Melissa Firlit (DIRECTOR) Melissa Firlit is a director and choreographer with a focus on new works. Best known for physically inventive staging, she employs theatrical space in adventurous and unforgettable ways, turning“complex work into a clear, well-paced and intense performance.” As the Associate Artistic Director of the Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts, she has been a vital part of improving the quality of stagecraft in the Southwestern United States. In addition to her work as a director, she is a renowned teaching artist. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in directing from Rutgers University and is an associate member of SDC.
Craig MacArthur (THOMAS MAGILL)
New York based teaching artist. Recent credits include: (Im)Pulse (Seattle Repertory),The Big Uncut Flick (Theatre Row), A Few Good Men at the (Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts). Craig is a certified Fitzmaurice Voicework instructor and has taught in the MFA/BFA Acting program at Rutgers, NYU, AMDA and is currently on faculty teaching Knight Thompson speech-work at HB Studio. MFA in Acting Rutgers University. Craig is very grateful be reprising the role of Thomas Magill. Special thanks to Helena Walsh and Andrea Ainsworth for all of their time, help and confidence.
New York based teaching artist. Recent credits include: (Im)Pulse (Seattle Repertory),The Big Uncut Flick (Theatre Row), A Few Good Men at the (Pagosa Springs Center for the Arts). Craig is a certified Fitzmaurice Voicework instructor and has taught in the MFA/BFA Acting program at Rutgers, NYU, AMDA and is currently on faculty teaching Knight Thompson speech-work at HB Studio. MFA in Acting Rutgers University. Craig is very grateful be reprising the role of Thomas Magill. Special thanks to Helena Walsh and Andrea Ainsworth for all of their time, help and confidence.
Elaine Wong (LIGHTING DESIGNER) Lighting designer Elaine Wong is on the forefront of post-incandescent lighting with the unique ability to exploit older lighting systems and push the envelope in modern design using the latest in LED technology. A designer for theatre,
opera, dance, and music, she creates impressionistic work that transports performers and viewers alike. Her influences include Natasha Katz and ML Geiger. Elaine is a teaching artist based at Montclair University where she is a master electrician and draftswoman. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.
opera, dance, and music, she creates impressionistic work that transports performers and viewers alike. Her influences include Natasha Katz and ML Geiger. Elaine is a teaching artist based at Montclair University where she is a master electrician and draftswoman. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Rutgers University.
Matt Bittner (ORIGINAL MUSIC / SOUND DESIGN) As a composer and sound designer Matthew Bittner sources and layers individual sounds to weave intricate soundscapes. This detail oriented work is vital to enhancing the experience of both actors and audiences. His designs have been featured nationally in theatre and film. As an actor, Matthew has performed regionally and on Broadway. Recently he was seen co-starring in Present Laughter with Kevin Klein. He is currently in the Broadway national tour for School of Rock.
Stefanie Genda (COSTUME DESIGN) Theater: To Kill a Mockingbird, Twelve Angry Men, Clybourne Park (Florida Repertory Theater), Kiss Me Kate, My Fair Lady, Yeoman of the Guard (Ohio Light Opera), Crossing Swords, Marry Harry, tick, Tick...BOOM! (American Theatre Group) The Pavilion (Mile Square Theater), Othello (American Shakespeare Center) Sweethearts (Light Opera of New York ). Stefanie is also the Assistant Costume Supervisor for Manhattan Theatre Club and has worked at Lincoln Center Theater, The Public, and MCC Theater.
Andrea Ainsworth (Voice Director) Andrea Ainsworth has been the Voice Director of the Internationally renowned
Abbey Theatre since 1995, working closely with both Irish and international directors on all productions in the Abbey and Peacock theatres. She has taught in drama schools in London and helped develop the professional actor-training programme in the School of Drama, Trinity College Dublin. She has worked with most of the independent theatre companies in Ireland and also coaches actors for film and TV. She is currently working on Hamlet in the Gate theatre, Dublin.
Abbey Theatre since 1995, working closely with both Irish and international directors on all productions in the Abbey and Peacock theatres. She has taught in drama schools in London and helped develop the professional actor-training programme in the School of Drama, Trinity College Dublin. She has worked with most of the independent theatre companies in Ireland and also coaches actors for film and TV. She is currently working on Hamlet in the Gate theatre, Dublin.
Michael Walker (Associate Producer) Michael Thomas Walker currently teaches acting, voice, and speech at the University of Montevallo. He is originally from Huntsville, AL. After graduating from the University of Alabama with a BA in Theatre, he moved to New York City where he has performed with The New Light Theater Project, The Weasel Festival, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Guerrilla Theater, Boomerang Theater Company, and the national tours of Hairspray playing Edna Turnblad and Seussical the Musical as Horton the Elephant. Michael is a graduate from the Rutgers MFA Acting program where he studied the Meisner Technique with Deborah Hedwall.
