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Colette Krogol

Colette Krogol (she/her/ella) is a Cuban-American, bilingual artist, originally from Miami, Florida. She is a choreographer, director, performer, filmmaker, and educator. In 2020 she received the Helen Hayes Award for 'Outstanding Choreography in a Play' for her work in Round House Theatre's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Krogol is the Artistic Director of Orange Grove Dance(OGD), alongside her partner, Matt Reeves. They have been making work collaboratively for over thirteen years through OGD, a multimedia dance company that creates visually athletic experiences through the lenses of dance, film, and design. Krogol holds a Master of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Florida. Her formative years were spent training at New World School of the Arts. She is currently serving as faculty at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

Matt Reeves & Colette Krogol

Orange Grove Dance (OGD) is an award-winning multimedia dance company that creates visually athletic experiences through the lenses of dance, film, and design. Under the direction of Artistic Directors Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves, Orange Grove Dance is recognized for its powerful imagery and choreography, which engages audiences in a world that is relevant, mysterious, and absorbing. Krogol and Reeves are choreographers, performers, filmmakers, and mixed media designers. They are the recipients of the 2020 Helen Hayes Award for “Outstanding Choreography in a Play” for their work in Round House Theatre’s production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Their acclaimed works and commissions have been produced and presented worldwide in museums, concert stages, film festivals, underground tunnels, city streets, black box theaters, public parks, botanic gardens, and high-end hotels. Orange Grove Dance’s recent honors and awards include The Carla Fund for Choreography and Performance - established by the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation, the Maryland State Arts Council’s Independent Artist Award, the New Hampshire Theatre Alliance Award for Best Youth Production, and the 34th Annual Choreographer’s Showcase Audience Award. OGD was the 2019 United States Botanic Garden Dance Commission as well as the 2019 Site/See Waterfront Park AIR. Recent commissions/collaborations include InSeries Opera Company, Delune at National Sawdust, Round House Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Sarasota Contemporary Dance, Maryland Theatre for the Performing Arts, Sweet Briar College, Dance Place, The Jackie Chan Film and Television Academy, and Extreme Lengths Productions.

Peter Leibold VI

Peter Leibold is an award winning lighting designer for theatre, dance, opera, music, and anywhere else light can exist. Currently he is based in both NYC and Washington DC. He is also the co-founder of BoldARC Lighting, the inventor of the WebLD control system for virtual performance. Peter grew up in a small gold rush town in the foothills of California where he became excited about theatre through a school program at Sierra Repertory Theatre. He attended the University of California, Irvine and spent four years studying both performance and lighting design. Upon graduation, Peter was hired at Sierra Repertory Theatre as the Resident Lighting Designer and Master Electrician and worked there for three years. During this time, he built his knowledge of real world design and how to create within a low budget. In 2013, Peter was nominated for a Broadway World SF award for best lighting design of a musical. He then freelanced for a year and returned to school for a Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Maryland to study under esteemed Broadway lighting designer Brian MacDevitt. At the same time, Peter assisted several designers at well known companies in the DC area, spent a month with Japhy Weideman on a Broadway show through the Hemsley Mentorship Program, and designed all over the DC area. In 2018, he won a New Hampshire Theatre Award for his lighting of The Arrival at Andy’s Summer Playhouse. Peter loves the art and the influence of lighting design, from the subtle shifts that aid the focus and emotional beats of a dramatic play to the exciting pulse and drive in a rock musical and everything in between.

Faryn Kelly

Faryn Kelly (she/her/hers) (stage manager/costume designer) is a theater technician, lighting and costume designer, performer, and choreographer and currently serves as Dance Place’s master electrician. Originally from Lexington, KY, Faryn graduated with a BFA in Dance from Wright State University in Dayton, OH. Before moving to DC, Faryn choreographed and danced with Moving Collective in Louisville. Outside of Dance Place, she has worked with DMV-companies including darlingdance, Extreme Lengths Productions, and Jane Franklin Dance, and most recently, Faryn was selected as one of the 2020 New Releases choreographers. Among her favorite things are travel, instant film, haute couture, space, and chocolate covered espresso beans.

Dylan Glatthorn

Dylan is a Brooklyn-based composer and lyricist. He has worked with Grammy- and Tony-winning performers and producers, and his music has been described by the New York Times as “assured” with the “steaminess and drive of Janacek” and the “harmonic allure” of Debussy. ​ Dylan has written music for nine feature films, Vimeo Staff Pick-ed shorts, and done commercial work for brands like Lindt, Nickelodeon, Oakley, Red Bull, Alessi, and PBS. He prides himself on forming meaningful creative partnerships with the directors he works with, knowing how important music is to the integrity of a film. For his work in film, he has been awarded the Clive Davis Award for Excellence in Music in Film and Best Original Score at the First Run Film Festival. Dylan is also a part of the Shipwrecked Comedy family — writing everything from scores for beloved web series like Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party to original standalone songs like "Friends 'til the End." ​ His original musicals, written with collaborator Will Lacker, include: The Pelican (awarded a 2020-2021 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals Grant from the National Alliance for Musical Theatre), Bittersweet Lullaby (currently licensed through Music Theatre International), Edison, and Republic. He was the co-composer and arranger for Diana DeGarmo‘s GEMINI and lead arranger for Lolo’s X. He has served as music director and arranger for the USO Show Troupe as well as numerous award-winning cabaret productions for artists including Diana DeGarmo & Ace Young (American Idol, Hair), Alexa Green (Wicked, Company), Blaine Alden Krauss (Hamilton, Kinky Boots), Janine DiVita (Jagged Little Pill, Grease), and Michelle Dowdy (Les Miserables, Hairspray) at Feinstein’s/54 Below, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, The Metropolitan Room, and Birdland. ​He has composed numerous original musical scores for Orange Grove Dance including REMNANTS (Premiere: The Terrace Theater @ The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.) and Leaning Toward the Sky (commissioned by the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.). Other awards and honors include the 2019 New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Sound Design, 2020 & 2018 Mainstage Residency at Andy’s Summer Playhouse, 2019 & 2017 Greenhouse Residency at Andy’s Summer Playhouse, the 2013 Metlife Creative Connections Grant, and the 2011 & 2007 Alan Menken Awards. Dylan is a proud member of both ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild of America, Inc. https://www.dylanglatthorn.com/