Warsaw (2007)

Jamibeth Margolis (Director) NYC Directing Credits include: Assistant Director to Jerry Zaks on the 2006 Broadway revival of THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL and also on A BAD FRIEND by Jules Feiffer at Lincoln Center Theatre. Jamibeth directed PLANE CRAZY and FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD at the New York Musical Theatre Festival as well as developmental productions and readings of OWL CREEK:A NEW MUSICAL, WARSAW, DREAMWEAVERS, BERLIN, GREAT GOOGLEY MOO, FAMILY DINNER, DON'T BLAME ME...I VOTED FOR HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS, DEAR MAUDIE and more at prominent NYC venues. Recent regional credits include directing DO I HEAR A WALTZ? and JEKYLL AND HYDE at the Arvada Center Theatre in Denver. Jamibeth is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and specializes in the development of new plays and musicals. She has a B.A. in Drama/Directing from Ithaca College and is a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. She is also a professional casting director with twelve years of experience in NYC including numerous shows on Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours.

JOHN ATKINS (Book & Lyrics) has previously written book and lyrics for the musical Stages and libretto for the opera Redemption. He is currently developing the new musical Space with Michael Scott Brewster. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, and is an alumnus of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop.

William has written in a variety of forms and styles. Musicals: WARSAW (music) with John Atkins (CAMI Hall & Dixon Place), Alice (music & lyrics)with Frank Blocker (BMI & York Theatre), and Wounded Knee which is currently in development; Ballets: The Empty Pot: A Chinese Fable, Mole Music, Madeline (presented at Symphony Space), and Snow White.

William's orchestrations have been used by the Broadway Theatre Project, National Dance Institure, and Rosie's Broadway Kids. He has worked for ABT, Alvin Ailey, AMDA, Cedar Lake, Donald Byrd, The Julliard School, Mark Morris Dance Group, Metropolitan Opera, Swan Lake (Broadway), among many, and is a founding faculty member of the Professional Musical Theatre Workshop at Manhattan School of Music. BA in Music Composition, University of South Florida; BMI Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop.

New York: Meet Me In St. Louis at the Irish Repertory Theatre (starring George S. Irving), Plain & Fancy at the York Theatre Company (starring Cady Huffman and Charlotte Rae), Izzy The Dizzy Musical Fairy Tale with Amas Musical Theatre, Plane Crazy at NYMF: Next Link, (2005). Regional: Hello Dolly, Forever Plaid, A Dash of Rosemary, Owl Creek: A New Musical. John has worked with the Riverside Theatre, the Florida Repertory Theatre, the Hangar Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College, and has also studied at the Manhattan School of Music. John teaches musical theatre classes and is on the faculty of Music Theater Italy. This fall, he is also musical director for the NYMF production of The Angle of the Sun.

Recent design credits include Back In The Day (Cape Cod Rep), Lunch Hour (Heiress Productions), The Charm of Preparedness (Baruch College), Homefront (La MaMa), Big Bang for Cleo Mack Dance Company, Behind the Limelight (NYMF & NYSaF), La Gioconda (Theatre Row), Chita Rivera's Cabaret tour, and many others. As an Assistant & Associate Designer, Joel has worked on Avenue Q (Las Vegas), Grey Gardens, Kiki and Herb Alive on Broadway, Curtains, and he is currently assisting on Young Frankenstein: The New Mel Brooks Musical. Joel has also worked with the Spoleto Festival USA, MTC, LAByrinth, Playwrights Horizons, and the Cherry Lane Theatre.

Andrew recently graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Design & Production, and is excited to finally be designing in New York City. NYC: The House of Yes; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying; The Charm of Preparedness, assistant lighting designer. University Productions (U of M): You Can’t Take It With You; The Dreamy Kid & De Organizer; The Boys from Syracuse; The Hot L Baltimore; The Water. MUSKET (U of M): Singin’ In The Rain. Basement Arts (U of M): Phedra, The Madness in Valencia, Flowers; Other People.

Jamie is thrilled to be back with the Warsaw team. She is currently the Production Stage Manager of My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy as well as a tour manager for Lincoln Center Institute. Jamie is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Josh is thrilled to be involved in this reading of WARSAW. He has recently returned from touring the world with the International Tour of West Side Story where he played Tony. Prior to touring internationally, Josh played Marius in the National Tour of Les Miserables. Josh is a graduate of Syracuse University's BFA Musical Theater Program. For more info on Josh and his debut album, please check out www.josh-young.com.

