LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

La Jolla Playhouse acknowledges the land on which our theatres sit as the unceded territory of the KUMEYAAY NATION. Today, the Kumeyaay people continue to maintain their political sovereignty and cultural traditions as vital members of the San Diego community. Their contributions to our region are tremendous and we thank them for their stewardship.

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY S.E. HINTON AND FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA’S MOTION PICTURE

BOOK BY RICK

ADAM RAPP

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY

MUSIC SUPERVISION, ARRANGEMENTS AND ORCHESTRATIONS BY JAMESTOWN REVIVAL (JONATHAN CLAY & ZACH CHANCE) AND JUSTIN LEVINE

JUSTIN LEVINE

KUPERMAN &

JEFF

DIRECTED BY

CHOREOGRAPHY BY DANYA TAYMOR

KUPERMAN

FEATURING

ANNELISE BAKER*, JORDAN CHIN*, MILENA J. COMEAU*, BRENT COMER*, BARTON COWPERTHWAITE*, TILLY EVANS-KRUEGER*, BRODY GRANT*, SPENCER MCCABE HUNSICKER‡, SEAN HARRISON JONES*, L’OGAN J’ONES*, SKY LAKOTA-LYNCH*, KIKI LEMIEUX*, RENNI MAGEE*, DANIEL MARCONI*, TREVOR MCGHIE*, TRISTAN MCINTYRE*, DA’VON T. MOODY,* JUNIOR NYONG’O‡, PIPER PATTERSON*, KEVIN WILLIAM PAUL*, MELODY ROSE*, JASON SCHMIDT*, DARYL TOFA*, RYAN VASQUEZ*, TREVOR WAYNE

SCENIC DESIGN

COSTUME DESIGN

LIGHTING DESIGN

SOUND DESIGN

PROJECTION DESIGN

SPECIAL EFFECTS DESIGN

WIG DESIGN

MAKE-UP DESIGN

MUSIC DIRECTOR

MUSIC PRODUCER

SENSITIVITY SPECIALIST

CASTING

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

STAGE MANAGER

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER

GENERAL MANAGER

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

AMP FEATURING TATIANA KAHVEGIAN

SARAFINA BUSH

ISABELLA BYRD

JUSTIN ELLINGTON

TAL YARDEN

JEREMY CHERNICK

NICHOLAS C. PARRISH

TISHONNA FERGUSON

MATT HINKLEY

MATT STINE

ANN JAMES

TARA RUBIN CASTING/XAVIER RUBIANO, CSA; JACOLE KITCHEN

JIMMIE LEE SMITH*

KRISTIN NEWHOUSE*

JENN ELYSE JACOBS*; EMILY SEARLES*

BENJAMIN SEIBERT

RYAN MEISHEID

ERIC KEEN-LOUIE

The Cast

Ponyboy Brody Grant*

Johnny Sky Lakota-Lynch*

Bob Kevin William Paul*

Randy................................................................................................................................................... Daniel Marconi*

Paul Brent Comer*

Darrel Ryan Vasquez*

Dallas Da’Von T. Moody*

Sodapop Jason Schmidt*

Two-Bit Trevor McGhie*

Cherry Piper Patterson*

Marcia ...................................................................................................................................................... Kiki Lemieux*

Ensemble Annelise Baker*, Barton Cowperthwaite*, Tilly Evans-Krueger*, L’ogan J’ones*, Sean Harrison Jones*, Renni Magee*, Melody Rose*, Daryl Tofa*

Swings Jordan Chin*, Milena J. Comeau*, Tristan McIntyre*

The Outsiders will be performed with one 15-minute intermission.

Understudies

Ponyboy Daniel Marconi*, Trevor Wayne

Johnny Daryl Tofa*

Randy Spencer McCabe Hunsicker‡, Tristan McIntyre*

Bob/Paul Barton Cowperthwaite*, Sean Harrison Jones*

Darrel Brent Comer*

Dallas Renni Magee*, Junior Nyong’o‡

Sodapop L’ogan J’ones*

Two-Bit Jordan Chin*, Renni Magee*, Daryl Tofa*

Cherry Annelise Baker*, Kiki Lemieux*

Marcia Annelise Baker*, Melody Rose*

Understudies are never substituted for listed roles unless a specific announcement is made at the time of the performance.

