Once

BEN FERGUSON
(Guy) (He/Him) KCRep: Debut. Broadway: Water For Elephants (Composer). Off-Broadway: The Old Man and The Old Moon (PigPen Theatre Company); Pericles (Theater For A New Audience). Regional: The Hunter and The Bear (Writer’s Theatre); The Tale of Despereaux (OldGlobe, Berkeley Rep); The Old Man and The Old Moon (Williamstown Theatre Festival). TV/FILM: Ricky and The Flash (TriStar Pictures). Affiliations: Founding Member of PigPen Theatre Company, Actors Equity Association. Education: BFA, Carnegie Mellon University. (instagram: @benstagramferguson)
AEA Member

CURTIS GILLEN
(Andrej) (He/Him) KCRep: The Old Man and The Old Moon (Movement/Puppet Director) Broadway: Water For Elephants (Music and Lyrics). Off Broadway: The Old Man and the Old Moon (2012, 2014); Pericles (directed by Trevor Nunn, Theatre for a New Audience). Regional: The Tale of Despereaux (Berkely Rep); The Hunter and The Bear (Writers Theatre); The Mountain Song and The Nightmare Story (NYC Fringe Festival); The Old Man and the Old Moon (Writers Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival, Arts Emmerson Paramount Center, The Old Globe, The Wallis). Film: Ricki and the Flash, HairBrained. Director: The Phantom Folktales (Virgin Voyages). Affiliations: Founding member of PigPen Theatre Co. Education: Carnegie Mellon University. AEA Member

FRITZ HUTCHISON
(Svec) (He/Him) KCRep: Once Local: Bare (Unicorn Theater) Hello Again (Spinning Tree Theater). AEA Member

SHANNA JONES
(Baruska) (She/Her) KCRep: Between the Lines, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Diary of Anne Frank, Sunday in the Park with George, Stillwater, Hair: Retrospection, Santaland Diaries, A Christmas Carol. Local: Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (The Coterie) Freaky Friday, Bridesmaids, Mama Mia, Sister Act (NewTheatre); Next To Normal (Kansas Repertory Theatre). New York: Phaedra’s Floating Cabaret, Undone, Decline and Fall (New York Theatre Workshop). Regional: Tug of War; Foreign Fire & Civil Strife (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Les Misérables (Pioneer Theatre Company); Romeo and Juliet (Utah Shakespearean Festival); Man of La Mancha, Into the Woods, Miracle Worker, 42nd Street, To Kill A Mockingbird (Hale Center Theatre); Saturday’s Voyeur (Salt Lake Acting Company). Education: BFA, Actor Training Program University of Utah AEA Member

CLEMENTINE MCMURRAY
(Ivonka) (She/Her) KCRep: Debut.

ROBERT MCNICHOLS, JR.
(Emcee) (He/Him) KCRep: Debut. Local: Porgy and Bess with (Crown) (Music Theater Heritage); The Color Purple (Mister) (Metropolitan Ensemble Theater). Regional: Bumpy Johnson: Harlem (World Premiere) (Wallace Thurman) (Trilogy Opera); Highway 1 USA (Bob) (Little Opera NYC). International: Phillip Hayes Dean’s Paul Robeson (Paul Robeson) (The Quarry Theater, Bedford, England); Phillip Hayes Dean’s Paul Robeson (Paul Robeson) ( Paul Robeson) (The Lantern Theater, Brighton, England). Upcoming: Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin) (Music Theater Heritage). Awards: Bedford Fringe Festival Pick of Fringe, Regional Arts Commission Artist Fellowship Grant Recipient. Education: DMA, University of Kansas; MM & BM, University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music. AEA Member Social: Instagram @robert_mcnichols_jr.

ASHLEY PANKOW
(Reza) (She/Her) KCRep: The Old Man and the Old Moon. Local: A Moon for the Misbegotten and The Realistic Joneses (Kansas City Actors Theatre); H.O.T. the Musical (Unicorn Theatre); Million Dollar Quartet, Boeing Boeing, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Narrator), Sister Act, Addams Family, Moon Over Buffalo, Johnny and June, Fox on the Fairway (New Theatre); Next to Normal, South Pacific (Musical Theatre Heritage); Footloose (Starlight Theatre); Musical of Musicals, (Quality Hill Playhouse); Classic Crooners (Chestnut Fine Arts Theatre); Nelly Don: The Musical (Nelly Don in the World Premiere). National Tours: The Marvelous Wonderettes (First National) and A Christmas Carol. Regional Favorites: Mamma Mia (Donna) Shrek (Fiona), Les Misérables (Eponine), Annie (Miss Hannigan), Buddy Holly, and more. AEA Member. @pankowthebronco. ashleypankow.com

