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ERIC ANTHONY (Musician - Guitar #8/Tribe Member)

ERIC ANTHONY (Musician/Tribe Member) performed on Broadway in Ring of Fire. His regional credits include Ring of Fire at Studio Arena Theatre, Pump Boys & Dinettes with Theater Under the Stars and in the national tour, Smoke on the Mountain and A Sanders Family Christmas at the Ryman Auditorium.  He played as a pit musician for That Other Woman's Child at this year’s New York Musical Theatre Festival and Dream A Little Dream at Florida Stage. Mr. Anthony was a soloist for the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Chorus for two years under the baton of Maestro Hans Vonk.  He has also backed up Deborah Gibson on guitar and Barry Manilow on vocals.

MELVIN BELL III (Tribe Member)

MELVIN BELL III (Tribe Member/Dance Captain) directed and choreographed The First Ladies of Rock 'N Soul in New York City. He last appeared in Arizona performing the role of Angel in the national tour of Rent. Off-Broadway, he was a Lead Singer in Black Nativity and a soloist in The Jay Alan Zimmerman Show. His favorite regional credits include Bernardo in West Side Story, a Featured Singer in Disney's When You Wish (original cast), many productions of Dreamgirls (including one with Jennifer Holliday) and Simon Zealotes in Jesus Christ Superstar. Mr. Bell has also performed on Royal Caribbean International and Carnival Cruise Lines.
www.melvinbelliii.com

STEFANIE BROWN (Tribe Member)

STEFANIE BROWN (Tribe Member) returns to Arizona Theatre Company where she understudied the role of Poole (and Mr. Hyde) in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Most recently, she appeared as Belle in Beauty and the Beast and Edith in The Pirates of Penzance, both at the Cumberland Playhouse in Tennessee. Other theatrical credits include Beauty and the Beast at Phoenix Theatre, as well as playing Hope in Urinetown, Cunegonde in Candide (Mac Award nomination), and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet with Arizona Repertory Theatre. Ms. Brown received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona.
www.stefanie-brown.com

MICHAEL BUCHANAN (Woof)

MICHAEL BUCHANAN (Woof) appeared on Broadway in Cry Baby, as well as in its 2007 premiere at La Jolla Playhouse. In 2006, he was honored with a Joseph Jefferson Award for the role of Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Chicago).  Other credits include Mame at The Kennedy Center, Einstein in Go Go Beach at New York Musical Theatre Festival, The Pirates of Penzance at Guthrie Theater, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn at Goodspeed Opera House, Matt in The Fantasticks, Tony in West Side Story, I Left My Heart: A Tribute to Tony Bennett (World Premiere), Charlie Brown in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown and Jinx in Forever Plaid

JOEY CALVERI (Berger)

JOEY CALVERI (Berger) was seen in Las Vegas where he performed the role of Galileo in Queen’s We Will Rock You. He performed the roles of Double J and Tony Manero in the national tour of Saturday Night Fever, Peter in Trip of Love in Osaka, Japan, and European tours as Action in West Side Story and Kenickie in Grease.  Other credits include the role of Sky in a New York reading of The Existents, Action in West Side Story at Trinity Repertory Company and  Atlanta Theater of the Stars, Ray in Only a Lad: the Oingo Boingo Musical at the The New York International  Fringe Festival and Jamie in Last 5 years at MCM.

MATT DeANGELIS (Tribe Member)

MATT DeANGELIS (Tribe Member) has appeared in the New York productions of Songs for a New World (Man 1), Prospect Theatre's The Flood (NYIT Nom. Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role) and The Rockae. His regional credits include the role of Matthew in Altar Boyz, Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Radames in AIDA, Black in Lippa's Wild Party and Tony in West Side Story. Originally from Boston, he is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.
www.MattDeAngelis.com

KYLE HARRIS (Claude)

