CREATIVE TEAM & STAFF

LINDSAY WARREN BAKER

(Book, Music & Lyrics) is a stage director, writer, teaching artist, acting coach, and yoga instructor. As a writer, Baker is best known for her work on the award winning and Broadway-bound AUSTEN’S PRIDE, A New Musical of Pride and Prejudice. Additional collaborative works include LILY, A Musical Portrait; TRUTH IN BEAUTY: A Shakespeare Sonnet Project; DANIEL, The Musical; All the Buzz; Personal Foul; The Rendez-Vous; and Blocked. Other original works include Homecoming, B*, The Stakeout, Thirst and several originally devised movement theater pieces including Superstition, Train of Thought, The Alphabet Project, and Cirque Mystére: The Fairy Element. Directing credits include Indecent; Ordinary Days; At Swim, Two Boys; Hamlet; Mrs. President; Burned Over; The Cat’s Meow; The Shadow of the Hummingbird; The Impresario; Lo Speziale; Vittorio Gianni’s Beauty and the Beast; Next to Normal; and A Little Night Music. Baker is an adjunct Instructor of Opera and acting coach at the Eastman School of Music. She has also worked in various capacities with Geva Theatre Center, Eastman Opera Theatre, and the Ohio Light Opera. Education and Training: SUNY Empire State College (MA Liberal Studies), St. Olaf College (BA Music and Theater), O’Neill National Theater Institute, Moscow Art Theatre, Dagara Music Center (Ghana).

AMANDA JACOBS 

(Book, Music, Lyrics & Orchestrations) is recognized most for her work on Austen’s Pride - A New Musical of Pride & Prejudice  (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival, 2016; LaMirada, 2015; NYMF 2011-Stage Entertainment Award, Most Promising Musical).  In 2014, JASNA chose her as their International Visitor, and she spent six weeks in Chawton, UK, Jane Austen’s home, composing, performing/producing concerts. Other works: Learning How to Drown (Boston College, 2016; The PiTCH-FLMTF 2014, 2015 Johnny Mercer Writer’s Colony-Goodspeed Musicals); The Up Side of Down ( with Y York, Hormel Festival 2015). Other collaborative works: Daniel, Lily, and Truth in Beauty.  Jacobs is also recognized for her concert & sacred music composition, most recently Charlotte Smith’s The Song Cycles of Beachy Head (Boulanger Initiative, 2019, Carnegie Hall, 2018, BWWC, 2017 World Premiere, Chawton Library, UK/Britten-Pears Foundation, 2016, University of Melbourne, 2015; Ucross Foundation). She recently completed her PhD in Educational Psychology and specializes in learning environments in the Arts. A native of Macon, Georgia, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from Wesleyan College.  Visit http://amanda-jacobs.blogspot.com for more information.

IGOR GOLDIN

(Director) is a New York City based director and educator. He devotes much of his time developing original plays and musicals for the stage: Austen’s Pride, A New Musical of Pride & Prejudice (Seattle 5th Ave; ACT of CT; The REV/Finger Lakes, NY; La Mirada/McCoy Rigby, CA); Brett Ryback & Eric Ulloa’s Passing Through (Goodspeed Musicals, CT); Eric Ulloa’s 26 Pebbles and his upcoming Reindeer Sessions (both World Premieres, The Human Race Theatre, OH); John Mercurio’s Academy (Tuacahn New Works Festival, UT), Adam Gwon/Michele Lowe’s The Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals, CT). Igor received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical for the original Off-Broadway production of YANK!. Other Off-Broadway productions include the original musical, With Glee, and the new play, A Ritual of Faith, both New York Times Critic Picks. He has directed 11 musicals for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, 3 of which garnered him the NYMF Award for Excellence in Direction. Regionally he’s directed productions of Songs For A New World (Cape Playhouse, MA); Rock of Ages (ACT of CT & Engeman, NY); Matilda (co. dir./Mara Greer, Regional Premiere, Tuacahn, UT & Engeman, NY); Sweeney Todd (SALT Award nom, Director of the Year, The REV/Finger Lakes); A Christmas Story (The Human Race Theatre, OH); Mystic Pizza (New York Premiere), Kinky Boots, Newsies, Gypsy, Oklahoma, 1776, Memphis, West Side Story (“Encore” Theatre Award, Best Director), The Producers, Evita, The Music Man (“Encore” Theatre Award), Twelve Angry Men, and South Pacific (Engeman, NY); Crossing Swords and tick, tick…BOOM! (American Theatre Group, NJ). Igor is currently the Academic Department Director of Musical Theatre Performance at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC. He was a top 5 Finalist for the SDC Joe A. Callaway Award for Distinguished Direction, a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is a proud member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC). 