Broadway: Wonderful Town (Eileen, ensemble); Regional: The Importance of Being Earnest (Gwendolyn), I Do! I Do! (Agnes), Brigadoon (Fiona), West Side Story (Maria), Kennedy Center's Mame, Phantom of the Opera in Germany; nine productions with Encores! at City Center; Upcoming: Eliza in My Fair Lady, Betty Haynes in White Christmas. BM, Northwestern University, MM, Manhattan School of Music.

Broadway: Les Miserables (Hair Hag/Cosette); Off-Bway: Her one-woman show, Spaghetti & Matzo Balls!, My Life with Albertine (Playwrights Horizons), Theda Bara and the Frontier Rabbi (York Theatre); Regional: Tonya in ZHIVAGO at the LaJolla Playhouse (directed by Des McNuff) for which she received the Craig Noel Award. Other roles include Antonia in Man of La Mancha (Long Wharf), Billy Smith in Babes in Arms (Goodspeed Opera House), Jenny Lind in Barnum (with Peter Scolari), and the original LA cast of Reefer Madness (cast album). Rena is a proud member of the Friars Club. www.renastrober.com

Reed is thrilled to be a part of NYMF again this year, having played the title role in last year's sold-out, extended hit, Oedipus for Kids! and Frankenstein in 2004. Other recent NY credits include the GLAAD-nominated Kiss and Cry and The Holy Shit Show at the Public Theatre. Regional: Deathtrap, Advice From a Caterpillar, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Seagull, among many. Reed was an original cast member of Bare - a pop opera and played Bobby in the West Coast premiere of Sondheim's Saturday Night at the Pasadena Playhouse. TV audiences may have seen Reed as one of the final twelve "Danny"s on GREASE: You're The One That I Want. He has also appeared on Sabrina, the Teenage Witch and South Park. For a complete resume, video, and audio clips, visit www.reedprescott.com

Anne was most recently seen as Dona Estefani in George Stiles' new musical, The Three Muskateers, at North Shore Music Theatre. Broadway/ National Tours: Les Miserables (Fantine, Madame Thenardier u/s), Ragtime (Mother u/s), Mamma Mia! (Donna, Rosie u/s). Other New York and Regional credits include The Wild Party (Mae), Passion (Fosca), Man of La Mancha (Aldonza), Pope Joan (Lucretia). Various television, film, recordings. Graduate of Northwestern University. Proud member of AEA since 1993.

Broadway: Original casts of Les Miserables, Aspects of Love, and The Woman In White; final cast of Cats as Gus/Growltiger. Regional: Herr Schultz in Cabaret, Caska in Julius Caesar, Escalus in Measure For Measure, James Wilson in 1776, and Otto Kringelein in Grand Hotel.

ERIC GUNHUS is known as the Lead Tenor who sang 'Springtime for Hitler' in Broadway's run of The Producers. Tours: Ragtime (1st National, Younger Brother u/s), 42nd Street (Europe, Billy Lawlor). Regional: Chita Rivera's Anything Goes (Paper Mill, Billy u/s), Sacramento, Denver, and 11 years of LA area theatre, including State Fair (pre-Broadway premiere). Film/TV: The Producers film, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Guiding Light, The Late Show and Recording 'The Producers.' Visit www.ericgunhus.com

Adam is a native New Yorker. Bachelors: Boston University; Masters: Manhattan School of Music. Recent credits include Jussac/ fight captain for North Shore Music Theatre's production of Three Muskateers, Puck in Des Moines Metro Opera's production of Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, and the New York Philharmonic's presentation of My Fair Lady (ensemble).

Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof (Anya; Chava, Shprintze, Bielke u/s, performed) National Tours: West Side Story (Maria), Evita (Mistress) and Grease (Sandy), Regional: Pirates of Penzance (Mabel), Green Gables (Diana), and North Shore Music Theatre's A Christmas Carol (Meg). Graduate of New York University's Steinhardt School of Music and Performing Arts Professions.

Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun (Jessie Oakley) Tours: Annie (Annie) Workshops: Roundabout Theater's Bye Bye Birdie. Concerts include featured soloist performances with the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marvin Hamlisch at the Kennedy Center, and Broadway Divas performed with symphonies across the US and Canada. Jenny recently played Anne Frank in I Am Anne Frank. This is Jenny's NYMF debut.