Additional Staff

Associate Director Miranda Cornell

Associate Choreographers Kristen Carcone; Tilly Evans-Krueger

Associate Music Director Mark G. Meadows

Associate Costume Designer Martín Lara

Associate Lighting Designers Aaron Tacy; Victoria Bain

Associate Sound Designer DJ Potts

Associate Projection Designer Taylor Edelle Stuart

Special Effects Coordinator Katia Carmichael

Co-Dance Captains Milena J. Comeau*, Tilly Evans-Krueger*

Fight Captain Barton Cowperthwaite*

Voice & Text Coach Gigi Buffington

Vocal Supervisor Liz Caplan

Anthropologist Dr. Michael Ralph

Lighting Design Resident Brian Ealey‡

Stage Management Swings Kelly A. Martindale* Dean Remington*

Production Assistant Matthew Bantock

Script Coordinator Belén Cahill

People and Culture Consultants K+K Reset, LLC

Kiah Jones, Karen Robinson

Orchestra

Conductor/Keyboard 2/Guitar 3 Matt Hinkley

Keyboard 1 Mark G. Meadows

Concertmaster Violin/Fiddle Healy Henderson

Cello Erica Erenyi

Reeds Greg Armstrong

Guitar 1 Vince Cooper

Guitar 2 PJ Bovee

Acoustic, Electric Basses Ken Dow Drums/Percussion Ed Benrock

Orchestra Contractor Lorin Getline

Musical Staff

Rehearsal Piano Matt Hinkley; Mark G. Meadows

Rehearsal Drums Ed Benrock

Music Programmer. Enrico de Trizio

Music Preparation Jane Cardona

Music Assistant Jerrica Ignacio

For additional information about The Outsiders, please visit outsidersmusical.com

For additional information about The Outsiders, please visit outsidersmusical.com

Members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. The theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and Actors’ Equity Association.

The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national theatrical labor union.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and United Scenic Artists, Local USA-829 of the IATSE.

All musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 325 San Diego.

This theatre operates under an agreement between the League of Resident Theatres and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 122.

La Jolla Playhouse is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and a constituent of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for the nonprofit professional theatre.

UC San Diego M.F.A. Candidates in residence at La Jolla Playhouse.

ANNELISE BAKER*, Ensemble/Cherry and Marcia Understudy

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Broadway: Jagged Little Pill (OBC). Regional: Cabaret (Asolo Rep); Speakeasy (Bond45); Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (The REV); Chicago (Riverside); Nice Work If You Can Get It (Theatre at the Center); Oklahoma (The Paramount). Opera: The Merry Widow (Metropolitan Opera); The Merry Widow (Lyric Opera). Education: B.A. from Northwestern University. A big thanks to Clear Talent Group, mom, dad, and fam. www.annelisebaker.com. IG - @birdsofbaker

JORDAN CHIN*, Swing

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. International: A Chorus Line (Shanghai). Regional: In the Heights (John W. Engeman); Saturday Night Fever (Fireside Theatre); Flashdance (The Gateway Playhouse).

Television: Marvel’s Hawkeye, The Tony Awards, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tonight Show w/ Jimmy Fallon. Film: Mon Héroïne. Commercials: TD Bank, Gilead, Google Chrome. Education: The Ailey School and B.A. from University of Florida.

MILENA J. COMEAU*, Swing

La Jolla Playhouse: Lempicka (Tamara Double/ Ensemble). National Tours: Bandstand, Jesus Christ Superstar. Off-Broadway/with the Kupermans: Alice by Heart (Dance Supervisor); The Light Princess, Peter Pan’s Neverland, Phish at Madison Square Garden (Assoc. choreographer).

TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Harvard grad. So very delighted to be back at beautiful La Jolla in this dreamy, curious, catalytic Playhouse! Thank you Danya, KBs, LDC, and Araca for your deep and generous humanity. @milenajcomeau

BRENT COMER*, Paul

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Post-pandemic debut! Previously on the National Tour of Les Misérables Regional: Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ). Education: Musical Theater B.A. from JMU, The Link Program, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Love to my agents at Hudson Artists Agency, the wonderful creative team, producers, and to Tara Rubin Casting. Enjoy the show and thank you, sincerely, for supporting the arts and for supporting new work here in La Jolla. Instagram: @bcombs96

BARTON COWPERTHWAITE*, Ensemble

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Theatre: An American in Paris (First National Tour); The Golden Apple, I Married an Angel (NY City Center Encores!). TV: Tiny Pretty Things (Netflix), Girls 5 Eva (Peacock), Fosse/Verdon (FX), Center Stage: On Pointe (Lifetime). Dance: La Traviata (Principal Dancer, The Metropolitan Opera), Shaping Sound’s After the Curtain (International Tour), Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, Bad Boys of Dance’s Romeo and Juliet (International Tour). @Bartonc

TILLY

EVANS-KRUEGER*

, Ensemble

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Tilly is one of the Associate choreographers of the show. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! Off Broadway: The Wrong Man, The Lucky Ones. Encores: Working! A Musical. Tv/Film: Better Nate Than Ever, In the Heights, Rent Live. Off Broadway Choreography: Evanston Salt Costs Climbing. TV/ Film Choreography: Mover, BoyHoarder, Guarantee (Joshua Henry), Stay on the Line (Kat Cunning).

BRODY GRANT*, Ponyboy

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Off-Broadway: Parade (New York City Center). Regional: Footloose (Rev Theater Co). Collegiate: Bonnie & Clyde (Shenandoah Conservatory), Something Rotten! (Shenandoah Conservatory - Collegiate Premiere). Huge thank you to Family, Chosen Family, God, Tara Rubin, CESD, the cast, creative team and crew of The Outsiders, and S.E. Hinton. New music on all streaming platforms. @brody_grant

SPENCER MCCABE HUNSICKER‡, Randy

Understudy

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Regional: Mary Stuart (Pioneer Theatre Company); Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Noorda Center); UC San Diego: Hells Canyon, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Spencer is an M.F.A. Candidate at UC San Diego.

L’OGAN J’ONES*, Ensemble is a silly goose whose artistic expression exists in many forms, both collaboratively and individually. An alum of The University of Michigan, B.F.A. in Musical Theater with a minor in Global Theater and Ethnic Studies, L’ogan has been a part of new theatrical works such as SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway and the off-Broadway premier of Clueless the Musical L’ogan can be seen on TV and streaming in Law & Order: SVU, Doctor Death, as well as a few not-yet-announced upcoming projects. Additionally, L’ogan is a songwriter, director, dance educator and much more. Love to my family and thank you to CGF. Protect black trans youth.

SEAN HARRISON JONES*, Ensemble is thrilled to be making theatre in San Diego. The Outsiders has been his first development project and it means the world to be telling this story right now. Credits: Samuel Seabury in Hamilton (Broadway), Action in Spielberg’s West Side Story (Film), Dancer in Spirited (Film). Huge thank you to his chosen family’s support and his family’s endless Love. Mom, Howard, Austin, Zach, and angel above, Felicia. Instagram: @Seany_Swagger

SKY LAKOTA-LYNCH*, Johnny

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen. Off-Broadway/Workshops include works at The Public, Roundabout and New York City Center. TV/Film: Iron Fist (Disney Plus/Marvel), the final season of New Amsterdam (NBC), FBI: Most Wanted (CBS), ABC Discovers: Talent Showcase (Disney/ABC), Half Life (Amazon), PARTS, Boyhoarder. Education: The Neighborhood Playhouse.

KIKI LEMIEUX*, Marcia is thrilled to be making her La Jolla Playhouse debut! Education: B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory (Class of ‘21). Represented by Innovative Artists. Biggest hugs to Mom, Dad, Ava, Cullen and Gwyneth, and endless thanks to Ben, Christin and Chris. @kaylilemieux

DANIEL MARCONI*, Randy

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Off-Broadway: The Butcher Boy, Made by God (Irish Repertory); The Mountains Look Different (The Mint); Baldwin v. Buckley (American Vicarious). Regional: Henry VI, Parts 1-3 (STNJ); A Wonderful Life (Paper Mill Playhouse). TV/Film: Bull (ABC), The Blacklist (NBC), Boardwalk Empire (HBO), Daniel Isn’t Real (Spectrevision). Graduate of Wagner College Theatre. Endless gratitude to the tireless team at HCKR and infinite love to the family and friends who continue to put up with him.