Michael was a finalist for the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony Playwriting Residency and is a recipient of the Wildacres Playwriting Residency. His interview based solo show, BUBBA, received the Best Variety Show Award in the United Solo Festival, Best Solo Performance Award for the Planet Connections Festival and was recently performed on NPR’s Tales From The South. His film and television appearances include Boardwalk Empire, Dirty Little Secret, Now That’s Cute, and Non-Stop.
He is currently working on a devised theater piece about the death of Michael Brown and the Black Lives Matter movement for the National Performance Network which will be performed at the Black Rep of St. Louis and 651 Arts of Brooklyn, NY.
He is a member of Southeastern Theatre Conference, Voice and Speech Teachers Association, Screen Actors Guild, and Actors Equity Association.
Michael was a finalist for the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony Playwriting Residency and is a recipient of the Wildacres Playwriting Residency. His interview based solo show, BUBBA, received the Best Variety Show Award in the United Solo Festival, Best Solo Performance Award for the Planet Connections Festival and was recently performed on NPR’s Tales From The South. His film and television appearances include Boardwalk Empire, Dirty Little Secret, Now That’s Cute, and Non-Stop.
He is currently working on a devised theater piece about the death of Michael Brown and the Black Lives Matter movement for the National Performance Network which will be performed at the Black Rep of St. Louis and 651 Arts of Brooklyn, NY.
He is a member of Southeastern Theatre Conference, Voice and Speech Teachers Association, Screen Actors Guild, and Actors Equity Association.
Kelly Johnston (Associate Producer; Reign or Shine Productions) After getting his Bachelor’s degree at UNC at Chapel Hill in Theatre and his Master’s degree in Directing at the California Institute of the Arts, Kelly now works as a freelance director, nationally and internationally, as well as in New York City. Prior to teaming up with Matthew, he co-founded and ran two different critically-acclaimed theatre companies: Sirius Theatre in Los Angeles and the Arizona Shakespeare Festival, where he was the Artistic Director for its first twelve seasons. He moved to New York for the love of his life, Ms. Leslie Ann Kent. He has two amazingly wonderful daughters, Laurel and Kristy; shares an apartment with Ms. Kent and two cats, Annabelle the Pig the Cat and Jackie the Very Strange; and is inordinately fond of pie. He is a proud Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, a co-founder of Reign or Shine Productions, a founder of Directors Discuss, an Associate Artist of the Arizona Shakespeare Festival, and a Resident Director for Magis Theater.
Matthew Klein (Associate Producer; Reign or Shine Productions) Matthew Klein, is a New York based playwright and producer. Matthew received the Lipkin Award while earning his MFA in Theatre at Sarah Lawrence College. Matthew then moved on to be the Artistic Associate for Off-Broadway company The New Group (Avenue Q) working directly under Tony and Obie winning director Scott Elliott. Matthew's been produced for pieces he's written and directed throughout the country and Canada, along with being a company member for Six Part Productions and a partner in Reign or Shine Productions, both based in NYC. Matthew's recent work, DEAD FOR A DUCAT, a film noir adaptation of Hamlet, received a workshop production at Shetler Studios in New York last spring and his time traveling romantic comedy, STRINGS, ATTACHED, received a reading at The TAI Group last summer.
Enda Walsh (PLAYWRIGHT) shot to fame when he won both the George Devine Award and the Stewart Parker Award in 1997 with his play Disco Pigs. In 2007 and 2008 Enda won Fringe First Awards at two consecutive Edinburgh Festivals for his plays The Walworth Farce and The New Electric Ballroom. The former led the Guardian to name him "one of the most dazzling wordsmiths of contemporary theatre." Since his initial success as a playwright, Enda has gone on to write for the screen. His 2008 biopic, Hunger, told the story of the final days of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands and won a host of awards, including the Camera d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Heartbeat Award at the Dinard International Film Festival. It was nominated for seven BIFAs (including Best Screenplay), six British Film and Television Awards (including Best Screenplay and Best Independent Film) and BAFTA's Outstanding British Film Award 2009. He has since adapted his stage play,Chatroom, for the big screen.
Special Thanks (Donors and Sponsors of our 2017 international tour)
Resolve production's and Reign or Shine's International Tour is being made possible in part through the generous support of the following individuals:
Resolve production's and Reign or Shine's International Tour is being made possible in part through the generous support of the following individuals:
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Special Thanks (in no particular order) for your support in creating the touring production of Misterman. The support of the following generous donors is what created the touring production that currently exists today.
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