René Auberjonois

Actor René Auberjonois has been selected as the fall 2007 recipient of the Don and Barb Hennigs Chair for Theatre Guest Artists at The University of Findlay.

Auberjonois will be on campus Friday, Dec. 7, to offer feedback and advice to theatre students. On Friday evening, the actor will offer a question-and-answer session at 8 p.m. in the John and Hester Powell Grimm Theatre. Community members are welcome. Admission is free, but tickets are required.

For more information and to get tickets, contact Peggy Gartner in the department of fine and performing arts at 419-434-4531 or gartner@findlay.edu.

Auberjonois won Broadway’s 1970 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for “Coco” with Katherine Hepburn. He was nominated as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) in 1974 for “The Good Doctor,” as Best Actor (Featured Role – Musical) in 1985 for “Big River” and in 1990 for “City of Angels.”

Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston

A native of New York City, Auberjonois has made recent appearances in “The Patriot” starring Mel Gibson, “Sally Hemings: An American Scandal,” “Frasier” and “The Practice.” He also portrayed Paul Lewiston in “Boston Legal” for four years. Auberjonois portrayed Clayton Endicott III on the comedy series “Benson” and Odo for seven years on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” Auberjonois is one of only 32 actors to have starred in both the original Star Trek and in one of the spin-offs. He also appeared in “Batman” the animated series and “Batman Forever” and has recorded dramatic readings of a variety of books on tape.

The Don and Barb Hennigs Chair for Theatre Guest Artists was started in 2003 to bring to campus national or international actors to share their expertise with UF theatre students. The chair allows for one guest per year for at least a weekend. This program has allowed UF theatre majors to work with four Tony award winners in the past five years.