SUMMER 2007 SCHEDULE

Contact:
Deb Craven
Director, Marketing
631-324-0806 Ext. 24
pr@guildhall.org

Guild Hall Summer Season 2007 Overview

East Hampton, NY – Because Guild Hall is in the midst of a renovation and the temporary closure of the John Drew Theater, the theater will move out into the community, offering programming at diverse new locations, tailoring performances to the distinctive atmosphere of each venue. This summer Guild Hall is proud to present cultural happenings, both on site (in the Museum Galleries and Boots Lamb Education Center) and off-site (private estates and the temporary home of the John Drew Theater—East Hampton Studios, 77 Industrial Road, Wainscott, NY).

Box Office Information
The box office opens on May 24th.
It will be open every Thursday to Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm.
Tickets will be available at the Guild Hall Box Office prior to each performance at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY or at the temporary box office set up at East Hampton Studios at 77 Industrial Road in Wainscott, also prior to each performance.
Tickets are also available by calling 631-324-4050 or emailing boxoffice@guildhall.org ; or online 24/7 at www.guildhall.org or Theatermania.com; or by calling Theatermania at 1-866-811-4111. Box Office will be open at East Hampton Studios 1 _ hours before curtain



Summer 2007 Theater Events
For the summer season 2007, Guild Hall will present a sampling of popular theater favorites in several venues, including an exciting season opener, a Garden Dance performance, the American Musical Theater Salutes series, staged playreadings, and a major production of a hit Off Broadway comedy.

On June 29th at 7:30pm, Guild Hall presents its Season Opener with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at The Maidstone Tennis Club in East Hampton. The marvelous married musical duo perform a heady mixture of lounge act, jazz and theater from the American Songbook, some of it tinged with a Brazilian accent-an event not to be missed!
At 6:30pm cocktails will be served. At 7:30 guests will enjoy dinner. At 9pm, swing the night away with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey performance! $350 and $500 Benefit tickets available only through Guild Hall’s Development Office. Call 631-324-0806 ext. 13 for tickets

On July 21st from 4 –6 pm, Guild Hall presents The Ligeti Essays by Armitage Gone! Dance _t Tony Ingrao’s Huntting Lane Estate in East Hampton. Armitage Gone! Dance was launched in 2005 when Karole Armitage returned to the U.S. after 15 years of working abroad. The company is known for its poetic, dreamlike stage productions that combine new dance, music and art. The Ligeti Essays is a suite of concise, jewel-like movements choreographed to music by the great Hungarian composer György Ligeti. Alex Ross of The New Yorker Magazine calls Ligeti “the last figure on whose importance everyone could agree.” Senior dance critic, Clive Barnes, says of Armitage, “her new program is far out and altogether terrific.” Cocktails will be served at 4pm, and the Garden Performance begins at 5pm. Ticket prices are $30 General Admission/$100 VIP Cocktails (seating is limited to 100). Children under 12 are admitted free

On August 5th at 7:30pm, Guild Hall presents the popular American Musical Theater Salutes Series at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The first of two performances will be Heart to Hart: The Warmth and Wit of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart, starring KT Sullivan and Eric Michael Gillett. In one of the most fruitful and doomed collaborations in the history of the American Musical Theatre, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart lent a phenomenal musical dimension to the golden age of Musical Comedy. Rodgers’s talent for turning out a gorgeously sweet melody was, for the 23 years of their union, uniquely matched by Hart’s sometimes deeply heartrending, mostly fiendishly clever and often sharply satiric verses. The public responded by making most of their shows, particularly A Connecticut Yankee, Babes in Arms, and On Your Toes resounding hits. Broadway stars KT Sullivan and Eric Michael Gillett join musical director James Followell and host Lee Davis to bring that bright and breezy age to life again. Tickets are $50 / $45 for GH members. Buy tickets to both AMT Salutes performances and attend post show “Meet the Stars” receptions in East Hampton Studios

On August 26th at 7:30pm, Guild Hall presents American Musical Theater Salutes at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The second AMT performance will be Berlin Goes to Hollywood, starring Melissa Errico and George Dvorsky. When, in the 1930s, Irving Berlin decided to expand his musical and creative horizons westward to Hollywood, Hollywood—and America—benefited mightily. With his string of musicals for Fred Astaire —Top Hat, Blue Skies, and Easter Parade—to the multiple musical movies made from his Broadway hits, Berlin had all of America singing and whistling such gems as “Isn’t This a Lovely Day?”, “Cheek to Cheek,” “Let’s Face the Music and Dance,” and “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” All this and much more will be delivered as treats for the eye and ear as Melissa Errico and George Dvorsky join musical director James Followell and host Lee Davis for an evening of tuneful Hollywood memories. Tickets are $50 / $45 for GH members. There will be a post show reception following the performance.

