Jeremy Desmon (Composer/Co-lyricist)

Jeremy Desmon (music & lyrics) received the prestigious 2007 Kleban Award for Excellence, the largest prize available for musical theatre writers. A recent Jonathan Larson Fellow at the Dramatists Guild of America, Jeremy is a graduate of Stanford University (BA) and NYU (MFA). Productions include: THE GIRL IN THE FRAME, seen around the world (including productions in London, Boston, Buffalo, Glens Falls, Goodspeed Musicals and the NAMT Festival of New Musicals); I SEE LONDON, I SEE FRANCE (THE UNDERWEAR MUSICAL) with development at Goodspeed Musicals and The Hartt School of Music; IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE & OTHER STORYBOOKS, a pint-sized adaptation of the children's classic seen off Broadway, currently on tour with TheatreworksUSA. Other musicals include IT'S NOT YOU... IT'S ME and CABIN PRESSURE. Jeremy lives in Manhattan right around the corner from a Starbucks.

Vid Guerrerio (Bookwriter/Co-lyricist)

Vid Guerrerio received an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from NYU's Tisch School and a BA from Dartmouth College in Music Composition and Vocal Performance. He wrote the book and co-wrote lyrics for I See London, I See France (The Underwear Musical), which was developed in workshops at Goodspeed and the Hartt School of Music, and was performed as an invited show during the 2007 New York Musical Theater Festival. Along with co-lyricist and composer Jeremy Desmon, he also wrote book and lyrics St. Lou, a full-length original musical developed at the Tisch School, as well as contributing materials to The Girl in the Frame, which has been performed in Boston, Chicago, Richmond, Buffalo, and London, and was featured in the 2004 NAMT festival. Other works include an operatic adaptation of The Yellow Wallpaper (music by SoHee Youn) and over two dozen cabaret songs which have been presented in the revues Someone Else's Life, and Hit by a bus, and other love songs in New Hampshire, Boston, Los Angeles, and in Santa Fe with members of the Apprentice Singer Program of the Santa Fe Opera. Vid has also written a novel, The Tragedy of Bert, and lives in Los Angeles.

Jeremy Dobrish (Director)

Off-Broadway: Drift (NYMF), Spain (SPF), In The Wings (Promenade), The Joys Of Sex (Variety Arts), The Tutor (York), Class Mothers '68 (Drama Desk nomination, best solo performance, Priscilla Lopez), The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Century). Regional: Sleuth (Hangar), The Girl In The Frame (Goodspeed), Terezin (Village). Theatreworks USA: Curious George (writer/director) and Paul Revere. Jeremy is the Artistic Director of adobe theatre company for which he has written and/or directed over twenty plays. Jeremy's plays include Notions In Motion, The Handless Maiden, Blink Of An Eye, Superpowers, Orpheus & Eurydice and Eight Days (Backwards) which was produced by the Vineyard Theatre (dir. Mark Brokaw).

Warren Adams (Choreographer)

Born and raised in South Africa, Warren Adams won the Linbury/Mandela scholarship to study at the Rambert Ballet in London. A graduate of Brunel University in England and winner of the Rudolf Nureyev Award, he has been nominated for the FNB Vita Award for Best Choreographer. Adams recently choreographed The 2007 SummerScape production of THE DWARF at the Fisher Center and THE AUDACIOUS ONE for Ballet Met. His other theater work includes LIFE IS A DREAM (South Coast Rep), CAMILLE (Fisher Center), WORLD DRUMMERS (Hong Kong Disney), DREAMING WHITE CITY (Salomon Arts/Tribeca), and was the associate choreographer, for the FESTIVAL OF THE LION KING (Hong Kong Disney). He was assistant choreographer for the film BEWITCHED, starring Nicole Kidman. His television work includes WINDRUSH GALA and the documentary SPORTSBANK, both for The BBC, and TOP BILLING for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. His ballets and modern works include WORLDS APART, A BIT OF BACH (Ballet Theatre Afrikan), CORNERED (Phoenix Dance Company), and ORGANIZED CHAOS and THE DEER (Rambert School of Ballet). His upcoming productions include TOY STORY the Musical for Disney.

Iresol Cardona (Assistant Choreographer)

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Jana Zielonka (Musical Director)

Bernie Anderson, Jr. (Orchestrator)

Orchestrator: THE GIRL IN THE FRAME (Goodspeed Opera House, Adirondack Theatre Festival), TRIPLETS starring R&B legend Ruth Brown (MSU Theatrefest). Additional Orchestrations: THE SOUND OF MUSIC, LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, BARNUM (MSU Theatrefest). Composer: SLAPSTICK, WASHINGTON BUZZ. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Bernie worked as orchestration assistant to Tony award winning Orchestrator Doug Besterman on such shows as SEUSSICAL, FOSEE, Menken and Rice's KING DAVID, BIG THE MUSICAL (Broadway) and THE RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. Mr. Anderson collaborated with Tony-award winner William Finn on two new songs commissioned by The New Yorker Magazine for their 75th anniversary festival. Bernie is the recipient of the ASCAP Frederick Loewe Award.