MATT RAPPORT
(Eamon) (He/Him) KCRep: A Christmas Carol, The Borderland. Local: Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Shakespeare in Love, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Richard III, Julius Caesar (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival); Disgraced, How to Use a Knife, Mr. Burns, Cock, The Salvation of Iggy Scrooge, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Miss Witherspoon, Fuddy Meers, Mojo, Arms and Legs(Unicorn Theatre); Blithe Spirit, And Then There Were None, A Streetcar Named Desire, Journey’s End, Translations (Kansas City Actors Theatre); Funny Girl, On Golden Pond (New Theatre); Life on the Mississippi, Jekyll and Hyde, The BFG (The Coterie). International: Prejudice and Pride (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). Mr. Rapport is the Director of Education for the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. AEA Member

ANNISTON REED
(Ivonka) (She/Her) KCRep: Debut. Local: Oliver! Jr., Shrek The Musical Jr., The Little Mermaid Jr., Newsies Jr., Freaky Friday The Musical Jr., Frozen Jr., Annie Jr., Madagascar Jr., The Lion King Jr., Aladdin Jr., Elf The Musical Jr., Peter Pan Jr. (Reed Performing Arts Company). Television: Olathe Health (Commercial). Print: Hallmark Holiday Products. Awards: National Dance Solo Winner 2023, National Solo Title Winner 2023 (Applause Talent Dance Competition), National Title 1st Runner Up 2024 (StarQuest Dance Competition). Education: 1st Grade Highland Park Elementary School, Dance and Theatre at Reed Performing Arts Company, Ballet at Kansas City Ballet School, Piano Instruction with Mrs. Terrin Pabst. Agent: Exposure Model and Talent, https://exposureinc.co/profile/anniston-reed/

MARK ROBBINS
(Da) (He/Him) KCRep: Roof of the World, Sticky Traps, Angels in America (Parts I and II), Death of a Salesman, The Mystery of Irma Vep, A Christmas Carol (25seasons), Oedipus the King (title role), Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure (title role), Circle Mirror Transformation, Bus Stop, The Voysey Inheritance (co-production with ACT), Man and Superman, The Front Page, Guys and Dolls, Saint Joan, King Lear, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Winter’s Tale, Major Barbara, The Sea Gull, Inherit the Wind, The Deputy, Crown of Thorn, Taming of the Shrew, Nicholas Nickleby, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, Loose Ends. Local acting: Several roles for Kansas City Actors Theatre, The Living Room, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, New Theatre, Unicorn Theatre (most recently, Native Gardens), American Heartland Theatre, The Coterie. Local directing: Unicorn Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival. Founding member of Kansas City Actors Theatre: directed several productions. Education: MFA, Wayne State University; BA, Webster College Conservatory. AEA Member

ERICA SPYRES
(Ex-Girlfriend/Dance Captain) KCRep: Debut. Broadway: OBC Paradise Square, Carousel (2018), Once (First National Tour). Off-Broadway: King of the Jews. International: Passion (Théâtre du Châtelet) Regional: Berkeley Rep, Bay Street, Lyric Stage Company, SpeakEasy Stage, Huntington Theatre, Ozarks Lyric Opera, New Rep, Tent Theatre. Awards: Elliot Norton Award (Outstanding Actress – Tribes), IRNE Awards (Best Actress in a Musical – Camelot, Avenue Q). Concerts: Boston Pops, Springfield Symphony, Topeka Symphony, Midland Symphony Orchestra, South Dakota Symphony. Musician: Schmigadoon, Last Week Tonight, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Sondheim Unplugged. Erica coaches for My College Audition. AEA Member

TIFFANY TOPOL
(Girl) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Regional: Once, Xanadu (1st National Tours); Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Once (Paramount Theatre, Aurora IL); My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Guys and Dolls, Cabaret (Milwaukee Repertory Theatre), Cabaret (Barrington Stage Company), Sweet Charity (Writers’ Theatre), Eastland (Lookingglass Theatre). TV/FILM: Leo (Netflix); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC); Let’s Be Real (Fox) Upcoming: Cats (Paramount Theatre). Affiliations: AEA, SAG-AFTRA (tiffanytopol.com, Instagram: @tifftopol)

SHELLY VERDEN
(Bank Manager) (He/Him) KCRep: Debut. Local: Who’s Your Bagdaddy (Unicorn Theatre), The Who’s Tommy, Next to Normal, Jesus Christ Superstar (Musical Theatre Heritage), Tick, Tick, Boom, White Christmas (MTKC Pro), The Breakfast Club (Theatre Atchison). National Tour: Officer and a Gentleman. He recently produced his first original musical, H.O.T. The Musical, at the Unicorn Theatre.

