GREASE

JUNE 25 - JULY 19: Get out your leather jackets, pull on your bobby socks and take a trip to the fabulous fifties with the original rock ‘n roll high school musical, GREASE! Bad boy Danny and good girl Sandy meet and fall in love in this all-new production featuring the irresistible songs from the Broadway show and hit movie! So get ready to hand-jive the night away with this ‘electrifyin,’ high-energy musical that will make you want to stand up and shout, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop A-wop-bam-boom!”
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SONGS INCLUDE: GREASE IS THE WORD • SUMMER NIGHTS • HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU • YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I WANT • HAND JIVE • FREDDY MY LOVE • THERE ARE WORSE THINGS I COULD DO

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Becca Andrews (Sandy) and Zach Trimmer (Danny) and the cast of GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

The cast of GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

(l-r) Zach Trimmer (Danny), Aaron Fried (Roger), Chris Stevens (Kenickie), Chris Kane (Sonny), Joshua Charles Skurnik (Doody) in GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

The cast of GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

Joshua Charles Skurnik (Doody) and the cast of GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

Chloe Fox (Rizzo, above), MiMi Scardulla (Jan), Jenna Rubaii (Marty), and Elizabeth Flanagan (Frenchy) in GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

Chloe Fox (Rizzo), Joshua Charles Skurnik (Doody) and MiMi Scardulla (Jan) in GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

(l-r) Chris Kane (Sonny, above), Joshua Charles Skurnik (Doody), Chris Stevens (Kenickie, above), and Zach Trimmer (Danny) in GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

Becca Andrews (Sandy, center) and the cast of GREASE at Theatre By The Sea from June 25 - July 19, 2014. Photos by Steven Richard Photography

Matthew Alexander (Teen Angel, u/s Kenickie) is thrilled to be spending his summer nights here at TBTS. National Tours: Monty Python's Spamalot, Bye Bye Birdie, A Christmas Carol. Other credits include: 42nd Street (MGR Playhouse, Arizona Broadway Theatre), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gateway Playhouse, Broward Stage Door Theatre), Gypsy & Anything Goes (Arizona Broadway Theatre), Jubilee at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas and singing aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. He is an Ohio native and has a BFA in Theatre Arts from Point Park University.

Becca Andrews* (Sandy) is very excited to be making her Theatre By The Sea debut! Some favorite regional credits include: A Chorus Line (Val), Legally Blonde (Elle Woods), Cinderella (Cinderella), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Wife/ensemble), Legally Blonde (Kate, Elle u/s), Carousel (Carrie), and Hello Again (The Nurse). Becca is originally from the south, but graduated from Webster Conservatory in St. Louis last May with a B.F.A in musical theatre. Much love and thanks to the entire cast and creative team of Grease, The Bloc Agency, and her amazing boyfriend Charlie. Proud AEA.

Darren Bunch (Johnny Casino, u/s Teen Angel) is excited to be making his Theatre By The Sea debut this summer in Grease! Regional: A Chorus Line, Bye Bye Birdie, My Fair Lady (Reagle Music Theatre). A rising senior at The Boston Conservatory, Darren's conservatory credits include Abel/Ham (Children of Eden), Mr. Antrobus (The Skin of Our Teeth) and Steve/Ensemble (Hair). Thanks to Kevin and the rest of the TBTS team for this opportunity, to my family for your love and to the Gehls for keeping me on my toes!

Sarah Busic (Ensemble, u/s Frenchy /Patty /Marty) is a Sophomore Musical Theater major at The Boston Conservatory. She is thrilled to be making her debut at Theatre By The Sea in Grease! Credits there include Olive Ostrovsky in The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Carlyle in The Stonewater Rapture, and the stage adaptation of Drop Dead Gorgeous. She would like to thank her wonderfully supportive friends and family for providing her with love and encouragement.

