BEAUTIFUL The Carole King Musical

Douglas McGrath was a filmmaker and playwright. Most recently, he directed the HBO documentary "Becoming Mike Nichols." He collaborated with Woody Allen on the screenplay for Bullets Over Broadway, for which they were nominated for an Academy Award. He wrote and directed the Oscar-winning Emma from the Jane Austen novel; Company Man; Charles Dickens's Nicholas Nickleby, which won the Best Ensemble Cast from the National Board of Review; Infamous; and the HBO documentary, "His Way," nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Nonfiction Special. His play Checkers opened the 30th anniversary season of New York's acclaimed Vineyard Theatre. His book for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards. He began his career as a writer for "Saturday Night Live" in what was incontestably the worst year in the show's history. He has written essays on the arts and politics for the New Republic, the New Yorker, The Nation, The New York Times and Vanity Fair. Douglas McGrath passed away on November 4, 2022.

Born in Brooklyn in 1939, Gerry Goffin met Carole King at Queens College, and their musical collaboration began almost immediately. They married in 1959, and that same year wrote their first hit song "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" (The Shirelles). The duo penned more than 50 Top-40 hits including "The Locomotion," "Natural Woman" and "Up on the Roof." In 1987, Goffin and King were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Goffin has left an indelible mark on American music.

Pop music would be very different without the contributions of Carole King, who at age 17 wrote her first #1 hit with Gerry Goffin, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," for the Shirelles. The dozens of chart hits Goffin and King wrote during this period became legendary, but it was 1971's Tapestry that took King to the pinnacle, speaking personally to her contemporaries and providing a spiritual musical backdrop to the decade. More than 400 of her compositions have been recorded by over 1,000 artists, resulting in 100 hit singles and six Grammys.

Barry Mann has written the melodies of some of the most influential pop songs in musical history. In addition to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the most-played song of the last century, and the songs heard in Beautiful, he composed later standards like "Somewhere Out There" (winner of two Grammys), "Here You Come Again," "Sometimes When We Touch," "Just Once" and "Don't Know Much." Together he and Cynthia Weil have amassed an incredible 112 pop, country, and R&B awards from Broadcast Music Inc. for significant radio air play. He has been inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Cynthia Weil was the acclaimed lyricist of classic songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling," the most-played song of the 20th century. In addition to the songs heard in Beautiful, she set the words to later standards including "Somewhere Out There," "Here You Come Again," "He's So Shy," "Just Once" and "Don't Know Much," to name just a few. Weil was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, honored with multiple Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards for "Somewhere Out There" as the Motion Pictures Song of the Year and Song of the Year. Weil passed away on June 1, 2023.

Natalie Weiss (Carole King) gained an international following from her performance videos and popular series, "Breaking Down The Riffs®”. RECORDINGS: The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen, The Incredibles 2, tracks by Jason Robert Brown, Scott Alan, Jonathan Reid Gealt, Kerrigan & Lowdermilk, Joey Contreras, Kooman & Dimond. BROADWAY: Everyday Rapture (u/s Menonettes), OFF-BROADWAY: Emojiland (Construction Worker), NATIONAL TOURS: Les Miserables (swing), Wicked (ensemble/u/s Elphaba). REGIONAL: Into The Woods (The Witch), Ghost (Molly) and Chess (Florence). TV: American Idol Season 4. EDUCATION: BFA in musical theatre from Penn State University. She loves coaching and mentoring performers from all over the world.

Michael Perrie Jr. (Gerry Goffin) is proud to be making his OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! NATIONAL TOUR: Million Dollar Quartet (2018); Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (2016–2018). DC AREA: Theater J: Hester Street (Bernstein); RepStage: Falsettos (Mendel). REGIONAL: Florida Studio Theatre: The Last Match (Sergei), A Comedy of Tenors (Max), BUDDY (Buddy Holly); Maples Rep: The Nerd (Axel), Lost Highway (Hank Williams), The Full Monty (Malcolm); Florida Rep/Maples Rep/Engeman/TBTS: Buddy (Buddy Holly); ATI/MMT/Laguna Playhouse/Broadway by the Bay: Million Dollar Quartet (Carl, Johnny, Elvis, Sam); John W Engeman: Matilda (Mr. Wormwood). FILM: Girl Watching, Adam and Eve, Silver. TV: The Food That Built America, The World Wars, F'd. EDUCATION: BFA in Acting from Towson University. Instagram: @mikeperriejr

