Production Staff
William Shakespeare
Playwright
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: P
Theatre Owner / Operator
Laurie Beckelman
NYSF Executive Director
Teresa Bowers-Parker
Vocal Coach
Lisa Buxbaum
Stage Manager
Broadway: Seminar, A Behanding in Spokane, Frost/Nixon, Mamma Mia!, Hairspray, The Constant Wife, Thou Shalt Not, Miss Saigon, The Tempest, Cafe Crown. City Center’s Encores!; national tour of Carousel; international tour of Einstein on the Beach. Off-Broadway includes Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons and the NY Shakespeare Festival.
Hope Clarke
Choreographer
Buzz Cohen
Stage Manager
Moussa Diabate
Percussion
Carol R. Fineman
NYSF General Press Representative
Paul Gallo
Lighting Designer
Heidi Griffiths
NYSF Casting
Wiley Hausam
NYSF Associate Producer
Wiley Hausam is the Director of Arts + Cultural Programming at Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ, including of the acclaimed series, PEAK Performances.
He was the associate producer of George C. Wolfe’s Broadway productions of The Tempest (1996) starring Patrick Stewart, Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk (1996) starring Savion Glover, On the Town (1998) and The Wild Party (2000) starring Mandy Patinkin, Eartha Kitt and Toni Collette. He also presented Audra McDonald’s first ever live concert, which was the first show in Joe’s Pub (1998).
Hausam has a long and successful track record (since 2002) as a ... read more
Riccardo Hernandez
Scenic Designer
Vineyard, La Jolla Playhouse and Yale Rep productions of Indecent. Broadway: The Gin Game; The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess; The People in the Picture; Caroline, or Change (also Royal National Theater, London); Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (also National Tour, Old Vic London); Topdog/Underdog (Royal Court); Bells Are Ringing; Parade (directed by Hal Prince; Tony and Drama Desk nominations); Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (also National Tour, Japan) and The Tempest. Recent: Grounded directed by Julie Taymor, The Library directed by Steven Soderbergh (The Public); La Mouette (Cour d'Honneur, Palais des Papes, Avignon Festival); Abigail's Party (Oslo National ... read more
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Toni-Leslie James
Costume Designer
Broadway: Bernhardt/Hamlet; Come From Away; August Wilson’s Jitney; Amazing Grace; Lucky Guy; The Scottsboro Boys; Finian’s Rainbow; Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life; Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom; King Hedley II; One Mo’ Time; The Wild Party; Marie Christine; Footloose; The Tempest; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Angels in America: Millennium Approaches & Perestroika; Chronicle of a Death Foretold; and Jelly’s Last Jam. Off-Broadway: The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, Soho Rep, Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, Manhattan Theatre Club, and the Roundabout Theatre, among others. Regional: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Steppenwolf, Hartford Stage, Long Wharf Theatre, the ... read more
Morgan Jenness
NYSF Associate Producer
Rik Kaye
NYSF Production Manager
Eric Kivnick
Percussion
Kevin Kline
NYSF Associate Producer
Kline won a scholarship to the Juilliard School’s drama division in 1970. In 1972, he co-founded the City Center Acting Company (now The Acting Company), touring nationally in classical repertory productions and The Robber Bridegroom. He appeared on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow (1976) and returned to the stage in Dance on a Country Grave (1977). He won his first Tony Award for On the Twentieth Century (1978) and a second Tony for The Pirates of Penzance (1980), later reprising the role in the film version (1983). His New York Shakespeare Festival credits included Richard III (1983), Henry V ... read more
Heather Paauwe
Percussion / Violin
Bonnie Panson
Production Stage Manager
Joey Parnes
NYSF Executive Producer
Barbara Pollitt
Mask Designer
Puppet Designer
Seymour "Red" Press
Musical Coordinator
Michelle M. Robinson
Dance Captain
Dan Moses Schreier
Sound Designer
Composer
(Incidental Music)
Broadway: Falsettos; American Psycho; The Visit; A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder; Sondheim on Sondheim; A Little Night Music; Gypsy (with Patti LuPone); Radio Golf; John Doyle's production of Sweeney Todd; Gem of the Ocean; Pacific Overtures; Assassins; Into the Woods; Topdog/Underdog; Dirty Blonde; Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk. He has composed scores for the Broadway productions of The Merchant of Venice, Julius Caesar, The Tempest, and Dan Hurlin's Disfarmer (St. Ann's Warehouse). Awards: four Tony Award nominations, four Drama Desk Awards.
(Incidental Music)
Jordan Thaler
NYSF Casting
Rosemarie Tichler
NYSF Artistic Producer
Carlos Valdez
Composer
(Incidental Music)
(Incidental Music)
Percussion
Jeffrey M. Wilson
Company Manager
George C. Wolfe
Director
Theatre directing credits include The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (NY Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical); Lucky Guy; The Normal Heart (Drama Desk); Jelly's Last Jam (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Award and Drama Desk) and Perestroika (Drama Desk); Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Tony and Drama League Award); Topdog/Underdog (Obie Award); Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Drama Desk); Elaine Stritch at Liberty (Tony for Special Theatrical Event); The Tempest; Caroline, or ... read more
Curtis Woodside
Viola Da Gamba / Recorder
Awards and Nominations
1995 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Toni-Leslie James was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Costume Design: Julie Taymor was nominated but did not win.
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