SHEELA RAMESH

(Music Director) Sheela Ramesh is a music director and composer, and was recently named a “Woman to Watch on Broadway” by the Broadway Women’s Fund. Professional highlights include Broadway (SIX, Almost Famous, Once Upon a One More Time, Merrily We Roll Along, Hell’s Kitchen); Off-Broadway (Lincoln Center Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, The York, Theatre Row); TV (NBC's Annie Live!); concert (Carnegie Hall, Kings Theater, Town Hall); and regional theater (Berkeley Rep, A.C.T.). She is an Artist Ambassador for the New York Civil Liberties Union, a teaching artist with Lincoln Center Theater, and an Associate at Liz Caplan Vocal Studio. Sheela received undergraduate and graduate degrees in music at Carnegie Mellon University and the Royal College of Music. She also holds degrees in psychology/cognitive science (BS, Carnegie Mellon; MSc, University College London) and law (JD, Yale Law School), and has spent her nonmusical professional life working to ensure that all youth have opportunities to thrive.

LISA SHRIVER

(Choreographer) Broadway: Jesus Christ Superstar, The Farnsworth Invention, The Story of My Life, Ring of Fire. Off Broadway: Fiasco Theatre's Into the Woods (Roundabout, Lortel Nomination for Outstanding Choreography), Fetch Clay Make Man (NY Theatre Workshop), YellowFace (The Public). Lisa recently directed and choreographed a new production of Rock of Ages for Seattle 5th Avenue. Other Regional: Caesar and Cleopatra, The Tempest (both w/Christopher Plummer) at Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse), Guys and Dolls (Theatre Aspen), Additional: La Jolla Playhouse, Menier Chocolate Factory (London), The Old Globe, Goodspeed Opera House, McCarter Theatre. Film: A Beautiful Mind, A Christmas Carol w/Jim Carrey, Hysterical Blindness. As Associate: The Polar Express, Mixed Nuts w/ Steve Martin, Center Stage. TV: “A Very Murray Christmas” w/ Bill Murray, George Clooney and Miley Cyrus (Sofia Coppola, Director), “Broad City” (Season 3 Finale w/Adam Levine), “The Detour.” Other: Phish’s NYE concert at MSG (2010,2011, 2012), Busch Gardens-Williamsburg, Disney Cruise Line. Upcoming: Choreographing A Syracuse Christmas Carol (Hunter Foster, Director) and Directing/Choreographing Sister Act (Seattle 5th Ave).

JOSH ZANGEN 

(Scenic Designer) Select credits; Live Concerts/Tours: Justin Timberlake, James Taylor, Jack White, Outkast, Kylie Minogue, Rihanna, The Killers, Aerosmith, Billie Eilish, and others. Theatre: Spiegelworlds’ award-winning Absinthe, Empire & Vegas Nocturne, Singing in the Rain – São Paulo, Nickelodeon – Storytime Live!, Hurly Burly Show (UK), Marvel Universe Live Age of Hero’s, Jurassic World Live, Ringling Bros. Circus 2024 Relaunch. Ceremonies: 1st European Games Baku, Abu Dhabi 44th & 53rd Eid Al Etihad, Asian Games Jakarta – Opening/Closing Ceremonies. Theme Park: Sea World – Orca Experience. Macy’s award-winning holiday windows ‘Yes Virginia’. PY1 Venue with Guy Laliberte. Esports: Riot Games Worlds 2021, 22, 23 & MSI 2022.

