Senior Class

Lauryn Adams (Alizé) is a proud native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a recent graduate of Spelman College (’23). She is incredibly excited to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut as Alizé and thanks her family, friends, agents, and mentors for their continued support! BROADWAY: The Wiz (2024 Revival) [Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album]  PRE-BROADWAY: The Great Gatsby (Papermill Playhouse) REGIONAL: Jesus Christ Superstar (The Fulton Theatre), In The Heights & West Side Story (City Springs Theatre Company) TELEVISION: The First Lady (SHOWTIME), Fa-La-La-Lidays (Disney Channel), Best of Broadway (The Today Show). MUSIC ARTISTS: Coi Leray (“Get Loud” music video in collaboration with Trinity Rodman and Bose), Kat Graham (PrideFest St. Louis). Instagram: @laurynadams_  www.laurynadams.com

Quadry Brown (Dre'Marcus/US G.B.) is thrilled to return to the OLNEY THEATRE CENTER stage. He was most recently seen in Olney Theatre Center’s productions of Disney's Frozen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and Kinky Boots. DC AREA: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: A Chorus Line (Richie), The Spongebob Musical (Plankton u/s), Spamalot (Patsy u/s), White Christmas, Shrek: The Musical (Donkey u/s, Ensemble swing), The Bodyguard; REGIONAL: Washington County Playhouse: The Hunchback of Notre Dame(Clopin Trouillefou); ArtsCentric: Once on this Island (Erzulie u/s). He is also a three-time Helen Hayes Awards performer. Instagram and TikTok: @qmbrown

Wynter Nicole Cook (Tiny) is excited to return to OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Hailing from Detroit, MI, she specializes in acting, singing, and movement. REGIONAL: Olney Theatre Center: Waitress (Ensemble/ U/S Nurse Norma); Shakespeare Theatre Company: Staged Reading of Brown Girl, Brown Stones (Narrator); Woolly Mammoth: The Sensational Sea Mink-etts (U/S Keira/Aleyse Perf); The Kennedy Center: Developmental workshop of Operation Sisterhood (Lee). Howard University: Black Nativity (Soloist/Ensemble); Wolf Trap & Signature Theatre: Broadway in the Park (Ensemble Vocalist). FILM: One-Shot, Secret Admirer. EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Howard University. Instagram/TikTok: @thewynter.nicole Website: wynternicolecook.com

Jeffrey Cornelius (G.B.) (He/Him) is SO EXCITED to be making his OLNEY THEATRE Debut! CCM Musical Theatre & LINK: Class 4 Alum. Previously, he closed the First National Tour of Dear Evan Hansen as the Evan Alternate. Other favorite select projects include Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 (streaming on HBOMax), Spunk at Yale Rep, The workshop of Will Smith’s Pursuit of Happyness, and the recent workshop of the stage adaptation of the T.V. series Schmigadoon. Huge Thank You to my team at DGRW, Mommy, Dad, Daniel, Granny, Grandpa, Nana, PawPaw, Uncle John, TT, and EVERY SINGLE Teacher and Mentor who helped me get to this point. It takes a village. @thejeffreycornelius on Instagram.

Mia Goodman (McKenna) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for this incredible world premiere musical! Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Frozen (Ensemble u/s Anna) and Built For This [Workshop]. REGIONAL: Dunes Arts Foundation: Next to Normal (Natalie), CDA Summer Theatre: Footloose (Ariel), The Milton Theatre: Legally Blonde (Serena). DC AREA: Round House Theatre: A Hanukkah Carol, or GELT TRIP! The Musical [Workshop], Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol, Compass Rose Theatre: Diary of Anne Frank. EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theater from The Boston Conservatory, 2023. Instagram: @miaagoodman.