On August 12th at 8pm, Playwrights' Theatre of East Hampton presents a staged reading of Enter Laughing by Joseph Stein, adapted from the novel by Carl Reiner. The reading will be held at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott; it will be directed by Lewis J. Stadlen. Enter Laughing is the riotous account of a stage struck youth who works as a delivery boy in a sewing machine factory. His parents want him to be a druggist, but he enlists in a hammy, semi professional theater company that casts anybody for the right amount of money. He is a dreadful actor and the scene of his first performance is hilarious. He proceeds to splash through romantic scenes with the manager's daughter, with another fellow's date and finally with the office girl who was meant for him all the time. The NY Times calls the play "Marvelously funny....Doesn't provide enough rest periods between side splitting laughs." An audience Q&A with legendary comedy writer and playwright Joseph Stein follows the performance. Tickets are $20 / $18 members. There will be a post show dessert reception at the Studios.

On September 2nd at 8pm, Playwrights' Theatre of East Hampton presents a staged reading of The Shakespeare Road, a new comedy by Ruth Wolff, at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The play revolves around a gorgeous ingénue and a dashing matinee idol. Now these two theater animals are forced to share a shabby dressing room on the road. They match wits shortly before the curtain rises in a desperate effort to revive their flagging careers and salvage their wounded egos, all the while coming to terms with their aging, tempestuous lives and each other. Cast and director will be announced. An audience Q&A with performers, playwright and director follows the performance. Tickets are $20 / $18 members. There will be a post show dessert reception at the Studios.

On August 19th at 8pm, Guild Hall presents a staged reading of Oleanna by David Mamet at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. Mamet’s play has been called “A seething investigation of political correctness in a time when the nation's morality has been tested by increased incidents of sexual harassment. Oleanna is likely to provoke more arguments than any play this year” – The NY Times. “One of the ten best plays of 1992…reason enough to cheer for the future of the theatre.” – Time Magazine. The play's title, taken from a folk song, refers to a 19th-century escapist vision of utopia. In Act I, Mr. Mamet locks one man and one woman in an office where, depending on one's point of view, an act of sexual harassment does or does not occur. In Act II, the antagonists, a middle-aged university professor and an undergraduate student, return to the scene of the alleged crime to try to settle their case without benefit of counsel, surrogates or, at times, common sense. Tickets are $20 General Admission / $18 Members.

SEASON HEADLINER: STEVE MARTIN’S COMEDY PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE
From August 14th – September 1st, Guild Hall presents our season headliner, Steve Martin’s hilarious Off Broadway hit, Picasso At the Lapin Agile at East Hampton Studios, 75 Industrial Road, Wainscott. The play stars Joe De Sane, Gerard Doyle, Nick Fondulis, Josh Gladstone, Ann Moller, Kate Mueth, Josh Perl, and Jonathan Peters; it will be directed by Josh Gladstone. This long running Off Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. In his first comedy for the stage, Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse with infectious dizziness on the 20th century's prospects and achievements. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time-warped in from a later era. "Highly credible and ... very funny. The subject matter is daring.... You get giggles in plenty [and] moments of enlightenment.... The introduction of the final, exquisitely selected visitor is a master stroke." - N.Y. Post. "Consistently entertaining." - N.Y. Daily News. "Very engaging.... Martin sends ideas onstage in baggy pants, with a cigar .... mix[ing] the sublime with the ridiculous [so] that they can't be easily disentangled.... Very good fun." - N.Y. Times. The play was the Winner of the 1996 Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Off Broadway Play. Tickets are $30 / $28 Members.

Picasso At the Lapin Agile Performances
All performances at East Hampton Studios begin at 8 pm. Tickets will be sold at the Guild Hall Box Office at 158 Main Street and also at East Hampton Studios one and a half hours before curtain call.

Tuesday, August (Preview #1) 14, (Preview #2) 15, 16 (Opening Night) 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31 and September 1 (Final Performance)

On Sunday, July 29th at 8pm, Guild Hall presents a play by Mark Weston, Harry and Eddie: The Birth of Israel at East Hampton Jewish Center. The play stars Ed Asner and an ensemble cast TBA. Not much is know about the relationship between Harry S. Truman and Eddie Jacobsen, but their friendship helped Israel became a reality. Eddie Jacobsen, a haberdashery salesman and Harry S. Truman bonded during World War II when they were put in charge of a prosperous Army canteen. After the war, they opened a haberdashery store in Kansas that closed due to the Depression. Eddie became a traveling salesman and Harry, a politician, but their friendship endured. Harry was President in 1948 when the United Nations were contemplating the recognition of a homeland for the Jewish people. President Truman was adamant about not being harassed by Zionists. As a last resort, Jewish leaders asked Eddie to intercede with Harry Truman. Eddie visited the White House and after having their first argument, Harry agreed to meet with eminent scientist and Jewish Leader Chaim Weizman. On May 18, 1848, Israel was welcomed into the world family of nations. It was ‘beshert’ that friendship became instrumental in returning the Jewish people to their biblical homeland.
Tickets are $50 General Admission.

