talent / behind the scenes
JANICE GOLDBERG--Director; most recently for Blueberry, SUBURBAN LEGEND, Fall 2005.

New plays in various New York venues, both uptown and down. THE GATHERING ROOM, FringeNYC, (winner Best Overall Actor); BINDLESTIFF'S DANCE HALL, National Eco-Drama Festival, featured in American Theater Magazine, Feb 05; VINEGAROON by Scott Carter (producer POLITICALLY INCORRECT), Mark Dunn's THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLAY, Betty Shamieh's LOVE; Richard Strand's THE MEDIAN STRIP in Montreal, ROSE COLORED GLASS (co-author Susan Bigelow) at Northcoast Rep; Molly Metzler's DECODING FRUIT, Turnip Festival award winner for directing, writing and acting; for NBC, National Native American Talent Search. ROSE COLORED GLASS was also read with Frances Sternhagen at Manhattan Theatre Club. AUTUMN RUN (co-author) CAP21's Blackjacks Festival. Guest instructor/director at Johns Hopkins, Humboldt State, College of the Redwoods and NYU. Wrote/directed M&M*MARS industrial. Founding member: First Look Theatre Company for NYU's Dramatic Writing Program. Member: Circle East (Circle Rep), SSDC, Dramatists Guild. Studied under the legendary Leland Starnes from Yale University.

JON WILLIAM GOLDMAN--Production Stage Manager; most recently for Blueberry, WITH AND WITHOUT, summer 2006

Jon Goldman's New York credits include: TRANSATLANTIC LIAISON, HAVANA BOURGEOIS, and NEVER TELL.  San Francisco Credits: I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT… NOW CHANGE, CROWNS, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.  Regional Theatre Credits: American Stage Festival, Mixed Blood Theatre, Oldcastle Theatre, The Ordway Music Theatre, TheatreWorks (Palo Alto; Resident SM 3 Years), Theatre on San Pedro Square, and Worcester Foothills Theatre (Resident SM 2 Years).  Jon would like to thank his wife for all of her love and support in his pursuit of his dreams.
KATHRYN 'CHINA' HAYZER--Stage Manager; most recently for Blueberry, SUBURBAN LEGEND, Fall 2005.

Kathryn is pleased to be working with Blueberry Pond. Recent New York City stage management credits include: BRITS OFF BROADWAY festival at 59E59 Theatres, TIMESLIPS, NOSFERATU and POSSESSED all at HERE art space, and Robert Cole's A DIFFERENT MAN for Vortex Theatre. She also managed the hilariously funny off-Broadway show FORBIDDEN BROADWAY as well as the Cherry Lane's Mentor project in 2000 working with playwrights such as Edward Albee and Michael Weller. Kathryn also does some line producing for film and television. Kathryn's favorite production, however, is with her most recent work-in-progress, as first-time Mom to one year old Olivia Ann. Kathryn is currently working on her MFA in production management at Montclair State University. AEA

ch_i_na@hotmail.com

GAYLE HUDSON: Director; most recently for Blueberry, OUTLOUD (also co-author). Member Board of Directors; Creative, Audition, and Play Selection Committees; Director, Young People’s Program.

Gayle has directed numerous productions for family audiences at Brooklyn College, Fordham University at Lincoln Center, Bloomingdale House of Music, the Berkeley Carroll School and Northern Westchester Center for the Arts. Gayle has enjoyed directing classics such as CHARLOTTE’S WEB, THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE, and HANS BRINKER, OR THE SILVER SKATES. She particularly enjoys directing works written in collaboration with young people such as THE WORLD OF DREAMS, HEARTBEATS, and WINTER LIGHT. Albi Gorn’s TELL ME A STORY was directed by Gayle for Blueberry Pond’s 2004 Gala at Marymount College. Gayle directed the reading of A STUDY IN HUMANITY, YPP Young Playwrights Competition Staged Readings 2005.

gaylehudson@optonline.net
914 629 4206 (cell)

DORA KRAVITZ --Stage Manager. Most recently for Blueberry, DEATHLOCK and VERBATIM in the 2004 Samuel French Festival

A recent college graduate, Dora stage managed numerous shows at the University of Pennsylvania, including TOMMY, SUBURBIA, RAISED IN CAPTIVITY, CHILDREN OF EDEN and SWEENEY TODD. In addition to stage managing two of Blueberry’s shows in 2004's Samuel French Festival, she was a stage manager for Albi Gorn’s CONVERGENCES, part of Blueberry's Staged Readings X 3 Spring 2004 series.

