Word: foye
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...production is the brainchild of New York City theatrical designers Ken Billington and Kenneth Foy. Its centerpiece is a 50,000-lb. steel-and-Plexiglas modular stage that resembles those used by touring rock bands. The main playing area is flanked by twin lighting towers and live-action video screens, and three additional upstage screens are used for scenic projections. The entire package can be loaded into six tractor trailers, and a state-of-the-art sound system facilitates performances in large outdoor amphitheaters...
...hometown as elitist. "The political and funding community," he says, "was telling us, 'We know you have a certain stature, but if you don't begin to reach and touch more people, you're going to gradually drop off our priority list.'" So he asked Billington and Foy to create a fully portable stage suitable for special performances aimed at young, TV-oriented viewers unfamiliar with opera. "What does rock 'n' roll do? That was our mandate," Billington explains...
McKeon's spokesperson, David J. Foy, said the representative was pleased with the commission's decision to postpone its report to Congress...
...They have listened to us and are revising their report to get it more along the lines of...their original charge to begin with--to explain why college costs are so high and coming up with specific recommendations for cutting them," Foy said...
...Chris Foy...