Ciara Hargrove (Ensemble/US Alizé) is ecstatic to be back at the OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney credits include: Sleepova (Elle),  Long Way Down (Swing). REGIONAL: Arizona Broadway Theatre: Hello, Dolly! (Minnie Fae and cover Ermengarde cover, Ens.), Beauty & the Beast (Ensemble); Theatre by the Sea: 42nd Street (Ethel), The Sound of Music (u/s Sister Berthe, Ens.); American Girl Live!: In Concert (Claudie & Melody StandBy); Goodspeed New Works Festival: Little Miss Perfect (Bri Morrison), Photosynthesis (Bernadette). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from University of Hartford—The Hartt School. Immense amount of love to my Mom, Family, Friends, and Mentors. #hartthasit Instagram: @theciarahargrove

Angelo Harrington II (Eric) is grateful to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER for the world premiere of this fantastic musical. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Disney’s Frozen (Ensemble, u/s Sven). REGIONAL: Summer Rep Theatre: Sister Act (TJ). DC AREA: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: A Chorus Line (Mark); ArtsCentric: The Scottsboro Boys (Haywood), Cinderella (Ensemble, u/s Prince Christopher) Instagram: @angeloharringtonii

Bryant Howard (Swing) is so excited to be making his debut at the OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous regional credits include A Chorus Line (Mike) at Short North Stage, Bright Star (Jimmy Ray Dobbs), We Will Rock You (Khashoggi), Grease (Doody), The Sound of Music (Rolf), among others at Timber Lake Playhouse. Education: Elon University BFA Music Theatre. Instagram: @bryanthowardd.

Ariel Kraje (Swing) is excited to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: Frozen (Ensemble). DC AREA: Synetic Theater: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Puck), The Madness of Poe, Dracula; Workhouse Art Center: Urinetown (Ensemble) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble], The Drowsy Chaperone, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. EDUCATION: BFA in Theater with a concentration in Musical Theater from George Mason University. Instagram: @ariel.kraje | arielkraje.com

Santina Maiolatesi (Grace/Mrs. Andrews) is excited to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut. Other regional credits include Keegan Theatre: Merrily We Roll Along (Ensemble & U/S Gussie) [HH Nom: Outstanding Production 2025] and Sweat (Jessie); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: SpongeBob Musical (The Mayor) [HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical], In The Heights (Daniela), Ragtime (Ensemble and U/S Mother) [HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical], 1776 (Abigail Adams), A Christmas Story (Ms. Schwartz) [HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical], Hunchback of Notre Dame [HH Nom: Ensemble]; Teatro 101: Brooklyn the Musical (Faith/City Weed) ; Red Branch Theatre Co.: Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman); Center Stage: Charles S. Dutton's From Jail-to-Yale; ArtsCentric: Jesus Christ Superstar; Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.: Macbeth, Lysistrata; Bay Theatre: Crimes of the Heart; Arena Stage/CUA: Happy End. Catholic University, B.A. Theatre.

Nathaniel Mitchell (Swing) is elated to be a swing in his first ever professional musical, Senior Class!! You may have recently seen him in Howard University’s Sonnets and Soul, Broadway Our Way, or Round House Theatre’s How To Raise a Freeman. Nat’s favorite thing about the show is definitely it’s energy. When he isn't performing, he enjoys long walks on the beach, skydiving without an instructor, spelunking, competitive eating, and 25th century l.a.r.p.ing. To see what Nat is up to next, you can follow him on Instagram @nat.m.mitchell

Haley Nachlas (Swing) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATER CENTER! A NYC artist and DMV native, Haley is elated to be performing in her hometown community in such a special show after 7 years of performing globally. Previous Olney Theatre Center Credits include: Disney’s Frozen (Ensemble) Favorite Credits include: Footloose (Ensemble/Onstage Swing; Norwegian Cruise Line) Elements (Principal Dancer; Norwegian Cruise Line) Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Durla; Totem Pole Playhouse). Education: Pace University BFA commercial Dance NYC. Big love to my family for supporting my dreams. Instagram @halesnach

NICO NAZAL (Nico/US Brick) is thrilled to make their OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! Recent Credits Include: Disney Cruise Line: Beauty And The Beast and Seas The Adventure; Passage Theatre Company: Clean Slate (Fate); Cedar Point: Back Then Right Now (Guitarist/Vocalist). EDUCATION: BFA in Musical Theatre from Rider University. Instagram: @dominicnazal niconazal.com

