THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL (NYMF) THE NEW YORK MUSICAL THEATRE FESTIVAL & Now in its seventh season, The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) is the largest KIM VASQUEZ / GRAY LADY ENTERTAINMENT annual musical theatre event in America and is widely regarded as the essential source for present new material and talent discovery. NYMF provides a launching pad for the next generation of musicals and their creators to ensure the continued vitality of one of America’s greatest art forms. Hailed as the “Sundance of Musical Theatre,” NYMF discovers, nurtures, and promotes promising musical theatre artists and producers at all stages of development, and inspires a diverse audience through vibrant, accessible, powerful new work. NYMF takes over midtown Manhattan for three weeks each fall with a slate of almost 30 productions and numerous concerts, readings, workshops, seminars, and other special events. The Festival has premiered over 230 new musicals since 2004 – nearly 70 of which have gone on to receive additional productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, across the country, and around the world, including the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony® Award-winning Next to Normal, the Tony®-nominated [title of show], Altar Boyz, The Great American Trailer Park BOOK BY Musical, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Meet John Doe, My Vaudeville Man, Rooms, Shout! The Mod Musical, and Yank! KAREN BISHKO KAETHE FINE NAT BENNETT NYMF is the fl agship program of National Music Theater Network, Inc., a 501(c) (3) not- MUSIC & LYRICS for-profi t organization. NYMF 2010 is presented in association with BroadwayWorld.com, Production Resource Group, TheaterMania.com, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Enter- KAREN BISHKO tainment and is supported by AP-Red.com, Back Stage, Barnes and Noble, Broadway- Box.com, BroadwayInsider.com, Broadway.TV, Clear Channel Spectacolor, DFD-TV, King FEATURING: Displays, NASDAQ OMX, New World Stages, Next Magazine, PMD Promotions, The Port JOSH DAVIS ADAM HALPIN DEE ROSCIOLI Authority of NY & NJ, Queerty.com, Season of Savings, Tekserve, Terra Fossil, Thomson Reuters, TheMenEvent.com, Times Square Squared, and Yelp. Major supporters include ALLIE SCHULZ RACHEL STERN The ASCAP Foundation, BMI Foundation, Inc., The Broadway League, The BWF Founda- tion, The Nathan Cummings Foundation with the support and encouragement of Jamie SET DESIGN/PROP MASTER COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Ariel Phinney, The Charlie & Jane Fink Charitable Fund, Cameron Mackintosh Foundation, RAY WETMORE LISA ZINNI JAMES MILKEY NICK BORISJUK The Jerome Robbins Foundation, The Rodgers & Hammerstein Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Spiritus Gladius Foundation, and The Theater League. NYMF is supported, in ORCHESTRATIONS & CASTING part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and by public funds from the CONCEIVED BY MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS JOY DEWING PUBLICITY New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and from the New York State Council on the KAREN BISHKO BOKO SUZUKI DAVE CLEMMONS CASTING SUN PRODUCTIONS, INC Arts, a state agency. GENERAL PRODUCTION PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE MANAGER MANAGER STAGE MANAGER PRODUCER PRODUCERS NYMF Staff GRAY LADY ROBERT A. ANDREA PAUL MATTHEW BARNABA Executive Director & Producer Isaac Robert Hurwitz ENTERTAINMENT, INC. SHERRILL WALES BURGER LINDA MARRA Director of Programming Lily Hung Director of Operations Lynn Spector General Manager Jennifer Collins DAN POLGARDY Associate General Manager Stuart Shefter Production Manager