Bloodties (2010)
at TBG Theater (312 W. 36th Street)
Tuesday, Sep 28th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Wednesday, Sep 29th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 2nd, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Saturday, Oct 2nd, 2010 at 9:00 pm
Sunday, Oct 3rd, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Wednesday, Oct 6th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
With raw honesty and dark wit, a musician explores destiny, faith, forgiveness...and the ties that bind.
Singer/songwriter Ned Massey’s career began right out of college when he was discovered by legendary talent scout John Hammond. Although described by Hammond as "the finest talent since Dylan and Springsteen," that early promise went largely unfulfilled. Massey was recording his debut album when Hammond suffered a stroke from which he never recovered.
Approximate Runtime: 2:30
Approximate Running Time: 2:30; no intermission
Ned Massey is an actor, performer, film-maker and award-winning songwriter. His first major recognition came as the discovery of John Hammond, the legendary Columbia Records talent scout who discovered and signed artists such as Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Aretha Franklin, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen. Hammond, in articles in the L.A. Times, Wall St. Journal and on the CBS Morning News, proclaimed Ned “the greatest talent since Dylan and Springsteen.” Unfortunately, Ned’s debut album for Epic Records was never released after Hammond suffered a massive, fatal stroke.
Ned has produced, engineered and released two albums of his songs, touring in support of those albums and winning numerous awards for both his live performances and his songwriting (i.e. 2005 International Songwriting Competition Singer/Songwriter Song of the Year out of over 10,000 entries for his song “In The Park” and runner-up in the Billboard Best Unsigned Band competition).
Ned wrote and directed the short film, “Katie Bar The Door,” which has appeared in numerous film festivals around the United States (including The Sedona International Film Festival and Marco Island Film Fest). His screenplay, “Outstanding In Brooklyn,” has won awards in various screenplay competitions (including an Honorable Mention in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition and 2nd place in the Jacksonville Film Fest Screenplay Competition).
As an actor, Ned has appeared in numerous off and off-off Broadway and regional theater productions, independent films, and television including a principal role on the CBS series “Hack” with David Morse. Voiceovers include the A&E program "Final Days" and all 8 characters of the pilot episode of "Bussy" for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim.
A Founding Member and the former Producing Director of the OOBR-award winning Vital Theatre Company. NYC directing credits include: Stain (Off-Broadway); the world premiere of Margot Alone in the Light (opera adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s short story “All Summer in a Day” with operamission); Death in England (Vital); Burning Botticelli (NYCFringe); opera premieres Faith and Caliban (Vital); many shorts including Save Me, Wonder Full, Trish at 10 (all at Vital) and Orpheus and the Dragon for the Drilling Company. Readings include The Seventh Monarch (with Karen Ziemba and Harriet Harris), At Daybreak (Rattlestick Theatre); Breasts of Fortuna (with Lea Michele); the musical Masada (with Maya Days) at the York Theater; and numerous reading series over the years for Young Playwrights, Inc. Out of town credits include: A Tribute to Miriam Makeba with Tsidii le Loka (at Colorado World Theatre Festival and also Theatre Outlet in Allentown, PA); Galileo’s Daughters (Piccolo Spoleto); Faith (World Science Fiction Convention, Chicago); Pieces in Short (Lake George Opera Festival); and Die Fledermaus (Albion College, Michigan). Recently, he created and adapted the Little Tales series, a theatre program for pre-school kids that ran for two seasons at Manhattan Children’s Theatre. He was fortunate enough to be a SDC Observer to Walter Bobbie on the Encores production of No, No, Nanette.
