moore ‘21, Morgan Mason ‘22, Zach Gordon ‘22, Aaron Tucker ‘22, Mark Turner ‘22
Violin
Claire Hughes ’21, Sophia Koontz ’21, Avagail Hulbert ‘22, Theodore Stephens-Kalmar ‘23, Katherine Davis ‘22, Lauren Edwards ‘23, Anthony Holc ‘23, Sierra Weems ’23, Carter Richardson ’23, London Diggs ‘24
Viola
Leah Vey ‘22, Sofia Scherer ’22, Charles Reichelt ‘21, Imani Brown ‘22, Lydia Hawley-Brillante ‘24
Cello
Ella Buskirk ’21, Tristan Stefanovic ’23, Leo Hickman ‘21, Ruth Brodsky ‘23
VISUAL ARTS ROOFTOP ARTWORKS Left Rooftop Rickelle Polley ‘21 Marlon Moody ‘21 Olivia Messmer ‘21 Anastasia Glass ‘22 Gianna Pilla ‘22
Right Rooftop Alia Isackson ‘21 Marlon Moody ‘21 Olivia Messmer ‘21 Ayana Hall ‘21 Isabella Napolitano ‘22
VPC Inc. VIDEO PRODUCTION TEAM Technical Director Geoff Bowman
EIC
Howard Rothouse
Line Producer
Taylor Crimmel
Drone Operator Josh Harmon
Camera/Gimbal Operator Ed McCready
Camera
Joseph Neary, Jim Novosel, Dustin Roddy, BenWong
VPC, Inc. LIVE BROADCAST TEAM Producer
Eli Eisenberg
Technical Director Howard Rothouse
EIC
Mike Address
Tape
Lee Wittham
Stage Manager Eileen Rothouse
Social Media Producer Taylor Crimmel
Social Media Producer Ryan Huffman
EXPRESSIONS 2021 BEHIND THE SCENE A VIRTUAL SENIOR YEAR
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Alumni & Special Guest WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE WITH US TONIGHT... JOSH CHARLES ‘89
Josh performed stand-up comedy routines from the age of 8. He made his professional acting debut in John Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray, which was set in his hometown of Baltimore. He is best known for the roles of Dan Rydell on Sports Night, Will Gardner on The Good Wife, which earned him two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and his early work as Knox Overstreet in Dead Poets Society.
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ANDREW GRAMS ‘95
The youngest of a large mixedrace family from Severn, Maryland, Andrew began studying the violin when he was eight years old in the public school system. In 1999 he received a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from The Juilliard School, and in 2003 he received a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with OttoWerner Mueller. Now in his 7th ESO season, Andrew Grams became music director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra after an international search. His charismatic conducting and easy accessibility have made him a favorite of Elgin Symphony audiences.
RAMSEY NAITO ‘88
An Oscar and Golden Globenominated film professional, Naito has worked on a number of animated films as a production manager, producer, and executive producer. Her credits include South Park, The Rugrats Movie, and The Boss Baby, among many others. In September 2020, Nickelodeon promoted Naito to president of Nickelodeon Animation. She was previously executive VP of animation production and development.
CHRISTIAN SIRIANO ‘04
Born and raised in Maryland, Siriano studied fashion design at the Baltimore School for the Arts. After graduating, Siriano headed to London to continue his education at the American Intercontinental University. Siriano first gained attention after winning the fourth season of American design competition show Project Runway, becoming the series’ youngest winner.
JASON NEWTON TWIGS Parent
Jason Newton joined WBAL-TV 11 News in 2013 as co-anchor of WBAL-TV 11 News Today. He is also host of the public affairs show 11 TV Hill. Jason is an award-winning reporter whose news travels have taken him around the country covering stories of national interest. In 2017, Jason won an Emmy Award for his coverage of Maryland’s opioid crisis as part of WBAL’s State of Addiction coverage. In 2006, he earned an Associated Press award for “Outstanding In-Depth Reporting,” covering the efforts of Maryland firefighters to help clean up and restore order to Slidell, Louisiana, one of the hardest hit communities by Hurricane Katrina.
