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www.tanys.org Callboard - Volume XVII • Issue 2 • Fall 2020 Page 9 Virginia Fennessy - Costuming on a Shoestring Saturday, November 21 at 3:15PM Fabric has become really expensive, so start looking for an alternative to the local JoAnn Fabrics. Salvation Army and Project Runway have transformed the way we should look at gently used clothing, and its potential. Sheets can become suits. Two prom dresses can become a Renaissance gown. A normal men’s suit coat becomes a cutaway morning coat. Poster board and foam core become a hat. Come bring your ideas, and take away a few! Virginia Fennessy - Virginia Fennessy has been involved in the Auburn Players Community Theatre for more than 30 years, which has allowed her to dabble in a bit of everything. She holds a BA in acting and directing from the University of Buffalo, but found that experimenting in all areas of theater is what keeps life interesting. Recently retired from teaching English and directing high school plays, she is now working on filling her time with theater and substitute teaching, with a brief foray into wardrobe for film, in The Shed . Over the years she has worked for Merry-Go-Round Playhouse as a set designer, recently for Harlequin Productions at Cayuga Community College as a costume designer, and for the Auburn Players as Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet . See? A little bit of everything. Gary DeWitt Marshall - A Path Forward: BIPOC Diversity & Inclusion in the Performing Arts Saturday, November 21 at 3:15PM This workshop will explore how performing arts organizations and practitioners can address the lack of diversity in community theatre and other performing arts – with a focus on increasing representation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) at every level, and elevating BIPOC voices through programming, awareness and engagement. Gary DeWitt Marshall - Gary DeWitt Marshall has enjoyed a fruitful career in film, television, and theatre. He originated the roles of freedom fighter Michael Dube in the Tony-nominated drama The Song of Jacob Zulu , and of Soldier Telfair in The Stone Mason with Viola Davis. Other critically acclaimed theatre credits include Four Men on a Couch (2016 ROC Award Best Stage Play, 2019 TANYS Outstanding Performance Merit Award), Smudge Stick Experience: The Pungent Aroma of Truth (2019 TANYS Outstanding Direction Festival Award), and Twelve Dollars (2017 TANYS Outstanding Direction Merit Award). On TV, Gary played detective John Smollers in Life on Mars . He also appeared in The Guardian, Southland (Regina King), Without a Trace (Enrique Murciano), New York Undercover (Malik Yoba), 24 (Kiefer Sutherland), ER (John Leguizamo), Matt Waters (Montel Williams), Angel Street (Robin Givens), Gemini Man , and Unsolved Mysteries . Gary’s feature film credits include The Hurricane (Denzel Washington), Renaissance Man (Danny DeVito), In & Out (Kevin Kline), New Jersey Drive (Heavy D), Love Walked In (Dennis Leary), Still Water , and Game Day (Sticky Fingaz). Workshop Descriptions