Marina (2012)

Sandy Wolf (Libretto/lyrics)

BA theatre, MFA playwriting.  Sandy worked for many years at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, as Director of the Theatre Division of the UAF Summer Fine Arts Camp and as the Managing Director of the UAF Theatre Department.  She currently lives in Blaine, Washington.

Justin Melland (Composer/Lyrics)

 

Composer Justin Melland’s ability to rapidly create rich, poignant music and his masterful command over a wide array of musical styles has quickly placed him among today’s most sought after film composers.  After finishing his Master’s Degree in music composition at UCLA and UC Berkeley, one of his first composing positions was to write an original score for The Death of Kevin Carter, Casualty of the Bang Bang Club which was nominated in 2006 for an Oscar® by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and is distributed by HBO. He has also written the scores for the documentary films When The Storm Came (Winner, Best US short film Sundance 2004) Under Our Skin (Tribeca 2008), Life 2.0 (Sundance 2010), and The Redemption Of General Butt Naked, (Sundance 2011).  With over 50 feature and documentary film credits to his name, Justin has become known for his wonderfully eclectic scores and his constant use of the finest studio musicians, which always elevate his music to the highest level of quality. This has made him the favorite of a growing number of award winning producers in both the live action and documentary film worlds which has created a very demanding but deeply rewarding composing environment.

In addition to his very full film composing schedule, he has also written the scores for eight successful television series: National Geographic Explorer, Inside (National Geographic/PBS), Undercover History (National Geographic), City Confidential (A&E), Frontline/WORLD (PBS, Discovery/Times), Human Weapon (History), Live Through This (Fuse), and Snapped (Oxygen).

Justin has recently been awarded and ASCAP award for the 2011 year in the top TV Series Composer category, and will be receiving his award at a black tie event at the Bevely Hills Hotel on June 28, 2012.

 

Andrea McCullough (Stage Director)

Granny Loomis Hanover (at NYMF 2011)  NYC/Nat'l. Tours: Grease! (Patricia Birch), (Mercedes Ellington), Nunsense!, Urinetown, George M!, Black&Blue, Singin' in the Rain, A Christmas Carol, All's Well, Babes in Toyland (Phil McKinley.) Regional: Thoroughly Modern Millie, It's A Wonderful Life (Sheldon Harnick), Mr.Skeffington  (Susan Stroman), White Christmas, Much Ado, Footloose, Fiddler, Mame, Oklahoma!, Anything Goes! Film&TV: Law&Order, Spiderman 3, A Mighty Wind, Tap!, PBS' American Playhouse/Great Performances/Sesame Street. Awards: Mass.Drama Guild, (7) Guest Artist/NE Service, American Dance Machine Scholar. AEA, SAG, AFTRA

 

Amy Singerman (Co-Production Manager)

Sonny Paladino (Music Director/Pianist)

 Sonny Paladino is a Broadway music director and conductor currently working on the Tony Award winning best musical Billy Elliot, as well as Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Mamma Mia. As an in-demand music director and vocal coach in New York City, Sonny has worked with and coached some of Broadway and television's biggest stars including Matthew Morrison, Hunter Foster, Teal Wicks, Cady Huffman, Curtis Holbrook, Patti Murin, Laura Osnes, Max Crumm, Ace Young, Taylor Hicks, Douglas Hodge, and Kacie Sheik, among many others. As a teacher, Sonny regularly works with cast members from nearly every show on Broadway from The Lion King to Wicked at workshops in New York City.  Sonny studied music at Berklee College of Music in Boston and later at City College in NY where he received a B.F.A in jazz studies. Whether it be jazz, musical theatre, pop, hip-pop, etc., Sonny Paladino is known throughout NY and beyond as a versatile musician and coach of many styles.