Usnavi de la Vega — Our protagonist owns the corner bodega and longs to visit his beloved Dominican Republic, where he has not been since his deceased parents immigrated where he was a child. He lives with Abuela Claudia, who is not actually his grandmother, but is as close as family to him. He is in love with Vanessa, but struggles to share his feelings. Usnavi serves as an unofficial ambassador for his community. 

Nina Rosario — Nina, a first-generation college student, has just returned home from her first year at Stanford University. She is the daughter of Kevin and Camila Rosario, the owners of the local car service. The community looks to her as a symbol of success, as someone who has achieved great things outside "the Heights". 

Camila Rosario — Camila is the co-owner of Rosario's Car Service and has a quiet, but strong hold on her husband Kevin. She fell in love with him at 19 and emigrated together to New York to open their business and raise Nina. 

Kevin Rosario — The owner of Rosario's Car Service, Camila's husband and father to Nina. After emigrating from Puerto Rico, he has worked hard his entire life to build his business and provide for his family. He is stubborn and fiercely proud of his daughter's achievements. 

Abuela Claudia — The matriach of the neighborhood, she emigrated from Cuba when she was very young. She has raised Usnavi since his parents died and still lives with him. She serves as the guiding light for many in the community.

Sonny — He is Usnavi's 15 year old cousin who helps at the bodega in the summer. Sonny hangs out with his friend Graffiti Pete, but also has a strong desire to make his community better and to be like his older cousin and mentor, Usnavi. 

Vanessa — She is a shampoo girl at the local salon who longs to make her way out Washington Heights and away from her alcoholic mother. Vanessa grew up with Usnavi and Benny, and is now the object of Usnavi's hidden affection. 

Benny — Benny is best friends with Usnavi, and in love with Nina, even though her father disapproves. Benny is a driver for Rosario's, who grew up a bit of a rough kid that Kevin took under his wing. Benny hopes to someday own his own car service. 

Graffiti Pete — He is the nemesis of Usnavi, who is constantly hanging around the streets, listening to music and painting graffiti. He is friends with Sonny, much to Usnavi's dismay, as he doesn't want Sonny to follow Pete's example. 

Daniela — She is sassy, savvy, and the owner of a salon. She has fought to create her own business, but cannot compete with the rent hikes as the neighborhood gentrifies.

Carla — She works at Daniela's salon and is her best friend. She is a kind, sweet, young woman, who cares deeply for her family and friends, but is a bit naive. 

Piragua Guy — He makes his living walking the streets of Washington Heights selling flavored shaved ice. He is a representative of the islands so many of the residents once called home.

—Compiled and reprinted with permission by Milwaukee Repertory Theater PlayGuides

Please note, this synopsis contains spoiler alerts.

Welcome to summer in Manhattan: it’s stuffy, it’s sweaty, it’s hot. The air smells of fruity popsicles and taxi exhaust fumes, and everyone’s mildly annoyed all the time cuz their shirts keep sticking to their backs. But here, on a familiar corner in the Washington Heights neighborhood (whose inhabitants are a majority of immigrants and families of color, far uptown from the Times Square tourists and the bohemian chic boutiques of the downtown crowd), neighbors and friends are about to experience a momentous day in their community, and we’ve got front-row seats.

Our narrator, bodega owner Usnavi de la Vega, welcomes us to his home turf and introduces us to some of his people. We meet Abuela Claudia, a neighborhood matriarch who raised Usnavi, and Sonny, his sluggish cousin. There’s Daniela and Carla, proprietors of the local salon, as well as Kevin and Camila Rosario, who manage a cab service. Today, the Rosarios’ daughter Nina is coming home from Stanford University with a secret she’s ashamed of: She lost her academic scholarship because she couldn’t keep her grades up while working two jobs to maintain her tuition payments. Nina and her parents’ employee Benny, who runs the taxi dispatch, reconnect and dance around their long-repressed romantic feelings for one another — much like Usnavi and Vanessa, an employee at Daniela’s salon who’s trying to realize her dream of getting out of The Heights and into an upscale apartment.

When Nina comes clean to her parents, her father Kevin is thrown into emotional turmoil. Nina seeks solace in friendship, and the women at the salon give her a cheer-up makeover and gossip session. As the day turns to evening, Usnavi closes his shop and discovers that his bodega sold the winning lottery ticket worth $96,000. The whole ensemble sings about what they would do with that kind of cash. Quietly, Abuela Claudia reminisces about her difficult childhood in Cuba and her story of immigrating to the USA. She then reveals she’s the lottery winner.

