ATC IN YOUR COMMUNITY
SPRING FASHION EVENTS at ATC
DRAMA QUEENS ON THE GREEN - PHOENIX
The Arizona Theatre Company Associates, Arizona Theatre Company’s
volunteer organization announces its third annual Drama Queens
on the Green event. Drama Queens on the Green
is a theatrical fashion show and tea party featuring Emmy-winning
designs by “Dancing with the Stars” Randall
Christensen, modern fashions by Phoenix designer
Galina, and costumes from past ATC productions.
This lively and elegant event will take place on Sunday,
April 1, 2007 at 3 PM at the Phoenician, 6000 E. Camelback
Road in Scottsdale.
Drama Queens on the Green is co-chaired by Scott
Jacobson, Renee Nail and KC Skinner.
This season’s models include the following leading ladies
and gentlemen of the Valley: Kathleen Brewer, Jennifer
Dioguardi, Joanie Flatt, Harriet Friedland, Debbie Gaby, Mary
and John Garbaciak, Gasper Genovese, Lynn
Grafman, Joy Johnson, Jennifer and Eddie
Matney, Anne Merete Robbs, Karen Overton, Cheryl Shonk, Range
Shaw, Sandy Trznadel and Lisa Urias.
Randall Christensen became involved in the
dance scene in 1976 while attending Brigham Young University.
Soon after, he returned home and began teaching competitive
ballroom dance at the local Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Columbia,
South Carolina. After a year of teaching in South Carolina,
Christensen transferred to Phoenix, Arizona where he taught
and competed in both Professional and Pro-Am divisions. Working
out of a spare bedroom he began learning the art of design,
cutting and constructing ball gowns and Latin dresses. During
this time, his reputation as a costume designer was becoming
more widespread. In 1985 Christensen knew his future lay in
costume design and manufacturing. Going into partnership with
Henry Vela, Together they formed "Designs by Randall".
Currently, Randall Christensen is the costume designer for
ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars,” for which
he won an Emmy Award.
A native of Bulgaria, Galina Mihaleva brought
her creative talents to the U.S. in 1992 as a Phoenix College
student. Before emigrating, she earned a master’s degree
from the competitive Academie of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Currently, she works as costume designer for ASU’s Department
of Dance and as an adjunct professor for Phoenix College’s
Fashion Design Program. Mihaleva is also a prolific fashion
designer whose clients include rock band Sister Sledge and
choreographer Trisha Brown. Her designs have appeared on the
Spanish language version of “Project Runway” and
in publications such as Yes, East Valley Tribune, Trends
and Lucire.
The ATC Associates’ mission is to engage its members
in the life of the theatre; to fully support ATC’s productions,
programs and fiscal stability; and to help in raising awareness
of ATC throughout the community.
Tickets are available at $125 per person, and all proceeds
benefit Arizona Theatre Company’s education and community-based
programs. For more information, contact Stephanie Krueger
at 602.256.6899 ext. 6302 or skrueger@arizonatheatre.org.
DUDES, DOLLS AND DIVAS - TUCSON
The Arizona Theatre Company Associates, Arizona Theatre Company's
volunteer organization, announces its first annual Dudes,
Dolls and Divas event in Tucson.
Dudes, Dolls and Divas is a theatrical fashion
show featuring modern fashions from Tucson’s Firenze
Boutique-Armani and costumes from past ATC productions.
This lively and elegant event will take place on Sunday, April
22, 2007 at 3:30 PM in the courtyard of the Temple of Music
and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue.
Dudes, Dolls and Divas is chaired by Dr. Mary Jo
Ghory. This season's models include the following
leading ladies and gentlemen of Tucson: Roberto Guajardo
and Kathleen Allen, Natalie Bohnet, Paul
and Vicki Chandler, Paul and Mary
Koss, Kevin Moore, Julia Sasse, Maurice and Shirley
Sevigny and Gerry and Bette
Zatuchni. Additional models to be announced.
The ATC Associates' mission is to engage its members in the
life of the theatre; to fully support ATC's productions, programs
and fiscal stability; and to help in raising awareness of
ATC throughout the community.
Tickets are available at $75 per person, and all proceeds
benefit Arizona Theatre Company programming. For more information,
contact Sandy Um at 520.884.8210 x 8302 or sum@arizonatheatre.org.
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