Ryan is thrilled to be back at Keegan! Regional credits: Fords Theatre-Into the Woods, Ragtime (Hayes Award for Best Ensemble), A Christmas Carol, Freedoms Song. Olney Theatre Center- South Pacific, Anyone Can Whistle in Concert, Children of Eden in Concert. ArtsCentric-Memphis, The Last 5 Years (filmed). Monumental Theatre Company- Songs For A New World (filmed). NextStop Theatre Co.- City of Angels, Gutenberg the Musical. Great Lakes Arts Center- Godspell. Upcoming- Beautiful at Olney Theatre Center. Follow on instagram: @ryanburke124

The Keegan Theatre: Elegies, Parade, Airness, American Idiot, Dogfight; Arden Theatre Company: Assassins; Signature Theatre: Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot, Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar, Passion, Assassins; Round House: I’ll Get You Back Again; The Kennedy Center: Me, Jane (National Tour); Imagination Stage: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (Both Helen Hayes Awards-Outstanding TYA); 1st Stage; Toby’s; Mosaic; Constellation; Prologue; and NextStop. Multiple Helen Hayes award nominations. Half of the indie rock duo – baseball hat. They have two full-length albums available for streaming everywhere now. @hhaarriissoonn

Sarah Chapin is thrilled to be back at Keegan in one of her favorite shows and playing one of her favorite roles. Selected credits include: The Keegan Theatre: An Irish Carol (Anna), Seussical (Gertrude), Spring Awakening (Martha), Cabaret (Helga, Sally u/s), The Lonesome West (Girleen). Virginia Stage Company: Fun Home (Medium Alison). Harmony Japan: Disney on Classic 2019 Tour (Featured Vocalist). Yale University, BA in Theatre Studies. Sarah is a proud member of the Development Team at Signature Theatre and encourages all audiences to continue to support local regional theaters.

Previous shows include: DC AREA: Olney Theatre Center: Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Beauty & the Beast, Okuni (workshop); Signature Theatre: King of the Yees (u/s Lauren); The Kennedy Center TYA: The Mortification of Fovea Munson (u/s Fovea); Round House Theatre: Jennifer, Who Is Leaving; Free Range Humans: Triangle. REGIONAL: Transcendence Theatre Company: The Full Monty. EDUCATION: BA in Theatre and Asian & Pacific Islander American Studies from William & Mary; British American Drama Academy. IG: @sumie.yotsukura

Duane was last seen at Keegan as Christopher Marlowe in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE. He has also worked at Keegan as the director of a pair of world premieres by Drew Anderson and Dwayne Lawson-Brown, FROM GUMBO TO MUMBO (Helen Hayes Awards nominee) and PUSH THE BUTTON. As a writer, he recently finished his first musical MANIFESTO: THE REBIRTH OF ADAM, which he is hoping to present to the public soon. Duane sends special thanks to his family, friends, and 6th grade students at Hyattsville Middle School where he teaches drama.

Previous shows include: Adventure Theatre MTC: Junie B. Jones (Junie U/S), You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown (Sally/ Lucy U/S); The Keegan Theatre: Elegies (Woman 2); Prince George’s County Shakespeare in the Parks: The Tempest (Keyboard/ Vocalist); The Puppet Co.: Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins (Swing), The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin (King/ Goldsmith), Cinderella (Ella), Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs (Wolf, David Pig, Little Red).

Previous shows include: American University: Bat Boy (Merideth), Into the Woods (Baker's Wife); Fickle Theater: Joan (Phyllis); AU Players: Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon/Crystal). This is Aisley's first regional show ever and she is elated to be working alongside such a talented cast on this gorgeous musical. She would like to thank her parents for all their support in everything she does, Christina and Jenifier for the wonderful opportunity, and to NBB- for everything.

Jules Kanarek (they/them) Previous shows include: Studio Theatre: Fun Home (Small Alison/Christian/John understudy), short film, FEARLESS Devised, upcoming feature film, The Other You (Sophia/Other Sophia), and Adventure Theatre: The Granny Awards (Sleepy). Jules is thrilled to be making their Keegan Theatre debut! In addition to acting and singing, Jules is also a competition dancer, gymnast, and budding contortionist. Big thank you to their family, friends, and amazing agents, Jessica and Barb, for all their support.

