// "Production Team" info list
fillInfo(27,'Linda Cho','Costume Designer','Previous credits include: Princess Turandot (2001 Drama Desk Nomination) and Hotel Universe (Blue Light Theatre Company); A Little Night Music (Goodspeed Opera House); More Lies About Jerzy and Eli\'s Comin\' (Vineyard Theatre); Hurricane (CSC Rep); The Author\'s Voice and Imagining Brad (Drama Department); Wolf Lullaby (Atlantic Theatre Company); Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Long Wharf Theatre); Heartbreak House and Amphitryon (Huntington Theatre Company); Old Times (George Street Playhouse); Hair (Actors Theatre of Louisville); The Firecracker (Michael Mao Dance); Orpheo ed Euridice (Virginia Opera) and productions at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Ms. Cho holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama.');
fillInfo(28,'Jamie H.J. Guan','Chinese Movement Choreographer','began his training at age ten when he entered the Institute for Performing Arts in Beijing, China. Following his graduation, he performed with Peking Opera Troupe No. 1 for fifteen years, specializing in martial arts warrior roles and touring internationally. He made his Broadway debut as actor and choreographer with David Henry Hwang\'s Tony Award winning play M. Butterfly. Other Broadway credits include movement consultant for the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Golden Child. His choreographic credits also include The Woman Warrior, F.O.B., Dragonwings, Last of the Suns, The Tempest. In 1999, Mr. Guan fight choreographed Debbie Allen\'s musical Soul Possessed and Dreams at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Most recently, he was the Associate Choreographer for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards "Love Before Time" performance of "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". He also was the Chinese Opera and Warrior Dance Staging Consultant for the Flower Drum Song at the Mark Taper Forum.');
fillInfo(29,'Janette L. Hubert','Stage Manager March 18-May 12','is in her second season as Production Stage Manager. Stage management credits at Village Theatre include Peter Pan, After the Fair and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Prior to joining the Village Theatre staff, Jan spent time as a stage manager with Tacoma Actors Guild, the Bathhouse Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and the Kentucky Shakespeare Festival. Jan and her husband Scott spent their summer working in their West Seattle garden and rooting for the Mariners. Go M\'s!');
fillInfo(30,'Takeshi Kata','Scenic Designer','Credits include: Heaven (Yale Rep), Orson\'s Shadow, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Floating Roof Above our Heads (Chelsea Playhouse), Prince of Homberg, The Waves, One Dead Soldier (Yale School of Drama). Works in progress: La Forza Del Destino (Connecticut Grand Opera), All in the Timing (Clarence Brown Theatre), Taming of the Shrew (American Players Theatre), and Madame Butterfly (Skylight Opera).');
fillInfo(31,'Tom Kitt','Supervising Musical Director','Broadway: Nothing Like a Dame, A Tribute to Adolph Green and Betty Comden. Off-Broadway: Making Tracks; Broadway Cares; Take It Like Amanda; A Tribute to the WTC Rescue Workers. Off-Off-Broadway: Missionaries and The Violence Project with Elizabeth Swados. Regional: Hair, Actor\'s Theatre of Louisville; An Evening with Richard Rodgers, St. Louis Muny; In Your Eyes, Village Theatre\'s KIDSTAGE. Upcoming: Mario Cantone\'s One Man Show, Second Stage. Tom is also the lead singer/songwriter/pianist for the Tom Kitt Band, which recently recorded with producer Thom Panunzio (Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, U2). Tom is also a proud member of BMI Lehman-Engel Theatre Workshop, where he is currently studying with Maury Yeston. With lyricist/librettist Brian Yorkey, Tom has been developing a new musical called Feeling Electric, which will make its Village Originals\' debut this spring. Tom thanks his family and his wife Rita for their support.');
fillInfo(32,'Don Littrell','Sound Designer','has created sound designs for many VT productions including Brigadoon, West Side Story, The Ark, Noises Off, After the Fair, Joseph…, …Drood, Grease, …Forum, The Mask of Moriarty, My Fair Lady, and Little Shop of Horrors. Other work: Later Life, Das Barbecü, Tea, and A Christmas Carol at ACT, Assassins at Music Theatre Workshop, And the World Goes \'Round at Center Stage. Special thanks to Greg Mackie, Dave Tully, and Mackie Designs.');
fillInfo(33,'Woody Pak','Composer','is a graduate of MIT and Julliard. The film, Miss Monday, with his music has won the Special Jury Prize (Best Actress) at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival competition. Full-length commercial films he has written under commission include Southern Heart (1998), Ok Soo Tang (1997), and Mijiwang (1996). Among his numerous shorts are such winners of international awards as Mouse (Best Dramatic Short and Audience Award, 1998 New Haven Film Festival), The Somnambulist (First Prize, 1995 Seoul Short Film Festival), and M.P. (Third Prize, 1995 Seoul Short Film Festival). He has composed Off-Broadway musicals (Making Tracks, 1998), dance sequences (Rainbow Café, 1997, Tomb, 1996), and recorded with Vigil Moorefield\'s avant-garde ensemble, The Temperature in Hell is Over 3000 Degrees (1997). Composer of the Asian American Theme for the PBS news magazine, he has been its music director since 1994.');
