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He's worked at a bunch of small Love’s Labour’s Lost (PSM), Hamlet
theatres in the tri-state area and as far (ASM), and A Midsummer Night’s
south as Florida! Most recently, Jeff has Dream (ASM) at Scranton Shakespeare
designed multimedia and sound for Festival, and Season X of the National
Shotstakovich and The Black Monk. Music Festival (ASM/Kazoo).
During the day, Jeff is owner of Jephens
Technologies, a small IT managed Joshua Schnetzer (Director) is a
service provider, focusing on non-profits director, choreographer and educator.
and small businesses. He thanks his He directed and choreographed the
wife and kids for letting him miss dinner world premiere productions of The Kite
while he's out making noise and telling and Bashirah and the Great Bean Pie at
stories. the Please Touch Museum in
Philadelphia and Flash, Float, Fall at the
Griffin O’Connor (Asst. Stage New Jersey Fringe Festival. Off-
Manager) is a Junior at Montclair State Broadway Joshua served as director of
University studying theatre. Previously, Audible’s Path to Pride (starring Lance
Griffin has worked on Only Bass) at the Minnetta Lane Theater. He
Human (asm) at Vivid Stage; Love’s choreographed and taught dance for
Labour’s Lost(asm) and Heathers: The Paper Mill Playhouse’s pre-professional
Musical High School Edition (asm/co- Summer Conservatory and award-
fight director) at Scranton Shakespeare winning Broadway Show Choir. At
Festival; Black Snow(asm), Curious McCarter Theatre Center, Joshua
Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime partners with the Education department
(asm), and RENT (asm) at Montclair to develop and teach classes in
State University. He would like to thank Shakespeare, playwriting, scene study,
the wonderful Vivid team for inviting and musical theater. He is a proud
him back to help tell this story. He alumnus of Kean University’s Theatre
would also like to thank his friends and Conservatory. Find out more at
family for always supporting him and his joshuaschnetzer.com.
complicated schedule. Betsy True (Director) has had a
Zach Pizza (Set and Lighting Designer) diverse career in the theatre as an
is always excited to be working with the award-winning director, writer and
Vivid Stage family! This is Zach’s 9th actor that has spanned over 35 years.
season here as resident LD and 7th She has directed and helped develop
double bill doing lights and set. Recent numerous plays in NYC, NJ and LA,
productions include: Fat Kid Rules the many of which were new works. She is
World (Davis, CA), Camp Morning Wood delighted to be back with Vivid Stage
(Playwrights Horizon), Jason Robert after directing Life’s Work, ZOOM
Brown in concert feat. Stephen productions of Everything Is Super
Sondheim (Town Hall, NYC), Big Bang Great and A Certain Age as well as The
Theory Parody Musical (Theater Center), Lucky Ones, What Stays and
Stage Life, (Theater Row), On the Head Psychodrama at the Oakes Center. She
of a Pin (59E59). Regional Credits: has directed pieces that have been
Sharon Playhouse-CT, Little Theater on performed at the New Jersey
the Square-IL, Whyte Hall-NY, Cape Performing Arts Center, HERE Arts
May Stage-NJ, Hudson Theater Works- Center, Alliance Rep, Manhattan Rep,
NJ. Staff Designer - SubCulture NYC, Downtown Urban Arts Festival, Hudson
monthly Jason Robert Brown concerts. Guild, The Secret Theatre, The Chain
Purchase College Alumn. Theatre, The Midtown International
www.zachpizzalighting.com Theatre Festival, Strawberry Festival,
The Whitefire Theatre, The Barrow
Miranda Sage Rhode (Asst. Stage Group, Fresh Produce’d LA and The
Manager) is thrilled to be returning to Bendheim Performing Arts Center,
Vivid Stage! She is a northern NJ based among others. As an actor she has
stage manager and recent graduate performed on Broadway, off-Broadway,
from Montclair State University. Recent in National Tours and in numerous
theatre credits include Ye Bear & Ye regional theatres across the country.
Cubb (PSM) at 59E59, Clue and Cabaret Her passion is developing new works
(ASM) at Bristol Riverside Theatre, Soft with kids of all ages and sharing the joy
Animals (ASM) at Vivid Stage, Heathers: of creating with those who feel they
the Musical High School Edition (PSM), don’t have a voice in the world.