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ANNIE TORSIGLIERI - Anne has been seen on Broadway in Top
Girls, Parade, Blood Brothers and Miss Saigon as well as in the National Tour of Les Misérables as Fantine. Off-Broadway and regionally she's performed at Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY Stage and Film, Williamstown Theatre Festival, McCarter Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, The Huntington, The Eugene O’Neill Theatre Festival, Sundance Theatre Lab, Great Lakes Theatre Festival, Cleveland Playhouse, Northern Stage and others. She is the recipient of Back Stage West/Drama Logue and Garland Awards for her performance as Catherine Sloper in The Heiress (Berkeley Rep) and the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance as the titular role in The Drowsy Chaperone. TV and film include “Law & Order”, “Kidnapped”, “Gossip Girl” and the award winning “Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa.” Recent performances include Shakespeare's Falstaff in The Death of Kings, Rose in Gypsy, Donna in Mamma Mia, and Emma in Stupid F*ing Bird (Santa Barbara Independent Award for "Outstanding Actor".) Her autobiographical play "A" TRAIN was awarded "Best Production" at the United Solo Festival in 2017. It has also been performed at The Los Angeles Skirball Center and at Playmakers Rep in NC. Anne is an Associate Professor in the Dept. of Theater and Dance at UCSB. She is a graduate of Princeton University and The Juilliard School.
BRAD CARROLL - Composer
Brad Carroll is a recognized regional theatre director, music director, and composer whose work has taken him all over the world. He is the composer of Lend Me A Tenor, The Musical, (Gielgud Theatre, London, 2011), Christmas is Here Again (in association with Renegade Animation and PCPA Theaterfest. Other produced works include Amelia Lost (librettist); A Christmas Carol: On The Air (composer/co-author); Cio Cio San (composer/arranger); Christmas Is… A Musical Memory. Such prestigious ensembles as the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops have performed Brad’s musical arrangements and orchestrations. He is currently Resident Artist/Artistic Associate for the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) in Santa Maria, CA.
Brad Carroll is a recognized regional theatre director, music director, and composer whose work has taken him all over the world. He is the composer of Lend Me A Tenor, The Musical, (Gielgud Theatre, London, 2011), Christmas is Here Again (in association with Renegade Animation and PCPA Theaterfest. Other produced works include Amelia Lost (librettist); A Christmas Carol: On The Air (composer/co-author); Cio Cio San (composer/arranger); Christmas Is… A Musical Memory. Such prestigious ensembles as the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops have performed Brad’s musical arrangements and orchestrations. He is currently Resident Artist/Artistic Associate for the Pacific Conservatory Theatre (PCPA) in Santa Maria, CA.
RISA BRAININ - Director
Risa Brainin is an award-winning director and the Founder/Artistic Director of the groundbreaking new play development program LAUNCH PAD at UC Santa Barbara. She served as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Associate Artistic Director at Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Resident Director at the Guthrie Theater. Directorial credits include plays at Syracuse Stage, Denver Center Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Great Lakes Theater, Portland Stage Company, American Players Theatre and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Brainin is a graduate of the Carnegie-Mellon Drama Program.
www.risabrainin.com
Risa Brainin is an award-winning director and the Founder/Artistic Director of the groundbreaking new play development program LAUNCH PAD at UC Santa Barbara. She served as Artistic Director of Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Associate Artistic Director at Kansas City Repertory Theatre and Indiana Repertory Theatre, and Resident Director at the Guthrie Theater. Directorial credits include plays at Syracuse Stage, Denver Center Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Great Lakes Theater, Portland Stage Company, American Players Theatre and Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. Brainin is a graduate of the Carnegie-Mellon Drama Program.
www.risabrainin.com
MICHAEL KLAERS - Production Designer
Regional credits include Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Guthrie Theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Syracuse Stage, and Indiana Repertory Theatre. Klaers is the lighting designer and production manager for the hit show Triple Espresso which has played in over 60 cities in the US, Canada and Europe.
Regional credits include Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Idaho Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Guthrie Theater, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, Syracuse Stage, and Indiana Repertory Theatre. Klaers is the lighting designer and production manager for the hit show Triple Espresso which has played in over 60 cities in the US, Canada and Europe.
KERI BOWERS - Keri is a long-time autism advocate, filmmaker, speaker, writer, and program designer/facilitator. Co-founder of The Art of Autism; owner of Normal Films. Keri is a featured writer for Autism Asperger’s Digest Magazine. Keri and The Art of Autism are honored to feature the works of AoA collaborating artists in the “A” Train. The Art of Autism is an international non-profit resource for autistic artists, poets, bloggers and other creatives.
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