Ben Diskant graduated from Northwestern University where he most recently performed in Mary Zimmerman's production of Cymbeline. He has appeared in two American Musical Theatre Projects, Was (directed by Tina Landau) and Dangerous Beauty (directed by Sheryl Kaller). He was seen in the Williamstown Theatre Festival's production of Anything Goes, starring Sharon Lawrence and directed by Roger Rees.

Stephanie is happy to have recently returned to NYC after travelling around the globe, performing on mulitple cruise lines. Most recently, she spent a year singing with the Artisti Del Arte ad the Venitian Casino in Las Vegas. An AMDA graduate, she is thrilled to be a part of WARSAW.

Kip was in the final touring company of Les Miserables as Montparnasse, as well as understudying the role of Enjolras. Prior to that, he was in the movie version of The Producers. National tours include Cats (Munkustrap), Cinderella (Prince U/S) starring Eartha Kitt, Martin Guerre, and the 'N SYNC 2001 tour. Favorite regional roles include Sunday in the Park With George (George), Tommy (Tommy), Pippin (Pippin), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph). Kip was most recently seen as Combeferre (and Dance Captain) in Les Miserables at the Pioneer Theatre Company.

Julie is currently on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera (Christine alternate). She recently played Julie Jordon in Walnut Street Theatre's production of Carousel. Other favorites include Meet Me In St. Louis (Esther), The King and I (Tuptim), and My Fair Lady (Eliza). Julie studied voice at Oklahoma City University and will graduate via correspondence later this year!

Broadway: Dracula, the Musical (Child), Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang (Toby); Regional: The Music Man (Winthrop), The Full Monty (Nathan), Gypsy (young Tulsa); Readings & Workshops: Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Kenny), La Giaconda (David), The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley (Stanley). Member of iTheatrics All-Stars and numerous youth theatre productions.

Michael Jacob's favorite roles include Adult Male in Dear Maudie, Young Buddy in Follies, and Mr. Mayor in Seussical. He sings in the doo-wop group, Kyle Kid and His Kool Kats. Michael holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College.

This is Lauren's 4th year performing in NYMF, having been seen in Wild Women of Planet Wongo, Captain Gravy's Wavy Navy and Wallenberg. Favorite credits include Godspell (Nat'l tour and Cast recording), Footloose (Rusty, nat'l tour), Fiddler on the Roof (Tzeitel) and entertaining our troops with the USO with performances at Bob Hope's 100th birthday, NBC's Today Show, and Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Graduate of the University of Michigan and Royal Academy of Music.

Hans/Rudy, First National Tour of Cabaret; Von Asterburg, The Student Prince; Euturpe, Lyrical Langston; Dyer Thurst Very Good Eddie; Charlie Brown, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Jackson, Pump Boys and Dinettes; Soloist at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House, Cairo Opera House and Hoam Art Hall. Paul coaches and teaches in New York. web.mac.com/paul.lincoln

Liza is thrilled to be making her NYMF debut with WARSAW. NY Credits: Flim Flam (York Theatre). Regional: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Chicago Theater), Chicago (Weathervane). Film: Mr. Blue Sky. BM, NYU Steinhardt School.

Jeff attended the Broadway Theatre Project over the summer where he read the White Knight in a workshop of Frank Wildhorn's new musical, Alice. Favorite productions include Guys and Dolls, Cabaret, Three-Penny Opera (Street Singer), and Turandot (the Executioner) with Opera Theatre of the Rockies. Jeff lives in Colorado where he studies voice with Martile Rowland (Classical Magazine's Teacher of the Year), and he dances with the Colorado Jazz Dance Company.

Broadway credits include the original cast of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch That Stole Christmas, and Jillian is returning to the show this holiday season. Regional credits include Sound of Music (Brigitta), High School Musical (Skater/Cathy) and Carousel (Snow Child) at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, NJ. Jillian performed in a reading of WARSAW last year and is delighted to continue her association with the show at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

Robbie is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in Theatre where favorite roles included Louis in Angels in America: Millenium Approaches and Baz in A Bright Room Called Day. He will be seen in the upcoming film, American Gangster with Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington. Other roles include Aaron in WARSAW, David in No Strings, Jerry in Two For the Seesaw, and Charlie Moon on ABC's Spenser for Hire.