Jeremiah Thies Assistant Production Manager Ashley Delegal Marketing and Sponsorship Shane Marshall Brown Services Manager Neal MUSICAL DIRECTION BY Freeman Senior Associate Producer Melanie Hopkins General Press Representatives Keith Sherman BOKO SUZUKI & Associates Resident Casting Director Michael Cassara Casting Legal Services Lee Feldshon & David Schwartz. CHOREOGRAPHED BY Festival Production Staff for Urban Stages RACHEL BRESS Associate Production Manager ...... Rob Reese Venue Lighting Design ...... Jeff Croiter and Grant Yeager DIRECTED BY Venue Sound Design ...... Shannon Slaton THOMAS CARUSO Venue Technical Director ...... Ashley Crockett Sound Engineer ...... Christina Pagan Deck Sound ...... Derrick Minter URBAN STAGES: House Manager ...... Tamar MacKay 259 W. 30th St. (bet 7th and 8th Aves) Box Offi ce Manager ...... Diana Lounsbury ONLY 7 PERFORMANCES Monday, Sept. 27th at 8:00 pm Wednesday, Sept. 29th at 1:00 pm Pianos provided by Yamaha Friday, Oct. 1st at 8:00 pm Saturday, Oct. 2nd at 4:30 pm Keyboards provided by Randy Cohen Keyboards Acoustic Drums provided by Dan McMillan Sunday, Oct. 3rd at 4:30 pm Tuesday, Oct. 5th at 8:00 pm Sound Equipment from PRG Audio Wednesday, Oct. 6th at 1:00 pm (Extended Performances) Friday, Oct. 8th at 1pm & 4:30 pm Lighting Equipment from PRG Lighting Video Equiment from PRG Video The use of camera and other recording device in this Theatre is prohibited by law. Therapy Rocks is an offi cial selection of the 2010 New York Musical Theatre Festival The New York Musical Theatre Festival • 250 W. 49th St., New York, NY 10019 Phone (212) 664 0979 • Fax: (212) 664 0978 • Email: [email protected] To see other shows in the Festival, visit www.nymf.org or call 212-352-3101 CAST GrayLady Entertainment productions labels; as well as a live promotion About Face and Max & The Truffl e Pig. company TRP 2009 which is funded Leah ...... Rachel Stern* through the Edge Group. Paul is also a Jess ...... Dee Roscioli* William Ferrall (Social Network- Board Member of the Music Managers ing Consultant) was founding editor of Forum (UK); Director of The Brit Trust Gabriel ...... Josh Davis* Nantucket Magazine and www.nan- Ltd; Trustee of the University of Penn- Beautiful Woman ...... Allie Schulz* tucketmagazine.net. He has written sylvania Foundation (UK) Ltd; Chair- for People Magazine, Boston Herald man of Belsize Square Synagogue Everyman ...... Adam Halpin* and numerous other publications. He was co-producer of the Nantucket- Matthew Barnaba (Associate Pro- New York City. The Present. themed musical Far Away Land and ducer - Gray Lady Entertainment) Cur- general manager of the latest revival rently working with The Booking Group There will be a 10 minute intermission. of “Antioch Shakespeare Festival.” He (12.5 years) and The Producing Of- has produced and marketed theater fi ce (11.5 years) as Business/Finance THERAPY ROCKS BAND MEMBERS productions, concerts and lectures in Manager; previously associated with Boko Suzuki . . . . conductor/keyboards Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts. Lincoln Center Theatre, Roundabout He divides his time between Nantucket Theatre Company, Locals 306 (Front of Ed Levy . . . . .acoustic & electric guitar and New York City. House Staff) and 764 (Wardrobe) and Fred Simpson ...... electric bass the sketch comedy troupe The Associ- Doug Barron (Graphics/Publicity Pho- ates. Past producing credits include R.J. Rabin ...... drums tos) This is the 4th production for Gray 10-10-Y2K and Sylvia. Lady Entertainment and 21st year de- GRAY LADY ENTERTAINMENT STAFF signing graphics, typesetting and web Kim Vasquez / Gray Lady Enter- sites for many Off & Off-Off Broadway tainment, Inc. (Executive Producer/ Wardrobe Supervisor & Assistant Stage Manager ...... Karle Meyers theatres and for numerous performers General Manager) is a theatrical pro- Assistant Costume Designer ...... Katherine Squitieri and artists. www.PlazaDeskTopPub- ducing and consulting company which Assistant Choreographer ...... Abbey O’Brien lishing.com. brings to the stage, adaptations of Marketing Associate ...... Marie Reynolds classical drama and literature along Paul Burger Social Networking Consultant ...... William Ferrall (Producer) Paul Burger’s with original plays and musicals. New career spans more than 30 years work- Graphic Designer/Publicity Photos ...... Doug Barron musicals in development include: ing with music artists of very diverse Therapy Rocks, Speargrove, Plagued – Rehearsal Pianist ...... Aaron Jodoin, Meg Zervoulis backgrounds in a variety of locations. A Love Story, Such Good Friends and Additional Photography ...... Lisa Zinni Having previously served as President, Emerald Man which was chosen for the Spot Light Operator ...... Wei-ming Liu Europe, Middle East, Africa for Sony Mu- 2007 ASCAP/Disney workshops in Los sic Europe, his last posting after having Angeles. Gray Lady also co-produced For producing, licensing and touring inquiries please contact: worked for 27 years in senior manage- Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory star- Kim Vasquez/ Gray Lady Entertainment, Inc. ment positions within Sony Music, Paul ring Andre De Shields with Theatre [email protected] or call 347-528-8892 founded his own artist management Workshop of Nantucket (Artistic Direc- company, SohoArtists in 2004, focused tor John Shea), Fools and Lovers (an *All actors are appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association. “Therapy Rocks” is an equity approved showcase production. The actors are members of Actors’ Equity Association, appearing without benefi t largely on new and developing talent. original Shakespeare musical comedy) of contract or salary. The donation of their professional services is with the special permission of Actors’ He has worked with Karen Bishko since and the widely-praised Julius Caesar Equity Association. Actors’ Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage man- 2005 and together they developed the both with Moonwork Theatre Company agers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essen- concept of putting Karen’s enchanting (Artistic Director Gregory Wolfe). Her tial component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefi ts, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affi liated with FIA, an interna- pop tunes into the context of musical latest direct ing credits include: the tional organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org theater. Other clients include some of fi rst-female version of Fully Committed the most important World Music artists by Becky Mode with the role of “Sam” including Yasmin Levy (Adama Music), played by Amy Stiller and Alan Bowne’s a winner of the Anna Lindh Foundation Beirut. Kim received her Bachelor of Award for Cross-Cultural collaboration; Fine Arts in Acting from the University and Ilham al-Madfai (EMI Arabia) who of Minnesota, is a graduate from The recently headlined a BBC Late Night National Shakespeare Conservatory Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall. (aka The Stella Adler Conservatory) SohoArtists also manages aspiring and The Commercial Theatre Insti- The musicians employed in this production pop talents Barbarellas, who will re- tute. She is a founding producer for are members of the Associated Musicians of lease their debut album “Night Mode” the New York Musical Theatre Festival, Greater New York, Local 802 of the in early 2011 (CEOL