Michael Cassara, CSA (he/him), Casting Director is pleased to return to the Hangar where he has cast the last 5 seasons of mainstage shows. Recent credits include Mr. Holland’s Opus (dir. BD Wong/upcoming), An American In Paris (international tour, dir. Christopher Wheeldon), The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company, dir. Stephen Brackett), Spamilton (NYC/Chicago/Pittsburgh CLO/tour), Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre, dir. Scott Schwartz), Enter Laughing (York Theatre), Forbidden Broadway (last three editions/cast albums), The 12 (Denver Center/world premiere). Regional credits include productions for Gulfshore Playhouse, Asolo Rep, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ogunquit Playhouse, and many others. Resident Casting Director for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) since 2013, and previously for the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) from 2007-2019. Native Clevelander, member of the Casting Society of America. BFA, Otterbein University. MichaelCassara.net / @michaelcassara

As of August 2021

Adi Cabral (they/them), Accent and Dialect Consultant, has provided coaching for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities (CO), the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (MO), New Repertory Theatre (MA), the Stella Adler Studio of Acting (NY), Mildred’s Umbrella Theatre Company (TX), and The New Hazlett Theater (PA). They are a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork and Fitzmaurice Voicework. Adi currently serves as Assistant Professor of Voice and Movement at the University of Nevada, Reno. For more information, please visit Adriano-cabral.com.

As of August 2021

Greg Smith (he/him), is a Grammy- nominated composer and sound designer. He has scored numerous feature films and contributed music to dozens of network tv shows. Additionally, he has worked extensively in television advertising, providing music and sound design for MTV, ESPN, Disney, A&E and a host of other networks and consumer brands. Most recently, Greg provided sound design and composed all the music heard throughout the Greenwood Rising museum being built in Tulsa, Oklahoma to commemorate the 1921 Tulsa (Black Wall Street) Massacre.

As of August 2021

Lauren J. Burke* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be working on her 3rd Ufot Family play. Central Square Theatre: Queens Girl in The World, Pipeline, Les Liaisons Dangereuses. Regional: The Huntington,  American Repertory Theatre, Boston Baroque, North Shore Music Theatre, Plays in Place, SpeakEasy Stage, Revels, Central Square, Lyric Stage, Hangar Theatre, WAM, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Reagle Music Theatre, Poets’ Theatre, Israeli Stage, Boston Ballet, Boston Opera Collaborative. University: Brandeis University, Boston University, Harvard University, Suffolk University. Education: BA from Suffolk University. Lauren is a member of Actor’s Equity Association.

Abigail Wang (she/her), Lighting Designer, focuses on helping to tell the stories of underrepresented communities. Recent design credits include: The View Upstairs (SpeakEasy Stage Company); Turning the Tide (Moonbox Productions); We Create Festival 2019 (Danza Organica); Safety Net (NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts); Perfect Arrangement (UMass Lowell); The Earth Room (Fresh Ink Theatre). Training includes apprenticeships at Walt Disney World Live Entertainment and Seattle Repertory Theatre, and a BFA from NYU Tisch. Abigailwangdesign.com

As of August 2021