Past Productions

KID VICTORY

WITH ANN ARVIA, JOEL BLUM, LAURA DARRELL, JEFFRY DENMAN, BRANDON FLYNN, DANIEL JENKINS, DEE ROSCIOLI, KAREN ZIEMBA, BLAKE ZOLFO

KID VICTORY, a hauntingly mesmerizing new musical, is the latest collaboration from the creators of Vineyard Theatre’s THE LANDING, composer John Kander (CABARET, CHICAGO, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS) and acclaimed playwright Greg Pierce (SLOWGIRL, HER REQUIEM). Seventeen-year-old Luke returns to his small Kansas town after a wrenching one-year absence. As his friendship grows with the town misfit, Emily, his parents realize that in order to truly find their son, they must confront some unnerving truths about his disappearance. Directed by Liesl Tommy (Broadway’s ECLIPSED, recipient of The Vineyard’s Susan Stroman Directing Award) in her Vineyard debut, KID VICTORY is a riveting original musical about breaking out and breaking through. KID VICTORY is a co-production with Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.

Awards

Nominations

Lucille Lortel Award – Karen Ziemba, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Outer Critics Circle Award – Outstanding New Musical

Outer Critics Circle Award – Jeffry Denman, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Drama Desk Award – Jeffry Denman, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Chita Rivera Award – Blake Zolfo, Outstanding Male Dancer in an Off-Broadway Musical

“THE MOST EXCITING NEW MUSICAL OF THE SEASON!

Contemporary, relevant, and brave. Let’s hear it for John Kander: The legendary Broadway composer turns 90 next month and he has written some of his best music for Kid Victory.”
– Zachary Stewart, Theatremania

“THE CAST INCLUDES FIRST-RATE PERFORMERS,

including the excellent Karen Ziemba and Daniel Jenkins.
Dee Roscioli is a crowd pleaser. And Jeffry Denman is unnervingly intense.”
– Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“A TIGHT, THOUGHTFUL CHAMBER MUSICAL.

Takes on a radioactive subject and finds human music in it.
Newcomer Brandon Flynn has riveting charisma.”
– Linda Winer, Newsday

“JOHN KANDER, GREG PIERCE, AND DIRECTOR LIESL TOMMY ARE SUPERB!

Brandon Flynn and Jeffry Denman are outstanding.”
– Robert Hofler, The Wrap

“KUDOS TO LIBRETTIST GREG PIERCE AND COMPOSER JOHN KANDER,

who nimbly thread a narrow needle.”
– Adam Feldman, Time Out

“KANDER’S MELODIES ARE CREAMY, CLEVER, AND TWISTY, AT TIMES DOWNRIGHT ADDICTIVE.

Liesl Tommy’s production is slick, and the cast is excellent. Brandon Flynn is beautifully on the edge.”
– Matthew Murray, Talkin’ Broadway

“A PLEASING, WIDE-RANGING MUSICAL SCORE!

‘Kid Victory’ offers a vivid portrait of a tortured soul.”
– Robert Feldberg, NorthJersey.com

“KANDER’S SCORE IS HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL.

The cast is first-rate!”
– Suzanna Bowling, Times Square Chronicle

“MAKE SURE YOU GET A TICKET TO SEE KID VICTORY!”

– Sandi Durell, Theater Pizzazz

KID VICTORY

February 1 - March 19, 2017

BOOK AND LYRICS BY GREG PIERCE MUSIC BY JOHN KANDER
STORY BY JOHN KANDER AND GREG PIERCE
CHOREOGRAPHY BY CHRISTOPHER WINDOM
DIRECTED BY LIESL TOMMY

WITH ANN ARVIA, JOEL BLUM, LAURA DARRELL, JEFFRY DENMAN, BRANDON FLYNN, DANIEL JENKINS, DEE ROSCIOLI, KAREN ZIEMBA, BLAKE ZOLFO

Awards

Nominations

Lucille Lortel Award - Karen Ziemba, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

Outer Critics Circle Award - Outstanding New Musical

Outer Critics Circle Award - Jeffry Denman, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Drama Desk Award - Jeffry Denman, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

Chita Rivera Award - Blake Zolfo, Outstanding Male Dancer in an Off-Broadway Musical

"THE MOST EXCITING NEW MUSICAL OF THE SEASON!