Former Nashvillian Michael Morris is an arranger, orchestrator, and music director who is currently Director of Music for the Theatre Division of the Hartt School in Hartford, Connecticut. A Berklee College of Music professor by the age of 18, over the years he has orchestrated and/or conducted productions at numerous regional theatres around the country, including Goodspeed (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Michael Valenti’s O. Henry’s Lovers), Barrington Stage (Sweet Charity, Megan Cavallari’s The Game), Tennessee Repertory Theatre (Dennis DeYoung’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mel Marvin’s The Perfect 36), and Hartford TheaterWorks (The Last 5 Years, Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn). Michael has arranged and orchestrated recordings for Liza Minelli, Alan Cumming, Christine Ebersole, Liz & Anne Hampton Callaway, Bruce Hornsby and the London Symphony and London Philharmonic Orchestras, among others. He served as dance arranger for the national tour of Maltby and Shire’s Big!, music supervisor and vocal arranger for Make Me A Song: The Music of William Finn (Off-Broadway), consultant and vocal arranger for Bob Gaudio’s Peggy Sue Got Married (Marriott Lincolnshire), and music prep supervisor for Bombay Dreams (Broadway). At the Hartt School he has served as music director, supervisor, and/or orchestrator for over a dozen new musicals including Marcus Hummon’s The Piper, Barbara Schottenfeld’s Hot and Sweet, Michele Brourman’s I Married Wyatt Earp, Andre Pluess and Ben Sussman’s Winesburg, Ohio, and Andrew Gerle’s Meet John Doe. An award-winning songwriter as well, Michael lives in Connecticut with his wife Nancy, an accomplished singer and pianist on the faculty at Berklee, and their daughters, Melodie and Mandie.
Christopher Kale Jones is thrilled to make his NYMF debut in Bloodties. His loving wife Jenna Coker-Jones, a NYMF staple in past years, has been happy to show him the ropes. Chris has toured the country as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys, winning a West Coast Backstage Garland award for his portrayal of the iconic pop star. Additionally, he has been nominated for acting awards in Philadelphia and St. Louis. For other credits and fun go to www.christopherkalejones.com. You can find Chris most Sundays at C3 Church Manhattan: www.cccmanhattan.org. Thanks to God!
Credits include: Broadway: Big River (Special Ensemble Tony Honor). Off Broadway: Perfect Crime (Snapple Theater) Biography (Pearl Theatre Company), Going Down Swinging (NYMF Best Ensemble). National Tours: White Christmas; Annie Get Your Gun; Showboat; Big River and the U.S. premiere of Ragtime. Regional Theatre: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Shout Up A Morning (La Jolla Playhouse); Putting It Together, Bandido and Big River (CTG/Mark Taper Forum), My Fair Lady (Actors Theatre and Cleveland Playhouse), Othello (Pioneer Theatre Company), Copenhagen (Northern Stage). Best Actor awards: Man of La Mancha (SBCLO), My Fair Lady (AMT) and Ovation Award Nomination for Deaf West Theatre’s Oliver. Film: Lionheart; This Is Spinal Tap; Olé. Television: Law & Order, CSI: SVU; ER; The West Wing, One Life To Live and most recently seen as the dastardly James Beardsley on All My Children.
Nancy was last seen Off-Broadway in her critically acclaimed performance in SECRETS OF A SOCCER MOM, directed by Judith Ivey; and at New Jersey Rep as Diane in POETIC LICENSE. Nancy’s Broadway Credits include: Roundabout’s FOLLIES (Christine) with Judith Ivey, Blythe Danner, Treat Williams, and Gregory Harrison; THE WILL ROGERS FOLLIES (Betty Blake) opposite Mac Davis, Larry Gatlin, and Mickey Rooney; THE THREE PENNY OPERA (Polly) opposite Sting; MY FAIR LADY (Eliza) opposite Rex Harrison. She toured nationally in CABARET (Sally Bowles) opposite Joel Grey; OKLAHOMA (Ado Annie); GUYS AND DOLLS (Adelaide); SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Lina Lamont); and MY FAIR LADY. Her Off-Broadway and Regional credits are extensive, having performed in over 30 productions. Nancy can be seen in Disney’s HEAVYWEIGHTS; THE DAVE CHAPPELL SHOW; ONE LIFE TO LIVE;ANOTHER WORLD; LOVING; CITY KIDS; and several appearances on THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW as Dave’s Wife. She has been the soloist for Peter Nero both with the Philly Pops and the Florida Philharmonic, as well as many recordings. Nancy currently keeps busy doing T.V. commercials while raising her daughters Cady and Maddie with her husband, Broadway Production Supervisor Chris Smith.
