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include Pippin, The Revolutionists,   Black and Brown writers. Under
     Bunnies, Romeo & Juliet, Conscious,   Andrew’s leadership, YTC has staged
     Death of a Salesman, Julius Caesar, A   presentations and productions all
     Funny Thing Happened on the Way to   throughout the City of Newark,
     the Forum, GHOST, Legally Blonde, The   including the Newark Public Library, the
     Secret Garden, and Billy Elliot. She has   Newark Museum, Rutgers Newark as
     also appeared in various film, TV,   well as public outdoor spaces in city
     commercial, and multimedia projects.   neighborhoods. He created YENDOR’s
     She sends a BIG “thank you” to her   Neighborhood Theatre Initiative which
     family and friends!                 brings free professional theatre
                 Harriett Trangucci is a   productions to outdoor spaces
                                         throughout Newark. Presently, YTC is
                 longtime company        the theatre in residence at Newark
                 member at Vivid Stage   Symphony Hall (NSH) and is currently
                 where she last appeared   partnering with them and WACO
                 in Twirl. Favorite roles at   Theater Center in LA on a film
                 Vivid include The Other   adaptation of Richard Wesley's play
                 Place, The How and the   Black Terror, directed by Richard
                 Why, The Lucky Ones,    Lawson. An accomplished educator,
                 Distracted, and Pride’s   Andrew spent seven years as a history
     Crossing among many others. Favorite   teacher in the City of Newark. Building
     shows at other regional theaters include   on his experience working closely with
     Clever Little Lies, Plaza Suite, Girls   young Black and Brown men, Andrew
     Room, Defying Gravity, Stepping Out   has delivered workshops on the impact
     and The Women. Harriett especially   of mentorship, curriculum
     loves performing in new works. She is   diversification, creating inclusive
     blessed to have had that opportunity   classrooms as well as culturally
     many times at Vivid Stage, NY Fringe   relevant teaching practices for
     Festival, ARTNY and The Tank. Harriett   educators throughout the country.
     trained at William Esper Studios and   Through dedication to his work in the
     earned a BA at Indiana University. AEA/  arts and education, Andrew strives to
     SAG                                 amplify the voices of those that have
                 Emaline Williams is an   historically been denied opportunity
                 Ohio born but NJ based   and access, in turn, creating a more
                 Equity actor. A member of  equitable, inclusive and vibrant society.
                 the Vivid Company,      Amy Hadam (Stage Manager) is
                 Emaline appeared in the   always so thrilled to be back with Vivid
                 recent production of Soft   Stage! This is her tenth season and her
                 Animals. Her theatrical   in-person credits begin with The
                 credits include NYC:    Language Archive through last year's
                 Vampire Cowboys Theater   Twirl and Life's Work. Amy was
     Co (Alice in Slasherland, GEEK!) NJ:   delighted to be the "Screen Manager"
     Centenary Stage Co (Meteor Shower,   for several of Vivid Stage's virtual
     Turning, The Sunshine Boys, Dracula,   programs such as Holiday Bites,
     Hitler’s Tasters), Shakespeare Theatre   Everything is Super Great, the annual
     of New Jersey (A Child’s Christmas in   Gala as well as several readings and
     Wales), Vivid Stage (Ways to be Happy:   cabarets.  Amy has also been the
     a radio play), The Bickford Theatre   Production Stage Manager and
     (Accomplice), The Growing Stage (Tales   Production Manager for Cape May
     from the Garden) & Alliance Repertory   Stage since 2016. Other credits
     (Bluff, Trying). Emaline holds a BFA in   include: Jekyll & Hyde and Spamalot at
     theater performance from Ohio       Surflight Theatre, A Piece of My Heart
     University. www.emalinewilliams.com   and Janey Miller's World Tour at
     Andrew Binger (Director) is an      Speranza Theatre Company, Miss
     educator, actor, director, and arts   Witherspoon and The Further
     administrator from Newark, NJ where he  Adventures of Hedda Gabler at The
     serves as the Artistic Director of Yendor  Theater Project, and Talking to
     Theatre Company. Yendor Theatre     Westfield and At Liberty Hall at
     Company is dedicated to developing,   Premiere Stages. Amy is a proud
     producing and celebrating works by   member of Actors' Equity Association.
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