INTERVENTION - A Teen Musical Comedy (2007)

Jill Jaysen, an award-winning director, founded Center Stage Theatre Company in Westport, CT with the vision of awakening dreams for all who experience it. Jill is a strong proponent of creating new works while involving her students in the creative process. Within the last three years, the company's original musicals have received recognition from The Moss Hart Memorial Award, The York Theatre Company and NYMF. Jill wishes to thank her family and friends for their love and support, Al Pia for his genius and inspiration, and Matt Corriel for his amazing talent that transformed a story conceived at a diner, into a brilliant musical.

MATT CORRIEL graduated from Harvard in 2005 with a degree in Literature. He currently serves as resident drama tutor in Adams House at Harvard College and as the new director of operations for Harvard's Freshman Arts Program. In 2005 his adaptation of A Christmas Carol premiered at the Foothills Theatre in Worcester, MA, and in 2006 the Moss Hart Award recognized the Westport, CT production of his musical, Middle School Madness. Matt music directs for Boston Children's Theatre, Camp Broadway, and the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. Thanks to Jill for believing in new work, and love to Mama and Papa Corriel.

(Director/Choreographer) Mr. Leidholdt is thrilled to back with intervention. New York directing credits include: Company at the Lucelle Lortell Theatre, original adaptations of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Wuthering Heights, and Riders to the Sea. Regional and Stock credits include: Secret Garden, Oklahoma, Sound of Music, Fiddler, Camelot, Lend me a Tenor, I Ought to be in Pictures, Working, And the World Goes 'Round, and Grand Night for Singing. He has taught acting at the Professional Performing Arts School, and the Actors Institute in NYC, Interprovinicial Musical Theatre in Canada, Cranbrook Theatre School in Detroit, and a Guest Teaching/Directing Artist at Ohio Northern University. Mr. Leidholdt has worked as an Associate Producer for the New York Musical Theatre Festival and the Barrington Stage Company. He is a member of The Lincoln Center Directors Lab and the Societies of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

Dina Epshteyn has assistant directed and dramaturged Mary's Wedding and the World Premiere of Sedition at Westport Country Playhouse. She completed a season-long Dramaturgy Fellowship at Baltimore 's CENTERSTAGE, where she worked on Ah, Wilderness! (Production Dramaturg); The Three Sisters (Associate Dramaturg); Death and the Maiden , The Boys from Syracuse, Trouble in Mind, Things of Dry Hours , These Shining Lives First Look workshop (Assistant Dramaturg). Ms. Epshteyn is a graduate of McGill University.

REGIONAL: Oliver Twist (Hiboy), Beauty and the Beast (Sal Du Bain) - Downtown Cabaret Children's Company. Miss. Saigon (John), Pippin (Player), Ragtime (Immigrant), Tolstoy Story (Storyteller), HONK(Cat), The Wizard of OZ (Ensemble, Mayor), Annie (Drake), The Music Man (Salesman). Special thanks to Jill Jaysen for all her love & support.

Annabelle began her acting career at age 6, playing Cinderella's Stepmother in a French play staged by her mother's French school. At 10 she played the lead in the Wilton Children's Theatre production of "Annie". She has appeared as Rosie in "Bye Bye Birdiie" and Sonia in "Godspell". She danced a ballet solo in the Spring 2007 Wilton High School production of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Since 2005 she has been studying and performing with the Center Stage Theatre Company, including the original musical "Middle School Madness", and now "Intervention". She would like to thank Jill for all of the amazing training and incredible opportunities. She would also like to thank the Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance for 11 years of ballet as well as her voice trainer, George Evanish.

