| Director: CHRIS HANNA |
has dedicated 30 years to balancing the overlapping missions of developing new plays, breathing fresh
air into dramatic classics, and engaging communities in the power of live theater. Career highlights before
arriving in Virginia include serving as Resident Director at the Juilliard School, working with the play
development staffs of London’s Royal Court Theater and the New York Shakespeare Festival, and eight
seasons as Artistic Associate for the Chautauqua Theater Company in New York. He holds an MFA from
the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). In addition to serving as Artistic Director of Virginia Stage,
Chris is an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at Old Dominion University. Between the two venues, he has
staged over thirty productions for Hampton Roads audiences and looks forward to many more.
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| Stage Manager: MATTHEW MARHOLIN |
He is happy to be back at VSC for his third season. Prior to coming to Norfolk, his work includes The
Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown, a new work produced by Broadway Across America.
Prior to that, Matt worked as Artistic Director for Cirque du Soleil’s production of Alegria in South America.
His Production Stage Management credits include Broadway andNational Tours for such shows as Blood
Brothers starring Petula Clark and David Cassidy; South Pacific starring Robert Goulet; Jekyll & Hyde;
Smokey Joe’s Café; Camelot starring Robert Goulet; A Few Good Men; Grease; Parade; The Wiz starring
Stephanie Mills and the World Premiere of Frank Wildhorn’s Camille Claudel starring Linda Eder.
International tours include Porgy andBess, Carmen Jones, tick, tick…BOOM! and Sophisticated Ladies. To
date, Matt’s work has taken him to 22 countries. Thanks and love to JCM3.
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| Set Designer: BILL CLARKE |
previously designed Moon For The Misbegotten, To Kill A Mockingbird, Elephant Man, Intimate Apparel,
Taste Test, Top Girls, Arms and The Man and Fairy Tales of New York at VSC. He designed A Walk In
The Woods and Abby's Song on Broadway; off-Broadway: currently running acclaimed revival of Lemon
Sky (Keen Co), Misalliance (Pearl), So Help Me God! (Lortel), Eccentricities of A Nightingale (T.A.C.T.),
Power of Darkness, John Ferguson and The Daughter-In-Law (Mint Theater; NYTimes 10 Best List), June
Moon (Drama Dep’t), Ann Magnuson’s You Could Be Home Now (NYSF), The Innocents' Crusade (MTC),
Morocco (WPA), and The Cherry Orchard (Juilliard). Regional: Seattle Rep, Old Globe, Milwaukee Rep, Alley,
Denver Center, A.R.T., Huntington, McCarter, Cincinnati Playhouse, Indiana Rep. MFA, Yale School of Drama.
Recipient: IRNE (New England) Award for A Delicate Balance, Hollywood Drama-Logue Award, San Diego
Theater Critics’ Circle Award for A Walk In The Woods. |
| Lighting Designer: JOHN AMBROSONE |
Virginia Stage Company: Blues For An Alabama Sky
Broadway: David Mamet’s The Old Neighborhood at the Booth Theatre
Off Broadway: Adam Rapp’s Nocturne at the New York Theatre Workshop
Touring: Julie Taymor and Andre Serban’s The King Stag
Regional Theatres: Alley Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Arena Stage, American Repertory Theatre, American
Stage Festival, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, Capitol Repertory, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Contemporary
American Theatre Festival, Gravity Project, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, McCarter Theatre, Lyric
Stage Company of Boston, Merrimack Repertory, New Repertory Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre,
Philadelphia Theatre Company, Playmakers Repertory, Prince Music Theatre, Royal George Chicago,
Theatre By The Sea, Trinity Repertory Company
International: Brazil, England, France, Mexico, Japan, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan
Affiliations: United Scenic Artists Local 829, United States Institute Of Technology
Teaching: Head of MFA/BA Lighting Design and Technology at Virginia Tech
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| Sound Designer: DANNY ERDBERG |
NEW YORK: The Last Cargo Cult, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You (Public), Ordinary Days (Roundabout),
Seven Headed Mouse (Theater Row),The Rockae (Prospect), Tock Tick (59E59), Magpie (Amas), Painted
Ladies (Symphony Space), Triple Threats, Your Mom’s Feet (Interarts), Bath Party (HERE). REGIONAL:
Five Course Love (Geva), Rooms (MetroStage, Geva). TOURS: Circus Smirkus. NYMF: White Noise, Party
Come Here, Magpie, River’s End, The Children. READINGS/BENEFITS: Alive in the World, Big Tent, Mr.
Broadway, Rock This House, Pure Country, Rooms. ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE: Dreamgirls (US Tour, Korea),
White Christmas (Detroit,Toronto), Pinter Plays (Atlantic), New Jerusalem (Classic Stages), A Midsummer
Night's Dream (Delacorte). NOMINATIONS: Audelco Award, NYMF Excellence in Design. As a director, his
work has appeared at HERE, Dixon Place, The 4x4 Festival, Barrington Stage and Theaterworks USA. He is
a member of SDC and the Lincoln Center Director’s lab and a Graduate of Northwestern University.
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| Costume Designer: JENI SCHAEFER |
holds a MAC in Costume Design from Wichita State University and has been VSC’s Resident Costume Designer
and Shop Manager for Ten years. Regional credits include: Radio Golf; Diary of Anne Frank; Around the World
in 80 Days; Billy Bishop Goes to War; Alive and Well; A Raisin in the Sun; The New Pink; Moon for the
Misbegotten; Wit; Crowns; Driving Miss Daisy; Of Mice and Men; To Kill A Mocking Bird; The Elephant Man;
Hank Williams: Lost Highway; Doubt and A Christmas Carol. You can see photos of Jeni’s Designs at her
website jenischaeferdesigns.com. Jeni would like to thank her wonderful husband, Tony and their two beautiful
children, Sara and Ethan for inspiring her everyday.
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