DAN WESCHLER
(Billy/Music Director) (He/Him) KCRep: The Old Man and The Old Moon. Broadway: Water for Elephants (Composer). Off-Broadway: The Old Man and the Old Moon (New Victory Theater). Regional: The Tale of Despereaux (Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Old Globe Theatre); The Hunter and the Bear (Writers Theatre); The Old Man and the Old Moon (Old Globe Theatre, Writers Theatre). Affiliations: Actor’s Equity Association. Education: Carnegie Melon University.

UNDERSTUDIES

KUSHI BEAUCHAMP
(Understudy, Girl ) (She/Her) KCRep: Peter Pan & Wendy, A Christmas Carol. Local: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory (The Coterie), This Is How I’m Crazy (Charlotte Street Foundation); Big Love, Fixing King John, Thinner Than Water, Cymbeline (UMKC). International: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Parrabbola – Romania). Regional: San Diego, The Wolves, The Events (Third Rail Repertory); Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, Three Sisters (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble); Éxodo (Milagro Theatre); Savage/Love (Imago Theatre); The Tempest, Spring Awakening (Lewis & Clark College). Education: MFA in Acting & Directing (UMKC). kushibeauchamp.com

CODY PROCTOR
(Understudy, Bank Manager) (He/Him) KCRep: The Old Man and the Old Moon, Noises Off!, A Christmas Carol. Local: Ragtime, Funny Girl, Titanic (Music Theater Heritage); Shakespeare in Love (Heart of America Shakespeare Festival); All is Calm (Music Theatre KC Pro); The Orphans’ Home Cycle (Metropolitan Ensemble Theatre). Regional: The Iceman Cometh (Goodman Theatre); Othello, Henry V (Chicago Shakespeare Theater); Hatfield & McCoy (House Theater of Chicago); Stupid F***ing Bird, Idomeneus (Sideshow Theater); Machinal (Greenhouse Theater); Great Expectations (Strawdog Theater); The Mother (Oracle Theater); The Source (Route 66 Theater); three seasons at the Illinois Shakespeare Festival. Education: BFA Theatre Performance, Wichita State University. codyproctor.com AEA Member

ENDA WALSH
(Book) Enda Walsh is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter and director. His recent work includes the play Arlington and the opera The Second Violinist which both premiered at the Galway International Arts Festival in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He also worked on the new musical, Lazarus, with David Bowie, which opened at New York Theatre Workshop in December 2015. Enda adapted and directed Max Porter’s Grief is the Thing with Feathers, which ran both in Glasgow and New York. His work has been translated into many languages and has been performed internationally since 1996. In 2014 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Galway University.

GLEN HANSARD
(Music & Lyrics) Glen Hansard is an award-winning musician with a host of real-life songs and lilting vocals that reflect a passion for his diverse influences. Film: The Commitments, Once. Albums: Between Two Shores, This Wild Willing, Didn’t He Ramble, Rhythm and Repose, Strict Joy, the soundtrack of Once (Academy Award for Best Original Song, ‘Falling Slowly’; Olivier award for Outstanding Musical Contribution), The Swell Season, The Cost, Burn the Maps, Set List, For the Birds, Dance the Devil, Fitzcarraldo, and Another Love Song.