Contemporary, relevant, and brave. Let's hear it for John Kander: The legendary Broadway composer turns 90 next month and he has written some of his best music for Kid Victory."
- Zachary Stewart, Theatremania

"THE CAST INCLUDES FIRST-RATE PERFORMERS,

including the excellent Karen Ziemba and Daniel Jenkins. Dee Roscioli is a crowd pleaser. And Jeffry Denman is unnervingly intense."
- Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"A TIGHT, THOUGHTFUL CHAMBER MUSICAL.

Takes on a radioactive subject and finds human music in it. Newcomer Brandon Flynn has riveting charisma."
- Linda Winer, Newsday

"JOHN KANDER, GREG PIERCE, AND DIRECTOR LIESL TOMMY ARE SUPERB!

Brandon Flynn and Jeffry Denman are outstanding."
- Robert Hofler, The Wrap

"KUDOS TO LIBRETTIST GREG PIERCE AND COMPOSER JOHN KANDER,

who nimbly thread a narrow needle."
- Adam Feldman, Time Out

"KANDER'S MELODIES ARE CREAMY, CLEVER, AND TWISTY, AT TIMES DOWNRIGHT ADDICTIVE.

Liesl Tommy's production is slick, and the cast is excellent. Brandon Flynn is beautifully on the edge."
- Matthew Murray, Talkin’ Broadway

"A PLEASING, WIDE-RANGING MUSICAL SCORE!

'Kid Victory' offers a vivid portrait of a tortured soul."
- Robert Feldberg, NorthJersey.com

"KANDER’S SCORE IS HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL.

The cast is first-rate!"
- Suzanna Bowling, Times Square Chronicle

"MAKE SURE YOU GET A TICKET TO SEE KID VICTORY!"

- Sandi Durell, Theater Pizzazz

Cookie Jordan

Broadway: CHOIR BOY, THE CHER SHOW, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, IN TRANSIT, ECLIPSED, SIDE SHOW, AFTER MIDNIGHT, FELA, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, SOUTH PACIFIC. Off-Broadway: BOSEMAN AND LENA, FABULATION, OUR LADY OF 121st STREET, IN THE BLOOD, THE DEATH OF THE LAST BLACK MAN IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD (Signature Theatre); TWELFTH NIGHT, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, TROILUS AND CRESSIDA (Shakespeare in the Park); AN OCTOROON, IS GOD IS, FAIRVIEW (Soho Rep). Television: Emmy nominated for make-up design for “The Wiz Live."

Henry Russell Bergstein, CSA

(Casting) Vineyard Theatre: THE AMATEURS, HARRY CLARKE, THE LYONS (and Broadway), GLORIA (and Goodman), DOT, THE LANDING, CAN YOU FORGIVE HER?, KID VICTORY (and Signature DC), TOO MUCH SUN, BILLY & RAY, SOMEWHERE FUN, THE NORTH POOL, ARLINGTON, OUTSIDE PEOPLE, CHECKERS, PICKED, MIDDLETOWN, THE METAL CHILDREN, WIG OUT!. Other theater: KPOP, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS, NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812; THE WILDNESS (Ars Nova). Sundance Theatre Lab: 5 seasons. Television: US Casting for “Black Mirror,” HBO's “Succession,” Amazon’s “Mozart in the Jungle” with Douglas Aibel, and USA’s “The Sinner” with Stephanie Holbrook. Film: Saturday Church, It Felt Like Love, Easy Living; with Douglas Aibel – Grandma, Love After Love, How to Talk to Girls at Parties; with Allison Estrin – Spider-Man: Homecoming (NY Casting). Also: HOMECOMING The Podcast S1-2.

