Bart DeLorenzo : (Director) directed Cleveland Play House’s 2009 production of Around the World in 80 Days. DeLorenzo is the founding Artistic Director of the Evidence Room in Los Angeles where he has directed many plays over the last 16 years including local and world premieres by Charles Mee, David Greenspan, Kelly Stuart, Philip K. Dick, Gordon Dahlquist, Martin Crimp, David Edgar, Naomi Wallace, and Edward Bond, as well as his own adaptation of Dickens' Hard Times, Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, and Schiller’s Don Carlos, among many others. His recent freelance work includes King Lear for The Antaeus Company, the world premieres of Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s Doctor Cerberus and Donald Margulies' Shipwrecked! An Entertainment at South Coast Repertory (later revived at Geffen Playhouse), Charles Mee’s bobrauschenbergamerica for TheSpyAnts at Inside the Ford, Adam Bock's The Receptionist and Caryl Churchill's A Number at Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the world premieres of Justin Tanner's Voice Lessons at Zephyr Theatre and Michael Sargent's The Projectionist at Kirk Douglas Theatre/Center Theatre Group, Sarah Ruhl's Dead Man's Cell Phone at South Coast Repertory, Racine's Britannicus at Cal Rep, CTG’s kick-off premiere event of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 Days/365 Plays at the Los Angeles Music Center plaza and on the steps of Walt Disney Hall, and the world premiere of Joan Rivers: A Work in Progress by a Life in Progress at Geffen. He has received five LA Weekly awards for Direction and Production and three Backstage Garlands for Production, Adaptation and Local Hero Director. less directed Cleveland Play House’s 2009 production of Around the World in 80 Days. DeLorenzo is the founding Artistic Director of the Evidence Room in Los Angeles where he has directed many plays over the last 16 years including local and world premieres by Charles Mee, David Greenspan, Kelly Stuart, Philip... more

Cyrus O. Taylor: (Dramaturg) is a senior at Case Western Reserve University. He recently served as dramaturg for Cleveland Play House’s production of Legacy of Light, and he is dramaturg for all of this season’s CWRU productions, both graduate and undergraduate. Taylor has appeared in Othello and Stage Door at Eldred Theater and Samuel Becket’s All That Fall at Caesar’s Forum. He designed sound for Eldred’s productions of The Heidi Chronicles and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Directing credits include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and Gutenberg! The Musical!, both through CWRU’s Players’ Theater Group. He has also worked as properties master for Dobama Theatre’s production of Blue Door and Dobama’s Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Playwriting Festival. less is a senior at Case Western Reserve University. He recently served as dramaturg for Cleveland Play House’s production of Legacy of Light, and he is dramaturg for all of this season’s CWRU productions, both graduate and undergraduate. Taylor has appeared in Othello and Stage Door at Eldred Theater and Samuel... more

David Kay Mickelsen: (Costume Designer) returns to design his 18th production for Cleveland Play House. He has designed over 250 productions at regional theatres across the country including Guthrie Theater; The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (52 productions); Arizona Theatre Company (48 productions); The Geffen Playhouse; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Northlight Theatre; Ford’s Theatre; Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; Portland Center Stage; Geva Theatre Center; The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis; Pioneer Theatre Company; Williamstown Theatre Festival; The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis; Seattle, Tennessee, Missouri, San Diego, and New Mexico Repertory Theatres; Sundance Theatre Festival; Ensemble Studio Theatre; Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Illinois Shakespeare Festivals; Pennsylvania Center Stage; Theatre of the Open Eye; Jean Cocteau Repertory Theatre; Greer Garson Theatre Center; Flagstaff Festival of the Arts; The Hampton Playhouse; and Timber Lake Playhouse. Originally from Canby, Oregon, Mickelsen now resides in Long Beach, California. He is a member of United Scenic Artists 829. less returns to design his 18th production for Cleveland Play House. He has designed over 250 productions at regional theatres across the country including Guthrie Theater; The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (52 productions); Arizona Theatre Company (48 productions); The Geffen Playhouse; Berkeley Repertory Theatre; Northlight Theatre; Ford’s Theatre; Cincinnati... more

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James C. Swonger: (Sound Designer) is resident sound designer at Cleveland Play House where he has designed sound for over 40 productions including the world premiere of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, The Trip to Bountiful, Present Laughter (Case Western Reserve University/CPH MFA Acting Program), A Soldier’s Tale with Catch and Release, Bill W. and Dr. Bob, the world premiere of Heaven’s My Destination, Crime and Punishment, Noises Off!, Gee’s Bend, Man of La Mancha, and I Am My Own Wife. For Cleveland State University Summer Stages 2009 he designed Chekhov in Yalta, The Shadowbox and Return to the Forbidden Planet. Additional credits include Cleveland’s Lyric Opera Company, The Utah Festival Opera Company, Pioneer Theatre Company, Baltimore Centerstage, George Street Playhouse, Yale Repertory Theatre, and premiere productions of The Tragic Demise of the Whaleship Essex, Swinging on a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Burke, Tangents, and The Count of Monte Cristo. He has also designed sound systems for restaurants, theatres and churches. less is resident sound designer at Cleveland Play House where he has designed sound for over 40 productions including the world premiere of Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, The Trip to Bountiful, Present Laughter (Case Western Reserve University/CPH MFA Acting Program), A Soldier’s Tale with Catch and Release, Bill W. and... more