Cher Cockshaw (Ensemble, u/s Rizzo/Cha-Cha/Jan) is happy to make her debut at Theater By The Sea in Grease! Some of her favorite roles include Paulette in Legally Blonde, Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate, Soul Girl in Jesus Christ Superstar. She is currently attending The Boston Conservatory, BFA MT15, where she also appeared in Post Secret Cabaret: BoCo Cares, Broken: A New Rock Musical, and designed and costumed the original musical "Rights of the Living Dead." Hi Mom!

Zachary Eisenberg (Ensemble, u/s Doody/Sonny) is thrilled to be joining Theatre By The Sea this summer. He is currently studying musical theater at The Boston Conservatory. His recent credits include A Separate Peace (Brinker), Oklahoma! (Ensemble), La Cage aux Folles (Georges) Hair (Claude), Legally Blonde (Warner), and Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino). He would like to thank Theatre By The Sea, Kevin Hill, The Boston Conservatory and his incredibly supportive parents, sisters, and twin brother!

Briana Fallon (Swing): Briana is thrilled to be a part of Grease in her first production at Theatre By The Sea! Regional credits: Singin' in the Rain (New Bedford Festival Theatre), Bye Bye Birdie (Reagle Music Theatre). She is a rising senior at The Boston Conservatory (credits include: Oklahoma!, Legally Blonde, Zombie Prom, and Thoroughly Modern Millie). She would like to thank Kevin, and her family and friends for the love and support!

Jean-Pierre Ferragamo (Vince Fontaine, u/s Roger) is thrilled to be back for his 6th summer season at TBTS! Favorite Regional credits: Laughter on the 23^rd Floor (Milt), Full Monty (Dave), Hairspray (Edna), Forum (Pseudolus), Forbidden Broadway (Man 2), The Producers (Franz/ Marks), Brigadoon (Charlie), The Sound of Music (Max). NYC credits: Dark of the Moon (Marvin), Dinner at Eight (Dan Packard). Actor & SM at NYC Fringe Festivals. Education: Mannes College of Music & American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Proud member of NATS/SDC/EMC. Thanks to everyone at TBTS & love to Steph.

Elizabeth Flanagan (Frenchy) is so excited to be attending Rydell High this summer. Frenchy has been a dream role of hers since she was actually in high school and she's thrilled to finally be inducted into the Pink Ladies! Last summer Elizabeth was in the pre-Broadway production of On The Town at Barrington Stage directed by John Rando and choreographed by Josh Bergasse. Favorite roles include: Annabel Glick in Lucky Stiff, Lady Jacqueline in Me and My Girl, Ginger in I Love a Piano, and Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. ElizabethFlanagan.com

Chloe Fox (Rizzo) is thrilled to return to her very first musical, appearing as Cha-Cha at an all-boys Jesuit high school. A graduate of NYU Tisch's CAP21, previous credits include Cats (Bombalurina), Hello Again (The Whore), Reefer Madness (Sally), and a strange turn as a whip-wielding dominatrix in Spring Awakening (Fr8Aulein Knuppeldick). If you sense a theme, you're not the only one. Chloe is also a founding member and the executive graphic designer of The Ume Group, a physical theatre ensemble based in New York. So much love for Mom, Dad, Sierra, Christian, and G-1.

Aaron Fried (Roger). National Tours: The Addams Family (Caveman, u/s Fester), Grease (Roger). New York: Sowa's Red Gravy (Jeremiah). Regional favorites: Hairspray (New Bedford Festival Theatre), Avenue Q (Smithtown PAC), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Drowsy Chaperone (Prather Entertainment Group), Pajama Game and Brigadoon (Cortland Repertory Theatre), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and The Full Monty (Barn Theatre). Training: Ithaca College, BFA. Upcoming: 1st National Tour of Nice Work If You Can Get It (Duke). Thanks to Joe, all of my friends and family for their endless support!

