Cast and Crew : |
DENIS WOYCHUK (Playwright) is the writer and lyricist of this new children’s musical, based on his two beloved picture books, Mimi & Gustav in The Other Side Of The Wall, a funny story of how two very different individuals come to love and respect each other, and Mimi & Gustav in Pirates!, a thrilling adventure on the high seas. His last show, Attorney for the Damned, a rock musical based on a book he’d written of the same name, was lauded by The New York Times as “Maybe what musical theater, at its best, can still be.” |
STEVE BRENNAN (Director) has worked as a circus clown, book editor and author, teacher, cabaret artist, actor, director, playwright and sheepherder. He was a founding member of the resident acting company at the Perry Street Theatre in NYC where he appeared in over fifty productions, and directed the Experimental Unit for over ten years. Other New York acting credits include work with the New York Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theater, The Actors Studio, Ubu Rep, Theatre of the Open Eye, John Houseman Studio Theater and The Harold Clurman Theater Company.His TV and film credits are numerous and include the short film “la dolce Gilda” for the original Saturday Night Live. He also acted in London’s fringe theatre for a spell and was a circus clown for two seasons with Circus Vargas. His published works include fifteen anthologies including The Greatest Circus Stories Ever Told, Classic Adventure Stories, The Gigantic Book of Pirate Stories, The Adventurous Boy’s Guide, The Adventurous Girl’s Guide, The Greatest Cowboy Stories Ever Told, and Hit The Nerve / New Voices of the American Theater. His last directing assignment for the Kraine Theater was the acclaimed 2008 production of Attorney For The Damned about which the New York Times said “Maybe what musical theater, at its best, can still be.”He is now a playwright and director with the Kaufman Center on the Upper West Side, where he has written and directed (over twenty plays for young people) for the Merkin Concert Hall stage. |
CAITLIN RODGERS (Music Director) is a singer-songwriter currently residing in Brooklyn, NY. She writes a groove- based variety of folk music that combines thoughtful lyrics with innovative beats. Hailing from Boston, where she studied at Berklee College of Music, Caitlin has performed in many clubs across the Northeast. Audiences enjoy her presence on stage. In addition to her performing group, Caitlin teaches and writes music for children. |
Diana Byrne (Creative Development/Choreography) is thrilled to be part of the team who brings life to MImi and Gustav, in this new children's musical. NYC acting credits include the WestVillage Fragments and the East Village Fragments where she played Mary in The Mulberry Bush, for the OBIE award winning Peculiar Works Project, and last fall in the Candelight Ghost Tours of "Manhattan's Most Haunted House" at the Merchant's House Museum. Most recently she appeared in "Me and My Girl" (ensemble, lampost girl, ancestor) and ZDC's Beauty and The Beast. Over the years she has danced in several shows including Kids Kaberet, Wllie Wonka, Annie, Cinderella, The Joy of Movement, and Broadway Bound. She holds a degree in Early Childhood Education and teaches dance and storybook theater classes for children. She would like to thank Denis, Steve, and Caitlin, for this amazing opportunity!! |
SAM GORDON (Lighting Design) is a free lance lighting designer and technician. Sam’s recent projects include GUTZ, Heterosexuals, Get Rich Cheating, The Last Five Years, If My Heart Were Enough, and Six Seconds in Charlack. When not in the theater Sam can be found figure skating in his non existent free time or playing with ducks and geese. Education: BFA in Theatre: Production/Design, Montclair State University. |
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Michael Goldlist is originally from Toronto, Canada, Michael recently graduated from the New School for Drama with an MFA. Some favourite roles include Orsino in Twelfth Night and Berowne in Loves Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare in the Valley, NH), Peter Kurten in Normal and Clarence in Richard III (New School Drama), Caldwell B Cladwell in Urintown and Mengo in Fuente Ovejuna (DalTheatre, Halifax). He has been featured in several short films including Joan & Jonas and Bloor Street Cinema (Massive Travesty, Toronto). Thank you Andi for… well you know… everything. |
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Chris Krenning is a native of Marine Illinois and the oldest of seven children. He recently graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, here, in New York City. This past summer he made his Off-Broadway debut in Yearbook: The High School Musical and got great reviews. Since then he’s been auditioning and living the “American dream”. He’s having so much fun with Mimi and Gustav already and can’t wait to see the end product!
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Victoria Pace hails from Eden, New York and is a recent graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA, NYC). Some past and favorite roles are Adelaide (Guys and Dolls) and Marty (Grease). Vicki made her NYC debut as a featured soloist with Forecast Productions last May in Broadway at Harlem Meer. Thrilled to be a part of the development of Mimi and Gustav, she looks forward to the journey of this new work. |