RENNI MAGEE*, Ensemble is beyond blessed making his La Jolla Playhouse debut. Broadway: MJ The Musical. Movie: The Beauty of Love. Regional: Guys & Dolls (Guthrie Theatre). Henry Award, Outstanding supporting actor in a musical: Oklahoma! (DCPA). Porgy & Bess (Metropolitan Opera). Chloe Flowers, Carol of the Bells Music Video. @renni_anthony

TREVOR MCGHIE*, Two-Bit

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Off-Broadway: As You Like It (The Public/Shakespeare in the Park). Regional: Fly (Capital Repertory Theatre); Gypsy (Harbor Lights). Training: NYU Tisch - The Meisner Studio, Stonestreet Studios, RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art). Owner of McGhie Productions, a film production company. McGhie Productions' recent films Lineage and Until It's You have screened in prestigious festivals across the country.

TRISTAN MCINTYRE*, Swing

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. National Tours: The SpongeBob Musical (Plankton). Regional: Footloose (The Rev). Education: B.A. in Acting and Minor in Computer Programming from the University of Southern California. Thank you to the creative team for this dream come true. @tristanmcintyre.

DA’VON T. MOODY*, Dallas

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Off-Broadway: A Man of No Importance. DC regional credits include: RENT (Benny) at Signature Theatre, Gun & Powder

- world premiere, Grand Hotel, Ain’t Misbehavin’

Olney Theatre: A.D. 16 - world premiere (Simeon); Ford’s Theatre: The Wiz, A Christmas Carol, Amazing Grace (Mr. Tyler); Constellation Theatre: Aida! (Mereb); ArtsCentric: Hair (Berger) and Dreamgirls (C.C. White). Film: Once Again for the First Time. You can find him on IG @d_moo_d to see more.

JUNIOR NYONG’O‡, Dallas Understudy

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Regional: Hamlet in Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius, Twelfth Night (Orlando Shakes); Valor (Guthrie Theater). UC San Diego: Bach at Leipzig, Promithes, Promithes, In The Red and Brown Water, A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. Education: M.F.A. candidate at UC San Diego class of ’23.

PIPER PATTERSON*, Cherry

This is Piper’s La Jolla Playhouse debut! A recent grad of the Juilliard School of Drama, her credits include Evil (CBS), Still Life (Ancram Opera House/ Playhouse Creatures), Talent Show (The Civilians) and directing the premiere of Troglobytes (Studio New York). Special thanks to Paul Wilson and Chaga for getting her to California in one piece!

KEVIN WILLIAM PAUL*, Bob attained his B.F.A. from the Drama School at Carnegie Mellon University and soon after could be seen on TV shows like Evil, The Goldbergs, Good Trouble, Liza on Demand, Why Women Kill and the film Bottom of the 9th. While currently working in NYC on two Broadway workshops, Kevin is thrilled to make his La Jolla Playhouse debut, back in the California sunshine. @kevinwilliampaul

MELODY ROSE*, Ensemble

Melody is thrilled to be making her La Jolla Playhouse debut! National Tours: Cats (Tantomile, u/s Victoria, u/s Sillabub), Finding Neverland (Peter Pan). Film: Tick, Tick… BOOM!. Education: B.F.A. in Dance from The Juilliard School. Represented by CESD. Special thanks and love to Mom, Dad, Aunt Cheryl, Megan, Sofia, Rebecca and Ashley Canterna-Hardy. @melodyrose

JASON SCHMIDT*, Sodapop is grateful to be making his La Jolla Playhouse debut with this timeless story. TV: FBI: Most Wanted, The Chair; upcoming: Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies on Paramount+. Jason is a singer/ songwriter who releases music on all platforms. He studied at Carnegie Mellon. He would like to thank his constantly supportive family, friends, Link, and his killer team at DGRW and Authentic. @Jason.s.schmidt

DARYL TOFA*, Ensemble is excited to be making his La Jolla Playhouse debut with The Outsiders. Broadway/National Tour: Mean Girls. Regional: The Music Man (Kennedy Center); Newsies (The Muny). TV/Film: Jimmy Fallon, Saturday Night Live, Blue Light, Better Nate Than Ever. Daryl is grateful for the opportunity to perform on the west coast where his family is. Special thanks to Sean Jones, this entire production team, my incredible cast mates, and all my family and friends. Grandma and Leo, this is for you.