JASON LYONS 

(Lighting Design) Jason Lyons’ work spans Broadway, regional theater, dance, international productions, cruise ships and architectural projects. At The Muny, his credits include Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, The Little Mermaid, Bring It On, and Frozen. He is a professor at Emerson College and the founder of Designing Stories, a mentorship platform for emerging designers. Explore more at jasonlyonsdesign.com

TREY COMPTON

(Associate Director) is a proud dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, raised in Pittsburgh, and now a New York City-based director. Regional credits include The Fulton, Riverside, Pittsburgh CLO, The Engeman, Saugatuck Center for the Arts, Millbrook, Cortland Repertory, and Sierra Repertory. As an associate director, Off-Broadway credits include Yank!(The York) and White’s Lies (New World Stages,) with additional regional credits at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Goodspeed, and Ogunquit Playhouse. Trey has been involved with the development of Austen’s Pride for ten years, spanning readings, workshops, and regional productions leading up to this tour. Upcoming, he is directing The Shark is Broken at The Fulton Theatre. Lots of love to Lara. treycompton.com | @treycompton

HALEY BENNETT

(Music Coordinator) is an NYC-based Music Supervisor, Conductor, Arranger, and Coordinator. Recently named one of Broadway's Women to Watch, Haley is currently the Associate Music Director & Conductor of the hit Broadway musical & Juliet, as well as the Music Coordinator for the NBC/Apple TV+ show, Schmigadoon!. Additional Broadway credits include Diana: The Musical, Come From Away, Once on This Island, Escape to Margaritaville, Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia, Bandstand, Paramour, and Finding Neverland. International/National Tours: Once On This Island, Hamilton, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Prince of Broadway. Music Coordinator for the annual Radio City  Christmas Spectacular, the Ogunquit Playhouse, and various projects for NBC Universal. Broadway Cast Album Coordinator: MJ: The Musical, Diana: The Musical, Once on This Island, Anastasia, and Escape to Margaritaville. Haley is passionate about developing new works of musical theater. B.A. in Psychology from Harvard University.

EMILY REBHOLZ

(Costume Designer) Broadway: Gutenburg! The Musical, Jagged Little Pill (Tony Award nomination), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Getting the Band Back Together, Indecent, Oh, Hello on Broadway, If/Then, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson. Emily has worked extensively Off-Broadway and Regionally. She has designed for both the Muny and the Opera Theater of St. Louis, receiving a St. Louis Theater Circle award for Chicago at the MUNY (2021). MFA:Yale.

PHILLIP PEGLOW

(Sound Designer). Phillip is a New York City based sound designer, engineer, and consultant. In conjunction with his design partnership Broken Chord, his work on Broadway has been heard in the world premiere of Eclipsed and The Parisian Woman. His off-Broadway, tour and regional theater work have taken him from The Public and Atlantic theaters in NYC to the Geffen Theater in Los Angeles and the Salzburg Marionetten in Austria. He holds an MFA in Sound Design from the Yale School of Drama and is a proud husband and father to his two sons.

TOMMY KURZMAN

(Wig & Hair Design). Broadway: Uncle Vanya, I Need That, Gutenberg: The Musical!, The Cottage, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Pictures From Home, The Collaboration, Macbeth, Mrs. Doubtfire, All My Sons, True West, Saint Joan, Little Foxes, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, The King & I and Bright Star. Off-Broadway credits include: Little Shop of Horrors – Westside Theatre, Titanique, The Play that Goes Wrong, Manhattan Theatre Club, MCC, The Atlantic and The Public. Regional credits include: The Muny, Hartford Stage, The Huntington, Geva Theatre, Resident Ensemble Players, Cape Playhouse, Signature - VA, and MSM. @Tommykurzmanwigs

GRAHAM KEEN

(Associate Choreographer) National Tours: Pretty Woman (1st National), White Christmas, Young Frankenstein. Regional: Goodspeed, Bway at Music Circus, The Muny, TUTS, Gulfshore Playhouse, Ogunquit, Maltz Jupiter, Music Theatre West. TV: Modern Love (Amazon). Endless gratitude to friends and family (and beagle mix Raina) who make life beautiful.

R. ERIN CRAIG | LA VIE PRODUCTIONS

(Producer) Since 1997, Erin, and her company, La Vie Productions LLC, have worked with new artists and new projects in Theatre, Film and Music through their work as a Producer, Executive Producer, General Manager, Production Manager, Branding Consultant and Event Producer. Current projects include: Austen's Pride, Mr. Rickey Calls A Meeting (a new play by Ed Schmidt), Academy (new musical by John Mercurio & Andrew Kato), Right Before I Go (a new play by Stan Zimmerman), Village of Vale, Into The Wild (a new musical by Niko Tsakalakos and Janet Allard). Recent projects include: The Evolution of Mann (starring Max Crumm); Victory Train; DeNovo, The Assignment and GUN COUNTRY (Houses On the Moon Theatre Company); Easter Mysteries (live musical film), Himself and Nora, Stalking the Bogeyman, Velocity of Autumn, In The Heights, High Fidelity, Irena's Vow, How We Got Away With It (film). Member: The Broadway League, The Off-Broadway League, Theatre Resources Unlimited (TRU). Teacher: Foundations of Producing (PDMP for TRU); workshops for EdTA (State Thespian Festivals). Board Member: Houses On The Moon Theatre Company. LaVieProductions.com