KYLE HARRIS (Claude) most recently appeared as Denny Doherty in the southeastern premiere of Dream a Little Dream: The Nearly True Story of The Mamas and The Papas at Florida Stage. Other credits include Bobby Strong in Urinetown, Finch in How To Succeed in Business…, Buddy Foster in Side Show and the title role in The Who's Tommy (MAC Award for Best Actor) with Arizona Repertory Theatre, as well as Ethan in The Full Monty with Arizona Onstage. On television, Mr. Harris was a finalist on My Broadway Debut. He received his BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.
www.kyleaharris.com

MORGAN JAMES (Sheila)

MORGAN JAMES (Sheila) was last seen at ATC as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance.  In New York, she was a featured soloist in Leonard Bernstein's Mass with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center. Other New York credits include a workshop of The Addams Family and a pre-Broadway workshop of Godspell.  Regional credits include Pirates! at Paper Mill Playhouse, The Human Comedy at Barrington Stage Company,  Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance at Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Micaela in The Tragedy of Carmen at Two River Theatre Company.  Ms. James won Second Place in the 2007 American Traditions Competition and was a winner in the 2005 Lotte Lenya Competition.  Her upcoming film appearances include Cowboys for Christ with Christopher Lee.  She received her BM from The Juilliard School.  www.morganjamesonline.com 

>MILES A. JOHNSON (Tribe Member)

MILES A. JOHNSON (Tribe Member) has appeared in the national tours of Rent, Miss Saigon and a workshop for the First National Tour of Urban Cowboy. His regional credits include The 60's Project at Goodspeed Opera House (directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.), Babes in Toyland at The Lincoln Center, Jesus Christ Superstar at North Shore Music Theatre, as well as Smokey Joe's Cafe, Twice Charmed (Disney, Original Cast Recording) and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Mr. Johnson’s concert performances include Rockers on Broadway: A Tribute to Motown at BB King's Blues Club, Spreadin' Rhythm Around at The Julliard School and he is a member of Broadway Inspirational Voices. He received his degree from Ithaca College (Cum Laude).

TAMIKA LAWRENCE (Tribe Member)

TAMIKA LAWRENCE (Tribe Member) played Helen Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird at Arizona Theatre Company. She has been seen in various musical productions such as Once on this Island, The Wiz, School House Rock Live!, Cinderella, Candide and Little Shop of Horrors. Other roles include Rosaline in Loves Labour’s Lost and Viney in The Miracle Worker. She is a currently a student at the University of Arizona, pursuing her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater. 

LAUREN LEBOWITZ (Jeanie)

LAUREN LEBOWITZ (Jeanie) was most recently seen Off-Broadway in To Paint the Earth at 37 Arts as part of the New York Musical Theatre Festival.  Some of her favorite credits include Godspell (national tour, cast recording), Rusty in Footloose (national tour), Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof (Casa Mañana), Rosa in Wallenberg (New World stages/New York Musical Theatre Festival) and entertaining our troops with the USO with performances at Bob Hope's 100th birthday, on NBC's Today Show and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Ms. Lebowitz is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Royal Academy of Music. www.laurenlebowitz.com

MEGHAN MURPHY (Tribe Member)

MEGHAN MURPHY (Tribe Member) most recently sang on European cruises by Norwegian Cruise Lines.  Among her favorite credits are the roles of Patti in Smokey Joe's Café, Velma in Chicago, Charity in Sweet Charity, Delores in The Wild Party, Mary Magdelene in Jesus Christ Superstar and Bella in Lost in Yonkers.  She recieved a BFA in Musical Theatre from The Boston Conservatory in 2004 and has been living in New York City ever since.

KYLE TAYLOR PARKER (Hud)

KYLE TAYLOR PARKER (Hud) was last seen in New York doing a workshop of 21 by Alki Steriopolus. His previous regional credits include the title role in The Wiz, Mereb in Aida, Hud in Hair, Wickersham in Seussical and Maxwell in Urban Sound Underground. He is a recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York City.

JACQUELINE REZ (Tribe Member)

JACQUELINE REZ (Tribe Member) returns to Arizona Theatre Company where she understudied in several productions including The Pajama Game, The Clean House and Enchanted April. Most recently, she appeared as Dolly Tate in Annie Get Your Gun and Sylvia in All Shook Up with Granbury Opera House Musicals in Texas. She was also seen as Penelope Pennywise in Arizona Repertory Theatre’s production of Urinetown. Ms. Rez is currently a senior Musical Theatre Major at the University of Arizona.