RYAN VASQUEZ*, Darrel

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Broadway: Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton), Waitress (Original Broadway Cast), Wicked. Off-Broadway: The Wrong Man (Drama Desk nomination). Regional: The Notebook (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre). TV/ Film: Tick, Tick… BOOM! (Netflix), Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO), Vivo! (Netflix), In the Heights (Warner Bros.), The Good Fight (CBS), The Code (CBS). University of Michigan graduate.

TREVOR WAYNE, Understudy: Ponyboy

This will be Trevi’s La Jolla Playhouse debut!

He’d like to first and foremost thank his good Lord above for all the amazing people and opportunities he’s been gifted. Regional credits in Florida include: The Music Man (Wick Theatre); Shrek the Musical and Groundhog Day (Broward Center for the Performing Arts). He is incredibly blessed to be here and thanks The Outsiders' creative team for everything. Trevi has a sensitive side, yet many describe him as a sigma male. @Trevifountain

ADAM RAPP, Book is the author of numerous plays, which include Nocturne (New York Theatre Workshop), Finer Noble Gases (26th Humana Festival), The Metal Children (The Vineyard) and Red Light Winter (Barrow Street Theatre), for which he won Chicago’s Jeff Award for Best New Work, an OBIE, and was named a finalist for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize. The Sound Inside received its world premiere at the 2018 Williamstown Theatre Festival and was named one of The New York Times' best plays of 2018. It premiered on Broadway at Studio 54 in the fall of 2019 and went on to be nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. His playwriting honors include Boston’s Elliot Norton Award, The Helen Merrill Prize, The 2006 Princess Grace Statue, a Lucille Lortel Playwright’s Fellowship, The Benjamin H. Danks Award, the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award, and a 2021 Arts and Letters Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

JAMESTOWN REVIVAL (JONATHAN CLAY & ZACH CHANCE), Music and Lyrics is an internationally recognized Americana/Roots Rock band from Austin, TX who describe their music as "Southern & Garfunkel." Jamestown Revival’s latest release, Young Man, is the band’s first album without electric guitars and their first to be recorded in a studio. With themes like coming of age and settling into an identity, Young Man was produced by Robert Ellis and Josh Block (Leon Bridges, Caamp). The band has performed at iconic music festivals such as Farm Aid, Coachella, Stagecoach and Lollapalooza, and has performed with the likes of the Zac Brown Band, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ryan Bingham and Willie Nelson. Jamestown Revival has released three critically acclaimed albums (Utah, The Education of a Wandering Man and San Isabel) and two equally praised EPs (A Field Guide to Loneliness, an intimate collection of songs reflecting recent times where human contact was limited more than ever, and Fireside with Louis L’Amour, featuring songs inspired by stories from author Louis L’Amour).

JUSTIN LEVINE, Music and Lyrics, Music Supervisor, Arrangements, Orchestrations

Recent projects include Moulin Rouge! The Musical (music supervisor, arranger, orchestrator; Tony Award), Shakespeare in the Park’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (original music; Delacorte Theater; Drama Desk nom), VEVO X LORDE: Melodrama (vocal arranger/supervisor, conceived by Lorde, Electric Lady Studios), Contemporary Color (music supervisor, conceived by David Byrne, Barclay’s Center and Air Canada Center), Bonfire Night (book, music and lyrics, NAMT), The Weight of Smoke (original music with Matt Stine, choreographed by Doug Elkins for Paul Taylor American Modern Dance, Lincoln Center), Pepper and Sam (co-conceived with Salty Brine, Ars Nova, Joe’s Pub). Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (music director, co-orchestrator, cast, Public Theater and Broadway), Here Lies Love (music director, Public Theater, National Theater, Seattle Rep, MassMoca), Love’s Labour’s Lost (music director, co-orchestrator, cast, Delacorte), Robber Bridegroom (music director, co-orchestrator with Martin Lowe, Roundabout Theater), Murder Ballad (music director, orchestrator, Manhattan Theater Club and Union Square Theater).