DANIEL WALLACE 

(Co-Producer) is a producer and production designer with experience in theatre, television, independent film, trade shows, and live events. Design credits include The Jerry Lewis Telethon, The Miss America Pageant, Showtime and Lifetime comedy specials, Women's Sports Foundation, Variety Foundation of New York, and product launches for Solvay, Novartis, and Abbott Laboratories. Producer credits for trade shows include broadcast industry camera demonstrations for Sony, Ikegami, Canon, and Panasonic. Theatrical producer credits include: My Trip Down the Pink Carpet (NY / London), Three Sides (NY), By Jeeves (London), The Gronholm Method (LA), and The Realistic Joneses (Broadway 2014). Daniel is a proud member of the United Scenic Artists and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

PAMELA HURST-DELLA PIETRA & STEPHEN DELLA PIETRA

(Co-Producer) The Della Pietras are thrilled to be part of the Austen's Pride team and are proud supporters of the arts.  Their 18-year-old actress/singer-songwriter daughter Ava Della Pietra has graced Broadway and national tour stages since age 7.

THE FOURTH ACT LLC

(Co-Producer) invests in and develops theater that both learns and teaches about the human spirit. Steve and Paula Reynolds are pleased to be a part of Austen’s Pride as it builds on the Jane Austen collection we know and love. This is a story that is set in time but is timeless. The music, the color and the passion speak to all of us.

ALEX MARRS / ANNIE SHEA

(Co-Producer) Alex Marrs (she/her) is a nonprofit arts professional working Off-Broadway at Primary Stages. Board Member: Colt Coeur. Annie Shea Hulcher (she/her), first-time producer also working in General Management at FGTM. Produced the concert Eli Bolin and Allison Posner: Together Again for the First Time. Christopher Newport University alumnae.

RYAN R. RATELLE

(Co-Producer) Founded by Ryan R. Ratelle and Sam Ratelle, RRR Creative is a NYC based boutique creative agency specializing in publicity, brand design, and image direction. We implement culture, trends, and the power of imagination to catapult the work of our clients forward. We are thrilled to collaborate with an array of artists, creators, and professionals to shine a light on their unique qualities with vibrant visuals and compelling storytelling. @rrrcreative / www.rrrcreative.com.

JOE GRANDY

(Co-Producer) Broadway: The Prom (Drama Desk Award, Tony Nomination). Joe received his MBA from Columbia Business School and currently works at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He is thrilled to join the incredible team of Austen’s Pride. Many thanks to Erin. 

ALANA GRABER

(Co-Producer) is a performing arts producer and administrator. Her non-profit beginnings at Broadway At Music Circus and Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival eventually took her to New York City. A former assistant at NAMCO, she's currently the east coast booking agent at CAMI Music.

LINDSEY AND BENJAMIN WEISMAN

(Co-Producer) are delighted to be a part of the Austen's Pride Team. Lindsey is a Director at Merrill Lynch and the co-founder of Boonton Rainbow Pride. Benjamin is the Director of Development for Playwrights Horizons and serves on the Town Council in Boonton, NJ. They love theater, travel, visiting vineyards and, most importantly, playing with their dog, Kaya, and cat, Cleopatra. Cheers to the whole team! They couldn't be more excited to be a part of the journey for this beautiful and important show. 

BRIAN CURL 

(Education Director / Co-Producer) is a professional teaching artist / actor / director / choreographer from New York City, who currently sits on the Educational Theatre Association’s Board of Directors. Since 2008, Brian has been traveling the United States teaching musical theatre based workshops at festivals, conferences, high schools, and colleges. Brian is currently collaborating with a few Broadway productions to develop branded workshops furthering the importance of theatre education. In 2018, Brian was invited to participate in the EdTA & NEA Model Curriculum Framework project, where standards-based curricular units in Musical Theatre were created by theatre professionals from across the United States.

