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MacKenzie Mauzy
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Patti Murin
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Brandon Williams
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Peter Hilton
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Patrick Murney
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David Nathan Perlow
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Rodney Hicks
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Antwayn Hopper
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Nancy Anderson
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Andrew McGinn
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Jacob ben Widmar
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Heather Hamilton
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Stacey Harris
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Grasan Kingsberry
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Krisha Marcano
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Eryn Murman
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Creative
Donald Byrd
Director/Choreographer
Donald Byrd has resided as Artistic Director of the Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle since 2002. Prior to this, Mr. Byrd was the Artistic Director of DONALD BYRD/THE GROUP, a critically acclaimed and highly regarded contemporary dance company based in New York that toured extensively, both nationally and internationally, from its inception in 1978 until its closure in 2002.
Since 1976, Donald Byrd has created over eighty works for his former company and for Spectrum Dance Theater, as well as for many major modern dance repertory companies including The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Philadelphia Dance Company (Philadanco), Cleo Parker Robinson, and Dallas Black Dance Theater; and for classical companies including Pacific Northwest Ballet, Concordanse (Paris), MaggioDanza diFirenze, and Oregon Ballet Theater, to name a few. He is probably best know for his reworking of the Christmas classic, The Nutcracker, into The Harlem Nutcracker, which received critical acclaim and toured nationally for 5 years. Other works of note created for Donald Byrd/The Group include Prodigal (a commentary on George Balanchine’s The Prodigal Son), The Minstrel Show (Bessie winner 1992), Drastic Cuts, Bristle, Life Situations: Daydreams on Giselle, The Beast, and his evening length explorations into jazz music and contemporary dance, JazzTrain and In A Different Light: Duke Ellington. Recent projects include choreography to Motown classic hits for The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and a work based on the paintings of Jacob Lawrence for Dayton Contemporary Dance.
Donald Byrd has also choreographed for numerous stage productions including Broadway’s THE COLOR PURPLE, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. Additional stage choreography includes: work at INTIMAN, Seattle Children’s Theater, Center Stage in Baltimore, the New York Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, San Francisco Opera, and New York City Opera, as well as collaborations with the contemporary theater artists Anna Deavere, Smith Peter Sellars, and the jazz great Max Roach. Mr. Byrd has served on the faculty of the California Institute for the Arts and has taught at Wesleyan University, the School of Visual Arts, Harvard Summer Dance Center, California State University Long Beach and the University of California at Santa Cruz, and currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Dance Theater Workshop in New York. For three years he served as a fellow at The Institute on the Arts and Civic Dialogue at Harvard. In 2003, he was appointed to the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs (Seattle Arts Commission) in July 2003.
Mr. Byrd studied at Tufts and Yale Universities, The Cambridge School of Ballet, the London School of Contemporary Dance, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and with Mia Slavenska. He has danced with Twyla Tharp, Karole Armitage, and Gus Solomons Jr. among others.New York City Swing’s Dream Team. Joe is a proud Borough Boy.
Matte O’Brien
Book Writer
Matte O’Brien is a writer and director based out of New York City. He began his theatrical career over twenty years ago as a performer. He is a member of Actor’s Equity Association and has performed Off- Broadway in New York City, on National Tours and at regional theatres across the country. As a writer, he has had numerous pieces produced around the country. His work has most recently been seen at the Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University New Works Program. His play THE MEANING OF LIFE… and Other Useless Pieces of Information made its New York City debut this summer and his show BECOMING DAVID was recently given a developmental reading starring Tony Award nominee, Lorraine Serabian. In addition to WHITE NOISE, his recent projects include a new play entitled MORNING HAS BROKEN and the recording of his first full-length rock musical score with his writing partner, Matt Vinson. He has taught classes at the New York State Theatre Institute, Young Actor’s Guild, John Robert Powers and several other institutions. He served for several seasons as the Artistic Director for the Colonie Summer Theatre and a founding member and Producing Artistic Director for Rope Swing Entertainment in New York City.