fillInfo(34,'Stephen Petrilli','Lighting Designer','has designed several shows for New York\'s Pearl Theatre Company, Second Generation Productions (including the Making Tracks tour to Taiwan), Melting Pot Theatre Company, and the National Asian American Theatre Company. In the dance world, he has designed for Pilobolus Dance Theatre, Shapiro & Smith Dance and The Kevin Wynn Collection. Regional credits include designs for State Theatre Company in Austin, Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco and the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Stephen also spent five years touring as the Lighting/Sound Supervisor for Pilobolus, and lives with two really great cats.');
fillInfo(35,'William A. Rodgers','Stage Manager Feb 12- March 15','is currently on staff as Resident Stage Manager. Past Stage management credits include Brigadoon, West Side Story, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease, The Pirates of Penzance, The Diary of Anne Frank, No Way to Treat a Lady, and Nymph Errant. He has also assistant stage-managed Noises Off, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Babes in Arms, Carnival, Bootlegger, Peter Pan and City Kid among others. Many thanks to Jeff and Steve.');
fillInfo(36,'Kate Schiller','Asst. Stage Manager','is excited to be in her 4th season with Village Theatre. She began as crew for Eleanor, Pirates of Penzance, Grease, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and After the Fair, as well as lead rail on Joseph… and West Side Story and Lead Deck for Peter Pan. All her love to her family! I love you all.');
fillInfo(37,'Jeff Steitzer','Director','is happy to be back at Village Theatre, where he previously directed Brigadoon, Camelot, Ten Little Indians, The Tempest, The Miser, Eleanor, Oliver, Cabaret, The Mask of Moriarty, and After the Fair. In the past 27 years, he has directed over 150 professional productions, including World Premieres by Stephen Dietz, Jon Klein, Barbara Field and John Olive, and U.S. Premieres by David Edgar, Peter Barnes, and Alan Ayckbourn. Recent productions include 110 in the Shade for Showtunes, Inspecting Carol at Seattle Rep, The Odd Couple at ACT, and the World Premiere of Sideways Stories from Wayside School at Seattle Children\'s Theatre. In addition to his directing, Jeff is a busy actor who has worked in movies, TV, radio, and industrial films. Most recently, he was seen as Pantalone in Intiman\'s Servant of Two Masters and as Larry Vauxhall in Inspecting Carol; and can be seen in the Microsoft Xbox game, Halo.');
fillInfo(38,'R.J. Tancioco','Musical Director/Conductor','is excited to be working on this monumental production of Making Tracks. Continuing his ninth season at VT, favorites include: Peter Pan, Joseph..., Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Holiday Extravaganzas I & II, and Pets!. As Resident Musical Director, he is active in fundraisers and in several KIDSTAGE classes at both Issaquah and Everett. To the cast -- you are inspiration. To the musicians -- you are music. To the writers -- you are gems. Thanks to all else involved in telling this story. Keep dreaming.');
fillInfo(39,'Steve Tomkins','Choreographer/Artistic Director','began a professional arts career in Seattle in 1972, as a member of The Empty Space\'s acting company. As a director and choreographer, Steve\'s regional work has been seen at The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, The Arizona Theatre Company, The Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT, and TAG. For seven years, Steve staged and choreographed production shows with Greg Thompson Productions. He has directed and choreographed numerous productions at VT including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Ark, West Side Story and Peter Pan.');
fillInfo(40,'Welly Yang','Concept/Book','Welly made his Broadway debut as Thuy in Miss Saigon, then went on to receive international acclaim throughout Europe and Asia for his performances as a civil rights attorney in John Adams/Peter Sellars\' Ceiling/Sky and in the title role of Cole Porter\'s Aladdin. Off-Broadway and regional credits include: Making Tracks, Falsettoland, The Fantasticks. Television and film: Host on Metro TV, Nickelodeon\'s Sponk, PBS\'s Ghostwriter, NBC\'s Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Popcorn Shrimp (Showtime), The Cut Runs Deep, Helium. An artist with Sony Music in Asia, Welly recently released his first EP in Taiwan, and has also recorded with Electra/Nonesuch Records, and been a guest soloist of the New York Philharmonic and the National Symphony of Taiwan. As Founder and Artistic Director of Second Generation, Welly has been honored with a commendation from the National Arts Club (1997), A. Magazine\'s "Ten Hot Asian American Entrepreneurs under 30" (1998), and CBS television\'s "Fulfilling the Dream Award" (2000). Welly is a second generation Taiwanese American and holds an honors degree from Columbia University in political science.');