Nikki Mirza (Cynthia Weil) is excited to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER! Previous credits here include: Ink (Choreographer, AD) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography in a Play] and Dance Nation (Choreographer, AD). Her experiences as a performer and creative team member deeply influences her artistry and perspective. Nikki has worked regionally with La Jolla Playhouse, Constellation Theatre Company, Imagination Stage, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Theater J, NextStop Theatre Company, 1st Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Weathervane Playhouse, and Creede Repertory Theatre. She is currently a 2024 Kennedy Center Local Theatre Artist in Residence for a play she’s writing and developing. Website: nikkimirza.com

 

Calvin McCullough (Barry Mann) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, previous Olney Theatre credits include: Kinky Boots (Harry/Charlie Understudy), A.D.16 (Mathias), Elf (Store Manager), South Pacific (Professor), Carmen (Diego), and GODSPELL (Ensemble). DC AREA: Roundhouse Theatre: Next To Normal (Dr Madden/Dan Understudy); Everyman Theatre: Flying West (Frank Charles), A Raisin in the Sun (George Murchison); Baltimore Center Stage: Miss You Like Hell; Arena Stage: Snow Child (Plow Horse); Shakespeare Theatre: Peter Pan And Wendy (Noodler); Signature Theatre: Freaky Friday, Jesus Christ Superstar; Fords Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Shrek (Donkey), In the Heights (Graffiti Pete); Imagination Stage: Peter and The Wolf, Freshest Snow Whyte, Roberto Clemente, When She Had Wings.

Kurt Boehm (Righteous Brother) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: A Chorus Line, How to Succeed in Business, Godspell, Joseph, South Pacific, and The Producers. REGIONAL: Signature Theatre: Into The Woods, Assassins, West Side Story, Cabaret, Crazy For You, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Les Miserables, Billy Elliott, and One Red Flower; Arena Stage: American Prophet, Born For This, Carousel, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, and She Loves Me; Monumental Theatre Company: Daddy Long Legs (Helen Hayes Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actor); Ford's Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors; Keegan Theatre: Chicago, The Full Monty, Seussical (Helen Hayes Award, Outstanding Direction & Choreography); Artistic Director of Adventure Theatre MTC. EDUCATION: The Catholic University of America, BM. Instagram: @kurtb617

Quadry Brown (Drifter) is thrilled to return to the OLNEY THEATRE CENTER stage. He was most recently seen in Olney Theatre’s production of Kinky Boots (Angel, Lola u/s). 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 has also performed at the 2023 and 2024 Helen Hayes Awards. Instagram and TikTok: @qmbrown

Simone Brown (Shirelle) DC AREA: OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Fela! [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical]; Studio Theatre: Good Bones (Aisha u.s.) [World Premiere]; Signature Theatre: Into The Woods (Rapunzel) [Helen Hayes nominated for Best Ensemble]; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Rocky (Linda McKenna), The Bodyguard (Rachel Marron u.s., ensemble); Keegan Theatre: Good People (Kate), Women on Fire Festival; Unexpected Stage Company: Nothing to Lose; Adventure Theatre Center: Snowy Day (Female Player u.s.); Opus Concert Theatre: Carmen (Frasquita); HCC Theatre: Heathers, The Musical (Heather Chandler); Kensington Arts Theatre: Sweeney Todd (Johanna). REGIONAL: Charlottesville Opera: The Sound of Music (Sister Margaretta, Maria u.s.), The Merry Widow (Joujou), La Boheme (Chorus), Opera in The Park, Broadway at Belfield; Chicago Summer Opera: Die Zauberflöte (Pamina). EDUCATION: Xavier University of Louisiana: BM, Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins: MM. Website: simonebrownsoprano.com. Instagram: @simoneami @blackprincessdmv

