Submitted by Eileen Ryan
The general public, members and guests are welcome to the Thursday Morning Club, 25 Cook Ave., Madison, NJ on March 7, 2019 at 10 a.m. for Bettina Bierly’s lecture followed by a buffet lunch.
Bettina Bierly will share backstage stories about performance spaces as diverse as Lincoln Center and Celebrity Cruises. Drawing from her collection of photographs, costumes and accessories, the audience will see what live performance requires, from first rehearsal to opening night.
Ms. Bierly’s presentation is free and open to the public. To attend the luncheon, RSVP by Friday, March 1, to the Madison Community House, 973-377-0244, option 9, and leave a name, phone number and message. The cost of the lunch is $20 payable at the door.
Formerly Costume Director for New York City Opera, Ms. Bierly’s work has been seen at Brooklyn Academy of Music, Tanglewood, the George Street Playhouse, Wolf Trap, Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, Bard Summerscape and Fairleigh Dickinson University. As a lecturer, she has spoken at the Metropolitan Opera, Fashion Institute of Technology, Parson’s School of Design and the Juilliard School. Bettina has worked as a stitcher and hand finisher for Donna Langman Costumes (turning silk taffeta into Eliza and Angelica Schyler dresses for Hamilton) and is a contractor for Celebrity Cruises installing theatrical productions on their ships in Europe, South America, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. For the last several years Ms. Bierly has worked at the NYC Ballet in the ladies’ wardrobe department both at Lincoln Center and on tour in Saratoga and at the Kennedy Center. As Artist in Residence at the Morris County School of Technology Academy of Visual and Performing Arts she is designing costumes for their production of Tuck Everlasting which will be performed at the Bickford Theatre in Morristown. Bettina Bierly loves her work and is happy to share her passion with those in attendance. Ms. Bierly lives in Morristown with her husband, sons and two Jack Russell terriers.
Proceeds from the program will benefit the Madison Community House which is owned and operated by the Thursday Morning Club with its Community House Nursery School, and Before and After School Child Care. Organized in 1896, the club is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) and General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC). The club offers programs and services to support the community, and the Community House provides a home for a number of sports, recreation and civic groups.
For information about the Thursday Morning Club or membership, call the Madison Community House at 973-377-0244 or visit tmcmch.org.
(above) Join the Thursday Morning Club for Bettina Bierly’s lecture “Dressing Dancers for Live Performance” on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 10 a.m.
