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CREATIVE TEAM BIOS
SEAN McGINLEY (Sound Design) is excited to be back at The Naples Players. His previous designs at TNP include When We Were Young and Unafraid, Blithe Spirit, and The Game’s Afoot. He loves coming back to Naples and all the theatre this small town has to offer. Sean has his degree in Music Industry and Recording Technology from York College of Pennsylvania. He has been doing theatre and sound for most of his life and would not change a thing. His work has been heard recently at Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, Gulfshore Playhouse, The Mac-Haydn Theatre, GableStage, The Penobscot Theatre, Center for the Arts Bonita, and The State Theatre. As always Sean would like to thank his family and Alivia for their continued support of his dream. For more information on Sean, please visit his website seanmcginleysounddesign.com
PATRICIA PUIA (Assistant Stage Manager) is in her third year as a TNP volunteer. She has worked a variety of backstage roles on shows including Footloose, Wedding Singer, Something Rotten!, The Cake, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. She was delighted to also have an opportunity to stage manage By the Way, Meet Vera Stark this year and is happy to be an ASM on The Sound of Music.
SYDNEY SUTHERLAND (Stage Manager) is delighted to be joining TNP this season! Sydney is a recent graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, in St. Peter, Minnesota, where she received a degree in Theatre and certificates in Arts Administration and English. Originally from Minneapolis, Sydney is a freelance stage manager with regional work in Texas, Virginia, Minnesota, and Florida. Previous credits include, Nell Gwynn, The Taming of the Shrew, The Hog Princess (Texas Shakespeare Festival); All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth, Tuck Everlasting (Barter Theatre); Gloria, and Into the Woods (Gustavus Adolphus College). Thank you TNP and Naples for being such wonderful hosts!
BRADLEY VAN HOUTEN (Sound Design) earned his bachelor’s degree in Theatre: Design & Technical Production and Theatre: Stage Management from Western Michigan University. Originally from Michigan, he now calls Florida and The Naples Players home. Since starting with TNP in 2013, Brad has worked on countless productions and has enjoyed seeing how Team Sound has grown over the years. He is especially excited to expand opportunities for involvement in the future as TNP grows. In his off time, you can find Brad working on his Private Pilot’s License or enjoying a walk with his fur baby Malone, a Cocker Spaniel mix who knows just how cute he is.