dora_kravitz@yahoo.com

ROCKY NOEL--Production Stage Manager; most recently for Blueberry, THROUGH NOVEMBER MOONLIGHT, Fall 2006

Rocky Noel, originally from Ohio, has worked all around the world as a Stage Manager and/or Lighting Designer.  As a SM he has worked at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Boomerang, The A train Plays, and Oberon.  He has designed shows for Jason Alexander, Blossom Dearie, Harvey Fierstein, John McDaniel, Tovah Feldshuh, and Diahann Carroll among many others.  Thanks Mom and Dad for the never ending support.  Go Bucks!  AEA

917 952 2313
ROCKY_NOEL@ HOTMAIL.COM

JESSE ONTIVEROS--Director; most recently for Blueberry, EDEN'S END, Spring 2005.

Jesse Ontiveros is pleased to be making his debut with Blueberry Pond and all the fine folks associated with this company. Credits include LOVE LETTERS with Cynthia Granville (StageEast Ensemble), METAMORPHOSES (NYPL), ANYTHING BUT BLACK(Riant Theatre), WALLY AND THE CHOSEN FEW (The Drilling Company), WHISPER(INTAR), RIDERS (American Southwest Theatre company), and AS YOU LIKE IT for the Alibi Group, where he serves as Artistic Director. As an Assistant Director and an actor, he has had the pleasure of working with artists such as Bill Irwin, Jack O' Brien, Dan Sullivan, John Rando, Stephen Sondheim, Bill Ball, Craig Noel, Michael John Garces, and Nicholas Martin.

jkbjo1@aol.com

917 601 9006

MICHAEL SALONIA--Stage Manager. Most recently for Blueberry, OFFSPRING.

OFFSPRING was Michael's first show with Blueberry Pond and Fleetwood Stage. As a stage manager he's worked on UNDER MILK WOOD, RELATIONSHIPS, Shawnee Playhouse's Children's Show, and several shows at Circle in the Square. Before that he performed 36 shows with College Light Opera Company and spent the winter at Shawnee Playhouse creating the role of "Gorky" in SANTA...the musical! AEA

Cell: 646-872-4778
Fax: 212-928-5079

msalonia@aol.com

JENNIFER SICILIANO--2007 Contest Coordinator, Young People's Program; Costume Coordinator, most recently for Blueberry, WITH AND WITHOUT, Summer 2006

Jennifer has been an educator for over ten years as a teaching artist working at her crafts as a writer, a painter and a thespian.  She is currently gaining a teaching theatre artist certificate through the Graduate Center in NYC.  She has worked on several youth musical theatre productions in a variety of capacities, and further directed youth productions ranging from preschool to college level.  She last directed and costumed DANCING AT LUGHNASA and ME AND MY GIRL.  She also costumed SUB-URBAN LEGEND for Blueberry Pond last season.  She is a member of Blueberry Pond Theatre Ensemble, Educational Theatre Association, and the Westchester Arts Council. 

wings4jen@yahoo.com
JAMES S. SMITH--Stage Manager; most recently for Blueberry, OUTLOUD, Fall 2005.

Jim has worked in most activities in theatre for many years, including acting, producing, directing, sound and lighting tech, set construction, management, ushering and a number of other unnamed duties and responsibilities. Recently he has focused on stage managing at The Schoolhouse Theater and now, happily, at Blueberry Pond. AEA

dogsberry@hotmail.com


 
HALLIE FLANAGAN WOLFE--Scenic Design; most recently for Blueberry, THROUGH NOVEMBER MOONLIGHT, Fall 2006.  Member, Honorary Board.

Hallie spent her formative years running up and down the aisles of the Vassar Experimental Theatre.  As a result, she is unable to stay away from the working end of theatre or television for long and has spent over forty years working at her craft of stage carpentry and set design.  She has taught stagecraft at Marymount and Briarcliff colleges, lectured on set design and construction at Westchester Community College, and worked with numerous dance troupes and opera companies.  She has brought shows into Lincoln Center and has designed and built for IBM and Grey Smith's Street Theater. Recently she has designed and built scenery with students at Ossining High School, work she has found the most rewarding of any in her career.  She now runs her own business designing and installing gardens and fences.  Hallie is married to Philip Wolfe, a truly patient man.  They have one daughter, Sarah, who is married and lives in Ester, Alaska.