Lily Burka (Marilyn Wald) is thrilled to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! INTERNATIONAL TOUR: The Sound of Music. DC AREA: Round House Theatre: A Hanukkah Carol (Workshop). Imagination Stage: Nate the Great; Wake Up, Brother Bear! Adventure Theatre: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. NextStop Theatre: Frankenstein. Keegan Theatre: Shakespeare in Love. REGIONAL: Windy City Playhouse: A Recipe for Disaster (Initial Reading). EDUCATION: Lily holds a BA in Musical Theatre and a BA in Psychology from American University. Website: lilyburka.com. Instagram: @lilyburka

Montel B. Butler (Drifter/Featured Vocalist) is thrilled to be making his OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut with BEAUTIFUL. REGIONAL: Signature Theatre: Gun and Powder (Swing); Village Theatre: BEAUTIFUL (A Drifter). DC AREA: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Bodyguard (Swing); A Christmas Story (Ensemble). Riverside Theatre: The Color Purple (Pa/ Ensemble). TV: Saturday Night Live; New Year’s Eve with Phish at Madison Square Garden. EDUCATION: BS in Music from Towson University. Instagram: @MontelBActs

Ariana Caldwell (Little Eva/Shirelle) is thrilled to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: Fiddler on the Roof, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. INTERNATIONAL: Prague Fringe Festival, Barnstaple Fringe Festival. DC AREA: Constellation Theatre Company: Once on this Island; Adventure Theatre MTC: Fantastagirl and the Math Monster [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Ensemble in a Play]; Imagination Stage: Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale, Corduroy. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre and Communications from the University of Maryland. Instagram: @arisymonex

Ian Anthony Coleman (Drifter) DC AREA: OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Singin' In The Rain, On The Town, My Fair Lady; Signature Theatre: The Color Purple (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Production), Grand Hotel, Blackbeard; Arena Stage: Oliver!; Round House Theatre: Father Comes Home From The Wars; Catholic University: Girlhood (Director, Gilbie Award For Outstanding Studio Production). Montgomery College: A New Brain (Director), The Prom (Director). NATIONAL TOURS: Amazing Grace the Broadway Musical - 1st National Tour, BIG NATE! the Musical - 1st National Tour, A Few Good Men - Irish National Tour. Ian is currently the Performing Arts Director at Barrie School. Instagram: @YungUptown

Jay Frisby (Drifter/Featured Vocalist) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Fiddler on the Roof, The Music Man, Matilda, The Royale, Miss You Like Hell, South Pacific, Annie, Mary Poppins. TOURS: South Pacific; Hong Kong Disneyland: Festival of the Lion King (Simba); Click Clack Moo; The Whiffenpoofs of Yale. REGIONAL: Connecticut Repertory Theatre: Smokey Joe’s Café; Ogunquit Playhouse: South Pacific; DC AREA: Ford’s Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors, Shout Sister Shout!, Grace; Imagination Stage: Cinderella, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; Signature Theatre: The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys; Labor Heritage Foundation: Working; Rep Stage: Dorian’s Closet; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Buddy Holly Story, Miss Saigon. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre Studies Yale University.

Victoria Gómez (Betty) is thrilled to be making her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! DC Area: Ford’s: Little Shop of Horrors; A Christmas Carol; Signature: The Bridges of Madison County; Arena: My Body, No Choice; Keegan Theatre: Seussical [Helen Hayes Award Recipient for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical]; 1st Stage: Mojada; NextStop Theatre: Little Women. Training: BM in Musical Theatre, Class of 2024, The Catholic University of America. Instagram: @tori.gom