THEA SIMPSON-DIAZ is a Washington D.C. based musician and actor who is thrilled to make her debut at Keegan, and truly honored to join the cast of MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG! Previous credits include RAGTIME (Featured Ensemble, Emma Goldman u/s), ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE (Featured Ensemble, Tammy u/s). Favorite theater credits include HEAD OVER HEELS (Pamela), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (Woman 1), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (Mary Magdalene), and HAIRSPRAY (Tracy Turnblad). Thea obtained her BA in Musical Theatre, Dramaturgy, and AAAD Studies from James Madison University, and sends much love to friends and family! Enjoy the show! www.theasimpson.com

B.A. (Theatre) Catholic University; Previously seen at Keegan in Sweat (Jessie). Other area productions: Toby’s Dinner Theatre: The Mayor in SpongeBob (HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical), Daniela in In The Heights, Ensemble and U/S Mother in Ragtime (HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical), Abigail Adams in 1776, Ms. Schwartz in A Christmas Story (HH Nom: Ensemble & Musical), Hunchback of Notre Dame (HH Nom: Ensemble); Teatro 101: Faith/City Weed in Brooklyn the Musical; Red Branch Theatre Co.: Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd; Center Stage: Charles S. Dutton's From Jail-to-Yale; ArtsCentric: Jesus Christ Superstar; Chesapeake Shakespeare Co.: Macbeth, Lysistrata; Bay Theatre: Crimes of the Heart; Arena Stage/CUA: Happy End.

Previous shows include: Studio Theatre: Fun Home (Medium Alison/Joan U/S), Espejos: Clean (Sarah U/S); Keegan Theatre: Elegies (Swing); Smithsonian Discovery Theatre; Seasons of Light (Ensemble); Iron Crow Theatre: The Rocky Horror Show (Janet). allisonfitzgerald.net

Previous Keegan appearances include: Shakespeare In Love (Director), Legally Blonde (Director), Big Fish (Will Bloom), Parade (Frankie Epps), American Idiot ("Too Much Too Soon"), Dogfight (Fector) and numerous Play-Rah-Ka productions as the director. Other credits include: ACTING: Girlfriend, Crazy for You (Signature Theatre); Flowers Stink, Elephant and Piggie's We Are In A Play (Kennedy Center); The Wedding Singer, Urinetown (NextStop Theatre); Audrey, The Christmas Angel (Creative Cauldron) DIRECTING: 2018 Helen Hayes Awards (Director); Assistant Director- Crazy for You, La Cage Aux Folles (Signature Theatre). PLAYWRITING: Desiderium, Still Alive, SuperPup. Ricky holds a Musical Theatre degree from James Madison University. Eternal love to his wife Emily, his family, and his friends.

Previous shows include: Signature Theatre: Ragtime (Swing); Monumental Theatre Co: Spring Awakening (Moritz); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical (Helen Hayes Award Outstanding Ensemble nomination); Kennedy Center: The Arithmetic of Memory (Reader/Aaron). TV/FILM: PBS: Black Broadway: A Proud History, A Limitless Future, How Great Thou Art: A Sacred Celebration; OTHER: American Pops Orchestra: The Bodyguard - feat. Deborah Cox, Howard University: 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Barfeé).

Previous shows include: Imagination Stage: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show/La Oruga Muy Hambrienta Espectáculo, Adventure Theatre: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Rorshach Theatre: Angel Number Nine, Spooky Action Theatre: Agreste, Arts on the Horizon: Birds of a Feather, the Kennedy Center Concert Reading Series: Voir Dire, Synetic Theatre: Treasure Island, Snow Queen, Cinderella, Servant of Two Masters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Host & Guest, Dracula, Beauty & the Beast and more, including self-produced works for the Body of Mind Laboratory.