The Rosarios host all of Nina’s friends for a dinner party, where Kevin announces he’s sold the taxi company to pay Nina’s tuition. Benny is furious Kevin didn’t give him a chance to buy the business, and Nina takes Benny’s side. Meanwhile, Usnavi’s date with Vanessa goes poorly. As many of the characters converge in the same dance club, all the tensions between them come to a head. Just as a fight breaks out in the club, a classic New York City electrical blackout shrouds the neighborhood in total darkness. Chaos ensues, with looters and dangerous individuals taking temporary control of The Heights. As the scary part of the night wears on, some good comes out: Usnavi and Abuela Claudia reunite and discuss the winning ticket, and Benny and Nina finally confirm their love.

The next morning, Kevin is frantic and furious because Nina spent the night at Benny’s place. Usnavi is dismayed to find his bodega was looted, but then Abuela Claudia tells him to take a third of her winnings and realize his dream of returning home to the Dominican Republic. It’s a hard decision, but he agrees. The heat remains oppressive, and the damage of the blackout has everyone on edge. Daniela calls for a neighborhood celebration to clear the air. The block party starts well, but then Vanessa faces the sad fact that Usnavi is choosing to leave the country. Usnavi’s cousin Sonny is having a tough time — turns out he’s in love with Nina too — but is comforted that Abuela Claudia and Usnavi plan to give him a third of the money and let him run the bodega.

Then, in a horrible moment of breaking news, we discover that Abuela Claudia has died suddenly. The residents immediately host an impromptu memorial service, and everyone comes together again. Vanessa finds out that Usnavi has secretly used part of Abuela Claudia’s money to help her lease a new apartment out of The Heights. She pleads with him to stay in New York, but he’s resolved to leave. Nina and Benny decide to pursue their relationship despite Kevin’s disapproval, and Sonny puts a secret plan in motion.

A day later, everything’s different: the car service is gone and the bodega is a mess. But as Usnavi prepares to leave, Sonny surprises him by having had a mural painted on the bodega honoring the life and legacy of Abuela Claudia. The gesture unlocks something inside Usnavi, and he decides to stay, having realized The Heights truly is his home, whether he was born there or not. The neighborhood residents reunite and resolve to move forward together and try to help one another make the future bright.

—Compiled by Literary Manager Benjamin Fainstein

Eugenio A. Vargas, Musical Director, Conductor, Keys 1
Eugenio is so glad to be back in the barrio with this amazing company. Music direction credits include In the Heights (Ordway, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); The Wedding Singer (The Secret Theatre, NYC); Women of the World (Feinstein’s/54 Below); My Whitelist Cabaret (The Thalia at Symphony Space); Carousel, The Rocky Horror Show, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Northwestern University); among others. Acting credits include Evita (Che) at Arts Center of Coastal Carolina and Actors’ Playhouse, Carousel (Enoch Snow) at Olney Theatre Center, and Altar Boyz (Juan) at Tent Theatre. Thanks to this incredible familia for all the love and support. To Mom and Dad, thank you for everything I know. Proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and the American Federation of Musicians. eugeniovargas.com @DMJazzyHands

Mont Chris Hubbard, Associate Musical Director, Keys 2
Mont Chris is an accomplished Portland composer, performer, and music director. He is the creator and host of Portland's most endearingly strange variety show, The Mont Chris Hubbard Bonus Show, and hosts an occasional late-night piano bar around town. He has released five CDs of solo piano improvisations, and his band Scotland Barr & The Slow Drags won the 2012 Portland Music Award for their final album, We Will Be Forgotten. He is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians, the union of professional musicians, and a proud supporter of the labor movement. montchrishubbard.com

Mieke Bruggeman-Smith, Reeds
Mieke is a performer, educator, composer/arranger, and the education coordinator for the Portland Jazz Composers’ Ensemble (PJCE). She performs regularly with the all-female sax quartet, Quadraphonnes; the Afro-Cuban band, Melao de Cuba; the 12-piece jazz chamber orchestra, PJCE; the Ezra Weiss Big Band; as well as performing in musicals. Recent Portland Center Stage at The Armory productions include: The Color Purple, Fun Home, and Ain't Misbehavin'. Mieke also enjoys teaching private lessons at her home studio and co-teaching at Roosevelt High School, Beaumont Middle School, and the Portland Youth Jazz Orchestra. She is heavily involved in promoting music education and loves collaborating with her music community. Music is the one outlet that (as author Tom Robbins might say) keeps the oxygen from leaking out of her life!