On August 20th and August 27th at 8:30pm, two films will be screened outside the Springs Public School, 48 School Street, in East Hampton. On August 20th, Guild Hall presents Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition 30th Anniversary screening, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr and Bob Balaban. On August 27th, Guild Hall presents GREASE, directed by Randal Kleiser and starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing. Bring a blanket or a beach chair. These outdoor movies are free with a suggested donation of $10.

Summer 2007 Museum Events
The Galleries of Guild Hall will host two major exhibitions this summer. In addition, a variety of public programming will be held in the Boots Lamb Education Center. Check www.guildhall.org or call 631-324-0806 for details.

June 16- July 2
Dan Flavin: An Intimate View
Saturday, June 16 Public Opening 4-6 pm

Dan Flavin creates sculpture from everyday industrial fluorescent lights and fitments. With the shadows they cast, and the way the lights delineate walls, floors and ceilings, the sculptures expand beyond the artist to include the patterns of lights, color and line which they create. This exhibition will feature works from the 1960’s when Flavin was transforming between hand blown glass to commercially available fluorescent fixtures and commercial lamps.

Public Programs
Remembering Dan Flavin
4:00pm, Sunday, July 1
$10 members $12 non-members
Join some of Dan Flavin's closest friends and colleagues in a tribute to his life and work. With Linda Alpern, Prudence Fairweather and others. Please pre-register by calling 631.324.0806

Klaus Kertess on Dan Flavin
4:00pm; Sunday, July 22
$25 members $30 non-members
Join renowned curator Klaus Kertess for a fascinating and informative gallery tour of the exhibition. Please pre-register by calling 631.324.0806

August 11 – October 21
Billy Sullivan Exhibition
Friday, August 11- Private Summer Gala Preview 5:00- 6:30 pm (GH Galleries)
Saturday, August 11 4-6 pm Public Opening

Billy Sullivan, known for his subjective portraits of family and friends, was included in the 2006 Whitney Biennial in which his work received critical acclaim by a number of critics. Sullivan views his work as a diary, describing people and objects around him. The world he records in pastels, oils and inks is a glamorous one of beautiful settings and interesting people. The exhibition will include paintings, drawings, photography and a multi-media installation. A fully illustrated catalogue will be available. Billy Sullivan lives and works in New York City and East Hampton.

Public Programs
Billy Sullivan in Conversation with Joe Zucker
4:00pm; Sunday, August 19 (awaiting confirmation)
$25 members $30 non-members
Join in on a lively discussion on the art and life of Billy Sullivan with artist Joe Zucker. Please pre-register by calling 631.324.0806

Free Docent Tours begin June 29: Fridays at 4pm; Saturdays at noon or by appointment. Call to register: 631.324.0806

Summer 2007 Education Events
Guild Hall's Education Department will host many lively discussions, panels and workshops for children and adults in the Boots Lamb Education Center. To register for classes, please call Director of Education, Janet Goleas at 631 324-0806, ext. 29 or email education@guildhall.org.

Art classes for kids:

Sunday, July 8
LIGHTEN UP!
Children ages 7 – 13
A tour of the Dan Flavin exhibition with renowned sculptor Monica Banks to observe and discuss Flavin's unconventional use of light in his sculptures. Students will get the chance to create their own environmental light art.
1 – 3:00pm
$30/ $40 non-members

MASTERING MASTERWORKS (Two 4-week sessions)
Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Session One: 6/5, 6/12, 6/19 and 6/26
Session Two: 8/7, 8/14, 8/21 and 8/28
Ages 7- 13
Children will explore Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism and Abstraction and the artists who created these periods with instructor Karyn Mannix. Painting, observing and discussing. Dress for a mess!
$100/ $115 non-members (Per 4-week session)

IMAGINATION STATION, PART ONE (Three Sessions)
Wednesdays, 7/11, 7/18 & 7/25
Children ages 5 – 8
Kids will use their minds and their hands to create a variety of art projects based on looking, dreaming and crafting pictures and objects, with instructor Karyn Mannix. Dress for a mess!
4:00 pm - – 5:00pm
$45/ $55 non-members

