www.karengolden.com Karen’s works have touched the lives of thousands through her teaching artist residencies in schools, LAPD Pals Youth Centers for youth at risk and juvenile halls. She was the director of a storytelling summer camp at the Beverly Hills Library for three summers and the founder of the Peace Tellers Youth Storytelling Troop. In her own words, Karen “will share stories from her rich Jewish heritage. She tells Jewish tales both old and new, many blended with music she plays on her saxophone, accordion, ocarina and nose flute. Stories come from a variety of sources, including the Torah, Midrash, folktale traditions, her family and her rich imagination. She is also a recording artist, and in 2005 her CD, “Tales and Scales” received the prestigious National Parenting Publications Gold Honor Award. In 2006, Karen’s CD “Pass It On: A Journey Through the Jewish Holidays in Story and Song” won the Storytelling World Honor Award for Recording Excellence and in 2007 this CD w

Michael (35) has recently left his 17 year career in high-tech to pursue his true dreams of Hollywood and Broadway. While mainly focused on writing and directing, he is also a composer and lyricist. Or in his own words: "I'm the second coming of Howard Ashman"

Puppet costumes were envisioned, designed and created by Vicki Karlan in Los Angeles CA. Ms. Karlan creates one-of-a-kind puppet wardrobes for special occasions and everyday wear. She was lead costume designer with the Chapman College (Orange, CA) theatre department during the late 1980s and then trained in patternmaking at the Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Ever since, she has enjoyed sewing bespoke garments for puppets and people using a variety of Japanese, European, and American stitching techniques. Director: Karen Golden

Script Doctor. Lyricist. Acting Coach. susan takes good art and makes it better.