MARKÉTA IRGLOVÁ
(Music & Lyrics) Actress, musician, and songwriter Markéta Irglová was born on February 28, 1988 in Valasské Mezirící, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She gained significant recognition for her work in collaboration with Irish musician Glen Hansard, with their song from Once, “Falling Slowly,” earning them an Academy Award for Best Original Song. From a young age, Markéta had a passion for music. At the age of seven, she began playing the piano, and at nine, her father gifted her a guitar, which she used to compose her own songs. Irglová was acquainted with Glen Hansard from her childhood, as her father assisted him with concert organization. It was Hansard who came up with the idea to form the duo “The Swell Season”, which marked the beginning of their collaboration. In 2006, they released an album under the label “Overcoat Recordings” and soon after, received an offer to play the lead roles in the indie film Once. The film is set in Dublin, Ireland, where a lonely street musician meets a girl who completely changes his life. Together, they perform his songs, getting to know each other better, but ultimately, the love that was supposed to start never does. The filmmakers of Once placed special emphasis on the music, which played almost continuously throughout the film. Each song was written by Irglová and Hansard specifically for the film, and they had to re-record each song during production due to budget constraints. Despite its low budget, Once received rave reviews from critics who praised not only the music in the film but also the performances of the musicians, for whom these were their debut acting roles. In 2007, the film’s main song, “Falling Slowly”, was nominated for an Academy Award. During the filming of Once, Irglová formed a close relationship with Hansard, and they had a two-year romance. Irglová was married to Tim Iseler from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, Irglová moved to Reykjavík, Iceland where she met Icelandic music producer Sturla Míó Þórisson (Sturla Mio Thorisson) while recording her first solo album, Anar. They later married and now have three children together. Irglová speaks fluent Icelandic and is a dual citizen of the Czech Republic and Iceland.

JOHN CARNEY
(Writer & Director of the Film, ONCE) John Carney (born 1972) is a Dublin-based film and TV writer-director, who specializes in low-budget indie films. He is best known for his award-winning dramas exploring the life-affirming power of music in the context of the everyday struggles of ordinary people, such as Once, (2007), Sing Street (2016), and Flora and Son (2023). He is also co-creator of the Irish TV drama series Bachelors Walk (2001-06). In the early 1990s, Carney was the bass player in Irish indie rock band The Frames, for whom he also directed music videos.

STUART CARDEN
(Director) (He/Him/His) Stuart Carden is the Artistic Director of Kansas City Repertory Theatre. His bio appears on Page 47 of this program.

BRIAN BEMBRIDGE
(Scenic Design) (He/Him) Off-Broadway: The PublicTheater, Second Stage, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Theatre at St. Clements. International: Theatre Royal Stratford East (London), Town Hall Theatre (Galway), Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (Sydney), among others. Regional: Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare, The Second City, Lookingglass Theatre Company, ACT Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Alliance Theatre Company, Geffen Playhouse, A.C.T., Drury Lane Theater, Ravinia Festival, Children’s Theatre Company, Pittsburgh Public Theater, City Theatre Company, Circle X Theatre, TimeLine Theatre Company, Opera Omaha, Virginia Opera, Juneau Lyric Opera and Asolo, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Madison repertory theaters and various circuses across the country with Nik Wallenda. Honors: seven Jeff Awards, two LA Drama Critics Circles, LA WeeklyTheater Awards, three Garland Awards, two Gregory Awardsand an Ovation Award. Brian represented the United States at the Prague Quadrennial in 2011 with his design of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Film Design: Marie and Bruce, Holding Out, Stray Dogs,
Late for Church and Muppets from Space. briansidneybembridge.com

PAUL KIM
(Costume Design) (He/Him) KCRep: Cyrano de Bergerac, Flood, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B. Selected Credits: Justice at War (Coterie Theatre); Mad Forest (OU University Theatre); EthiopianAmerica (Definition Theatre); Fast Food Chain (Adventure Stage); FLIES! THE MUSICAL! (Pride Films and Plays); The Explorers Club, Sex with Strangers, Scrooge and the Ghostly Spirits, and Light Up the Sky (Citadel Theatre); Assassins, Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea, The Grapes of Wrath, and 1984 (IllinoisTheatre); Shakin’ The Mess Outta Misery (Pegasus Theatre). The Light in the Piazza (Lyric @ Illinois). Associate Costume Designer: for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (Court Theatre). Assistant Costume Designer: Sense and Sensibility (American Players Theatre), Blood Ride (RabbitBandini Productions, Film), Thaddeus and Slocum (Lookingglass Theatre). Education: MFA in Costume Design from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; BFA in Drama-Theatre Costume Design from University of Oklahoma. Awards: Joseph Jefferson Equity Award – Costume Design Midsize, KCACTF Doug Getzoff Award, KCACTF Region III National Playwriting Program Ten Minute Play Festival Finalist, USITT SW Certificate of Excellence in Costume Design, Focal Press Rafael Jaen Showcase Award. pbawuk.com

