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SEAN GRENNAN (Book and Lyrics) is very proud of his work with composer, Leah Okimoto on this, their first of (hopefully) many more shows. Their other efforts include Another Night Before Christmas and A Dog's Life both of which originated at The American Heartland Theatre under the direction of Paul Hough. All three shows have gone on to numerous productions all over the country. Sean's other shows include, Phantom of the Country Palace (MTI) , Ms. Cinderella and Rodeo which was a finalist at the L.A. Disney/ASCAP Musical Theatre Festival and subsequently was the sole ASCAP sponsored work at the Perry Mansfield "New Noises" festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. There he worked closely with Stephen Schwartz. His play, Luck! won an honorable mention from the National Writer's Association's Playwrighting Festival and was produced in NYC by the Epic theatre company. Sean has also done extensive corporate and industrial writing. Additionally, Sean has been an actor for the last 30 years primarily in Chicago and New York and can be seen in relentless reruns of Law and Order-SVU, Law and Order—Criminal Intent and The Untouchables among others.
LEAH OKIMOTO (Music) is honored to have her work produced by the up-and-coming Gulfshore Playhouse and its visionary, Kristen Coury. Married Alive! (www.marriedalive.net), her first show written with Sean Grennan, premiered at the American Heartland Theatre in Kansas City, MO in spring 2006 and has since been produced at the Marriott Theatre (IL), Barter Theatre (VA) and Theatre West (NE). It will also run at the New Theatre (KS), Chanhassen Dinner Theatres (MN) and Act II Playhouse (PA) this year. In addition, they have written A Dog's Life (www.adogslifethemusical.net) and Another Night Before Christmas (www.anothernightbeforechristmas.com), both of which premiered at AHT in 2007 and will also be seen regionally this year. Her family musical, Just So (book and lyrics by David Hudson) was produced in 2003 by Open Door Repertory Company (IL). She and her husband live on the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA. She is extremely grateful to Kristen and Keith Levenson for their dedication to this collaboration.
KRISTEN COURY (Director) is the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Gulfshore Playhouse, for whom she has directed Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza, Romeo and Juliet Redefined a project she conceived using Shakespeare's original script with added dance, music and song, and Oleanna by David Mamet starring Tony-Nominee Alan Campbell to much acclaim.
Kristen recently directed Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball, as well as Oleanna in Raleigh, NC, for "Hot Summer Nights at the Kennedy". Oleanna was subsequently voted one of the top ten productions of 2006 in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle. She made her feature film directorial debut with Friends and Family, a comedy starring Tony LoBianco, Tovah Feldshuh, and Anna Maria Alberghetti, which was released around the US and Europe, and can now be seen on DVD and Cable TV worldwide.
Kristen directed the first production of Waiting for the Glaciers to Melt, a new musical by Tony-nominated Brian Lane Green, a project that she helped develop over two years from a variety of poetry and songs by Green. Glaciers was listed on Theatermania.com's 2003 wrap-up under the heading Shows You Should Have Seen But Probably Didn't. She is the Executive Producer of a CD version of the music from Glaciers.
Kristen has directed several new works, produced a CD and worked on a variety of musicals in various stages of development, including Steel Pier (with Karen Ziemba) on Broadway, a Broadway-workshop of The Jazz Singer (with Sam Harris), and Houdini at the Goodspeed Opera House.
Kristen worked in production/management for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions (working on international productions of Beauty and the Beast and King David) , Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Company (Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and Joseph on Tour), and for London's English Shakespeare Company in the Press and Marketing Department.
GILLIAN BERKOWITZ (Musical Director). Broadway: Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Wicked, Drowsy Chaperone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Boy from Oz, Tarzan, Aida, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll and Hyde, The Full Monty, Beauty and the Beast. Off Broadway: Altar Boyz, Bat Boy the Musical, Fame, Streakin, Once Around the Sun, A Good Swift Kick. NAMT: Liberty Smith, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Tinyard Hill. NYMF: Like you Like It. Music Director/Music Supervisor for TheatreworksUSA productions of Junie B. Jones, Henry and Mudge, Cam Jansen, Sarah Plain and Tall, Corduroy, The Civil War, First in Flight. Accompanist/Rehearsal Pianist for Wicked, Mamma Mia, Telsey Casting, Ballet Arts, Baruch College, NYU, Judy Kuhn, Michael Cassara, Students Live, Vocal Ease. Upcoming projects include Joe Jackson’s Stoker, Tinyard Hill and Vanishing Point the Musical (vanishingpointthemusical.com). B.A. in Performance/Education from Ithaca College; MA in Jazz and Commercial Music from NYU.
