The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds onstage and off. Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. The Alliance Theatre is a recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award® in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education, and community engagement. Known for its exemplary artistic standards and national role in creating significant theatrical works, the Alliance has premiered more than 135 original productions, professionally launching important American musicals with a strong track record of Broadway, touring and subsequent productions, including the Tony Award winners The Color Purple, based on the novel by Alice Walker; Aida by Elton John and Tim Rice; and Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Recent musical premieres include Sister Act: The Musical, Twyla Tharp’s Come Fly Away, Bring It On: The Musical, Stephen King and John Mellencamp’s Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, Harmony – A New Musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, Tuck Everlasting, Born for This: The BeBe Winans Story, The Prom, Janece Shaffer and Kristian Bush’s Troubadour, Becoming Nancy, Maybe Happy Ending, Trading Places, Water for Elephants, and The Preacher’s Wife.

Rubén Gabriel Hernández (He/Him/Él) is a multi-hyphenate theater creator that works to elevate the diaspora stories inside each of us. Rubén is honored to help present this incredible gift from the Pasadena Playhouse to our communities and is humbled to work with this passionate team to awaken the magic of storytelling in our little ones. Rubén has worked as a director/writer/producer and sometimes actor across the greater Los Angeles area and beyond and thanks every collaborator he has had along the way for helping him continue to grow as an artist and human.

Douglas is a designer for themed entertainment. Originally from Avon Lake, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati: College Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Scenic Design. His design work ranges from small, intimate theaters to Broadway productions and national tours. At Pasadena Playhouse he has served as the head of the props department since 2023.

Jocelyn Tamayo is an East Los Angeles native and is honored to collaborate with such a talented group of artists on a production that brings joy to the community. Her design credits include Merrily We Roll Along In Concert, Under the Sheet with Moxie Arts New York, Chicana Legend with SheATL Arts, and Stupid Fucking Bird at California State University, Los Angeles. To keep up with her work, visit JocelynTamayo.com.