2003 Themed Entertainment
Association Thea Awards

Salt Lake 2002 Olympics Opening Ceremony

  Scott Givens, Managing Director of the Creative Group
Sayre Wiseman, Director of Ceremonies Production

Don Mischer, Executive Producer
David Goldberg, Producer
Geoff Bennett, Producer
Kenny Ortega, Show Director
Sarah Kawahara, Ice Choreographer, Associate Staging Director
Mark Watters, Music Director
Jeremy Railton, Production Designer
Robert A. Dickinson, Lighting Designer
Michael Curry, Peter Minshall, Costume Structure Designer

Kathy Erickson, Executive in Charge of Production
Richard Schreiber, Art director
Pete Menefe, Costume Designer
Christa bartels, Associate Designer, Costume Structures
Doug Jack, Field Choreographer
Steve Boyd, Creative Consultant
Ed Greene, Show Audio Designer
Patrick Baltzell, Stadium Audio Designer

Associate Ice Choreographers
Jamie Isley, Paul Guerrero, Lisa Marie Allen

Jason Olthoff, Collin Surles, Associate Choreographers, Charting
Kristen Patterson Terry, Assistant Staging Director

Jeff Pollack, Sr. Vice President, Talent
Martin Baker, Danette Herman, Executives in Charge of Talent

Robert N. Brand, Executive in Charge of Administration
Stephen Pouliot, Special Consultant
John Brooks Caldwell, John Whittaker, Senior Production Managers
John Sadler, Prop & Puppet Supervisor
Todd Gulick, Associate Designer/Costume Structures
Ed Kish, Rigging Supervisor
Tony Ward, Lighting Supervisor
Jennifer Mischer, Script supervisor

Production Managers
Guler Banford, Volunteers
Jonathan Cloward, Cast
Juliane Hare, Talent

Senior Production Coordinators
Randi Feinberg, Chris Homsley, Christine Obst, Troy Rohovit

Production Coordinators
Diane Alserda, Suzanne Bailey, Bryan Clarke, Mary Ann Morehouse, Maren Moritsen, Tamara Risley, Tiffanie Sammons, Rosemary Schreiber, Troy Terry, Jim Ward, Jen Washburn, Emily Watkins, Sheri Whittaker, Shelly Wilkerson

Cast Coordinators
Les Brown, Stephanie Brown, Michael Foley, Amy Holt, Mary Kammeyer, Anna Maidon, Jamye Olthoff, Angie Parkin, Laurie Syme

Assistant Cast Coordinators
Derek T. Call, Melissa Cummings, Joan Franzese, Emily Garbett, Aina Holtz-Lagor, Jodi Porter, Ginny Stout

Aerial Stunt Supervision
Air Time Unlimited
Frank Bare

Skater Special Effects Supervisor
Made Ya Look Productions
Eddi Vallon

Tom Whitaker, Animal Supervisor

Script Coordinators
Annemarie Crivelli, Amy Johnson, Michelle LeTarte, Sheri Spitz, Kirsten Tate

Kristy Holt, Talent coordinator

Jim Tanker, Associate Director

Stage Managers Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Arthur Lewis, Gary Natoli, Dency Nelson, Doug Smith

John Best, Screen Coordination
John Bradley, Staging Supervisor
Jennifer Munday, Audience Stunt Coordinator
Jay Ledford, Associate choreographer

First Assistant Field Choreographers
Al Blackbird, Cati Duke, Bonnie Story, Danny Thompson, Julie Webb, Paul Winkelman

Jodie Johnson, Assistant to David Goldberg
Ruthann Linton, Assistant to Producers
Scott Naylor, Assistant to Kenny Ortega

Feature Skaters
Andrei Bannikov, Doug Barnhart, Bobby Beauchamp, Chris Castleberry, Jackie Davison, Jonathan Depaz, Olga Ganitcheva, Eddie Gornik, Naomi Grabow, Stephanee Grosscup, Anita Hartshorn, Tamara Kuchiki, Tara Laperrier, Alexey Letov, Akop Manoukian, Joanna Ng, Benjamin Oberman, Val Prudsky, Heidi Rowntree, Armin Saakian, Frank Singley, Steven Smith, Frank Sweiding, Rosi Tovi, Doug Webster, Susan Pereira Wilsey

