Gail Phaneuf (Book, Music, Lyrics) is a playwright, director and actor in Boston. Her newest teen musical, THE LOVE NOTE had its world premiere production at Curry College in April 2009. The Love Note has gone on to enjoy several subsequent productions at theaters, schools., camps and youth theaters. MONSTERS! A MIDLIFE MUSICAL MELTDOWN had its first full production at CentAstage in Boston, and was recently produced at The Regent Theatre in Arlington and at the Deertrees Theatre in Harrison Maine.
Gail is a former president of The Playwrights’ Platform in Boston. Her play "Stop Requested" was awarded best play and best director at the 2008 Playwrights Platform summer festival, and was published by Heuer Publishing. Games and Puzzles was produced by Image Theater Co. for the 2011 Fem Noire Festival and the 2008 Boston Theater Marathon. Her play Lapse was produced at the 2012 Fem Noire Festival in Lowell. "Stop Requested" and her prickly Urban Gardens were produced by the South Camden Theatre Company in New Jersey. Urban Gardens was awarded best play at the Playwrights’Platform 2004 Summer Festival. Her play A Perfect Match was produced at the 2008 ACME Winter New Works Festival. Her edgy political piece Random Selection was performed at the Boston Theater Marathon and at Curry College. Random Selection was published in Belgium in a collection of short plays by Boston playwrights. Her new work, Binding the Artful Dodger, had its workshop premiere at Curry College in 2009 and her play Breakfast with Mary was Produced in 2012 at the Deertrees Theatre Festival in Maine.
Directing credits include Monsters!, Breakfast with Mary, Bat Boy the Musical, The Love Note, Binding the Artful Dodger, Baby with the Bathwater, Fallen Star, Smoke, "Stop Requested", Choices, Dancers, The New Frontier and Random Selection. Gail is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She holds a degree from Emerson College in Theater Education, and is the Playwright in Residence at Curry College where she is a Senior Lecturer in theatre and scriptwriting.
gailphaneuf@gmail.com or visit http://www.gailphaneuf.com/
Gail is a former president of The Playwrights’ Platform in Boston. Her play "Stop Requested" was awarded best play and best director at the 2008 Playwrights Platform summer festival, and was published by Heuer Publishing. Games and Puzzles was produced by Image Theater Co. for the 2011 Fem Noire Festival and the 2008 Boston Theater Marathon. Her play Lapse was produced at the 2012 Fem Noire Festival in Lowell. "Stop Requested" and her prickly Urban Gardens were produced by the South Camden Theatre Company in New Jersey. Urban Gardens was awarded best play at the Playwrights’Platform 2004 Summer Festival. Her play A Perfect Match was produced at the 2008 ACME Winter New Works Festival. Her edgy political piece Random Selection was performed at the Boston Theater Marathon and at Curry College. Random Selection was published in Belgium in a collection of short plays by Boston playwrights. Her new work, Binding the Artful Dodger, had its workshop premiere at Curry College in 2009 and her play Breakfast with Mary was Produced in 2012 at the Deertrees Theatre Festival in Maine.
Directing credits include Monsters!, Breakfast with Mary, Bat Boy the Musical, The Love Note, Binding the Artful Dodger, Baby with the Bathwater, Fallen Star, Smoke, "Stop Requested", Choices, Dancers, The New Frontier and Random Selection. Gail is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She holds a degree from Emerson College in Theater Education, and is the Playwright in Residence at Curry College where she is a Senior Lecturer in theatre and scriptwriting.
gailphaneuf@gmail.com or visit http://www.gailphaneuf.com/
Ernie Lijoi (Music/Lyrics) is a Broadway bound composer/lyricist. He wrote the lyrics for two songs in the new musical It Shoulda' Been You that is scheduled for a Broadway run this fall. As a songwriter, Lijoi has released three CDs of original works, the second of which was recognized by Billboard Magazine’s “Unsigned Artist of the Year” with Bliss. Billboard Magazine also dubbed him a “bona fide star” after the release of his third album, Better Days. His compositions have been heard world-wide, sung by countless choruses and cabaret artists, most notably his song All I Want for Christmas was performed by the a capella ensemble Mystery Date at Carnegie Hall.
He is currently writing lyrics and the book for another original work titled Under the Influence, with composers Kevin Laursen and Lawrence Rush. www.lijoi.com ernie@lijoi.com
He is currently writing lyrics and the book for another original work titled Under the Influence, with composers Kevin Laursen and Lawrence Rush. www.lijoi.com ernie@lijoi.com
