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The Staff
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Deborah Vines (Book, Music & Lyrics)
An award-winning playwright, Deborah has been writing, acting, directing, composing,
and producing for both theater and film off and on for the past 18 years. She has written
numerous plays that have been produced in various venues throughout the United States, as
well as 9 screenplays, with 2 development deals under her belt. As an actor, she has acted
both on stage and in film.
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She produced and starred in The Kathy and Mo Show, playing 17
different characters, both male and female, ages 5-70. The show garnered terrific reviews
and played to sold-out houses. Deborah has also produced plays in Boston, LA, Massachusetts,
and New York. She began directing with the Boston performance of her two-person, full-length
tragic-comedy Jackie and Clarisse to rave reviews. She also produced and directed a truncated,
experimental digital version of Rosebud’s, a comedic film set in a diner, which she co-wrote.
She has since further developed the script with Steven Beer
(www.imdb.com), an entertainment attorney with
the renowned NYC-based Greenberg Traurig; plans are in the works for a 4-week 2008 shoot. She
also wrote the musical, Love! That Four Letter Word, which played in two venues in Massachusetts,
breaking box office records. Deborah has also worked as a journalist, having written for several
magazines on subjects ranging from entertainment to alternative fish through computer chips; she
spent two years at the Cannes Film Festival as a journalist and interviewer for The Business of
Film, a magazine based out of LA. She holds an MS in psychology and, as a licensed hypnotherapist,
practiced hypnotherapy for a short time until her love of theater, film, and the written word took
her away. www.deborahvines.com |
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Bill Sharp (Producer)
Sharp is an experienced manager and team leader who makes his living motivating people and making
things happen. Sharp has co-produced several plays, including a regional production of Love!
in Massachusetts, as well as Rosie’s Diner, an experimental film now in the planning
stage as a full-length feature. He has two additional plays in development,
A Holiday Helping and Jackie and Clarisse.
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When not producing he is a VP at SAP,
a multinational software company, managing teams in countries from the US to Germany
and India. He holds BS and MS degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University.
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Deb Failla (Director)
Deb, who hates bios, has been directing for many years since receiving her degree in
theater from Pennsylvania State University. Her many regional directing credits include
productions of Into the Woods, Moon Over Buffalo, Children of Eden, Beyond Therapy, Damn Yankees,
Baby, Scapino, Little Shop of Horrors, The Foreigner, and Jesus Christ Superstar.
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Lenny Babbish (Musical Director)
is the original musical director of Nunsense, having conducted productions in
New York, Boston, Atlantic City, and Detroit. He played for the original Broadway production
of They’re Playing Our Song and musical directed the European tour of Harvey Fierstein’s
one-man show This Is Not Going To Be Pretty. He can be heard on Harvey’s CD of the tour
and as pianist and synthesist for Bette Midler on Come Back Jimmy Dean as well as many
industrial recordings.
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He composed, conducted, and orchestrated for Campbell’s Soup,
Sunoco Oil, DuPont, L’Oreal, Nabisco, and Charles of the Ritz. He wrote the book,
music, and lyrics for Dow and the Scientist Next Door, in honor of Dow Chemical’s
100th anniversary, producing both the live theater production and educational film of
the show. Lenny was also the pianist for Andy Warhol personality Tally Brown in her Gunda
Award Winning film Tally Brown New York, directed by Rosa von Praunheim, in addition to club
acts for Monique Van Vooren, Karen Black, and Angela La Greca. He played the role of "Paul"
on One Life To Life, playing piano for Mary Gordon Murray, Christine Ebersol, and Wayne Massey.
He also played for comedienne Pudgy on her Showtime television special Pudgy on the Queen Mary
as well as A Night At The Improv. He was the pianist and organist for the rock group Albatross
and classically represented the United States on piano at the International Eisteddfodd
Competition in Teeside, England. He has worked as an agent, representing actors/actresses
for the Michael Hartig Agency and Universal, and as proofreader/editor for Apollo Music,
which handled music preparation for Leonard Bernstein, Martha Graham, Aaron Copeland, and
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La Vie Productions / R. Erin Craig
(General Manager)
Recent credits include: Capture Now (upcoming fall 2008); Liberty the Musical
(producer Theresa Wozunk); Rainbow Kiss (The Play Company); The Jazz Age (59E59 Theatres);
1001 (Page 73 Productions); Unlock’d (NYMF 2007); Sherlock Holmes (The Early Years);
(NYMF 2007); In The Heights (37 Arts); High Fidelity (Boston / Broadway); Brilliant
Mistake: Broadway Sings Elvis Costello (Benefit for Friends in Deed at John Jay
College Theatre);
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Hurlyburly starring Ethan Hawke and Parker Posey (37 Arts);
Shockheaded Peter (The Little Shubert Theatre); De La Guarda in Seoul, Korea &
Tel Aviv, Israel, NYC and Las Vegas. As La Vie Productions, Ms. Craig, joined
by Michele Weathers and Erin Ashland, is dedicated to managing, developing and
producing new shows, fostering new talents and attracting new audiences.
www.lavieproductionsllc.com
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Melissa Mae Gregus (Stage Manager)
is a recent transplant from New Orleans, where she was a Stage
Manager and a Lighting Designer on many shows. Her New York credits include The
Rockae (Prospect Theatre Company), 1001 (Page 73), and The Jazz Age (The Lost Genertion).
Most recently she worked on the Ohio Theater production of Silver Bullet Trailer and the
staged reading of Liberty: The Musical. Melissa is also a Stage Managing Teaching Artist
at Roundabout Theatre Company. She thanks everyone that has believed in her enough to
give her a chance.
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Brady Amoon (Investor Relations) is
always glad for the chance to work in the theatre. Past
experience includes: dancing as Anybodys in West Side Story, producing
Beer for Breakfast off-off Broadway, moving to Boston to write and
perform a collaborative piece about Brecht & Company, directing an
Equity showcase production of The Fantasticks at the 45th Street
Theater, and serving as the assistant to
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the stage manager on the
off-Broadway transfer of Gutenberg! The Musical!. Most proud to have
worked with Judith Shakespeare Company, Penguin Rep and Frenchwoods
Festival. Summer CAP 21 Program. State school degree in Theatre and
World Cultural Studies.
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Matthew Miller (Lighting Designer) is excited and honored
to be associated with Love! His work has been seen in New York, across the country, and on
tour in Chile. This summer he will design for Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, MA. He holds
an MFA from The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. Samples of his work may be seen
at www.mbmillerdesign.com
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Tiffany Dalian (Costume Coordinator)
is a graduate student at Purchase College (SUNY) where she is currently
studying scenic design. However, in her copious amount of free time she also enjoys dabbling
in the design of costumes and lighting. Her credits include a variety of work in the San
Francisco Bay area. She thanks her family for their support, and the Debs, Cast, and
Crew for creating a great project to be a part of.
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