About the Author

Kirsten Brandt is an award winning playwright, director and producer. She served for six seasons as Artistic Director of Sledgehammer Theatre where she directed and wrote "Berzerkergang" and "NU." She was the Associate Artistic Director of San Jose Repertory Theatre, where she directed "Dr. Faustus" and Groundswell," among others. As a director, her work has been seen at San Jose Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks, San Diego Repertory, and Arizona Theatre Company. She is the co-adapter of Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House," which had its world premiere at the Old Globe Theatre. Her telematic, multi-site play "The Thinning Veil" was produced at the UC, Santa Cruz. Her other plays include "The Mechanic's Daughter," "The Waves" and an adaptation of "Wuthering Heights." www.kirstenbrandt.com Haddon Kime is a composer, songwriter, and sound designer. Original musical adaptations include "Scapin," and "A Christmas Carol." Off-Broadway credits include "The Atheist" and "The Blowin of Baile Gall." Regional credits include "By The Way" and "Managing Maxine" for the Alliance Theatre, "As You Like It" at San Jose Repertory Theatre, "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "The Pillowman" for New Repertory Theatre, and "Richard III" for Georgia Shakespeare. Haddon is the winner of the 2004 & 2007 IRNE awards for best original music/sound design, the 2009 TANNE Foundation Award for Artistic Excellence, and more recently the recipient of a 2015 Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab grant from the Alliance Theatre. You can learn more about Haddon's work at www.haddonkime.com. Rick Lombardo is an award-winning American stage director and adaptor. He was the Artistic Director of San Jose Repertory Theatre, for six seasons, as well as serving as the Producing Artistic Director for 13 seasons at New Repertory Theatre in Boston. His work has been seen at every level of the American Theatre, including Broadway and regional theatres. In 2009 he was awarded the Norton Award for Sustained Excellence from the Boston Theatre Critics Association. His award-winning productions include "Game On," "The Snow Queen," "As You Like It," "The Clean House," "Waiting For Godot," and "A Streetcar Named Desire." His world premiere production of "Bill W and Dr. Bob" had an extended run off Broadway. As a writer, his successful adaptations for the stage include "A Christmas Carol," along with the musicals "Scapin" and "The Snow Queen." www.ricklombardo.net"