SAL SABELLA (Margaret Mead/Dad)

SAL SABELLA (Margaret Mead/Dad) performed in the Broadway national tour of Phantom of the Opera, as well as in the national tours of Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Godspell (cast recording). His other theatrical credits include Show Boat at Carnegie Hall, Babes in Toyland at Lincoln Center Theater, Camelot and Kiss of the Spiderwoman at North Shore Music Theatre and Jesus Christ Superstar at Westchester Broadway Theatre.

RASHIDRA SCOTT (Dionne)

RASHIDRA SCOTT (Dionne) appeared on Broadway in Avenue Q. Other New York appearances include The Rockae at The New York Musical Theatre Festival and readings of Musing Hughes at The Classical Theatre of Harlem, Can-Can at The Old Globe, R-E-S-P-E-C-T with New York Stage and Film and Rejoice!. Regionally, she has been seen in The World Goes ‘Round at Prince Music Theater, Funked Up Fairy Tales at Barrington Stage Company and the national tour of BebopperElla! On television, Ms. Scott will be seen this season in Rescue Me.She has appeared on Disney Cruise Lines, at Walt Disney World and in Festival of The Lion King at Hong Kong Disneyland. 

ALEXIS SIMS (Tribe Member)

ALEXIS SIMS (Tribe Member) is a native of Birmingham, Alabama.  Her regional credits include Runaways in Concert (Deidre) and Langston in Harlem at The Public Theater, Once on This Island (Erzulie) and The 60's Project at Goodspeed Opera House, Jelly's Last Jam (Hunnie) at Alliance Theatre, Dreamgirls (Michelle) and a reading of Stormy Weather (Young Lena) at Prince Music Theatrer and Finian's Rainbow at Walnut Street Theatre. Other favorite roles include Cassie in A Chorus Line, Deena in Dreamgirls and various dance performances.Her television credits include Law & Order: SVU.  Ms. Sims received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan and is a proud member of Actor's Equity.

REBECCA SPIGELMAN (Tribe Member)

REBECCA SPIGELMAN (Tribe Member) understudied the role of Costanza in Arizona Theatre Company’s Enchanted April.  Her work with Arizona Repertory Theatre includes roles in Urinetown and Candide. Ms. Spigelman is pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre at the University of Arizona and plans on moving to New York City after graduation in 2010.

ERICA SWEANY (Crissy)

ERICA SWEANY (Crissy) performed in the national tour of Cats and the international tour of The Who’s Tommy. Her regional credits include Show Boat at North Shore Music Theatre, Smokey Joe’s Café at Maltz Jupiter and Riverside Theatres, Cats at Houston’s Theatre Under The Stars, Cabaret at Arena Stage, Crazy for You at Stages St. Louis and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. She performs with the Richie Cecere Big Band in Montclair, NJ, and was also seen in New York City in Clara’s Christmas Dream. She is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.

STEPHEN TURNER (Tribe Member)

STEPHEN TURNER (Tribe Member) has performed the roles of Captain in Anything Goes and Trace in Murder on the 19th Hole at Broadway Palm West Dinner Theatre.  His performance credits in Colorado include Motel in A Fiddler on the Roof at Boulder's Dinner Theatre, Jack in Into the Woods at Little Theatre of the Rockies and Jean Claude in Phantom at the Country Dinner Playhouse.  Stephen holds a BA in Musical Theatre from University of Northern Colorado.

JAKE WILSON (Tribe Member)

JAKE WILSON (Tribe Member) is the creator and star of the musical theatre-filled online series The Battery's Down (thebatterysdown.com).  His favorite roles include Skimbleshanks in Cats at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Jimmy in Reefer Madness! and Prez in The Pajama Game.  Mr. Wilson is an alumnus of the University of Michigan Musical Theatre Department.

