Dear Guest,

Thank you for watching defy theatre’s first ever show, Spring Awakening, at the NoHo Arts Center. This is simply the first production of many, as defy theatre aims to create new theatre and new opportunities in the Los Angeles Area. We are a non-profit company, and as such, thrive on donations more than ticket sales. You can make a donation at defytheatre.org, it goes a long way to aiding productions.

In addition to creating bigger and better theatre, defy also believes in paying actors a reasonable sum for their work. For too long actors in small shows were expected to work for a meager sum or no money at all, and our mission is to change that. While change doesn’t happen overnight, we are pleased to say that actors in “Spring Awakening” are paid two to four times the required stipend for a 99-seat show. We only wish we could do more, and perhaps in the future, with your help, we can.

Thank you for coming to see the show, and we hope to see you in the future.

Best,

-Michael Kozachenko Director and Founder, defy theatre  

Buy Tickets and Donate Online: defytheatre.org 

 Special Thanks: 

Kevin Bailey James Mellon Jay Willick Karen Frost 

Martha Villar Marci Capoferri Jonathan Burke Brittany Cobb 

Katie Elliot Todd Joe 

Cast Melchior Gabor………………………………………………….Garett Ross

Wendla Bergman………………………….………………Lauren Shippen

Moritz Stiefel………………………………………………………..…Jon Ash

Ilse………………………………………….…………………Monica Ricketts

Hanschen Rilow……………………………….…………..Devlin Andrews

Martha Bessell………………………………………….…….Bryce Charles

Georg Zirschnitz……………………………………………………Alex Allen

Ernst Robel……………………………………………………………Gino Lee

Otto Lammermeier…………………………………………Matthew Wells

Thea………………………………………….………….Bethany Baderdeen

Anna……………………………………………………….Amanda Hootman

Adult Female…………………….…………………………Melissa Strauss

Adult Male……………………………..……………….Bradley Kuykendall

Orchestra Piano/Musical Director………………………………..….Doug Appleoff

Violin………………………………….……………………..…Richard Adkins

Viola…………………………………………...…………………LaVette Allen

Drums…………………………………………………..Wayne Hildenbrand

Cello…………………………....……………………………..Rachel Coosaia

Harmonium/Guitar……………………….…………………..Andy Moresi

Guitar…………………………………………………………..Gabe Gonzales

Bass……………………………………………..……………….Jeff Takiguchi

Production Team Director………………………………..………………Michael Kozachenko

Music Director…………………..…………………….…….Doug Appleoff

Scenic Designer………………………….…………………….May Mitchell

Lighting Designer…………………………………..Michael Kozachenko

Costume Designer……………………...………………………Ruoxuan Li

Sound Designer……………………………..…………..…….Julia Pinhey

Stage Manager………………………………....…….Justin Ryan Brown

Asst. Stage Manager……………………….…………….Noopur Anagol

Fight Captain………..……………………….…………….Devlin Andrews

Song List Act I (1 Hour) 1. Mama Who Bore Me………………………………………………………..Wendla

2. Mama Who Bore Me (Reprise)…………………………….Wendla and Girls

3. All That's Known……………………………………………………………Melchior

4. The Bitch of Living……………………………….Moritz, Melchior, and Boys

5. My Junk……………………………………………………………….Girls and Boys

6. Touch Me……………………………………………………………..Boys and Girls

7. The Word of Your Body………………………………..Wendla and Melchior

8. The Dark I Know Well………………………………..Martha, Ilse, and Boys

9. The Word of Your Body (Reprise 1)………………………Otto and Georg

10. And Then There Were None………………………………..Moritz and Boys

11. The Mirror-Blue Night………………………………………Melchior and Boys

12. I Believe……………………………………………………………….Boys and Girls

Intermission (15 Mins)

Act II (40 Minutes)

13. The Guilty Ones……………………..….Wendla, Melchior, Boys, and Girls

14. Don't Do Sadness.……………………………………...…..………………..Moritz

15. Blue Wind…………………………………………………………………………….Ilse

16. Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind (Reprise)………..…….…..Moritz and Ilse

