REBECCA APARICIO is a writer, director, producer of new musicals and plays. Her musical Pedro Pan won New York Musical Festival's Developmental Reading Award in 2017 and was granted a Next Link Production in 2018, subsequently winning 5 awards: including a Special Citation for Social Relevance and Impact. Rebecca also received a nomination for Best Book for Pedro Pan. Pedro Pan has been developed by Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat, Musical Theatre Factory, FringeNYC, and was commissioned and produced by The TRUF Theatre in 2014. Additional musicals include: Legacy (Prospect Theatre Company Musical Theatre Lab), Sweet Tea And Jesus (Best Musical SASF 2010), and Acceptance (EAT'S Illuminating Artists 2010/SASF 2009). She is a founding member of Nasty Women Unite Fest: a multi-day arts festival promoting intersectional-feminism, now in it’s third year. As an actor, Rebecca has performed with The Shadow Box Theatre for the past 8 years and toured regionally with Birmingham Children’s Theatre. She is a member of Wild Magnolia, a bluegrass collective who recently played Woodstock Poland and will be debuting their EP this Spring! www.RebeccaAparicio.com
STEPHEN ANTHONY ELKINS is a writer, musical director, and performer. As a composer/lyricist, his musical Pedro Pan has been developed by New York Musical Festival (2017 Developmental Reading Award, 5 Awards of Excellence), Rhinebeck Writer’s Retreat, Musical Theatre Factory, FringeNYC, and the TRUF Theatre. Additional Writing: Legacy (Prospect Theatre Musical Lab), Sweet Tea and Jesus (Best Musical-SASF), Acceptance (EAT’s New Works Series). Select Musical Direction: Treasure Island (Players Theatre), Ugly Duckling (Seven Angels Theatre). Assistant MD: Chicago, My Fair Lady, My Way (Northern Lights Playhouse). His choral piece “May We All Find Home” has been sung by choirs all over the US, including the Oregon All-State Choir. His bluegrass/folk band Wild Magnolia recently played Woodstock Poland and had a two-year residency at Handcraft NYC. Wild Magnolia will be releasing their EP of original music this Spring. www.StephenAnthonyElkins.com
TAYLOR FERRERA is a writer, singer, actor, and Paul Newman-enthusiast based in New York City. Her satirical songs on YouTube have over a million views and have been featured in the Huffington Post, on NBC, and various radio shows and periodicals across the country. She has written for television (Questionable Choices – Music Choice), web series (Community Theater: Seinfeld the Musical), as well as the stage (Propaganda! The Musical - NYMF, Cinderella - American Pops Orchestra). She is an arranger/vocalist for the a cappella group The Perfect Fifths (The Lullaby League) and has performed an original song for Stephen Sondheim (The Lobby Project - New York City Center). She received her degree in acting from West Virginia University, is a San Francisco Giants fan, and will always cry when she visits the grave of Robert F. Kennedy (which she does more often than you'd probably guess.) www.taylorferreramusic.com
MATT WEBSTER is a New York City based actor and writer. As an actor, Matt played Glad Hand in the Broadway Tour of West Side Story and won Best Actor for his portrayal of Johnny Pope in A Hatful of Rain (BroadwayWorld.com). Most recently, Matt performed on Broadway and contributed the vocal arrangements in DGF Toasts: Stephen Schwartz. Matt has performed with many companies throughout NYC, including: La MaMa Theatre, Vital Theatre, Connecticut Children’s Theatre, LABA Theatre, and Rescue Agreement. As a writer, Matt’s first musical, Kingdom Come, won Best Musical at the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival in NYC. Since winning the festival, Kingdom Come has been featured at the New York Theatre Barn and the Secret Theatre in Long Island City. This past February, Kingdom Come had its regional premiere at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota. His second original musical, Propaganda! The Musical won several awards at New York Musical Festival, including: Best Featured Actress and Best Choreography. It had its regional premiere in Orlando, Florida at the Winter Park Playhouse in 2017 and made its international debut at the Gaetnerplatz Theatre in Munich, Germany in July 2018. Matt’s children’s show, a fast-paced, four-actor version of Cinderella, featuring songs from the Great American Songbook, premiered in March 2017 in Washington, DC with the American Pops Orchestra. He is currently writing several projects including: a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing featuring chart-topping country hits, and a new play called BACK. He received his BFA in Acting from West Virginia University where he was named the outstanding graduate from the College of Creative Arts. Matt won the 2016 Johnny Mercer Award for Songwriting and currently works as assistant to Broadway’s Andrew Lippa. www.TheOtherMattWebster.com
