A New Jersey native, Lynn realized from an early age that theater, music and all forms of creative communication would be what invigorated her and spurred her life forward. At the age of 16, Lynn was invited by director and producers Bernie Barr and Jim McEvers to join a repertory ensemble of professional actors and singers at their summer stock musical-theater-in-the-round in the heart of the Catskills. Lynn's acting and singing experience at the Mountaindale Playhouse in the mid 1960s convinced her that she had chosen her destiny well. Not only did she love the hard work and intense schedule, she immediately felt a shared purpose and camaraderie with her fellow cast members, among them a bright and eager fellow teenager named, Judith Lungen.
Besides painting sets, sewing costumes, building props, running lines and rehearsing, Lynn had the wonderful and unique experience of starring in several productions, which included portraying Laurie in 'Oklahoma,' Polly Peachum in 'The Three Penny Opera,' Amy in 'Where's Charley?,' Philia in 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,' Eileen in 'Wonderful Town,' June in 'Gypsy,' Anybodys in 'West Side Story,' and Liesel in 'The Sound of Music.'
After completing high school, Lynn earned a
B.F.A.degree in Performance from Ithaca College, in Ithaca, New York. For the next seven years she worked as a professional actor and singer in regional
theater, summer stock and appeared on Broadway in Tom Stoppard's
irreverent political farce, 'Dirty Linen.' Lynn toured throughout
the United States as the star of 'Butterflies Are Free,' and also appeared in
numerous television commercials promoting everything from beer to Comet
cleanser.
In the early 1980s, Lynn served as one of the major play analysts and potential-properties advisers for literary agents Bridget Aschenberg and Luis Sanjuro in the New York office of ICM, the global talent agency.
Later in the same decade, Los Angeles beckoned. Lynn accepted the invitation to take on the responsibilities of Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Current TV Programming at MGM/UA Television. She became a go-to person at top management, working with both domestic and international television staffs, acting as liaison for the VP, and guaranteeing accuracy of information circulated to all offices in this high-stakes environment.
Family circumstances called Lynn back to the East Coast in the early 1990s. Once settled there, Lynn campaigned for and won the position of Director of Development at what is now the Shakespeare Festival of New Jersey. From 1994 to 1996, she was in charge of planning, directing and coordinating the Development Activities at this highly respected professional regional theater located outside of New York City. Lynn also worked closely with the Board of Directors and the theater's Artistic and Managing Directors to strategize and set fund raising goals.
In 1996 Lynn and her husband John moved to a 150-year-old stone farmhouse outside of New Hope, PA. It was the culmination of a long-held dream. Within weeks of completing their unpacking, Lynn was hired as the Managing Editor of Nouveau, an esteemed regional monthly magazine, published in the well-known Bucks County Artist's Colony.
Lynn's skilled day-to-day supervisory abilities soon earned her the respect of the arts-and-business community in the area. During the ten years Lynn worked side-by-side with Nouveau's visionary executive editor/publisher, the magazine grew in size, prestige and advertiser participation.
Lynn moved on to new challenges in 2007. For more than four years she
was Advancement and
Communication Specialist at the International Institute for Restorative
Practices (IIRP), a new graduate school based in Bethlehem, PA. One of two
public relations professionals performing frequent media outreach, making
strategic marketing decisions and writing for IIRP’s online journal, Lynn was tapped to join the school’s burgeoning Advancement Unit, where she was
responsible for crafting the “message” for the IIRP’s Advancement activities.
Especially meaningful for Lynn was her major involvement in the promotion of the now 93-year-old artist, Si Lewen - a Polish Jew who, at the age of 15, escaped the Holocaust only to return to fight the Germans during World War II as an American G.I. Si was one of the now famous 'Ritchie Boys' unit.
It became her special mission to reintroduce the entire Si Lewen art portfolio to the general public and to bring his amazing, motion picture-worthy life story to the public's attention through coverage in major media outlets, including NBC's TODAY show. (see our Links page for the website).
A lifelong champion of the arts as a catalyst for enlightenment and change, Lynn is delighted to be a part of the assembled team of noteworthy artists advancing the creative and logistical agendas of Piccolo Productions and its ambitious projects.
Ten shows in ten weeks originally a church, Bernie Barr and Jim McEvers refurbished the building into a summer stock, musical theatre in the round
In the mid 1960s, the Mountaindale Playhouse was home to many young talented, and aspiring professional cast and crew members
A New Jersey native, Lynn realized from an early age that theater, music and all forms of creative communication would be what invigorated her and spurred her life forward. At the age of 16, Lynn was invited by director and producers Bernie Barr and Jim McEvers to join a repertory ensemble of professional actors and singers at their summer stock musical-theater-in-the-round in the heart of the Catskills. Lynn's acting and singing experience at the Mountaindale Playhouse in the mid 1960s convinced her that she had chosen her destiny well. Not only did she love the hard work and intense schedule, she immediately felt a shared purpose and camaraderie with her fellow cast members, among them a bright and eager fellow teenager named, Judith Lungen.
Besides painting sets, sewing costumes, building props, running lines and rehearsing, Lynn had the wonderful and unique experience of starring in several productions, which included portraying Laurie in 'Oklahoma,' Polly Peachum in 'The Three Penny Opera,' Amy in 'Where's Charley?,' Philia in 'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,' Eileen in 'Wonderful Town,' June in 'Gypsy,' Anybodys in 'West Side Story,' and Liesel in 'The Sound of Music.' 
Especially meaningful for Lynn was her major involvement in the promotion of the now 93-year-old artist, Si Lewen - a Polish Jew who, at the age of 15, escaped the Holocaust only to return to fight the Germans during World War II as an American G.I. Si was one of the now famous 'Ritchie Boys' unit. 