Sara Gallo (Cha-Cha, u/s Sandy) is thrilled to be making her Theatre By The Sea debut with Grease! A Philadelphia native, Sara is currently pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre at the Boston Conservatory, where she will be a junior this fall. Recent conservatory credits include Hair (Crissy), Oklahoma!, and Zombie Prom (Candy). Sara would like to thank everyone at TBTS for this amazing experience and her family and friends for their love and support. For my monkey.

Daniel Gold (Ensemble, u/s Eugene) is overjoyed to be making his Theatre By The Sea debut in Grease! Daniel left New Jersey to pursue his BFA in Dance at the Boston Conservatory. He recently performed in Boston Conservatory's dance main stage Limitless! Outside the conservatory he has been performing in The Donkey Show (Mustardseed) at American Repertory Theatre. Daniel is extremely thankful to the creative team and outstanding cast for this experience and thanks his family and friends for their constant support!

Chris Kane (Sonny) is very excited to be making his debut at TBTS! He was seen last summer playing Fred Astaire in the New York Musical Theatre Festival's production of Castle Walk. Recent regional theatre credits include: Link Larkin in Hairspray, Caleb/Dance Captain in Seven Brides, Plato/Macavity in Cats, Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain, Potsie/Fonz US in Happy Days, A-Rab/Dance Captain in West Side Story. Chris is also a three-time, professional ballroom dance regional champion. Thanks to everyone at TBTS for this amazing opportunity! Love to his family, friends, and especially Kenny. http://christopherkane85.wix.com/chriskane

Birdie Newman Katz (Miss Lynch) was last seen at Theatre By The Sea as Mrs. Pugh and Perkins in Annie. Recently played Golde in Fiddler on the Roof in NC's Cape Fear Regional Theatre. National Tour: Yente in Fiddler on the Roof. Regional: Maine State Music Theatre, Engeman, Beef and Boards, ShowPalace. Favorite role: Peter Pan. TV/Film: HBO's "Empire Falls" - Kissed Paul Newman!; "At Home With the Singing Chef" for seven seasons. National Anthems - Red Sox, Celtics; Bullets, Orioles. Concert singer, pianist, and great cook! Married to Maine State Senator Roger Katz, mother to Jonathan, Shari, Noodle, and Pupcorn. Love to Mom, Adam and Molly!

Jimmy Larkin (Eugene) is absolutely thrilled to be back at Theatre By The Sea after performing in Hairspray three summers ago! National Tour: Beauty and the Beast (Lefou) - BroadwayWorld Award for Best Featured Actor in a Touring Production. Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Vital Theatre Company, Reagle Music Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, Turtle Lane Playhouse - IRNE Award. Jimmy is currently working towards his BFA in Musical Theatre at Pace University. Love and thanks to his family, friends, and everyone at Theatre By The Sea!

Amanda Paige (Patty Simcox) is so excited to be making her Theatre By The Sea debut this summer! A NJ native, she has been seen in numerous productions across the tri-state area! She is a rising junior at The Boston Conservatory. Favorite Credits: 42^nd Street (Ethel) Weston Playhouse, Damn Yankees (Lola) PIP, Anything Goes (Reno) FPAC, and A Chorus Line (Sheila) Hudson Guild. Special thanks to Jeff Gill at JGD, Kevin Hill, and Bill. Lots of love to Mom, Dad, Joe and Chelsea! www.amandapaige.net

Jenna Rubaii (Marty) is excited to be rockin' and rollin' at Theatre By The Sea! Credits include: UK/Asia/National tour of Green Day's American Idiot (The Extraordinary Girl), Murder at the Gates workshop (Audrey/ Bianca), Rent (Mimi), and Tommy Tune's 54 Forever. BM University of Miami. Singer/songwriter for NYC based folk band, Water & Rye. Love and special thanks to Kevin! For LW, as always.

