Auditorium Staff

Doctor Larry A Brechner - Doctor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies

Dr. Larry A Brechner

Larry A Brechner, MA, DFA
MTC Producer/Director
Munster Auditorium Director 

Larry A Brechner, "LAB", continues  as both the Munster Auditorium Director and as the Producer/Director of the Munster Theatre Company since 1998. 

As Auditorium Director, he established the student based Auditorium Staff, which works on all the productions and concerts in the auditorium, including commercial rentals including the very successful Northwest Indiana Concert Association Concert Series that brings national and international artists to the stage. The auditorium current schedule has about 70 events per season, of which at least 15 to 20 are client events. 

As Theatre Company (MTC) Producer/Director, Larry produces two full length plays and two full length musicals per season.  MTC unites musical and play productions in to a single entity plus seeks to involve students from all areas of visual, music and performing arts.

In the past seasons he produced and directed many very successful Musical productions : Hello Dolly! Children of Eden, Grease, Carousel, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown Guys and Dolls Godspell, Mame, Once Upon A Mattress, The Music Man, Pippin, Brigadoon, Working, The Sound of Music, Snoopy!!!, South Pacific, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Cinderella, Hello Dolly!, Fiddler on the Roof, and Oklahoma!    With nearly 40 years of professional and educational theatrical experience, he has worked as the Theatre Administrator at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, plus as the Production Manager/Resident Lighting Designer for The Center's resident professional Equity theater since 1992. Prior to that he was the Auditorium Director for 13 years at Highland's Monbeck Auditorium, founding the Auditorium Staff, plus the Highland Theatre Company as its Producer/Director.

 Larry has worked on hundreds of productions as lighting designer with a variety of theater companies, receiving The Times Reggie Best Lighting Award twice and Best Director-Musical Nominee, plus the 1997 NW Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation Best Lighting Award. Larry holds a Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) degree in Theatre Studies. He received both his Bachelor and Master's degrees from Purdue University Calumet in Telecommunications and Theatre Production and Management. Purdue honored him in 1997 with the prestigious Distinguished Corporate/Community Service Award.   In 2010, Purdue University Calumet honored him with the Alumni Leadership Award recognizing outstanding alumni from various fields of study.

Larry is a voting member for the Grammy Awards since 1980, and serves on the Board of Directors for Lakeshore Public TV / Radio (WYIN-TV Channel 56 / The Lakeshore 89.1 FM), where he has been often seen as a on-air pledge/auction host, Leadership Northwest Indiana, Purdue Calumet Experiential Learning Advisory Board, and previously on LakeNET and Salute (a veterans recognition group) boards.  In 1999, he received the Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association for Community Leadership at the annual national conference. 

Larry is married to Carol Lynn (who serves as Assistant Theatre Company Director and Producer/Director of Wilbur Wright Theatre Company) and is proud dad to Lauren, Jamie, and Christopher (plus grandpa to Carlie, Brooke, Savannah Lynn, and Chase). In his spare time Larry is a recognized photographic artist with several gallery exhibits to his credit, a licensed commercial pilot, and Extra Class amateur radio operator
(WB9FQS).

Anne Kinser 

Anne Kinser
Auditorium Secretary / Box Office Manager

Anne joined the MHS staff as the new auditorium secretary/box office  manager in 2005.  She has traveled extensively worldwide as a Trade Show Coordinator for American Exhibition Services.  Anne was born in Ireland, where most of her family still resides usually visiting at least once a year. She immigrated to the states in 1981 and resides in Munster with her husband and her two daughters.  Anne especially enjoys working with the Auditorium Staff, Theatre Company, and other MHS students watching them mature from freshman into seniors.

2011-2012
Student Auditorium Staff


Executives

Craig Popovich

Craig Popovich
Technical Director

Craig served last season as  Lighting Director last season and as Technical Assistant during the  previous season serving as in both lighting and sound areas on several productions. She is also active in Band , Pep Band, and Jazz Band.


 

 

 

Eric Etter

Eric Etter
Production Manager

Eric served all last season as a Stage Assistant and as Stage Manager  on several MTC productions . He served as Co-director for Fuddy Meers and Student Director for Hello Dolly! last season. 

 

 

 

Directors/Managers

Nick Kiesling

Nick Kiesling
Lighting Director

Nick served as a Technical Assistant and served as Production LD on several shows last season. 

Hannah Fischer
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Hannah Fischer
Co-Sound Director


Hannah served as Technical Assistant during the fall and also as Scenic Art Designer for Theatre Company this season.
She is also active in Band.

 


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Ben Mecyssine
Co-Sound Director

Ben served as Technical Assistant during the fall.

Tyler VanWieren

Tyler VanWieren
Stage Manager

Tyler served all last season as a Full Crew mostly in stage operations working as Stage Assistant on several MTC productions, as well on the scenic operations

Kevin Yurasovich

Kevin Yurasovich
Stage Manager

Kevin served all last season as a Full Crew mostly in stage operations working as Stage Assistant on several MTC productions,  as well on the scenic operations

Michaell Banach

Michael Banach
House Manager

Michael served last season as an  Assistant House Manager.

Hannah Fus
House Manager

Hannah served last season as an Assistant House Manager last season. She is active in band.


Assistants


Chris Cappo

Technical Asst



Technical Asst



Technical Asst


Stage Asst
Milos Trivunovic
Milos Trivunovic

Stage Asst


Tom Yurek
Asst House Manager



Technical Asst


Technical Asst



Stage Asst



Stage Asst


 Asst House Manager


Asst House Manager


Full Crew

                        

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