Music). In addi- an adjunct member of The Broadway tion to artist management, SohoArtists League and a member of The League American Federation of Musicians. runs a consultancy arm for artists and of Professional Theatre Women. roque Dance Company). Regional: Roof, Movin’ Out, Sound of Music, Dirty MUSICAL NUMBERS Castro’s Beard, The Shape of Things, Rotten Scoundrels. Ear’s on a Beatle (Barrington Stage ACT I Company),The Wild Party, Johnny Gui- Robert Sherill (Production Manager) HOLLYWOOD✝ ...... Leah, Company NYMF: Plagued: A Love Story (also tar (Speakeasy Stage Company). TV: STARS ...... Leah, Jess Get the Hook Up (TV One) with Gray Lady); Cross That River; The Unknown;No Boundaries. Off- CHOCOLATE CAKE ...... Leah, Jess, Beautiful Woman Nick Borisjuk (Sound Designer) – Broadway: My Trip Down The Pink Car- HOLLYWOOD reprise ...... Leah Gray Lady/NYMF: Such Good Friends pet; Inner Voices (59e59);Evil Dead, THAT DAY ...... Leah (2007), Nick has been the Associ- The Musical; Burleigh Grime$(both at ate Sound Designer on 10 Broadway New World Stages); and The Wooden UNFERTILIZED ...... Leah, Jess, Beautiful Woman, Everyman, Gabriel Shows, most recently: The Merchant of Breeks (MCC). Broadway: intern to FIVE FOOT SMALL ...... Leah, Beautiful Woman, Everyman Venice, and Fences Tours: Irving Ber- Laura Green working on The Produc- RUN✝✝✝ ...... Jess, Beautiful Woman, Everyman, Gabriel ers andHairspray. National Tour: On lin’s White Christmas, A Chorus Line, GOT A FEELING ...... Leah, Beautiful Woman, Everyman Legally Blonde, The Drowsy Chaper- The Road Booking (Spring Awakening; one. Off-Broadway: Mazeltov Cock- Sweeney Todd;Hairspray; and Movin’ DREAM DATE ...... Leah, Everyman, Beautiful Woman tail, In the Heights, The Milliner, [title Out.) Regional: Company Manager CHERRY BLOSSOMS✝✝ ...... Leah, Beautiful Woman of show] (assistant), Clean House (as- at White Plains PAC. Most recently he sociate), Wave. Regional: The Alley was the General Manager of New York ACT II Theatre, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Stage and Film for the 2010 Power- HOLLYWOOD reprise 2 ...... Leah Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, house Season at Vassar College . CHERRY BLOSSOMS reprise ...... Leah, Beautiful Woman Berkshire Theatre Festival, Connecticut Karle J. Meyers (Wardrobe Supervi- TOO MUCH INFORMATION✝✝✝✝ . Leah, Everyman, Beautiful Woman, Jess Repertory Theatre. sor & Assistant Stage Manager) returns to ALL OVER NOW✝✝✝✝✝ ...... Leah, Gabriel, Everyman, Beautiful Woman NYMF after Wardrobe Supervising last Andrea Wales (Production Stage TINKERBOY...... Beautiful Woman, Everyman, Jess Manager) PSM: Bonfi re Night (NYSAF year’s Plagued - a love story with Gray w/Alex Timbers), Leslie Jordan’s My Lady. Recent Costume Design cred- TOO MUCH INFORMATION reprise ...... Leah Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Stuck at its include: OurTime Stutter; Assistant SO SORRY ...... Gabriel, Leah, Jess Theatre Row, Plagued- A Love Story Design: Mint Theatre’s Wife to James GONNA BE✝ (acoustic) ...... Leah Whelan, Irish Rep’s Banished Children (Gray Lady/NYMF 2009), Mother (w/ GONNA BE✝ (full version) ...... Leah, Company Buck Henry and Holland Taylor), Dance of Eve; Wardrobe/Wigs: Mint Theatre’s Dance Revolution (dir. Alex Timbers), Dr. Knock, Ohio Theater’s Wind-Up All songs by Karen Bishko except: Bird Chronicles, TFANA’s Measure for ✝Karen Bishko, Mark Ferguson, Sam Stopford, Cameron Jean Laing, Leila Macfi e. Artifacts of Consequence, Diving Nor- ✝✝ ✝✝✝ mal, Mud Blossom, Baby Face, Hotel Measure. Love to Harlan! Roy Bishko, Roy Zuarets. Karen Bishko, Josh Goode. ✝✝✝✝Karen Bishko, Jess Bailey. ✝✝✝✝✝Karen Bishko, Richard Darbyshire. Oracle and The Book