Ryan Meagher, Guitar
Originally from San Jose, California, Ryan launched his international reputation as a jazz guitarist and composer in New York City in 2003. He has seven albums under his own direction and has been an in-demand sideman for a wide range of notable and legendary jazz artists. He is currently based in Portland, Oregon, where he is active in the jazz and creative music scenes as an artist, educator, and organizer. He teaches guitar at the University of Portland and Mt. Hood Community College, and runs the jazz programs at Lower Columbia College and the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. In addition to his teaching duties, he is also active as an administrator in important cultural outlets like the Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble as its director of operations and director of the PJCE Records label. He is also a co-founder of Montavilla Jazz Festival, where he is the programming director.

Levis Dragulin, Trumpet
Levis began performing on trumpet when he was 11 years old. In 2006, he was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Music from Portland State University. His work on Royal Caribbean cruise lines as lead trumpet for the theater band allowed him to travel the world for four years to places such as Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the Mediterranean. In the last six years, Levis has been involved in around 30 musical productions in the Portland area, including Annie Get Your Gun, Bye Bye Birdie, South Pacific, La Cage aux Folles, Cats, My Fair Lady, Beauty and the Beast, Show Boat, The Music Man, Dreamgirls, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Oklahoma!, Anything Goes, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, Man of La Mancha, Gypsy, and Billy Elliot. 

Amy Roesler, Bass
Amy is thrilled to be making her debut with Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Favorite past highlights include being in the pit for West Side Story and Guys and Dolls at Broadway Rose Theater Company. Since moving back to Portland, Amy has also performed on violin, viola, and bass for shows at Lakewood Center for the Arts, Stumptown Stages, and Pixie Dust Productions. She has also played for cabarets and variety shows, as well as local orchestras, with genres ranging from classical, jazz, rock, and bluegrass. Amy is especially grateful for the many people in the theater community who have helped her find her footing in Portland.  

Darian Anthony Patrick, Drums/Percussion
Darian is a multi-instrumentalist based in Portland. Focusing on percussion, with training in classical and jazz vocal performance as well as electric and bass guitar, Darian performs a broad range of musical styles with specialization in African diasporic traditions, including Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian styles. He has studied percussion in Portland with masters Israel Annoh (Ebo Taylor, E.T. Mensah, Obo Addy, Ghana Broadcasting Orchestra) and Caton Lyles (Obo Addy, Nu Shooz, Janice Scroggins, Mel Brown), and performs regularly throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Marc Grafe, Reeds sub
Marc hails from Portland and is a performer, conductor, composer, and sound designer. While working at The Kitchen in New York, he toured with the Robert Ashley Ensemble and John Cage's Song Books. Locally, he has worked with Columbia Symphony, Newport Symphony, Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra, Felicidades, and Arundo!, a reed quintet. Pit work includes The Color Purple, Guys and Dolls, Beauty and the Beast, Billy Elliot, Addams Family, West Side Story and Man of La Mancha. Marc has taught at Warner Pacific University and Reed College; is the recipient of a Meet the Composer, Inc. grant; collaborated with Ursula K. Le Guin; and recorded for Lyrichord, Nonesuch Records, and CRi: Music. A specialist in the repair of professional flutes and clarinets, his favorite music is what's on the stand in front of him.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, Music & Lyrics
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an award-winning composer, lyricist, and performer, as well as a 2015 MacArthur Foundation Award recipient. Broadway: composer/lyricist/Alexander Hamilton of Hamilton (11 Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Award, Drama League Awards for Distinguished Performance and Outstanding Production of a Musical), composer/lyricist/Usnavi of In the Heights (four Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score, Grammy Award, Pulitzer Prize finalist), Bring It On: The Musical (co-composer/co-lyricist, Tony nomination for Best Musical), West Side Story (2009 revival, Spanish translations). Off-Broadway: Hamilton (ten Lortel Awards, eight Drama Desk Awards, among others). With Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel received an Emmy Award for “Bigger” from “The 67th Annual Tony Awards.” TV/Film: Freestyle Love Supreme, How I Met Your Mother, Smash, Do No Harm, Modern Family, House, The Electric Company, Sesame Street, The Sopranos, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, 200 Cartas, and Disney’s Moana (2017 Academy Award nomination for Best Song, “How Far I’ll Go.”). linmanuel.com

