"A wild, witty, wonderful old man."
     
  ― New Haven Register

JERRY GOEHRING (producer) is a Grammy-nominated producer (Best Spoken Word for Children) who has created and produced new theatrical projects across the U.S. and Europe for over twenty years.  Mr. Goehring founded The Stuart Street Playhouse in Boston, where he also produced and directed the premiere production. He produced the inaugural show in Garry Marshall's Falcon Theatre near the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank and co-founded Connecticut Children's Theatre (CCT), a professional national touring company for families and children. Mr. Goehring has been Producing Artistic Director for fourteen years at CCT, directing thirty-five original large-scale national tours reaching nearly one million inner-city children.
 
Mr. Goehring served as the Executive Director/CEO of the Tony Award(r) winning National Theatre of the Deaf (NTD) for four years. While at NTD he produced two national tours and six regional/Little Theatre of the Deaf. He also established the Actor's Academy, a theatrical training school for professional deaf and hearing artists, held at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. and the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, CT.
 
Mr. Goehring has been general manager and/or producer for eighteen New York productions while working with some amazing artists throughout his career. Actors include Beatrice Arthur, Marla Gibbs, John Lithgow, Lorenzo Lamos, Marcel Marceau, Peter Walker, Zelda Rubinstein, Max Showalter, Leif Garret, Doris Day and Bernie Kopel. Currently Mr. Goehring continues to serve as Producing Artistic Director of CCT and is Executive Director of the beautiful, 800-seat, Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.
 
    
      

DOUGLAS C. EVANS (producer) is a principal in the New York City and Boca Raton, Florida firm of Luftig Evans Non-Profit Solutions.  Evans recently held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment and President of Broadway China Ventures, a division of the Nederlander Organization charged with opening offices in Beijing and Shanghai and creating a network of theaters nationwide in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao.  Prior to this appointment, Evans was Executive Director of the Stamford Center for the Arts in Stamford, Connecticut and Executive Director of the State of Connecticut Commission on the Arts.
 
In April 2000, Evans was appointed Managing and Producing Director of the Globe Theatres where he launched the national tour of "Stones In His Pockets" and shepherded "WOMAN IN BLACK" to Off-Broadway.  Douglas C. Evans came to the Globe from The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut, where he served as its Chief Executive Officer.  Since Evans joined The Bushnell in 1990, the organization grew both in its programming capacity and in its financial stability.  Annual attendance was raised to 400,000 with the number of events at an all-time high of 325.  Under Evans' leadership, The Bushnell became a top market for touring Broadway productions.  In 1995, The Bushnell's presentation of "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" attracted 146,000 people and established The Bushnell's role in Hartford's tourism and revitalization plans.
 
Evans also oversaw the growth of The Bushnell's programming initiatives and produced a national tour of "THE WHO'S TOMMY", "COMPANY" and "CHESS."   In 1995, "Campaign for Our Bushnell", a $20 million capital campaign was successfully completed, ensuring The Bushnell's ability to advance its mission.  In June 1999, ground was broken on the construction of a 950-seat theater, which opened in the fall of 2001.  The Bushnell's most recent capital campaign, "Fund for the New Bushnell" has been successfully completed with over $39 million raised by the Evans administration. During his tenure he hosted two national symposiums addressing "The Future of Classical Music" and "The Role of the Performing Arts Center in the Community".  For his efforts he was awarded the prestigious Horace Bushnell Award.
 
Widely considered to be a leader in government relations for support of the arts, Evans has successfully secured arts funding from both federal and state government.  He is a Founding Director of the Connecticut Arts Alliance, Governor of the League of American Theatres and Producers, a Tony Awards Voter and a former Director of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre.  Evans was presented with a Renaissance Award from the Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce Downtown Council for his efforts in working towards the revival of downtown Hartford.