John Kander

Vineyard Theatre: KID VICTORY and THE LANDING with Greg Pierce, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS and FLORA THE RED MENACE with Fred Ebb. Theatre: A FAMILY AFFAIR with James and William Goldman. With Fred Ebb: CABARET (Tony Award), ZORBA, THE HAPPY TIME, 70 GIRLS 70, CHICAGO, THE ACT, WOMAN OF THE YEAR (Tony Award), THE RINK, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Tony Award), STEEL PIER, CURTAINS, and THE VISIT. Movies and television material with Fred Ebb: “Liza with a Z” (Emmy Award) and HBO’s “Liza Minnelli’s Steppin Out” (Emmy Award); Cabaret; Funny Lady (Academy Award nomination, Best Song); Lucky Lady; New York, New York; and Chicago The Movie (Academy Award nomination, Best Song). Film scores: “An Early Frost,” “Breathing Lessons,” “The Boys Next Door,” Kramer vs. Kramer, Blue Skies Again, Places of the Heart.

Peter Hylenski

Vineyard Theatre: KID VICTORY, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (also Broadway). Grammy, Olivier, and four-time Tonynominated Sound Designer for theater, film, television and special events. Selected designs include: FROZEN, ANASTASIA, SOMETHING ROTTEN!, ROCK OF AGES, AFTER MIDNIGHT, MOTOWN, SIDE SHOW, ROCKY, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, SHREK THE MUSICAL, ON A CLEAR DAY, LEND ME A TENOR, ELF, WONDERLAND, CRY BABY, THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’, THE WEDDING SINGER, SWEET CHARITY, MARTIN SHORT: FAME BECOMES ME, LITTLE WOMEN, BROOKLYN, ANNIE (US Tours). Other credits: LE REVE at Wynn Las Vegas, RAGTIME (London), KING KONG (Melbourne). International arena tours of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON and WALKING WITH DINOSAURS.

David Loud

Vineyard Theatre: KID VICTORY, THE LANDING, THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (also Broadway). Broadway credits include THE VISIT, SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, CURTAINS, RAGTIME, A CLASS ACT, STEEL PIER, and revivals of PORGY AND BESS, SHE LOVES ME, COMPANY, and SWEENEY TODD. Off-Broadway: THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND. PBS: “First You Dream.” He originated the role of Manny in Terrence McNally’s MASTER CLASS (starring Zoe Caldwell) and made his Broadway debut in Harold Prince’s original 1981 production of Stephen Sondheim’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. He is a graduate of Yale University and is currently teaching at the Manhattan School of Music.

Ann Arvia

Vineyard Theatre debut. New York credits include MARY POPPINS (Bird Woman), LES MISÉRABLES (Mme. Thenardier), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and TIME AND AGAIN (Mrs. Carmody) at MTC. National tours: LES MISÉRABLES (1st and 3rd National), and RAGTIME. Regionally, Ms. Arvia has appeared at Arena Stage (Golde, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF; Nettie, CAROUSEL), Goodspeed Opera House (Meg, DAMN YANKEES - Connecticut Critics Circle Award nominee; Marie, THE MOST HAPPY FELLA), Walnut Street Theater (Carlotta, PHANTOM - Barrymore nominee; Mother Abbess, THE SOUND OF MUSIC), Drury Lane Oakbrook (Rose, GYPSY), and Maine State Music Theater (Mother, RAGTIME; Lady Thiang, THE KING AND I; Alice Beane, TITANIC). Ms. Arvia has a thriving vocal studio here in NYC; find out more at www.annarvia.net.

Joel Blum

Recently appeared in OCTOBER SKY at the Old Globe in San Diego. Broadway: SHOW BOAT (Tony nom.), STEEL PIER (Tony nom.), THE MUSIC MAN, 42nd STREET (directed by Gower Champion), STARDUST, Elaine May's AFTER THE NIGHT AND THE MUSIC, THE DEBBIE REYNOLDS SHOW. Off-Broadway: GOLF: THE MUSICAL (Drama Desk nomination), AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND, GAME SHOW. Mr. Blum co-choreographed and appeared in the tour of DOCTOR DOOLITTLE (with Tommy Tune). Tours: BILLY ELLIOT (Broadway World Award), 101 DALMATIANS, AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (with Debbie Reynolds), CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. Regional: KISS ME, KATE, MEET JOHN DOE (Helen Hayes nom.), TIN PAN ALLEY RAG (Barrymore Award), DAMN YANKEES (with Tony Randall), PAL JOEY ’78 (with Lena Horne). TV: “Ed,” “The Sopranos,” “The Tonight Show,” “Law & Order.”

