NYMF '08 Production Team

Sara Haley (Assistant Choreographer / Director) is a choreographer, actor, and dancer. She began her career as a teacher and choreographer for dance studios and competitive dance teams throughout the U.S. and has now established herself as a top choreographer in the dance team world. Sara has worked as a head choreographer and instructor for Universal Dance Association, choreographed competition pieces for high school and collegiate dance teams, and judged international dance competitions. Her work has earned her national championships and top rankings in hip hop, jazz, and pom. As an actor, Sara has performed with the Periwinkle National Theatre, Vital Theater, Paddywack Players, Hudson Shakespeare, and Ratutu Collaborative and has danced for the NBA and AFL. She most recently choreographed the Paramount Theater's production of Forever Plaid. www.sarahaley.com

Eugenia Furneaux-Arends (Set designer) is free-lance scenic designer and scenic artist who is a recent transplant to New York.  Previously she has worked at Shakespeare & Company and other theatres in Massachusetts and Arizona.  She received her MFA in scenic design at The University of Arizona. Eugenia is thrilled to be a part of this production and would like to thank Lauren for keeping her busy.

Michael L. Kimmel and Lisa Weinshrott (Lighting Design) - Michael and Lisa have been designing lights together for over seven years.  They recently started their own design company, Sharp Edge Lighting Design.  Design credits include Off-Broadway: Growing Up 70's (also directed by Jason Summers), Nevada Ballet Theatre: East Meets West (With Seoul Ballet Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream. Westfield High School: Jesus Christ Superstar (Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Best Lighting), Children of Eden, Laramie Project.  NJPAC/NJYT: Carousel.  Opera Idaho: Jacques Brel is Alive and Well...  National Tours: Urban Cowboy, Unsinkable Molly Brown, Ain't Misbehavin' (Dir. Ken Page).  Lisa and Michael design across the country for theatre, dance, opera, concerts and other events and were recently awarded Apollo Design's Standing O award. www.SharpEdgeLighting.com.

Hop Nguyen (Clothing Designer) is a Vietnamese-American clothing designer and seamstress living and working in North Yarmouth, Maine. She inherited her talent from her family, skilled seamstresses in North Vietnam. While Hop mainly specializes in custom-tailored womens' clothing, she has enthusiastically joined the Sophia's Fall team to create mens' and womens' costumes based on Chad Beatty's concept art.

Sonny Paladino: (Assistant Music Director) Music Supervisor for Disney's High School Musical (Milan/Italy tour.) Broadway (piano/keyboard): Grease, Mama Mia. 1st National Tours: Disney's High School Musical and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Musical director/vocal arranger/orchestrator for Jammin' for Godot (The Culture Project,) Stuck in the Zipper, White Noise, and Mandragola (York Theatre.) Off B'way: Naked Boys Singing and The Open Gate. Accompanist for singer Jane Monheit. As a composer: The Return of the Blue Cat, (with poet F.D. Reeve, OtherPress-publisher.) Currently, Sonny is writing music for Matthew Morrison's debut album and musically directing the new musical Street Lights. B.F.A. in Jazz Piano from CUNY City College. www.sonnypaladino.com

Lisa Weinshrott (Production Stage Manager) Lisa is excited to stage manage her first NYMF show and to work again with Jason Summers.  She stage managed for Jason on the Off-Broadway production of Growing Up 70's (starring Barry Williams). NYC credits: Les Miserables (Theatre of the Stars Tour), Prospect Theatre, Vital Theatre, American Opera Projects, La MaMa Etc., Fringe 07. National Tours: Damn Yankees (Windwood Theatricals), Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty (AFT). Ballet: Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas (3 seasons).