Larson Fund
The Skip Larson Production Fund was established in 2023 to honor the life of MYB friend Skip Larson.
Skip and Michelle met while touring internationally with the American Classical Ballet with Rudolph Nureyev and later became engaged when touring with the National Ballet. Their engagement party was hosted by Freddie Franklin and Dame Margot Fonteyn.
Skip Larson, husband of retired MYB Artistic Director, Michelle Lees, was an integral part of the MYB community for 42 years providing his expertise in scenic and set design, building props for our productions, building barres for our studios, and regular appearances in the Party Scene of our annual production of The Nutcracker. He was a warm, generous, and dear friend to many at MYB.
Skip and Michelle met while touring internationally with the American Classical Ballet with Rudolph Nureyev and later became engaged when touring with the National Ballet. Their engagement party was hosted by Freddie Franklin and Dame Margot Fonteyn.
In his own professional life, Skip served as General Manager of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for 10 years. He also served as Manager of Ford’s Theater, Deputy Director for the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, and retired as the Deputy Associate Regional Director of the Department of the Interior National Park Service. In retirement, Skip volunteered as a scene and set designer and builder for the Reston Community Players.
Please consider making a gift to The Skip Larson Memorial Production Fund. This Fund has been established specifically to support MYB’s production expenses.