Ashley D. Nguyen (Ensemble/US Tiny/Stephanie) DC AREA: OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Waitress (Dawn); Dance Nation (Zuzu); Signature Theatre: King of the Yees (Lauren Yee), Soft Power (Jing/Ensemble), Pacific Overtures (Swing); Arena Stage: Ride the Cyclone (Swing); Ford’s Theatre: A Christmas Carol (Understudy); Theater J: The Hatmaker’s Wife (Voice); The Kennedy Center TYA: The Day You Begin (Min), The Dragon King’s Daughter (Xing u/s); Imagination Stage: Winnie the Pooh (Piglet); Keegan Theatre: Shakespeare in Love (Viola de Lesseps, Helen Hayes Nomination); Creative Cauldron: Into the Woods (Little Red); Studio Theatre: White Pearl (Ruki Minami u/s – US World Premier); Catholic University: A Little Night Music (Fredrika Armfeldt), The Wolves (#8), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Marcy Park). EDUCATION: BM in Musical Theatre from Catholic University.

Jacob Pelzman-Kern (Brick) is delighted to be making his OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! Previous DC area credits include: Drunk Shakespeare: Macbeth (Banquo, Macduff); 1st Stage: The Chosen (Daniel); Imagination Stage: Petite Rogue (Claude U/S, Frog U/S 2). FILM: The DC 48 Hour Holiday Film Project: Off The Shelf (Elf) [2024 Best Actor]. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre from University of Maryland. Instagram: @jacob_pelz.

Russell Rinker (Coach Johnson/Marshall) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous Olney credits: Waitress, Fiddler on the Roof (Constable), Concert Series productions of Pippin (Charlemagne) and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Russell was a Blue Man in the world-famous Blue Man Group for several years including Off-Broadway, Las Vegas (5 yrs), and two North American Tours. NATIONAL TOUR—Amazing Grace. REGIONAL—Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (Tybalt), Goodspeed Opera House, Los Angeles Opera. DC AREA—Toby’s: South Pacific (Emile), Show Boat! (Ravenal); 1st Stage: A Civil War Christmas (Lincoln); Imagination Stage; NextStop Theatre: Catch Me If You Can (Hanratty); Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre: The Music Man (Harold Hill), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King). TV—Shake It Up! (feat. Zendaya), Arrested Development, The Tonight Show. Russell is also a musician, voiceover artist, and fight choreographer, and a graduate of The College of William and Mary. IG: @russellrinker

Alanna Sibrián (Ensemble) (she/her) Olney Theatre debut! NEW YORK: Rearview Mirror: An Off-Broadway Dance Revue. DC AREA: Signature Theatre: In The Heights, Imagination Stage: Cinderella: A Salsa Fairytale. FILM/TV: Val; Ramsey: The Vandy Case. EDUCATIONAL: NYU: Mariposa. MUSIC: Before I Let Go (debut album). DANCE: The CityDance Conservatory, The Jacob’s Pillow School. OTHER: 2nd Training Bootcamp for Moulin Rouge The Musical. EDUCATION: NYU Tisch School of the Arts. www.alannasibrian.com Instagram: @alanna.sibrian

David Singleton (Bobby) is a DC based performer, choreographer, and Olney Theatre’s Drag Princess (@thetiaramissou on Instagram), and is so incredibly thrilled to be back at Olney Theatre for Senior Class! Previous credits include, OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Waitress (AST. Choreographer) Fela (AST. Choreographer) Kinky Boots (Angel), Beauty, and the Beast, Elf. Toby's Dinner Theatre: A Chorus Line (Bobby), The Spongebob Musical (Choreographer)(Helen Hayes Nomination Best Choreography) Kinky Boots (Angel/Co Choreographer), Dreamgirls, Young Frankenstein (Ziggy), Newsies, The Bodyguard. Artscentric: RENT (Angel), Sister Act (TJ), Snapshots. Education: Theatre Performance, Montgomery College