Quiara Alegría Hudes, Book
Quiara Alegría Hudes is a playwright, professor of writing and theater at Wesleyan University, and native of West Philly, U.S.A. Hailed for her work’s exuberance, intellectual rigor, and rich imagination, her plays and musicals have been performed around the world. They are Water By the Spoonful, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama; In the Heights, winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and Pulitzer finalist; Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue, another Pulitzer finalist; Daphne’s Dive; The Good Peaches; Miss You Like Hell; and The Happiest Song Plays Last. Hudes is a playwright in residence at New York's Signature Theater and a proud alum of Philadelphia Young Playwrights.

May Adrales, Director
May is thrilled to be back at Portland Center Stage at The Armory after directing Chinglish. She has worked nationally, primarily directing new plays, including Qui Nguyen’s award-winning Vietgone (Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and Seattle Repertory Theatre). Her work has been seen at Lincoln Center Theater, The Public Theater, Signature Theatre, Second Stage Theater, Old Globe, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Goodman Theatre, Two River Theater, Cincinnati Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, and Syracuse Stage. She proudly serves as an associate artistic director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. She is a former director of on-site programs at the Lark Play Development Center and artistic associate at The Public Theater. She received an Alan Schneider Director Award, TCG New Generations Grant, Josephine Abady Award, Denham Fellowship, and Drama League Fellowship. She has taught and directed at Juilliard, ACT, ART/Harvard, Brown and served as an adjunct professor at Yale. M.F.A., Yale School of Drama. mayadrales.net

William Carlos Angulo, Choreographer
Choreography includes Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in The Park, Chicago Shakespare Theatre, Marriott Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Paramount Theatre and more. He was given a Joseph Jefferson Award for his original choreography for Paramount Theatre’s revival of West Side Story, and he was honored with an ALTA Award for his work on La Havana Madrid at Steppenwolf 1700 and The Goodman Theatre. Directorial credits include East O’ West O’ at Steppenwolf 1700, MICHA: VISIONS at The Public Theatre’s Joe’s Pub, and Seussical! at Marriott Theatre. He has served as Teaching Artist and Choreographer at Indiana University, Millikin University, and Northwestern University. He was a founding teaching artist and developed dance curriculum for the first ever musical theatre training programs at The Goodman Theatre’s Center for Education and The Arts Academy of Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and Drama from Indiana University and trained on scholarship at Hubbard Street Dance Center and Ballet Chicago. Para Elena y Édmond.

Tim Mackabee, Scenic Designer
Portland Center Stage at The Armory: Chinglish. Broadway: The Elephant Man (starring Bradley Cooper), Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (dir. Spike Lee). West End: The Elephant Man. Off-Broadway: Describe the Night, Guards at the Taj (2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Set Design); Our New Girl (Atlantic), Vietgone, Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (Manhattan Theatre Club); Heathers: The Musical, Luce (Lincoln Center Theater); Gigantic (Vineyard); Much Ado About Nothing (The Public Theater). Regional: Geffen, A.C.T. San Francisco, Ford’s Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, Center Stage Baltimore, DCPA Theatre Company, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theater Center, Geva Theatre Center, and Yale Repertory Theatre. Dance: Doug Varone and Dancers, Cedar Lake Dance. TV: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, Gotham, Smash, and The Today Show. Education: North Carolina School of the Arts, Yale School of Drama. timothymackabeedesign.com

David Israel Reynoso, Costume Designer
David is an internationally renowned costume, scenic, exhibit, and immersive designer pleased to be making his Portland Center Stage at The Armory debut. He is the Obie Award-winning costume designer for Punchdrunk’s Off-Broadway sensation Sleep No More (New York and Shanghai) and is also the creator/director of the innovative Waking La Llorona (Optika Moderna). David is recognized for his widespread theatrical designs for The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, American Conservatory Theater, American Repertory Theater, Arena Stage, The Finnish National Ballet, Moscow Art Theater, The Kennedy Center, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, The Gloucester Stage Company, and Lyric Stage Company, among others. Concert Tours: Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under, Juan Son’s Mermaid Sashimi.  His scope of work extends beyond theater to include exhibit designs such as PostSecret and Living with Animals (The San Diego Museum of Man), as well as immersive/experiential design for brands and theme parks. davidreynoso.com IG:@designreynoso

