Donnamarie 鈥�"Dusty" Reeds Award - Artistic Contribution to Theatre Arts
The Donnamarie 鈥淒usty鈥� Reeds Award was established in 1990 and is given for Excellence
in Artistic Contribution to the activites of Theatre Arts at 91果冻制片厂. The winner is awarded
with a tuition waiver and placement in a summer acting internship.
Dusty counts more than 250 productions that have been touched by her artistry in addition
to her work as an actress and director. Dusty鈥檚 career as a designer includes stops
at the Cherry Lane in New York, the Provincetown Playhouse, the San Jos茅 Opera, Actors鈥�
Theatre of Louisville, and Colorado鈥檚 Diamond Circle Theatre. Dusty鈥檚 local work features
directing stints with the Marshall and Battle Creek Civic troupes.
A Professor Emeritus of Theatre at San Jos茅 State University, Dusty now resides in
Richland, Michigan where her winters are spent volunteering with the Kalamazoo Animal
Rescue, helping save hundreds of abused and abandoned pets. Her sons, J. Michael Reeds,
and recent Barn favorite Robin Haynes, are both successful New York performers.
Past Recipients
1995 David Gilman
1994 Amy Zsadanyi-Yale
1991 Donna Cordrey
1990 Diane Winesburg