MiMi Scardulla (Jan) is so excited to be making her Theatre By The Sea debut! She is a rising Junior at the Boston Conservatory working towards her B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Her favorite credits include Miss Flannery (Thoroughly Modern Millie), Ouiser (Steel Magnolias), and Tracy Turnblad (Hairspray). She is so thankful for the opportunity that Kevin and Bill have given her to play such great role! Thank you to her family, friends, and MT'16 for your undying love and support!!!

Joshua Charles Skurnik (Doody, u/s Danny) is excited to be back at Theatre By The Sea after appearing in Annie and La Cage aux Folles last summer. Josh is a recent graduate of The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Theatre credits include: North Shore Music Theatre, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Reagle Music Theatre. He would like to thank Bill, Kevin, and Thom for this wonderful opportunity. Love to family, friends, and the cast/crew of Grease!

Chris Stevens* (Kenickie, Dance Captain) is honored to be returning to Theatre By The Sea after spending the past ten months traveling North America as Sky in the National Tour of Mamma Mia! He is happy to be back in Matunuck after playing the Rum Tum Tugger last summer in Cats. Proud Graduate of DeSales University (‘11). National Tours: Mamma Mia! (Sky), Cats (Tugger); Regional: The Sound of Music (Paper Mill Playhouse), Damn Yankees (NCT), 1776 (PSF). Proud new member of Actors Equity Association. Many thanks to the cast, crew, creatives, Bill and Kevin. All the love to Mom, Dad, Brett, family, teachers, and friends. Follow me on Twitter: @CJStevens421

Zach Trimmer* (Danny) is elated to be back at Theatre By The Sea! He was most recently seen Off-Broadway as Greg Brady in The Bardy Bunch. Other Theatre By The Sea: Jean-Michel in La Cage aux Folles and Link in Hairspray. Other selected theatre: Hairspray (Brad, u/s Corny, Nat'l Tour), Avenue Q (Swing, Nat'l Tour), La Cage aux Folles (Jean-Michel, North Shore Music Theatre), The Fantasticks (Matt, West Virginia Public), Avenue Q (Ogunquit Playhouse, Gateway Playhouse), Into the Woods (Rapunzel's Prince, Arizona Broadway), Miss Saigon (Virginia Music Theatre), A Wonderful Life (John W. Engeman Theatre), Beauty and the Beast and Fiddler on the Roof (Lumi8Fre, Motel, BBBay), and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Jimmy, South Bay MT). Thanks to the entire Theatre By The Sea team and my agent, Dave. Proud member of AEA.

Warren Casey (Book, Music and Lyrics) was born in Yonkers, New York, and received his Fine Arts Degree from the Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts in 1957. In the mid-1960s, Mr. Casey met Jim Jacobs while acting with the Chicago Stage Guild, and the two began collaborating on a play about high school life during the golden age of rock ‘n' roll in the 1950s. Grease premiered in 1971 at the Kingston Mines Theater in the Old Town section of Chicago. Producers Ken Waissman and Maxine Fox saw the show and suggested to the playwrights that it might work better as a musical, and told them if the creative partners were willing to rework it and they liked the end result, they would produce it off-Broadway. Mr. Casey quit his day job as a department store lingerie buyer and the team headed to New York City to collaborate on what would become Grease, which opened at the Eden Theatre in downtown Manhattan, moved to Broadway, and earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical. The show went on to become a West End hit, a hugely successful film (for which he and Mr. Jacobs wrote additional songs), and a staple of regional theatre, summer stock, community theatre, and high school drama groups. Casey's acting credits included the original production of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago in 1974 at the Organic Theater Company. That same year, he fronted $1,000 to help start Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.