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PAT GALLUZZO, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Pat Galluzzo is the Director of Creative Technology at Baltimore School for the Arts, where he manages the Center for Collaborative Arts and Technology; leads the advanced/emerging media projects and classes; and works with other institutional leaders to develop and implement new curriculum to fit the constantly evolving landscape of arts education and demand for creativity. A major component of his role is to generate, incubate, guide, and foster the collaborative and technological growth and vision at BSA. Since joining BSA, he has lead and been an integral part of many projects and initiatives, such as CCAT TWIGS, Imagined Worlds, BSA MixLab, Morphē and Adobe Creative Cloud access for all BSA Students and Faculty. Galluzzo was also instrumental in the founding of the Charles C. Baum Film and Visual Storytelling department. Before coming to BSA in the summer of 2014, Galluzzo earned an MFA in Photographic and Electronic Media from MICA and had previously received a BA in Economics and Studio Art from the University of Vermont and worked in economic research, analysis, and modeling.
JULIANNE FRANZ, PRODUCTION MANAGER
Theater veteran, Julianne Franz joined the Stage Design and Production faculty of the Baltimore School for the Arts in 2019 and serves as BSA’s Production Manager. As a teaching artist and producer, she has enjoyed employment with The Stoop Storytelling Series, Baltimore Center Stage, Liz Lerman and Dance Exchange, MICA, Carver Center, Baltimore Performance Kitchen, Baltimore Theatre Project, Creative Alliance, Loyola University, Celebrate Brooklyn, Peter Sellars Productions, UMBC, Glimmerglass Opera, Brooklyn Academy of Music, MASS MoCA, John Hopkins, Catholic University, and Washington College. Julianne is a proud alumnus of Open Society Institute’s Fellowship Program, Towson University, and University of Baltimore County.
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THOMAS VENTIMIGLIA, SCREENPLAY BY
Tom Ventimiglia teaches screenwriting in the Charles C. Baum Film and Visual Storytelling department and English in the Academic department. His fiction has appeared in magazines such as The Baltimore Review and The Potomac Review. In 2014, he co-directed The Founders, a documentary about the making of the BSA. Currently, he is producing Turf Valley, a comedic web series about stay-at-home dads. He is a Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund Fellow at Johns Hopkins and a graduate of New York University. Tom has been at the Baltimore School for the Arts since 2006.
BRIGID ZUKNICK ‘05, PRODUCER
Brigid Zuknick is the Director of Development for the BSA Foundation. She provides strategic leadership for BSA’s fundraising efforts and all development initiatives. Her experience in arts management, grant-making, alumni engagement and philanthropic development guide her work in seeking out creative opportunities for relationship building for the school. In partnership with the development team and leadership, Brigid works to support the vision by providing financial support for the institution. As a graduate of the dance department she is passionate about BSA, its mission and most importantly, its students.
Special Thanks to: REBECCA BAND—Development Coordinator
ILEANA IMHOFF–Faculty-Academic
SAMANTHA BUKER ‘00— Social Media Manager
KELLAN NEWBY-MATTHEWS—Manager of the Annual Fund
ANNA ELLIS ‘02—Outreach Fund Manager
COURTNEY SPEARS ‘12—Alumni Liaison
ALEX FORD ‘06—Volunteer
IMBIE TAMBA—Executive Associate/ Interim Communications & Marketing Manager PAGE 13
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Film Founders In celebration of the inaugural graduating class of the Charles C. Baum Film & Visual Storytelling Department, we would like to thank the generous supporters of The Charles C. Baum Film Endowment & Capital Funds. Patricia & Mark Joseph Lead Donors, Founders BSA Fund for the Future Patricia Baum The Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation, Inc. William Miller, III Betsy & David Nelson, Endowment Chair Fred & Kathi Bair Courtney Bartlett Allyson Bear
Li-Wen Kang ‘88 & Dr. Sharon Salomon John Kenney
Ellen & Ed Bernard
Blaine & Erika Kristo
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Fund
Linda McCleary Middendorf Foundation
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Fund
Mikey & Patrick Monaghan
Susan Bolitin
Jennifer & Ryan Ray
Barbara & Thomas Bozzuto
John Prugh
Ellen & Linwood Dame
Julie Rothman & Scott Sherman
Anna Dopkin
Thomas Rothman
France-Merrick Foundation
Joan & Landon Royals
Mario Gabelli Foundation
Gail Shawe
Harry Gruner & Becky Henry
Natalie Sherman
Todd Harvey ‘94 & Katie Harvey
Alan Tapper
Larry Jennings
Linda Weinberg
Jay Jenkins & TJ Hindman
Dorothy Wagner Wallis Trust
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Department Chairs LAURA HALM HAMILTON ‘99 DANCE
