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STAFF & SOUNDING BOARD

Kathy Evans

Founding Executive Director

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Marvin Avila

Program Assistant

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Linda Ferris

Bookkeeper

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Kristin Fulton

Development Assistant

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Solomon Hess

Intern​

The "Sounding Board" are our artistic advisors. They are leaders in the field and experts in the development of new musicals. They help select the participants for the retreat. One Sounding Board member works with each team as a "Peer Advisor," to provide dramaturgical insights. We thank them for their talent and time.​​​​

  • Neil Bartram, Composer/Lyricist

  • Gigi Bolt, Theatre Consultant

  • Rick Boynton, Independent Producer/Dramaturg

  • Anika Chapin, Director of Artistic Development, Signature Theatre, DC

  • Darrah Cloud, Bookwriter and Playwright

  • Kurt Deutsch, SVP, Warner Music Entertainment & Theatrical Ventures

  • Jason Eagan, Artistic Director, Ars Nova

  • Iyvon Edebiri, Artistic Director, The Parsnip Ship

  • Maria Goyanes, Artistic Director, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

  • Rodney Hicks, Artist and original Broadway cast of COME FROM AWAY

  • Brian Hill, Bookwriter

  • Donna Lynn Hilton, Artistic Director, Goodspeed Musicals

  • Timothy Huang, Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Rhinebeck alum

  • Khiyon Hursey, Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Rhinebeck alum

  • Mara Isaacs, Founder and Director of Octopus Theatricals

  • Christine Toy Johnson, Writer/ Actor/ Advocate for Inclusion

  • Kent Nicholson, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Artistic Services, Broadway Licensing Group

  • Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director, Theatreworks USA

  • Natasha Sinha, Associate Artistic Director, Playwrights Horizons

  • John Weidman, Three time Tony-Award nominee, Bookwriter for PACIFIC OVERTURES, ASSASSINS, ROAD SHOW, and CONTACT

  • Robert Zukerman, former Director of Theatre at New York State Council on the Arts

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