LEE ADHEMAR G. FELDSHON

(Co-Producer) has 23 years of experience as an entertainment/corporate lawyer. He founded the entertainment law firm, Feldshon Law PLLC, and previously served as Director of Legal Affairs/Business Development at Radio City Entertainment/Madison Square Garden. He represents producers, writers, directors, actors, and other creatives in theater, and has served as production counsel and otherwise prepared and negotiated contracts for a variety of live theatrical productions, including Hamilton (Bway), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Bway), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, De La Guarda, Heathers, Radio City Rockettes performances, and many others. He has represented the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) since its 2004 founding and many participating shows. Lee has often fantasized about being Mr. Darcy, but doesn’t want anyone to know that.

ERIK SAUL / LAURA ORLANDO

THE TRC COMPANY

(Casting) Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam. Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin. National Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Water for Elephants, Beauty & The Beast, The Wiz, Back To The Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.

CATALYST THEATRICALS

(Commercial General Management). Catalyst Theatricals champions unusual, inspired, and passionate creative voices through management and small business services. Representative productions: Broadway/National Touring - Austen’s Pride (2025), All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2026), MARIAN (Regional 2026), My First Ex-Husband (Touring 2025- 26), Fraggle Rock Live (Int’l Tour 2026), Cagney (Pre-Broadway 2026), When Elvis Met the Beatles (Ogunquit Playhouse 2025), The Naughty List (NYC Winter 2025) Young Audiences Productions for Rockefeller Studios: Sesame Street the Musical (Kennedy Center 2025), The Very Hungry Caterpillar (US/Int’l Touring). Business management: The Rock Shop; Creative Licensing; In Fine Company.

ON THE RIALTO (MARKETING DIRECTOR)

BRIAN CURL (EDUCATION DIRECTOR)

THE 5TH AVENUE THEATRE

(Originating Theater - October 2019) Now entering its 35th anniversary season, Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre is acclaimed as one of America’s leading musical theater companies. Under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Bill Berry and Managing Director Katie Maltais approximately 6 million patrons have enjoyed nearly 150 musicals produced on the theater's mainstage, including 26 new musicals, 10 of which went on to Broadway and garnered 14 Tony Awards. These include: Hairspray (2003 Tony Award-winning Best Musical), Memphis (2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical), The Wedding Singer, Shrek, Catch Me If You Can, and Aladdin. The 5th is one of the largest performing arts employers in the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, the company's Education and Engagement programs have positively impacted and inspired 1 million students in Washington State. www.5thAvenue.org.

A.C.T. (A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE) OF CONNECTICUT

(Originating Theater - Mar/April 2019) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) professional theatre located in Ridgefield, CT. Founded in 2018 by Katie Diamond, Daniel C. Levine and Bryan Perri, and along with the more recent addition of R. Erin Craig, A.C.T. of CT presents limited engagement runs of well-known musicals, as well as world-premiere productions by the next generation of writers and composers. In addition to fully produced mainstage productions, A.C.T. of CT’s programing also includes a New Works Series, a Broadway Unplugged Series, and an extensive theater education program. With its 182 seats and turntable stage, the theater offers an intimate, unique, and immersive theatrical experience for its patrons. Given the proximity to New York City, A.C.T. of CT has access to top theatre talent and professionals. In just six seasons, A.C.T. of CT has become one of the most well-known and highly respected regional theatres in the area and received a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast album of their 2021 production of Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots. A.C.T. of CT is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to inspiring, creating, and nurturing a culturally diverse and equitable environment for its staff, creative teams, cast, musicians, crew members, and audiences. A.C.T. of CT does not discriminate in matters of employment, recruitment, admission or administration of any of its programs on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information. A.C.T. of CT is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and to maintaining an inclusive and discrimination-free environment. A.C.T. of CT’s mission is to elevate the level of entertainment in Fairfield County and to foster a sense of community through the arts by producing exceptional theater and encouraging an environment of inclusivity and artistic excellence. www.actofct.org.

In March/April 2019 Austen’s Pride was produced by A.C.T. of CT (Daniel C. Levine, Artistic Director) and in October 2019 by The 5th Avenue Theatre, Bill Berry, Producing Artistic Director / Bernadine Griffin, Managing Director.