17. Left Behind………………………………………….…Melchior, Boys, and Girls

18. Totally Fucked…………………….....................................Full Company

19. The Word of Your Body (Reprise 2)….Hanschen, Ernst, Boys & Girls

20. Whispering……………………………………………………………………..Wendla

21. Those You've Known………………………..Moritz, Wendla, and Melchior

22. The Song of Purple Summer……………………….Ilse and Full Company

THE CAST

Garett Ross* (Melchior) is thrilled to be making his NoHo Arts Center debut. Other roles include Seymour Krelborn (Little Shop), Cat in the Hat (Suessical), Biff Loman (Death of a Salesman), Moritz Stiefel (Spring Awakening!!), Hal Carter (Picnic) and the Woodstock Ventures PA (Dir. Ang Lee, Taking Woodstock). He would like to thank Defy Theatre for putting on this amazing production, all of the talented cast, crew, orchestra, and his family and friends. He’d also like to thank the NoHo arts community for being so supportive of creative artists and great theatre. Garett is represented by Landis-

Simon Management, JLA Talent, The Brogan Agency and The Savage Agency. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors’ Equity Association. Love You Mom!

Lauren Shippen* (Wendla) is delighted to be making her Los Angeles stage debut with Defy Theatre. After receiving her BA in Music from The College of William & Mary, Lauren moved to LA to pursue a career in film and television. She has since starred in numerous short films, including Untitled Zombie Project and Soul Seekers and in the web series Natural 20. She is currently studying acting at the Bramon Garcia Braun Studio and studying voice with Jimmy Smagula. For more information, visit laurenshippen.com. Lauren is so happy to be returning to her first love, musical theatre,

and would like to thank her family for their love and support!

Jon Ash (Moritz) is so happy to be performing for Defy Theatre, and in his favorite show of all time. Additional roles include Roger (Rent), Jack (Into The Woods), and Christian (Aleksandr’s Price – Netflix). He is currently studying Film and Media at Arizona State University. He would like to thank Brijana Bell and Marco Velez for always being there for him. He would also like to thank Lucia Marco-Zablidowsky for all of her support, Michael Kozachenko for the opportunity to be a part of the Spring Awakening family, and Garett Ross: You are truly the Melchior to my Moritz.

Monica Ricketts (Ilse) is ecstatic to be a part of Defy Theatre’s production of Spring Awakening. She most recently played Hope Cladwell in Urinetown the Musical, as well as Kate Monster in Avenue Q at the Cupcake Theater in Hollywood. Other credits include: Disney Cruise Line(Cinderella) and Shrek the Musical(Fiona). She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support and abundant amount of love. Enjoy the show! IG:@monicadanae website: monicaricketts.com

Devlin Andrews (Hanschen/Fight Captain) (@devlinandrews) is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a Bachelor’s in Musical Theatre Performance and a minor in American Sign Language. He has recently moved cross-country from Chicago, where he performed regularly as the drag queen, Jenna T. Doll, and as a model/actor for fine art photographer Ricardo Bouyett (featured this summer in the Louvre Museum). As well as perform, Devlin is also an Internet personality, providing videos teaching on topics of sexual education, LGBTQ+ Activism, and youth counseling, allowing the

opportunity to lecture at colleges across the Midwest on the same topics. Devlin would like to thank his family for their love from afar, and Michael for bringing together this incredible family! Happy Halloween!

Bryce Charles (Martha) is elated to be in this production of Spring Awakening! This year she played Deena Jones (DreamGirls) and understudied the role of Eponine (Les Miserables) at AMDA College and Conservatory of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. After graduating this year with a BFA in musical theatre, she was in a workshop of a new sci-fi rock musical called The Freedom Machine, at La Mirada. Bryce would like to thank her family and friends for their unconditional love and support! Alex Allen (Georg) is so excited to be a part of Spring Awakening! He just played Gerard in DOMA Theatre Company’s American Idiot. Favorite credits include: HAIR (Claude), State Fair (Pat Gilbert), Jesus Christ Superstar, Assassins, and Hello Dolly! (with Broadway’s Rachel York). Alex is a Boston native with a musical theatre degree from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York. He’s also a recording artist who’s written and performed for Disney Channel and American Idol, and has performed at release parties for Miley Cyrus and the Scissor Sisters. Alex is an Equity Membership

Candidate. This fall he will be playing Ram in Heathers. Thank you to my incredible friends, family, this wonderful cast and crew, and Defy Theatre.