Jim Jacobs (Book, Music and Lyrics) was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended Taft High School, during which time he played guitar and sang with a band called DDT & the Dynamiters. In 1963, he became involved with a local theatre group that included Warren Casey. For the next five years he appeared in more than fifty theatrical productions in the Chicago area, working with such people as The Second City founder Paul Sills, while earning a living as an advertising copywriter. He also landed a small role in the 1969 film Medium Cool. Mr. Jacobs' Broadway acting debut was in a 1970 revival of the play No Place to Be Somebody, followed by the national tour. At the same time, he and Casey were collaborating on a play about high school life during the golden age of rock ‘n' roll in the 1950s. Grease premiered in 1971 at the Kingston Mines Theater in the Old Town section of Chicago. Producers Ken Waissman and Maxine Fox saw the show and suggested to the playwrights that it might work better as a musical, and told them if the creative partners were willing to rework it and they liked the end result, they would produce it off-Broadway. The team headed to New York City to collaborate on what would become the phenomenon that is Grease today, which opened at the Eden Theatre in downtown Manhattan, moved to Broadway, and earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical. The show went on to become a West End hit, a hugely successful film (for which Mr. Jacobs and Warren wrote additional songs), and a staple of regional theatre, summer stock, community theatre, and high school drama groups. Mr. Jacobs served as a judge on the NBC reality series "Grease: You're the One That I Want!" in 2006, designed to cast the lead roles in an August 2007 Broadway revival of Grease via viewer votes. Grease and its school version are both published by Samuel French.

Kevin P. Hill (Director and Choreographer, Artistic Director) is thrilled to be working with Bill Hanney and the entire staff at Theatre By The Sea. He began his career as a performer and had the privilege of working in many theatres across the US and Europe. Shows include Hello, Dolly! (Carol Channing, Michele Lee, Leslie Uggams), A Chorus Line and Anything Goes. From there he transitioned to an SDC Director and Choreographer and has directed and choreographed over 150 productions. Kevin's work on and off Broadway includes: Guys and Dolls (Asst. Choreographer), On the 20th Century (Asst. Director), Party, and The Cocoanuts. Currently Kevin owns his own Dance and Fitness Center, Hill Studios. Kevin is also working on an original danced-play called Standing Still with Tony Nominated Broadway Composer / Lyricist Jack Murphy.

Mike Moise (Music Direction) is thrilled to be making his Music Director debut at Theatre By The Sea. He has served as 2^nd keyboardist throughout the last 4 seasons. He has also served as Music Director for the late night Cabaret at Bistro By the Sea since 2010. Favorite credits include Tappin' Through Life starring Maurice Hines, Trinity Rep's Camelot, Northeastern Premier of A Little Princess, RI premier of In The Heights, Chicago, Hairspray, Gypsy, Legally Blonde, among others. Mike is a staff accompanist at The Boston Conservatory. Berklee College of Music 2015. Huge thanks to Bill and Kevin for this awesome opportunity! Much love to my family, Paula Fontes, Sartini, and the Crowe family. I wouldn't be here without your support, especially over the past 5 years!!

Nate Bertone (Scenic Design). Grease marks Nate's debut at Bill Hanney's TBTS. Recently, Nate worked with Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre in NYC on the productions of The Tutors, Nobody Loves You, Murder for Two, and Little Miss Sunshine with Tony-Nominated Scenic Designers Mark Wendland (If/Then, Next to Normal) and Beowulf Boritt (Act One, 25th Annual...Spelling Bee) and on Lady Day at The Little Shubert Theatre with Boritt. Boston: The Elephant Man, An Empty PlateC9 at STC, Spring Awakening, Legally Blonde, Rabbit Hole, Hairspray, and many others at MLT. Upcoming: Spring Awakening with Musically Human Theatre at Luna Stage NJ. He is currently studying Scenic Design at Carnegie Mellon University. Theatre is the art of taking risks. This not only means taking risks on the shows that we produce, but also the people that we collaborate with. This production is dedicated to Bill, Kevin, Karen and all those who have taken the chance and supported me in this industry. www.bertonescenicdesign.com

