Biographies

Alan Bergmann
Alan Bergmann (Director) is an Obie-winning actor. He played the title roles in Luther (National Co.), Macbeth (Stratford), and Danton's Death (Lincoln Center) among many Broadway shows. He began his directing career on television shows such as Barney Miller, Family Ties, Archie Bunker, and Night Court. He also directed a pilot for Warner Brothers, entitled Dad, starring Martin Short. On stage, he directed Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti, which won the L.A. Critics Award, and How Do You Live with Love, the biggest hit in Theatre West's history. He recently directed Dream Girl at Room for Theatre, winning Revival of the Year from LA Weekly. Mr. Bergmann also directed and produced a short dramatic film based on Eudora Welty's story, The Kitch-Hikers, which won prizes at the New York, Chicago and Dallas Film Festivals. Returning to acting, he played a major role in the feature film Turbulence, and is currently on stage in Los Angeles, starring in Elephant Sighs.

John Boesche
John Boesche (scenery and projections) is a former instructor of holography, laser sculpture and laser imaging at the School for the Art Institue of Chicago. His designs for theater include scenery and projections for Tannhauser at Austin Lyric Opera, live video projections for the world premiere of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer, projected scenery for the Lyric Opera of Chicago productions of Tannhauser and The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe, and projections for the world premiere of Dominic Argento's Valentino at Washington Opera. He designed projections for Emily Mann's Greenboro at the McCarter Theater, Henry IV directed by Joanne Akalitis at the New York Shakespeare Festival, On the Open Road, directed by Robert Falk at the Goodman Theater, Slaughterhouse Five adapted and directed by Eric Simonsen at Steppenwolf Theatre, and Libra, adapted and directed by John Malkovich, at Steppenwolf Theatre, and the 50th anniversary production of The Glass Menagerie at Broadway's Roundabout Theatre.

Jason R. Beghtol
Jason R. Beghtol (lighting designer) Mr. Beghtol was a Technical Theatre major at Fullerton College, and has worked as a Technical Director, audio and lighting designer, electrician, follow spot operator, rigging supervisor, and as a Stage and Set Construction consultant. He was tech director for the Dancing Waters show at the Disneyland Hotel, for The Pearson Park Amphitheater and for Medieval Times, Buena Park, California. He did the audio system and lighting design and installation for Life and Times- Old West Dinner Shows in Kanab, Utah.

Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen
Rob Milburn and Michael Bodeen (sound designers) have been creating music and sound for twenty years. From 1977 through 1984, Rob and Michael composed and performed with their band, Fugue, including the score for Chicago's Remains Theatre production of Tooth of Crime (Jeff Award - Original Music). Music collaborations include: My Thing of Love on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre; From the Mississippi Delta off-Broadway at Circle in the Square Downtown; All the Rage and Black Snow (Jeff Award - Original Music) at the Goodman Theatre; Slays!, Slaughterhouse Five, Time to Burn and sound design for A Clockwork Orange Jeff Award - Sound Design) at Steppenwolf Theatre. Michael and Rob also create music and sound for CD-ROM titles and film.

Ian Freebairn-Smith
Ian Freebairn-Smith (Original Music) has arranged and conducted for Lou Rawls, Liza Minelli, Frankie Avalon, Connie Stevens, Stephen Bishop, The Four Freshmen, and others. He received a Grammy Award for best arrangement accompanying a vocalist on Barbara Streisand's "Evergreen." Film composing and orchestrating credits include The Muppet Movie, A Star Is Born, and M*A*S*H. TV composing credits include Magnum, P.I., Fame, Cagney and Lacey, and Airwolf. Freebairn--Smith's cello quartet, "Toward the Light," was recently performed in Los Angeles, and he conducted his suite for string orchestra, "The River Dialogs," at the Music Center last year. He can also be heard as a classical music announcer on KKGO in Los Angeles and KKHI in San Francisco. 

Brian J. L'Ecuyer
Brian J. L’Ecuyer (Production Stage Manager) has stage managed numerous productions throughout California, including: :  Merry Wives of Windsor, The Seagull, Charley’s Aunt, What the Butler Saw (w/ Michael Learned), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lettice and Lovage, Romeo and Juliet, The Talented Tenth (w/Robert Guillaume), Hamlet, Assassins, and FOLLIES.  He has also served as Production Manager for Theatre 40 in Beverly Hills on:  Mornings at Seven; 2; The Diviners; The Sisters Rosensweig; Fences; Lady and the Clarinet; Arms and the Man; Trumpets and Table Tipping.   Brian has also functioned on several film crews including the upcoming films:  Love and Basketball, Man on the Moon, and Steppin’ on the Cracks.  He is happy to be working with Mr. Astin on Edgar Allan Poe -Once upon a midnight.