DANYA TAYMOR, Director is an Obie Award-winning New York-based director. She re-opened Broadway with Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s Pass Over, the first play back after 18 months of darkness on Broadway. Other recent work includes: Will Arbery’s Pulitzer Prize finalist Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons, Callaway Award for Outstanding Direction), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (New Group) and Plano (Juilliard), Samuel Beckett's Endgame (Gate Theater, Dublin), Jeremy O. Harris’ “Daddy" (Almeida, London + New Group/Signature), korde arrington tuttle’s graveyard shift (Goodman), Martyna Majok’s queens (Lincoln Center), Danai Gurira’s Familiar (Steppenwolf) and Brian Watkins’ My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer and Wyoming (The Flea + Lesser America). Her world-premiere production of Pass Over (Steppenwolf 2017) was filmed in collaboration with Spike Lee, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is streaming on Amazon Prime. Recipient of the Cullman Award for Extraordinary Creativity from Lincoln Center. B.A. from Duke University.

RICK KUPERMAN & JEFF KUPERMAN, Choreography www.kupermanbrothers.com

Upcoming credits: co-directing and choreographing an immersive show with the producers of Sleep No More. Recent choreo: Alice by Heart (MCC; Lortel, Chita Rivera and Callaway Awards), Cyrano (Goodspeed/The New Group), Phish at Madison Square Garden, The Count of Monte Cristo (St. Petersburg, Russia), Peter Pan (Beijing, China), The Light Princess (ART/New Victory, NY Times Critics’ Pick). Other works with Williamstown, New Ohio, Pipeline. Film: Verona, F*cking Identical Twins (A24), Silent Retreat (Miramax). TV: “Living with Yourself” (Netflix). As directors: Roll! (Ars Nova), Dispossessed (HERE), Smile (FringeNYC), The 39 Steps (PST), and many shorts & music videos. Education: B.A.s, Harvard & Princeton.

AMP FEATURING TATIANA KAHVEGIAN, Scenic Design

AMP is a collective founded by Brett J. Banakis and Christine Jones to amplify emerging and underrepresented designers by engaging in equitable collaborations. For this production of The Outsiders, they are thrilled to be designing alongside Tatiana Kahvegian: Tatiana designs sets/environments for performance. She is originally from São Paulo, Brazil, and is of Armenian descent. Before moving to New York in 2018, Tatiana studied architecture and worked in the art department of films and TV series. She received her M.F.A. at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Recent credits include Parade, a kinetic installation in collaboration with Mimi Lien (The Bentway) and A Christmas Carol (Trinity Rep). Jones and Banakis have co-created multiple shows together, including The Devil Wears Prada, The Cher Show, What's It All About and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

SARAFINA BUSH, Costume Design

Broadway: For Colored Girls… (Tony Award nominee), Pass Over. Off-Broadway: Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (The New Group), To My Girls (Second Stage), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Obie Award; Playwrights Horizons), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House), Plot Points, Pass Over (LCT3). Regional: How to Dance in Ohio (Syracuse Stage); Life After (Goodman Theatre); Afterwords (5th Avenue); Nina Simone: Four Women (Berkshire Theatre Group); Slow Food (Geva Theatre); Cry It Out and The Royale (Kitchen Theatre Company). Education: B.A., Adelphi University.

ISABELLA BYRD, Lighting Design

Cabaret (West End, Olivier nomination). With Danya Taymor: Heroes of the Fourth Turning, "Daddy": A Melodrama and Evanston Salt Costs Climbing. Off-Broadway: Sanctuary City, Epiphany, Corsicana, Plano, As You Like It (Delacorte), Light Shining in Buckinghamshire. International: Endgame (Gate, Dublin), FOOD and Nova (Edinburgh Festival). Regional: Tale of Despereaux (The Old Globe), Denver Center, Alley Theater, ACT, Hartford Stage. Select Awards: Obie, Lortels, Henry Hewes, Critics Circle. Nominations: Olivier, Drama Desk. Upcoming: new plays by Annie Baker, Eboni Booth and Talene Monahon. Proud union member (USA829) and pay equity advocate. www.isabellabyrd.design

