TATIANNA CÓRDOBA (Irma) is a Drama Desk–nominated actress and rising Broadway star, recently seen as Nina in In The Heights at the O’Neill Center’s 20th Anniversary production. She made her acclaimed debut in Real Women Have Curves: The Musical at the James Earl Jones Theatre. A proud Bay Area native and Boston Conservatory graduate, she brings her Latina and Filipina heritage to every role.

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ERIN DAVIE (Mrs. Appleyard). Broadway: Camilla Parker Bowles in Diana, Yvonne/Naomi in Sunday in the Park with George Violet Hilton in Side Show, Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Countess Charlotte Malcolm in A Little Night Music, Young Little Edie in Grey Gardens (Theatre World Award), Niki Harris in Curtains. Off-Broadway: The Glorious Ones (Lincoln Center), multiple guest starring roles on a variety of TV series.

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REESE SEBASTIAN DIAZ, he, him (Michael). Off-Broadway Debut! Favorite past credits: Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen, Mary Poppins. National Tours: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Dear Evan Hansen, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast. TV: Stumble (NBC), You (Netflix). Special thanks to Entertainment Lab, The TRC Company, and the Picnic team. So much love to his friends, family, and his rock, Valeria. @Reesesdiaz

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SARAH ELLIS (Swing). NYC-based with credits spanning theatre, film, commercial, and symphony work, including the First Nat’l of A Gentleman’s Guide... and recently Austen’s Pride. Select performing: Ogunquit, Pittsburgh CLO, MT Wichita, The Rev, KC Starlight, Riverside, StagesSTL, Geva, Arrow Rock, Northshore, Gateway & Engeman Theatres. Select creative: TheatreSquared’s A Gentleman’s Guide… (Choreographer), Fulton’s Jesus Christ Superstar (Assoc. Dir). Co-Creator of award-winning MT SHORTS. BFA Penn State. www.meetsarahellis.com @iamsarahellis

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CARLY GENDELL she/her (Edith). Broadway: School of Rock (Marcy). Regional: A Walk on the Moon (Alison) George Street Playhouse, Annie (Annie) Flatrock Playhouse and The Ordway. Voiceover: “Jessica Jones.” Thanks to Mom, Dad, Haley, Minnie, Dalton, The Mine, Landsburg Management, TRC, the PAHR team, and all of her besties! Pace University ‘27! @carlygendell

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GILLIAN JACKSON HAN she/her (Miranda) is delighted to join the picnic for her Off-Broadway debut! Select credits include Dear Evan Hansen (First National Tour), Frozen (CTC), Once (The Beck Center). TV: The Beast in Me (Netflix), Billions (Showtime). Enormous thanks to her wonderful family and friends, TRC, CTG, Ent Lab, Jen & Richard, the gifted PAHR team, and David. Always for J. @with_a_gee

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ALEX HUMPHREYS (Fanny U/S Marion, Edith) is thrilled to join this mesmerizing production of Picnic at Hanging Rock! Previous credits include Broadway: Dear Evan Hansen; Encores!: The Light in the Piazza; Off-Broadway: Monte Cristo (The York Theatre); Regional: The Hello Girls (Syracuse Stage), South Pacific (Goodspeed Opera House). University of Michigan grad- Go Blue! Gratitude to DGRW, Mom, Mike & Jackson. @alexhumphreyss

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BRADLEY LEWIS (Albert). Originally from the Acoma Pueblo, Bradley is thrilled to join the company! Recent credits: Distant Thunder (Off-Broadway), Audrey (Off-Broadway), The Picher Project (Off-Broadway), Aida (Metropolitan Opera), Flying Bird’s Diary (Long Wharf), Pueblo Revolt (Santa Fe Playhouse), Haunted (Company One), and Ajijaak on Turtle Island (National Tour). Screen: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Resurrection (IFC). Upcoming: Meet Cute in Manhattan (Amazon). bradleylewisactor.com

 

KATE LOUISSAINT (Marion) is a native New Yorker, and beyond thrilled to help tell this story! OBC: A Wonderful World. New York City Center: Wonderful Town. The Joyce: Remix. 2021 YoungArts and 2024 Earl V. Moore Award Winner. University of Michigan, MT24. Endless gratitude to her family and community for all their support! Instagram: @katellouissaint

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MARINA PIRES (Mademoiselle). Broadway/National Tours: How to Dance in Ohio; On Your Feet! Regional: Dot/Marie Sunday in the Park with George (Glimmerglass); Nine (Kennedy Center); The Bridges of Madison County (Signature DC); Phish New Year’s Run (MSG). Marina is also a teaching artist with COLAB Theater Group. Thanks to Dave, Sarah, Matías, and my family. MarinaPires.com @MarinaMPires

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MADDIE ROBERT, she/her (Rosamund, U/S Sara) is thrilled to be a part of this outstanding company. Most recently, Maddie was in the world premiere of Dolly: A True Original Musical in Nashville. Other credits include: Hip Hop Cinderella (New Victory), Gypsy (Goodspeed Opera House), and Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Arts Center of Coastal Carolina). Endless gratitude to family, friends, and CTG! @maddierobert

 

BRANDON KEITH ROGERS (u/s Michael & Albert). Off-Broadway Debut! NYC: Jerome Robbins Broadway Reunion (Guggenheim); Laurie in Jo: The Little Women Musical (Workshop). National Tours: Grease & Eoin Colfer’s Nöel. Regional: La Jolla Playhouse, Barrington Stage Co., ACT of CT, Pittsburgh CLO. TV/Film: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (HBO), Dave (FX). B.F.A Point Park University. Many thanks to Independent Artists Management & the TRC Company! @brandonkeithrogers

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LIZZY TUCKER (Blanch, U/S Irma) is beyond excited to make her off-Broadway debut in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Texas native. TXSTMT Alum! Broadway: Boop! The Musical. Regional: RENT (Summer Lyric at Tulane). Thank you to my family, friends & agents at DGRW for their endless support and for making my dreams come true. @lizzytuckerr

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KAYE TUCKERMAN (Miss McCraw) was born on the traditional country of the Kayimai people of the Eora Nation. An award-winning Australian performer and director, her credits include American Psycho, The Great Comet, Mamma Mia!, Summer, Wicked, and The Matrix films. Proud to bring this iconic Australian story to the stage, Kaye thanks DGRW, TRC, Golden, the songlines, and Ngannelong. @kayetuckerman

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SARAH WALSH (Sara) is thrilled to make her Off-Broadway debut in Picnic at Hanging Rock! Broadway: School of Rock (Marcy). She is an upcoming singer-songwriter and avid reader that you can follow at @sarah.walsh.1234 on all platforms. She would like to thank her whole family, Kasey, Blythe, Ben, Heather, SHS Drama, and God. Not necessarily in that order.

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JORDAN WHITE (Swing, U/S Miranda, Fanny, Blanche, Rosamund) is a multi-hyphenate artist from the DC metropolitan area and is thrilled to be making her Off-Broadway debut in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Some stage highlights include, Dreamgirls (Arrowrock Lyceum Theatre), I've Cried the Blues (Warner Theatre) and Golden Night (Lincoln Center). She thanks her family, friends & team for their immense support and love! IG: @Jordan.a.white

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HILARY BELL (Book & Lyrics)  is a multi-award-winning Australian/American playwright and lyricist. Her work - including plays, musicals, audio drama, song cycles and opera - has been produced around the world. She was the 2003-04 Tennessee Williams Fellow in Creative Writing at Tennessee’s University of the South, and 2012’s Patrick White Playwriting Fellow at the Sydney Theatre Company. Hilary is a graduate of the Juilliard Playwrights’ Studio, NIDA (Sydney) and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

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GRETA GERTLER GOLD (Music Arrangements, Orchestrations, Composer) is a multi-platinum selling songwriter & performer. Picnic at Hanging Rock marks her Off-Broadway debut as a composer, arranger and orchestrator. Her other musicals include Triplight (with Alexandra Collier) and The Red Tree (with Hilary Bell). Her work has been developed at Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, Lincoln Center, Yaddo, Ucross, The Tank, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat & BMI Musical Theatre Workshop. For Adam, Lila and Eben. GretaGertlerGold.com

 

PORTIA KRIEGER (Director) directs new plays and musicals. Beloved projects: Baby Screams Miracle, The Tomb of King Tot, Friend Art, Be Here Now, Anytown, Eager to Lose, and the upcoming The Permanent Collection. Portia was the Associate Director for Broadway's Seminar, Almost Famous, and the Tony-award winning Fun Home. Her artistic stomping grounds include Clubbed Thumb, Williamstown, the O’Neill, Ars Nova, and New Georges, where Portia co-founded performance gym The Jam. www.portia-krieger.com

 

MAYTE NATALIO (Choreographer)  is a Dominican-American movement based artist from New York City. Broadway choreography: How to Dance in Ohio, Suffs. Off-Broadway: Urinetown (City Center Encores) & Measure for Measure (The Public Theater/ Mobile Unit). Favorite regional choreography credits include The Winter’s Tale (Dallas Theater Center/ Public Works), Into The Woods (Barrington Stage Company), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater), Hair (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), The Tattooed Lady (Philadelphia Theater Company), How To Dance In Ohio (Syracuse Stage).

