Stewart graduated from the University of Kansas in 1986.  He holds a Masters Degree in Piano and has resided in San Diego since 1986 as well and is very active as a teacher and accompanist.  This is his debut with SRT.  Mr. Simon has a beautiful wife with two equally adorable children.

Chrissy Burns - is thrilled to be the choreographer for this fantastic production. She has choreographed numerous shows including: Annie (La Jolla Stage Co.),  She Loves Me (Lamplighters), Big River (CYC Theatre at the Lyceum), Lady Be Good, Gershwin for You, Kiss Me Kate (Youth Summerstock), The Boyfriend (GHHS), The Sound of Music (Fort Salem Theatre), Guys and Dolls (Monte Vista HS), Dance Through the Ages (API) and Dames at Sea, for which she won the 2002 Aubrey Award for best choreography. Chrissy is the Associate Choreographer for California Youth Conservatory. A member of the La Jolla Stage Company's Artist in Residence Guild and Actors Alliance of San Diego, Chrissy also runs Dancemania Studio in Spring Valley (www.dancemaniastudio.com) and does fashion show choreography for Gretchen Productions.  Please join her for her upcoming choreography projects, which include Music Across America and Working The Musical for Youth Summerstock Theatre. Dance is life at its most glorious moment!

Rick has worked on the sets for every SRT production in the past four years. He has designed some and helped out with others. He enjoys building sets, but his true reward comes when the actors bring a set to life. He has had the pleasure of working with many talented actors and directors. Rick has been a Police Officer for 35 years. His talents include painting and he has a book that will be published this summer. In 2002 he received Aubrey Awards for Set Design for Lend Me A Tenor and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

Scott is pleased to be designing his first show for the SRT. An active local designer, Scott has design credits with many corporate, theatrical and religious organizations all over the United States. He recently moved from Los Angeles where he finished a five-year engagement with the Walt Disney Company and is currently employed with Pacific Event Services in San Diego, where he brings a bit of the theater to many unusual places. When Scott is not making magic with lights, he enjoys gourmet cooking, backcountry excursions and water sports.

Cindy is returning for her third production at SRT. She was the Costume Designer for Killjoy and Wrong Turn At Lungfish. She received her MFA from SDSU in Costume Design and has designed for the former San Diego Gilbert and Sullivan Company including shows such as The Mikado, HSM Pinafore, and Pirates of Penzance. Her designs for Yeomen of the Guard were nominated for a Costume Design award by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. She has also designed for The National Theatre for Children and the Lawrence Welk Dinner Theatre. She enjoys hiking and traveling.

Cornell is excited to continue her relationship with SRT, backstage this time. (She was recently on stage as Lady Noxema in Once Upon a Mattress.)  Cornell can now say she has been involved in every aspect of theatre since her directorial debut at Patio Playhouse this last season with Ramshackle Inn.  She was the Stage Manager for Cerritos College Children’s Theatre Touring Company for 13 years as well as assistant choreographer, seamstress for costumes, purveyor of props, and occasionally ending up on stage.  Some of her favorite adventures in the theatre were Guys and Dolls, Alice in Wonderland, The Robber Bridegroom, and three different versions of A Christmas Carol.  A bio wouldn’t be complete without thanking my extraordinary husband, Mike, and the most supportive family in community theatre.

Side By Side By Sondheim…is Raylene’s first time producing a show for Scripps Ranch Theatre, but she is better known at SRT for her directing and set design.  Some of her previous shows at SRT include the previous hit musical Once Upon A Mattress and 2002’s Aubrey-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, as well as other SRT hits: Fatal Attraction; Never Get Smart With an Angel; Pinocchio Commedia!; The Cemetery Club; and Play On! She also designed award-winning sets for SRT’s Fences and To Kill a Mockingbird.  With more than 29 years experience on stage as well as behind the scenes, she has written and produced her own work; designed, built, and painted sets; designed and run lights; designed costumes; stage-managed; and worked in a variety of ways supporting San Diego Junior Theatre, MCC Follies, Sushi Theatre, the San Diego and San Francisco Pride Festivals, Diversionary Theatre, the AIDS Walk, and the San Diego Comic Opera.

Tthis is Sandy's first production with Scripps Ranch Theatre and she is delighted to be here! She just completed Marvin’s Room with Vanguard Productions. Other recent roles include Joy Gresham in Shadowlands and Mama in I Remember Mama. Locally she has directed several productions at various places, including Westminster Theatre, Actors Alliance Festival and 6th grade productions at Frances Parker School. Sandy is co-founder/co-director of the 'Talent To aMuse' Theatre Company in San Diego. She is also co-founder/co-director of 'Sounds of Christmas' a Renaissance-attired caroling group in San Diego for the past nine years. As co-founder/co-director of the Wisconsin Theatre for Children, Inc. she wrote, produced, directed and performed original musical productions, touring Wisconsin and St. Paul, MN. for eight years. She is currently doing audio books for Wolcott & Sheridan in Los Angeles, www.wsapl.com, (now being heard on XM Satellite Radio) as well as other local projects.

David Ainsworth is very happy to be working with such a talented cast and hopes you enjoy this wonderful show! This is Dave’s first time as Assistant Director (AD) and he would like to thank SRT and especially Raylene for the great opportunity. Regional theatre performance credits include: Fiddler on the Roof, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (both at San Diego Civic Light Opera), and recently cast in Damn Yankees for the summer 2004 season. Community Theatre credits include: Once Upon A Mattress, How to Succeed Without Really Trying (Both at SRT), Lend Me A Tenor, and Sabrina Fair. Dave received his theatre training at the University of San Diego, where he had the chance to study in Oxford, England to learn the art of playwriting. Writing credits include a full-length play in verse, titled Sulla and a one-act play, titled The Home Office. Many thanks to friends and family and especially his wife Marlene (bisous).