Taryn Smithson (Ensemble/Dance Captain) is so excited to be back home in the DMV making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! North American Tours: CATS (Rumpleteazer), How The Grinch Stole Christmas (Dance Captain, Onstage Swing, Young Max U/S). Regional: North Shore Music Theatre: Tootsie (Ensemble), Escape to Margaritaville (Wanda); Theatre By The Sea: A Chorus Line (Maggie), Tootsie (Ensemble). Graduate of the LINK Program (Class 4) and The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Rep: The Collective Talent. The biggest thank you to Karla Garcia and the Olney Team! Love to my family, friends, & cast. @tmsmithson

Bradley Adam Stein (Colin Crosby) is proud to be making their OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut. Many thanks to the wonderful family and friends who’ve helped them along their journey. Previous credits include: NEW YORK THEATRE: HARP Theatricals: The Sunset Plays (Sam). DC AREA: Iron Crow Theatre: Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Jamie); Milton Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show (Phantom/Frank u/s); EDUCATION: BA in Theatre Arts with a minor in Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. Instagram: @bradleyadamstein bradleyadamstein.com

Bryan Stopak (Ensemble) is making his debut at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER where in fact he took his first acting class at just five years old! REGIONAL: Adventure Theatre: Dragons Love Tacos; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: A Chorus Line, Beauty and The Beast EDUCATION: BFA in Directing, Playwriting, and Production Design from The University of the Arts. @brysto bryanstopak.com

Jordyn Taylor (Tyquasia) is ecstatic for her first show at OLNEY THEATER CENTER! Her credits include: DC AREA: Spooky Action Theater: Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show (Margarita); Theater Alliance: Covenant (Avery); Adventure Theater MTC: She Persisted [Helen Hayes Nominated - Best Supporting Actor] (Harriet Tubman/Flo Jo); Monumental Theater: American Psycho (Evelyn Williams); Arena Stage: Unknown Soldier (Swing); Adventure Theater MTC: Junie B. Jones (Lucille, Bobbi Jean, José); Signature Theater: Ragtime (Sarah’s Friend); Constellation Theatre Company: Once on This Island (Young Ti Moune, Ti Moune U/S); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical (Pearl Krabs, Sandy U/S) TV/FILM: PBS: How Great Thou Art: A Sacred Celebration; DIRECTION/MUSIC DIRECTION: NextStop Theatre:The Marvelous Wonderettes, Summer Theatre Adventures; Howard University: Heathers the Musical, EDUCATION: Howard University: BFA - Musical Theatre (2023) IG: @favvvgeminiii TikTok: @jordyntaylorrr

Taylor J. Washington (Marva) is blessed to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre Center credit includes: On The Town  (Ensemble, Hildy u/s). REGIONAL: Denver Center For The Performing Arts: The Color Purple (Sofia) [Henry Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical]; Speakeasy Stage Company: The Color Purple (Jarene, Daisy). DMV AREA: Monumental Theatre Company: Brooklyn (Paradise) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical]; Red Branch Theater Company: Lysistrada Jones (Hetaira), Madagascar (Gloria), Avenue Q (Gary Coleman); Baltimore Rock Opera Society: Determination Of Azimuth (Ana); Riverside Center: The Color Purple (Darline, Sofia u/s); Artscentric: Dreamgirls (Ensemble); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Dreamgirls (Ensemble. Effie u/s), Show Boat (Ensemble). Cruise Line: Disney Cruise Line.  EDUCATION: Berklee College Of Music. Taylorjwashington.com. Jesus first.