Katie Thompson is a critically acclaimed recording artist and musical theatre performer. THEATRE: Giant (Signature Theatre), Ripper (NAMT), R.R.R.E.D. (NYMF & The Grove Theatre in LA),The Lighthouse Project, Piece (NAMT); Events: Broadway South Africa (Gershwin), Defying Inequality (Gershwin), Katie & Friends (Birdland), Eden Espinosa "ME" (Joe's Pub), Broadway Loves Country (Joe's Pub). RECORDINGS: The Ark (Sariah), The Forgotten Carols (Connie Lou), Dreaming Wide Awake (Say Goodbye), Reach the Sky (The Best is Yet to Come), What I've Done Right, KT LIVE. AWARDS: LA Weekly Theater Awards: Best Musical Performance nomination, Best Musical Director nomination; Indie Award nomination for Connie Lou's Christmas; Pearl Award nomination for Safe Harbors. EDUCATION: American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Los Angeles). Recently Katie's music has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance America & Canada. Find Katie’s music on iTunes and CD Baby. www.KatieThompson.com
Christopher created the title role in the World Premiere of The Flight of the Lawnchair Man at Goodspeed Opera House and NYMF (Outstanding Actor Award). Other New York credits include I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, and the original casts/recordings of Golf: The Musical and The It Girl with Jerry Zaks. He played the role of Prince Herbert/Not Dead Fred in the 1st national tour of Monty Python's Spamalot for over 1,200 performances under the direction of Mike Nichols. A three-time Barrymore Award Nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actor in Blood Brothers (Mickey) and Singin' in the Rain (Don Lockwood), Christopher received the Barrymore Award for his portrayal of Buddy in Buddy:The Buddy Holly Story, and is a recipient of the Louis B. Sudler National Prize in the Arts. Regional credits include: Me and My Girl (Bill), Carousel (Billy), Of Mice and Men (George), Desire Under the Elms (Eben), The Sea Gull (Treplyev), Henry IV Part I (Prince Henry). For my amazing wife Lyn, I love you...
Sarah is honored to be a part of the Bloodties team, and is no stranger to NYMF, having performed in it's inaugural year in Kerrigan and Lowdermilk's The Woman Upstairs. This is her fourth collaboration as AD with director Scott Embler, previous shows including Margot Alone in the Light and Fun and Games. She has also ADed with Bud Martin on Respect: A Musical Journey of Women at Act II Playhouse, Society Hill Playhouse, and coming in December, a mini-national tour. Primarily an actor, Sarah's favorite credits include "Jo" in Little Women (Syracuse Stage), "Eponine" in Les Misérables (Houston's Theatre Under the Stars), and "Ado Annie" in Oklahoma! (First National Tour and Fulton Opera House). Sarah is also on the staff of The Active Theater here in New York City, where she recently played "Leigh" in Magnetic North. Coming up: The 25th Anniversary National Tour of Les Misérables. Sarah's also runs her own website design company Saranya Designs: www.saranyadesigns.com.
Noah Brody (fight director) is an actor, writer and director and a founding member of Fiasco Theater. He has studied fencing, Tae Kwon Do, shooting, archery, skydiving, scuba diving and many other forms of dangerous, high adrenaline activities. He is pedantic about the difference between a scutum and an aspis and knows fancy French words which identify different parts of a sword. He spent much of his childhood donning homemade shield and sword in an attempt to rekindle the heraldic age, an effort which primarily entailed trying to bash in his elder brother's brains while simultaneously avoiding having his own bashed in. He was occasionally successful. As a fight choreographer has studied under Ron Piretti; RADA Master of Arms, Richard Ryan; Craig Handle and fight master J. Allen Suddeth. He has choreographed fights for Trinity Rep, The Breadloaf Acting Ensemble, Babel Theater, Fiasco Theater and others. He is a proud graduate of the Brown/Trinity MFA Acting program and member of the Bloodties team.
Patrick graduated from Rutgers University with a BFA in Stage Management. He spent a semester studying at the Shakespeare’s Globe in London. New York Credits include: On Eighth Day… (Write Club, 59E59) My Illustrious Wasteland(NYMF 2009), Miss Lulu Bett (WorkShop Theater Company),Septimus & Clarissa The Workshop at Classic Stage Company, In God’s Hat (Apothecary Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons), and The Revival (Project Y, Theatre Row).
Caitlin is excited to be working with such a great cast and crew. Production Credits: Awesome 80s Prom (Davenport Theatricals), Princes of Darkness (Razors Edge Productions), The Tempest (Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey). She is currently balancing work and attending college at New School University.