Robert & Steven Morris
Music & Lyrics, Arrangements and Musical Supervision
Identical twin brothers Robert and Steven Morris are graduates of Fordham University and Berklee College of Music. Their latest album, One Less Dream, (produced at Kenneth Babyface Edmonds’ studio in Los Angeles) is available everywhere. Songs from One Less Dream have been featured on the CW network. Robert and Steven are also constantly writing and producing music for other artists, TV, film and advertising. In addition to pop music, the brothers have had success as composer/lyricists with the new musical ONCE AROUND THE SUN. After an Off-Broadway run at the Zipper Theatre in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, ONCE AROUND THE SUN has since been licensed for production at the Parco Theatre in Tokyo, Japan. And for a time, the Morris Brothers could be seen as the Mad Cloning Scientists on The Late Show with David Letterman. Please visit www.morrisbrothers.biz for pictures, videos, Late Show appearances, and much more.
Joe Shane
Music & Lyrics, Arrangements and Musical Supervision
Joe is a New York singer/musician with extensive performance and writing credits. He toured with Madflower, a band he formed with Brad Albetta (producer for Martha Wainwright and Teddy Thompson). Their debut record “Get A Life” was produced by Steve Thompson (Blues Traveler, Guns ‘n’ Roses). He created and developed the musical ONCE AROUND THE SUN with writing partners Robert and Steven Morris. In 2005, ONCE AROUND THE SUN had a successful run at the Zipper Theater in New York City and is currently under option for production in Tokyo, Japan. With over 100 songs in his catalog, Joe has performed his original music in venues all over the country from New York (The Mercury Lounge, Irving Plaza, Arlene’s Grocery) to Los Angeles (The Whisky, The Viper Room). He has written and performed with a variety of artists, including David Spinnoza, Martha Plimpton and Daphne Rubin Vega. Joe is also the leader and musical director of New York City Swing’s Dream Team. Joe is a proud Borough Boy.
John Samorian
Musical Direction and Arrangements
John has performed in numerous productions as a conductor/keyboardist. His first job in theater was subbing on the original LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Orpheum Theater in New York. He also was the associate conductor on the recent revival at the Virginia Theater, as well as the revival of SWEET CHARITY with Christina Applegate, the recent revival of GREASE, and the original Broadway productions of THE WEDDING SINGER and SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER. He has toured with Chita Rivera, the first national tour of GRAND HOTEL, THE GREAT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL SPECTACULAR, THE FULL MONTY and DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. John received his bachelor’s degree in Jazz education from the University of North Texas, and his Jazz Performance Masters degree from the University of South Florida. He has performed with many notable groups including Blood, Sweat and Tears as well as his own groups throughout Europe and Asia, and in every state of the Union except Alaska, Idaho, and Montana, but he’s not done yet.
Holly-Anne Ruggiero
Associate Director
Ms. Ruggiero is the Artistic Director of impulse Theatre in New York City. Recent Directing Credits: White Noise: A Cautionary Musical (Assoc. Dir., La Petit Theatre, New Orleans); Morgan Karr: An Awfully Big Adventure (Joe’s Pub, NYC); Pandora (Orange Hanky Productions), MTV America’s Best Dance Crew Promos 2009 Season (MTV, Los Angeles), The Full Monty (Yale); City of Light (Book/Director); Wine Lovers, A Romance in Six Glasses; Platforms; Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?; Dancing With Abandon; Inventing Avi Aviv. Selected Credits: Broadway/National Tour/ West End: Jersey Boys (Resident Director); Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Associate Director); Walking With Dinosaurs (North American Tour); Dracula; Zhivago; As You Like It; Metamorphoses; Much Ado About Nothing; Cover Girls. Off Broadway: Journey to Jersey Boys; The American Dream; Autophobia; Broadway Spotlight 2005-2007; 4.48 Psychosis; Cowboy Mouth; Where are you going, Where have you been?; A Happy Goy In The Shiva House; The Transfiguration of Benno Blimpie; Secrets of A Soccer Mom (Associate). Regional: Joseph And….Dreamcoat; Forum; Credo, Sarah Kane’s Blasted and Crave for the Backyard Company and What The Butler Saw for CTWA in Los Angeles. Upcoming: 25th Annual…Spelling Bee (La Mirada Theatre, Los Angeles); Pandora (Orange Hanky Productions), Joe’s Pub 2009 Summer Concert Series. As a writer Ms. Ruggiero has written dozens of one person shows for Broadway artists and published musicians that have been performed at the Ars Nova Theatre, Triad Theatre, Europa Cruise Line and the Majestic Theatre in Boston. Recent Awards: Top 30 under 30, Variety East 2007 & 2008; Top Artists of 2007, New England Theatre World 2007; Best Director, MITF, New York Summer 2007. She is currently writing a novel with the working title, Little Black Book, to be published by Gotham Press in 2010.