Previously seen in Keegan's An Irish Carol, Shakespeare in Love. Other credits include; Arena Stage: Exclusion. Virginia Rep: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tuck Everlasting. Olney Theatre Center: A Nice Indian Boy. Signature Theatre: The Upstairs Department. Studio Theatre: Admissions. NextStop Theatre Co: First Date. Toby’s Dinner Theater: Newsies (Helen Hayes Nomination, Supporting Actor), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Ghost. Riverside Center: The Bridges of Madison County, Grease. Imagination Stage: New Kid, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed! Adventure Theatre: Make Way for Ducklings.

Proud member of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington. Previous shows: Keegan Theatre: Elegies (swing Man 1), Hands on a Hardbody (Frank), The Bridges of Madison County (Bob), Parade (Judge Roan/Old Soldier), Cabaret (Ernst), A Man of No Importance (Father Kenny); Constellation Theatre Company: The Skin of Our Teeth (Tremayne/Moses), Urinetown(Old Man Strong/Hot Blades Harry us); NextStop Theatre Company: Urinetown (Cladwell); Riverside Dinner Theater: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Ed Earl). Bachelors- Wright State University; Acting MFA- FAU. Teaches theater at Wakefield HS, Arlington. Love to my amazing husband, Victor.

Keegan Theatre: Unnecessary Farce, Boiler Room Cabaret Series: Forbidden Fruit, Hair, Dancing at Lughnasa, Rent. Regional credits include Signature Theatre: Chess, The Happy Time, Merrily We Roll Along; Rorschach Theater: The Toxic Avenger: The Musical; Theater J: Stars of David; Adventure Theatre: You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, Go Dog, Go! Imagination Stage: Busytown; Kennedy Center Family Theater: Snow White, Rose Red (and Fred); NextStop Theatre Co: Boeing, Boeing, Kiss Me, Kate, The 39 Steps; Education: NYU, Tisch School of the Arts.

Previous credits include Keegan Theatre: Yoga Play (Romola), Amazing Adventures of Dr.Wonderful & her Dog (Mom), Seussical (Bird Girl 2/ Sour Kangaroo U/S).

Previous shows include: Classic Theatre of Maryland: The Tempest (Caliban), Complete Works…Shakespeare Abridged (Daniel), Our Town (Ensemble); The REV Theatre Company: Amelia Earhart (George Putnam); The Vagabond Players: Brighton Beach Memoirs (Eugene); WMPC Productions: Joseph…Technicolor Dreamcoat (Joseph). Drew would like to thank the Merrily team for the opportunity to work with such a great cast on this beautiful show.

Vivienne Innocenti is making her professional theater debut. Vivienne is a 6-year-old kindergartner, Girl Scout, and loves all things space, art, and Taylor Swift. She would like to thank her Mommy, Daddy, brother Benny, and everyone at Keegan for their support.

Directing credits with The Keegan Theatre include Elegies, Strangers with Benefits, Airness, Parade (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Production and Direction in a Musical), Dogfight, The Best Man, Cabaret (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Production in a Musical), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, A Man of No Importance, and Love Letters. Previously, she served as Keegan’s casting director, Director of Administration, and producer of the Acts of Love festival. Christina assistant directed August: Osage County, The Weir, Elizabeth Rex and Translations. Previous productions as a stage manager include The Full Monty, Twelve Angry Men, The Crucible (U.S./Ireland), Noises Off, RENT, Glengarry Glen Ross (U.S./Ireland), Love, Peace and Robbery (Off Broadway), Man of La Mancha, The Hostage, Mojo/Mickybo, 1776, and A Man for All Seasons. Upcoming: SigWorks

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Nathan Beary Blustein conducts, transcribes, coaches, analyzes, teaches, and performs musicals. In the DC area, he has been on the music teams for productions at The Kennedy Center TYA (Through the Sunken Lands), Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. (A Strange Loop), and The Keegan Theatre (Seussical). His research focuses on the drama of musical form in Broadway songs, particularly in the musicals of Stephen Sondheim. His writing can be found in Studies of Musical Theatre, The Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, and Here for The Hearing—as well as in his dissertation, which focuses on Sondheim’s reprises. His public scholarship can be found on TikTok @rhapsodyinblu. Ph.D., Music Theory: Indiana University. nathanbearyblustein.com.