Kaiyla Gross (Shirelle) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: Kinky Boots (Pat), Miss You Like Hell (Pearl), Most Wonderful Time of the Year. REGIONAL: Duluth Playhouse: Ragtime, Virginia Stage Company: A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit), Norfolk State University Theatre Company: The Color Purple (Celie), Once on this Island (Ti Moune), Eclipsed (Maima). DC AREA: Fords Theatre: Little Shop of Horrors (Ronnette), A Christmas Carol (Mrs. Fred); Signature Theatre: The Color Purple (Nettie) [2023 Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical], RENT (Seasons of Love Vocalist); Next Stop Theatre: Beehive; the 60’s Musical (Aretha); Museum of the Bible: Amazing Grace (Princess Peyai). EDUCATION: BS Exercise Science/Kinesiotherapy from Norfolk State University. Instagram: @iamgette_

Donna Migliaccio (Genie Klein) is delighted to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Soprano, Cabaret, On The Town, Bakersfield Mist, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, The Sound of Music. Olney Theatre Center Applause Series: Pippin, Anyone Can Whistle, Candide. BROADWAY: War Paint, Ragtime (2009 revival). NATIONAL TOUR: Guys & Dolls. REGIONAL: Kennedy Center: Sunday in the Park with George, Oliverio: A Brazilian Twist. Signature Theatre: The Threepenny Opera, Gypsy, Beaches, Assassins, Sweeney Todd. Arena Stage: The Music Man. Ford’s Theatre: Liberty Smith, Sabrina Fair. Alabama Shakespeare Festival: The Little Mermaid. Arden Theatre: The Dinosaur Musical. Two-time Helen Hayes Award winner, twelve additional nominations.

Connor James Reilly (Righteous Brother) is happy to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Enchantress), Matilda (The Escapologist), Cabaret (Bobby) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Musical 2020], Kinky Boots (Angel), Singin’ in the Rain, Elf, On the Town. Regional: Northern Stage: Spamalot. White Plains Performing Arts Center: The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Barter Theatre: Mamma Mia and The Music Man. Dollywood: Smoky Mountain Christmas. DC AREA: Avant Bard: Beowulf (Young Beowulf). NextStop: Ride the Cyclone (Associate Choreographer) [Helen Hayes Award nomination for Best Choreography 2024], TV: AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies. History Channel’s Tracking Oswald. DMV Native and JMU graduate. For Gus. Instagram: @connorjreilly

Kalen Robinson (Janelle Woods/Shirelle) is excited to make her OLNEY THEATRE CENTER debut! Originally from Atlanta, GA she received her BFA in Musical Theatre at Howard University in 2020. DC AREA: Woolly Mammoth: The Sensational Sea-Minkettes (Raquel/Dionne); Folger Theatre: Metamorphoses (Woman 4); Theatre Alliance/The Kennedy Center: Look Both Ways (Ensemble); Imagination Stage: Nate the Great (Annie), The Hula Hoopin’ Queen (Kameeka); Signature Theatre: Passing Strange (Swing); Constellation Theatre: Once on This Island (Ti Moune); Round House Theatre: Spring Awakening (Thea). REGIONAL: Fulton Theatre: Cinderella (Stepsister), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Logainne S.). Instagram: @k_nicole143

Bobby Smith (Don Kirshner) OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, On the Town, Elf, Little Shop of Horrors; Annie; Sound of Music. He directed; Grease, Forever Plaid, and Cinderella, and choreographed Avenue Q. BROADWAY: Crazy for You. OFF-BROADWAY: Forever Plaid, The World Goes ‘Round, Of Thee I Sing. NATIONAL TOURS: Brigadoon, The World Goes ‘Round. SIGNATURE: Twenty shows including: A Little Night Music, Titanic, Simply Sondheim, Company, Midwestern Gothic, Road Show, The Threepenny Opera, Disney’s Freaky Friday, La Cage aux Folles (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor), and Spin (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor). STUDIO THEATRE: A Class Act; The Long Christmas Ride Home; Reefer Madness; Jerry Springer: The Opera; FORD’S THEATRE: Elmer Gantry, Liberty Smith, 1776, A Christmas Carol, Violet; METROSTAGE: Girl in the Goldfish Bowl, Musical of Musicals, Jacques Brel, (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Actor) ROUND HOUSE THEATRE: A Year With Frog and Toad. KENNEDY CENTER: The Happy Prince, Peter and the Wolf with the National Symphony Orchestra. Recordings: Ben Bagley’s Rogers and Hart Revisited and Disney’s Freaky Friday.