CINDI PARISE (Choreographer) is a member of Actor's Equity Association and the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and has choreographed many productions regionally and locally. Projects range from cruise ship productions, Miss Tennessee Pageants and Liberty Bowl Half-time pageants, to shows including Big River, High School Musical!, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, Aida, A Chorus Line, Annie Get Your Gun, Anything Goes, Funny Girl, Footloose, Seussical, The Music Man, Crazy For You, Guys and Dolls, Carousel, Purim Day, Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and for the Z-100 Zootopia concert at MSG in NYC. On stage she has appeared with Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson in the National Tour of Jesus Christ Superstar, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Loni Anderson, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas with Barbara Eden and Joseph...Dreamcoat at the Westchester Broadway Theatre. You may have heard her on the radio singing jingles in the CT area! Her best production is Jake who is in the 6th grade!
MELANIE J. LISBY (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working with Kristen and the Gulfshore Playhouse TEAM for the third time!!! Her credits include David Mamet’s Oleanna and the Florida Premiere of Life (x) 3. Melanie previously worked with Loewy/Leone Productions running The Kid From Brooklyn: The Danny Kaye Story which was seen in Coral Springs and Jupiter, FL. She also Stage Managed two seasons at the Barnstormers Theatre in Tamworth, NH where she ran 8 full scale shows in 9 weeks each season! Melanie has Stage Managed in Chicago (World Premiere Take All of Us with You) and with The Indiana State Crossroads Repertory Theatre. Favorites include: The Mousetrap, You Can’t Take it With You, Love Rides the Rails, and Same Time Next Year. She sends all her Love to her family and friends back home in IN and across the country – but special thanks to her parents, sister, and husband for their never-ending support and gracious love.
CECILIA BALBIANI (Scenic Designer) was born in Argentina, where she earned her degree in “Escenografia”. She joined the Maxima Lugo Theatre Company as a Scenic Designer, and traveled to Germany, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Chile and Madrid, where subsequently, she studied Scenic Design at a postgraduate level. She worked on several films and TV productions in South America, and in the Artistic Department of Cirque Du Soleil in Miami. She came to Naples in 2002 to work at the Naples Dinner Theatre as a Scenic Artist in Charge and Prop Designer, and also had the opportunity to serve as Set Designer for most of their Kid’s Shows and Winter Cabarets. Cecilia has served as Properties Mistress for Life x 3, Oleanna and Romeo and Juliet Redefined here at the Gulfshore Playhouse. Her other theatre credits include Jesus Christ Superstar, Dracula, Joseph... Dreamcoat, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, School House Rock, Nifty Fifties, The Jungle Book and Chicago. She would like to thank her parents for their support, Kristen for trusting her and this great chance to be part of this wonderful production, and all her love to Diego.
JACQUELINE MORELISSE (Costume Designer) is a diversified artist who has worked behind the scenes for many years, mostly at the Sugden Theater, from Costume Design to scenic painting and set design. This show was a delight to work on especially with such fabulous people. Jackie is thankful for the support of her husband Henk and her two daughters Micha and Femke.
CURTIS LEE JONES (Lighting Designer) returns to Florida once again to design yet another exciting production at the Gulfshore Playhouse. His past work with Gulfshore includes Romeo and Juliet Redefined, Oleanna, and Life x 3. With over 10 years of design experience, Curtis has worked in theatre for over 20 years, in every arena from acting to construction to design, and currently calls North Carolina home. He would like to thank Kristen Coury for believing in his work and his style of lighting. He would also like to thank his family, Lora and Skylar, for being patient and understanding in this art form we call theatre.
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