
Academy for the Performing Arts
400 East washington Street - Chagrin Falls, Ohio - 44022
www.chagrinacademy.org - 440-247-2072 x4344
Gallery of Plays


























Planning Season
2007-2008
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Developmental Research and Prospective
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Curriculum Development
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Planning and Staffing Prep
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Dave Axner - Superintendent of Chagrin Schools
Bob Hunt - Principal - Chagrin High School
Tom Fulton - Director, Academy for the Performing ArtExcel TECC Principals and Staff
Performing Arts Committee, Chagrin Schools.
Coffee and Comedy
The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Marc Moritz
Starring all members of the 2008-2009 Academy
Inaugural Season
2008-2009
Academy Dreams
A History of World TheatreConceived and Developed by Tom Fulton
Directed by Tom Fulton
Assistant Direction by Julia Kolibab
Musical Direction by Marcia Snavely
Stage Management by Mandi Stevens
Set and Lights by Ben Needham
Technical Direction by Marcus Dana
Starring all members of the 2008-2009 Academy



The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
Directed by Tom Fulton
Assistant Direction by Julia KolibabSet and Lights by Ben Needham
Technical Direction by Marcus Dana
Starring all members of the Afternoon Academy

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Fulton
Stage Management by Mandi Stevens
Assistant Direction by Mandi Stevens, Marc Moritz, Andrew May
Set and Lights by Ben Needham
Technical Direction by Marcus Dana
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Movin' On
A Musical Graduation Goodbye
Directed by Marc Moritz and Tom Fulton
Stage Management by Mandi Stevens
Set and Lights by Ben Needham
Technical Direction by Marcus Dana

Movin' On!
Musical Review!
A celebration of
the Academys
First Year Grads
as they move on
to College
June 2009
All Actors from the Graduating Class
at the Academy

2009-2010
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Celebration
By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
Directed by Mitchell Fields
Choreographed by Wendy Kriss
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
Set and Lights by Ben Needham
Technical Direction by Ben Needham
Costumes by Caitlin Sandham

December 20,21, 2009

Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
With the Class of 2010
Laugh!
Skits!
Alice in Wonderland
By Lewis Caroll
Directed by Julie Kolibab and Wendy Kriss
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Look Homeward Angel
By Ketti Frings
Based on the Novel by Thomas Wolfe
Directed by Tom Fulton
Set Design by Ben Needham
Costumes by Caitlin Sandham
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The Canterbury Tales
Adaptation by Andrew May
from the Novel by Geoffrey Chaucer
Directed by Andrew May
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The Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov
English Translation by Randall Jarrel
Directed by Tom Fulton
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Agnes of God
By John Pielmeier
Directed by Bernadette Clemens