The Creative Team

GEROME RAGNI (Book & Lyrics) was a member of the group of artists that shaped the early days of New York’s experimental theatre scene.  Working with legendary talents such as Ellen Stewart, Lanford Wilson, Sam Shepard, Megan Terry, Joseph Chaikin and Tom O’Horgan, Mr. Ragni was an integral part of a collaborative artistic process that explored political, artistic and social issues.

JAMES RADO (Co-Creator) studied acting with Paula and Lee Strasberg and appeared on Broadway as Richard in The Lion in Winter (starring Robert Preston, Rosemary Harris and Christopher Walken).  He originated the role of Claude in the Broadway and Los Angeles productions of Hair. He also directed American casts of European tours of Hair during the 1990s.  Mr. Rado wrote the music and lyrics to the Off-Broadway production of Rainbow. He teamed up again with Gerome Ragni to write Sun: Audio Movie (music by Steve Margoshes) and together they did another version of that project called The Second Sun (or Suntu) with music by Galt MacDermot.  He was featured in Agnes Varda’s film Lions Love with Gerome Ragni and Viva, Andy Warhol’s superstar.  His newest work includes writing music and lyrics and co-authoring the book, with his brother Ted Rado, for American Soldier, the White Haunted House.

GALT MACDERMOT (Composer) is best known for the music he wrote for Hair and his tony Award-winning score for Two Gentleman of Verona.  His work spans the gamut of performing arts: musicals, ballet scores, film scores, chamber music, religious works, poetry, drama accompaniments and band repertory.  He draws inspiration from a wealth of musical styles, crossing the boundaries of jazz, folk, gospel, reggae, classical styles and rap.  Mr. MacDermot formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979, which features his original music played by some of the world’s greatest musicians. 
www.galtmacdermot.com

DAVID IRA GOLDSTEIN (Director) Mr. Goldstein this year celebrates his seventeenth season as artistic director of Arizona Theatre Company, a period that has seen unprecedented growth in audiences, outreach and recognition. This season he will direct Hair. As artistic director, he has produced over 150 mainstage plays, workshops and presentations including acclaimed appearances by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain and the Theatre Royal Bath. He has directed over 30 mainstage productions for ATC ranging from classics to new plays to musicals including The Pajama Game,The Pirates of Penzance,  Much Ado About Nothing, My Fair Lady, Valley Song, The Illusion, Side Man, The Mystery of Irma Vep, How I Learned to Drive, Scapin, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, H.M. S. Pinafore and  A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as the world premieres of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Inventing van Gogh, Rocket Man, Private Eyes, Over The Moon and Dracula by Steven Dietz, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Jeffrey Hatcher, One Crazy Day by Roger Downey, and For Better or Worse by Geoff Hoyle. He received the 2003 Governor’s Arts Award as Individual Artist for his contributions to the arts in Arizona. 

He has been a guest director at theatres all across the country including the Pasadena Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Florida Stage, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Northlight Theatre, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre Center, Laguna Playhouse, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Mixed Blood, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, and Illusion Theatre.  His musical A Marvelous Party: The Noël Coward Celebration, which originated at ATC,has played extensively across the US, winning many awards including four Jeff Awards in Chicago (including Best Director), the Elliot Norton Award in Boston and the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Best Production.

Before coming to Arizona, Mr. Goldstein was associate artistic director of ACT Theatre in Seattle.  His many productions there included Glengarry Glen Ross, Hapgood, the world premieres of God’s Country by Steven Dietz and Willi by John Pielmeier, as well as a joint Soviet-American production of The Falcon.  He was associate artistic director at Actors Theatre of St. Paul from 1983-86.  Mr. Goldstein holds an MFA from the University of Minnesota.  He has been a visiting instructor and director at ASU, University of Washington, University of Minnesota and University of Northern Iowa.  He was the Keynote Speaker for the USITT National Conference held in Phoenix in 2007. He has served as a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, Arts Midwest, and the Arizona, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington State Arts Commissions. He is married to KJZZ radio announcer Michele Robins. They share their home with their cats: Joey, Cary, Reggie and Dexter.

