WHAT’S NEWS IN WOODLAND HILLS
BRENT SHEALER
REPRESENTS
PITTSBURGH AT THE
U.S. OPEN IN PEBBLE
BEACH
Chiropractor Brent Shealer, who has
a practice in Wilkins, was one of several
chiropractors
on the wellness
team for the
PGA’s U.S.
Open in
Pebble Beach,
California. He
provided care
for both the
golfers and their
caddies.
The PGA offered a wellness team to its
athletes, coaches and other related staff
during the event, which took place June
13-16. Shealer was one of several from
around the country chosen to volunteer.
He also worked at the Lake Placid
Olympic Center in 2015 with bobsled
and luge athletes, and in similar sports
medicine capacities in our region.
RESIDENT OF JUNIPER
VILLAGE AT FOREST
HILLS HONORED WITH A
QUILT OF VALOR
John “Jack” Naughton, a resident
of Juniper Village at Forest Hills, was
recently honored with a Quilt of Valor.
The executive director for the Veterans
Breakfast Club of Pittsburgh, Todd
DePastino, presented it to the Vietnam
veteran in May.
Quilts of Valor are beautiful
handmade patchwork quilts that are
made by members of the Quilts of
Valor Foundation in Allison Park. The
foundation creates quilts to provide
comfort
and healing
for service
members
and veterans
touched by
war.
Naughton
was a Marine
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with the 1st Marines, 3rd Marine Division
that sustained casualties in the World War
II Battle of Iwo Jima.
Juniper Village at Forest Hills is
located at 107 Fall Run Road. For more
information call 412.244.9901 or visit
junipercommunities.com.
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Juniper Communities, a leader in
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and security. Its facilities and approach
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Connect4Life program has been proven
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hospitalizations, re-hospitalizations and
urgent care visits, while offering potential
cost savings to public programs such as
Medicare.
PITTSBURGH BALLET
THEATRE’S TERRENCE S.
ORR TO RETIRE AFTER
22 YEARS AS ARTISTIC
DIRECTOR
After leading the company for 22 years,
Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr has
announced he will retire in June 2020
after celebrating the Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre’s upcoming 50th Anniversary
Season.
Over more than two decades as artistic
director, Orr has grown the company’s
repertory with more than 20 new
commissions and dozens of acquisitions.
He has debuted ambitious story ballets
like “La Bayadère,” “Romeo et Juliette”
and “A Streetcar Named Desire;” curated
major masterworks by dance giants
like Jerome Robbins, Jiří Kylián and
Twyla Tharp; and provided a platform
for emerging choreographers, including
from within the company. His original
production of “The Nutcracker” has been
a Pittsburgh classic for close to 20 years.
During his tenure, the company has
grown its ticket sales, school enrollment
and campus. It has debuted the country’s
first professional sensory-friendly
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production of “The Nutcracker” and
increased accessibility and educational
programming in the theater, studio and
community.
“I have made Pittsburgh my home and
certainly my life,” says Orr, who has lived
in Sewickley with his wife, PBT Ballet
Mistress Marianna Tcherkassky, since
becoming PBT artistic director in 1997.
“It has been exciting to watch the company
grow and rise to incredible heights.
“We’ve developed a distinct voice and
special place in the city where you can
experience the great classics, the great
choreographers and the emerging voices
moving this art form into the future. It has
been my honor to lead this company for
the past 22 years and great privilege to lead
it through its 50th anniversary. I want to
thank the dancers, musicians and patrons
who have become like family. You have
made my time here something I will always
cherish.”
Orr, a California native, began his dance
career at San Francisco Ballet, where he
became a principal dancer by age 17. He
went on to lead a celebrated career at New
York City’s American Ballet Theatre (ABT),
rising from corps de ballet to principal
dancer. He joined ABT’s artistic staff while
he was still performing and served as ballet
master from 1978 to 1997. He has staged
works for ballet companies worldwide,
including the Royal Ballet at Covent
Garden, the Paris Opera Ballet, La Scala,
Australian Ballet and National Ballet of
Japan.
“Hundreds of students and professional
dancers can attest to the immeasurable
influence and passion that Terry passes
on to future generations,” says Dawn
Fleischner, chair, PBT Board of Trustees.
“Terry is beloved by the entire organization
and we can’t say enough about the indelible
legacy he created in Pittsburgh. His vision
has set the stage for an exciting future
for this company and we will be forever
grateful for his leadership.”
Orr will close his career with PBT by
leading celebrations for the company’s
50th Anniversary Season, which opens
in October at the Benedum Center. For
ticketing and program information, visit
pbt.org. n