David Costa-Cabral (Costume Design) is a tenured Full Professor of Theatre, Dance and Film at Providence College in Providence R.I. and is thrilled to return to Bill Hanney's Theatre By The Sea as both the Costume Designer for Grease as well as Costume Director for the entire season. He has a BA in Theatre from Rhode Island College and an MFA in Costume Design from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. David spent last summer with Theatre By The Sea designing Annie. During this past season he designed a variety of shows. Among them was Oklahoma! and Noises Off at The Boston Conservatory, Jesus Christ Superstar, Big River and Loves Labors Lost at La Salle Academy and The Learned Ladies at The Walnut Hill School. David has created costume designs for everything from The Miss America Pageant, The International Fringe Festival, The Lyric Stage to The Publick Theatre.

Joseph Glodek (Lighting Design) is a Philadelphia based Lighting Designer. A staff member the past three seasons, he is happy to return this year as a designer for The Rat Pack Show and Grease. Recent credits include I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Walnut Street Studio on 3), and Le Dindon, The Lyons, and A Bright New Boise (2nd Story Theatre). He is the resident lighting designer for the Corner Queens Cabaret at Society Hill Playhouse. Additionally, he was the Assistant Lighting Designer of the world premiere of Paula Vogel's Don Juan Comes Home from Iraq at the Wilma Theater, and the lighting programmer for A Night with Sting: a Benefit for the Public Theater (seen on PBS's Great Performances). Visit him at www.josephglodek.com.

Michael Hyde (Sound Design) has worked for the last 25 years as a technical director, lighting designer, and sound designer in broadcast television, regional, community, college, and high school theatre productions. Michael's Sound Design credits include productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, and Cinderella along with Nunsense and La Cage aux Folles here at Theatre By the Sea last Season. Sound projects for television include The Boston Marathon, Meeting Street School Telethon, and The Bristol 4th of July Parade. Michael is thrilled to be returning to Theatre By The Sea for another season, and working along side his wife, Maria Day Hyde.

Trista L. Cron (Hair and Makeup Design) is from Aurora, Colorado, and has been a proud staff member of Theatre By The Sea for the past 5 years. She is excited to be making her design debut with this iconic show. With a BA in Dance from Colorado Mesa University, Trista has enjoyed the Theatre both on the stage and behind the scenes. Some of her favorite shows to work on were, George M, Chicago, The Goodbye Girl, Seussical, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, and 42nd Street. Trista will begin her stab at Beauty School in November and is ready for a great challenge! Special thanks to Marcia for her never-ending support, and to David for this chance. Mom, Grammi, and Jill you inspire me to reach for my dreams!

Eileen F. Haggerty* (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark (Assistant Creative Consultant/ Assistant Director), The Boy from Oz, Fosse. International : Ben Hur Live. Off-Broadway : Flamingo Court; Tours: Blast!, Contact, The Wizard of Oz, Goosebumps: Live On Stage, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, Barnum's Kaleidoscape. Regional: Sister Act The Musical (Pasadena Playhouse/ Alliance Theatre world premiere), TBTS (Hello, Dolly!), Paper Mill Playhouse, TheatreVirginia, York Theatre, North Carolina Theatre, Model Secondary School for the Deaf - Performing Arts. Television: Great Performances' "Crazy for You". With gratitude to my family and Kevin, Maureen and Eddie. Proud member of Actors' Equity Association.

Jamie K. Hansen* (Assistant Stage Manager) is ecstatic to be back at Theatre by the Sea for another summer! A Matunuck native, she holds a BFA in Theatre from the University of Rhode Island. Previous Stage Management credits include Annie (TBTS), Macbeth, Anne Boleyn, Red, After the Revolution (Gamm Theatre), Miracle on 34^th Street: The Musical (OSTC), House & Garden (Trinity Rep), and Bus Stop (Brown/Trinity). When she's not in rehearsals or performances, Jamie enjoys cooking, being a crazy dog lady, reading, Netflixing, and bicycling. Love and thanks to the TBTS crew, and her family and friends.

