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“Conversations at Ten Chimneys” Lecture Series

Inspired by the legendary conversations that spun round the Lunts’ glamorous dining table, each “conversation” features a local or national luminary with a connection to theater, the Lunts, or the themes and values of Ten Chimneys.

Since the series inception, some of the special folks we have welcomed include:

  • MR. ALAN ALDA, Master Teacher of the 2013 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.

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  • MR. JASON ALEXANDER, Master Teacher of the 2016 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.

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  • MS. MEREDITH BAXTER, 5 time Emmy Award Nominee and Producer

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  • DR. JARED BROWN, Acclaimed author and Lunt biographer

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  • MR. DICK CAVETT, Talk-show host and writer.

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  • MS. TYNE DALY, Master Teacher of the 2019 & 2022 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • MR. BARRY DAY, Author, playwright, theater historian, and Noël Coward biographer.

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  • MR. BARRY EDELSTEIN, Master Teacher of the 2010 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • MR. SHELDON, EPPS, Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse.

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  • MR. AARON FRANKEL, Broadway director, producer, author, teacher, and stage manager for the Lunts’ GI tour of “O Mistress Mine.”

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  • MR. JOEL GREY, Master Teacher of the 2012 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.

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  • MR. STEPHEN McKINLEY HENDERSON, Master Teacher of the 2018 & 2024 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • MR. JIM IRWIN, Voice of the Packers and Lunt friend.

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  • MR. LEONARD JACOBS, Renowned New York theater critic.

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  • MS. CHERRY JONES, Tony and Emmy Award Winning Actress​​

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  • MS. LAURA LINNEY, Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning actress.

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  • MR. ALFRED MOLINA, Master Teacher of the 2017 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • MR. JACK O'BRIEN, Award-winning director.

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  • MR. ROBERT OSBORNE, “Turner Classic Movies” television network host.

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  • MR. DAVID HYDE PIERCE, Master Teacher of the 2014 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.

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  • MS. LYNN REDGRAVE, Master Teacher of the 2009 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program, and namesake of Lynn Fontanne.

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  • MS. PHYLICIA RASHAD, Master Teacher of the 2015 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program.

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  • DR. WILLIAM SEALE, Preservationist, White House Advisor, author, historian, and the expert who guided Ten Chimneys’ restoration.

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  • MR. DICK VAN PATTEN, Lunt protégé.

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  • MR. JERRY ZAKS, Master Teacher of the 2023 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • MS. OLYMPIA DUKAKIS, Master Teacher of the 2011 Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

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  • A performance by MR. JONATHAN DALY, MS. LAURA GORDON, MR.RICHARD HALVERSON, MS. ANGELA IANNONE, MR. NORMAN MOSES, AND MR. JONATHAN SMOOTS (directed by MS. LAURA GORDON) from “The Letters of Noël Coward” created specifically for Ten Chimneys by author MR. BARRY DAY.

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  • A musical review by the artistic team of MR. GARY BRIGGLE and MR.JAMIE JOHNS who created the smash hit “Noël Coward: A Talent to Amuse.”

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