Studio Arena Theatre Board of Trustees

Audre Bunis
Gina Detwiler
Daniel A. Dintino
Donald R. Fishback
Annabelle V. Irey, Esq.
Matthew O'Connor
Michael Piemonte
Robert W. Romeo
Sylvia Tokasz
Peter Vukelic
Jon V. Zucarelli, CPA

Honorary Board Members

Pat Garman
Eleanor Murray
Hank Semmelhack
Robert O. Swados

Famous Stage Appearances

Christine Baranski in HEDDA GABLER 1987-88
Kathy Bates in SEMMELWEISS 1977-78
Betty Buckley in A VERY PRIVATE LIFE 1976-77, BUFFALO GAL 2001-02
Glenn Close in THE CRUCIFER OF BLOOD 1977-78
Olympia Dukakis in THE ROSE TATTOO 1965-66
Bonnie Franklin in PETER PAN 1972-73
John Goodman in LADY OF THE DIAMOND 1980-81
Kelsey Grammer in ARMS AND THE MAN 1983-84
Celeste Holm in MAMA 1971-72
Kim Hunter in ELIZABETH THE QUEEN 1976-77
Richard Kline in DON'T TALK TO THE ACTORS 2007-08
Swoosie Kurtz in OTHER VOICES, OTHER ROOMS 1973-74
Nancy Marchand in CHILDREN 1990-91
Betsy Palmer in A DOLL'S HOUSE 1975-76
Ving Rhames in WAIT UNTIL DARK 1983-84
John Schuck in HARVEY 1994-95
Jon Voight in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE 1973-74
Christopher Walken in LEMON SKY 1969-70
Paxton Whitehead in SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY 1996-97
James Whitmore in LAST LOVE 1989-90

Studio Arena Theatre Facts

  • Is one of the oldest resident theatres in the nation, now in its fourth decade
  • Is the only Western New York member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), a national network of professional Equity theatres
  • Theatre School, in its 80th year of operation, is the oldest continually running theatre school connected to a resident theatre
  • Offers a discount program for senior citizens and students
  • Builds all sets, props and costumes locally
  • Is the first American professional resident theatre to co-produce with a Canadian theatre company for the 1994 production of ONCE ON THIS ISLAND with the Canadian Stage Company
  • Actively launches co-productions with other members of the League of Resident Theatres
  • Creates an economic impact of $10.5 million on the local economy
  • Attracts more than 100,000 patrons per season, and provides in excess of 20,000 students with an introduction to live theatre via the Theatre School
  • Provides an infrared listening system for the hearing impaired
  • Is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the State of New York, the New York State Council on the Arts, and Erie County
  • Operates under an affiliation agreement with Buffalo State College, with which it is involved in a mutual pursuit of respective cultural and educational missions
  • Has been and continues to be a venue for nationally known actors, directors and playwrights at various stages in their artistic development
  • Is the recipient of the 2004 Theatre Visions Fund award from the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation