Paul Tate dePoo III is a scenic designer for opera, musicals, plays, concerts, and special events based in New York City. Most recently, dePoo created the set for 'A Raisin In the Sun' at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 'The Music Man' at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 'The Kite Runner' at the Boston Repertory Theatre and the national tour for indie band Elephant 6's The Music Tapes. Previously, he was the scenic designer for New York City's 120 Person Tableau Vivant with the Living Picture Projects, 'Our Lady' at the Boston Center For American Performance (awarded Kennedy Center Festival's Most Distinguished Production), ... read more
Bill Russell was born in Deadwood and raised in Spearfish in the Black Hills of South Dakota. His paternal grandparents were Wyoming ranchers and his father was known as "Cowboy" to all. But somehow in that Wild West context, Bill was bitten by a theater bug at an early age.
He attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, for two years majoring in theater and spent the summers directing shows at a resort in northern New Jersey. There he met an Oberlin student, Janet Hood, and, inspired by Hair, asked if she'd like to write a rock musical together. They did ... read more