The Ten Chimneys Foundation has announced its list of 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellows, who will be in residence at Ten Chimneys for a week in July for an intensive weeklong master class and retreat, led by Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis.
The Fellows for the coming year are: René Augseen of American Conservatory Theater, James Craven, Penumbra Theatre; Nike Doukas and Mark Harelik, South Coast Repertory; Rick Foucheux, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company; Mary Martello, Arden Theatre Company; Austin Pendleton, Steppenwolf Theatre Company; James Pickering, Milwaukee Repertory Theater; Vilma Silva, Oregon Shakespeare Festival; and Sally Nystuen Vahle, Dallas Theater Center.
In addition to participating in the retreat, each of the Fellows will receive a $2,500 cash fellowship in recognition of his or her exceptional contributions to their communities and to the overall quality of American theatre.