THE TEAM
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Jeffry Denman
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A New York-based Director, Choreographer, Writer and Performing Artist, Jeffry has been nominated for Astaire, Helen Hayes, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, LA Ovation, SDC Callaway and Lortel Awards and has won IRNE, Bistro, Connecticut Critics Circle and Artie Awards for his choreography and performance. Off Broadway, he choreographed YANK!, Naked Boys Singing, Assistance, and Bullet for Adolf; Broadway/NYC workshops of SpongeBob Squarepants (Tap Choreography; Dir. Tina Landau), YANK! (Dir. David Cromer), and The Searchers (Dir. David Cromer), among others. He has directed and/or choreographed regionally including world and regional theatre premieres at Tuacahn Center for the Arts, La Mirada, Cape Playhouse, Engeman Theatre and Ogunquit Playhouse. He is the Director of New Works at Tuacahn Center for the Arts in St. George, Utah. He graduated from the University of Buffalo
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Elise Melendez
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Elise Melendez is a Chicago-based arts entrepreneur, dance educator and nonprofit marketer. As co-founder and executive director of Motivated Movers NYC, Elise cultivates a community for professional artists seeking beginner dance training. She also serves as marketing manager for the American Marketing Association, a global community dedicated to elevating the individual marketer. With a bachelor’s in American Dance Pedagogy from Oklahoma City University and a master’s in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management from Columbia College Chicago, Elise has over a decade of experience in arts education and management. Her past roles include casting director and assistant to the artistic director at Hangar Theatre; client services account executive for Prevail Strategic Marketing & Communications; strategic planning consultant for NPH USA, Chicago Woman magazine and World Future Society; and development consultant for Chicago Youth Shakespeare. Elise has also been a guest teaching artist/choreographer for arts organizations and educational institutions such as Hangar Theatre, Palace Theatre New Hampshire, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Applause, St. Norbert College and Oklahoma City University.
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Ashley Marinelli
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Ashley is a proud graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and is an award winning performer, choreographer, director, and film editor. She has assisted Tony-winning choreographers and was nominated for a Helen Hayes award in 2014. Ashley is the director of Marinelli New Dance Theater, a digital dance company that produces music videos and dance films. Choreography credits include special events for the Walt Disney Company, Dorothy Parker: The Musical (The Producer's Club), Disney’s Newsies (Associate - Tuacahn Center for the Arts), How Did We Get Here? : The Story of The Donner Party (Associate- Denman Theatre & Dance Co.), Fairy Tale Christmas (Associate - Tuacahn Center for the Arts), West Side Story (Associate - Ogunquit Playhouse & Engeman Theater), Toast (Barrington Playwright’s Project) and numerous concert dance and benefit presentations.
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Brittany Martel
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ARTISTIC ASSOCIATES
The DTDC Artistic Associates are a group of individuals from various theatrical disciplines who act as a brain collective for the company. They meet with the Artistic Director once a month to discuss current projects, future plans, logistical problem solving and creative feedback. We also invite these Associates into the development process very early on so that they can have input on the development of the piece as well as start formulating creative ideas for future productions.
Sarah Brians
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Dustin Cross
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Cory Pattak
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Joy Tomasko
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