[NEohioPAL] Debra Wiener Memorial Scholarship Fund

Thu May 24 16:34:14 PDT 2012

This is terribly sad news. I was Debra's Katherine in "A View From The
Bridge" at Euclid Theatre back in 1988 and then did "A Lie of The Mind"
there as well.  Debra was a lovably quirky director and her passion for the
work was a powerful force.

She always managed to pull together the best talent in the community for
every duty from back stage to box office and the productions were as
powerful as she was.

I owe her a great debt of gratitude for getting me back into the theatre
community after 10 years away. God Bless You Debra. We were lucky to have
known you.

Jean Zarzour
www.lipschtick.com
216-521-3831
Voice Over Class- Mondays, June 4-July 23. visit
http://findyourvoice-voiceactinginstitute.blogspot.com to register.
On May 23, 2012 6:05 PM, "Martin Cosentino" <martin at ensemble-theatre.org>
wrote:

> *Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland *
> announces the
> *DEBRA WIENER *
> *MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND*
> in loving memory of
> *Debra Joan Wiener Streckal*
> who passed away in
> Alexandria, VA on
> Saturday, March 24th, 2012
>
> Debra Joan Wiener, who worked in theater and the nonprofit sector for more
> than 25 years was 59. In Cleveland, Ms. Wiener was most recently a grant
> coordinator, strategic planner and fundraiser for Ensemble Theatre, where,
> in 2009, she organized an Ensemble  benefit to honor Cleveland's premiere
> theatre couple  Dorothy and Reuben Silver . She moved to the
> Virginia-Washington, D.C., area in 2010 to work in the nonprofit sector and
> expand her consulting globally.
>
> Ms. Wiener’s involvement in theater included acting, singing, writing and
> directing. She began in theater with Cain Park, the JCC, Chagrin Valley
> Little Theatre, Euclid Theatre, and others. Her roles included starring as
> Susan B. Anthony in “If God Wanted Women” and as Stella in “A Streetcar
> Named Desire” and directing a production of Arthur Miller’s “A View from
> the Bridge.”
>
> Ms. Wiener served community organizations as a grant writer and a
> volunteer, and she was a manager or executive director for six nonprofit
> boards, including The Tom Evert Dance Co. and The Repertory Project. The
> recipient of numerous awards, she was honored in 1991 with President Bush's
> national 655th Point of Light Award for founding ESTEEM INC., a nonprofit
> serving the homeless. She also designed and developed curricula and
> programs and conducted strategic planning for many nonprofits over the
> course of her career.
>
> A graduate of Cleveland Heights High School, Ms. Wiener attended Temple on
> the Heights, now B’nai Jeshurun Congregation. She earned a Bachelor of Fine
> Arts in Theater from Ohio University, a Master’s Degree in Humanities from
> Florida State University, and a Master’s Degree in Non-Profit Organizations
> from the Mandel Center at Case Western Reserve University. She was a
> licensed social worker in Ohio.Ms. Wiener is survived by her son Alex;
> former husband John Strekal; and sisters Natalie Karns and Leslie Nelson of
> Chicago. Donations or contributions are suggested to the
>
> *Debra Wiener Memorial Scholarship Fund *
>
> *c/o Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland*
>
> *2843 Washington Blvd. *
>
> *Cleveland Heights, OH  44118*
> which will be dedicated to the StageWrights Adult Writing Workshops
> conducted at Ensemble since 1984, and continuing
> in production as the Colombi New Plays Festival inaugurated in March,
> 2012. Debra Wiener was a selfless and passionate
> servant of the arts, and her devotion and energy will be sorely missed by
> the Trustees and Staff of Ensemble Theatre.
>
>
> *Martin Cosentino*
> *Managing Director*
> *Ensemble Theatre of Cleveland*
> *****************************************
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> *(E) **martin at ensemble-theatre.org* <martin at ensemble-theatre.org>
> ***************************************
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