Gino Lee (Ernst) Born in the small town of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Gino Lee began his career as a singer in 2010. He made top 89 of SOUTH AFRICAN IDOLS in 2012 and many of his songs are playlisted on local radio stations across South Africa. In 2014 Gino branched out into the world of acting by attending the New York Film Academy studying Acting for Film. Now based in LA, Gino has been featured in top artists music videos including, Jessie J, Owl City and Bea Miller, as well as national commercials for brands like Kohl’s, Subway and Google. While being relatively new to the

professional musical theater world, Gino would like to thank Director Michael Kozachenko, Defy Theater, the cast, crew and orchestra of this beautiful production for making it an amazing and unforgettable experience.

Matthew Wells (Otto) is stoked to be reprising the role of Otto in Spring Awakening! This is Matthew’s first show in Los Angeles and he couldn’t be happier with the choice of show! Credits include Spring Awakening (Otto), RENT (Gordon), Bare (Lucas), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chip). Bethany Baderdeen (Thea) is charmed to be reprising her role as Thea in this powerfully touching musical. She is a graduate from UC San Diego with a B.A. in Theater Performance and a conservatory graduate from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy LA. Previous credits include Spring Awakening (Thea) and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive) at RCC, Gypsy (June) at UCSD, Into The Woods (Lucinda) and How to Succeed (Miss Krumholtz) at Performance Riverside, Mary Poppins (Fannie/Clemmie Bunting) at Sierra Repertory. Thank you to Kyle

for the marvelous opportunity in getting to tell this story again. “In dreams and love, there are no impossibilities…”

Amanda Hootman (Anna) This Defy Theatre production of “Spring Awakening” marks Amanda’s professional theatre debut in the USA. Training: Guildford School of Acting. Previous credits include: FEMALE CROSSOVER VOCALIST, Seabourn Sojourn; BELLE, A Christmas Carol: The Musical, UK Tour/West End; EMMA, Nothing Is The End of the World (Except the End of the World), Finborough Theatre, London; LAVINIA/DANCER, Perchance to Dream, Finborough Theatre, London; REBECCA GIBBS, Our Town, UK Tour; CLARA JOHNSON, The Light in the Piazza, Electric

Theatre, Guildford, UK.

Melissa Strauss* (Adult Female) is thrilled to work with Defy Theatre and this talented cast! Recent roles: Mrs. Pinkerton (Pinkalicious: The Musical) at the El Portal Theatre, Sister Mary Prudence (Pope! An Epic Musical) at Theatre Unleashed, Missy Hart (9 to 5: The Musical) at Rep East Playhouse, Joanne (RENT) in Hollywood. Other favorites: It’s A Wonderful Life at Glendale Centre Theatre, Young Phyllis (Follies), Sarah Jane Moore (Assassins), Ethel Cratchit (Scrooge: The Musical). Melissa is the singing voice on a new baby product currently in development.

She also works regularly with the Academy for New Musical Theatre (ANMT). She sends love to her husband Scott and their 7-month old daughter, Scarlett! www.cabaretstar.com

Bradley Kuykendall* (Adult Male) was most recently seen as Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein in “Young Frankenstein” at The MET Theatre. He is originally from the Seattle area but spent the last 20 years in Nashville, TN where he toured with his own band playing Southern Rock & Country music around the southeast part of the U.S. A long time veteran of musical theatre, his favorite previous rolls include: Che Guevara in “Evita”, Fagin in “Oliver”, Professor Harold Hill in “The Music Man” and Edward Rutledge in “1776”. Bradley is also an accomplished writer and has 2

screenplays finished. He is thrilled to be a part of Spring Awakening and this talented cast. AEA, SAG-AFTRA

*Members of Actors’ Equity Association, The Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los

Angeles Membership Company Rule.