Gwynne Wood (Steph) (They/She) is a queer theater maker based in New York City, and is so excited to be making their Olney Theater Center debut in Senior Class. BROADWAY: 1776 (Standby Richard Lee/George Read). WEST END: Oscar at the Crown (Sweetener). NATIONAL TOUR: 1776 (George Read, u/s Rutledge/Lee/Jefferson) [LA Scenie Award for Best Touring Production & Outstanding Ensemble in a Touring Production], Oklahoma! 2019 Revival (standby Ado Annie/Laurey/Gertie/Will) [LA Scenie Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Touring Production]. OFF BROADWAY: House of Telescopes (Suz). SELECT REGIONAL & DEVELOPMENT: The Public Theater: SUFFS (Harry T. Burn, Commissioner, Ensemble); Williamstown Theatre Festival: Most Happy in Concert (Swing); Reagle Music Theater: All Shook Up (Natalie/Ed); Seacoast Repertory Theater: Little Women (Amy March); Virginia Repertory Theater: Sister Act (Sister Mary Robert) [Richmond Artsies Nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Newcomer). EDUCATION: The Boston Conservatory Musical Theatre BFA ‘18, Emphasis in Directing. Gwynne loves new work and queering the existing musical theater canon. Thank you so much to the entire team at the Olney, my incredible agents at DGRW, my family, and my partner Anna. Keep up with Gwynne on instagram and tiktok @gwynnelaurel.

Melvin Tunstall III (Book, Music, Lyrics) is an Off-Broadway Alliance Award-winning playwright for penning the book to Polkadots, the Cool Kids Musical. The show has been seen worldwide and just celebrated its tenth anniversary with a special puppetry edition. His latest TYA piece with Greg Borowsky, Stuntboy in the Meantime, will set off on a national tour in the fall 2025!  Melvin began his writing career while still a student at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music as a founding member of the AMP Theater Company. A proud participant in the Yale Institute for Musical Theatre, Melvin is also an accomplished performer, appearing in the Original Broadway cast of Beautiful: the Carole King Musical, the original Off-Broadway cast of The Big Gay Jamboree and the Original Toronto Company of the smash Rock of Ages. Follow @mt3xbroadway on socials for all things MT3!!

Greg Dean Borowsky (Music and Vocal Orchestrations) Grammy-nominated songwriter and music producer from South Africa, signed to Sony Music Publishing. Greg’s album (The Greg Dean Project) reached #1 on the U.K. Soul Chart and spent 6 weeks on the Billboard R&B Charts. Greg was commissioned by the South African government to produce and co-write the country’s official “20 Years of Freedom” song in 2014. Musical Theatre Credits- London: Mandela - A New Musical (The Young Vic Theatre); Off-Broadway- Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical  (Atlantic Theatre Company), Winner of the Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical. Stuntboy, In The Meantime - (The Apollo Theatre, New York); Regional - Senior Class(Olney Theatre). TV/Film Credits: Lifetime’s The Christmas Edition; Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding; Sugar & Spice; History Channel’s Black Patriots Documentary and Married At First Sight 2021. Greg was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2021 - Best Traditional R&B Performance, for “Let Me Go” with Mykal Kilgore.

Kevin Duda (Concept) is a Producer based in NYC with projects in Theater, TV/Film, Special Event and Cruise Line with his company Kevin Duda Productions, Inc. He was Co-Producer of Shucked both on Broadway and the current National Tour, with upcoming productions planned in London, Australia as well as a feature film adaptation. For Hallmark Channel, he has produced award-winning movies since 2018 with more currently in development for 2026-27. He has produced and developed fan-favorite production shows for Norwegian Cruise Lines & Regent Seven Seas Cruises. In 2024 he co-founded Shucked Bourbon, a spirit based on the award-winning musical, currently taking top prizes in competitions around the world. Up next, he is proud to be a Producer on Cats; The Jellicle Ball. In his former career, Kevin was lucky to have been an actor in the 2008 revival of Les Liaison Dangereuses and in the Original Broadway Casts of The Book of Mormon and Beautiful – The Carole King Musical. He is so proud to be part of this team and couldn’t imagine a better journey to opening night than with them, and the incredible support of The Olney Theatre. 