Sierra Young (she/her) is a multi-hyphenate artist working in the DC/Baltimore area. She is an active member of the Society of American Fight Directors, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. Recent DC choreography credits include: Sweat at Keegan Theatre; POTUS! at Arena Stage; Confederates, Monumental Travesties, One in Two, Unseen, Bars and Measures, and The Till Trilogy at Mosaic Theater Company; Shout Sister Shout! at Ford’s Theatre; King Lear and Red Velvet at The Shakespeare Theatre Company; and Ain’t No Mo’ at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. Upcoming projects include: Little Shop of Horrors at Ford’s; and Nancy at Mosaic. sierrayoung.org.

Gabrielle graduated from High Point University with a B.A in performance theatre. While at High Point, Gabrielle was involved with stage managing, acting, and directing. Returning to her hometown of D.C, she has her sights set high on getting involved in the theatre community as much as possible. While in Dc, Gabrielle has ASMed for shows at Keegan, such as Airness and Good People. Gabrielle has stage managed several shows at Keegan, such as N, Yoga Play, Strangers with Benefits (Boiler Room Series), Shakespeare in Love, Elegies: A Song Cycle, Lifespan of A Fact, and co-stage managed Seussical!

Matthew J. Keenan was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland and is a graduate from the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin. Matthew began working with Keegan as an actor and in 2015 became the company’s resident scenic designer. He’s also a company member with the Classical Theatre Company in Houston TX. As well as being a Helen Hayes-nominated scenic designer and actor, Matthew is also the playwright of Keegan’s holiday tradition, An Irish Carol. Previous scenic designs include: N, The Lonesome West, Top Girls, Chicago, American Idiot, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lincolnesque, The Undeniable Sound of Right Now, and Hair.

Cindy Landrum Jacobs loves working at Keegan! Other Keegan Credits: SWEAT, Suessical, Push The Button, The Wilting Point, Lifespan Of A Fact, Elegies, The Outsider, Shakespeare In Love, Yoga Play, TransAM, N, Airness, Legally Blonde, God Of Carnage, As You Like It, The Undeniable Sound Of Right Now, Chicago, An Irish Carol (2017-2023). Other Properties Designer credits: The Last Match, How The Light Gets In, Columbinus, The Farnsworth Invention, Trevor, The Pitmen Painters, and Never The Sinner (1st Stage); The Explorers Club (Prologue).

Dominic DeSalvio is excited to be making his Keegan debut! He has worked on shows throughout the DC area including at The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, NextStop Theatre, Synetic Theater, Solas Nua, Constellation Theatre, and Imagination Stage. He has also worked professionally at Shakespeare festivals, regional theaters, opera companies, dance companies, TV news studios, and live music venues across the country. A graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, he was also the proud recipient of the Kenan Fellowship at The Kennedy Center. www.DeSalvioDesigns.com

Gordon Nimmo-Smith (he/him) is a Maryland-based sound engineer and designer. His sound designs include Fun Home (Studio Theatre); Nate The Great (Imagination Stage); How The Light Gets In (1st Stage); Night of the Living Dead, Chemical Exile, Distant Frequencies, The Toxic Avenger (Rorschach); The Last Five Years (streamed), The 39 Steps, Caucasian Chalk Circle (Helen Hayes Nomination)(Constellation Theatre Company); Parade, Legally Blonde, Mack Beth, Hands on a Hardbody, Chicago (The Keegan Theatre); The Revolutionists (Prologue Theatre), Maz and Bricks, In The Middle of the Fields (Solas Nua). By day, Gordon is the Audio/Video and Stage Operations Supervisor for Shakespeare Theatre Company. Thanks always to Alex, Mairi, and Mac the dog.

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Elizabeth Morton is a costume designer and technician based in Washington DC. She received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for her work on Shakespeare in Love at Keegan Theatre. Other design credits include This Inherent Echo, Our Black Death, and Othello (Taffety Punk Theatre); A Comedy of Tenors (Olney Theatre Center); Carrie: The Musical, Shared Space, The Crucible (American University). Stitching and wardrobe work: Olney Theatre Center, Arena Stage, Folger Theatre, and Flying V Theatre. Thank you to my parents for their endless love and support.

