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The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
Anatol by Arthur Schnitzler
Brian Reilly, Executive Director:Fools & Philanderers Festival
This is Brian's third time as executive director of a theatre event - coming on the heels of spearheading the successful Oscar Wilde play festival "A Wilde October" last fall. (Brian played the role of Jack Worthing in Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest".)
He is thrilled to have such highly qualified individuals join the CityShow team in order to bring the vision for "Rogues Amidst the Fatherland" to fruition. Brian extends his profound gratitude to Christopher Romero Wilson and Schnele Wilson for their painstaking work in directing and managing two very challenging works. He knows that this very special couple are the folks that make the "rubber meet the road". Brian also acknowledges the efforts of other contributing individuals: Shawn Madsen, Melissa Farinelli, Julia Morgantini, Viktoriya Papayani, Meredith Cleland, Faith Aeryn, Sasha Fiser-Miller, Alan Bordelon, and Matthew Castleman.
Christopher Romero Wilson
Artistic Director: CityShow's Fools & Philanderers Festival
Director: The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
Christopher is excited to be guiding the artistic vision for CityShow, and to direct the upcoming project - The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon. He began his career working as an actor in classical theater, and transitioned into writing, producing, and directing, commercials, music videos and two independent feature films, The Digital Prophet and The Process of Creative Deception. In 2010 Christopher was at the helm of Foolish Mortals’ productions of Shakespeare's Measure 4 Measure and All's Well That Ends Well. He also continues to work as an actor. Recent roles include Banquo in Macbeth, Roman in Praying Small, Jack Tanner in Man & Superman, and Herod in CityShow's production of Salomé.
Schnele Wilson
Creative Director: CityShow'sFools & Philanderers Festival
Director: Anatol, by Arthur Schnitzler
Schnele is honored to be directing Anatol by Arthur Schnitzler, as part of CityShow's upcoming event, Fools & Philanderers Festival. Her company, UrbanTopaz, will be handling the event's promotional materials, website, artwork and social media. Schnele began her career as a classically trained actress, director and pianist working professionally in theater. She moved to screen acting when she teamed up with Christopher Romero Wilson on the award-winning short film, Silent Interchanges. She co-founded Open Door Productions, Process Project, Velocity Pictures, and UrbanTopaz - multi-media companies that create commercials, corporate films, music videos, HBO pilot, children's videos, and feature films (including The Digital Prophet and The Process of Creative Deception). Clients have included Samsung, Word Records, Polygram, Knoll, Paramount Communications, Inc, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Center for Spine Care, Sabbatical Pictures, and Coats Aloe International. As part of a creative team, Schnele co-wrote, produced, directed and edited various projects. After opening UrbanTopaz's New York office, Schnele returned to the stage, earning a best actress nomination at the Spotlight On Theatre Festival for her work in the award winning production of Finding Center Three. Schnele was recently seen as the Countess de Rousillon in Foolish Mortals' All's Well That Ends Well.
Melissa Farinelli, Assistant Director / Stage Manager / Lighting Designer: The Odd Couple and Anatol.
Melissa Farinelli most recently stage managed All's Well That Ends Well and Measure for Measure, both directed by Christopher Romero Wilson, with Love Creek Productions. She has also worked with Sink or Swim Rep in their inaugural season of As You Like It and The Importance of Being Earnest. She is a directing graduate from The University of Northern Colorado in addition to her stage management experience and most recently directed The Misanthrope for Love Creek Productions. Other directing credits include Himmelreich, written by Mark Rosati of the Directors Guild of America, and several one acts for Love Creek Productions, TheaterVision and The Rising Sun Performance Company. farinelli.melissa@yahoo.com
Meredith Wilford, Choreographer: Anatol
Meredith Wilford studied modern, jazz and ballet at Texas Womans University, SMU, ADF and was accepted to the prestigious Alvin Ailey Dance School in NYC. She danced with David Dorfman in his "Out of Season" project and studied works by Jerome Robbins and David Parsons. She choreographed 4 original pieces at Brookhaven Dance Festival and created an original group piece and performed a solo for the CityShow production of Baal this past year. Her choreography focuses on modern dance with influences of ballet and classical jazz which stems from her love of Gene Kelly, Cyd Charisse and Mikhail Barishnikov. Currently, she is a sommelier at The University Club in NYC and is very excited to be creating a piece for Anatol.