Grand Opening Weekend Palmer Cultural Center May 6 - 9, 2010 Thursday - May 6 15:00
Opening Assembly (Palestra) Introduction of Alumni and Faculty Honorees
18:30
Honoree Showcase Everyone invited! PCC)
Friday - May 7 16:00 18:30
Saturday - May 8 18:00
Jack Savoretti Concert for Students & Faculty (PCC) Serata Ticinese for Alumni and Faculty
Grand Opening Celebration (RSVP event) Program, Dinner and Dancing
Sunday - May 9 16:00
TASIS Premier of The Big Kiss, Billy Zane Directorial Debut
Alumni Honorees - These Alumni will be visiting a variety of classes Thursday and Friday!!! Ken Biller has written, produced, and/or directed over 300 hours of television for most of the major networks and studios. His many credits include serving as Executive Producer and head writer for E-Ring, starring Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper on NBC, Six Degrees, starring Hope Davis and Campbell Scott on ABC, and StarTrek:Voyager on UPN Ken Biller ’82 Writer, Producer, & Director
While at TASIS Jeanie attended a Tina Turner concert in Zurich and was so moved by the performance that she went backstage after the show. Jeanie played a song on guitar for Tina and ended up on their European tour for four days. The winner of the Excellence in Music Award, Jeanie returned to LA after TASIS and reconnected with Ike and Tina Turner, which began her career as a songwriter Jeanie Cunningham ’75 and performer. Jeanie has also Writer, Singer, & Composer performed with David Crosby and Lionel Ritchie.
Darby was already a child star when he came to TASIS in 1974. He was cast in TV commercials at six months old and spent his childhood acting. Darby is best known for his role as Israel Boone in the popular television show Daniel Boone. Other TV credits include Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., The Fall Guy, Days of our Lives, Knot’s Landing, and Beverly Hills 90210. Darby Hinton ’75 TV Actor and Director
Billy Zane ’84
Actor, Director, & Producer
Ollie Rasini ’99 Actor and Director
Billy spent his sophomore year at TASIS, in 1981-1982, where he acted in The Fantasticks and made his directorial debut with a promotional video during Ski Term. Billy has led a successful Hollywood career that has spanned 25 years. Billy’s television credits include 21 Jump Street, Murder She Wrote, Twin Peaks, and Charmed. He has appeared in dozens of films, including major roles in Memphis Belle, Dead Calm, The Phantom, and Titanic.
Ollie graduated from TASIS in 1999 as Salutatorian and won the H. Miller Crist Award. Ollie has a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Brown University. In 2006, Ollie co-founded Teatro delle Due, a not-for-profit cultural association based in Reggio Emilia, to bring Shakespeare productions to Italians in the original language, and to provide American and British theater professionals with an opportunity to live and work in close contact with Italian culture.
Brad Farwell ’84 Actor and Writer
Jack Savoretti ’01 Singer and Composer
Brad attended TASIS as a PG from 1983-1984, performing in theater under Larry Lowe. He went on to attend the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he developed a love for the classics of theater. He won the award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Stratford Festival in Ontario in 1998. He has performed at many respected venues throughout America.
Jack attended TASIS for six years as a day student. Jack loved poetry, and with the gift of a guitar at age 16, he discovered songwriting. After graduation, Jack moved to London and soon found himself at the De Angelis management offices, where they signed him on the spot. Jack has released two albums and his music has been used in the US television shows Grey’s Anatomy, One Tree Hill, and the film Post Grad.
Current and Past Fine Art Faculty Being Honored Todd Fletcher - Composer and Lyricist Kay Hamblin - Drama Director (1996 - 2010) Chris Maggio - Music Director (1987 - 1992) Gary Malins - Music Director (1992 - 2000) Candace Owen-Williams - Drama Director/English Teacher (1991 - 1996)