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ANESSA MARIE SCOLPINI she/her (Music Director/Conductor) is a music supervisor, conductor, pianist, orchestrator, arranger, and composer/lyricist based in the NYC area. Broadway: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Moulin Rouge!, Chicago, Aladdin; Regional/Off-Broadway: The Drowsy Chaperone (Carnegie Hall), White Girl in Danger (2nd Stage), A Beautiful Noise (Emerson Colonial), The Griswold’s Broadway Vacation (5th Ave), Wonderboy (5th Ave), The Gunfighter Meets His Match (Goodspeed), Far From Canterbury (Barnstormers), The Wizard of Oz (Geva), Showtime! (Edinburgh Fringe. Much love to Jared, Lily, Bennett, and Annie.

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ADAM GOLD (Orchestrations) is a drummer / multi-instrumentalist and co-leader of the orchestral pop ensemble The Universal Thump with Greta Gertler Gold. He has played drums with Gutbucket, Build and is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music. He is also a screen audio professional and sound designer whose work includes Busy (Philipps) This Week & The Office (AU). For more information, visit adamgoldaudio.com

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DANIEL ZIMMERMAN (Scenic Design). Select Off-Broadway and New York: Lincoln Center, Roundabout, 2nd Stage, Ars Nova, The Mint, The Play Company, Clubbed Thumb, Cherry Lane. Regional: Arena Stage, Dallas Theatre Center, Actors Theatre of Louisville, NYS&F, Cincinnati Playhouse, Baltimore Center Stage, Trinity Rep, Milwaukee Rep, Playmakers Rep, People’s Light, Theatreworks Palo Alto, Pioneer Theatre Company, Portland Stage Company, and Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference. Daniel teaches scenic design at Ithaca College.

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ÁSTA BENNIE HOSTETTER (Costume Designer) is a costume designer from Washington Heights. Recent work includes Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes and Creditors (Together at Minetta Lane). She designed the world premieres of The Bandaged Place (Roundabout Underground), Infinite Life (Atlantic), Dance Nation (Playwrights Horizon), Porto (WP Theater), The Wolves (Lincoln Center), Men on Boats (Playwrights Horizons) and You Got Older (P73). In 2022 she directed Marie It’s Time, a musical punk take on Woyzeck, at HERE arts with her company minor theater.

 

BARBARA SAMUELS she, her (Lighting Designer). Select: Soho Rep, NAATCO, Ma-Yi, Little Island, MCC, Lincoln Center, The Public, Ars Nova, NYTW, TFANA, Playwrights Horizons, Signature, 2ST, WP, Target Margin, Monica Bill Barnes & Co., Bushwick Starr, New Georges, Clubbed Thumb, Pig Iron, Bard, Alley, Woolly Mammoth, Playmakers, KCRep, and Trinity Rep. 2023 Obie & Henry Hewes Awards. BA, Fordham; MFA, NYU. Proud Member USA829. www.barbarasamuels.com

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NICK KOURTIDES (Sound Design) designs for musical theatre and creates sound environments for ensemble works. He is the global sound designer for Magic Mike Live with projects in London, Las Vegas, Sydney, Melbourne, and Berlin.Recent NYC: Oratorio for Living Things (Ars Nova, Signature), Three Houses (Signature), The Keep Going Songs (LCT3), Travels (Ars Nova). Nick has received Obie, Lortel, Bessie, and Barrymore awards.

 

ROB JOST (bassist, music coordinator, co-orchestrator) is a multi-instrumentalist living in Brooklyn, primarily focusing on studio work (Sesame Street, the Mountain Goats, Bjork), and Broadway (Dear Evan Hansen, Death Becomes Her). He has toured with artists as far ranging as Imogen Heap, Alex Cuba and pianist Kevin Hays. He is also active in union work and has been on numerous contract negotiation committees, including the 2025 Broadway negotiations. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and 2 kids.

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KELLY STILLWELL (Production Stage Manager) Broadway: The Notebook, Ain't Too Proud, Frozen, Dear Evan Hansen, Fun Home, Rocky, Romeo and Juliet, Jekyll & Hyde, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Off-Broadway: Let's Love!, Joy, 4000 Miles. National tours:  Rudolph, Jekyll & Hyde, Legally Blonde, Jesus Christ Superstar.

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NICK HARVEY-DOYLE (First Nations Dramaturg) is a writer, story consultant, and First Nations Dramaturg for Picnic at Hanging Rock. Nick is a proud Anaiwan man and holds an MA in Media & Culture from New York University and a BA/JD from the University of Newcastle, Australia. Nick has received multiple fellowships including from Fulbright Australia, the Australian American Association, and New York University.

