Eugene Lee
Recipient of the 2009
SETC Distinguished Career Award
Keynote Presentation: The Adventures of Eugene Lee
Saturday, March 7th at 2:30 PM

What do Wicked, Sweeney Todd and Saturday Night Live (SNL) have in common? The indomitable Eugene Lee, set designer extraordinaire. SETC is honored to present our highest honor of Distinguished Career Award to a gentleman who holds three Tony Awards for Leonard Bernstein's Candide, Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, and Stephen Schwartz's Wicked.

Imagine a day job as an artist that began in 1974 and continues today. Thirty three years ago, Mr. Lee was the first to blend the performers with the audience for a new, edgy TV variety show called Saturday Night Live. Now imagine maintaining that 'edge' while designing hundreds of productions for theatre, TV, and film.

Beth Leavel
From SETC Auditions to a TONY Award:
Beth Leavel Fondly Remembers Her SETC Roots
Keynote Presentation: Friday, March 6th at 2:30 PM

"It was the SETC auditions that gave me the courage to say 'I can do this!'"

Beth Leavel remembers the date, time and place of her one and only SETC audition: "Way too early in the morning" in the grand ballroom of Nashville's Opryland Hotel in March 1980. "The response to that audition informed my entire professional career." The TONY Award-winning actress was speaking from her star dressing room at the Hilton Theatre on Broadway between a Wednesday matinee and evening performance of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, where she played the role of Frau Blucher through December 2008.    

Mark Redanty & David Shaul
A Stage and Screen Agent Talk-Back: Keynote Thursday, March 5th at 2:30 PM
Musical Theatre Master Class: Thursday, March 5th at 5:30 PM

"If you are trained in theatre, you can work in any medium." - Mark Redanty

"Talent, Training and Timing...the best ingredients for success" - David Shaul

As agents in L.A. (Shaul) and N.Y.C. (Redanty), these two gentlemen work with both stage and screen actors. The difference for them is not the medium but the artistry the performer brings to their work. They considers themselves Artist's Representatives who work with actors who approach their acting seriously, valuing training and dedication of performance over the lure of fame. Working with those kinds of actors has kept them passionate about their work for the past 25 years.