Laura Darrell

Vineyard Theatre debut. Recently seen as Anna in FROZEN LIVE at the Hyperion Theater (Opening Cast). Select recent NY Theatre: FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD (Liddy, Signature), TEN WAYS ON A GUN (Kate, Theatre for the New City), A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (Hermia, Boomerang Theatre Co.). Regionally, Laura has worked with Signature Theatre in DC (KID VICTORY), Bridge Rep of Boston, Mile Square Theatre, Portland Stage, Ogunquit Theatre, LA Rock Opera Co., MSMT, MTLA, among others. Film/TV: Creedmoria (Eileen, with Stef Dawson, Directed by Alicia Slimmer), City of Angers (Emily Sullivan, Dir. Ken Wilson), “A Very Special Christmas” (PBS, nominated for New England Emmy Award). Improv: UCB. Undergrad: USC (LA), NYU Tisch, and BADA (Shakespeare). www.lauradarrell.com. Instagram: lauraedarrell.

Jeffry Denman

Helen Hayes Award nomination for this role at Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. Broadway: WHITE (OBC - Astaire nom), THE PRODUCERS, CATS, HOW TO SUCCEED..., DREAM. Encores: FACE THE MUSIC, OF THEE I SING. Off Broadway: YANK! (Drama Desk nomination, Lucille Lortel nomination), CAGNEY THE MUSICAL (Westside Theatre), PASSION (CSC), CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD (Keen), THE HOLIDAY GUYS (York). FILM/TV: The Unattainable Story (Film release, 2017); “Nurse Jackie,” “Law & Order,” PBS “Great Performances.” REGIONAL: CenterStage: A CIVIL WAR CHRISTMAS, INTO THE WOODS; Portland Stage: DINNER WITH FRIENDS; Westport Playhouse: INTO THE WOODS (CCC Award); Reprise: ON YOUR TOES (LA Ovation nomination), North Shore: CRAZY FOR YOU (IRNE Award). Author of A Year With The Producers and Artistic Director of Denman Theatre & Dance Co. Instagram: @jeffrydenman Twitter: @jeffrydenman1

Daniel Jenkins

Vineyard: DREAM TRUE, THE MAIDEN’S PRAYER, FEAST HERE TONIGHT (composer/performer). Broadway: OSLO (upcoming). BILLY ELLIOT, MARY POPPINS, WRONG MOUNTAIN, BIG (Drama Desk nomination), ANGELS IN AMERICA, BIG RIVER (2003/1985 Tony, Drama Desk nominations). Recent Off-Broadway: OSLO, TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT, STAGE KISS, PARIS COMMUNE (Civilians Associate Artist), SEX LIVES OF OUR PARENTS, BENEFACTORS, LOVE CHILD (co-written with Robert Stanton). Regional: ART, Arts Emerson, ACT/Seattle, Hangar Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville (two years). Film: For Robert Altman: O.C. and Stiggs, Tanner ’88, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. Also, Joshua, Cradle Will Rock, Glory, In Country, Five Corners. TV: “Bull,” “Elementary,” “Veep,” “Orange is the New Black,” “The Good Wife,” “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order(s),” “Going to Extremes.”

Dee Roscioli

Vineyard Theatre debut. She is best known for her record-breaking run as Elphaba in WICKED where she played the role on Broadway and across the US. Other credits: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (2015 Broadway revival), CIRCUS IN WINTER (Goodspeed Musicals), LOVE/SICK (written by John Cariani), ROCK AND ROLL REFUGEE (Royal Family), LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (Second Stage directed by James Lapine), MURDER BALLAD (MTC workshop and NYSF production directed by Trip Cullman). Dee has also sung with various symphonies around the world including the Philly Pops. Twitter and Instagram @deeroscioli.

