Kevin Glen Weisman is an American film,television and stage actor. Career highlights thus far include his lauded portrayal of Marshall Flinkman on the critically acclaimed J.J. Abrams television series Alias,which aired for five seasons (2001–2006) on ABC,Kives on the HBO television series and movie Hello Ladies (2013–14),Ray Spiewack for three seasons on the CBS television series Scorpion, Dr. Maynard on the NBC television series The Blacklist, and Ned Berring in season one of the David E. Kelley series Goliath starring Billy Bob Thornton. In 2017,Kevin began a three-year stint as Dale Yorkes on the Hulu series Marvel'sRunaways.
Peter Sellars is an American theatre director,noted for his unique stagings of classical and contemporary operas and plays. Sellars is a professor at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),where he teaches Art as Social Action and Art as Moral Action. He has been described as a key figure of theatre and opera from the last 50 years.
The UCLA School of Theater,Film and Television,is one of the 12 schools within the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) located in Los Angeles,California. Its creation was groundbreaking in that it was the first time a leading university had combined the study of theater,filmmaking and television production into a single administration. The undergraduate program is often ranked among the world's top drama departments. The graduate programs are usually ranking within the top three nationally,according to the U.S. News &World Report. Among the school's resources are the Geffen Playhouse and the UCLA Film &Television Archive,the world's largest university-based archive of its kind,celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2015. The Archive constitutes one of the largest collections of media materials in the United States —second only to the Library of Congress in Washington,D.C. Its vaults hold more than 220,000 motion picture and television titles and 27 million feet of newsreel footage. The film,television,and digital media program is one of the most prestigious film programs in the world. It is the most selective film school as the film and television major selects about only 15 freshman out of thousands of applicants and a handful of transfer students.
Jillian Armenante is an American television and film actress,known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show Judging Amy.
John Rubinstein is an American actor,composer and director.
Timothy G. Dang is an American actor and theatre director originally from Hawaii of Asian origin. He served as the artistic director at the Asian American theatre company,East West Players (EWP),in Little Tokyo,Los Angeles,California until 2016.
The Geffen Playhouse is a not-for-profit theater company founded by Gilbert Cates in 1995.
Larry Carpenter is an American theatre and television director and producer. In the theatre,he has worked as an artistic director,associate artistic director,a managing director and general manager in both the New York and Regional arenas. He also works as a theatre director and is known primarily for large projects,working on musicals and classical plays equally. In television,he works as a director for New York daytime dramas. He has served as executive vice president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society,the national labor union for professional stage directors and choreographers. He is also a member of the Directors Guild of America PAC.
Matthew D. Walker is an American film and television actor and television director.
Matt Shakman is an American film,television,and theatre director,and former child actor. He produced and directed WandaVision and has directed episodes of The Great,It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia,Fargo and Game of Thrones. He is the artistic director of the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles,California.
The Celebration Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit theatre company in Los Angeles,founded in 1982. The company is located in West Hollywood,on the west end of Theatre Row,and specializes in works representing the LGBTQ+ experience.
Kristin Hanggi is an American film director,producer,and screenwriter;and theater director best known for the 2009 Broadway musical Rock of Ages. The jukebox musical received five Tony Award nominations,including a nomination for Best Direction of a Musical. She has also directed two national tours,and West End,Australia,Toronto,and Las Vegas productions.
Vanessa Claire Stewart is an American actress,producer,and writer.
Gilles Chiasson is an American producer,director,composer,writer and actor. While he first came to prominence as an actor,particularly in the original cast of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning RENT,Chiasson went on to work in film and television development and now focuses on theater administration and operations. He currently lives in Los Angeles,California,with his wife Sherri Parker Lee and their two sons. He is a theater teacher at a high school in Los Angeles.
Andrew Tsao is an American theater,film and television producer and director.
Re-Animator:The Musical is an American musical stage-play based on the 1985 film Re-Animator which was adapted from the stories by H.P. Lovecraft. First performed in 2011 at The Steve Allen Theater in Los Angeles,California,the show won several awards including the LA Weekly award for Best Musical. One critic for Variety praised it,saying "not since 'Little Shop of Horrors' has a screamfest tuner so deftly balanced seriousness and camp."
The Sacred Fools Theater Company is a Los Angeles-based theatre company and nonprofit organization. Founded in January 1997,it's a member organization of the LA Stage Alliance.
Brent Crayon is an American pianist,musical director,orchestrator and copyist.
David Roussève is an American choreographer,writer,director and filmmaker. He founded his company,David Roussève/REALITY in 1988 and has since choreographed,written and directed 14 evening-length works for the group. His latest work for REALITY,Halfway to Dawn premiered in October 2018 at REDCAT in Los Angeles before touring nationally and internationally. His work addresses issues of racism,sexism,and homophobia.
Deborah LaVine is an American theater and independent film director. She is also the dean of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking.
