MARC ACITO (Book, Music and Lyrics) has traversed a multi-hyphenate career as a novelist (Ken Kesey Award for "How I Paid for College", a New York Times “Editors’ Choice"), journalist (regular commentator to six million listeners on NPR’s All Things Considered), playwright (Helen Hayes Award for his comedy Birds of a Feather), stage director (NY Times Critic’s Pick for his Off-Broadway musical Bastard Jones), and filmmaker (multiple award-winning film musical Mad/Woman). Marc also wrote the libretto of the Broadway musical Allegiance, which was subsequently produced in Tokyo and London’s West End. In 2016, he became the first Broadway librettist to have a new Mandarin-language musical produced in China (The Secret, featuring the music of the “King of Mando Pop” Jay Chou), followed by Sound of the Silk Road in 2021). Other musicals include A Room with a View (Old Globe, 5th Avenue Theatre) and Chasing Rainbows (Goodspeed Musicals, Papermill Playhouse). His most gratifying work, however, is mentoring young artists through the Theatre Development Fund and teaching History and Musicals at New York University. @AcitoMarc / MarcAcito.NYC.

 

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT (Director) Recent: Hip Hop Cinderella with Amas Musical Theatre at The New Victory. Stealing Freedom and Missing Person with Amas at A.R.T./NY. Upcoming: Unruly Gays in Urban Decay @ La MaMa. In Development: Sherlock & Watson by Ed Weinberger (“Mary Tyler Moore Show”, “Taxi”, “The Cosby Show”) and London Swings by Michael Roberts (Golf: The Musical). Off-Broadway: The Glass Menagerie (Audelco Nom), God Shows Up, EDWIN: The Story of Edwin Booth, A Class Act, Nancy Friday's My Secret Garden, and many more. Director for Baruch Performing Arts Center Great Works Series. He is Artistic Associate with Amas Musical Theatre, Artistic Director of Masterworks Theatre, member of The Actors Studio Playwright Directors Workshop and The Michael Howard Studio. Acting credits- Broadway: Meet Me in St. Louis. Off-Broadway: The Fantasticks, The Chosen, The Twilight of the Gold's, Bent, Jekyll And Hyde and Pets! Plus tours, regional theatre & television. Teaching: NYU/CAP21, Baruch College/CUNY and the Michael Howard Studio. Visit: xscottnyc.com Insta: @Theatrebeast

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SAÚL NACHE (Music Director) (they/them), is a Latinx, queer music director, singer, pianist, and voice teacher based out of NYC. Since setting foot in NYC, Saúl has proven themself as a charismatic collaborator and artist in high demand. MD credits: Off-Broadway: Mr. Puppy, The Musical, Planet W, Hip Hop Cinderella, Quillén. Workshops: Cats: The Jellicle Ball (associate), Skyward (MD/performer). Readings: Como Correr, It Happened in Key West, Last Coffee in Rockville, Telo, Post Roe Monologues, Ybor City.

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STEPHEN DeANGELIS (Casting Director) has cast over 100.000 performers across all entertainment mediums. He has also created, produced and directed over 300 different concerts in New York and across the country. He is also the creator of At This Performance... which for the past 22 years has showcased the talents and versatility of over 1350 Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys and Understudies.

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A.R.T./NY (Venue) Established in 1972 by an innovative collective, A.R.T./New York has matured into an indispensable cornerstone for over 475 theatres and more than 150 individual producers and artists throughout all five boroughs of New York City and across the state. As the singular membership organization dedicated to encompassing New York’s entire not-for-profit theatre sector, A.R.T./New York’s reach extends from playwriting collectives and developmental labs to producing organizations and pioneering independent artists. A.R.T./NY continues to serve the field through four essential service areas — Funding, Space, Professional Development and Advocacy — in order to help theatremakers put their creative ideas on stage.