A Baltimore School for the Arts alumna, Laura Halm Hamilton received her B.F.A. in dance from The Juilliard School in 2002. She had the pleasure of performing with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and as a soloist with the Ballett des Saarländischen Staatstheaters in Saarbrücken, Germany. Over the course of her performance career, she has danced masterworks by contemporary choreographers Jiřr̆ í Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, and Johan Inger, among many others. Highlights of her career include performing the title role of “Anastasia” in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Anastasia, “The Black Swan’’ in Marguerite Donlon’s Schwanensee-Aufgetaucht, and “The Red Woman’’ in Inger’s Walking Mad. In 2014, Stijn Celis created the role of “Solveig” for Halm Hamilton in his interpretation of Peer Gynt. As a member of University of Washington’s Chamber Dance Company in 2016, she performed Lucinda Childs’ groundbreaking postmodern solo Carnation. Before joining BSA in 2018, Halm Hamilton was the choreography assistant and rehearsal director for Dance Company Nanine Linning/Theater Heidelberg in Heidelberg, Germany.
DR. MELLASENAH EDWARDS ‘85 MUSIC
Mellasenah Indira Edwards received undergraduate and graduate degrees in performance from the Eastman School of Music, the Yale School of Music, and the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University. Her teachers have included Isidor Saslav, Peter Salaff, Syoko Aki, Sylvia Rosenberg, and Shirley Givens. She served as a teaching assistant in the string department while studying at Yale and as teaching assistant to Shirley Givens at the Peabody Conservatory. Dr. Edwards has appeared PAGE 16
nationally as soloist and recitalist, and has been a member of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, and the Spartanburg Philharmonic. She appeared with the Ritz Chamber Players in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and has performed with such festivals as the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival, the Gateways Music Festival, the Contemporary Music Theatre Festival, the Spoleto Festival, and the Amelia Island Festival. Her performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio and on WNYC in New York City. She has served on the faculty at the Petrie School of Music of Converse College and as Music Department Chair and Violin Instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. She has been an adjudicator at numerous pre-college and college level music competitions, a clinician at conferences sponsored by the South Carolina Music Teachers Association, and a panelist on forums on the arts. Currently Dr. Edwards is also an associate member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra (Columbus, Ohio), a member of Ensemble Argos, performs as a sub with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and serves on the faculty at the Peabody Preparatory and the Baltimore School for the Arts.
ROSILAND CAUTHEN THEATRE
Rosalind Cauthen joined BSA in 2016 as Theatre Department Head. She came from Center Stage where she served as the director of Community Programs & Education and worked to develop many youth theatre programs, such as Camp Center Stage, in-school playwrighting residencies, afterschool programming, a discussion series and community partnerships. Cauthen is a graduate of the MFA in Theatre program at Towson University. She has taught theater courses as an adjunct professor at Towson University, where she has also directed for their Mainstage. Before coming to Baltimore, she was a corps member of Teach For America, a national corps of young innovative teachers working in the nation’s underserved schools.
Cauthen is also a director and producer, whose work has been featured at The Creative Alliance, Baltimore Theatre Project, The Arena Players, Center Stage and The Kennedy Center.
ARCHIE VEALE ‘85 VISUAL ARTS
Archie Veale became the Visual Art’s Department Head in 2016. Veale has worked with Baltimore’s youth as a teacher, mentor, and adviser everywhere from the Bright Starts (Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Art and Culture) to ACTSO to Portfolio Preparation Courses at MICA. He has been recognized several times, twice nationally, for his teaching and received both individual and collaborative arts grants. For more than 20 years, Veale has served as the drawing instructor at the Baltimore School for the Arts, also teaching TWIGS. A Baltimore native, Veale is a graduate of BSA (‘85) and the Maryland Institute College of Art (‘91). He is also a working illustrator and graphic artist, whose clients have included Johns Hopkins, Laureate, Scholastic, and the MLB Negro League Hall of Fame. He has created murals for several local arts organizations around Baltimore, and served as a program adviser for community arts groups on the east and west coasts.
