Ken Ludwig (Playwright) is a Tony and Olivier Award–winning playwright who has written over 28 plays and musicals, including six shows on Broadway and seven in London’s West End. The original Broadway production of Lend Me a Tenor won two Tony Awards, and the play was called “one of the classic comedies of the 20th century” by The Washington Post. His additional awards include the Helen Hayes Award, the Edgar Award for Best Mystery, the Samuel French Award for Sustained Excellence in American Theatre, and the Edwin Forrest Award for Outstanding Contributions to the American Theatre. His Broadway plays have starred Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Tony Shalhoub, Lynn Redgrave, and Kristen Bell. His book How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare won the Falstaff Award for Best Shakespeare Book of 2014. His best-known works include Crazy for You (five years on Broadway, Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Moon Over Buffalo, Baskerville (which played the Globe in 2015), A Comedy of Tenors, Sherwood (which premiered at the Globe as Robin Hood! in 2017), and a stage version of Murder on the Orient Express written expressly at the request of the Agatha Christie Estate. He holds degrees from Harvard University, where he studied music with Leonard Bernstein, and Cambridge University. His work has been performed in over 30 countries in more than 20 languages and is produced somewhere in the United States every night of the year.

Jason Sherwood (Scenic Design) is a Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award, and Henry Hewes Design Award nominee. He previously designed the Globe’s production of Red Velvet. Mr. Sherwood recently designed Rent: Live; Sam Smith’s arena world tour and campaign television appearances (including “The Grammy Awards,” “Saturday Night Live,” and “Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show”); and “The People’s Choice Awards”on E! His upcoming credits include the Spice Girls world tour and the Broadway revival of The Secret Garden. He has also designed for New York Theatre Workshop, The Playwright’s Realm, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, American Repertory Theater, and Guthrie Theater, among many others. @JasonSherwoodDesign.

Brian Gale (Lighting Design) has designed All My Sons and Two Trains Running (The Matrix Theatre Company), El Niño, Mexican Day, and 100 Aprils (Rogue Machine Theatre), Punk Rock (Odyssey Theatre Ensemble), God of Carnage and Carrie: The Musical (La Mirada Theatre), Red and Disgraced (San Diego Repertory Theatre), Little Shop of Horrors (Cleveland Play House), and Hugh Jackman… One Night Only (Dolby Theatre). He designed lighting and projections for Sleepless in Seattle: The Musical and lighting for Intimate Apparel and The Heiress (Pasadena Playhouse); lighting and projections for Waiting for Godot and lighting for The Lieutenant of Inishmore and Harps and Angels (Mark Taper Forum); projections for Eurydice and lighting for The Doctor’s Dilemma (A Noise Within); and lighting and projections for the complete Ring Cycle (LA Opera). He has worked for 24 years with The Walt Disney Company, and he continues to consult on theme parks, shows, and special events worldwide. Mr. Gale is a member of IATSE USA Local 829.

Carissa Thorlakson (Wig and Makeup Design) is a New Jersey–based wig and makeup designer. She recently designed Grand Hotel and Little Rock Off Broadway. She is currently in her sixth season with McCarter Theatre Center, where her design work includes A Christmas Carol (2013–2018), Simpatico, The Mousetrap, and All the Days. She has designed for Temple University, Olney Theatre Center, University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players, The Princeton Festival, American Repertory Ballet, and NewArts in Newtown, Connecticut. She has served as a wig and makeup artist at Santa Fe Opera, Sarasota Opera, The Kennedy Center, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre Company, and Round House Theatre. Ms. Thorlakson also creates custom medical wigs and cosplay wigs, and teaches classes in wigs and makeup.
CThorwigs.com, @wigician.

Ellenore Scott (Choreography) is a New York–based choreographer and performer. She was a finalist and an All-Star on the hit television show “So You Think You Can Dance.”She served as the associate choreographer for Head Over Heels and King Kong on Broadway, and she was the assistant choreographer for the Broadway revivals of Cats and Falsettos. She also choreographed Off Broadway’s Pride and Prejudice at Cherry Lane Theatre. Ms. Scott is the Artistic Director of ELSCO Dance, a New York City contemporary dance company.

Alison Cote (Production Stage Manager) was last at the Globe with Good People. She is in her 22nd season at McCarter Theatre Center, where her highlights include Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville, Detroit ’67, The Understudy directed by Adam Immerwahr, The White Snake directed by Mary Zimmerman, Danai Gurira’s The Convert directed by Emily Mann, A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Tina Landau, Christopher Durang’s Miss Witherspoon, Sorrows and Rejoicings directed by Athol Fugard, and Stephen Wadsworth’s adaptations of The Figaro Plays. Her other credits include Edward Albee’s Me, Myself & I at Playwrights Horizons; Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays at The Public Theater; and productions at Second Stage Theater, Goodman Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Bard SummerScape, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and Williamstown Theatre Festival, as well as 19 productions with The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.

McCarter Theatre Center (Co-Producer) Under the leadership of award-winning playwright and Artistic Director Emily Mann, Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, and Special Programming Director William W. Lockwood, McCarter Theatre Center’s mission is to create world-class theatre and present the finest artists for the engagement, education, and entertainment of the community. Winner of the 1994 Tony Award for Regional Theatre, the company’s world premieres include Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013 Tony for Best Play), Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brother/Sister Plays, Emily Mann’s Having Our Say, and Danai Gurira’s The Convert. McCarter brings artists from around the world to Princeton, New Jersey, including Angélique Kidjo, Esperanza Spalding, David Sedaris, and more. The company’s education and outreach efforts serve tens of thousands through student matinees, in-school residencies, and adult classes. mccarter.org.