2021-2022 SEASON
This year, we were back full time. Students were required to wear masks, but could remove them while performing.
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Eurydice
by Sarah Ruhl
Directed by Dan Hendrock
Cinematography by Ben Needham
October 29, 30, 31
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Blithe Spirit
by Noel Coward
Directed by Tom Fulton
December 10, 11, 12
Edith - Hayley Gaebelein
Ruth - Macy Fletcher
Charles - Alex Olsen
Dr. Bradman Brandon Bryson
M. Arcati - Fiona Markey
Eliva - Grace Hoy
SM - Yesenia Real
Set - Ben Needham
Costumes - April Rock
Properties - Yesenia Real
Sound _ Own Wei
ASM - Asia Thomas
ASM - Elena robenborn
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Improv Show
Directed by Ryan Santa
Directed by Dan Hendroc
December 14, 15
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The Three Sisters
Directed by Tom Fulton
Associate Direction by Mitchell Fields
February 25, 26, 27
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One Act Play Festival
Directed by Derdrui Ring
Directed by India Nicole Burton
March 16, 17
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RENT by Jonathan Larson
Directed by Dan Hendrock
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
Sound Design by Richard Ingraham
May 4, 5. 6. 7
Season Four
2010-2011
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The Apple Tree
music by Jerry Bock
lyrics by Sheldon Harnick,
book by Bock and Harnick
with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith
Directed by Mitchell Fields
Music Directed by Marcia Snavely
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Heiress
By Ruth and Augustus Goetz,
suggested by the 1880 novel by Henry James.
Directed by Bernadette Clemens
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Waiting for Godot
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Wendy Kriss
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Directed by Julie Kolibab
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Beyond Therapy
by Christopher Durang.
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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Macbeth
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Fulton
Fight Director Dusten Welch
Sound Designer - Richard Ingraham
Season Five
2011-2012
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Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Tom Fulton
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
Choir Direction by Youssef Hamid
Set and Lighting Design by Ben Needham
Costumes by Caitlin Sandham
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The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Bernadette Clemens
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Conference of the Birds
Based on the Peter Brooks adaptation of
Persian literature by poet Farid ud-Din Attar,
Directed by Wendy Kriss
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Much Ado About Nothing
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Cherry Orchard
By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Tom Fulton
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Souls of the Village
Written by Dusten Welch and Julia Kolibab
With Contributions by Tom Fulton
Directed by Dusten Welch and Julia Kolibab
Produced by Tom Fulton
In partnership with The Chagrin Falls Historical Society
Musical Director Marcia Snavely
Season Six
2012-2013
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Les Miserables
Based on the Novel by
French poet and novelist Victor Hugo.
Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
French Language Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
With English-language libretto and accompanying English-language
lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer.
Directed by Tom Fulton;
Choreographed by Dan Hoy
Musical Direction by Marcia Snavely
Set and Lighting by Ben Needham
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Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
directed by Bernadette Clemens
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Senior Improv Show
directed by Mitchell Fields
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Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd
By Anthony Newley and Leslie Briccusse
directed by Tom Fulton;
choreographed by Dan Hoy
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A Raisin in the Sun
By Lorraine Lansbury
directed by Mitchell Fields
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Huckleberry Finn
By Mark Twain
directed by Dusten Welch
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Wind in the Willows
By Kenneth Grahame
directed by Caitlin Van Niel
Charlotte's Web
By T. H. White
directed by Colleen Williams
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
directed by Jeremy Kronenberg
Season Seven
2013-2014
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Cabaret
music by John Kander
lyrics by Fred Ebb
book by Joe Masteroff
based on John Van Druten's 1951 play I Am a Camera,
directed by Tom Fulton
choreographed by Dan Hoy
Musical Direction by Marcia Snavely
Set and Lighting by Ben Needham
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Picnic
By William Inge
directed by Mitchell Fields
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Senior Improv Show
directed by Mitchell Fields
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Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare
directed by Bernadette Clemens
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Beowulf
by a poet from the kingdom of North Umbria
Adaptation for the stage by Adam Hoffmann
Directed by Dusten Welch
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The Odyssey
By Homer
Adaptation for the stage by Adam Hoffmann
directed by Colleen Williams
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
directed by Bernadette Clemens
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The Miss Firecracker Contest
By Beth Henley
directed by Dusten Welch
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Dark of the Moon
By Howard Richardson
directed by Tom Fulton
Season Eight
2014-2015
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West Side Story
Music by Leonard Berstein
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Arthur Laurents
Conceived by Jerome Robbins
Based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Book by
directed by Tom Fulton and Mitchell Fields
Choreography by Jacqui Lowey
Set and Lighting by Ben Needham
Musical Direction by Marcia Snavely
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Arsenic and Old Lace
By Joseph Kesselring
directed by Mitchell Fields
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Senior Improv Show
directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Fantasticks!
By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
directed by Tom Fulton
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Dancing at Lughnasa
By Brian Friel
directed by Bernadette Clemens
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The Tragedy of Richard III
By William Shakespeare
With sound design by Richard Ingraham
Set and Lighting by Ben Needham
directed by Tom Fulton
Season Nine
2015-2016
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The Secret Garden
book and lyrics are by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
Based on the novel by Francis Hobsen Burnett
Directed by Tom Fulton
Associate Directed by Mitchell Fields
Choreography by Dan Hoy
Music Direction by Yourself Hamid
Rehearsal Pianist Marcia Snavely
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Rhinoceros