Started in 2008 as a partnership between Laura Janik Cronin and Scott Newsome, Brierpatch Productions provides management for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatrical productions and tours. Current projects include Tales From the Tunnel (Off-Broadway), Enchanted April - the Musical, Wallenberg - the Musical, Get Got - A Rock Musical, a Broadway revival of Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens (spring 2011), and additional productions of Rest, In Pieces (Premiered summer 2009 starring Marcia Wallace). Previous productions include The Toymaker and Marrying Meg for New York Musical Festival 2009, the new musicals The Frog Kiss, Shine! and Bloodties (2010 NYMF) and Tokio Confidential, and the 2008-2009 run of Glimpses of the Moon at the Algonquin’s Oak Room.
Joshua has been a Lighting Designer and Production Supervisor working in Television, Film, and Theatre in New York, for over 15 years. Credits include: Production and Technical Supervision for the upcoming production of Wallenberg: The Musical (WPPAC); Lighting Design for Viagara Falls (Little Shubert), Frog Kiss (St. Clements); Production Supervision for Frog Kiss and SHINE! (St. Clements); Production Stage Manager for The Flying Karamazov Brothers (Minetta Lane); Lighting Design for Picture Incomplete (LaMama); Production Management for The Cocktail Party (The Beckett); Associate Production Management for the 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival; Lighting Design for James Barbour, Broadway in Concert, and The James Barbour Holiday Concert, 2009; Master Electrician for Groovaloo: Freestyle! (Union Square); Head Electrician for Groovaloo, 2010 National Tour; Lighting Design for Mourning in a Funny Hat (York), and The Furies. Joshua studied design at SUNY Purchase.
is a native of Southern California who has spent the last 10 years taking Broadway shows to more than 120 different cities around the US, Canada and Asia. Her company management credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream, Thou Shalt Not, Fosse, Les Miserables, Hairspray, 12 Angry Men, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Chicago the Musical. She is thrilled to finally unpack her suitcases and be a part of the Bloodties team.
McCORKLE CASTING, LTD. Casting Director, Pat McCorkle, (C.S.A.) and associates have most notably cast Broadway productions of; THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST, THE RIDE DOWN MT. MORGAN, AMADEUS, A DOLL’S HOUSE, SHE LOVES ME, BLOOD BROTHERS, and A FEW GOOD MEN. A sampling of Off-Broadway credits include; THE TOXIC AVENGER, OUR TOWN, ADDING MACHINE, ALMOST MAINE, ADDRESS UNKNOWN, EARS ON A BEATLE, DOWN THE GARDEN PATHS, KILLER JOE, VISITING MR. GREEN, MRS. KLEIN, DRIVING MISS DAISY. Casting for feature films are represented by projects such as; GHOST TOWN, WAR EAGLE, BEREFT, SECRET WINDOW, BASIC, THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR, THE 13TH WARRIOR, MADELINE, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, SCHOOL TIES, etc. A few television highlights include; THE ELECTRIC COMPANY, CALIFORNICATION (Emmy nomination), HUMAN GIANT, 3LBS., BARBERSHOP, CHAPPELLE’S SHOW among many others. Some projects currently underway are, HIGH with Kathleen Turner (tour), New York productions of ERROR OF THE MOON, VIAGRA FALLS and PREMIUM RUSH a feature film for Sony Pictures.
Recent Work: Usher’s Ball (CAP 21), 1888 Dial India (Ace Productions, Mumbai), Shining City (Nevada Conservatory Theater) The Bombitty of Errors (Syracuse Stage), Save the World (Roundtable Rep), Pulling the Lever (Rising Circle Collective), Heliantha (Berkshire Theater Festival), FATWA (Alter Ego Productions). For NYMF: Marrying Meg, Love Sucks, NERDS:// A Musical Software Satire, Like You Like It. Resident Designer at Lake George Theater Lab. MFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Broadway: Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only as well as Of Thee I Sing and Music in the Air (Encores). As Associate/Assistant: Macbeth, Company, Sweeney Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Life x3, The Music Man, The Price, Saturday Night Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The Sound of Music and Titanic. Off-Broadway designs include: Vanities - the Musical, Nunsense, Waiting for Godot (50th Anniversary Production), Addicted and Balancing Act. Regional designs include productions at: The Goodspeed Opera House, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Baystreet Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, and Paper Mill Playhouse among others. Recent tours and International designs include: The Wizard of Oz, Hairspray, Story Time Live, the upcoming Outback Adventure, Legally Blonde (London West End), Race for Love (China), Cinderella (Asia), West Side Story (La Scala). Television: Camelot (Live from Lincoln Center) several specials for Clairol on Broadway (A&E) as well as special events: This American Life, A Celtic Christmas Sojourn, Broadway Under the Stars, The Holiday Spectacular from Bryant Park, and live concert performances by Avril Lavigne, Cyndi Lauper, Mary J Blige, Ludacris and numerous others. Paul has been the Lighting Director for the New Year’s Eve Celebration in Time’s Square for the last 10 years.
