O'NEILL
CABARET SYMPOSIUM
REPORTED TO HAVE CANCELLED 2001 SEASON
Due to unexpected funding
problems for the $135,000.00 per year program, the EUGENE O'NEILL
CABARET SYMPOSIUM has reportedly cancelled the 8-day program for the
2001 season. There may be a "reunion weekend" for former
attendees of the "cabaret camp" but no definite announcement
has been made.
The Cabaret Symposium began
in 1989, when then O'Neill Executive Director George Wolf's wife Betsy
and her cousin Ellie Ellsworth were on a shopping spree in New York
City. Betsy mentioned to Ellie that they had just remodeled a cabin
on the O'Neill property into a small cafe, with a stage, tables, and
even a bar. The Cabaret Symposium concept was born, and within weeks
they had lined up their first Cabaret Master, Margaret Whiting. Soon
they were holding auditions for the first batch of "Cabaret Fellows,"
an appellation given to enrollees in the program. In the 12 years
since the program began, over 425 Cabaret Fellows have graduated the
program, and over 50 Cabaret Masters have taken the time to share
their knowledge and expertise. The list of past and current Cabaret
Masters includes, in addition to Ms. Whiting, such names as Julie
Wilson, Andrea Marcovicci, Kay Starr, Ann Hampton Callaway, Karen
Akers, Marilyn Lovell Matz, Craig Carnelia, Carol Hall, Julie Halston,
Sally Mayes, Sharon McNight, Lina Koutrakos and Liliane Montevecchi.
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