Karen Ziemba

Received the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for her performance in CONTACT at Lincoln Center Theater. Karen has garnered three Tony Award nominations, The Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Bay Area Theatre Critics, and Chicago’s Jeff awards. Some of Karen's stage appearances include CURTAINS, STEEL PIER, CHICAGO, BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, NEVER GONNA DANCE, AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND, HERESY, I DO! I DO!; City Center Encores’ THE PAJAMA GAME, BYE BYE BIRDIE, and DO I HEAR A WALTZ; NYC Opera’s 110 IN THE SHADE and THE MOST HAPPY FELLA; and regionally: OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY, SYLVIA, BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS, BROADWAY BOUND, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, HELLO DOLLY!, GYPSY, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, and SWEENEY TODD.

Blake Zolfo

Greg Pierce

Greg Pierce’s first collaboration with John Kander, THE LANDING, premiered at the Vineyard Theatre. His play SLOWGIRL was the inaugural play of Lincoln Center's Claire Tow Theater (LCT3). It was subsequently produced by Steppenwolf Theatre and the Geffen Playhouse. His play HER REQUIEM was also produced by LCT3. He wrote the libretto for the opera FELLOW TRAVELERS, based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, (composed by Gregory Spears) which premiered at Cincinnati Opera. Other plays include THE QUARRY (with composer Randal Pierce, Vermont Stage Company), and THE WIND-UP BIRD CHRONICLE, based on the novel by Haruki Murakami, (Edinburgh International Festival, Singapore Arts Festival, The Public Theater’s Under the Radar Festival). He has been commissioned by Lincoln Center Theater, Second Stage Theatre, Vermont Stage Company, and Manhattan Theatre Club. He is currently working on two new projects with John Kander.

Liesl Tommy

Broadway: Danai Gurira's ECLIPSED (Lucille Lortel Award and Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Play). World premieres: A MELANCHOLY PLAY, KID VICTORY, APPROPRIATE, PARTY PEOPLE. Credits also include: THE GOOD NEGRO, THE URBAN RETREAT, LES MISÉRABLES, HAMLET, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, THE PIANO LESSON, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, RUINED. She has worked at DTC, California Shakespeare Theater, Center Stage, Sundance East Africa, among others. Tommy is Associate Directory at Berkeley Rep and serves as a Program Associate and Artists Trustee at Sundance Institute Theatre Program. She facilitated the inaugural Sundance East Africa Theatre Director's Lab. Awards: Obie Award, Pioneer of the Arts Award, Lillian Hellman Award, Alan Schneider Award, Vineyard Theatre's Susan Stroman Directing Award, an NEA/TCG Directors Grant and NYTW Casting/Directing Fellowship.

Christopher Windom

Broadway: PIPPIN (Drama League Fellow Assistant Director). National Tour: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (Associate Director). Off-Broadway: THE COMEDY OF ERRORS, PERICLES: PRINCE OF TYRE (Movement Director, Public Theater Mobile Shakespeare Unit), STANDARD TIME (Associate Director, Duke 42), CENTRAL AVENUE BREAKDOWN (Director/Choreographer, NYMF, Excellence Award for Choreography). Regional: MELANCHOLY PLAY (Choreographer, Trinity Repertory Company), KID VICTORY (Choreographer, Signature Theatre), LES MISÉRABLES (Choreographer, Dallas Theater Center), A CHRISTMAS CAROL (Director/Choreographer, Trinity Repertory Company), RAGTIME, DESSA ROSE, and CROWNS (Choreographer, Dean Goodman Choice Award for Best Choreography for RAGTIME, TheatreWorks), MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (Choreographer, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre). Performance Credits: FOSSE and DAMN YANKEES starring Jerry Lewis. MFA, Brown/Trinity Rep. BFA, Webster University. Drama League Fellow. www.ChristopherWindom.com

Clint Ramos

Broadway: sets and/or costumes for SUNDAY AT THE PARK WITH GEORGE, IN TRANSIT, ECLIPSED, VIOLET< THE ELEPHANT MAN (also West End). 2016 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play, an OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence in Design, Helen Hayes Award, 3 Lucille Lortel Awards, 2 ATW Henry Hewes Awards and TDF Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. Over a hundred NY, Regional and International set and costume design credits. Upcoming: JOAN OF ARC: INTO THE FIRE by David Byrne (Public Theater), west coast tours of ECLIPSED, and HERE LIES LOVE and SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION on Broadway. clintramos.com