Catrina Brenae (Swing) is a classically trained, multi-disciplinary artist from Baltimore, Maryland with a degree in Music and Vocal Performance from Clark Atlanta University. She is returning back to the DMV, from an exciting and extensive contract with Disney Cruise Lines as the featured, “Circle of Life,” singer and other MainStage roles. Some other credits include: New York: Green Room 42: Jekyll/Hyde, National Tours: National Players Tour 73, Regional: Olney Theatre Center: Kinky Boots (Trish, Pat u/s) Signature Theatre: The Color Purple (Doris, Jarene Swing), Virginia Repertory Theatre: Mamma Mia (Rosie), Have You Filled a Bucket Today? (Bucket Filling Fairy), The Kennedy Center: Show Way (Auntie/ Lil’ Bit u/s), Baltimore Centerstage: Soundcheck: Catrina Brenae in Concert, Dreamgirls (Effie Melody White).

Christian Montgomery (Swing): OLNEY THEATRE CENTER: A.D.16, Elf; Round House Theatre: Spring Awakening; Keegan Theatre: American Idiot (Helen Hayes Nom.), Next to Normal (Helen Hayes Nom.), Seussical, Six Degrees of Separation, HAIR; Constellation Theatre Company: Little Shop of Horrors (Helen Hayes Nom.), Melancholy Play, The Wild Party, Orlando, Urinetown, Avenue Q; Monumental Theatre Company: tick, tick…BOOM! (Helen Hayes Nom.), Be More Chill (Helen Hayes Nom.); Studio Theatre: Carrie the Musical, Wig Out; ATMTC: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Alexander...Very Bad Day; Signature Theatre: Jesus Christ Superstar; Toby's: Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mary Poppins, Memphis.

Marvin Wayne (Swing) is delighted to be making his debut with OLNEY THEATRE CENTER in BEAUTIFUL. His recent credits include performing excerpts from Street Scene (Olsen) and Samson et Delila (LeGrande-Prete) with the Castleton Festival in Virginia. As well as Highway 1, USA (Bob), HMS Pinafore (Ensemble), and The Magic Flute (Sprecher) with the Indiana University Opera Theatre. Marvin Wayne holds a B.A. in Music from Morehouse College and an MM in Voice Performance.

Amy Anders Corcoran (Director) currently has a brand new adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid on the Disney Wish, recently directed What the Constitution Means to Me at Kansas City 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: Senior Class, Polly, and Teacher of the Year. 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.

Christopher Youstra (Music Director/Director of Music Theater) As resident music director, Mr. Youstra has music directed and conducted over 50 musicals at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, including Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Soprano, Fiddler on the Roof, Kinky Boots, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, A.D. 16, Cabaret, Matilda, Once, On the Town, In the Heights, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Carmen: An Afro-Cuban Jazz Musical, Carousel, Godspell, How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and has also music directed at many of the other local theaters including Ford’s Theatre: Ragtime, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Studio Theatre 2nd Stage: Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Passing Strange; Studio Theatre: Adding Machine: A Musical; Round House Theatre: Next to Normal, Once on This Island, A Murder A Mystery A Marriage, The Summer of ‘42, and The World Goes ‘Round; Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Les Misérables, The Color Purple, Titanic, Beauty and the Beast; Imagination Stage; The Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences; Arena Stage; Burn Brae Dinner Theatre; Montgomery College; American University; Musical Theatre Center; Signature Theatre; and Columbia Center for the Theatrical Arts. He has also played for many theaters, including Guys and Dolls with the Kennedy Center Broadway Series.  Mr. Youstra has been nominated for thirteen Helen Hayes Awards and received the award for Titanic. He was director of music at St. John the Evangelist Parish in Columbia for 29 years, has worked with both Phoenix Productions and Troika Entertainment national touring companies and toured both Europe and Korea with Smokey Joe’s Café. As a composer, Mr. Youstra’s music has been heard throughout the area, including The Dancing Princesses at Imagination Stage, Big Nate: The Musical (with Jason Loewith), the Helen Hayes Awards, the 2014 Summer Hummer, and the opening gala of the ATLAS center.