TELEVISION: All My Children (Extra). REGIONAL: Just So (Dingo Dog), Middle School Madness (Alexa Andrews), Broadway Yesterday and Today (Myself), Fiddler on the Roof (Spritza), Honk (Blizzard Soloist), The King and I (Princess), Miss. Saigon (Ensemble), The Wiz (Munchkin). OFF-BDWAY: Broadway Babies (Myself) New World Stages, My First Time (Myself) New World Stages. Thanks so much, to everyone at Center Stage Theatre Company, especially Jill for all her hard work. To David and Matt for the amazing score and movement. Much love to Mom, Dad, Griffen, Mitchell, Marybec, Lucy and Charlie.

REGIONAL: My Fair Lady (Henry Higgins), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius), Brigadoon (Stuart Darlymple), Witness For The Prosecution. (Sergeant Randall), Tartuffe (Charles/Ensemble), Melody Lingers On (Dick) – Weston High School Theatrics. Musical Medley. (Soloist) at Junior Harwich Theatre. Musical Medley.(Soloist) at Westport Music Theatre. OFF-BROADWAY: Broadway Babies (Soloist) New World Theatre. RADIO: Audio recording of I'll Always Be There(Chorus). Special thanks to Jill Jaysen, Matt Corriel and everyone who has made this incredible experience possible.

REGIONAL: Urinetown (Dr. Billeaux), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Ensemble), A Night of One Act Plays: Road Rage (Younger Daughter), The Robber Bridegroom (Ensemble), Don't Rock the Boat (Arlene Zane, Cruise Director), Oliver (orphan), The Miracle of Fatima (Carlotta), Annie (orphan), 6 year member of the Fairfield Country Children's Choir (FCCC). Lindsey would like to give a huge thanks to Jill Jaysen and Matt Corriel for this amazing opportunity and for all their faith, support, and encouragement! Love to Mom, Dad, & Kelly.

Recently: Jonathan Taylor Thomas in A MIKVAH at the Fringe Festival. Since receiving his BFA from NYU/Tisch in May, Max has appeared at Joe's Pub (RUNAWAYS), The York (06880 The Musical) and The Flea ('TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE). On the Tisch mainstage: Woof in HAIR, Autolycus in THE WINTER'S TALE.

REGIONAL: Cats (Bombalurina), Fiddler On The Roof (Chava), The Sights and Sounds of Christmas (Mary), Oklahoma (Ensemble). OFF-BDWY: My First Time New World Stages, TELEVISION: Modeling Appearances  ABC's Good Morning America, MTV's TRL,  Entertainment. OTHER: Print Modeling 17 Magazine. Thank you Jill and Matt for this wonderful opportunity, and for all of your love and support. You have truly poured your heart and soul into this production and I am so grateful to be a part of it. Thanks to NYMF for believing in this show and bringing it to New York.

REGIONAL: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Dance Ensemble), Playwriting 101: The Rooftop Lesson (The Jumperl), The Wiz (U/S Evilene), CATS (Victoria), Middle School Madness (Rita Desmond), Grease (Marty), Annie Get Your Gun (Winnie Tate). OFF-BDWAY: Spring Gala-National Music Theatre Network, New World Stages (Soloist),  The Musica, New York Musical Theatre Festival, Beckett Theatre (Younger Katy Owens), NY Musical Theatre Festival Gala China Club, NY (Ensemble).Thanks to Matt Corriel for the outstanding score, and to Jill Jaysen, the incredible cast, and to NYMF for this opportunity. Love to family, friends, and Cupcake.

TV:CBS Living Room Live! Kids Edition (Finalist). REGIONAL: Miss Saigon (Kim),Beyond Me:A Musical Biography (Teen Rachel) Seneca Falls (Margaret Stanton), Simple Joys Tribute to Stephen Schwartz (Soloist), AIDA, Footloose, CATS (Grizabella). OFF-BDWAY: The Musical, Staged Equity Reading, York Theatre (Amanda Smith),"Broadway Babies" (Soloist) New World Stages. The Musical New York Musical Theatre Festival, Beckett Theatre (Amanda Smith). INDY FILM: The HMO Moss Hart Award for '06880". Zoe thanks Matt Corriel for his wonderful lyrics. Special thanks to Jill Jaysen for Intervention and this amazing opportunity at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. Zoe is a junior in High School.

