You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised) Creative
Director
Cinnamon SchultzCinnamon Schultz is a proud member of Kansas City Actors Theatre Artistic and Community Board. She is also a local actor and director. She has had the pleasure of performing at several theatres in Kansas City; Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, The Unicorn Theatre, The Coterie Theatre, Theatre for Young America, the KC Rep., Kansas City Actors Theater 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. Another position she thoroughly enjoys is being the head Acting professor for Kansas City Kansas Community College. Cinnamon lives in the KC area with her amazing children Scout and Leo.
Scenic Designer
Gary MosbyGary 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 All In The Timing and Bus Stop 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.
Musical Director
Mark Ferrellhas worked nationally and internationally as a Music Director/Conductor,
collaborative pianist and vocal coach. He has performed extensively in the United
States, Japan and South America. Credits include Wizard of Oz (Theater League)
Noye’s Fludde (Wichita Grand Opera) Funny Girl, Hair, A Christmas Spectacular
(Musical Theater Heritage) The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore (Lyric Opera of Kansas
City) Sister Act, Hairspray, Forever Plaid, Smokey Joe’s Café, Buddy – The Buddy
Holly Story, The Sound of Music, All Shook Up, Married Alive, Oklahoma, I Do I Do,
Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Grease, The
Scarlet Pimpernel, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hello, Dolly!,
The Music Man (New Theatre Restaurant) A Christmas Carol, Master Class
(Missouri Repertory Theater, now KC Rep) Ain’t Misbehavin’ (American Heartland
Theater).
Currently, Mark is on the faculty at the University of Kansas, where he is the
Director of Operatic Activities and has conducted audience favorites such as Jesus
Christ Superstar, Gypsy and Hair
Choreographer
Mindy Moritz BeldenMindy has choreographed over 150 musicals, but is thrilled to add "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" to her resume with her KCKCC debut! Trained at Miller Marley, she has strong skills in tap, jazz, ballet and ballroom, and choreographs for many schools and theatre companies all over Kansas City. Mindy is also the Artistic Director for Inspired PurposeTheater (www.iptheater.com). She and her husband Brice are expecting a baby boy in November! Enjoy the show!
Lighting Designer
Kris KirkwoodKris Kirkwood, Lighting Design. Kris is a lighting, projections, and media designer based out of Kansas
City, MO. His recent work includes designs for Trouble in Tahiti for the Lexington Philharmonic, Nelly
Don the Musical, Front Page News at Cumberland County Playhouse, and Hansel und Gretel at Bar
Harbor Music Festival. Kris is a co-founding member of Papermoon Opera Productions, with recent
design credits for Carmen at Annapolis Opera, and upcoming designs for Madame Butterfly at Inland
Northwest Opera and Don Giovanni at Pensacola Opera. He has designed locally at the Coterie, the
Unicorn, Mesner Puppet Theater, Graceland University, Missouri Western State University, Kansas City
Kansas Community College, the Gem, and others. He would like to thank his wife Jennifer and his family.
Props Designer & Scenc Artist
Wendy ScottAn 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
Costume Designer
Georgianna Londre BuchananGeorgianna is the resident Costume Designer for the Coterie Theatre, and Quality Hill Playhouse. She has collaborated with many other theater companies throughout the Kansas City area, including The Kansas City Repertory Theatre, The Unicorn, Kansas City Actors Theatre, Late NIght Theatre, Mesner Puppets, and the New Theatre Restaurant. From 2006-2012 she was a lecturer at the Kansas City Art Institute, and directed several gala fashion performances. Georgianna has designed costumes for full seasons at Creede Repertory Theatre in Colorado, and worked as a team artist on a grant for public art and creative placemaking in a Northeast Kansas City neighborhood. Telling stories and exploring characters through costume design has made a lifelong love of theatre become a practice of both art and functional techniques.
Sound Designer
Jonathan RobertsonJon Robertson is pleased to be returning to KCKCC, having designed and composed music for many shows in previous seasons. Some KCKCC highlights for Jon include designing and writing new music for All in the Timing and designing the musicals Heathers and In The Woods. Jon is a composer and sound designer based in Kansas City who has worked as an adjunct instructor at The University of Missouri at Kansas City, The Kansas City Art Institute, and Missouri Western State University. Recently, Jon has turned to designing streaming content and developing methods for creating virtual shows. Jon is the inventor of Tutti Remote, a custom software for real-time syncing music in remote locations.
Assistant Director
Kyn JohnsonKyn is ecstatic to be assistant directing their second show and to be working with Cinnamon and these amazing students again. They were thrilled to have the chance to work as the assistant director on All In The Timing and as the stage manager for The Actor’s Nightmare during last school year. This show also serves as Kyn’s stage debut, and they are so glad to be able to take on this once in a lifetime role of a dancing blanket. While not at school, Kyn has been lucky enough to work with KC Public Theatre and Musical Theatre Heritage to help further their love and knowledge of the theatre world. Kyn would like to thank this awesome cast and crew for making this show such a great experience and their family and friends for all of their support.
Stage Manager
Jaden ManherzJaden Manherz-Second year at KCKCC. Been around theatre almost his whole life. This is his third show stage managing. Hopefully the third times the charm and he'll get it right. After being the stage manager to Twisted Tales of Poe, he has found his spot in theatre. Now he is pursuing a career in stage managing.