CAT TATE STARMER
(Lighting Design) (She/Her) KCRep: Debut. Off-Broadway: Georgia Mertching is Dead (Ensemble Studio Theatre); The Winning Side; Hold These Truths (Epic Theatre Ensemble); Regional: The Emporium; Servant of Two Masters; 1984, (Alley Theatre); A Thousand Maids; Living and Breathing, (Two River Theatre Company); Hurricane Diane; They Promised Her the Moon, (The Old Globe); Steel Magnolias; Frankenstein, (Guthrie Theatre); Architectural: Plaza 33 at Penn Station (NYC)

CONNOR WANG
(Sound Design) (He/Him) KCRep: the ripple, the wave that carried me home Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio Selected Off-Broadway: Nobody Cares: An Evening with Laura Benanti (Minetta Lane); Sorry For Your Loss (Minetta Lane); Where You’ll Find Me: Jason Gotay (Minetta Lane); An evening with Amber Iman (Minetta Lane) Regional: Gun & Powder (PaperMill Playhouse); Evita (ART & S.T.C.); The Hot Wing King (Alliance Theatre); Kim’s Convenience (Theatre Squared); How to Dance in Ohio (Syracuse Stage); Mud Season Mystery: The Lodger (Northern Stage); Last Stop on Market Street (Northwestern Wirtz Center); Singin’ In The Train (McCarter Theatre). Other credits: Disney Princess The Concert (US Tour, Sound Engineer); DCappella (Dubai Opera, Sound Engineer). Assistant Designer: Hadestown (Broadway, Korea, US Tour), Hamilton (US Touring companies), The Cher Show (Broadway), TINA (US Tour). Upcoming: RUTKA (Cincinnati Playhouse); Leroy & Lucy (Steppenwolf). Affiliations: United Scenic Artists USA-829. Education: The Theatre School at DePaul University

JANA LATCHAW
(Associate Director) (She/Her) KCRep: Little Shop of Horrors. Recent Directing: Les Misérables, Bright Star, Urinetown, Macbeth, Matilda, Merrily We Roll Along, Our Town, Radium Girls, Twelfth Night, Curtains the Musical, Twelve Angry Jurors (First Act Theatre Arts); The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Production Assistant, Kansas City Actors Theatre). Upcoming: Newsies (Director, First Act Theatre Arts). Education: BFA, Northwestern College.

VANESSA SEVERO
(Choreographer) (She/Her) Vanessa is thrilled to be returning to KCRep! Vanessa’s previous KCRep credits include Frida…A Self Portrait (2020 Kilroys List). Movement directing credits include A Christmas Carol (KCRep); Dracula (playwright, world premiere Spring 2024), Shane ( Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Rubik (playwright, world premiere, winner of National Endowment for the Arts Grant 2024)(Spinning Tree Theatre); Equus, Milking Christmas, The Death of Cupid (The Living Room Theater); Children of Eden, Icarus Flew (Spinning Tree Theatre); The Wiz (The Coterie Theatre) and What’s Your Warrior (US ARMY National). Directing credits include Dracula (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Native Gardens, The Lifespan of a Fact (Unicorn Theatre); Nocturne and Milking Christmas (The Living Room Theatre);The Country of the Blind and Shipwrecked! (Spinning Tree Theatre), Antigonick, Constellations and Blood Wedding (University of Kansas City Missouri-Graduate Program). Vanessa is the recipient of the 11th Round of the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships 2017, as well as the Artist in Residency for City of Carlsbad, California 2021. She is certified in Suzuki Method and Viewpoints under the instruction of Ellen Lauren of the SITI company. AEA Member. SDC member. Visit VanessaSevero.com

RENA COOK
(Dialect Coach) (She/Her) KCRep: debut. Regional: Christmas Carol, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, (Lyric Theatre, OKC); Pride and Prejudice (Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park); Normal Heart (Oklahoma City Rep); Text Coaching: Richard III, Merry Wives of Windsor (Illinois Shakespeare Company); Summer Folk (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama). Education: MFA, Directing, University of Oklahoma; MA, Voice Studies, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Teaches Voice and Speech at Oklahoma City University. myvocalauthority.com

RACHEL M. DYER
(Production Stage Manager, July 24 – Aug 27, 2024) (She/Her) KCRep: Production Stage Manager: Cyrano de Bergerac, Flood, Twelfth Night, Brother Toad, Man In Love, Lot’s Wife. Assistant Stage Manager: Nina Simone: Four Women, The Old Man and the Old Moon, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson Apt. 2B, A Christmas Carol (2021-2023 and 2014-2019). Mary’s Wedding, Fun Home, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Pride & Prejudice, Last Days of Summer, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Between the Lines, Side by Side by Sondheim, Evita, The Diary of Anne Frank, Sunday in the Park with George, Hair: Retrospective, An Iliad. Local: Romeo & Juliet (Production Stage Manager, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival); Morning’s at Seven (Production Stage Manager, Kansas City Actors Theatre) Education: BS in Theatre Design and Technology, Northwest Missouri State University. AEA Member