Jacob A. Climer

UNCOMMON SENSE (Tectonic Theater Project); FONDLY COLLETTE RICHLAND (ERS/NYTW); INFORMED CONSENT (Primary Stages); MELANCHOLY PLAY (Trinity Rep.); LES MISÉRABLES (Dallas Theater Center); ARGUENDO (ERS/Public Theater); ARIADNE AUF NAXOS (Opera Philadelphia); SOCIAL SECURITY (Bushwick Starr); LA TRAVIATA (Boston Lyric Opera). Scenic/Costume Design: ORFEÉ (Des Moines Metro Opera); ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO (Des Moines Metro Opera/Kentucky Opera/Atlanta Opera); RINALDO (Portland Opera); HAMLET, TAMING OF THE SHREW, and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (Shakespeare Festival of Dallas); HATFUL OF RAIN (Strasberg Institute/Warsaw's ITSELF Festival of Dallas); THE RISE OF FALL OF ANNIE HALL (Martha's Vineyard Playhouse). MFA: Carnegie Mellon University; BFA: University of Evansville. www.jaclimer.com

David Weiner

Vineyard: CHECKERS, THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY, THE PIANO TEACHER, STOPPING TRAFFIC, WHERE DO WE LIVE. Broadway: STEPHEN KING'S MISERY, ROMEO & JULIET, DEAD ACCOUNTS, GRACE, GODSPELL, THE NORMAL HEART, REASONS TO BE PRETTY, BUTLEY, BETRAYAL, THE REAL THING. Off-Broadway: Recently THE BABYLON LINE at Lincoln Center and PLENTY at The Public. Over 50 productions at MCC, MTC, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, The Public, NYTW, Theater for a New Audience, Atlantic. Regional: The LaJolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Center Theatre Group, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Guthrie, The Alley, McCarter, Huntington, ART, Williamstown, Berkeley Rep. Awards: 2016 Lucille Lortel Award (GUARDS AT THE TAJ), 2012 Lucille Lortel Award (THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY), 2011 Drama Desk nomination (SMALL FIRE), 2005 Lucille Lortel Award (RODNEY'S WIFE). Upcoming: THE PRICE at The Roundabout Theatre Company. www.DavidWeinerDesign.com

Rick Sordelet & Christian Kelly-Sordelet

Creators of Sordelet Inc., a stage combat company with over 30 years of action movement experience. 72 Broadway productions from BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to SUNSET BOULEVARD. 52 productions worldwide including: BEN HUR LIVE in Rome and European Tour. Dozens of opera productions at The Met, The Royal Opera House, La Scalla and Santa Fe Opera. Films: The Game Plan, Dan in Real Life, Brave New Jersey, LIV. Stunt Coordinators for “Kevin Can Wait” (CBS) and “Guiding Light” (12 years). Instructors at Yale School of Drama, CUNY Harlem, HB. Recipient of the Lucille Lortel’s Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence and the Jeff Award for Best Fight Direction for ROMEO AND JULIET at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Upcoming feature film: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, directed by Bryan Singer. www.sordeletink.com

Jesse Kissel

Broadway: THE VISIT, LEAP OF FAITH, SPIDERMAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, Cirque Du Soleil’s PARAMOUR, BRIGHT STAR, RAGTIME (Avery Fisher Hall 15th Anniversary Concert). National/International Tour: CHICAGO. Regional: KID VICTORY (Signature Theatre, DC), THE VISIT (Williamstown Theatre Festival), THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS (Center Theatre Group, LA), TITANIC, CATS (MUNY). Cabaret: TOVAH: OUT OF HER MIND (Tovah Feldshuh), LOOK FOR ME IN THE SONGS WITH AARON LAZAR (The Kennedy Center, Birdland, 54 Below, and Joe’s Pub) Symphonic work: The Boston Pops; Naples Philharmonic. BFA, Boston Conservatory; MM, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Orchestral Conducting.

