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Upcoming Events: 2011

November 21, 2011
Deco Delights from Piccadilly to Perth

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For the past 27 years, Stephan has served as artist-in-residence for the Art Deco Society of California. He has designed magazine covers, note cards, pins and much signage for them over the years. As a freelance graphic artist, he has designed fashions, Christmas cards and sets and costumes for many plays, musicals, operas and ballets. Since moving to Newport, Stephan has joined forces with Porthole Players as a designer and performer. His sets have included You Can't Take It With You, Sweet Charity, Oliver, Is He Dead?, My Fair Lady, Opera Comique and The Apple Tree. He has recently signed on as set designer for Porthole Player's production of The Producers slated for the Fall of 2012 Raised on Disney sunshine, Stephan had dreams of being an animator for Walt Disney while growing up. He learned quickly that he wasn't an animator and went into the theater. His first set designs were for his high school choir's production of The Wizard of Oz. In college, he discovered the works of Aubrey Beardsley, Alphonse Mucha and, more auspiciously, Erte. This had a major impact on him and the influence could be seen in his sets for A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Boy Friend, The Matchmaker, Show Boat, The Pirates of Penzance, and Narnia. Stephan feels very fortunate to have known Erte for the last ten years of that legendary artist's life. It was the Art Deco Society that convinced Stephan to put together a talk on Erte's career. Although Stephan has several lectures under his belt, his talk on the life and art of Erte is his most requested. He has delivered his talk at two World Congresses on Art Deco and five years ago, was sent on a cross country speaking tour for Martin Lawrence Galleries to train their staff in each store. Stephan also serves as artistic consultant for the City Center Newport Association otherwise know as Newport's Art Deco District. In August of 2009, he curated two exhibitions at the Newport Visual Arts Center to help promote the district. The Art of Deco had over 200 pieces on display in what was one of the best attended shows at the VAC. The public just couldn't get enough of the furniture, ceramics, jewelry, ephemera, clothes and art that took Stephan two years to amass. The second gallery had an exhibit of Retro Deco which showed the works of today's artists and craftspeople still working in the Art Deco style. Stephan has recently trod the boards as the male lead in Porthole Players' production of The Apple Tree and as Monsieur Thenardier in the Voices for Life IV concert of Les Miserables. He was also seen as Charity's boyfriend, Oscar, in Sweet Charity, Fagin in Oliver, Col. Pickering in My Fair Lady, the sole male vocalist is Side By Side By Sondheim and Annas in Jesus Christ Superstar. This spring, Stephan will direct the highly anticipated production of Stephen Sondheim's 'Company' at the Newport Performing Arts Center.
Honoring Joyce Colton
September 21, 2011
Joyce Colton passed in her sleep peacefully on October 16th.
We will miss you, Joyce





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