Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 10 - West Side Story

35 | Lyric Opera of Chicago BILL WALTERS | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Walters has been Lyric Opera’s super- numerary captain for 18 seasons. Opera stage management credits include I Puritani and the U.S. Premiere of Michael Berkeley’s Jane Eyre at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Theatre stage management credits: Porchlight Revisits (2014-2022), Barn Theatre (2004-2015), Drury Lane Oakbrook (1998-2002), Candlelight Dinner Playhouse (1988- 1997), and Gypsy! at Ravinia starring Patty LuPone and Jessica Boevers. Directing credits include Emmerich Kálmán’s Arizona Lady and The Circus Princess at Chicago Folks Operetta. CHUCK COYL | FIGHT DIRECTOR A professional fight director for more than 30 years, Coyl is a three time president of the Society of American Fight Directors. Most recently at Lyric Opera he staged the fights for Don Carlos. Other recent credits include the Broadway production and national tour of August: Osage County, The Crucible and Superior Donuts at Steppenwolf Theatre Company; 2666, Another Word for Beauty, and The Upstairs Concierge at the Goodman Theatre; and Sucker Punch at Victory Gardens Theatre, for which he received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination. He is a founding member of the Single Action Theatre Company. SAMMI GRANT | DICTION AND DIALECT COACH Grant is a Chicago-based dialect coach and voice/speech teacher. Chicago theater credits include Goodman Theatre, Writers Theatre, Timeline Theatre, Drury Lane, Porchlight Music Theatre, The Gift Theatre, Remy Bumppo Theatre, and many more. Film and television credits include Rescued by Ruby (Netflix), Patriot (Amazon Prime) and The Exorcist (Fox). Grant is a voice/speech teacher for The Theatre School at DePaul University. Invest in your community Give your company brand visibility and showcase your commitment to a rich and vibrant quality of life: sponsor performances and programs at one of Chicago’s most prestigious performing arts organizations. Corporate sponsorships support Lyric in creating groundbreaking community experiences — while increasing the gravitational pull of our art form, our company, and our city. GET IN TOUCH Anna Mattson | Vice President of Development amattson @lyricopera.org 312.827.5 683 Photo: Kyle Flubacker