Stephanie Guiland–Brown
Associate Choreographer
Stephanie Brown studied at the Joffrey School, The Dance Theater of Harlem, Laguardia High School for the Performing Arts and with Madame Gabriela Taub- Darvash. She’s worked in video and toured with music groups such as PM Dawn, Monie Love, En Vogue, and Salt-n- Pepa. She’s honored to have been a member of Donald Byrd/ The Group for 10 years, as well as one of the original company members of Complexions. She has assisted in the re-staging of Mr. Byrd’s Dance at the Gym, and had the honor of restaging Mr. Byrd’s Burlesque, on the AAADT. She has served as choreographic assistant to Mr. Byrd for a work on the Cincinnati Ballet and works regularly with the Spectrum Dance Theater either as a coach or in the capacity of reconstructing old works of Mr. Byrd. She served on Broadway as the Dance Captain for Oprah Winfrey’s, THE COLOR PURPLE, as Associate Choreographer for the First National Tour of The Color Purple, and was a part of Disney’s, THE LION KING on Broadway. Since then she’s been fortunate enough to assist Mr. Byrd on Bristol Riverside Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s, WHAT YOU WILL. She has most recently rejoined the First National Tour of THE COLOR PURPLE as the Assistant Dance Captain and as an understudy for the role of “Squeak”.
Original Creators
Joe Drymala
Music & Lyrics
Joe Drymala and Ryan J. Davis met one another while working on Gov. Howard Dean’s 2004 presidential campaign (Drymala was the primary speechwriter, and Davis was a campaign videographer and grassroots organizer). After getting clobbered in the Iowa caucuses, they returned to New York City and began to collaborate on a number of theater and film projects. In 2006, they had their first major success with the satirical pop musical WHITE NOISE, which was written by Drymala and directed and conceived by Davis. WHITE NOISE played a sold-out run at the 2006 New York Musical Theatre Festival, and received national media attention when it was featured on ABC Primetime Live and Good Morning America. Talkin Broadway’s annual summer theater festival awards recognized the score for WHITE NOISE with a Summer Theater Festival Award. Drymala and Davis also collaborated on the story for Drymala’s feature-length screenplay AMERICAN GOSPEL, which has been optioned by Manifest Pictures and is scheduled to go into production this winter in New Orleans. Most recently, Drymala and Davis presented a concert version of their upcoming pop/hip hop musical STREET LIGHTS at the Zipper Theater, which benefited Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Drymala and Davis have also appeared together in interviews in Radar Magazine and Broadway World. Outside of his collaboration with Davis, Drymala produces pop and hip hop music, most recently collaborating with Bronx hip hop collective Nothin Over Music. Beginning in January of 2009, Drymala will be writing regular features covering the Obama White House for renowned political magazine The Atlantic Monthly.