Play. ASM: A Abbey O’Brien Assistant Choreo- ✝✝✝✝✝✝ ( Karen Bishko, Mark Ferguson, Roxanne Johns, Sam Stopford, Cameron Jean Laing. Little Night Music (WPPAC), The Tem- grapher) Broadway credits-Pal pest (w/Mandy Patinkin, CSC). Nation- Joey(Roundabout), Original cast of al Tours: Julius Caesar and Catch-22. Spamalot. Favorite credits: Rockette’s SPECIAL THANKS PA: Camelot (NY Philharmonic), In The (Radio City Music Hall), SINATRA ( Linda Marra, Dan Polgardy, Thomas Speechley, Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, Heights (Off Broadway). Radio City), Anything Goes (Virtue/K. Jonathan Herzog, Esq., Theatre Resources Unlimited – Bob Ost, Joy Dewing (Casting Director) Dave C. Starlight), No Strings (Encores), Roy & Barbara Bishko Joseph and...( Potiphar’s Wife/Casa Clemmons Casting is Dave Clemmons, Paul Adams at EAT, Julia Arazi, Jess Bailey, Matthew Barnaba, Grethe Barrett Holby CSA, Joy Dewing and Alan Lane. Cur- Manana), A Funny Thing...( Geminae/ Goodspeed ), The Will Rogers Follies & Ardea Arts, Jason Baruch, Esq., Baryshnikov Dance Foundation, Caitlin Benya, rent projects include: the Broadway (Sacramento Music Circus). TV and Rachel Bress, Tom Bruno, Paul Burger, Michael Cardonick, John Corker, Elizabeth premiere of Driving Miss Daisy, starring Film: “The David Letterman Show”, The Davis Richard, Hayley Dawes & David Indo, Digital Technology, Genie Printing, Sonia James Earl Jones and Vanessa Red- Tony Awards, Jack of All Trades. Jones, Joanne Ferrante, Christine & James Georgetti, Daniella & Sean Gilbertson, grave, Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, Jonathan Ginsberg, Eldad Guetta, John & Kathleen Hakker, Abby Hahn, Daniel Hart, the new musical Grumpy Old Men; Na- Marie Reynolds (Marketing Associ- Sonia Jones & Richard Darbyshire, The Kabbalah Centre - New York & London, Gary tional Tours: Legally Blonde, Cats, Fid- ate) is a Founding Producer of NYMF, a Kemp, Louise Kim, Sonia Kleiner & Roy Arje, Andrew MacBean, Josh Manning, Dan dler on the Roof, Grease, ‘Swonderful, member of the League of Professional Markley, Fred & Debbie Marcus, Michael Matucci, Topher Mikels, New York Theatre Wizard of Oz; Regional: Flat Rock Play- Theatre Women and adjunct member Barn - Joe Barros, Reed Prescott & Sheila Rae, Elisa Pugliese, Simon & Michelle house, Drury Lane Theatre and Casa of the Broadway League. She has a Orange, Tina Orlando & Ian Waring, Bryan & Nancy Reeves at Music Theatre of Mañana. Previous credits: Broadway: theatre MFA from Sarah Lawrence, is Wichita, Props For Today - Whitney Branan & Dominque, Marie Reynolds, Sheri The Boy From Oz, Brooklyn, The Civil a member of AEA, AFTRA, SAG and Sanders, Judy Seinfeld, Ian Shaw, Richmond Shepard, Jeri Silverman, The Soho War, Dracula, Ring of Fire; Off-Broad- currently serves on the board of Shake- House, Helen Stern & Jim Davis, Jennifer Strome, Boko Suzuki, Karin Syrett, Andrea way: Bare, Bat Boy, Dear Edwina, Zan- speare on the Sound, CT. She also & the team at Tekserve, Peter Thall, Daniel Tuttle, The Vasquez Family, Dan Via, na Don’t!. Tours: Evita, Fiddler on the handled marketing for the NYMF2008/ Raymond C. Wetmore, Joel Wiessler, Zachary Zito Josh Davis (Gabriel) Theater: Les Theatre in D.C. TV and Film include claimed productions Around The World Degree / Certifi cate in musical theater Miserables (Pioneer Theatre); Little Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, In 80 Days (Penguin Rep), The Chalks from Northwestern University. www.Ra- Women (Northport); Beauty & The and the independent fi lm The Jimmy (Bay Street Theatre), Over The Tavern chelBress.com Beast (Gateway & Oklahoma Rep); The Show, (Nurse Allen), directed by Frank (Penguin Rep) and the fi lm version of Last Five