PATRICIA WILCOX (Musical Staging) returns to ATC where her work was seen in The Pajama Game, The Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore, The Fantasticks, My Fair Lady, and Little Shop of Horrors.  Other credits include Children’s Letters to God (Lamb’s Theatre), Bowfire (national tour and PBS special), A Marvelous Party (Co-Conceiver, Jeff Award and LA Drama Critics Circle Award), the New York revival, as well as the national and international companies and Thames Television production of Blues in the Night (Dramalogue Award), Seussical (national tour), Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill Playhouse), Smokey Joe’s Café, Camelot and Aida (North Shore Music Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar, Cabaret and A Little Night Music (Sacramento Music Circus), A Funny Thing… (Moscow), Hit Me with a Hot Note (national tour), A Swell Party (The Kennedy Center) and Broadway Under the Stars (New York). She has also created numbers for ice skating gold medalists Viktor Petrenko, Ilia Kulik, and Katya Gordeeva. 

CHRISTOPHER MCGOVERN (Musical Director, Conductor & Keyboard player) returns to ATC after conducting last season's MAC-award winning The Pajama Game. He has worked Off-Broadway on That’s Life (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Jazz Singer, Sheba, The Fishkin Touch and Totie,among others. His national tours include Fame and The Presidents with Rich Little and international arrangements for Disney Worldwide (The Lion King/Hong Kong and Aladdin/Tokyo). He is the Author/Composer of Lizzie Borden (Goodspeed Musicals), Backwards in High Heels (Florida Stage, Blowing Rock Stage/NC, American Heartland Theatre/Kansas City), A Visit To Roswell and many original songs. His favorite regional credits include Sisters of Swing (Carbonell nomination), Beehive, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Little Shop of Horrors, Godspell, Grease, World Goes ‘Round, Dream A Little Dream, Last Five Years and A Marvelous Party. He has worked as Producer/Arranger/Orchestrator and Songwriter on recordings by Tony-nominees Rebecca Luker (Leaving Home), Susan Egan (Coffee House, Winter Tracks, Live) and Alison Fraser (Men in My Life). Mr. McGovern has performed in concert with Susan Egan (national tour including Carnegie Hall), Karen Mason, Liz Callaway, Roslyn Kind and many others.

JOHN EZELL (Scenic Designer) has designed for Broadway, New York Shakespeare Festival and The Public Theater, as well as Roundabout Theatre Company, Crossroads Theatre Company and Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Other regional credits include the Williamstown, Berkshire, and Great Lakes Theatre Festivals, The Old Globe, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and Milwaukee, Indiana, St. Louis, and Missouri Repertory Theatres. Internationally, Mr. Ezell has designed for the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Danish Theatre and Swedish Riksteater and Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, as well as the European Theatre Olympics in Istanbul and Swedish State Television. His work has received the Award for Experimental Television Art in Milan, two Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards for Excellence and nine Critics’ Circle Awards. He is the Hall Family Foundation Professor of Design, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

KISH FINNEGAN (Costume Designer) has been with Arizona Theatre Company since 1989 and is the Costume Design Manager. Her ATC costume designs include Touch the Names, Molly’s Delicious, Tuesdays with Morrie and 2 Pianos 4 Hands, among many others. Ms. Finnegan also enjoys designing costumes for children’s theatre including Seussical, Junie B. Jones, Go Dog Go, The Imaginators at Childsplay and Sabunana for Arts For All/Third Street Kids. A graduate of California Institute of the Arts, she has also designed for the Burbank Repertory Theatre and the Chamber Theatre, where she won the Los Angeles DramaLogue award for Costume Design. Her most unique designs have been for Aquacades in Las Vegas, Japan, Spain, Hong Kong, Australia and the Canary Islands. She has also designed aquatic costumes for the US national synchronized swimming team.

MICHAEL GILLIAM (Lighting Designer) returns to Arizona Theatre Company where he designed George Gershwin Alone, The Fantasticks, Play On!, The Mystery of Irma Vep and Blue. He has designed lighting on Broadway, The West End, Off-Broadway and regionally at such theatres as Arena Stage, The Globe Theatres, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Pasadena Playhouse, Geffen Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Ford’s Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Prince Music Theater, Denver Center Theatre Company and Syracuse Stage. Among the awards he has garnered are Los Angeles Ovation Awards, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, Dramalogue Awards, Garland Awards, Robby Awards and the 1999 Career Achievement Award from the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.