Ryan J. Davis
Conceived by
As a director, Ryan has developed several original shows including WHITE NOISE (NYMF ‘06), MY LIFE ON THE CRAIGSLIST (New World Stages) and the upcoming Fall musicals STREET LIGHTS (www.streetlightsthemusical.com) and VOTE! (votethemusical.com). He also directs & co-produces the annual Broadway Beauty Pageant, held each April to benefit The Ali Forney Center. As a board member of The Deconstructive Theater Project, Ryan co-directed the French Canadian play LILIES, a benefit performance held at Middle Collegiate Church. He has contributed as assistant director to Off-Broadway’s Jacques Brel... (The Zipper) and as Director’s Assistant on Broadway’s Tony Award winning Jay Johnson: The Two And Only . As a politico, Ryan recently served in NH as GOTV Triage Lead at Obama’s State Headquarters and was a member of the Obama Pride NYC Leadership Committee. He is a veteran of Gov. Howard Dean’s 2004 Presidential Campaign and sits on the Board of Directors of the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn. For his activism, Davis has been honored by The American Association Of Political Consultants and awarded a Nightlife Award by The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club for protecting nightlife. He contributes to The Hill & The Huffington Post and blogs at http://ryanjdavis.blogspot.com
Design
Beowulf Boritt
Scenic Design
*For Broadway
Broadway: THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE , LOVEMUSIK, ROCK OF AGES, JAY JOHNSON: THE TWO AND ONLY. Off- Broadway: More than 50 shows including THE LAST FIVE YEARS, THE OTHER SIDE, ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER, THE TOXIC AVENGER, SLEEPWALK WITH ME, SAINT LUCY’S EYES, HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY, MISS JULIE, MTC, 2nd Stage, MCC, New Group, Keen Co. He also designed the 2007 & 2008 RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS. Awards: OBIE, AUDELCO, Barrymore, 2 Lortel Noms, 3 Drama Desk Noms.
David C. Woolard
Costume Design
Broadway credits include the current WEST SIDE STORY, Jane Fonda’s clothing for 33 VARIATIONS, DIVIDING THE ESTATE, THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION, OLD ACQUAINTANCE, RING OF FIRE the music of Johnny Cash, ALL SHOOK UP, 700 SUNDAYS with Billy Crystal, THE SMELL OF THE KILL, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (2001 Tony nomination), VOICES IN THE DARK, THE WHO’S TOMMY (1993 Tony and Olivier Award nominations), BELLS ARE RINGING, MARLENE, WAIT UNTIL DARK, Horton Foote’s THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, DAMN YANKEES and A FEW GOOD MEN.
Selected additional credits include THE TOXIC AVENGER at New World Stages, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Hartford Stage, Horton Foote’s THE CARPETBAGGER’S CHILDREN at Lincoln Center Theater, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME with Isabella Rossellini and Richard Thomas, THE DONKEY SHOW at Club El Flamingo COSI FAN TUTTE and MADAME MAO at Santa Fe Opera, BARE, THE SAVANNAH DISPUTATION at Playwright’s Horizons, DON GIOVANNI at New York City Opera, Pittsburgh Opera and SWEENEY TODD at the Kennedy Center. Numerous regional theater credits include the Old Globe Theater, Mark Taper Forum, Goodman Theatre, Arena Stage, Alley Theatre, Guthrie Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
Jason Lyons
Lighting Design
Broadway: ROCK OF AGES, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, GOOD VIBRATIONS. Recent: INKED BABY (Playwrights), UNCLE VANYA (CSC), CLAY (LCT), MINDGAME, FAULT LINES (Naked Angels), IT’S ONLY LIFE (Rubicon), BODY AWARENESS, SCARCITY (Atlantic), SIVE (Irish Rep), THE PIANO TEACHER (South Coast Rep),VIGILS (Goodman), EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL (NYC & Toronto), SHOUT! THE MOD MUSICAL, THE FIELD (Irish Rep), ONCE AROUND THE SUN, KIKI & HERB: COUP DE THEATRE. At The New Group: GROUNDSWELL, MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA, RAFTA RAFTA, TWO THOUSAND YEARS, THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODY, A SPALDING GRAY MATTER, ABIGALS PARTY, HURLY BURLY, ROAR, AUNT DEAN & LEMON, COMEDIANS, THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, SMELLING A RAT. Faculty: Purchase College.
Jo Winiarski
Associate Scenic Designer
Jo Winiarski (Associate Set Designer). Selected Credits: National Tour, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, multiple seasons at The Utah Shakespearean Festival, Stretch (New Georges), Hair (Hangar Theater), Gone (E59,E59), Goodbye April, Hello May (HERE), The Jewish American Princesses of Comedy (The Actors Temple). She has been Beowulf Boritt's Associate on Broadway for Rock of Ages, LoveMusik and Jay Johnson's Two and Only, and the assistant on The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Jo received her MFA from NYU.