Regional: Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar, Motel in Fiddler on the Roof. NYC: Henrik in A Little Night Music, Vicar Bones in Charles and Diana (Midtown Festival 2005). Writer, Tradition, in which he also starred with fiancée, Anna Roberts (FringeNYC 2006). Director, Social Work (Manhattan Rep Summerfest 2007). BFA Drama, Tisch School of the Arts. Member AEA.

Richard is thrilled to be working with William again after having played the White Rabbit in his adaptation of Alice. A graduate of University of North Carolina at Greensboro, he was most recently seen as Diego in the national tour of Go Diego Go Live: The Great Jaguar Rescue. Other favorite roles include Into the Woods (Jack), The Rocky Horror Show (Brad Majors), Little Shop of Horrors (Seymour), The Student Prince (Lucas), and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Benjamin). For Aimee.

National tour: Fiddler on the Roof (Perchik) starriing Theodore Bikel. Regional credits include The Secret Garden (Archibald), The Buddy Holly Story (Norman Petty), Pirates of Penzance (Samuel), A Little Night Music (Mr. Erlanson), Merrily We Roll Along (Charley), Jesus Christ Superstar (Peter), Meet John Doe (Kenneth Frey), Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Miss Saigon, and the short musical film, Till Birth Do Us Part for RIPFest #4.

Instrumentalist, conductor, singer, actor, even belly dancer! Favorites: Cunegonde, Candide; Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun; Josephine, HMS Pinafore (Drama Desk Nomination, Outstanding Revival). Lotte Lenya Competition, Best Performance of a Song for The Girl in 14G (Harold Prince, judge). NY: Vortex Theater, Musicals Tonight; Chicago: Pegasus Players, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Bailiwick Rep; Aspen Opera Theater; Opera Theatre of St Louis.

Emily is delighted to be making her NYMF debut. Regional: The Servant of Two Masters (Clarice, Scott Schwartz, director), the world premiere of Babes in Hollywood (Young Judy Garland), Do I Hear a Waltz? (Jennifer Yaeger), Much Ado About Nothing (Hero), and The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy). Emily received her BA in musical theatre from the University of Northern Colorado.

Michele specializes in the development of new works. She received her training in dramaturgy & script development from Columbia University where she was dramaturg of the Monday night reading series and a variety of new plays and classics. Michele has worked in venues such as McCarter Theatre, Johnson-Liff Casting in NYC, and as an assistant director at The Cleveland Play House, Cain Park, and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, She has a B.A. in English Literature / Directing from Bucknell University.

Kristyn is pleased to be designing again. Her most recent sound design was for the Midori and Friends annual concert earlier this summer. This past year, she has also designed at The New School for Drama as part of their Random Acts Festival and has acted as systems designer / audio supervisor for the Under the Radar Festival at The Public Theater. Kristyn has also had the pleasure of working on See What I Wanna See, The Ruby Sunrise and Stuff Happens at The Public as well as Macbeth and Mother Courage for last summer's Shakespeare in the Park. Other sound design credits include Great Googley Moo (Sage Theater), The Red Box (Walkerspace), Johnny Got His Gun (Ace of Clubs), Byzantium (Village Theater), Nights of Wrath (Greenwich Street Theater), and The Capital Mall (St. Clements). Assistant sound design: Our Town on Broadway (Booth Theatre) with Paul Newman; John Patrick Shanley's Sailor Song (Public Theater). Kristyn has also designed in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Check out her website: www.productionparadigm.com for contact information.

Mickey is a recent graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned his degree in Theater Arts, concentrating in Arts Management. While at Rutgers, he served as the Managing Director for the Livingston Theatre Company, the school's musical theater organization. He has also worked in New York doing commercial booking with The Road Company and marketing at Lincoln Center. Mickey is the owner of Mick Productions LLC, where he produced a reading of Moby Dick! The Musical at the George Street Playhouse.

Kyle is a recent graduate of Syracuse University and is new to NYC. Her last project was stage managing The Winter's Tale at the Syracuse drama department. Other credits include Gem of the Ocean, The Red Sun and the Green Moon Children's Tour, & Bas Dates with Syracuse Stage as well as Nerve at the Thirteenth Street Repertory Theater. She is excited to make her post-graduate debut with WARSAW.