Jon Robertson is a composer and sound designer based in Kansas City. He is excited to be returning to KCKCC having recently designed Into the Woods and Heathers. He is an adjunct instructor at Missouri Western State University this semester, previous semesters he has instructed at UMKC and the Kansas City Art Institute.

Gary Mosby is Coordinator of Theatre here at Kansas City Kansas Community College, as well as, heading the Theatre Technology area of the department. Gary teaches the theatre technology classes, including 2 levels of stagecraft and 2 levels of lighting and stage management and also designs the scenery and lighting for the department productions. In addition to his work here with the students, Gary enjoys working as a scenic designer with several local professional companies, such as Unicorn Theatre, KCRep, and Kansas City Actors Theatre. Some recent college designs would be Lobby Hero and Night Watch and professionally, Sea Marks and Death and the Maiden “My favorite part of theatre and teaching is collaboration, sharing ideas and experiences”. You can see photos of more of Gary’s work at gmosby.com.

An accomplished artist in a variety of mediums, Wendy has worked in New York, France and around the US. Her theatre work in Kansas City includes the New Theater Restaurant and the MET. For the past 10 + years, Wendy has been the resident Property Master and Scenic Artist at KCKCC. She received a Kennedy Center Award for Scenic Artistry in 2012 for her craftsmanship on the Theatre Department’s production of Smokey Joe’s Café. A successful businesswoman, Wendy owns Kitschup Creations, designing celebrity and custom prayer candles sold in various emporiums around Kansas City, the U.S. and internationally (find her online at kitschupcreations.com). And if that isn’t enough, you might even drop in at Grimm Tattoo and have her design something artsy that you can wear permanently. “La vie est belle “ Life is beautiful

– Cinnamon is so excited to be able to direct this production for Kansas City Kansas Community College. She is also happy to be the head Acting teacher for KCKCC. She has also had the pleasure of performing at several other theatres in Kansas City: Heart of American Shakespeare Festival, The Unicorn Theatre, The Coterie Theatre, Theatre for Young America, the KCRep., Kansas City Actors Theatre and The New Theatre Restaurant. While performing on stage, Cinnamon has also been quite busy in radio, television and film as well. She appeared as Victoria in the film Winter’s Bone, which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and received four Oscar nominations in 2011 including Best Picture. Cinnamon lives in the KC area with husband (the talented Brian Paulette) and their amazing children Anika and Leo.

NANCY ROBINSON, Costume Designer has recently had her work appear at The Living Room and MTH theaters and Lyric Opera Kansas City. Her film work includes CSA, Jayhawkers, The Only Good Indian, Destination Planet Negro (these 4 projects with Oscar winner Kevin Willmott as director), Gone Girl, Last Ounce of Courage, All Creatures Here Below,, and HBO's True Detective (television). She has designed for scores of television commercials, including two that aired during Super Bowls. She won an award for costume design for the web series Redbird. She owns and operates a costume rental house in Kansas City, MO. She designed Heathers for KCKCC in spring 2019 and is thrilled to be returning to work with this amazing community.

Jaden Manherz-Freshman at KCKCC. Been around theatre almost my whole life, but this is the first time working on a show. Interested in a career in some form of entertainment. Theatre is a great stepping stone in a career of entertainment.