

STAFF & SOUNDING BOARD
The "Sounding Board" are our artistic advisors. They are leaders in the field and experts in the development of new musicals. They help select the participants for the retreat. One Sounding Board member works with each team as a "Peer Advisor," to provide dramaturgical insights. We thank them for their talent and time.​​​​
Executive Director
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Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
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Marvin Avila
Program Assistant
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Linda Ferris
Bookkeeper
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Kristin Fulton
Development Assistant
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Dee Slavin
Intern​
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Gigi Bolt, Theatre Consultant
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Rick Boynton, Independent Producer/Dramaturg
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Anika Chapin, Director of Artistic Development, Signature Theatre, DC
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Darrah Cloud, Bookwriter and Playwright
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Kurt Deutsch, Producer
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Jason Eagan, Artistic Director, Ars Nova
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Iyvon Edebiri, Artistic Director, The Parsnip Ship
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Maria Manuela Goyanes, Artistic Director, LCT3
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Donna Lynn Hilton, Artistic Director, Goodspeed Musicals
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Timothy Huang, Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Rhinebeck alum
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Khiyon Hursey, Composer, Lyricist, Librettist, Rhinebeck alum
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Mara Isaacs, Founder and Director of Octopus Theatricals
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Christine Toy Johnson, Writer/ Actor/ Advocate for Inclusion
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Kent Nicholson, International Literary Properties
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Barbara Pasternack, Artistic Director, Theatreworks USA
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Natasha Sinha, Associate Artistic Director, Playwrights Horizons
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John Weidman, Three time Tony-Award nominee, Bookwriter for PACIFIC OVERTURES, ASSASSINS, ROAD SHOW, and CONTACT
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Robert Zukerman, former Director of Theatre at New York State Council on the Arts