About
THOMAS ANTHONY QUINN, DIRECTOR, is an Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts at Illinois Wesleyan University. A teacher of Playwriting, Acting and Directing, Mr. Quinn's original screenplay, The Land of Youth, co-written with his brother, Terry O'Quinn (Lost) is currently in circulation. A member of Actor's Equity Association and MFA graduate of Illinois State University’s School of Theatre, Mr. Quinn has appeared on a host of stages around the country. His theatre credits include Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., Center Stage in Baltimore, The Goodman, Briar Street, Steppenwolf, Commons, and Drury Lane in Chicago, New Stage in Jackson, Mississippi and The American Inside Theatre in Milwaukee. He has created over sixty roles for the professional stage and dozens more for academic theatre. On television, Mr. Quinn co-starred in the mini-series, Burden of Proof, written by Scott Turrow for ABC.
PETER W. GRAY, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY, is an independent filmmaker and video artist. Before graduating in 2007 from the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Theatre Arts, Gray produced and directed the documentary Lorca and the Telluric Identity. The 70-minute biographical video was screened at the 2005 IWU John Wesley Powell student research conference and was considered at Brown University’s Ivy Student Film Festival. While an undergraduate, Gray also served as video designer for numerous IWU theatre productions, including Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, Thornton Wilder'sSkin of Our Teeth and The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien. Most recently Gray worked in front of and behind the television cameras at NBC affiliate WANDTV-17 in Springfield, Illinois.
KYMBERLY HARRIS, PRODUCER, is the founder of TheatresCool and the Artistic Director of the Fresh Bread Productions, a 501(c)(3) non-profit company. Fresh Bread Productions started with an ensemble of MFA graduates of the Actors Studio, NYC. The company staged Savage In Limbo at the Producers’ Club, sponsored by Bravo Television and Cablevision, as well as Rant performed at the Public Theatre and The Cherry Lane Theatre, which benefited Safe Horizon Battered Women Shelters. Kymberly’s original play, Bumping Umbrellas was performed at Don't Tell Mama and the 42nd Street Theatre. She holds an MA from Illinois State University and a double MFA in acting and playwriting from The Actors Studio Drama School. She is an award winning actress, playwright, and producer who teaches beginning and professional actors. Read more about her companies and work at www.KymberlyHarris.com and www.TheatresCool.com
MARCIA K. MCDONALD, PRODUCTION DESIGNER, has been designing for the professional theatre for twenty years. Her professional credits include: on Broadway, CYRANO the Musical with Yan Tax (Tony Nomination- Best Costumes), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Kathleen Turner, Fiddler on the Roof -25thAnniversary with Patricia Zipprodt, Three Men And a Horse, On the Waterfront, and Dream with Ann Hould-Ward as well as In the Summerhouse at Lincoln Center. Off Broadway credits include, Camping with Henry and Tom, Marat Sade, Post Punk Life, and The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Daniel Sullivan, at the Dellacorte Theatre in Central Park.
