Meet the Production Team of "Sweet Charity"!
Dan Sullivan (Director, Choreographer, Set Designer, Costume Designer) is in his sixth year as Artistic Director of Weston Friendly Society, which started in the fall of 2013 with their Moss Hart Award-Winning production of White Christmas. Since then he has directed, choreographed, set designed, and costumed in various combinations for 12 productions with the group, only taking a brief hiatus to join the National/International Touring Production of Annie in 2015/2016. Outside of Friendly, Dan is the Tech Director for a couple troupes at Artbarn Community Theater, a children's after-school theater program in Brookline and he free-lances directing, costuming, choreographing and performing in the Boston Area. Dan would like to thank the production teams this season for their devotion and hard work. Love to MDJBN!
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Hollis W. Sullivan (Music Director) In the fall of 2014, after an absence of many years, Holly was thrilled to make her return to the Friendly Stage in Meet Me In St. Louis under the direction of her son, Daniel! Since then, Holly has happily continued this partnership by returning to her Music Directing roots for many recent shows, including this past December’s production of Annie. Holly's long association with Weston Friendly started when she worked on hair and makeup for the Society's BiCentennial production of Ben Franklin In Paris, working backstage while her parents performed in the cast. Over the years she has been onstage, played piano, sewn costumes, music directed and directed for the group. Holly is especially pleased to work with this talented cast (which includes her daughter, Bridget), to have daughter Nora producing, and to have the support of her husband as he helps behind the scenes to bring this production to the stage. During the school year, Holly works as an Independent Contractor for the Wellesley -based company, Jammin’ With You, teaching piano and voice lessons. Love and thanks to J,D,J,B&N. Break a leg B! XO
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Alecia Thomas (Assistant Director) is a director, actor, singer, dancer, and teacher who grew up in Grafton, MA. Alecia studied dance at the Performing Arts School of Worcester, and was a member of the Worcester Youth Ballet and The Worcester Childrens’ Theater's Repertory company before attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Alecia earned her a BFA in Drama from Tisch, where she studied musical theater at Collaborative Arts Project 21 and directing at the Playwrights Horizons Theater School. Recent credits: Directing- "Summer and Smoke", "The Fantastiks", "Crimes of the Heart". Choreography- "The Little Mermaid". Assistant Directing- "Dog Sees God", "Proposals". Special thanks to Daniel and the rest of the WFS family for welcoming me into this amazing production team!
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Jean MacFarland (Stage Manager) is pleased to be back at the Weston Friendly Society after Annie and The Pajama Game. She has produced and stage-managed for Vokes Theatre, The Wellesley Players, the Footlight Club, Riverside Theatre Works and the Newton Country Players. Stage Manager credits include All Shook Up, Next to Normal, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Sunday in the Park..., Avenue Q, Is He Dead, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, The Full Monty, and Parade for which she won the DASH award for Stage Management. By day, she works in Human Resources for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Laura Sutherland (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be on the stage management team for another show at WFS! Laura works at a school for students with autism, and is in her last semester of graduate school working toward an MS in Applied Behavior Analysis.
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Nora Sullivan (Producer) is excited to return for her 17th production with Weston Friendly Society. She most recently appeared onstage with WFS as Olive Ostrovsky in “...Spelling Bee” and as Star to Be in “Annie”. She thanks her family for all of their love and support!
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Mary Ann Hatem (Assistant Costume Designer) has spent many years working in regional theater throughout Massachusetts both onstage and off. She is delighted to be costuming this show, having sewn for as long as she can remember. Mary Ann spent many happy years at Medfield High School as director of their theater program, and worked as stage manager for Woodland Theatre and Weston Friendly Society. Most recently she designed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Annie, The Pajama Game, and Miracle on 34th Street at Friendly. You can usually find her in her Natick shop, The Costume Source, breaking needles and solving life’s problems with her business partner, Regina.
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Julianna Tusler (Hair and Makeup) is thrilled to be back for her tenth show with WFS. Past favorites include Gypsy, White Christmas, and Bye Bye Birdie, and Annie. By day, Julianna is a middle school teacher, athletic coach, and indoor cycling instructor.
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Erik Fox (Lighting Designer) is the resident Lighting Designer for The Groton School, Firebeat Dance, and the NYC-based company The Move Shop. His work has also been featured in productions at Framingham State University, Worcester State University and Speakeasy Stage Company. He received a DASH award for Best Lighting Design for the Longwood Player’s Urinetown: The Musical. Erik also provides lighting for weddings and special events. For a portfolio of past production photos, please visit www.foxyLD.com.
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Rob Sutherland (Sound Design & Operation) has done sound design for numerous community theater productions around the Boston area. He is excited to be working on his first production with WFS!
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Sarah Minkoff (Producer) is following in her mother’s footsteps producing her first show. This will be her sixth production with Weston Friendly both onstage (Annie, Pajama Game, Miracle on 34th Street, and Jerry’s Girls) and as an Assistant Stage Manager (Spelling Bee). She is forever grateful for the wonderful opportunities WFS has given her, it has truly been her home away from home.
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Cara Siobhan Owens (Producer)
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