BEATRIZ BUFRAHI CHARLES C. BAUM FILM & VISUAL STORYTELLLING
Beatriz Bufrahi is the Saul Zaentz Chair of the Film Department of the Baltimore School for the Arts, where she has taught digital media and video since earning her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2004. In 2014, she co-directed and edited The Founders, a documentary about the establishment of the Baltimore School for the Arts. Bufrahi is the founder and director of the ‘Baltimore High School Film
Festival’, which has presented an annual juried screening of narrative, documentary, experimental films and animation from Baltimore and Maryland youth since 2012. In 2019, Bufrahi collaborated with the Media Studies Department at Johns Hopkins University to create the national ‘Saul Zaentz High School Film Festival,’ of which she is codirector. Bufrahi is a producer for the comedic web series Turf Valley.
BECKY MOSSING ‘88 TWIGS
Becky Mossing has performed
all over America and overseas. Credits include Beauty and the Beast (nat’l tour); Cinderella Waltz (Ubu Rep – Off B’way); Working with Showdown Theatre Arts, in Guildford, United Kingdom; and both productions of Hairspray in Concert with John Waters and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Becky has narrated weekday and family series concerts for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra including Carnival of the Animals, The Remarkable Farkle McBride, and Wizards and Wands. Becky’s directing credits include The Polar Express with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Working, Our House, Hairspray, and Rent with Showdown Theatre Arts, U.K. Mossing’s cabaret performances can be seen frequently in the Baltimore area. Mossing has been BSA’s musical theatre instructor for more than a decade and directs the Hippodrome Foundation’s summer theatre camp intensives. She is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she received the Outstanding Achievement Award in Musical Theatre. She received her master’s in teaching degree from Goucher College and has dual certification in K-8 general and special education.
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HIGH INTENSITY WORKOUT & WELLNESS PACKAGE: This package includes a variety of workout and wellness classes from five dance alumni with a range of expertise. Get revved up with virtual HIIT Training sessions and Zumba, spin through a class at the Broadway Dance Center, and then cool down with a YogaWorks at Home class and personal training from Ballet Beautiful.
EXPERIENCE THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER: This package will take you to New York City and
behind the scenes of The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, with a BSA alumna and Alvin Ailey company member as your tour guide. Courtney Spears ‘15 has been a member of the Alvin Ailey company since 2018, and she has created this package to give you the ultimate dance fan experience.
BSA ON BROADWAY: You can often spot BSA alumni
on TV, in the movies and on Broadway, and this package will take you there, too! You will meet stars who have graced the stage and screen, and go home with some sweet souvenirs.
THE PAGE GALLERY: Bring fresh light and color into
your home with this one-of-a-kind painting from BSA alum Colin Page ‘95, whose celebrated work has been featured in solo exhibitions and group shows nationally and abroad.
Garden Still Life by Collin Page
RIP THE RUNWAY: Dubbed “the new king of old-school
glamour” by Elle and “the next billion-dollar designer” by Yahoo!, Christian Siriano ‘04 designs have appeared on the world’s biggest stars and most prestigious red carpets. If you win this package, Siriano will send you one of his designer dresses with accessories. PAGE 19
GO ALL OUT WHILE STAYING IN: Before you know
it, we’ll all be hosting events in our homes again. Throw an amazing dinner party with this unique special event package, which includes event planning, dine-in for 6 at La Food Marketa, a collection of wine for your guests, and a live music set performed by BSA alums.
IN THE MIX: New to the world of music or music production? Would you like some help with your lyrics, or to write a song for a special someone? This package gives you the opportunity to build your track with BSA Alum and super producer Chris Featherstone ‘04, and to do a photo shoot with award-winning photojournalist Joe Giordano.
LIVING ROOM REFRESH: After spending the last 12 or
so months stuck at home, let’s face it, we all could use a living room “refresh” to change things up. This package includes luxury home decor items, a virtual floral design class from alumni Amy Merrick ’02, and lunch for two with Designer Patrick Sutton at the luminous restaurant Maximôn.