Chris Cronin - Broadway: Driving Miss Daisy, You’re Welcome America..., God of Carnage, The Vertical Hour, Faith Healer, Bridge and Tunnel, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Life (x) 3, The Graduate, Prune Danish and Much Ado About Nothing. U.S. Associate: Hamlet, Enron, Red, Boeing-Boeing, Rock ‘N’ Roll, Macbeth, Frost/Nixon, Festen, Primo, The Pillowman, Democracy, Jumpers, Def Poetry Jam and Noises Off. International: Spongebob Squarepants (Asian tour), Reel to Real (China) and The Opera Show (European tour).
Carl Cassella - With a career that spans more than thirty years, Carl has worked as an audio and video designer in some of New York’s busiest studios and fortune 500 companies. Broadway and Off Broadway credits include: Story of My Life, American Buffalo, Tale of Two Cities ,Xanadu , Ray Charles the Musical, Mask, Frankenstein, Sister Act, Moon for the Misbegotten, My Mother is Italian, Ring Of Fire, Raisin in the Sun, Latinologues, Once Around the Sun, Sly Fox, Little Shop of Horrors, Sexaholix, Adult Entertainment, The Roots Pay Per View. Carl is a Member of Sound Associates Inc. Love to Karen, Andy, Chelsea, and Kylie.
Kevin is a Sundance Theatre Lab Fellow and is excited to be returning to NYMF as part of the “Bloodties” team. Kevin’s projection design work for theater began with a decade-long collaboration with international performance artists Blue Man Group. During that time he won an EDDY award for design excellence for “Blue Man Group: Live at Luxor,” Las Vegas and was involved with some of their most memorable performances, including a Grammy Awards appearance along with Moby and Jill Scott, “The Complex” rock tour, as well as seven appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Some recent memorable gigs include the 400th anniversary of “The Tempest” as part of the Bermuda Theatre Festival, “Christine Jorgensen Reveals,” East to Edinburgh, and “The Regard Evening with Bill Irwin,” Signature Theater.
Born in Canada, Jennifer has been involved in the arts and media for many years. Her film and TV production credits include Moby Dick, The Thin Red Line, Noah's Ark, The Missing, Round the Twist and Stingers. Jennifer studied documentary film making at the Queensland Institute of Film and Television in Australia. She was also part of the production team on numerous musicals and plays at the renowned children’s arts camp in Long Lake, New York.
Jennifer was a feature writer for the Pyrenees Advocate in Australia, prior to moving to London to work as a fashion and show business sub editor for The Sun newspaper while working part time as a stylist.
Since moving to New York, she has continued her work as a stylist and worked on the Cia Ghou Qiang exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum, was Assistant Director for STAIN (Off Broadway,) and Company Manager for IN THE DAYLIGHT (Off Broadway.)
Jennifer is part of the design collaboration team JSquared led by jewelry designer Jennifer Fallat. Together they created the signature guitar string arm band worn by Ned Massey. Jennifer is excited to join the talented team as Costume Designer on the new show BLOODTIES for the New York Musical Theatre Festival this fall.
Chris Biesterfeldt is originally from Asheville, North Carolina and moved to New York City in 1994. His Broadway experience includes being the guitarist on Good Vibrations, Xanadu, Cry Baby, Radio City Christmas Spectacular and subbing on numerous other shows. He has also been the guitarist for the Off-Broadway shows Zanna Don’t, Once Around The Sun, Almost Heaven: The Songs of John Denver and This Beautiful City. In addition to recording and playing in a variety of bands, Chris also teaches at New York University and The Collective.