JUSTIN ELLINGTON, Sound Design

La Jolla Playhouse: to the yellow house, The Seven. Additional credits include: Ohio State Murders, Topdog/Underdog, For Colored Girls…, Clyde’s, Pass Over, Other Desert Cities (Broadway); The Watering Hole (Signature Theatre Company); Until the Flood (Center Theatre Group); Bars and Measures (Urban Stages); Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons); Floyd's (The Guthrie Theater); The Rolling Stone (LCT3); Mrs. Murray's Menagerie (Ars Nova/The Mad Ones); The American Clock (Old Vic Theatre Company); How to Catch Creation (Goodman Theatre); Gem of the Ocean (Round House Theater); Fireflies (Atlantic Theater Company); Kill Move Paradise (The Wilma Theater); The House That Will Not Stand, Fetch Clay Make Man (New York Theater Workshop).

TAL YARDEN, Projection Design

La Jolla Playhouse: Indecent. Broadway: Network, The Waverly Gallery, Indecent, Sunday in the Park with George, The Crucible. Off-Broadway: Becky Nurse of Salem, Hamlet, Enemy of the People, Antigone, The Damned, Kings of War, The Fountainhead, Roman Tragedies, King Lear, Distracted, Lazarus, Liberty City, The Misanthrope. Regional: A Walk on the Moon (George Street Playhouse), Ocean Filibuster (ART), Passing Strange (Wilma), Frost/Nixon (Bay Street Theater). London: Get Up, Stand Up, Anna X, My Brilliant Friend. Opera: Exterminating Angel, Between Worlds, Mahagonny, Salome, Brokeback Mountain, Macbeth. Awards: Molière, Lucille Lortel; Nominations: Tony, Drama Desk, Hewes, Outer Critic.

JEREMY CHERNICK, Special Effects Design has worked on over 50 Broadway productions. Current & recent projects include Sweeney Todd, Hercules (Paper Mill Playhouse); Misty (The Shed); Beetlejuice, Hadestown. Jeremy has worked with the Disney Theatrical Group creating effects for Frozen, Aladdin, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Tarzan. In London’s West End, Jeremy designed Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Let the Right One In (National Theater of Scotland). His work has been featured in prominent performing and visual arts institutions across the United States and the globe. In 2018, Jeremy was an Emmy Award honoree for his work on NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live Jeremy serves as head designer for J&M Special Effects in Brooklyn. www.jmfx.net / www.jeremychernickdesigns.com

NICHOLAS C. PARRISH, Wig Design is originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Nicholas studied theatre at Alabama State University, and cultivated his design experience through productions such as Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical and Beetlejuice the Musical. La Jolla Playhouse: Debut. Broadway: MJ The Musical, Beetlejuice. National Tours: Beetlejuice. Regional: Holiday (Arena Stage).

TISHONNA FERGUSON, Makeup Design

Tishonna comes to La Jolla Playhouse for her makeup design debut after being Associate Designer on the Beetlejuice National Tour under Joe Dulude II. Broadway: Beetlejuice, The Lion King. National Tours: Beetlejuice. Off-Broadway: Hairspray. Television: The Lion King 25th Anniversary, Raising Kanan, The Rundown with Robin Thede. Film: The Drop. www.tishferguson.com IG: tish_ferguson

MATT HINKLEY, Music Director

La Jolla Playhouse: Debut! Broadway: SpongeBob, Bandstand, Finding Neverland, Violet, First Date, Godspell. Regional and other NYC credits include: Clint Black’s Looking for Christmas (Old Globe), Camelot (Bay Street Theatre, incl. orchestrations), ROOMS (New World Stages), Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing (Signature Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination for music direction), The Circus in Winter (Goodspeed Opera House, incl. orchestrations), 35MM (original NYC productions), Chess (Kennedy Center), Bloodsong of Love (Ars Nova); original member of the Joe Iconis Rock ‘n’ Roll Jamboree. Longtime music director for Caissie Levy; other concert work includes Jessica Vosk, Jason Gotay, Sutton Foster. Upcoming: Water for Elephants (Alliance Theatre).