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W H O ’ S W H O
DAVID PATRIDGE
(Sound Designer)
Broadway:
Holler If
Ya Hear Me
,
Soul Doctor
. US tours:
Flashdance
,
Mamma
Mia!
;
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
®
Dreamcoat
.
Regional: The Muny 2015 and 2016 seasons,
First
Wives Club
,
Harmony
,
The Nutty Professor
,
Emma
,
Robin and the 7 Hoods
,
Sammy
,
Ace
,
Beauty and the
Beast
,
Singin’ in the Rain
,
Sweeney Todd
,
Miss Saigon
.
Off-Broadway:
Gigantic
. International tours:
Das
Wunder von Bern
. Associate Sound Design:
Paramour
,
Kinky Boots
,
Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway; Leap
of Faith
,
Bonnie & Clyde
,
We Will Rock You
,
Sister Act
,
Come Fly Away
,
9 to 5
,
The Little Mermaid
,
Mamma
Mia!
,
Tarzan
,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
and
In My Life
.
David is a recipient of the Kevin Kline and Suzi Bass
Awards for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical.
GREG EMETAZ
(Video Designer)
is a filmmaker and
projection designer. His projection design work
includes the world premiere of
Bel Canto
at Chicago
Lyric Opera,
Dolores Claiborne
at San Francisco
Opera,
Enemies: A Love Story
at Palm Beach
Opera,
“27”
,
Champion
and
The Golden Ticket
at
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He is the director
of short films
Bowes Academy
(NC Gay + Lesbian
Film Fest Jury Award),
Get the F K Outta Paris!
,
Death
by Omelette
(SNCF Prix Du Polar Finalist & Hong
Kong Mobile Film Awards Silver Medalist) and music
videos
Eating 4 Two
and
Butt Drunk
(Friar’s Club
Film festival special Jury Award, iTVfest Best Director
Award) co-directed with Amanda DeSimone. He
has created the behind-the-scenes documentaries for
Julie Taymor’s
The Tempest
, Broadway musical
Spider-
Man: Turn Off The Dark
and numerous productions at
New York City Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis.
JOHN METZNER
(Wig Designer)
This is John’s fourth
season at The Muny. He is the head of hair and
makeup for Webster University’s Conservatory of
Theatre Arts, as well as the Wig Master for The
Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He is a graduate of the
Conservatory and has been associated with the Rep
for a number of years. As a freelance designer, he has
worked throughout Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota and
New York. Some companies include Opera Theatre of
Saint Louis, The Muny, Stages St. Louis, Arrow Rock
Lyceum Theatre, Great River Shakespeare Festival and
the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse.
LARRY SMIGLEWSKI
(Production Stage Manager)
is
thrilled make his Muny debut this season, direct from
the off-Broadway transfer of the new musical
Cagney
(Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations).
Recent credits:
White Christmas
(national tour),
The
King and I
starring Rachel York (Dallas Summer
Musicals),
Gypsy
starring Sally Mayes,
Sex Tips...
(off-
Broadway). MFA, University of Houston. BA, Marymount
Manhattan. Love to Nettie and Smigs. For Michael.
EMILY JAMES PRIFTI
(Assistant Stage Manager)
A
San Francisco native, James is thrilled to make her
Muny debut! Selected NY:
Sweet, Sweet Motherhood
(HERE Arts Center),
Fathers and Sons
(The Lion
Theatre),
Musicals in MUFTI 2009-2010
and
Enter
Laughing
(York Theatre),
A… My Name Is Alice/
Alice in Wonderland
(Play Group Theatre),
Violet
(Gallery Players),
Cocktails with Coward
(Lively
Arts Productions). A world traveler through various
national tours and cruise ship adventures! Proud AEA
member. Love to all my family: biological and non-
biological!
ERIC ELZ
(Assistant Stage Manager)
A graduate of
Truman State University, Eric has spent his time as
a lighting designer for a variety of corporate clients
and musicians over the years as well as academic
institutions and special events. His time at The Muny
began in 1996 and he is proud to be returning for his
11th season!
MIKE ISAACSON
(Artistic Director & Executive Producer)
is thrilled you are here. This is Isaacson’s fifth season
at The Muny, and he is the third person to hold the
position in The Muny’s 98-year history. After his first
season, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch named Isaacson
“Theatre Artist of the Year.” The Arts and Education
council of Greater St. Louis recently announced that