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JEREMY ALDRIDGE Direction of a Musical, LOUIS & KEELY: LIVE AT THE SAHARA Jeremy is a graduate of the acting/directing program at SUNY Oswego. Upon the stage, he most recently directed The Boys Next Door at the Santa Clarita Reparatory Theatre, winning SCOTT Awards for Best Production and Outstanding Achievement in Directing. Previously, he was honored to direct the World Premiere of Fragments by John J. Garrett (L.A. Weekly Critic's Pick), the world premiere of Temporary Blues by Deanna Raphael, Christopher Durang's plays The Actors Nightmare, Wanda's Visit and The Nature and Purpose of the Universe (BSW Critic's Pick), Marla's Devotion by Linda Eisenstein (Frontierfest Selection, Austin Texas) and Reckless by Craig Lucas. For his work On Reckless, Jeremy earned an American Theatre College Festival Certificate of Merit. Jeremy also recently produced and directed his first short film, entitled Alter Ego, which received a screening at the Los Angeles International Film Festival this year. |
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KATHLEEN CHALFANT Lead Actress in a Play, RED DOG HOWLS Broadway: Bloomer Girl, Angels in America, Racing Demon, Dance With Me, and M. Butterfly. Off-Broadway: Vita and Virginia at the Zipper Factory; Dead Man s Cell Phone at Playwrights Horizons; A Hard Heart at Epic Theatre Ensemble; Stories Left to Tell at The Minetta Lane Theatre; Guantanamo at the Culture Project. Regional Theater: PASSION PLAY at the Yale Rep, THE RED DOG HOWLS at El Portal Theatre Los Angeles, Berkeley Rep, Long Wharf Theatre, Hartford Stage Company, Mark Taper Forum, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Sundance Playwrights Lab and others. Film: Duplicity, The Last New Yorker, Bob Roberts, A Price Above Rubies, Company Man, Kinsey. TV: Book of Daniel , The Laramie Project , A Death in the Family , Law & Order , Storm of the Century , Spin City , LA Law , One Life to Live . Awards: 1996 OBIE Award for Sustained Excellence of Performance. 1998 Connecticut Critics Circle Award (Wit). 2000 Ovation, Garland, and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle awards for WIT. Drama League and Sidney Kingsley Awards for body of work. She is a founding member of the Women s Project and sits on the board of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. She is an advisor to Theaters Against War. |
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ANN CLOSS-FARLEY Costume Design Large Theatre, NORMAN S ARK ANN CLOSS-FARLEY (Costume/ Hair/ Makeup Designer) is a Los Angeles Designer. Her recent credits include: Disney's TOY STORY: THE MUSICAL, NORMAN'S ARK, WINTER WONDERETTES, OLEARY,HEDWIG and THE ANGRY INCH, MENOPAUSE:THE MUSICAL, JEWTOPIA, 99 CENT ONLY SHOWS,THREE PENNY OPERA, BATBOY: THE MUSICAL, WHEN TIGERS SMOKED LONG PIPES, ECHO'S HAMMER,MEPHISTO, THE SEAGULL, EXONERATED, and many many and more. She loves Los Angeles Theater and thanks everyone who helps her make the magic happen. |
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ERIK PATTERSON Playwriting of an Original Play, HE ASKED FOR IT Erik Patterson's plays include TONSEISHA; YELLOW FLESH/ALABASTER ROSE (winner, Backstage West Garland Award, Best Play); RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT (2004 Ovation Award nomination, World Premiere Play); HE ASKED FOR IT; and SICK. His plays have been produced by Theatre of NOTE, Evidence Room, and The Actors' Gang, and developed through the Lark Play Development Center, Moving Arts, Black Dahlia, Playwright's Arena, The Blank, Naked Angels, and the Mark Taper Forum. Erik's plays delve deeply into the complexities of human relationships, revealing our flaws with brutal honesty and unexpected humor. In addition to theater, Erik has also written for a variety of television shows, including The Zula Patrol, World Poker Tour, and Balderdash. With Jessica Scott, he wrote the recently released film, ANOTHER CINDERELLA STORY, a romantic teen dance comedy, starring Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, and Jane Lynch. Erik is a graduate of Occidental College and the British American Drama Academy. |
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BRADLEY RAPIER Choreography, CITY KID THE MUSICAL Bradley was born and raised in Canada. After taking first place at the Canadian Talent Search, he ventured to the US taking top honors in both Los Angeles and New York at the IMTA Talent Awards. Soon after making Los Angeles his home he was nominated for a prestigious American Choreography Award. Bradley's resume includes choreography and/or performances for, Queen Latifah, Miley Cyrus, Brian McKnight, Diana Ross, Alanis Morissette, Fat Boy Slim, Days of our Lives, The Wayne Brady Show, My Wife & Kids, The Image Awards, and The TVLand Awards, with commercials for McDonalds, Sony, Wrigley's, and Skechers. Bradley choreographed City Kid - The Musical and was honored with a 2008 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Choreography. Founder of The Groovaloos, Bradley is co-creator and director of choreography for GROOVALOO, the groups powerful theatrical stage show. A 2009 national tour is currently in the works. |
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CATHY RIGBY Featured Actor in a Musical, LI L ABNER CATHY earned a Tony nomination when she starred in the 35th Anniversary production of Peter Pan on Broadway. Subsequently, her multiple talents have been lauded on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre as the Cat-In-The-Hat in Seussical the Musical. Other National and Regional tours include Annie Get Your Gun, Meet Me In St. Louis, South Pacific, Paint Your Wagon, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Most recently Cathy Starred in AR Gurneys Silvia, to rave reviews. At the La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts. Rigby s television movie credits include the Perfect Body, Hard To Read, The Great Wallendas, Triathlon, and the Emmy-nominated Peter Pan for A&E. A two-time Olympic gymnast, Cathy Rigby is the first American woman to win a medal in the World Gymnastics Competition and holds 12 international medals, eight of them gold. Cathy worked with ABC as a gymnastic commentator for 18 years. Cathy and her husband, Tom McCoy are Executive Producers of the McCoy Rigby Entertainment Series at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. Cathy and Tom also own and operate the McCoy Rigby Dance Academy in Yorba Linda, California with the goal of bringing the joy of dance and performing to over 500 students. |
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RANDY ROGEL Featured Actor in a Musical, SINGIN IN THE RAIN Randy has won three Emmy awards (nominated for ten), a rare and prestigious Peabody award, and two Annie awards as a writer and composer in television. He served under contract at the Warner Bros studio for nine years, writing on Batman and several television series for Steven Spielberg. From there he went to the Disney studios where he has written songs and scripts for numerous television shows and animated movies. Randy s new musical, The Gypsy King, was selected by the National Alliance of Musical Theatres (NAMT) as one of its eight new musicals for 2007. It is slated for a full production in Seattle. As an actor, Randy has played lead roles in Me and My Girl, Singin in the Rain, George M!, Sugar, Zorro, Whoopee!, and has performed in major theaters all over the country. He played the lead role in the Goodspeed Theater s revival of their Broadway production of Very Good Eddie, for which he won the Connecticut Critics Circle award for Best Actor. Randy is a West Point graduate with ten years service in the combat arms. He received a B.S. in Engineering from the Academy and a Masters Degree in International Relations from Boston University. |