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DEB CRERIE is thrilled to be working with this production of Merrily with dear Keegan friends! Keegan productions include; Airness, Parade, Mack and Beth. Other credits: Airness, Member of the Wedding, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Well, Fly By Night, Floyd Collins, Broadway Bound, Proof, Old Wicked Songs, The Good Counselor, Doubt, Take Me Out (1st Stage); The Journey to the West (Constellation); Happiest Place on Earth, In A Word (The Hub); Night Falls on the Blue Planet, Occupied Territories, Dontrell Who Kissed The Sea (Theatre Alliance); Gidion’s Knot, Holly Down in Heaven (Forum). Deb is a Founding Artist of 1st Stage Theatre. Education: MFA American University, MA George Mason University.

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DANIELLA IGNACIO (Music Assistant) is thrilled to return to Keegan, having interned in summer 2019. Daniella is the Communications Manager at Ford’s Theatre and a writer, performer and musician with BAs in Musical Theatre and Journalism from American University. Music/pit credits: Wildwood Summer Theatre: Head Over Heels; Blessed Sacrament School: Moana Jr.; AU: Call for a New Federal Theatre Project, Miss You Like Hell, …Spelling Bee. Recent performance credits: Rorschach: Sometimes The Rain, Sometimes The Sea (u/s Midi/Ina); Strand Theater: AAPI Women’s Voices Theatre Festival (Various), Man of God (Swing, u/s Samantha/Kyung-Hwa); Wildwood: Theory of Relativity (Amy). Big thanks to Nathan and Matt. www.daniellaignacio.com

Emilie Knudsen received her Bachelor of Arts from University of Richmond where she worked as a charge scenic painter and stage managed productions of Top Girls, Antigone, Blues for Mr. Charlie, and Macbeth (among others). Recently, she graduated from GMU with her MFA in Fiction Writing. Thank you to Anne, Steve, and John for everything and thank you to Keegan for making her Sondheim dreams come true! Insta: @_exitpursuedbyabear_

Lilly Burchfield is a recent transplant to DC having just moved from Alabama. Her previous stage management credits include “Hysterically Shopping” with Tasteinyourmouth productions in Dublin, Ireland, “Three Little Pigs” with Opera Birmingham, and a devised production of the “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” at Samford University. Lilly has been seen recently as part of the cast of the Maryland Renaissance Festival. She is so excited to be working with this team at Keegan and making these connections. She would like to give a huge thank you to this team for including her on this project. For more on Lilly’s work visit: www.lillyburchfield.com

STEPHEN SONDHEIM wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night (1954), A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1962), ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (1964), COMPANY (1970), FOLLIES (1971), A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973), THE FROGS (1974), PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976), SWEENEY TODD (1979), MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG (1981), SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE (1984), INTO THE WOODS (1987), ASSASSINS (1991), PASSION (1994) and ROAD SHOW (2008) as well as lyrics for WEST SIDE STORY (1957), GYPSY (1959) and DO I HEAR A WALTZ? (1965) and additional lyrics for CANDIDE (1973). Anthologies of his work include SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM (1976), MARRY ME A LITTLE (1981), YOU'RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW (1983), PUTTING IT TOGETHER (1993/99) and SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM (2010). He composed the scores of the films "Stavisky" (1974) and "Reds" (1981) and songs for "Dick Tracy" (1990) and the television production "Evening Primrose" (1966). His collected lyrics with attendant essays have been published in two volumes: "Finishing the Hat" (2010) and "Look, I Made A Hat" (2011). In 2010 Broadway's Henry Miller's Theatre was renamed The Stephen Sondheim Theatre in his honour; in 2019, London's Queens Theatre was also renamed the Sondheim.

George Furth was born in Chicago and graduated from Northwestern University; he did postgraduate work at Columbia University. He has worked extensively as an actor, appearing in many feature films, including The Best Man, Oh God!, Doctor Detroit, Young Doctors In Love, The Man With Two Brains, Cannonball Run, Hooper, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Blazing Saddles, Shampoo, Sleeper, The New Interns and Myra Breckinridge; he has also acted in many major television shows. In addition to Company, he has written the Broadway shows The Act, Twigs, The Supporting Cast, Merrily We Roll Along, Precious Sons and Getting Away With Murder.

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