Robert J. Aguilar, Lighting Designer
This is Robert's first design for Portland Center Stage and he's delighted to be here! Other Pacific Northwest credits include: In the Heights, Tiny Beautiful Things, MAC BETH, A Raisin in the Sun, I Am My Own Wife and Lizard Boy (Seattle Rep);  Bulrusher, Native Gardens, Hir, Barbeque, and Angels in America (Intiman Theatre); The Year of Magical Thinking, Romeo and Juliet and The Wolves (ACT); Urinetown and Little Shop of Horrors (ACT/The 5th Avenue Theatre); The Pajama Game, How to Succeed in Business..., and Jasper in Deadland (The 5th Avenue Theatre); Spelling Bee, String, Trails, and Afterwords (Village Theatre); Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and The Three Sisters (The Seagull Project); Next to Normal (Contemporary Classics). Regional credits include Marjorie Prime (Pittsburgh Public); Dancing at Lughnasa (Tantrum Theatre); Full Gallop (The Old Globe); In the Heights, Seven Spots on the Sun (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); In the Heights (Milwaukee Repertory Theater). Robert is the managing director and resident lighting designer of Contemporary Classics. He is the lighting director of Seattle Repertory Theatre. robertjaguilar.com @fake_robert

Sharath Patel, Sound Designer
Before arriving in the Pacific Northwest, Sharath spent nearly a decade as a lead sound designer in New York City. Recent work includes The Breath of Life, The Color Purple (Portland Center Stage at The Armory); Wolf Play, Teenage Dick, Skeleton Crew (Artists Repertory Theatre); Nina Simone: Four Women (Alabama Shakes); Christmas at Pemberley Pt. 2 (Marin Theater Company); Ibsen in Chicago, Tiny Beautiful Things (Seattle Repertory Theatre); Pass Over, The Crucible, The Royale (ACT Theatre); As You Like It (California Shakespeare Theater); Free Outgoing (East West Players); WIG OUT! (American Rep/CompanyONE). Regional/international credits include designs in Washington, D.C., Norfolk, Raleigh, Aspen, Dublin, India, France, England, Germany, and Romania. Sharath is a member of United Scenic Artists Local 829, IATSE, as well as the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. He is an Arts Envoy for the U.S. Department of State and a resident artist at Artists Repertory Theatre. M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama. sharathpatel.com

Nancy Lemenager, Associate Director
Nancy’s theater credits, as a performer, include the Broadway productions of Chicago, Movin’ Out, Never Gonna Dance, Kiss Me Kate, Dream, How to Succeed in Business …, and Guys and Dolls. Regionally she has appeared in Sweat (Cleveland Playhouse), Sex with Strangers (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Other Desert Cities (Pioneer Theatre Company), God of Carnage (John Engeman Theatre), and Sense and Sensibility (Actors Theatre of Louisville). Nancy has been seen on film/TV in Ocean’s 8, The First Purge, FBI, Blindspot, Power, Jessica Jones, Madame Secretary, Gypsy, Elementary, Girls, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, 30 Rock, and Law and Order. As an associate director or choreographer, Nancy has worked on Animal Farm (Milwaukee Repertory theater), Camelot (Lincoln Center), and In the Heights (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park).

Emily Schmit, Associate Lighting Designer
Emily is a lighting designer and assistant designer raised in Lake Oswego and living in Brooklyn. She has worked with Seattle Repertory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Guthrie Threatre, and Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. She has designed for the Downtown Urban Arts Festival NY and collaborates on immersive events, fashion shows, and festivals in New York and around the country. She is excited to be returning to her hometown to share this production. 

Mark Tynan, Stage Manager
Imagine being in a room full of artists, watching the birth of an idea, a movement given purpose, a sentence, phrase, scene, act given life. Then imagine that room translating to the stage with lighting, sound, costumes, scenery, and props; then you can imagine what Mark’s job is like. Special thanks to the stage management apprentices, Dana Petersen and Macarena Subiabre. Prior to Portland Center Stage at The Armory, Mark toured nationally and internationally with musicals including Dreamgirls, The King and I with Rudolf Nureyev, How to Succeed …, Grand Hotel, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, and Jersey Boys. Other Portland credits include several summers with Broadway Rose Theatre Company in Tigard. Regional credits include Alley Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, and Casa Mañana Theatre.