fillInfo(41,'Brian Yorkey','Book/Lyrics','has been writing and directing for the stage and screen for more than ten years. In Your Eyes, Brian\'s collaboration with the KIDSTAGE Company and composer, Tom Kitt, just finished its First Stage run. Previous Village Theatre productions include the Mainstage production of the original musical Funny Pages (with composer Scott Warrender) and the KIDSTAGE productions Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (with composer Suzanne Grant), Leaders, and Senior Portrait. Brian\'s original musical, Feeling Electric, written with composer Tom Kitt, was produced in workshop by the New York University Tisch School of the Arts in February of 2001, with a full New York production in the works for next season. He\'s also been commissioned to write the lyrics for the stage adaptation of Ang Lee\'s The Wedding Banquet, slated for an Off-Broadway production in 2003. He is a graduate of Columbia University, of Issaquah High School, and Village Theatre\'s KIDSTAGE Program. Thanks and love to Welly, Woody, Tom, Robb, Kandis, my family and all the wonderful VT and MT folks!');
fillInfo(1,'Kari Lee Cartwright','Nurse/Others','is delighted to be joining this cast of Making Tracks after originating the roles of Dottie and Grace at First Stage. Village folks may also have seen her in Babes in Arms or The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Additional Credits: Anything Goes, Gypsy, The Prince and the Pauper, Adventure Musical Theatre (5th Avenue Theatre); Lakmè, Rusalka (Seattle Opera). Squishy hugs to the family, Taya, Peaches and the Girls. Big lovin\' to Pico. Am I hovering?');
fillInfo(18,'Bradley C. Bixler','Technical Director','This is Brad\'s second season with Village. Brad has been working in technical theatre for the past thirteen years, most recently at Intiman. Brad has also worked with Seattle Children\'s Theatre, Mount Baker Theatre, Civic Light Opera, and Pacific Studios. He graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Technical Theatre. Brad would like to thank his wife Suzie for her support and encouragement.');
fillInfo(20,'Julia Franz','Scenic Artist Charge','is a graduate of the U of Connecticut and has painted for the Empty Space, CLO, ACT Intiman, Tacoma Actors Guild and for two seasons on "Northern Exposure". In her eighth season, she is proud to be part of the Village team. Grateful thanks to Crystal Lund and Eliza Sulzbacher.');
fillInfo(17,'Roger Anderson','Properties Master','has now created musical theatre props for his fourth season here at Village Theatre. A true Theatrical vagabond, Roger\'s prop wizardry has been seen on many regional stages across the states. They include: Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Stackner Cabaret in Milwaukee, Ge Va Theatre in Rochester, New York, Cortland Repertory Theatre, and Syracuse Stage, as well as MTV and Lifetime Television. Life is good in Seattle, Dad, and thank you for the guidance Mom!');
fillInfo(25,'Deane Middleton','Costume Shop Manager','Deane is in her tenth season at VT, and most recently designed costumes for The Ark. In addition to running the Costume Shop and designing for the Mainstage, she is mom to two busy kids and occasionally does freelance design work. "Love to Kelly and Nick, the lights of my life."');
fillInfo(21,'Scott Fyfe','Assistant Technical Director','holds a BFA in sculpture from S.U.N.Y. New Paltz. In his fourth year at VT Scott has recently moved from being master carpenter to assistant technical director. His past accomplishments at VT include assisting Lisa Shaftel in the constuction of Audrey II for Little Shop of Horrors, designing and constructing 4 tap dancing orca whales for Bootlegger, and building a pirate ship for Pirates of Penzance. All my love to Shelley.');
fillInfo(23,'Ray Jarol','Everett Technical Director','is a new face at both Village and in Everett. With a BFA from California Institute of the Arts, Ray maintains a wide variety of interests in theatre arts. He comes to EPAC from the Whidbey Island Center for the Arts where he was Technical and Facilities Director. He was Executive and Artistic Director for the Lakewood Community Theatre in Tacoma where he performed every duty. He\'s happier simply putting on the shows. As well as a technician, Ray is an accomplished composer, playwright, and director with special skills in youth theatre education.');
fillInfo(26,'Barrett A. "Paleka" Pinard','Everett Assistant Technical Director','is excited to be working his second season as ATD at the Everett Performing Arts Center. Returning for a fourth season with Village Theatre, Paleka would like to thank his family, Kevin C., and Ehu Lani for their continued support.');
fillInfo(24,'Denise V. Martel','Production Manager','is in her fifth season at Village Theatre. She received her B.A in Fine Arts/Drama from St. Michael\'s College in Vermont and her MFA in Theatre Technology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her Professional credits include Production Technical Coordinator at American Conservatory Theater (ACT) in San Francisco; Production Manager at Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, CA and Technical Director at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre in Medford, OR.');
fillInfo(16,'Robb Hunt','Executive Producer','has been with the theatre since 1979 and has been Executive Producer for 16 seasons. He is dedicated to commissioning and developing new musicals and has been the driving force in the inclusion of new musicals in Village Theatre\'s seasons. He is active with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre and has served on its Board of Directors. Robb has produced and collaborated on the development of over 30 new musicals. Of those new musicals, he has produced staged readings of Eleanor, Book of James, Jungle Queen Debutante, Making Tracks, and Glimmerglass at the Alliance Festival of New Musicals in New York. Robb is also on the Board of Theatre Puget Sound.');