Amy Anders Corcoran (Director) directed OLNEY THEATRE CENTER'S Beautiful last summer. She currently has a brand new adaptation of Disney The Little Mermaid on the Disney Wish, recently directed What The Constitution Means To Me at KC Rep and the world premiere of Christmas In Connecticut for Goodspeed Musicals. She was the associate director of Escape To Margaritaville for Christopher Ashley on Broadway and she directed the national tour. Amy also directed versions of Mr. Ashley's Freaky Friday for the Alley and Cleveland Playhouse. Amy helmed the NYC off-Broadway and London premieres of Unexpected Joy and received the SDC Noël Coward Fellowship for Comedic Direction. Upcoming projects/works in development include: Polly (UK). A proud member of SDC, Amy has worked at Asolo Rep, ACT in San Francisco, The Guthrie, Cal Shakes, many projects for NAMT, and often with Aria Entertainment in London. Amy holds a B.A. in Psychology with Honors from the University of Kansas and an M.F.A. in Directing from Penn State. 

Karla Puno Garcia (Choreographer), an Emmy Award-winning choreographer, was the first woman of color to choreograph the Tony Awards. Her work is seen in the 76th Annual Ceremony in the Opening Number and the Tribute to Joel Grey and John Kander. Credits include co-choreographer for the Atlantic Theatre and Broadway productions of Days Of Wine And Roses and The Connector (MCC). Her work can also be seen on Season 3 of the Starz Network series Power Book III: Raising Kanaan, additional scenes in the Netflix film Tick, Tick ... BOOM!, directed by Lin Manuel Miranda; ENCORES Off-Center production of Gone Missing; RENT at Theatre Aspen, Tick, Tick ... BOOM! in Tokyo Japan; the world premiere of Other World at Delaware Theatre Company; Somewhere at the Geva Theatre; Duncan Sheik and Kyle Jarrow’s Noir at the Alley Theatre, and In The Heights at VA Rep, where she received the Artsie for Best Choreography. Karla began her training in Oxon Hill, MD under Fran Peters. She also performed Traditional Filipino Dancing with the Pilipino American Cultural Arts Society. Her first professional job was Debbie Allen’s Brothers Of The Knight at the Kennedy Center. She received her BFA in Dance and minor in journalism from NYU’s Tisch School, where she worked closely with Kyle Abraham, Bridget Moore, and Dwight Rhoden. She went on to perform in two National Tours, FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance, NBC’s Smash, several films, and four Broadway shows, including Hamilton. She is thrilled to be back in the DMV area making her Olney Theatre Center debut with Senior Class! IG: KarlaPunoGarcia

Dolores Duran-Cefalu (Music Director) is excited for her first show at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! As Music Director, Associate MD or keyboardist, she has over 90 productions on the list, including most recently: NATIONAL TOUR Hamilton (And Peggy), Associate Music Director; Rent, It’s Christmas, Carol! (arranger/MD) at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Stuck Elevator at ACT SF. Some fave shows to play: The Book Of Mormon, Wicked, Motown, Tina the Tina Turner Musical. Other fun stuff: show creation for Six Flags/Cedar Fair (2 Peanuts shows coming up!), Keys on Piper (Pixar’s Oscar short), and playing with all kinds of bands, including Las Chikas (all female salsa band ) in LA. The big hobby: Drawing plants and animals.

Sam Young (Orchestrator) was accepted onto the courses at University of Cambridge, Berklee College of Music, and Royal Academy of Music before eventually accepting a full scholarship to study at the latter. He works extensively in pop and musical theatre, and is thrilled to be reuniting with Greg Borowsky on this project. His recent work includes: As Musical Director: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Donmar Warehouse), RIDE (The Old Globe, Southwark Playhouse), Lift (Southwark Playhouse); As Associate Musical Director: MJ (West End), Sinatra (Birmingham Rep), Mandela (Young Vic), White Christmas (UK Tour). As Orchestrator: Mandela (Young Vic), Lift (Southwark Playhouse)

