Shakespeare & Company Honors Michael A. Miller
Shakespeare & Company honored longtime board member Michael A. Miller at its 2018 gala.
Michael A. Miller with his wife, actress Annette Miller
Despite the heat on Saturday, June 30, a sold-out crowd gathered at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. for its annual fundraising gala. This year’s event saw the highest attendance yet, as supporters and friends came out to honor longtime board member Michael A. Miller, who has been a steadfast supporter of the Company for the last 25 years. A cocktail hour was followed by a one-night-only performance featuring music from three members of the Silkroad Ensemble (Shaw Pong Liu, Michi Wiancko and Kaoru Watanabe) and Company actors performing short pieces from some of their most memorable roles. Although the event feted Miller, he was quick to mention, in his post-performance address, that it was really a night to honor the 40 years of hard work by the entire Company. The funds raised go toward education opportunities for children and young adults — reaching more than 50,000 students annually — as well as the Shakespeare in the Courts program for adolescent offenders in Berkshire County, actor training and more.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
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Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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