By Eugène Ionesco,
Directed by Bernadette Clemens
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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Doubt, a Parable
by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Tom Fulton
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Our Town
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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Academy Dreams
A history of the world theatre
Conceived and developed by Tom Fulton
Directed by Tom Fulton, Dusten Welch, Mitchell Fields & Cody Swanson
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Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dusten Welch
Season Ten
2016-2017
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Man of La Mancha
book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion
Directed by Tom Fulton
Associate Director, Mitchell Fields
Choreography by Hayley Thompson and Neil Kelly
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
Set and Lighting Design by Ben Needham
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The Little Foxes
by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Charles Schultz
Directed by Sara Bogomolny
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Julius Caesar
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dusten Welch
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The Women of Lockerby
Directed by Wendy Kriss
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Quothe the Raven
Edgar Allen Poe
Directed by Cody Swanson
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Myths and Monsters
Directed by Dusten Welch
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The Night of the Iguana
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Tom Fulton
Season Eleven
2017 - 2018
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RAGTIME
Based on the Novel by E.L. Doctorow
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Book by Terrance McNalley
Directed by Tom Fulton
Associate Director, Mitchell Fields|
Choreography by Sara Bogomolny
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
Set and Lighting Design by Ben Needham
Makeup and Technical Direction by Christine Woods
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Eccentricities of a Nightingale
By Tennessee Williams
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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DNA
By Dennis Kelly
Directed by Sara Bogomolny
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HAMLET
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Fulton
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THE ACADEMY ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
Radium Girls
By D. W. Gregory
Directed by Wendy Kriss
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Oh Freedom! The story of the Underground Railway
By Peter Manos
Directed by Dusten Welch
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The Long Christmas Dinner
By Thornton Wilder
Directed by Sara Bogomolny
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Cookies
A Short Stop-Action Film
Developed by the Academy Technical Theatre Wing
Directed by Christine Woods
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Peter and the Starcatcher
Based on the Novels by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Conceived for the stage by Roger Rees and Alex Timbers
Book by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Directed by Dusten Welch
Season Twelve
2018-19 SEASON
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Young Frankenstein
Directed and Choreographed by Sara Bogomolny
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The Seagull
By Anton Chekhov
Directed by Tom Fulton
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Cody Swanson
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Vanities
By Jack Heifner
Directed by Tom Fulton
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone
By August Wilson
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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JUNIOR ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
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Riders to the Sea
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By John Millington Synge
Directed by Derdui Ring
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Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Directed by Dusten Welch
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What Happens Next?
Derived Theatre Piece
Directed by Sara Bogomolny
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8:00 A.M.
A short film about a boys dream of becoming a baseball player
Directed by Ben Needham
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Othello
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Dusten Welch
Season Thirteen
2019-20 SEASON
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Into The Woods
By Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Directed by Tom Fulton
Choreography by Erin Pennebaker
Music Direction by Marcia Snavely
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The Cripple of Inishmaan
By Martin McDonagh
Directed by Derdriu Ring
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The Senior Improv Show
Directed by Cody Swanson
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Silent Sky
By Lauren Gunderson
Directed by Dusten Welch
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Junior One Act Play Festival
The Ghost in the Machine
(Shot on Video - Streamed Sept/Oct 2020)
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She Loves Me (The Broadway Musical)
By Boch and Harnick
Directed by Mitchell Fields
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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Fulton
This production was cancelled due to Corona Virus. We rehearsed and filmed it on Zoom and released it in March of 2021 after 8 months of editing.
Season Fourteen
2020-2021 SEASON
This season was virtual to accommodate the Corona virus. For the first three quarters we taught virtually on Zoom. The last quarter we taught live.. No live shows this year. instead we purchased film and radio equipment and had a season of films and radio plays as follows:
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War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells
Adapation by Orson Wells
& The Mercury Theatre Company
Directed by Dan Hendrock
Sound Artist - Richard Ingraham
RADIO PLAY
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A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Radio Adaptation by Tom Fulton
Directed by Tom Fulton
Sound Artist - Richard Ingraham
RADIO PLAY
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Senior Improv Show
Directed by Dan Hendrock
RADIO PLAY
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The Laramie Project
by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project
Directed by Dan Hendrock
Co-Director and Editor - Ben Needham
FILM
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Macbeth
by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tom Fulton
Senior Editor - Sam Roter
Associate Editor - Tom Fulton
FILM
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The Importance of Being Earnest
by Oscar Wilde
Adapted for Radio by Tom Fulton
Directed by Tom Fulton
Sound Artist - Richard Ingraham
RADIO PLAY
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The Masked Bandit
(A who-done-it mystery)
by Justine Wienans
(Academy Alum)
Directed by Dan Hendrvock
Conceived by Ben Needam
Shot and Edited by Dan Hendrock


