Curtains

MEET THE EXPERIENCED PRODUCTION TEAM

Many members of our team are Talent Machine alumni, who are returning to share the joy they experienced from musical theater with a new generation.

Director: Justin Brill — Justin, a Talent Machine Company alum, is a director, performer, and educator who performed on Broadway in Rent & All Shook Up (original Broadway cast), as Puck in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Metropolitan Opera, and in over 1,200 performances as Boq on the 1st National Tour of Wicked. He earned his bachelor’s in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University and completed his master’s in fine arts/musical theater at San Diego State University. He lives in Chicago and has served on the faculty of Columbia College Chicago and Illinois Wesleyan University.

Music Director: Brian Schatt — Brian is a proud alumnus of Towson University, where he earned a bachelor’s degrees in both music education and psychology and studied voice with Grammy Award–winning tenor Aaron Sheehan. Brian is Archbishop Spalding High School’s Director of Choirs, where he conducts five vocal ensembles, teaches drama and AP Music Theory, and helps shape the next generation of performing artists. Brian’s work as a performer and conductor has taken him across the country and abroad.

Choreographers

Vicki Smith — Vicki, owner and Artistic Director of Stageworkz Theatre Arts Project, is currently on staff at Anne Arundel Community College and directs the musical for Crofton Middle School. A professional choreographer, director, producer, teacher, and performer, she has worked throughout the US, Europe, and South America, appearing in HBO specials, national tours, regional theatre, and major entertainment venues. A recipient of the Ruby Griffith Award for Mame and Guys and Dolls, Vicki has also earned numerous Platinum and Gold awards for her choreography.

Andrew Gordon — Andrew is a signal processing engineer by trade is also a classically trained and competitive pianist who has premiered original musical compositions across Washington and New York. With an extensive background in dance and theatre, Andrew has garnered awards and nominations for his choreography in local productions such as The Music Man, Guys and Dolls and Mary Poppins. Favorite onstage credits as a dancer include A Chorus Line, West Side Story, Chicago, Evita and Can-Can.

Whitney Green — Whitney is a choreographer, educator and performer based in Charleston, SC. She grew up in Maryland and performed with Talent Machine from 2nd grade through high school. She is now a full-time education coordinator for a theater and the owner of Wedding Dances by Whitney. She has danced for HBO, North Charleston POPS, and she is currently rehearsing for Something Rotten.