THE ORCHESTRA Wayne Hildenbrand (Drums) Wayne, a native of Colorado, first started studying drums age of 5. By the time he was in high school Wayne was teaching and playing professionally in the Colorado area. At 19, Wayne began studying privately in Los Angeles with some of the world’s best drummers/teachers in between his semesters at the University of Northern Colorado, while majoring in Music Performance. Wayne has performed and recorded all around the world with well-known artists like Kenny Garrett, Nicholas Payton, Eddie Holman, and Phil Crosby. He performed on the maiden world tour of the Queen Mary II and has played for dozens of musicals over the years. Andy Moresi (Harmonium, Guitar) is glad to be making his Defy Theatre debut. He has been involved in musical theatre since he was nine and in his own words; “the space and freedom theatre provides in my life is like a second home”. Andy has well over 20 different musicals under his belt, including: American Idiot, Bare, Batboy, Evita, Godspell, Grease, Footloose, Johnny Guitar, Jesus Christ Superstar, Legally Blonde, Shrek, The Last 5 Years, Tommy and many more! He plays live “on stage” and on studio sessions with many artists outside of musical theatre as well. Andy wants to thank his family and teachers. He dedicates this performance to the family of Kelsey Ryan. Richard Adkins (Violin) is a graduate of CSULB. While attending LB State he studied Music Performance and Geography. After graduation he moved to LA and continued under the direction of Tamara Cheryak whom was a member of the LA Philharmonic for 30 years. Currently Richard is Concert Master of the Opera A LA Carte Orchestra and the Sounds of Cypress Orchestra. Other Music Affiliations are the Cinema Scoring Orchestra and the Cabrillo Music Theatre Orchestra. As a professional violinist/violist Richard has performed with many top celebrity artists like Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Hudson, Demi Lovato, Wynonna Judd, Steven Tyler and Tony Bennett. He has also performed on American Idol, The Voice, America’s Got Talent, The Tonight Show, The2015 Academy Awards with Lady Gaga and several other award shows. Richard also has played on several music recordings and film scores. He most recently recorded with Justin Timber Lake, Michael Buble, and for the Days of our lives Soap. LaVette M. Allen (Viola) is a native of Los Angeles, California and is a professional freelance violist/ violinist, arranger, composer and teacher. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree in Viola Performance and a Minor in Composition from the University of Iowa. While there, she studied viola with the renowned William Preucil, Sr. Upon graduating and returning to Los Angeles, she began studying with Richard Elegino of the L.A. Philharmonic and then Alan deVeritch of USC, respectively. Ms. Allen performs with and is currently a member of several orchestras and smaller ensembles including Culver City Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, M.E.S.T.O., the Amalfi Quartet and the Ocdamia Strings. She is a Strings Instructor at Centennial High School and teaches group violin at WISH Charter Elementary School and SAPPA. She has also appeared in commercials, movies, music videos and does recordings from time to time. Jeffrey Takiguchi (Bass) has been a professional bassist in Los Angeles for over thirty five years and has a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from USC. In 1982 he toured the world with the Ray Charles Orchestra. He has played with legendary pianist Frank Strazzeri, and West Coast Jazz innovator, drummer Chuck Floresʼs octet, quartet andnbig band. He has played with the Los Angeles Raider Band when they played in LA., Pat Longo and his Hollywood Big Band, and the Gary Urwin Big Band. Jeffrey has performed with many theater companies in Los Angeles like the South Bay Theater with productions of Mame and the Man of La Mancha and at UCLA with productions of Guys & Dolls, Cabaret and A Chorus Line. On the classical side of things, he performs with the Asia- America Symphony, San Fernando Symphony and Antelope Valley Symphony. He has produced a CD, Music To Remember, featuring Japanese American musicians and singers who were interned during World War II., and Hindsight, a CD of original jazz tunes.

