Lisa Monde
PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGN
Lisa began her artistic career in Europe. She is a proud graduate of the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and the New York Film Academy. As a playwright and composer, Lisa is the author of eight staged musicals and seven plays, most of which were directed by her and produced in the US and overseas. Lisa is an award-winning author of several published historical dramas, including “I Know All Save Myself Alone” and “Saint Francis: Religion of Love”. Her most recent play "Dracula: Finding of a Shadow" has won the Broadway World Awards 2023, Best New Play. Lisa holds a PhD in Musical Theatre Performance and passionately writes about the development of musical theatre as a genre around the world for the Theatre Times Magazine. Memberships include:SAG-AFTRA, Dramatists Guild of America,The Authors Guild, AFM, AGMA, NACUSA, SETC, CID (UNESCO), International Union of Writers. www.lisa-monde.com / www.monlicompany.com
Thomas R. Gordon
DIRECTOR, LIGHTING DESIGN
A graduate from Radford University and the NYU Educational Theatre Program, Thomas is the Artistic Director of The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company as well as the Artistic Director / Technical Director here at The Gene Frankel Theatre. Before moving to New York, Thomas worked as a director, actor, lighting designer, sound designer, and theater teacher in both Virginia and California. Directing credits include: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (NYC premire), Life is a Dream, The Picture of Dorian Grey, Of Mice & Men, Medea, Arsene Lupin VS Sherlock Holmes, Let’s Play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Dracula: Bloodlines, Macbeth, and more. www.theOtheatrecompany.com | www.genefrankeltheatre.com