MARY R. HONOUR
(Production Stage Manager, Aug 27, 2024 thru Close) (She/Her) KCRep/Missouri Repertory Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors (2012 & 2024 productions), Ghost Light 23 (Lead Event Coordinator), Noises Off, Fun Home, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Pride & Prejudice, Last Days of Summer, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Between the Lines, A Raisin in the Sun, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Invisible Hand, The Fantasticks, The Diary of Anne Frank, Sunday in the Park with George, An Iliad, Our Town, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Romeo and Juliet, American Buffalo, Death of a Salesman, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (including the New York production at New Victory Theatre), Peer Gynt (including the co-production at La Jolla Playhouse), Circle Mirror Transformation, Harriet Jacobs, Bus Stop, A Flea in Her Ear, Winesburg, Ohio, The Glass Menagerie, Radio Golf, The Drawer Boy, A Christmas Carol, The Syringa Tree, Love, Janis, Jitney, The Trip to Bountiful, Man and Superman, The Voysey Inheritance. Regional: Kansas City Starlight Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Lyric Opera of Kansas City, Light Opera Works.

MACKENZIE REPPY
Assistant Stage Manager) (She/Her) KCRep: Little Shop of Horrors (Assistant Director), Cyrano de Bergerac (Assistant Director). UMKC: Thinner Than Water, Big Love (Production Stage Manager), The 39 Steps, Fixing King John (Assistant Stage Manager), Topdog/Underdog (Assistant Director), Fall Dance 2023 (PSM), Every Brilliant Thing (Director). Other Credits: The Search for Anno Domini MMXXI-I-VI (Assistant Stage Manager, KC Melting Pot) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest (Production Stage Manager, Ethington Theatre); A Year With Frog and Toad (Assistant Stage Manager, Ethington Theatre); Peter/Wendy, Imaginary Things (Director, Grand Canyon University’s Second Series), The Lady’s Not For Burning, Radium Girls (Assistant Director, Ethington Theatre), The Addams Family (Assistant Production Manager, Ethington Theatre). Education: MFA in Technology and Design—Stage Management (UMKC); BA in Theatre and Drama (Grand Canyon University).

GEOFF JOSSELLSON, CSA
(New York Casting) Geoff Josselson, CSA is thrilled to continue collaborating with the Kansas City Rep. Select Credits include Broadway: Spamalot, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods (Artios Award winner), The Velocity of Autumn. Off-Broadway: Cellino v. Barnes, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Altar Boyz, Southern Comfort, Yank!. Select New York and Regional Theatre companies include Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Baltimore Center Stage, Irish Repertory Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Studio Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Village Theatre and York Theatre Company.
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ANDI MEYER
(Kansas City Casting) (She/Her) Based in Osage/Kikapoo/Kansa/Sioux/Otoe Missouria ancestral territory (Kansas City), Andi is an award-winning Kanaka Maoli/Asian American theatre maker/activist, arts educator, and parent. She is the Producing Artistic Director of Tradewind Arts, a boutique arts organization devoted to illuminating, motivating, and amplifying the voice of Native Hawaiian, Oceanic, and Asian American artists. Andi was a 2017-18 Charlotte Street Foundation (CSF) Studio Resident. Her work has been recognized with support from ArtsKC, TCG, Asian Arts Initiative, The Kauffman Foundation, Charlotte Street Foundation, JOCO libraries, InterUrban ArtHouse, and the Dramatists Guild Fund, as well as two NEA award winning projects in partnership with The Coterie Theatre including Hana’s Suitcase and Justice at War. Andi’s directorial credits include Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them for Tradewind Arts; Justice at War at The Coterie; and Nomad Motel and Poor Clare at The Unicorn. She has appeared in productions at The Unicorn Theatre, The New Theatre, The Coterie, The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Disney’s Spirit of Aloha, with voice and on-camera clients including Hallmark, H&R Block, Sprint, and McDonald’s. AEA Member

MUSIC THEATRE INTERNATIONAL
(Licensor) Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world’s leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe), and in Melbourne (MTI Australasia).