Lawrence E. Moten III (he/him/his) (Scenic Designer) [Broadway] Chicken & Biscuits (Circle In The Square). [NYC] Guide for the Homesick (LDK Productions), Reconstructing (BAM), Ghost of John McCain (SoHo Playhouse), The White Chip (MCC), Covenant (Roundabout), Patience (2ST Uptown), STEW & Stargazers (Page 73), Behind The Sheet (Ensemble Studio Theatre); [Regional] Kunene and The King (STC), Two Trains Running (Hartford Stage), Black Cypress Bayou (Geffen), Bulrusher (McCarter & Berkeley Rep) Silent Night, Cosí Fan Tutte, Faust (Wolf Trap Opera), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Brothers Size, Proof & Once Upon A Bridge (American Players), Henry 6: One & Two, Twelfth Night, Trouble In Mind, King James (Old Globe), Blues For An Alabama Sky (McCarter & Guthrie), Gem of The Ocean (Two River), Metamorphoses (Folger Shakespeare Theatre), Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily (Alley Theatre), Appropriate & The Little Foxes (South Coast Rep) Christmas in Connecticut (Goodspeed Musicals), This Little Light of Mine (Santa Fe Opera), Requiem & Ulysses (INSeries Opera), The Last Supper (SOPAC) Much Ado About Nothing (Commonwealth Shakespeare), How I Learned What I Learned & Native Son, Hamlet (Playmakers Rep), it’s not a trip, it’s a journey & We Declare You A Terrorist… (Round House), Gem of The Ocean (Portland Center Stage), The West End (Cincinnati Playhouse), Hype Man (ART & Company One), Gloria (ACT), Hi, Are You Single? (Woolly Mammoth), House of Joy (CalShakes), The Royale (Capital Rep). Member: USA 829 & Wingspace Theatrical Design. www.motendesigns.com; IG: @motendesigns

Colin K. Bills (Lighting Designer) returns to OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, where he has designed numerous productions; his favorites include Beautiful, A.D.16, Beauty & the Beast, Once, The Amateurs, Colossal, Mary Stuart, and Venus. His most recent work in the DMV includes Job at Signature and Bad Books at Round House. He is a Company Member and Board Member at Woolly Mammoth where he has designed over 50 productions. He was a founding member of the devised theater troupe dog & pony dc, serving as director, writer, actor, and designer for a dozen new works including A Killing Game and Beertown. Colin is the recipient of a Princess Grace Award and three Helen Hayes Awards. He has taught design at Howard University and is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

Kendra Rai (Costume Designer) received the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Costume Design in 2012 for The Green Bird at Constellation Theatre, in 2015 for The Island of Dr. Moreau at Synetic Theatre, and in 2018 for Or’ at Round House Theatre. In addition, she has been a nominee for the award ten times. Kendra’s work has been seen all over the DMV at Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Adventure Theater MTC, Opera Lafayette, Synetic Theater, Constellation Theatre, Theater J, Imagination Stage, UMD, and Catholic University. She is now so pleased to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, where some of her last credits include Frozen, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Kinky Boots, Cabaret, Hay Fever, Proof, Elf, and King and I.  Kendra is a Princess Grace Honorarium recipient and holds an MFA from Pennsylvania State University. She is currently the Head of Design at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and has held teaching posts at Howard University, University of Pittsburgh, and Gallaudet University. kendrarai.com

Kevin Lee Alexander (Sound Designer) is excited to join OLNEY THEATRE CENTER on this production of Long Way Down. Recent regional credits include 1st Stage Theater: Quilters; Imagination Stage/Childsplay Theatre: Hula Hoopin’ Queen; NextStop Theatre: In the Heights; First Stage Milwaukee: Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds and Diary of a Wimpy Kid; Kennedy Center’s Theatre for Young Audiences: Acoustic Rooster’s Barnyard Boogie; Constellation Theatre: Once on This Island and Desperate Measures; New Repertory Theatre: Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical and Oliver; Adventure Theatre MTC: Huckleberry Finn’s Big River; and Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Bright Star. Kevin holds a Master of Science in Entertainment Business from Full Sail University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from the University of Maryland. He is also a member of IATSE Local USA 829.

