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Name:
David Govertsen
(David and
Bonobo)
Hometown:
Wheaton, IL
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
‘80s
pop/rock
Favorite subject in school:
Math—until I got to
calculus
Advice for anyone who wants to be a singer:
Go to as many performances as you can to
watch how singers do their thing.
Favorite zoo animal:
Giraffe
Name:
Shannon McGinnis
(Pianist for the
Lincoln Park Zoo performances)
Hometown:
Holly Ridge, NC
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
Art
song, classic rock, bluegrass
Favorite subject in school:
English
First inspiration to become a pianist:
I began
playing piano at the age of six and somehow
always knew that I would be involved in music.
Favorite zoo animal:
Baby elephant
Name:
Dawn Marlowe Gingrich
(Violinist)
Hometown:
Wilmette, IL
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
I
ndie
rock, pop, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, James
Brown
Favorite subject in school:
English. I couldn’t
believe they gave us credit for reading at
school.
Advice for anyone who wants to be a musician:
Practice! Also: listen to great music, look at
great art, and read as much as you can.
Favorite zoo animal:
Big cats and penguins
Name:
Zachary Good
(Clarinetist)
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
Jazz,
French baroque, hip hop
Favorite subject in school:
English
First public performance:
I first
performed on clarinet in my school’s
band in 4
th
grade (9 years old).
Favorite zoo animal:
Sloth
Name:
Matthew Ozawa
(Stage Director)
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
Classical orchestral music
Favorite subject in school:
Music. Theater.
Dance. Go figure.
First public performance:
I started the craft
of “directing” at an early age, for example,
directing my cousins in made-up shows for
family gatherings. But I think my first professional
directing job for a paying public audience
(outside college) was an off-off-Broadway
interdisciplinary play that I conceived,
produced, wrote, and directed when I was 24.
Favorite zoo animal:
Penguin
Name:
William Boles
(Set Designer)
Hometown:
Lakeland, FL
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
Pop
and indie
Favorite subject in school:
Art
First inspiration to become a designer:
Seeing
the sets at my community theater when I was
in middle school. I was probably 14.
Favorite zoo animal:
Giraffe
Name:
Sally Dolembo
(Costume Designer)
Hometown:
Michigan City, IN
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
B
luegrass and “bluegrass fusion”
Favorite subject in school:
History
First design for a public performance:
The
first time I designed a “costume” was my First
Communion dress when I was seven years old.
My mother let me design it and pick out all the
fabrics, and she made it for me.
Favorite zoo animal:
Cheetah
Name:
Donald Claxon
(Stage Manager)
Hometown:
Louisville, KY
Favorite kind of music other than opera:
Jazz
and modern classical
Favorite subject in school:
Psychology and
physics
First inspiration to become a stage manager:
I
was inspired by my high school theater teacher
who let me work on a play.
Favorite zoo animal:
Otter