Michael Starobin

FREAKY FRIDAY, FALSETTOS, FIRST DAUGHTER SUITE, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, KID VICTORY, IF/THEN, ANNIE, DOGFIGHT, LEAP OF FAITH, QUEEN OF THE MIST, PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM, NEXT TO NORMAL (Tony Award), GLORIOUS ONES, GRINCH, ADRIFT IN MACAO, BERNARDA ALBA, SPELLING BEE, ASSASSINS (Tony Award), TOM SAWYER, A NEW BRAIN, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, HELLO AGAIN, GUYS & DOLLS (1992), MY FAVORITE YEAR, IN TROUSERS, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, CLOSER THAN EVER, LEGS DIAMOND, ROMANCE ROMANCE, CARRIE, BIRDS OF PARADISE, RAGS, THREE GUYS NAKED, VON RICHTOFEN.

Chris Dieman

Chris is a composer and performer whose multidisciplinary expertise has brought him into different sectors of the theater world. He works as John Kander’s music associate on his most recent work with Greg Pierce (THE LANDING, KID VICTORY, THE ENCHANTED), and continues to collaborate with them closely as they develop more incredible musicals. Chris is Artist In Residence for The Live Source Theatre Group (AS I LAY DYING, THE INCREDIBLE FOX SISTERS), and a creative associate for Hemisphere Two Entertainment (GREEN ACRES THE MUSICAL). BFA Tisch/NYU. chrisdieman.com.

Diane DiVita

Broadway: ECLIPSED directed by Liesl Tommy, OUR MOTHER'S BRIEF AFFAIR, AIRLINE HIGHWAY directed by Joe Mantello, THE ELEPHANT MAN with Bradley Cooper, THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL, LOMBARDI directed by Thomas Kail, HAMLET with Jude Law, IMPRESSIONISM, THE COAST OF UTOPIA, ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, KING HEDLEY II, BROKEN GLASS, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, DREAM, DROWNING CROW, HOW TO SUCCEED….with Matthew Broderick. Off-Broadway: ECLIPSED and TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS at the Public Theater, Manhattan Theater Club, and Second Stage Theater. Currently teaches at Yale School of Drama and Columbia University.

Samantha Shoffner

Broadway: THE PRICE, FALSETTOS, NOISES OFF, CHINA DOLL, LIVING ON LOVE (Associate). Props Artisan/Swing Coordinator: FIDDLER..., AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (+tour), ON YOUR FEET, THE KING AND I, REALISTIC JONESES, NICE WORK...GET IT, STREETCAR... Projections: THE MOUNTAINTOP. West End: HAIRSPRAY (Maintenance/ASM). Recent Off Broadway: RIDE THE CYCLONE (MCC), ALLIGATOR, MACBETH (CTH), A BETTER PLACE (The Duke), FAMILIAR (Playwrights Horizons), SOJOURNERS, SONGBIRD, TRAVELS...AUNT (KEEN), SEAWIFE. Regional: MUSIC BOX CHRISTMAS (Hersheypark), MACBETH, AS YOU LIKE IT (HVSF), COMPANY, ON GOLDEN POND, 25TH...SPELLING BEE (Bucks County). Production Design: Marvel Webseries, “Kiddush Club” Pilot, Greg Holden “Boys in the Street.” BFA Theatre Design, Penn State University. www.smartsetsbysam.com.

DR Theatrical Management

(General Management) is proud of its association with The Vineyard over the past six seasons. Current/upcoming productions include: GLORIA: A LIFE; NYTF’s FIDDLER ON THE ROOF; New Dramatists 70th Annual Spring Luncheon. National Tours/Regional Productions: HAVANA MUSIC HALL (Miami, FL). Past Productions include: INDECENT (Broadway); LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE; IN & OF ITSELF, ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS…; WIESENTHAL; VITALY; BUYER & CELLAR; THE TEMPERMENTALS; ERNEST SHACKLETON…; THE WOODSMAN; MY NAME IS ASHER LEV; TRACES; Vineyard Theatre’s HARRY CLARKE, THE BEAST IN THE JUNGLE, GLORIA; The New Group’s THE SPOILS, RASHEEDA SPEAKING, STICKS AND BONES. DRTheatrical.com.