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Creative Team Bios

LARRY SOUSA (he/him) — Director & Choreographer
Larry Sousa returns to Emerson Stage after directing our 2019 production of Flora, The Red Menace. Larry is an award-winning Director and Choreographer whose work appears regularly on Boston stages including Wheelock Family Theatre, SpeakEasy Stage, Boston Gay Men’s Chorus, Reagle Music Theatre, and Lyric Stage, where his recent production of The Drowsy Chaperone garnered rave reviews. He has directed and choreographed productions at theatres from coast-to-coast, including Goodspeed Musicals, Pasadena Playhouse, The Joyce Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre, Coconut Grove Playhouse, the N.Y. Fringe Festival, and the Garry Marshall Theatre in L.A. He is the recipient of the Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle Award, L.A. Ovation Awards, IRNE Awards, and countless more. Larry is in his 6th year as Resident Director/Choreographer of Harvard’s legendary Hasty Pudding Show. His production of Now. Here. This. just concluded an extended run at Umbrella Stage, and this spring he directs and choreographs The Prom at Wheelock Family Theatre. A longtime faculty member at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Larry has performed in numerous musicals on Broadway. www.larrysousa.com

JONATHAN GOLDBERG (he/him) — Music Director
Jonathan Goldberg has been teaching in the Musical Theatre program at Emerson since 2004. Jon is a Boston-area music director, vocal coach, vocal arranger, and accompanist. Music director credits for Emerson Stage include BAT BOY: The Musical, The Spitfire Grill, Into The Woods, Next To Normal, Flora The Red Menace, Urinetown, Titanic, and Guys and Dolls. Recent Boston regional productions include Pacific Overtures, Road Show, and Sweeney Todd (Lyric Stage), and The SpongeBob Musical, Little Women, Ragtime, and Billy Elliot (Wheelock Family Theatre). He has also played in the orchestras for recent productions of The Addams Family (Wheelock) Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812  (Emerson Stage) and The Prom (Speakeasy Stage). Jon has won four IRNE awards for Lyric Stage productions of A Little Night Music, Man of La Mancha, Grey Gardens, and Kiss Me, Kate. Other credits: Pacific Overtures (North Shore Music Theatre), Forever Plaid (Stuart Street Playhouse), three years with the Boston company of Nunsense, and the 2022 Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Disney Pride In Concert at Symphony Hall.

MJ FOX — Scenic Designer
Bio coming soon!

NINA MARIE TUROVSKIY — Costume Designer
BFA ‘26 Theatre Design & Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Associate Wardrobe Supervisor), 16 Winters (Assistant Director), How We Got On (Assistant Costume Designer), Cabaret (Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor); I want to thank my friends and family for being so incredible and for always supporting me in my pursuits! @ninaturovskiy

GRACE ELPHINSTONE (she/her) — Lighting Designer
BFA ’26 Theatre Design & Technology. Emerson Stage Credits: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Lead Electrician), BONNETS: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder (Assistant Lighting Designer), Little Women (Dramaturg), The Loyals (Assistant Lead Electrician), Paris (Light Board Operator). Thank you to my parents, friends, Kirby, and Francis for their endless support!

SARAH MILLER — Sound Designer
Recent credits: UnCommon Stage for Emerson College (Audio Technician), A Light Under the Dome for Plays in Place (Audio Technician), Who’s there? for Boston Theatre Marathon (Sound Designer), The Great Leap for Lyric Stage Company (Assistant Sound Designer). Emerson Stage credits: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (A1/Associate Sound Designer), The Impracticality of Modern Day Mastodons (Production Sound Engineer), BAT BOY: The Musical (A1), BONNETS: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder (Sound Designer), Little Women (Sound Designer), Cabaret (Sound Designer), The Secret in the Wings (Production Sound Engineer), The Spitfire Grill (Production Sound Engineer), The Wolves (Sound Designer), Into the Woods (A2), RAGE (Sound Designer). As a recent graduate of Emerson, I’m excited to be back! Thank you to my friends and family for their support!

SARABETH SPECTOR — Props Lead
Sarabeth is thrilled to return to her alma mater! She is a scenic and properties designer based in Medford, MA. Credits include: NOW. HERE. THIS (Props Designer; Umbrella Stage Company) Mermaid Hour (Assistant Scenic Designer, Props Designer; Moonbox Productions), Cost of Living (Props Designer; SPEAKEASY STAGE), Legally Blonde (Scenic Designer; Moonbox Productions), Honeyhole (Scenic Designer; Moonbox Productions), Boston New Works Festival (Props Designer; Moonbox Productions), Jado Jehad (Props Designer; Boston Playwrights’ Theatre), For The Fish (Associate Scenic Designer; Moonbox Productions), NIGHTTOWN (Scenic Designer; Lowell House Opera), Baltimore (Scenic Designer; Emerson Stage) www.sarabethspector.com

ETHAN WEST (he/him) — Stage Manager
BFA ‘25 Stage & Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Second Star… (Assoc. Production Supervisor ); BONNETS: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder (1st ASM); The Loyals (2nd ASM); Into the Woods (PA). Emerson College credits: MTS’ Dogfight (Stage Manager); emShakes’ Death of a Salesman (Stage Manager); EVVY41, EVVY42 (ASM), EVVY43 (Stage Manager); MTAG’s A Chorus Line (Producer); MTAG’s Fun Home (Producer) and MTAG’s Production Manager; Kidding Around’s Seussical TYA (Stage Manager). Regional credits: Kinky Boots, The Music Man, Come From Away (ASM) at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre. Thanks to Annie Levy and Deb Acquavella for their mentorship, and thank you to my friends and family for their love and support. @Ethanwest721

KAYLA COPPING (she/they) — Production Supervisor
BFA ’25 Stage & Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Assoc. Production Supervisor), 16 Winters (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Are You Someone to Somebody? (Asst. Production Supervisor), The Spitfire Grill (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), As You Like It (Production Assistant). Emerson College credits: EVVY43 (Assistant Stage Manager). Other credits: Jake Tolentino’s Antony and Cleopatra (Assistant Stage Manager). Thank you to Coco, my dear friends, and loved ones – your support and kindness will always be at the heart of everything I do.

KAYLEIGH KANE (she/her) –– Intimacy Director
Kayleigh Kane is a Boston-based intimacy professional and multi-disciplinary artist working in theater and film around New England, New York, and beyond. Select Intimacy Direction credits include “Becoming a Man” (American Repertory Theater), “The Band’s Visit” (Huntington Theatre Company), “Angels in America Pt. 2: Perestroika” (Central Square Theater/BEDLAM), “Summer Stock” (Goodspeed Musicals), “Torch Song” (Moonbox Productions), “Rent” (Umbrella Stage Company), and “The Moors” (Entropy Theatre). Kayleigh also works frequently with improv theaters and experimental ensembles, implementing intimacy tools and safety protocols for consent-based improvised contact and physical play, and provides intimacy support and education to higher education institutions around New England. She holds a certification in Intimacy Direction from IDC. Learn more at www.kayleighkane.com

PAIGE SHEPHERD (she/they) — Dramaturg
BFA ‘27 Theatre & Performance. Emerson Stage credits: Limber: A Love Story (upcoming, Assistant Director). Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Honk! The Musical (Choreographer, Dramaturg); Mercutio Troupe’s Romeo and Juliet (Adult Romeo); MTS’ Dogfight (Dramaturg); MTS’ Chicago (Dramaturg). Paige is also highly involved in the Emerson Channel television network: Hit Point Hall Season 5 (Executive Producer); Fall 2024 Comedy Special (Director). Thanks to family and friends for all their support!