LaShawn Melton (Hair and Wig Designer) Regional credits Studio Theater: Paradise Blue (Wig Design) Arena Stage: Death on the Nile (Hair and Wig Design), The Other Americans (Hair Design) Tempestuous Elements (Wig Design) Snow Child (Hair and Makeup Design) Folger Shakespeare Theatre: The Winters Tale (Wig Design) Utah Shakespeare Festival: Raisin in the Sun, Emma the Musical, The Play that Goes Wrong  (Wig master)  Gala Theatre: On Your Feet,(Wig Design) Woolly  Mammoth Theatre: The Sensational Sea Mink-ettes (Wig Design) Describe the Night (Wig Design) Fairview (Wig Design) Botticelli in the Fire (Wig Design) The Kennedy Center: The Watson’s Go to Birmingham  1963 (Wig Design) Olney Theatre Company: Comedy of Tenors (Wig Design) The Round House Theatre: School Girls (Wig Design) Film credits: Loiness (Hairstylist) White House Plumber (Hairstylist) Rustin  (Hairstylist) Fellow Travelers (Hairstylist)

Voltaire Wade-Greene (Associate Choreographer) is a California native now residing in NY and is excited to be making his Olney Theatre debut!  Broadway credits: Hamilton (OBC Dance Captain, Mulligan/Madison u/s). Off Broadway: Hamilton (The Public), Noir (Goon/Ens), Only Gold (MCC Theatre), In The Heights (Kennedy Center), Jesus Christ Superstar, The Wiz (The Muny), Hairspray (Dallas Theater Center). Resident Choreographer for the 1st National Tour of Hamilton, Supervisor for Hamilton Chicago.  Associate Choreographer for Ragtime (City Center), Senior Class (Olney Theatre Center) Assistant Choreographer Malcom X (The Met). TV: Smash, The Spot.  Opera: Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Champion, and Malcom X (The Metropolitan Opera). Concert dance: Contrast Dance Theater, Charlottesville Ballet and Alison Chase Performance. IG: @tisvoltaire

Ben Walsh (Production Stage Manager) Previous OLNEY THEATRE CENTER credits: Waitress, Disney's FROZEN, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Soprano, The Brothers Paranormal, The World Goes ‘Round, Kinky Boots, A Christmas Carol (5 Seasons), The Music Man, The Amateurs, Ken Ludwig’s A Comedy of Tenors, Labour of Love, Every Brilliant Thing, Thurgood, Fickle: A Fancy French Farce, The Diary of Anne Frank, Forever Plaid, Cinderella, Spring Awakening, Little Shop of Horrors, The Submission, Over the Tavern. MD/DC AREA: Everyman Theatre: The World Goes ‘Round, The Lion in Winter; Signature Theatre:  Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity; Shakespeare Theatre Company Academy for Classical Acting (2 Seasons); Maryland Lyric Opera; Peabody Opera; Urban Arias. REGIONAL: The REV; Gateway Playhouse; Montana Shakespeare in the Parks; Riverside Center for the Performing Arts (Resident PSM, 2 Seasons); Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Christmas Town (3 Seasons). Ben is an alumnus of Olney Theatre Center’s Apprentice Training Program, and the company’s Resident Stage Manager.

Allison Ann Bailey (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER after touring with Olney's production of avaaz. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (ASM), avaaz (PSM), Vanguard Arts Fund Workshops The Joint & Okuni (PSM); Kinky Boots (ASM). REGIONAL: The Old Globe: Dial M for Murder, A Midsummer Night's Dream (SM Swing); La Jolla Playhouse: Without Walls Festival (Location Manager). DC AREA: Washington National Opera: Jungle Book (ASM); Peabody Institute Opera: Svadba (PSM); Annapolis Opera Company: La Traviata (PSM), Die Zauberflöte (ASM); Chamber Dance Project: On the Edge Showcase (SM), Slam! A Festival of Ballets (SM); Maryland Opera Studio: Don Giovanni (PSM).

Sara Gehl (Assistant Stage Manager) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre Center credits include: The Music Man, A.D. 16, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Thanksgiving Play, and A Christmas Carol. DC AREA: Signature Theatre: Private Jones, Ford's Theatre: Shout Sister Shout!, Shakespeare Theatre Company: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, The Matchbox Magic Flute, Arena Stage: Jaja's African Hair Braiding, Cambodian Rock Band, Theater J: Your Name Means Dream, The Chameleon.