Rachel Coosaia (Cello) is a Los Angeles based cellist who received her bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University. After completing her degree, Coosaia moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies with renowned cellist, Ronald Leonard. Coosaia is currently a member of the Riverside County Philharmonic, Long Beach Ballet and the St. Matthew's Chamber Orchestra. Additionally, Coosaia toured nationally with hip hop, jazz and pop ensembles. She has performed with John Williams, Julie Andrews, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder. Coosaia has recorded and appeared on several television shows, commercials, films and radio advertisements. The most recent projects include commercials for Coke, Radio Shack and Corona as well asappearances on Glee, New Girl and Fresh off the Boat. Gabe Gonzales (Guitar) In the summer of 1980, Gabe pulled an old guitar from the closet out of sheer boredom and proceeded to learn from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rush, and some 80’s metal bands he’d rather not mention. A veteran of “The Pit”, Gabe has performed in musical theater productions since 2003, when he took on his first pit gig for a run of Jesus Christ Superstar. Having performed in more shows than he can remember since then, Spring Awakening is one of his all-time favorites and is excited to be doing it for the fourth time here tonight. He’d like to thank his daughters, Jessica, Alex, Casey, and Alannah, and especially his wonderful fiancé, Kim for putting up with his absence and holding down the fort while Dad’s out playing rock star.

THE CREATIVE TEAM & CREW

Michael Kozachenko (Director/Producer/Lighting Designer) Michael is a recent graduate of UCLA’s School of Theatre, Film, and Television, and this show is his Los Angeles directing debut. He is just happy to be able to do what he loves. He would like to thank his amazing cast, his family, his friends, and the audience and audiences everywhere in the world. This is just the beginning, he is only getting started. Doug Appleoff (Music Director) has been in front of audiences since his childhood piano recitals and church choirs in southeast Nebraska. As a scholarship recipient, he achieved his degree in music studying at the Universities of Kansas and Utah where he was always involved with jazz bands, choirs, and theatrical productions. Doug has since been busy performing as an actor and singer on stage and screen as well as music directing shows for theatre, cruise lines, schools, and event entertainment acts including the international touring ensemble “The Singing Waiters”. Through his coaching, Doug aspires to nurture the joy in spreading the universal love of music. May Mitchell (Scenic Designer) is a Los Angeles based designer for stage and film. She graduated from UCLA's Department of Theater, Film, and Television with a concentration in stage design and production design for film. For recent credits and upcoming work, please visit her website www.maymitchell.com. Ruoxuan Li (Costume Designer) worked as a freelance costume designer in the Chinese TV industry after receiving a BA in Costume Design from Wimbledon College of Art, University of the Arts London. Her love and passion for costume design then brought her to LA. She is now a 3rd year MFA Costume Design for Entertainment Media candidate at UCLA, and she is the recipient of Swarovski Award For Excellence in Costume Design in 2014. Notable credits including Oh! What A Lovely War! (UK), Perfect Couple (China). She also participated in the Costume Department of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Her design aims to tell the story with the language of costume, and she believes that character matters the most in costume design. Julia Pinhey (Sound Designer/Sound Engineer) Mixing credits include: Heathers the Musical (Oops Donut Productions), Spring Awakening (Deaf West Theatre), Mary Poppins, Memphis, Kiss me Kate, Company, Oklahoma!, Forever Plaid (Cabrillo Music Theatre), The Secret Garden (AMDA). In addition to mixing Julia has also been seen designing for AMDA, Notre Dame High School, and Westmark High School. In addition to musicals Julia has also worked with Technical Services at the Disneyland resort, and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in Sun Valley, Idaho. Justin Ryan Brown (Stage Manager) is honored to work with such a great cast and creative team on Defy Theatre’s first production. He is a 4th year theater major at UCLA, with his specialization in scenic design and stage management. Previous scenic designs include The Automobile Graveyard, Hair, No Sex Please We’re British, You Can’t Take It With You, Grease, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Chicago. Previous stage management and assistant stage management credits include Titanic and [Feel the Difference]. He credits his mother and grandmother for his accomplishments Noopur Anagol (Asst. Stage Manager) will be a 4th year Sociology major at UCLA, but is taking a gap year to gain some work experience. Previous credits for stage management include Fiddler on the Roof, Hair, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Previous credits in other technical areas include Curtains, No Sex Please We're British, and Our Town. She would like to thank everyone who has supported her and made this opportunity possible, and is delighted to be part of the team for Defy Theatre's production of such a wonderful musical. Enjoy the show!