ABE JACOB (Sound Designer) returns to ATC where he was Sound Designer for The Pajama Game, The Pirates of Penzance, The Fantasticks, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm and My Fair Lady, among others. His original designs for musical theatre include the Broadway productions of Hair, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Chicago, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Chorus Line, Evita, Cats and Black and Blue. A native of Tucson, his initial contribution to the performing arts was the creation of the concert sound for such legendary artists as Jimi Hendrix; The Mamas and the Papas; Peter, Paul and Mary; and the historic rock celebration, The Monterey Pop Festival. Mr. Jacob is the Resident Designer in Lincoln Center’s New York State Theatre. He is the recipient of the 2008 USITT Award for Lifetime Achievement in Theater Design and USITT has recently published the monograph "The Designs of Abe Jacob."

T. GREG SQUIRES (Assistant Light Designer) designed ATC’s Permanent Collection and Tuesdays with Morrie. He has re-created lighting designs for John Lasiter (Ella), Don Darnutzer (2 Pianos, 4 Hands; The Immigrant and Hank Williams: Lost Highway), Dennis Parichy (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Talley’s Folley), York Kennedy (For Better or Worse), Peter Maradudin (Anna in the Tropics), Allen Lee Hughes (Dirty Blonde) and Michael Philippi (Pride and Prejudice).  He made his international debut with Toni Press-Coffman’s Two Days of Grace at Middleham at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2000 in Scotland.  In addition to ATC, Mr. Squires has designed lights and sound for the Pasadena Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Phoenix, Creede Repertory Theatre, Borderlands Theater and Childsplay, where he will design sound this season for Peter and the Wolf.

GLENN BRUNER (Production Stage Manager) is in his twelfth season at ATC where he has stage managed, among many others, Enchanted April, The Pajama Game, The Pirates of Penzance, Much Ado About Nothing, 2 Pianos 4 Hands and the world premieres of Steven Dietz’s Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Rocket Man, Inventing van Gogh and Over the Moon. Mr. Bruner has worked at Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Pasadena Playhouse, CENTERSTAGE, Studio Arena Theatre, and Maine’s Portland Stage Company. He was the Assistant Stage Manager for the world premiere of On the Waterfront at The Cleveland Play House, and stage managed the Off-Broadway premiere of Alan Ayckbourn’s Season’s Greetings. He has also been the voice for many radio and television commercials and worked for Texas Public Radio in his hometown of San Antonio. Mr. Bruner has been a member of Actors' Equity Association since 1981.

CARRIE J. COLE (Dramaturg) is a member of the Theatre Studies Division in the University of Arizona School of Theatre Arts, where she teaches Theatre History and Dramaturgy. Her work with Arizona Repertory Theatre includes dramaturgy for The Crucible, On the Razzle, Richard III, and Execution of Justice. She has also provided dramaturgy for productions in Chicago and the DC/Metro area. Ms. Cole is a member of the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas, as well as the American Society for Theatre Research and the Popular Culture Association.

TELSEY + COMPANY (Casting) has cast the Broadway productions and tours of 9 to 5, Blithe Spirit, Reasons to Be Pretty, Speed-the-Plow, Equus, South Pacific, In the Heights, Wicked, Hairspray, Rent, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple and The Drowsy Chaperone.  Off-Broadway credits include Rock of Ages, Boys’ Life (2nd Stage) and productions at Atlantic Theater Company, MCC Theater and Signature Theatre Company.  Regional credits include Minsky’s at the AhmansonTheatre, Next to Normal at Arena Stage and Unusual Acts of Devotion at Philadelphia Theatre Company, as well as shows for La Jolla Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company and Westport Country Playhouse. Their film work includes I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Sex and the City, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira and Abby, Rent, Pieces of April and Camp. Television shows include Ugly Betty (pilot), Whoopi, HBO’s Undefeated and numerous commercials.

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