SHEREEN AHMED (“Shereen Ahmed: Solo”)

Shereen Ahmed - Performer 

Broadway/National Tour: Eliza in Lincoln Center Theater’s My Fair Lady (earning a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle nomination on tour). Off-Broadway: Franca in The Light in the Piazza (City Center Encores!), Adele in A Man of No Importance (Classic Stage Company), and originated Ellen in The Age of Innocence at The Old Globe and Arena Stage. Concerts: Performed for President Biden at the White House (80th anniversary of D-Day), starred in Strike Up the Band and Iolanthe at Carnegie Hall. TV & Media: Appeared on NBC’s New Amsterdam, PBS’s Eyes of the World with the Boston Pops, and Beltline to Broadway. Shereen has been profiled in Vogue Arabia and named one of the "40 Under 40" accomplished Arab Americans. She is a guest speaker at the UN and a global ambassador for Education for Employment (EFE). B.S. in Criminal Justice from Towson University. 

Instagram: @shereen_ahmed 

 Jen Waldman - Director 

Since 2018, Jen Waldman has had the immense privilege of working alongside Shereen Ahmed and witnessing nearly every dazzling chapter of her professional journey. Watching Shereen’s rise — on stage and in the hearts of audiences everywhere — has been one of Jen’s greatest joys. Directing this show is more than a creative endeavor; it’s a love letter to one of her favorite artists and humans. Jen is the Artistic Director of Jen Waldman Studio (JWS) in New York City, where her clients have appeared in nearly every Broadway musical over the past 15 years. 

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Jeremy Gold Kronenberg - Director 

Jeremy Gold Kronenberg is a New York City–based director and theatre educator originally from Cleveland, OH. He directed the world premiere of Qadar, an original operetta commissioned by the Smithsonian as part of a $1.8 million endowment from the Sultanate of Oman, and helmed Hoaxocaust! at the 14th Street Y, following its 2014 FringeNYC award-winning production. In 2010, he directed the first New York revival of Caroline, or Change, nominated for a New York Innovative Theatre Award and named one of Playbill.com’s “unforgettable experiences of 2010.” Jeremy holds a BFA in Acting from Ohio University, an MFA in Directing (Musical Theatre Focus) from the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, and an MA in Educational Theatre from Hunter College/Lincoln Center Scholars. He has guest directed at CW Post, St. John’s University, and NYU. Currently, he serves as Performing Arts Department Leader and Theatre Teacher at Williamsburg Charter High School. 

Robert Anthony Jones- Performer 

Robert Anthony Jones is thrilled to be returning to Forestburgh, having appeared as Trunchbull, Fester and Barry, three of his favorite roles in one of his favorite places. Credits: Broadway: The Phantom of the Opera (North American Tour), Finding Neverland (Lunt-Fontaine Theatre-Final Broadway Company), 101 Dalmatians (Madison Square Garden). Off-Broadway: Ahrens and Flaherty’s Lucky Stiff (AMT Theatre), Bunnicula (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording-Daryl Roth Theatre). Regional: Jesus Christ Superstar (Herod-Fulton Theatre-Deidre Goodwin-dir.), 42nd (Abner-Gateway Playhouse-Randy Skinner-dir). TV/Film: Queen of Knives (Amazon Prime and AppleTV), Kris Kringle (YouTube) www.robertanthonyjones.com 

Insta: justcallmeraj 

Andrew Sotomayor - Music Director 

Off-Broadway: Curvy Widow (Premiere). First National Tours:Tootsie, Escape to Margaritaville. Recent Credits: Annie (24-25 National Tour) My Best Friend’s Wedding (Ogunquit Playhouse), Tick, Tick... Boom! (George Street Playhouse), El Otro Oz (Atlantic Theater Company), and The SpongeBob Musical (Broadway At Music Circus). Previous credits include West Side Story (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), On Your Feet! (Paper Mill Playhouse), Man of La Mancha (Westport Country Playhouse), and Cutman: a boxing musical (Goodspeed Musicals). As a composer, Andrew has provided music and lyrics for the original musicals 50 Shades of F****d Up and Committed, as well the score for the audiobook “The Influential Voice.” He is a proud graduate of Stetson University in Florida. Endless love and gratitude to his wonderful husband, Bart. For more, visit soto.fun