Writer, Role of “Vanessa”

A 500-hour certified yoga teacher, dancer, and singer with a passion for storytelling and the arts. A graduate of the Circle in the Square Theatre Conservatory, Vanessa now lives in Middlebury, VT, with her husband and two children. She teaches Music Together in early childcare centers and runs a vocal studio from her home.

Vanessa’s favorite performances include Damn Yankees at Goodspeed Opera House, Sweet Charity at Greater Boston Stage, and the national tour of Catch Me If You Can. She co-wrote Showing Up, an original musical, with Miranda Ferris Jones in 2017 and is thrilled to continue sharing its themes of resilience, connection, and the courage to take the stage—literally and figuratively—with new audiences.

http://www.vanessadunleavy.com/

Writer, Composer/Lyricist, Role of “Miranda”

Miranda Ferriss Jones is a Vermont-born songwriter, theatrical storyteller, performer and creativity/vocal coach whose work delves into feminine identity and challenges societal binaries. Miranda has four shows currently in development. The Precipice was developed in San Francisco with angel support from Grateful Dead founding member, Bob Weir and in collaboration with Dead & Co pianist, Jeff Chimenti. The Precipice is currently in a period of rewrites after a workshop at Williamstown in partnership with Bway legend & Miranda’s torchbearer, Laura Benanti and with the support as artist in residence for black feminist organization, Black Women’s Blueprint.

Laura is also a creative producer on Miranda's song cycle, Spiral Bound which has been staged at Joe’s Pub and Racket NYC featuring artists such as Lorna Courtney, Eva Noblemzada, Eleri Ward, Khaila Wilcoxon and more. The most recent performance was directed by Ellenore Scott and was part of 2 shows of Miranda’s original work that raised 64K for the Kamala Harris campaign. 

Miranda's exploration and celebration of female relationships extends to her other shows, Edmonia - which is prepping for a spring 29 hour workshop - and her two-woman semi-semi autobiographical musical Showing Up which had staged readings at Middlebury College and Princeton University this past January. Through her coaching practice, Miranda gets the opportunity to guide and collaborate with local creatives and vocalists as they find their own voice and story to share. Miranda is the mom of actually the coolest kids in the universe, Leo and Will, and the wife of extraordinary mensch and creator in his own rite, Ben.

https://www.mirandaferrissjones.com

Music Director, Orchestrator

Simon Broucke is a composer/lyricist, orchestrator, music director, and dramaturg based in New York City. He has worked on several theatrical productions and workshops, including Showing Up (2021, Middlebury Town Hall Theater), Me Before You (2022, GableStage), The King's Wife (2022, Playwrights Horizons), Becoming (2022 American Repertory Theatre) and A Comedy of Errors/La Comedia De Errores (2023/2024, The Public Theater). He is most active in the development of new works. He has also composed for the Columbia Ballet Collaborative, the Schoen Movement Company, and the International Contemporary Ensemble. His orchestral arrangements of cinematic music have been programmed by the American Pops Orchestra (Washington DC), the Columbia Pops Orchestra (New York City), Davenport Pops Orchestra (New Haven), and internationally by the Augsburg Community Pops Orchestra (Augsburg, Germany). He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University in 2019 with a BA in Music and Mathematics where he received the Charles S. Miller award for excellence of the highest standard in the field of music composition. In 2020 he received the New York Youth Symphony Musical Theatre Songwriting Director’s Award for Commitment and Achievement. He is currently a student in the advanced BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

simonbroucke.com