CREATIVES

  • Mike Keller- Director

    Mike recently directed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, a new adaptation by John Heimbuch and Jon Ferguson at Greenbrier Valley Theater, West Virginia’s state theater. In NYC, Mike directed Deadly Sins & Other Tales, by Lyle Kessler, at The Chain Theater in NYC. Other NYC directing credits include The Grade, and Drawing The Line, both by Seth Freeman, as well as a reading of Chazz Palminteri’s new play The Bench at the Actor’s Studio, starring Chazz and Giancarlo Esposito.  Mike has appeared in over 40 different film and television projects, including roles opposite Bill Murray, Kristen Wiig, Forrest Whitaker, and Jennifer Lopez.  He is a director at the Actors Studio Playwright & Directors Unit, and an MFA graduate of the New School for Drama.  He recently appeared onstage as “Captain Brackett” in South Pacific, "Gyp" in Jersey Boys, “Sonny” in A Bronx Tale: The Musical, and as “Cliff” in William Mastrosimone’s The Woolgatherer.

  • TOM ALPER- WRITER

    Tom, a native New Yorker and UCLA grad, He is an actor, writer, and producer. He recently won a 'Best Actor' award at 'The Las Vegas Black Film Festival' for his menacing portrayal of a policeman in the multiple award-winning film, "Sick Puppy.” He can currently be seen in the lead role of the cult classic feature film, "The Guest House" streaming on Amazon Prime, and his most recent film, “The End of Me’ is playing on the film festival circuit. Tom dedicates his play and performance to his daughters, Sarah and Vanessa.

  • CHRISTINE BLACKBURN- PRODUCER

    Christine is the youngest of 6 kids who grew up in a suburb of Pittsburgh. Inspired by David Letterman and trying to get attention in a big family, she is a comedian and the creator & host of the Story Worthy Podcast, Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show, and My Life In 3 Songs, exclusively on Spotify. Christine has collaborated on three prior productions of The Pitch and is confident New York audiences will share the same enthusiasm.

  • JOSH IACOVELLI- SCENIC LIGHTING DESIGNER AND SET DESIGNER

    Josh has over 25 years of experience in theatre and television His roles span from production design, art direction and scenic design. From fabrication to ideation, Josh has spent his entire career making ideas into reality. Favorite favorite design credits include: Broadway and The Bard starring Len Cariou, The Office a Musical Parody (dir Donald Garverick), Friends the Musical Parody (dir Paul Stancato), The Zero Hour (dir Piper Laurie), Hit Her with the Skates (dir Michael Schiralli), Disaster the Musical (dir Jack Plotnick), and The Book of Merman (dir Joe Langworth) Bartenders starring Lou Mustillo. Other notable credits include long-running Off Broadway hits such as Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical, Dietrich and Chevalier starring Robert Cuccioli, Cougar the Musical, Sistas the Musical and It’s Just Sex, and Missed Connections. Josh is currently the resident scenic designer for Cape May Stage. Josh received his BA in Theatre and Direction from Stockton University and his MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University.

  • NILTON emilio-STAGE MANAGER

    All the world is a stage for this‬ multi-hyphenate Artisté. Nilton stays active on and off stage,‬ working multiple productions at various venues throughout the‬ city. Prior works include: Black Angels Over Tuskegee; Oz into‬ the Amazon; Medea, The Musical; Friends The Musical; The Book of‬ Mermon; Santasia The Musical; Frankenstein, A New Musical;‬ Cowboy; Ode To The Wasp Woman, Ruthless!, The Musical. Nilton is‬ Avid Knitter and plays the Cello.‬

  • ROSS CHAIT- SOUND DESIGN

    Ross Wallace Chait is a composer, sound designer, performer, curator and writer from Los Angeles.  He has composed scores for award winning television, theater, and film with clients including University of Chicago, National Geographic, and Ferrari. After graduating from Oberlin College with majors in Music and English, he moved back to Los Angeles and immediately took a position working with songwriter and Oscar-winning composer Randy Newman from 2013-2015.  He left this position to pursue opportunities as a performer, touring extensively throughout North America, South America, Asia, and Europe.  Chait continues to play, write, and record as a songwriter, singer, pianist, and drummer with his own group Total Heat and others including Girlpool, Claud, and Okkervil River. In addition to work as a musician, Ross is an A&R Representative for ORG Music, (releasing albums by  Terry Riley and Beverly Glenn-Copeland among others), a Programmer and Curator at The John & Alice Coltrane Foundation, and  recently curated the Turiya Rising concert series at the Hammer Museum.  He also founded the experimental music label Steady Hand Records in 2016 and is a Programmer at the LA Jazz Festival.