Lisa J. Snodgrass: (Stage Manager) stage managed Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party on Broadway. National tours include The Color Purple – National Tour, Les Miserables with the Marius Company and The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. Off Broadway she stage managed Birdie Blue at 2econd Stage Theatre. Regional work includes over 25 productions at Mark Taper Forum, Ahmanson Theatre and Geffen Playhouse. An Ohio native and a graduate of Otterbein College, she is a proud member of Actors’ Equity and happy to be part of the Drury Theatre’s final production. less stage managed Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party on Broadway. National tours include The Color Purple – National Tour, Les Miserables with the Marius Company and The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife. Off Broadway she stage managed Birdie Blue at 2econd Stage Theatre. Regional work includes over 25 productions at Mark... more

Matthew Richards: (Lighting Designer) designed The Clean House at Cleveland Play House. Off Broadway credits include productions for Atlantic Theater Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, ARS Nova, Edge Theater, Katharsis, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Playwrights Horizons, The Public/LAByrinth, MCC, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 2econd Stage and Theatreworks USA.  Regional credits include productions for Baltimore’s Centerstage, Bay Street Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Ford’s Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, New York Stage and Film, The Old Globe, Shakespeare Theatre, Westport Playhouse, Williamstown Theatre Festival and Yale Repertory Theatre. Richards is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and the Yale School of Drama. less designed The Clean House at Cleveland Play House. Off Broadway credits include productions for Atlantic Theater Company, Brooklyn Academy of Music, ARS Nova, Edge Theater, Katharsis, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Playwrights Horizons, The Public/LAByrinth, MCC, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 2econd Stage and Theatreworks USA.  Regional credits include productions for... more

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Ron Wilson: (Fight Choreographer) among his many directing credits was the world premiere of Comp at the Boston Playwrights’ Stage. He directed The Underpants and Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Case Western Reserve University’s Eldred Theater and Cloud 9 and Arcadia for the CWRU/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program where he serves as program director and chair of CWRU’s Department of Theater. As an actor his most recent performance at CPH was as Dr. Glass in Room Service and prior to that as Klingelehoff in The Underpants. He also made an appearance in 2009 on the Brooks Theatre stage as Lavash in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program production of All’s Well that Ends Well. He is resident production movement director and fight choreographer at CPH. less among his many directing credits was the world premiere of Comp at the Boston Playwrights’ Stage. He directed The Underpants and Picasso at the Lapin Agile at Case Western Reserve University’s Eldred Theater and Cloud 9 and Arcadia for the CWRU/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program where he serves as... more

Takeshi Kata: (Scenic Designer) recently designed the set of Around the World in 80 Days for Cleveland Play House. Off Broadway credits include Adding Machine; Orson’s Shadow for the Barrow Group; Port Authority; What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling; The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at Atlantic Theater Company; and Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine at Playwrights Horizons. Regional credits include work at Alley Theatre, American Players Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Ford’s Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Hartford Stage, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Long Wharf Theatre, The Old Globe, Resident Ensemble Players, Skylight Opera, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Triad Stage, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Yale Repertory Theatre. He is an adjunct faculty member at University of Southern California (USC) School of Theatre. less recently designed the set of Around the World in 80 Days for Cleveland Play House. Off Broadway credits include Adding Machine; Orson’s Shadow for the Barrow Group; Port Authority; What’s That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling; The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at Atlantic Theater Company; and Doris to Darlene, A Cautionary Valentine at Playwrights Horizons. Regional credits include work... more

Tiffany Goff: (Music Arranger) has produced music for screen, theatre, prerecorded electronic performance, and for instrumental and vocal ensembles. Recently she was composer for the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program productions of an Orchard and Cloud 9, and was also commissioned by CWRU to score their undergraduate production of Euripides' Medea. She has underscored several short films for the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in Florida and has had music for violin premiered in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Goff is a piano performance student of Paul Schenly and Emanuela Friscioni at Cleveland Institute of Music and studies composition privately with Dr. Marshall Griffith. less has produced music for screen, theatre, prerecorded electronic performance, and for instrumental and vocal ensembles. Recently she was composer for the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA Acting Program productions of an Orchard and Cloud 9, and was also commissioned by CWRU to score their undergraduate production of Euripides'... more