Stefani Ramirez, Production Accountant

Assistant Production Accountants
Kathleen Dombo, Amy Fowler, Carolyn Urban

Dallis Nordstrom, Senior associate Contract Administration

Seven Nielsen, Storyboard Artist
Audrey Deroche, Music Coordination
Ross Deroche, Supervising Copyist/Musician Contractor (LA)
Elizabeth Sellers, Music Research Coordinator
Arlene Fishback, Music Clearance
Art Ford, Music Consultant
Teri Keddington, Production Secretary

Production Assistants
Jacob Bang-Knudsen, Scott Burk, Aaron James Eaton, Daniel Hanks, J.R. Harris, Adam Henderson, Brad Johnson, Janelle King, Noah Moskin, Christopher Munnell, Kimberley Poulsen, Carrie Teague, Michael Wolf

Tim Wonsik, Assistant to Costume Designer

Brigitte Pilla, Costume Assistant

Salt Lake Costume Shop
David Profeta, Costume Shop Supervisor
Stacey Roth, Costume Shop Assistant Supervisor

Costume Shop Team
Beverly elder, Leslie Johnson, Jacqueline Johnson, Barbara Lambert, Scott Michelson, Christina Phipps, Glen Ralston, Loree Ralston, Rosemary Sater, Leslie Warwood

Salt Lake Costume
Structure Shop
Costume Structure Team

Robert Balmet, Adam Jette, Patrick Hutchings, Nancy Tarczynski, Linda Thayer, Bagrielle Thomas, Carolyn Toronto

Whatta Mesh - Ice Couture Shop

Los Angeles Costume Shop Team
Annelise Boies, Aubree Cedillo, Debbie Cedillo, Susie Cox, Brent Davis, Brian Fitzmorris, Margaret Fullilove, Patty Gleeson, Jenny Hornung, John Jockinsen, Constance Jolcuvar, Olivia Killingsworth, don Marcy, Sam Mateo, Claudia McCulloch, Sobain McDaniel, Lindsay McDonald, Jeaninie Payton, Anna Rae, Kristen Willet, Jason Wright

Michael Curry Design
Portland Costume Structure Shop

Project Managers
Sue Bonde, Deb Bruneaux, Chriss Massey, Jana Park-Rogers

Draping/Stitching
Margaret Dillner, Sara Giles, Christina Goheen, Meta Jardine, Amy Nevitt, Brad Pace, Tracey Sagen, Sally Ward

Mechanical Design & Fabrication
Jeff Curry, Gabe Evans, Adam Forster, Kurt van Maarth, Richard Wagner

Crafts
Esteban Duran, Hilary Dyer-Hamer, Mark Forrest, Christine Hanson, Elizabeth Kent

Sculpting
Paul Jenkins, Dave Laubenthal, Josh Wilson

Painting
Paul Coca, Philip Cooper, Priscilla Hunt, Tami Regan

Callaloo Company
Trinidad Costume Structure Shop

Kathryn Chan, Assistant Designer
Cecilia Salazar, Production Manager
R. “Murphy” Winters, Technical Director

Crew
Nizam Ali, Steve Antoine, Alyson Brown, Collin Clarke, Pamela Cooke, Sharon Devenish, Anika Duke, Shane Dunmore, Elva Guitan, Ronald Guy, Merle Henry, Joan James, Byron Joseph, Stanton Kewley, Meiling, Anthony Mollineau, Alicia Persad, Lacjhmin Rampersad, Kenrick Williams, Salim Williams

Charlene Johnson, Hair Supervision

Dave Grill, Andy O'Reilly, Lighting Directors
Jon Kusner, Dan Reed, Assistant Lighting Directors
Christian Hibbard, Laura Frank, Vari-Lite Operators
Lisa Gilhausen, Lighting Board Operator
Jason Trowbridge, Vari-Lite Head Technician

Gaffers
Tim Anson, Mark Carver, Joe Feretta

Gregory Smith, Follow Spot Technician
Michael Weisman, Lead Rigger
Stephen Iverson, Rigging Draftsman