IMAGINATION STATION, PART TWO (Four Sessions)
Wednesdays, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22 & 8/29
Children ages 5 – 8
Kids will use their minds and their hands to create a variety of art projects based on looking, dreaming and crafting pictures and objects, with instructor Karyn Mannix.
4:00 pm -5:00 pm
$60/ $75 non-members

PICTURE YOU! (Two 4-week sessions)
Fridays at 3:30 – 5:00 pm
Session One: 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 and 6/29
Session Two: 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 and 8/24
Children ages 5 and up
Learn to draw from observation with instructor Linda Capello. Kids of all ages will learn the techniques behind drawing portraits, self-portraits, figures, animals.
$100/ $115 non-members

Summer Saturdays for kids of all ages:

AROUND THE WORLD, PART 1 (Five sessions)
6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, and 7/28
Children ages 3 – 5 (children under 5 must be accompanied by a guardian)
Examine the arts of periods and cultures with instructor Andi Pisacano. Create Celtic animals, learn about Sumi painting, design drums based on North American Indians, and much more.
11:00 – 12 noon
$75/ $85 non-members

AROUND THE WORLD, PART 2 (Five sessions)
8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25 and 9/1
Children ages 3 – 5 (children under 5 must be accompanied by a guardian)
Kids will explore Hawaiian story telling, music and puppetry, decorate peace flags, and learn sand painting. Music, drama, story telling, painting, sculpture with instructor Andi Pisacano.
11am – 12noon
$75/ $85 non-members

RAINBOW WORLD, PART I (Five Sessions)
6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21 and 7/28
Children ages 6 - 9
Study magical Celtic creatures and wearable art based on medieval traditions, Chinese Sumi painting, Native American circle dancing, drumming and more! Classes incorporate music, dance, drama and fine art with instructor Andi Pisacano.
1:00 pm – 2:30pm
$125/ $145 non-members


RAINBOW WORLD, PART 2 (Five sessions)
Five sessions: 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25 and 9/1
Children ages 6 - 9
Explore Hawaiian music and dance, create puppets based on Hawaiian legend, examine the Wind Horses of Tibet and create peace flags as well as the ancient art of sand painting, with instructor Andi Pisacano.
1:00 pm – 2:30pm
$125/ $145 non-members

WORLD ART, WORLD LEGENDS, PART ONE (Five sessions)
Five Sessions: 6/30, 7/ 7, 7/14, 7/21 and 7/28
Children ages 10 - 14
Take a look at the culture and arts from around the world including Celtic animal and circle designs like medallions, the Chinese art of Sumi brush painting, circle dances and chants, rattles and drums inspired by native American tribes, with instructor Andi Pisacano. Scroll painting, collage, sculpture and performance, too!
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
$150/ $175 non-members

WORLD ART, WORLD LEGENDS, PART TWO
Five sessions: 8/4, 8/11, 8/18, 8/25 & 9/1
Children ages 10 - 14
Observe the culture and arts from Hawaii's legend of the Rainbow Maiden of Waimea, Hawaiian music and dance, puppetry, and Tibetan prayer flags. Children will make rainbow colored peace flags, sand mandalas and much more, with instructor Andi Pisacano. Painting, design, collage, sculpture, performance and a musical jamboree, too!
3:00 – 5:00pm
$150/ $175 non-members


Classes for Adults:

Mondays@ 5:30 – 7:30pm
DRAWING FROM THE FIGURE (Two four-week sessions)
Session One: 7/9, 7/16, 7/23 & 7/30
Session Two: 8/6, 8/13, 8/20 & 8/27
For students 18 and above.
Join figurative artist Linda Capello for figure drawing lessons that will include instruction on line, shade, form, composition and anatomy. Live models.
Call 631-324-0806 for a material list.
Each four week session: $170/ $190 non-members (includes cost of model)

Tuesdays@ 6:00 – 8:00pm (Two Four Week Sessions)
SUMMER ARTS: DRAWING
Session One- 7/10, 7/17, 7/24 & 7/31
A class for anyone and everyone who enjoys drawing from observation as well learning drawing techniques. All levels invited to join in this class with renowned artist Karyn Mannix.

SUMMER ARTS: DRAWING (Session Two)
Wednesdays@ 6-8 pm
8/1, 8/8, 8/15, and 8/22
Call 631-324-0806 for material list.
$160/ $170 non-members

Public Programs:

BookHampton Book Fair for Kids!
Saturday, June 23, 10am – 5:00pm
Free!!
Visit Guild Hall's Boots Lamb Education Center for a day of discounted books for summer reading. All books discounted by 25%; required reading lists and suggested summer reading for all ages.

