[title of show] featured
Keri Rene Fuller (Cats, Waitress), Josh Daniel (Book of Mormon),
Jennifer Apple (The Band's Visit), Max Hunter (Artistic Director, The Bridge)
Musical Direction by Jason Weisinger, Stage Management by Melissa Barry,
Lighting Design by Victoria Bain, Costume Design by Molly Goldberg
PRAISE FOR [TITLE OF SHOW] AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD:
“Charm is what this Bridge Production Group show, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has in spades. Seeing these artists (and the actors playing them) delve deep into their own creative misgivings, at a time when the theater industry itself is at a crossroads, is a rejuvenating balm. [title of show] becomes a paean to the uneasy but hopeful footing upon which we all find ourselves. I’d be hard-pressed to find a more honest theatrical experience right now.” - The New York Times
“Charm is what this Bridge Production Group show, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, has in spades. Seeing these artists (and the actors playing them) delve deep into their own creative misgivings, at a time when the theater industry itself is at a crossroads, is a rejuvenating balm. [title of show] becomes a paean to the uneasy but hopeful footing upon which we all find ourselves. I’d be hard-pressed to find a more honest theatrical experience right now.” - The New York Times
[ CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM ]
Keri René Fuller ('Heidi')
Broadway: Waitress (Francine & Jenna u/s). Jagged Little Pill (Swing). National Tour: CATS (Grizabella). Regional: Murder Ballad (Sara), Lizzie Borden (Lizzie). Dogfight (Rose). Les Miserables (Eponine). Titus Andronicus (Lavinia) As You Like It (Rosalind). Proud Baldwin Wallace Alumna and member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Ig: @krfuller13
Jennifer Apple ('Susan') is a multi-hyphenated artist who hails from NYC. She originated the role of Anna in the 10x Tony Award Winning The Band's Visit First National Tour and has performed at regional theaters like Chautauqua Theater Company, American Conservatory Theater, Goodspeed Musicals, and Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. She has developed & workshopped a ton of new plays & musicals, and lent her voice to multiple original cast recordings. Jennifer has appeared on TV in New Amsterdam and holds an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, CA. As an Acting Coach, she specializes in: BFA/MFA auditions; finding new monologues specifically for you; acting the song/monologue; breaking down the text, Shakespeare, and scene study. She is also the co-founder of the Empowered Artist Collective, a community for women & non-binary artists seeking a sustainable career in the arts. Follow her personal journey on IG at @JenniferApple_ and check out more on her website at www.JenniferApple.net!
Josh Daniel (Hunter) (he/him) is a NY-based actor who’ll soon be back on "Skid Row" in the Drama Desk Award-winning, Off-Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Westside Theatre, covering Seymour Krelborn & Orin Scrivello. Josh has also been seen in all North American companies of The Book of Mormon: the 1st National Tour, 2nd National Tour, and the Broadway company. TV/Film: The Other Two (Comedy Central). Regional highlights include the St. Louis MUNY, Music Theatre Wichita, Weston Playhouse, Clinton Theatre, Tulane Summer Lyric Theatre, & more. Concert performances include the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, Mississippi Philharmonic Orchestra, Birdland, Feinstein's/54Below, The Cutting Room, Green Room 42, Don't Tell Mama, Caveat, & more. Through his work in the concert scene, Josh was honored to be a 2020 nominee for BroadwayWorld's Best Vocalist for his work as a company member of the "An Evening With..." series, led by Blake Allen. Josh is a proud alumnus of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music’s BFA Musical Theatre program, graduating as the recipient of the Laurie Beechman Award for Vocal Excellence, and is represented by the amazing folks at CGF Talent. More life!
Max Hunter ('Jeff' / Director) is the Artistic Director of The Bridge Production Group, through which he has directed and/or appeared in See You (United States premiere), Richard III, Hedda (World Premiere Commission), The Blue Room, and Red Light Winter. Directing: Young Pilgrims (Clemente Arts Center), TaRaRaBOOM: A Three Sisters Mish-Mash (CRASH Theater: Access Theatre), Zorba! (Encores!, dir. Walter Bobbie), Cabaret at Johns Hopkins University; readings and developmental work featured at VoxFest at Dartmouth College, Fire This Time Festival, National Black Theatre. Acting credits: Northern Stage, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Pearl Theatre, Milwaukee Rep., New London Barn, 54Below.
Jason Weisinger (Music Director, 'Larry') is a music director, composer/orchestrator, performer, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. As a music director, Jason has supervised various new musicals at The Met Cloisters, The Goodman Theatre, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and Pace New Musicals for artists such as Kate Douglas & Shayfer James, Jae Broderick, Dianne Nora & Emily Gardner Xu Hall, and Eric Sorrels & Cheeyang Ng. Jason’s orchestrations have been performed by members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, GRAMMY-winning ensemble The Crossing, and various Broadway pit orchestras. His work is featured on the podcast [insert movie here]: The Musical!, available on iTunes and Spotify. As a composer, Jason has workshopped two musicals in the BMI Workshop (Brazil and Operation Migration); both collaborations with writer Kate Douglas. His setting of ee cummings’ i carry your heart received 2nd-place at the 2016 Sparks & Wiry Cries NYC songSLAM and is published in the Sparks & Wiry Cries songSLAM Songbook: Vol 1. Jason has performed on stage with luminaries such as Andy Einhorn, Kate Baldwin, Ricky Ian Gordon, Stephanie Blythe, Donald Nally, Dawn Upshaw, and Mark Morris. He has sung with many esteemed ensembles including The Boston POPS, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, American Classical Orchestra, The Crossing, Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and the Mark Morris Dance Group. His voice also appears on Last Week Tonight’s EMMY-nominated song Eat Shit Bob: The Musical as well as The Crossing’s 2019 GRAMMY-nominated album The Arc in the Sky. As an educator, he has taught classes and voice lessons at The New School - Mannes Opera, The Neighborhood Playhouse, and the University of Cincinnati - CCM.
IG - @jasonweisinger / www.jasonweisinger.com
Melissa Barry (Stage Management) is a New York-based stage manager who originally hails from New Jersey. This is her third collaboration with the Bridge Production Group, having previously worked on SEE YOU and The Blue Room. Recent stage management credits include The Dining Room (Players Circle Theatre, N. Fort Myers, FL), Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Players Circle Theatre), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Players Circle Theatre), Madama Butterfly (Long Island Lyric Opera), Assassins (The Secret Theatre), and The Tempest (The Secret Theatre).
In the fall, Melissa will be migrating south to Daytona Beach, FL to stage manage Beach Street Repertory Theatre’s inaugural season! https://www.beachstreetrep.org/
Victoria Bain (Lighting Design) splits her time between New York and Chicago. Some of the theater companies she has worked with are Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Milwaukee Rep, The Goodman Theatre, The Paramount, The Atlantic Theatre Company, Rattlestick Playwright's Theater, Bluelaces Theater Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Public, Soho Rep, Delaware Theatre Company and MCC. Some of her designs include Newsies at the Paramount, The White Dress at Access Theater, Athena with The Hearth, Sheila with The Associates, and Not Medea at Art House New York. Victoria is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago.
Molly Goldberg (Costume Design) is very excited to costume The Bridge Production Group for The Bridge Residency at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She’s previously designed at Williamstown Theatre Festival and at Pace University. Molly looks forward to creating a longer bio post-COVID. Break all the legs everyone!