Kate L. Ferdinandi* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to Theatre By The Sea, having previously worked as an ASM here with Ocean State Theatre Company on their productions of Man of La Mancha, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Sound of Music, and How To Succeed... Most recently, Kate served as Production Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Other previous credits include Ocean State Theatre's Legally Blonde (ASM), Trinity Rep's A Christmas Carol and Steel Magnolias (ASM), and Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre's A Doll's House, Glengarry Glen Ross, and The Glass Menagerie (PSM). Kate has worked as an Event/Stage Manager and Associate Tour Manager with the Performing Arts competition, StarQuest International. Thanks to Mom for the roots and wings!

John McDaniel (Music Arrangements) is a Grammy and two-time Emmy Award winning Music Director, Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Theatrical and Record Producer and is the Artistic Director of the O'Neill Theater Center's Cabaret and Performance conference. Broadway credits include: Bonnie and Clyde (Drama Desk Nomination, Best Orchestrations), Catch Me If You Can, Brooklyn (Producer and Orchestrator), Annie Get Your Gun (Grammy Award, cast album Producer), Taboo, Chicago, Grease, Patti LuPone on Broadway and Company - the Original Cast in Concert at Lincoln Center. John is perhaps best known as the bandleader on "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" for its entire 6 year run, for which he won 2 Emmy Awards. Recent credits include: Daughter of the Regiment (Opera Theatre of St. Louis), Happy Days (National Tour), Pirates! (St. Louis Muny Opera). John was music director & arranger for concert appearances with Cab Calloway, Shirley MacLaine, George Burns, Al Jarreau, Tyne Daly, Joel Grey, Carol Burnett & Frederica von Stade, Betty Buckley and most recently, Bette Midler. He has been guest conductor at many Symphony Orchestras including San Francisco, Indianapolis, Utah, Buffalo, Colorado, Baltimore, Phoenix and his hometown St. Louis Symphony. He holds a BFA in Drama from Carnegie Mellon.

Bill Hanney (Owner/Producer) began his career in show business at age 19, leasing and developing movie theaters, including his first multiplex in Quincy, Massachusetts. Before long, he was booking rock shows (Jefferson Starship, Rush) and other types of live entertainment, which eventually led to the presenting and producing of Broadway productions. One such show was an appearance by the legendary mime artist, Marcel Marceau. As president of Broadway Productions, Bill presented national tours such as Annie, Amadeus, Dancin', Peter Pan, Rocky Horror Show and Mark Twain starring Hal Holbrook, throughout New England including Worcester, Springfield, Portland, Maine and Boston. Aside from his work reopening Theatre By The Sea in 2007, one of Bill's crowning achievements was the 2010 purchase and re-opening of North Shore Music Theatre, a landmark 1,500 seat professional theatre, which is now in its fifth successful year of operation in Beverly, MA (nsmt.org). Throughout his career, Bill has stayed focused on his movie theatre chain having bought, built, owned, operated and sold more than 30 cinemas. His company, Entertainment Cinemas, currently operates ten movie complexes in four states. In 2009, Bill was elected President of the Theatre Owners of New England. Bill's ongoing work to re-open NSMT inspires him to consider acquiring additional performance venues at which he plans to someday share his productions between his theatres. Bill is a member of the League of Broadway Producers and is currently a Lead Producer on the Broadway-bound revival of Sugar Babies. Bill has been named to the North Shore Top 100 by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce. In 2012 he was recognized by both the Beverly Chamber of Commerce and Salem Chamber of Commerce as Business Person of the Year. In addition to his work with NSMT and TBTS, Bill is involved in the Broadway revival of Pippin at the Music Box Theatre. Bill is looking forward to his continued work on the 2014 Season at Theatre By The Sea.

Actors' Equity Association (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 45,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

* Member of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.