Steve Count plays both electric and acoustic bass. He has performed or recoded with many artists inculding Bette Midler, Donna Summer, Ben E KIng, Johnny Copeland, PInetop Perkins, Chita Rivera, Eartha Kit, The Mamas and Papas, Debbie Gibson, Debby Harry, The New York Pops, The Nashville Symphony, The Edmondton Symphony and many others. He also has appeared on Broadway on in more in than 15 shows inculding Hairspray, Mamma Mia, Smokey Joes Cafe. He also studied with Homer Mench principal bassist with the New York Philharmonic.
Sarah Larsen completed her degrees on full scholarship at the Hartt School of Music. Her current project, Tempo del Fuoco, has embarked on a survey of tango literature intended for the concert hall. Recent and upcoming projects include a concerto premiere with the Farmington Valley Symphony, a recital of repertoire for solo violin, and a performance with the Remarkable Theatre Brigade at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall.
A proud member of 802 AFM & AEA, Larry is a veteran Broadway performer & conductor, with over 30 different Broadway shows under his belt, including the 12-time Tony Award winning hit, The Producers, Assassins, and Jekyll & Hyde. He is currently performing as drummer & actor onstage at The Nederlander Theatre in the smash-hit rockabilly show, Million Dollar Quartet. He has recorded and performed with such musicians as Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge, Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), pop star Vanessa Williams, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA), Doug Stone (Multi Platinum Nashville Recording Artist), Larry Gatlin, Pinkard & Bowden, Heather Headley, and The Mamas & The Papas. www.larrylelli.com
The Somerled Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Private Foundation with a special focus on the Arts. Created in 2005 by Wendy & Robert Macdonald, previous projects include a 2006 big band recording STARDUST & BEYOND: A Tribute to Artie Shaw featuring Dick Johnson and the 2009 AEA 29-Hour Reading of Stephen Cole & Jeffery Saver's musical TIME AFTER TIME, Directed by Gabe Barre. Current projects include a big band CD led by bassist Ron Carter with arrangements by Robert M. Freedman, and a video release of the illustrated book Floyd and the Irresistible Cookie by Kristine Daniels with music by Matt Richard and narrated by Heidi Swedberg.
Wendy Macdonald attended Berklee College of Music. She has toured North & South America, Taiwan & Europe playing baritone sax with The Artie Shaw Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Tribute Orchestra, The Harry James Big Band, and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, plus two tours of Japan with a big band led by Makoto Ozone. She has played in pit orchestras at The Huntington Theatre, SpeakEasy Stage, Lyric Stage, New Rep, Fiddlehead, Reagle Players, and North Shore Music Theatre. As a freelance musician, Wendy has performed with Natalie Cole, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin, Manhattan Transfer, Rosemary Clooney, Tommy Tune, Bill Watrous, Randy Brecker, Johnny Mathis, Paul Anka, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Byron Stripling, John Pizzarelli, Nick Brignola, Al Martino, Jerry Vale, Nell Carter, Cleo Laine & John Dankworth, Sleepy LaBeef, Englebert Humperdink, Shari Lewis, Connie Francis, Jay & The Americans, The Four Freshmen, Patti Page and Jack Jones.
is happy to lend a hand to Bloodties. Recent freelance dramatugical projects include Psyche, a new multimedia chamber opera with Seattle’s Fisher Ensemble, and ReEntry, a documentary play about Marines and their families with American Records Theatre Company. By day he is dramaturg and literary manager for Disney Theatrical Productions, where he has developed over forty shows for professional, amateur and school productions, including High School Musical, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast JR., Camp Rock: The Musical, and Peter and the Starcatcher. He is also the co-founder and artistic director of Two Turns Theatre Company, where he has recently directed a site-specific touring production of The Turn of the Screw (www.twoturns.com). Ken holds a Ph.D. in theatre history and criticism from the University of Washington and presents and publishes his research internationally.
01. Mess
Credit: Ned Massey
02. The Car Swerves
Credit: Ned Massey
03. Boomerang
Credit: Christopher Kale Jones
04. Angry Old White Man
Credit: Ned Massey
05. Requiem
Credit: Ned Massey, Christopher Kale Jones, Nancy Ringham, Katie Thompson
06. Every Damn Dog
Credit: Ned Massey
07. Mother's Crazy Dream
Credit: Nancy Ringham
08. Something You Should Know
Credit: Katie Thompson, Ned Massey
09. No Accidents
Credit: Ned Massey, Katie Thompson
10. Bloodties
Credit: Ned Massey
11. Open Arms
Credit: Christopher Kale Jones, Ned Massey