Production
Jessica Lewis
Production Executive
Jessica has served in the production department for WHITE NOISE for nearly 3 years, having found the show in the 2006 New York Musical Theater Festival and working since to help foster its growth. She has worked for the executive producers of Stomp, Damn Yankees, Dinner With Friends, Nunsense, Jeffrey and Oleanna, amongst others. A graduate of Brown University with a B.A. in history and a duel minor in theatre and business, Jessica was the first student to serve as Assistant Production Manager for the Brown University Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance, managing the 2006-2006 season. She additionally served as the production manager for Brown’s annual Shakespeare Festival in 2004, having also directed and produced that season’s large production of Romeo and Juliet. She has worked at the New York Theatre Workshop, coordinating the organization’s annual summer artist retreat in New England, The New York International Fringe Festival, and the Rights and Reason’s Theater in Providence, RI. She has studied at the University of London, Oxford University under the English Shakespeare Company and with Oskar Eustis (Trinity Rep). Select managerial credits additionally include: Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Providence, RI), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Cheltenham, PA), the film “Assata” (New York City), Hats! and now, White Noise. Jessica has been studying and working in theater for nearly 15 years.
Bernita Robinson
Production Stage Manager
Broadway - THURGOOD, MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN (recent revival), MAN OF LA MANCHA (recent revival), RAGTIME, JELLY'S LAST JAM, CATS. National Tours and Canadian productions - ON GOLDEN POND (PSM) Richard Chamberlain's SCROOGE (PSM), RAGTIME (World Premiere Production & tour PSM) Hal Prince's SHOWBOAT, WEST SIDE STORY (PSM), CATS, SARAFINA.
Solomon Group
Technical Production and Supervision
Solomon Group is a creative and technical production firm dedicated to the art of storytelling. They are experienced producers, writers, designers and problem solvers that provide design, management and production services to the live event, sports, theatre, and attraction markets. Solomon Group bring ideas to life on the stage, screen, field, street, in the water or in the air, on a museum floor or anywhere else your imagination takes you.
Jolie Gabler
Company Manager
Michael Cassara, CSA
Casting Director
Michael Cassara, CSA (Casting Director) casts for theatre, film and television in New York City. Recent regional theatre credits include The Old Globe, the Great Lakes Theater Festival, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, the Olney Theatre Center, and the White Plains Performing Arts Center. In New York, Michael is the resident casting director for the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), now in its fifth year. Upcoming projects include the film “Alienated” (starring Vincent Pastore), the new musical Fat Camp, and the feature film “Clear Blue Tuesday” which will be released this fall. Michael is a native Clevelander and a graduate of Otterbein College. Please visit www.MichaelCassara.net
Peter Cromarty & Co.
Press Representative
Peter Cromarty is the president of Cromarty & Company, an entertainment public relations firm which for over 20 years has had the pleasure of representing some of New York’s finest productions and performing artists. From Broadway and Off Broadway to regional theatre, dance, cabaret, and cultural institutions & organizations, Cromarty & Co. has been an industry leader in providing the unique link between client and media. The firm currently represents the Tony award–winning production of Liza’s at the Palace starring Liza Minnelli and the hilarious national tour Dixie’s Tupperware Party. Recent clients have included the Tony–nominated Say Goodnight Gracie as well as its National Touring version, the National Touring company of Some Like it Hot, starring Tony Curtis and the Off Broadway hits Tryst, Room Service and The Prince and the Pauper. Other client have included the hit Broadway musical Swing!, the North American Tours of Fame – The Musical, Dirty Blonde, and Guys and Dolls starring Maurice Hines. Previous season clients have included the award–winning Broadway production of The Sound of Music, An Evening With Jerry Herman, More to Love, Jolson and Continental Airlines presents My Favorite Broadway – the Leading Ladies at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Cromarty counts among some of his favorite clients – the record-breaking Broadway production of Victor/Victoria starring Julie Andrews, Liza Minnelli and Raquel Welch; the Broadway/National Tour production of Damn Yankees starring Jerry Lewis; the 20th Anniversary production of Annie starring Nell Carter; the National Tour of Steve Martin’s hit play Picasso at the Lapin Agile; and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat starring the 2nd Generation of the Osmonds. Additional clients have included the productions of Busker Alley starring Tommy Tune, On the Watrerfront starring Penelope Anne Miller, The Only Thing Worse... starring Dan Butler and Greg Louganis and the London production of Jerry Herman’s Mack and Mabel.
