Francesca Endres (Production Stage Manager) is an NYC based performer and stage manager. Past stage management credits include: Trees (MorDance), Cinderella: A Traditional English Panto (The Winnipesaukee Playhouse), Red Brass Dream Project (DanceBoissiere), Find Your Way (Women in Motion), and Free to Be (Elizabeth Troxler). francescaendres.com

Michael Schloegl (Director/Choreographer) is one of the founding members of Vital Theatre Company. His original show, Three Bears and A Babe, started the first Vital childrens theatre season. He works regionally and internationally as a director-choreographer (Chicago, Footloose, Grease, Legally Blonde, Mamma Mia!, Nunsense 2) Michael is also a costume designer, playwright, and a childrens book author/illustrator. His original writing credits include: Its Up In the Air!, Calling All Toys, The Chrismouse Story and the school musical touring show, History Time Henry. He has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe in shows such as: West Side Story, Oklahoma, The Will Rogers Follies, and A Chorus Line. As a theatre educator, he directs musical theatre shows and master classes for students throughout the New York tri state area and Canada.

Victoria Kann (Co-Author/Illustrator/Musical Co-Book and Co-) cowrote Pinkalicious: The Musical, which premiered in New York City to sold-out audiences and continues to be performed across the country. Victoria is the co-executive producer of the TV show, Pinkalicious & Peterrific on PBS Kids. She is the author-artist of Rubylicious, Peterrific and four #1 New York Times bestselling books: Aqualicious, Emeraldalicious, Silverlicious, and Goldilicious as well as over 80 additional titles in the Alicious book series. Victoria is the artist and coauthor of the New York Times bestsellers Pinkalicious and Purplicious.Victoria attended and taught at The Rhode Island School of Design where she is on the Illustration Department School Advisory Committee. She has also taught at The School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design. She lives with her husband and two daughters. Readers can follow Pinkalicious on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For more Pinkalicious and Peterrific fun, visit: www.thinkpinkalicious.com

Teresa K. Pond (Original Director) holds a BFA in Communications from Chapman University and an MFA in Directing from University of California Irvines prestigious Claire Trevor School of Arts, Teresa has directed professionally Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. She has worked with New York Classical Theatre, Vital Theatre Company, and the NY Fringe Festival and also previously served as the Executive Director of Anchorage Community Theatre. She has served on arts councils, development groups and other committee associations locally in Anchorage she has collaborated on and off stage with organizations such as Perseverance Theatre, ACT, ATY, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Alaska Dance Theatre, UAA Department of Theatre, Out North Theatre, and worked with several nonprofit and charitable groups in a variety of roles.

Suzu McConnell-Wood (Original Director) is a theatre artist and educator. Currently she is the Elementary Theatre Teacher at Achievement First Iluminar. Prior to Iluminar she taught at the IDEAL School of Manhattan teaching music, theatre and social justice curriculum to grades K-12. She was the Program Director at Kids Creative managing afterschool and summer camp programs. Suzu has over 10 years of experience as a theatre teaching artist in urban NYC classrooms. Her teaching artist experience includes the Broadway show Allegiance with Inspire Change, The Creative Arts Team, Epic Theatre, Border Crossers and Capacity Arts. She has presented theatre based workshops at the AATE National Conference and AATE NY Theatre in Our Schools conference, NYC Arts Education Face to Face Conference, and Facing Race. As the Director of Vital Childrens Theatre, she directed the original Pinkalicious the Musical and The Bully. She is an actor with Living Voices touring multi-media one-woman shows to schools and communities, as well as an ensemble member with Honest Accomplice Theatre and The Forum Project. She holds a Masters in Applied Theatre and earned a Bachelors Degree in Drama and Arts Education. Suzu is passionate about theatre for social change and she continues to create theatre with, for and by community groups on issues such as gender and sexuality, racial injustice, bullying and the environment.

Elizabeth Kann (Book & Lyrics) Elizabeth Kann is a doctor who has yet to see an actual case of Pinkititis. She co-authored the text of Pinkalicious, Pinkalicious The Musical and Purplicious with her sister, Victoria Kann. Her writing has appeared in a variety of newspaper and print publications.She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, who is also a doctor, and their three children. http://elizabethkann.com/

John Gregor (Music & Lyrics) John Gregor is the recipient of a Frederick Loewe Reading for his musical WITH GLEE, for which he wrote the book, music and lyrics. WITH GLEE opened Off-Broadway in 2010 to sold out audiences and rave reviews.He is also composer and lyricist of PINKALICIOUS THE MUSICAL, based on the book by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann, now in its seventh year Off-Broadway and produced from London to San Diego. His musical adaptation of Gogols tragicomic short story THE OVERCOAT has been presented in London at the Bridewell Theatre, Barrington Stage Company and The New York International Fringe Festival. He has also co-written several Theater For Young Audiences musicals for the Vital Theatre Company, including THE CHANGELING.John Gregor lives in New York and holds an MFA in musical theatre writing from New York Universitys Tisch School of the Arts and a degree in musical theatre from Emerson College. www.johngregormusic.com