 

MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT (Executive Producer and General Management). Founded in 1997, Martian is a multi-Tony Award®-winning live entertainment management and production company owned by Carl D. White and Gregory Rae. Our depth and breadth of experience spans live entertainment from Broadway to off-Broadway, dance, opera, workshops, immersive experiences, readings, and corporate events, from New York to Las Vegas to Beijing. MartianEntertainmet.com

 

KAYLIN KELLIN (Associate GM/Company Manager) is an NYC-based multi-hyphenate specializing in producing, management, social media and fashion. Credits: A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Broadway) War Words (Off-Broadway), The Cottage (Broadway), Golden (Worksession), ROOM (Broadway), Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (Broadway) as General/ Company Management. Hamlet (Columbia School of the Arts-Master’s Program Showcase) as Line Producer, Embrace the Season Gala (Drama League) as Producer’s Assistant. Sending joy.

 

CANDI ADAMS PR  (Press Representative). Current: new musicals Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; Let the Good Times Roll. Broadway: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Freestyle Love Supreme; Al Pacino in The Merchant of Venice. Off-Broadway: 44—The Musical; Jonathan Larson Project; Fiddler on the Roof dir. by Joel Grey. Press for The Public Theater (NY): Hamilton, Fun Home, Girl from North Country, Seawall/A Life, Sweat.

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THE TRC COMPANY (Casting). Led by partners Claire Burke, Kevin Metzger-Timson, Xavier Rubiano, and Peter Van Dam. Current Broadway:  Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin, Mamma Mia! Tours: The Phantom Of The Opera, Beauty & The Beast, Water For Elephants, The Wiz, Back To The Future, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Associates.

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IRMA THEATRICALS (Lead Producer) is proud to present the Off-Broadway world premiere of Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical. This artist-led company strives to create powerful, inclusive theatrical experiences that honour memory, melody, resilience and hope. For Joan Lindsay, music teacher David Jensen, Shanie Stern and Ezra Gold. We're here and we're gone.

 

WILLETTE AND MANNY KLAUSNER (Co-producers). Broadway credits: Art, Buena Vista, Chess, Godot, Hadestown, Hell’s Kitchen, Just in Time, Liberation, MJ, Maybe Happy Ending, Oedipus, Operation Mincemeat, Queen of Versailles, Ragtime, Rob Lake,  Two Strangers. Off-Broadway, participations include Heathers, Messy White Gays, Richard II.  In London, shows include Just for One Day, Stereophonic,  The Devil Wears Prada, Titanique, Importance of Being Earnest, The Producers, Hunger Games.

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LARA GOODRIDGE (Co-Producer) is a singer, songwriter, composer, arranger and violinist from Sydney, Australia. With over 35 years as a professional musician, she has performed around the world including Carnegie Hall (NYC), The Barbican (UK) and the Sydney Opera House. She is a web designer, and has worked closely with composer Greta Gertler as band member, friend, co-producer and web designer for Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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ALEC STAIS AND ELISSA BURKE (Co-Producers) Alec is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Providence Health. He and Elissa have been long-time patrons of the arts including involvement with the productions of A Little Night Music, The Norman Conquests, Just in Time & many off-Broadway productions. Alec also serves on the Board of Seattle Repertory Theatre. Elissa & Alec are also inspired by unique & creative Australian American collaborations.

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HOUSE OF OZ (Co-Producer) is an award-winning philanthropic powerhouse championing Australian creative arts on international stages and screens. They provide vital production, marketing, travel, and development support, taking away the tyranny of distance that can limit opportunities for Australian artists. With over 1,000 performances produced, extensive international touring credits, and a growing portfolio of screen projects, House of Oz remains a champion of Australian talent, showcasing its diversity and excellence to audiences around the globe.

 

PHILIPPA HUTTON (Co-Producer) loves Australian literature and is thrilled about Australian stories getting time on the world stage. Swept up in her daughter Fiona's passion for musicals, she is now an avid theatre-goer herself. She is excited and grateful to be part of this production and see it come to life.

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CORDELIA STEPHENS (Co-Producer) is an NYC-based, British-American artist who grew up in England, completed a diploma at the École Des Beaux Arts in Lyon, France, and earned an MA in Fine Art at Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland.  She is also a singer-songwriter with three albums to date: Threshold, Wide Awake Dream and The Protest Songs.

 

BJ JACKSON (Associate Producer), an American-Australian based in NYC, brings extensive business development expertise and a lifelong passion for theatre to the Picnic at Hanging Rock team. With a strong record in strategic growth, partnership building, and creative communication, she blends commercial insight with artistic curiosity to support this haunting story. BJ met her husband on a blind date at the Sydney opening of The Lion King.

 

ANNA ORSZACZKY (Associate Producer). Growing up in a family of artists, Anna initially trained as a professional musician. She began working in the industry as a booking agent, and has since held roles in music education, film research, and music video production. Assisting with the production of Picnic at Hanging Rock was a natural fit.

 

KAREN ROBSON (Associate Producer). At 17, Karen starred as “Irma” in Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. She began her career as an entertainment lawyer in Australia, before moving to NYC and becoming the first female partner at Pryor Cashman LLP. Today, Karen lives and works as a lawyer and film producer in Los Angeles.

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