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Genovese Vanderhoof & Associates Historic Stage Services, LLC
Contact Information:
Margaret Genovese, Senior Partner
1103-77 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2J7,
Canada
gvasearch@gmail.com
(416) 340-2762
http://www.genovesevanderhoof.com/
Company Description:
Over the past 30 years, Senior Partners Margaret
Genovese and Dory Vanderhoof have built
one of North America’s leading arts/cultural
management consulting firms. GV&A has an
unparalleled record of success in assisting
their clients in EXECUTIVE SEARCH, effective
planning, capital campaigns, successful facility
development and dramatic improvement to
contributed and earned income. The firm’s
clients range from the continent’s largest ballet
and opera companies, theatres, museums, art
galleries and orchestras, to highly specialized
arts organizations, such as modern dance
companies, folk festivals, theatres for young
audiences, science museums, performing arts
facilities, historic theatres, living history museums,
arts service organizations and government
agencies.
Historic Plaster Conservation Services
Contact Information:
Neal Mednick, Director of Marketing &
Communications
330 Belleville Turnpike, North Arlington, NJ 07031
neal@historicplaster.com
(416) 432-0362
http://www.historicplaster.com and www.
johntiedemann.com
Company Description:
For more than 60 years, John Tiedemann Inc. (JTI
- www.johntiedemann.com) has specialized in
interior decorative painting and plastering. JTl’s
associate company, Historic Plaster Conservation
Services USA (HPCS - www.historicplaster.com)
was formed in 1988 to pursue opportunities in
the very specific field of architectural plaster
conservation. HPCS addresses and repairs
systemic deterioration and structural problems
of fragile plaster in historic buildings, including
theaters. We address the problem at its root –
where the plaster meets its substrate.
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Irwin Seating Company IWEISS
Contact Information: Contact Information: Contact Information:
Wendy R. Waszut-Barrett, Ph.D., President Anne Chapman, Marketing Coordinator Jennifer Tankleff, President
4021 Adair Avenue N, Minneapolis, MN 55422 3251 Fruit Ridge Rd NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544 815 Fairview Avenue #10, Fairview, NJ 07022
waszut_barrett@me.com anne.chapman@irwinseating.com JenniferT@iweiss.com
(612) 715-6505 (866) 464-7946 (888) 325-7192
http://www.historicstageservices.com/ http://www.irwinseating.com http://www.iweiss.com
Company Description: Company Description: Company Description:
Our team specializes in historic stages and how to Irwin Seating provides seat restoration to IWEISS has been in the business of manufacturing
make them work for today’s needs. We will work help historical theaters manage costs and and installing theatrical drapery and stage
with you to help determine the perfect balance requirements while preserving the look and rigging for over 120 years with a strong
of historic elements and modern technology for feel of their theaters, for a better experience expertise in restoration work. IWEISS is proud
your theater. Whether it is consultation, design, for all their guests. Our process has been finely of its association with many of the League’s
manufacturing or installation, we have decades honed over time. We work with local artisans to members. Recent renovation work includes
of experience working with everything behind have metal and wood parts carefully stripped, custom fabric and wall upholstery for the State
the curtain line. For further information about then bring items to our Grand Rapids, Michigan Theatre in Cleveland, rigging and drapery at the
our services, please visit our website at www. facility to be powder coated and refinished. Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY, the Sun Theatre
historicstageservices.com Our upholstery is done in-house, and we can in Springfield, MO and the Tampa Theatre in
add custom details. Our in-house decorators Tampa, FL. In more recent years, IWEISS has
Historic Theatre Consultants can hand paint details such as Art Deco style developed their line of curtain track and rigging
embellishments to return them to their former equipment that has been installed in theatres
Contact Information: opulence. both new and old across the country. IWEISS has
Herb Stratford, President also expanded their presence to a 44,000 square
308 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85705 foot facility in Ozark, MO which now houses an
herb@historictheatreconsultants.com additional steel and drapery shop.
(520) 204-2240
http://www.historictheatreconsultants.com
Company Description:
Herb Stratford spearheaded the creation and
building of an organization that saved an
historic 1929 movie palace in Tucson, Arizona.
He managed the restoration, re-opening,
programming and operation of the 1,200 seat
theatre for several years following its debut. A
past member of the Board of Directors of LHAT,
Herb has consulted with many theatres across
the country and speaks regularly on topics such
as branding and programming. He teaches Arts
Management at the University of Arizona and
holds an undergraduate and Master’s Degree
in Art. He is also a graduate of the IAVM’s Public
Assembly Facility Managers School.