Holly Way & Co.
Marketing
Holly Way & Co. is a marketing strategy and innovation firm that serves as an idea catalyst for businesses and projects of significance. Prior to launching her own company, Holly enjoyed a 16-year marketing career in the highly-competitive gaming industry. The majority of that career was spent in several key marketing executive positions with Harrah’s Entertainment, the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. As Vice President of Brand Activation for Harrah’s, Holly developed ground-breaking promotions, events and strategic partnerships for all 14 of the company’s nationwide brands. Holly began her theatrical career in 2006 with the launch of Sibling Theatricals Inc.’s critically acclaimed HATS! The Musical in New Orleans, and subsequently aided in the development of the theatrical production into a variety piece, while spearheading the marketing campaigns. Strongly dedicated to her home city of New Orleans, Holly serves on the board of the Arts Council of New Orleans, chairing the Development Committee, and is a founding board member of the Greater New Orleans First Responders Fund. Holly is committed to making WHITE NOISE the first Broadway-bound musical to launch in New Orleans.
Concussion
Advertising
Concussion is a full–service agency located in the Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas mid–America region. Founded in 2001 by partners Andrew Yañez and Allen Wallach, the firm operates on the principles of nimbleness, collaboration, creativity and client access to agency decision makers. Our mission is to provide successful strategic and creative solutions that are a blow to conventional thinking. The team of 57 professionals has been culled from Fortune 500 companies and top national agencies such as Radio Shack, Freeman Cos, TM, Bozell, TracyLocke, Publicis, Hill & Knowlton and GolinHarris. Concussion offers clients expertise in a variety of industries, including arts and entertainment, travel & tourism, casinos, consumer packaged goods and real estate development, among others. A sample of specific, national account experience by members of the team includes Subaru, Honda/Acura, Dean Foods, Nestle, Chesapeake Energy, Harrah’s Entertainment, Nokia, ESPN, Payday One and Verizon Wireless. Concussion’s creative work has been honored with numerous industry awards and publication in prestigious peer review journals such as Graphis, Print and Communication Arts.
Carter Perrilliat
Creative Designer
Producers
Holly Way
Producer
Holly Way is a marketing strategist who serves as an idea catalyst for a variety of businesses and projects of significance. Prior to launching her own company, Holly enjoyed a 16-year marketing career in the highly competitive gaming industry. The majority of that career was spent in several key marketing executive positions with Harrah’s Entertainment, the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment. As Vice President of Brand Activation for Harrah’s, Holly developed groundbreaking promotions, events and strategic partnerships for all 14 of the company’s nationwide brands. With a passion for arts and entertainment, Holly serves on the board of the Arts Council of New Orleans, and is dedicated to the growth of the industry. Her most recent endeavor is producing the Broadway-bound musical “White Noise” which made its world premiere at Le Petit Theatre. Through her incomparable investment of time, resources and persevering problem-solving skills, she was responsible for finding a way to bring a Broadway-bound show to New Orleans when no one thought it possible. As a result of her efforts “White Noise,” is the first production to take advantage of the state’s Live Performance Tax Credits, which were designed to help New Orleans become as popular with Broadway-level producers as it is with filmmakers.
Jay Strommen
Producer
Jay Strommen is Vice President and principal of Process Displays, one of the world’s leading providers of high–impact instore display and merchandising solutions. Working with many of the world’s leading retailers and retail brands, Process Displays elevates consumer perceptions by innovating fresh, impactful retail displays and environments. As V.P. of Sales and New Business Development, Jay has overseen many national ground–breaking marketing rollouts and initiatives, and he is committed to sharing his executive experience with social causes that he believes have the power to make true and lasting contributions to society. As the father of four, Jay knows first hand the importance of shaping the perceptions of today’s youth. He was immediately drawn to the importance of White Noise and its ability to influence children and teens through messages rooted in tolerance rather than hate. He contributes to, and is an avid supporter of a number of youth outreach programs, including YouthFrontiers.org, a nonprofit organization that partners with schools to create more positive school communities.