Steven Sater (Book and Lyrics) was awarded the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Book of o Musical and Best Original Score for Spring Awakening along with the Drama Desk and Outer Critic Circle Awards for Best Lyrics. With all-rocker Duncan Sheik, he received the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album for Spring Awakening. In addition, the two received The Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award, the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Lucille Lortel, New York Drama Critics' Circle, and Drama League Awards for Best Musical. Steven is the author of numerous ploys, including the longrunning Carbondale Dreams, Perfect for You, Doll (the Rosenthal Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse); Umbrage (Steppenwolf New Play Prize); A Footnote to the Iliad (New York Stage and Film, The Miniature Theatre of Chester); Asylum (Naked Angels); Murder at the Gates (commissioned by Eye of the Storm); In Search of Lost Wings (Sanford Meisner Theater) and a reconceived version of Shakespeare's Tempest, with music by Laurie Anderson, which played London's Lyric Hammersmith and toured throughout Great Britain. In addition to Spring Awakening, Sater has collaborated with Sheik on the NY premiere of Umbrage (HERE), Nero (The Magic Theatre, workshopped at the New York Shakespeare Festival and New York Stage & Film), and The Nightingale (workshopped at the O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference, La Jolla Playhouse, A.U., and New York Theater Workshop). He is also hard at work with System of a Down's Serj Tonkion on o musical version of Prometheus Bound, to be directed by Dione Paulus at the American Repertory Theater. Sater is the lyricist for Sheik's critically acclaimed album Phantom Moon (Nonesuch), and together the two wrote the songs for Michael Mayer's feature film A Home at the End of the World (Warner Classics) as well as the independent features Brother's Shadow and Mary Stuart Masterson's The Cake Eaters. Sater is also co-creator and executive producer, with Paul Reiser, of recent pilots for both NBC and Sony/FX, and has developed two projects for HBO, and another for Showtime (with Reiser). He is also at work, with Jessie Nelson, on o feature film and is creating on original movie musical for producer Larry Mark. In addition, Steven works as a lyricist with various composers in the pop/rock world- recently writing songs with Burt Bacharach, Johnny Mandel, Andreas Carlsson, and William Joseph. Duncan Sheik (Music). In addition to writing the music for Spring Awakening (2007 Tony Awards for "Best Orchestrations" and "Best Original Score", 2008 Grammy Award for "Best Musical Show Album"), Sheik's other theater credits include: Nero (Another Golden Rome) (currently in development), The Nightingale (currently in development), Whisper House (currently in development). Recorded works include: Whisper House (Sony/Victor 2009), White Limousine (Rounder 2006), Daylight (Atlantic Records 2002), Phantom Moon (Nonesuch 2001 ), Humming (Atlantic Records 1998), Duncan Sheik (Grammy Nomination "Best Mole Vocal") (Atlantic Records 1996). Film Scores include: DARE (2009), Little Spirit: Christmas in New York (2008), Capers (2007) and The Cake Eaters (2007). Producer Credits include: Holly Brook (forthcoming CD 2009), Micah Green (2008), Spring Awakening Original Cost Album (Universol2007) and Chris Garneau (2006). Ann Marie Milazzo. (Vocal Arrangements) Composer/lyricist: Pretty Dead Girl, Sundance Film Festival. Vocal arranger: Broadway productions of Spring Awakening and Next To Normal. Bright Lights, Big City at The New York Theater Workshop, and the Paramount feature film, The Marc Pease Experience. AnnMarie is a Gram my nominated singer from The East Village Opera Company on Universal/Decca. Simon Hale (String Orchestrations) After graduating from the University of London with on honors degree in composition, Simon Hole's acclaimed solo album, East Fifteen, led to recordings with many artists, including George Benson, Simply Red, Jomiroquoi and Bjork. In 1996 he orchestrated Duncan Sheik's first album, and their musical collaboration has continued ever since. Simon's involvement with Spring Awakening marked his Broadway debut and the Tan y Award for Best Orchestrations in 2007. He continues to work with Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik on other projects. For more information please visit www.simonhole.co.uk