I am currently a student at the University of Connecticut and I recently started acting and singing at Center Stage last summer. Since then I have been a part of Esther (belly dancer, rachel, beauty contestant) in Bridgeport, CT along with "Intervention" (Danielle) in Westport, CT. Previously I danced at Center Stage Dance Studio in Stamford, CT for twelve years in tap and jazz. I am looking forward to performing in Intervention in New York and I thank Jill for allowing me to be a part of it!

REGIONAL: The Wiz (Aunt Em), CATS (Jellylorum), Into the Woods (The Witch), Hercules (Muse), Oklahoma (Ado Annie), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Beatrice),Children of Eden(Angel), A Midsummer Nights Dream (Courtier). OFF-BDWY: My First Time (Myself) New World Stages. TELEVISION: PSA- National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Sarah would like to thank Jill, Matt, and David for their amazing guidance and for making this whole show possible. Thank you to the NYMF for this amazing opportunity. Love to family and friends for all the support.

OFF-BROADWAY: I and Albert, York Theater (Boy, Ensemble), Broadway Babies New World Stages (Soloist), REGIONAL: A Christmas Carol, Westport Country Playhouse (Tiny Tim), David Copperfield,WCP, Directors Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe (Jip), Into the Woods (Jack), Fiddler On the Roof (Fiddler, Lazar Wolf), "Aladdin" (Genie), Godspell (Soloist), "Children of Eden" (Ensemble). Adam thanks Matt and Jill for creating this wonderful role for me!

Principal Off-Broadway credits: 06880:The Musical (Victoria) at The York Theatre, and All Her Faces: Dusty Springfield (Isabel) at La Mamma. Other NYC principal credits: Michael Holland's: Hurricane (Lil), Wake Her Up (Megaera), WHU: Rock Concert (Aphrodite), A Child is Born (Mary). Other Principal Credits: West Side Story (Maria), Guys and Dolls (Sarah Brown), Can-Can (Pistache), Seven Brides (Milly), Special thanks to David Sabella, Bill Esper, and Jill Jaysen for their support and friendship. For performance videos please go to YouTube.com. www.IsabelSantiago.com

Scott is very excited to be making his NYC debut with Intervention. Favorite regional roles: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), My Fair Lady (Colonel Pickering), The Melody Lingers On (Irving Berlin), Seussical (Jojo), Brigadoon (Charlie Dalrymple), Wind in the Willows (Scott Rabbit), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Levi), and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Flute/Thisbe). Previous training includes CAP21's Pre-College Musical Theatre Program. He is currently a freshman theatre major at Northwestern University. Thanks to Matt and Jill for this opportunity and his family and friends for their love and support.

After seeing one of the Westport productions of "Intervention" earlier this summer, Scott on impulse began experiencing the awesomeness that is performing in musical theatre. He is fortunate to have been Captain Schultz/ensemble in a local production of "Miss Saigon" with a great group of people and can't wait to continue his acting career with "Intervention". Special thanks to Lynn Riegler and Al Pia for their guidance and to Jill Jaysen for this opportunity.

Michael Walker is pretty stoked for Intervention. Regional credits include
"Pride and Prejudice" (Mr. Darcy), "Beyond Me: A Musical Biography" (Mark
Miller, Nazi), "The Sound of Music" (Capt. von Trapp), "CATS" (Munkustrap),
and "Agatha Christie's Murder on the Nile" (Simon). Previous training includes lengthy voice training with Beverly Lambert. He is currently a freshman at NYU/Tisch, studying musical theatre. Special thanks to Mom, Dad, and Beverly, who are always supportive and encouraging; Matt Corriel for giving me the chance to embody Michael; and Kristen, who is concurrently sweet, sexy, smart, and strong.