People
Meet the Foundation Team
Kate Bussert
Executive Director:
Terry Bernstein
Bruce Ostler
Sheilah Rae
Board of Directors:
Karr Washington
General Counsel:
Dave Harris (2019 Ollie Award Winner), Kit Yan & Melissa Li (2019 Vivace Award Winners) and Tina Howe (One of two 2019 Tooth of Time Award Winners) pose for a picture at the 2019 Idea Awards for Theatre. Photo by Valerie Caviness Photography for The Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation.
The Bret Adams & Paul Reisch Foundation was established with a legacy gift from the agent Bret Adams and his partner Paul Reisch.
Now, our Boards of Advisers are made up of industry professionals from all walks of life for three different awards that fund the development of idea-driven theatre.
Ollie
New Play Award
Board of Advisors
Beth Blickers
Aislinn Frantz
Melissa Hardy
David Mendizábal
Tanya Palmer
Ankita Raturi
Natasha Sinha
Niegel Smith
Tooth of Time
Distinguished Career Award
Board of Advisors
John Dias
Paige Evans
Keith Glover
Emily Morse
Jack Reuler
Sarah Ruhl
Elizabeth Williams
Vivace
Musical Theatre Award
Board of Advisors
Joe Barros
Kirsten Childs
Mindi Dickstein
Mara Isaacs
Michael Kerker
John-Michael Lyles
Kent Nicholson
Mei Ann Teo