ALL THAT GLITTERS: Bring some of the BSA sparkle home
with you, wearing fine-art earrings by alumni Shana Kroiz ‘85, one of the country’s leading experimental enamelists and jewelry educators. Then see how the sparkle is made by taking a jewelry class alongside BSA instructor Kirsten Rook.
ANIMATION IMAGINATION: TThis package will bring
you Charmery ice cream for two, a custom skateboard, and a trove of film and tv experiences to enjoy, straight out of Los Angeles. Besides original artwork and autographs, you will also receive a “Nickelodeon Mystery Box” Zoom chat with Ramsey Ann Naito ‘88, President of Nickelodeon Animation, and a mystery guest from the studios. PAGE 20
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Fund a Need $25 provides 1 personal art supply kit for a TWIGS Visual Arts student $50 provides 1 set of PPE for faculty to safely utilize resources in the building for in-person education $100
provides 1 pair of pointe shoes for a high school dance student
$250
helps support updates to equipment and resources in our Theatre Production department
$500
provides a new iPad for the BSA community
$1,000 supports a short-term visiting artist residency $5,000
contributes to our on-going Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work. Essential to creating a stronger BSA for generations of young artists to come.
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THANK YOU 2021 EXPRESSIONS SPONSORS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
DIRECTORS
CONDUCTORS
The Baum Family Foundation Brown Capital Management Joseph Butler CohnReznick LLP Day & Raymond Bank The Philip & Harriet Klein Foundation, Inc. RBC Wealth Management The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company William L. & Victorine Q. Adams Foundation/The Rodgers Family Fund
CHOREOGRAPHERS
BGE Brown Investment Advisory Susan & Geoff Carey Continental Realty Corporation The Cordish Family and The Cordish Companies Katherine & Larry Jennings McCormick & Company Cindi & Tom Monahan, Kelly Monahan ‘09 Carey Taylor
CINEMATOGRAPHERS Cross Street Partners Betsey & Greg Hobelmann Jay Jenkins & TJ Hindman
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Jennifer & Paul McKinnell Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Rebecca & William Miller IV Mary Page Michel & Mike Morrill Susan & John Nehra Providing Hope Dr. Sharon Solomon & Li-Wen Kang ‘88 The Trexler Foundation-Jeff Abarbanel and David Goldner
CURATORS
Alex.Brown Realty Deborah & Matthew Baum Julie Cahan/ Compass Real Estate Baltimore Michael A. Ankrom and F. Wm. Chickering Tim Chng Wendy & Brian Doak Christine & Peter Espenshade Kevin & Sherry Frick Ben Greenwald/Arrow Parking John Hancock Rachel & Ian Heavers Staci & Andrew Hodge Christine Keppel Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Center, Inc. Allison Prugh Linthicum ‘97
Georgia & Wayne King Mary-Ann & Wally Pinkard John Prugh Lillie Stewart & Bill Geenen Pamela & Eric Suan Tracy & Patrick Sutton The Law Office of James B. Taylor, III, LLC Quinn Evans Architects Urban Green Environmental, LLC Venable LLP Dominic & Ann Wiker, Alex ‘23
STAGE MANAGERS
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EXPRESSIONS In-Kind Sponsors Jessica Crowley Ambrose ‘95 Jenkins Baer Associates Barcelona Nuts Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Charmery Clavel Christopher Featherstone ‘04 Fisher’s Popcorn Christopher Frick ‘14 Joe Giordano Rachel Hilson ‘13 Ed Hrybyk ‘06 Tina Jackson ‘07 Shana Kroiz ‘85 La Food Marketa La Scala Brian Mainolfi ‘89 Sylvain Masset and Denise Sullivan Mission Media Mouth Party Caramels Amy Merrick ‘02 Ramsey Naito ‘88 Nickelodeon Studios Colin Page ‘95 Q Pittman ‘89 Samantha Pollino ‘12 Kirsten Rook Kéarsha M Saxon ‘02 Joe Rubino Nicholas Sipes ‘05 Christian Siriano ‘04 Courtney Spears ‘12 Patrick Sutton Southern Blues Tark’s Grill Token Kamille Upshaw ‘07 VPC, Inc. Vu Skateshop Rachel Winder ‘10 Alex Winter Andrew Zill PAGE 27
Anastasia Glass ‘22 VISUAL ARTS