Dustin O'Neill (Scenic Designer)

Dustin O'Neill : Video Design : Wozzeck (San Diego Opera/dir. by Des McAnuff), tick, tick, Boom! (ATF/dir. by Gabriel Barre), Area of Rescue (andHow! Theater Co./dir. by Jessica Davis-Irons), The Director (Flea Theater/dir. by Jessica Davis-Irons) Set and Video Design : Bulrusher (Urban Stages/dir. by Leah Gardiner), Jekyll and Hyde : The Concert (National Tour), Kimberly Akimbo (Hudson Stage/dir. by Richard Caliban), Donna Morelli (NYS&F/ dir. by Richard Caliban). Set Design : Beautiful Souls (Springboard Theater Co./dir by Jeremy Dobrish), Spain (Summer Play Festival/dir. by Jeremy Dobrish), Drift (NYMF/dir. by Jeremy Dobrish), Wasps in Bed (dir.by Lisa Marie Meller), Blue Door (NYS&F, South Coast Rep/dir. by Leah Gardiner), Big Wyoming (NYS&F/dir. by Hal Brooks), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (San Francisco Production/dir. by Jason Eagan), The Drowsy Chaperone (Broadway/Asst. to David Gallo), A Streetcar Named Desire (Broadway/Assoc. to Robert Brill), The Good Body (Broadway/Assoc. to Robert Brill), Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus (135th Blue Unit/Assoc. to Robert Brill). Regional work at A.C.T. (San Francisco), Steppenwolf Theater Co. (Chicago), La Jolla Playhouse (San Diego), The Old Globe Theater (San Diego), Denver Center Theater Co., and The Santa Fe Opera. TV : NBC - The Today Show (Asst. Art Director).

Michael Gottlieb (Lighting Designer)

Michael Gottlieb (Lighting Design). Recent credits include Election Day (Second Stage), All the Great Books (Abridged) (Hangar), and Beautiful Souls (Theatre Row). Other recent musicals include Drift (NYMF) and The Girl in the Frame (Goodspeed). Off-Broadway: Class Mothers '68, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Maybe Baby It's You, The Last Session, and The Impostor (starring Austin Pendleton and Calista Flockhart). Opera: Die Zauberfloete (Sir Peter Hall production; Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington National Opera, with Richard Pilbrow), Blood on the Dining Room Floor. Television: Emmy Award for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games; two additional Emmy nominations; continuing work on Saturday Night Live and The Today Show. Graduate of Vassar College; member, adobe theatre company.

Brenda Abbandandolo (Costume Designer)

Brenda is thrilled to be part of The Musical Theater Festival. Design credits include, Remembrance, Keep The Change, and The Dime Show, (all with the Women's Project). Assisting credits include Young Frankenstein, Curtains (b'way). She has also assisted off b'way and film. She will begin earning her MFA from NYU in the fall where she was awarded the Dean's Fellowship in design.

Jill Duboff (Sound Designer)

Sharon Lennon (Assistant Director)

Mark Simon (Casting Director)

Sarah Goshman (Stage Manager)

Sarah Goshman is thrilled to be back at the NY Musical Theatre Festival after working as the Asst. Stage Manager on LUNCH at last year's festival. Stage management credits include: FARMTRUCKS (NY Fringe Festival, ASM), NOBODY'S HEART: The Music of Rodgers and Hart, TRYING, and INTIMATE APPAREL (Stamford Theatre Works, Assistant Stage Manager) LOW:The Diary of a Psychotic Rapper (Humana Festival and tour), NUNCRACKERS (Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts), FATHER OF THE BRIDE (Township Theatre Group), and AMADEUS (Hofstra USA). Favorite lighting designs include: THE FULL MONTY, MISS SAIGON, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, DREAMGIRLS, SWING!, AIDA, and JANE EYRE (CM Performing Arts Center), CABARET (Cultural Arts Playhouse), and ENCHANTED APRIL (Broadhollow Theatre Company). Sarah will be returning to Stamford Theatre Works this fall as their Production Stage Manager. Sarah holds a BA in English from Stony Brook University.

Eric Louie (Associate Producer)

Eric Louis has produced KINGDOM (NYMF Award for Excellence: Most Promising New Musical) and DEVIL LAND (SPF), co-produced FATHER JOY (SPF) with Lily Hung, co-conceived THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICOLOGY OF BEN FOLDS (NYMF- The Zipper and 37 Arts), company managed ANON (Atlantic Theater Company), and assisted Margo Lion and Chris Boneau/Adrian Bryan-Brown. Currently: Theater Management/Producing MFA Candidate (Columbia University), co-producing STEP(NYMF), and a NYMF associate producer.

Lily Hung (Executive Producer)

As the associate producer for Margo Lion Ltd., Lily's Broadway credits include Radio Golf, The Wedding Singer, Caroline or Change, Elaine Stritch at Liberty, and The Crucible, but the highlight of her career has been helping shepherd the Tony award-winning musical Hairspray from its infancy to its upcoming fifth anniversary on the New York stage. She also produced Harrington & Kauffman's Nharcolepsy (Gene Frankel Theatre and NY Fringe Festival), Octavio Solis' El Paso Blue (Summer Play Festival 2004), Kenny Finkle's Indoor/Outdoor (SPF 2005 and the subsequent off-Broadway incarnation at the DR2), and Sheri Wilner's Father Joy (SPF 2006). She has served as a guest lecturer in Creative Producing at the Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program since 2001 and regularly acts as a consultant on developing musical theatre projects. Lily holds an MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University.