Production Carpenters
Robert Bradley, Michael Cooper, Dennis Langston, Steve Moorman, Doug Purcell

Robert Brogden, Sound Project Manager
David Velte, Foldback Mixer

A2S
Rick Bramlette, Graig Greco, Murray Siegel, Maureen Tobin, Erik von Ranson

Dan Andresen, Keith Hall, Intercom/PI

Production Services
Accounting

Brown Kraft & Co.
Alan Reback, Portia Quails, Jennifer Ferullo

Audio Equipment
AUDIOTEK, Inc.
Pratt Sound

Cauldron
Jim Doyle, Wet Design

Construction
Big D
Larry Gomez, Ray Jones, John Maki, Dan Osmond

Aaron Wiggins, Computer Consultant

Confetti
Artistry in Motion
Clark Bason, Deana Sterr

Costume Manufacturers
Marker
Ralph Eeson, Dave Pattison

Silvia's Costumes
Silvia Tchakmakjian

Drizzle
Michele Zarret

IGGS
Todd Bohanna

Crane
Perry Crane of Utah

Eagle - “Tiger”
The Golden Eagle Southeastern Raptor Rehabilitation Center
Joe Shelnutt, Director

Field Preparation
Clear Channel Entertainment

SFX Motorcross
Lenny Fuller, supervisor
Kurtis D. Kitchens, IPD

Fire Marshall
Mike Halligan

Helium Balloons
Zimmer Industries
David Moore, Scott Zimmer

Helium/LN2
Praxair Distribution, Inc.

Ice Installation
Willy Bietak Productions, Inc.
Willy Bietak, Brian Klavano, Ron Napolitano, Dodd Price, Rob Rowntree, Mike Spurrell

Bob Ulrich, Ice Engineering Consultant

Ice Refrigeration
Commercial Refrigeration, Inc.
Brad Goddard, Ralph Goddard

Legal Services
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Field, LLP
James O. Thoma, Howard Fabrick, Jason M. Karlov

Parsons, Behle & Laatimer
Bryan B. Todd

Lighting Equipment
Fourth Phase
Vari-Lite
Xenotech

Payroll Service
The Jacobsen Group
Paris Barron, Marcia Jacobson, Jose Robles

Pins
Aminco International

Power
Aggreko Event Services
Paul Hines, Keith “Bo” Thomas

Projection
XL Productions
Max Fugar

Pyrotechnics
Tri Alliance (Grucci Pyro Spectaculars, Fireworks West)
Jim Souza, Ron Smith

Steve Davison, Pyrotechnics Consultant

Scaffold
SGA Production Staging
United Scaffolding, Inc.

Set Construction
Global Enterainment Industries
Dan Fazio, Supervisor
Chris Hyde, President

Structural Engineer
Beaveley Engineers
Jeff Miller, Ben Jacobsen

Technical Design & Special Effects
Technifex, Inc.
Rock Hall, Julie Donaldson, Richard Dragin, Kevin Larsen, Ken Rodman, Melvin Rodney, Risto Salo, Jim Sharits, Kurt Wilson

Security - Talent
The Apex Group

Transportation - Talent
Ready to Roll

Video Screens
Panasonic

Video Screen Production
Big Screen Networks

Special Thanks
Alta High School
American Federation of Musicians
Franklin Covey
Wellness Center
Delta Air Cargo
IATSE Local 99 - Andy Turek, Steward
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Salt Lake Sports Complex/Steiner Ice Sheet
SLOC Rice-Eccles Venue Team
Southwest Strings
Swift Trucking
Yamaha Corporation of America

University of Utah
J. Bernard Machen, President
Norman Chambers, Director
Auxiliary Services
Wayne McCormack, Director
Olympic Planning Committee
Pete van der Have, Olympic Ops Committee Chair
Mark Burk, Director, Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium

Utah Symphony
Keith Lockhart, Music Director
Donald L. Andrews, President
David Green, Director of Operations
Llewellyn Humphreys, Orchestra Personnel Manager

Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mac Christensen, President
Dr. Craig D. Jessop, Music Director
Scott Barrick, Manager

The Madeleine School Choir
Elizabeth Hunt, Principal
Gregory A. Glenn, Director
Barbara Vance, Development