Years (Everyman Theater). Whaley. Proud member of Actors Eq- Zombie, based on the novella by Joyce Ray Wetmore (Set & Props Designer) TV: Law & Order: SVU, The Beautiful uity since 1998! Thanks to Mom, Dad, Carol Oates. Other directing credits Is incredibly excited for his Gray Lady/ Life, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, and Eddie. Support the NYMF! include Zombie (Off-Broadway), the NYMF debut with Therapy Rocks. All My Children. He also produced and musical Wood (NYMF), 10 Percent of Credits include: Properties on the na- starred in the indie feature cult hit The Karen Bishko (Book, Music & Lyrics) Molly Snyder (Penguin Rep), Don’t Talk tional tours of The 101 Dalmatians Mu- Graduates. www.joshadamdavis.com Karen formerly worked as a portrait art- To The Actors (Studio Arena Theatre), sical (also NY), Movin’ Out, and Gypsy. ist when Gary Kemp and Jess Bailey Diagnosis (The Play Company), The Regional/NY: Smokey Joe’s Café, Cra- Adam Halpin (Everyman) Broad- from Spandau Ballet, played some Eternal Anniversary (Summer Shorts zy For You, Gypsy, Curtains (regional way: Glory Days (Skip), Original Cast songs she had written. They loved her 3 – 59E59), Mimi Le Duck, starring premieres with MT Wichita), The True Recording on Ghostlight Records. Na- heartfelt honesty and encouraged her Eartha Kitt (Off-Broadway), The Butch- Last Words at Symphony Space, Jesus tional Tour: Rent (Gordon, u/s Mark/ to spend some time in the studio and erhouse Chronicles (SPF), The Middle Christ Superstar and Reefer Madness Roger). Previous NYMF: Twilight In focus on her music. With humor, her East – In Pieces (Cherry Lane), Bingo for Snug Harbor Theatre and most re- Manchego. Regional: Signature The- songs tell of her adventures with the (Off-Broadway), Earth To Bucky (Bay cently Cat which will be premiering at atre, Pittsburgh CLO, North Shore Mu- men in her life and they talk about what Street Theatre) and the premiere of Ter- the Central Park Zoo. As a stage man- sic Theatre, among others. Thanks and it is to be a modern day woman. In 2007 rence McNally and Israel Horovitz’s Off ager: Grease! in Asia, R Family Vaca- love to family and Megan. she opened for British band Take That Season-A Duet (Gloucester Stage). As tions. Upcoming: Grease! National at Britain’s largest Arena, the O2. She Dee Roscioli (Jess) recently com- well as new plays at EST, Rattlestick, Tour. Ray also sits on the board of di- has now come to New York to focus on HB Playwrights, TNC and Juilliard. rectors of Ardea Arts. Many thanks to pleted her run as Elphaba in Wicked developing, Therapy Rocks. on Broadway, after closing the record- www.ThomasCaruso.com. my lovely team. Kaethe Fine Book breaking Chicago production and per- ( ) is a native New Boko Suzuki (Musical Direction, Lisa Zinni (Costume Designer) Recent forming the role in San Francisco. Ms. Yorker who has lived in London since Orchestrations & Musical Arrangements) credits include Rent at the Hollywood Roscioli holds the distinction of having 2002 has an MA in Writing for Perfor- just fi nished conducting the San Fran- Bowl, Killing Women (kef Company; played Elphaba in more performances mance from Goldsmiths College, Lon- cisco production of Wicked after mu- IT award nomination) 39 Steps (Cape than any other actress. Nat’l tour: Cats don, and a BFA in Filmmaking from sic directing the 1st National Tour. He Playhouse) Ordinary Days (Round- (Grizabella). Dee has participated in SUNY Purchase. She has made 8 short recently conducted and co-arranged about Underground) Glimpses of the various musical workshops most re- fi lms. Her plays include Motivation for the new Off Broadway musical The Kid. Moon (Algonquin). Previous Gray cently in the title role