Kristen Mun, Assistant Stage Manager
Kristen was born and raised on the island of Oahu and holds a B.F.A. from Southern Oregon University. She is excited to return for her seventh season at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. Previous credits at The Armory include stage manager for Native Gardens, Until The Flood, Sense and Sensibility, Constellations, and Major Barbara; assistant stage manager for The Color Purple, Fun Home, and Astoria: Part Two; and production assistant on many others. Kristen is a proud member of Actors Equity and is a freelance violence designer and teacher. She sends her love to Adam and her family for always having her back.

Macarena Subiabre, Production Assistant
Macarena is excited to join Portland Center Stage at The Armory as a production assistant this season. She graduated in 2018 with a B.F.A. in Stage Management from the University of Utah where she stage managed productions such as: Arcadia, Cats, Into the Woods, Good Kids, and the U.S. premiere of The Beautiful Game. Other credits include: A Comedy of Tenors (Pioneer Theatre Company); How I Learned to Drive (Salt Lake Fringe Festival); You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Salt Lake Shakespeare); and Steel Pier, Dogfight, and A Funny Thing Happened … (University of Utah). She was also lucky to complete an internship with Cirque du Soleil where she worked on Zumanity and the Cirque Cabaret 2018. She thanks her family, Bruce, and cat for all their love and support.

Dana Petersen, Production Assistant
Dana is thrilled to beginning her first season at The Armory as a stage management apprentice! Dana graduated from The Ohio State University in May 2019, where she stage managed shows such as: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Michael Von Siebenberg Melts Through the Floorboards, Four People, Execution of Justice, Beyond all Recognition, Stupid F***ing Bird, and 7 Ways to Say I Love You. In addition, Dana interned at The Old Globe where she was a production assistant on Much Ado About Nothing. Dana sends all of her love to Mom, Dad, Carmen, and Murphy! 

Andrea Zee, CSA, Additional Casting
Off-Broadway/New York City: Neurosis; Syncing Ink; Elf. National Tours: The Sound of Music; Bullets Over Broadway; Elf; Finding Neverland (Youth Casting). Regional: In The Heights (TUTS); Around the World in 80 Days (Alley Theatre); The Christians (Alley Theatre). Credits as Casting Associate include Broadway: Chicago; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; On The Town; Pippin. Off-Broadway/New York City: Puffs; The Apple Boys; Radio City Christmas Spectacular. National Tours: Fiddler on the Roof; The King and I; Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Film/TV: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix); Y: The Last Man (FX); Blue’s Clues and You (Nickelodeon). Commercials: Comcast; Grammarly. Proud member of the Casting Society of America and Artios Award nominee. For Filff and Alan of OR/ME.

John Tanner, Musical Supervisor
John scores, arranges, and composes music for television, radio, advertising, film, and theater. He creates original music and sound design for many of the world’s most well-known brands and companies. His work has won numerous international Golden Reel Awards; Telly Awards; national, regional, and local American Advertising Federation “Addys,” Silver Microphone, and RAC awards. John has also garnered both Gold and Platinum sales certification for his studio engineering work.

Daniel Kazemi, Original Music Director
Dan is a New York-based composer, actor, music director, director, and is an associate artist at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. His recent credits include Ring of Fire (Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Actors Theatre of Louisville), In The Heights (Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Murder for Two, Guys and Dolls, Man of La Mancha, Dreamgirls, and A Christmas Carol at Milwaukee Repertory Theater. In Philadelphia, Dan recently musical directed See What I Want to See (Barrymore nomination) and Herringbone (Barrymore nomination), and orchestrated and musically directed the world premieres of Queens of the Night (Opera Philadelphia), Field Hockey Hot (Barrymore nomination), and Tulipomania. He received Barrymore Awards for 11th Hour Theatre Company’s Avenue X and LIZZIE. Dan’s music has been performed at the Cirque de Demain in Paris, Ballet Fleming, and in 213 Productions collaborations Untitled Project #213 and Your Attention Please!. Dan is also the composer of a new musical, The Tapioca Miracle.

Megan B. Henninger, Original Sound Designer
Megan is a Milwaukee-based designer and has served as designer and assistant designer on shows large and small. Favorite designs include In the Heights (Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), The Bridges of Madison County (Peninsula Players), Sweeney Todd (Skylight Music Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (Williams Street Rep), R.R.R.E.D (New York Musical Theatre Festival), The Martian Chronicles (Fordham University), and The Turn of the Screw (Lyric Opera, Kansas City). Assistant designs include You’re Welcome America, Ghetto Klown, Stick Fly, and Blithe Spirit (Broadway) and Company (Lincoln Center).