Ashleigh King (Choreographer) A DC born and based artist, having appeared in many shows at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER over the years, and is a Helen Hayes Award nominated* and winning** director and choreographer. Favorite creative credits include: NATIONAL TOUR: Jenn Weber’s Hip Hop Nutcracker. REGIONAL: Signature: Hair, Ragtime*, Which Way to the Stage*; Northern Stage: Spring Awakening, Spamalot; Ford’s: Little Shop of Horrors; Studio Theater: Problems Between Sisters, Fun Home. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Fovea; Woolly: Sea Minkettes, Teenage Dick, Fairview. Keegan: Seussical**, Legally Blonde**; Imagination: A Year with Frog and Toad*; Adventure: Junie B Jones. Upcoming: Nevertheless She Persisted (Adventure), Christmas Carol (GEVA).

Debra Kim Sivigny (Scenic Designer) is excited to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: The Royale, Tiger Style, Every Brilliant Thing, among others. REGIONAL: Othello (Theatre Works Colorado Springs); Indecent (American Stage); A New Brain (Barrington Stage Company.) DC AREA: A Year with Frog and Toad (Imagination Stage); The Chinese Lady (Everyman Theatre); Upcoming: scenic designs for The Color Purple (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival). She is a member of USA 829 and is represented by Michael Moore Agency, NYC. This coming fall, she will join the faculty at Ithaca College and leave her beloved DC community for the gorges of upstate NY.

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 Theater, 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 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. Website: kendrarai.com

Colin K. Bills (Lighting Designer) returns to OLNEY THEATRE CENTER, where he has designed numerous productions; his favorites include A.D.16, Disney's Beauty & the Beast, Once, The Amateurs, Colossal, Mary Stuart, and Venus. His most recent work in the DMV includes Problems Between Sisters at Studio and Hester Street at Theater J. 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.

Matt Rowe (Sound Designer) is proud to be back at OLNEY THEATRE CENTER. Olney Theatre Center: Ken Ludwig’s Lend Me A Soprano, Fiddler on the Roof, The World Goes ‘Round, Kinky Boots, The Music Man, Headwig and the Angry Inch, A.D. 16, Disney's Beauty & the Beast, Miss You Like Hell, Cabaret, Once, In The Heights, My Fair Lady, Sweeney Todd, A Chorus Line; Kennedy Center: Orphie and the Book Of Heroes, First You Dream, Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred!), Nobody’s Perfect. MetroStage: The Last Five Years; Signature Theatre: No Place to Go, Miss Saigon, Company, The Last Five Years, Shakespeare’s R&J, Dreamgirls, Dying City, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Xanadu, God of Carnage, Brother Russia, Really Really, Hairspray (Helen Hayes nomination), A Second Chance, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, The Boy Detective Fails, The Hollow, Side by Side by Sondheim, Art, And the Curtain Rises, Sunset Boulevard, Walter Cronkite is Dead, A Fox on the Fairway, Chess, Sycamore Trees, [title of show], Sweeney Todd, Show Boat, First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb, Dirty Blonde, Giant, The Little Dog Laughed, Les Miserables, Anyone Can Whistle in Concert, The Visit, The Happy Time, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Glory Days, Merrily We Roll Along, The Witches of Eastwick. Norwegian Cruise Lines: Million Dollar Quartet, Rock Of Ages.

Ben Walsh (Production Stage Manager) Previous OLNEY THEATRE CENTER credits: Ken Ludwig's Lend Me A Soprano, The Brothers Paranormal, The World Goes 'Round, Kinky Boots, A Christmas Carol, 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. Previous Olney Theatre credits include: 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: Peabody Institute Opera: Svadba (PSM); Annapolis Opera Company: Glory Denied (ASM), Die Zauberflöte (ASM); Chamber Dance Project: On the Edge Showcase (SM), Slam! A Festival of Ballets (SM); Maryland Opera Studio: Don Giovanni (PSM).