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Why, Next Fall, Distracted, The Pursuit to continue his work with the Vivid
Of Happiness, Melancholy Play, Pride’s Stage family as a Production Associate
Crossing and many others. Podcast for Grief at High Tide! Bryan has always
directing: The Weirdness, and Young been a wearer of many hats,
Ben Franklin for Gen Z Media. As a experienced in everything from
playwright: Life’s Work, What Stays branding and motion design to
(with Jason Szamreta), Whatever Will printmaking, sculpture, and most
Be, The Neighborhood (Book and Lyrics; recently theatre work. He received his
BFA in graphic design from Maryland
Music by Joe Zawila), Brink of Life Institute College of Art in Baltimore,
(Book; Lyrics by Steve Harper; Music by MD. When he's not designing, he's
Oliver Lake), and Astonishment, How to working as a theatre lighting electrician
be Old: A Beginner’s Guide, and At and production associate for Vivid
Ninety-Three (Adaptations). Laura is a Stage as well as other local NJ and NYC
private monologue coach and holds a BA theatres. Some of Bryan's favorite
from Yale University and an MFA from productions from Vivid Stage have
Sarah Lawrence College. Laura is Chair been Twirl, Life's Work and The
of the NJ Theatre Alliance Board of Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey.
Trustees and a member of AEA, SAG- He's excited for the opportunity to
AFTRA and the Dramatists Guild. create alongside fellow artists he's
come to know and respect. Special
Richard Willett thanks to Zach and Laura for the
(Playwright) is the author of chance to live out this stage crew kid's
the plays Triptych, Random dream.
Harvest, The Flid Show, and
Tiny Bubbles, which have Nabeel Jan (Assistant Director) is a
been presented off-off- freelance theatre and film director in
Broadway and at theaters the NY/NJ area. He's really excited to
across the country. Honors join Vivid Stage for his first show!
include an Edward F. Albee Previously, Nabeel has worked on
Foundation Fellowship and a Tennessee Kodachrome (Director), Oxycontin
Williams Scholarship. His play 9/10 Follies (Director), Appropriate (AD,
premiered last month to critical acclaim Fight Captain), and Lost Girl (AD,
off-off-Broadway, and A Terminal Event Intimacy Captain) for Bucknell
(Julie Harris Playwriting Award from the University, as well as U Drop Inn
Beverly Hills Theatre Guild and finalist (Director) at the Cellunova New Works
for the Woodward/Newman Drama Fest and love i awethu further at the
Award) received its world premiere in Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center
June 2022 at the Victory Theatre in Los (Directing Fellow) He graduated from
Angeles, where it was named by Stage Bucknell in the Spring of 2023 with
Raw as one of the best plays in L.A. that honors in Film Studies and
year. Richard is also developing a one- International Relations. He is a 2023
woman show about Ingrid Bergman with Kennedy Center American College
actress Annemette Andersen and Theatre Directing Fellow. He would like
director Henning Hegland, which is to thank his family for their support
scheduled to premiere next year in and his dog for everything. Catch his
Silkeborg, Denmark. He is an optioned upcoming work at nabeeljan.com
screenwriter who has twice been in the Jeff Knapp (Sound Designer) is has
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and been associated with Vivid Stage since
Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowships Top 50 and The Neighborhood, working on most
a finalist for both the Sundance Feature every mainstage production since.
and Episodic Labs. He was also a finalist Favorite Vivid Stage designs include
for the Cynosure Diversity Screenwriting The Other Place, 100 Years, The
Awards, the Stage 32 Diverse Voices Outgoing Tide, Shipwrecked, Dead and
Springboard, and won the Lonely Seal Buried, and Every Brilliant Thing. Jeff is
Film Festival award for the best script also the resident sound designer for
with a disabled lead character. Shadowland Stages in Ellenville NY.
richardwilllettwriter.com. He's worked at a bunch of small
Bryan Clarendon (Production theatres in the tri-state area and as far
Associate) is a graphic designer by trade south as Florida! Most recently, Jeff has
with a soft spot for theatre. He's excited designed multimedia and sound for
Shotstakovich and The Black Monk.