Summer 2007 Special Events

Friday, June 29
John Drew Theater Benefit Season Opener:
Featuring the music of John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey
The marvelous married musical duo perform a heady mixture of lounge act, jazz and theater from the American Songbook, some of it tinged with a Brazilian accent-an event not to be missed!
Maidstone Tennis Club, East Hampton
6:30 Cocktail Reception
7:30 Dinner
9:00 pm Pizzarelli Swings
Ticket prices: $350 and $500
Call Development Office at 631-324-0806, ext. 13 or
Email Jennifer@guildhall.org

July 20 – August 24
A MOVEABLE FEAST
Theater Evenings with Theater Greats
Spend the evening dining and “dishing” with some of the Hampton’s greatest theater celebrities at private homes and estates.

Kick Off Party
Friday, Ju 20
Cocktail Party at the East Hampton home of Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley with a roster of the fabulous and the famous from the wonderful world of performing arts.
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Cocktail Reception only - $100

Dinner Choices
Buy a ticket to a dinner and receive complimentary admission to cocktail party on Friday, July 20 at Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley’s home

Friday, July 13@ 8 pm
Barbara Slifka with Melissa Errico

Friday July 20@8 pm
Susan Burnside with Marsha Norman and Roy Scheider
Ida Cole, Mary and Frank Skillern with Anna Bergman
Alison and Donald Weiss with KT Sullivan

Friday, July 28@ 8 pm
Dale and Jim LaRocca with Anne Jackson, Eli Wallach and Harris Yulin

Friday, August 2@ 7 p.m.
Leila and Mickey Straus with Robert Wilson

Saturday, August 11@ 8 pm
Laurel Cutler and Ted Israel with Joe Pintauro

Friday, August 24@8 pm
Patti Kenner with Tovah Feldshuh

Cocktail Reception at Dina Merrill and Ted Hartley only - $100
Cocktail Party and Choice of Dinner- $400
First come/first served basis. Address and directions provided upon reservation.
For further information, contact Loretta DePinto at 631-324-0806 or assistant@guildhall.org


Saturday, August 4
61st ANNUAL CLOTHESLINE SALE
Held rain or shine at Guild Hall
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Friday, August 10
8th Summer Gala: Billy Sullivan Exhibition Preview
6:00 pm Cocktails at Guild Hall
7:30 pm Dinner at Mulford Farm
Live Auction and Dancing to the Peter Duchin Orchestra
Ticket Prices: Young Patrons $250; $1200 Patron, $1500 Benefactor, $2500 Sponsor. Tables: $12,000 Patron Table, $15,000 Benefactor Table and $25,000 Sponsor Table. Contact the Development Department, Extension 13 for details and to reserve tickets early!

Friday, August 24 and Saturday August 25
THE GARDEN AS ART TOUR
This garden excursion offers a special opportunity to see some of the finest private gardens in the Hamptons. Confirmed gardens to date include: Alexandra Munroe and Robert Rosencranz, Chris Browne, Carol and Norman Mercer, Lloyd and Barbara Macklowe, Craig Socia, Long House Reserve and Madoo Conservancy.

Friday, August 24
Exclusive cocktail party at the beautiful oceanfront home of Chris Browne and Andrew Gordon on Further Lane.
Patron Tickets: $250; Benefactor Tickets: $500 –need SS prices

Saturday, August 25
Garden Lovers Tickets $100 GH Member/$125 Non Member
9:30 am – 10:30 am Breakfast East Hampton Studios
10:30 am – 11:30 am Lecture by speaker Dan Hinkley at East Hampton Studios
Hinkley, the founder of Heronswood Nursey, preemiment plant explorer, collector, consultant and author. Introduced by gardening maven Martha Stewart.

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Outdoor Luncheon for Benefactor ticket holders at the exquisite home of Barbara Macklowe, artist and Vice President of Macklowe Gallery, a dealer of museum-quality Twentieth Century Decorative Arts.

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Garden Tour

Friday, July 13
Opening Gala of the Hamptons Cottages and Gardens
“Idea House 2007” with Guild Hall
The works of 20 talented designers will be showcased. The Idea House will feature the innovative building products with the latest in interior design concepts.
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT GUILD HALL
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location: 12 Southwood Court , Amagansett
On the former Warner LeRoy Estate
Cocktails and Hors d’ oeuvres
Ticket Price: $150
Advance Tickets Only
Limited Attendance. Reserve Your Tickets Now by calling 631-324-0806 x 13.
To learn more about the Idea house visit www.HCandG.com/Ideahouse