in Liberty. She can the Meat of Life at HERE’s American Other credits include Rent, Swing!, Lady/NYMF shows include Such Good be heard on the original cast recording Living Room Series; A Factor of 2 at Mamma Mia!, Phantom of the Opera, Friends and Emerald Man. For the of Pokemon Live at Radio City. She re- The LAByrinth Theater Co.’s Barn Se- Miss Saigon, The Who’s TOMMY and Fringe, she designed A Contemporary cently performed a sold-out show en- ries; Everywhere & Constant at RADA American Guide to a Successful Mar- titled Decidedly Dee at Birdland. Cafe Series, and Wollstonecraft Live! Sunset Boulevard, as well as appear- ing as guest conductor with the Toronto riage (outstanding Costume design for Fragments & Monuments (www. award) and China the Whole Enchilada. Allie Schulz (Beautiful Woman) has wollstonecraftlive.com). At 15, Kaethe Symphony. performed in Grease on Broadway and Regional Credits include: 10 seasons appeared in The Chosen, with Rod Rachel Bress fi nished a year long tour playing Rizzo. (Choreographer) Cho- with The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Steiger and it’s true, he stayed in char- reography credits include Sex and Festival, The Orlando Shakespeare She loves NYC, Italy, and Nashville, acter on and off camera. TN. Raised in Nashville, Allie’s love for the City, NBA All-Star Game enter- Theatre, The Arden Theatre Company, songwriting and Folk music is insa- Nat Bennett (Book) Nat Bennett is tainment, The Electric Company, The The Peoples Light and Theatre Com- tiable. She spent this past summer in co-writer of the stage play Ham Lake Today Show, Apartment 3A (by Jeff pany, The Bristol Riverside Theatre, Italy learning the Italian language and (SoHo Playhouse) and the feature fi lm Daniels), the world premiere of Lost and Syracuse Stage. Lisa is the associ- literature. She lives in Brooklyn with Stuck Between Stations (currently in and Found, and Rogar Entertainment’s ate designer for the Broadway, UK, and her sister and cousin and could not be post-production). His essay “Halfway children’s series, DittyDoodle Works - upcoming tours of Hair. She was the happier or more blessed. Thanks to my or In Between or Something Else” ap- PBS, (NY Emmy / NY State Broadcast- associate designer for Rent for its en- friends here for keeping me laughing pears in the anthology Freud’s Blind ers Awards). As an associate, Rachel tire Broadway run, all the national tours and creative. Committing to her im- Spot: Writers on Siblings (Free Press). has worked with Andy Blankenbuehler and many of the international compa- pulses all the way! He teaches writing at New York Univer- (9 to 5, The Apple Tree) Graciela Dan- nies. LisaZinni.com sity. iele (The Pirate Queen), John Carrafa Rachel Stern (Leah) Broadway: (On a Clear Day...), Christopher Gatelli James Milkey (Lighting Designer) Shrek the Musical (Mama Ogre, Hump- Thomas Caruso (Director) Thomas (Chess), and Josh Prince (Shrek). Ra- James Milkey – NY: Emerald Man, ty Dumpty, Dragon), High Fidelity (Liz), as been Associate/Resident Director chel is the co-founder of Stage Door Such Good Friends, About Face (Gray Disney’s Tarzan. Original Broadway for Mamma Mia!, Bombay Dreams, Connections, working with top indus- Lady/NYMF), Glimpses of the Moon, workshops of Shrek the Musical and Follies, Love! Valour! Compassion!, try professionals to create opportuni- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (Frac- Cry Baby. Other Theatre credits include Master Class and Stanley. Most recent- ties for aspiring performers across tured Atlas), Lounge Act (Lunatic The- Hair at TUTS, Godspell at The Warner ly, Thomas directed the critically ac- the country. She holds a Bachelor’s atre Company), Pygmalion (NY Ba-