The Creative Team

BRETT SMOCK (Book/Direction) has served as Director/Choreographer on many new works/adaptations including Treasure Island, A New Musical (in development), Becoming George (World Premiere - Metro Stage, DC), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (New Adaptation - Volkov Theatre, Russia), Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together (New Adaptation - Emelin Theatre, NY), Sean Huze's The Sand Storm (East Coast Premiere Play - Metro Stage, DC), Michael Rupert's Streets of America (World Premiere, Kennedy Center, DC), Sean Huze's Weasel (Premiere, Kennedy Center), Knifestyles (Original Workshop - Ripley/Grier Studios, NYC), Kiss Me Kate, The Pirates of Penzance, and On The Town (New Adaptations - Inside B'way, Lucille Lortel Theatre, NYC) and more. In addition, Brett has directed and/or choreographed over 80 shows across the country. He served as an Associate Choreographer and Dance Captain for the Los Angeles revivals of Singin' in the Rain and 42nd Street, choreographed the First European Tour of Guys & Dolls and created a new show for Cunard Line's QE2 World Cruise. For special events, he has staged industrials from Indonesia to Mexico and across the country with John Lithgow, Linda Eder, Barbara Mandrell, Dionne Warwick, two Miss Americas and Presidents Bush and Clinton. Brett was a participant in the Director's Lab at Lincoln Center and has held Guest Artist positions at several universities. He is a member of The Dramatists Guild, Actor's Equity Association (AEA) and The Society of Stage Director's and Choreographers (SSDC). Brett lives in New York City and Los Angeles.

CORINNE AQUILINA (Composer/Lyricist) was arranger/music director for the long running, Off-Broadway show Menopause, The Musical, and played in the Broadway pit of Boy From Oz. National Tour credits include Annie and The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Her original musical, The Littlest Witch, was well-received at Los Angeles' Secret Rose Theatre and is based on her "Littlest" series collaboration of books and tapes. It is currently slated for a new production in Fall 2010. Other works include Gina's Parole, May God Strike Me Dead If I'm Telling a Lie, and the independent short film, The Hostesses. Other arranger / musical director credits include Rodgers and Hammerstein's Library's Sophisticated Ladies for Inside Broadway. Regional theaters include Syracuse Stage, Geva Theater, Studio Arena and Merry Go Round Playhouse. Additional productions include Five Guys Named Moe, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Cabaret, Chicago, Miss Saigon, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, La Cage, My Fair Lady, The King & I, The Sound of Music, Nunsense, Oliver, Tintypes, Brigadoon, Kiss Me Kate, Anything Goes, Dames at Sea. Corinne is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP and AFM Local 802.

CARLA VITALE (Book/Dramaturg/Education Consultant) received her degree in Education and Dance from SUNY Geneseo. She has studied dance with the Martha Graham and Jose Limon Dance Companies. Carla has choreographed over 40 productions including a national tour of Annie, entertainment for Regency Cruises, A Gershwin Tribute at the Priory Theatre, NY, Groucho: A Life in Review, and May God Strike Me Dead If I'm Telling a Lie for Geva Theatre. Other productions include, Cabaret, Sweet Charity, Oliver!, Chicago, The Littlest Witch, Company, Seussical, Nunsense, A Year With Frog and Toad, Promises, Promises and The King & I. Carla is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

ALDEN TERRY (Orchestrations) moved to Manhattan in 1997 to attend the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where he earned an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing. His compositions have been featured in theatre, dance, film, recording, and concert hall. He has orchestrated for several shows, including the critically acclaimed The Audience, produced by Transport Group, and several shows which have been in the NYC Fringe Festival, the Adirondack Theatre Festival, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival. He has also orchestrated for numerous benefits in the New York area, including the Broadway Cares events, Nothing Like a Dame, Easter Bonnet, and Gypsy of the Year. He has been a freelance musician for many years, performing for ballet, theater, opera and dance. Mr. Terry has performed for numerous off-Broadway shows, most recently serving as the bass player and assistant music director of the New York production of Menopause the Musical.