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Production Director and Designer
Garry Lee Posey
Founder and Executive Artistic Director for Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. Directed more than 75 shows with ETC over the last 19 years; locally he was worked with the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, Signal Mountain Playhouse, andf Chattanooga State.
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Music Director
Nor Caissie (they/them)
This is Nor's first time as a music director, but they are no stranger to music. A songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, Nor's talents have been seen all over Chattanooga as a performer in local musicals and as a member of their band Nor and Sav.
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Accompanist
Thyrell Smith (he/him)
WIth ETC: "Southbridge" Other Experience: played keys in the Chattanooga Pride Festival 2025 Headlining band—this band also plays shows in the greater Chattanooga/ North Georgia Area, regularly performs with his university's wind symphony. He is also a composer of instrumental music. Special thanks to Garry for the opportunity, my music teachers, and to my amazing and supportive friends, and my loving partner.
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Percussionist
Kyle Coplen (he/him)
with ETC: Percussionist for "Honk!", "Urinetown", "Side Show", "Billy Elliott", "Million Dollar Quartet", "Next to Normal"; Stage Manager for "A Kiss for Cinderella" Other Experience: "Tuck Everlasting" - Chatt State; "Mary Poppins" and "Anastasia" - CCS Thank you to my perfect partner Callie, who always encourages me and endures weird rehearsal schedules. Also thank you to my friends and band-mates Sav and Nor for their positive energy and kindness. Always happy to share the stage with you two.
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Guitarist
Neal Brite (he/him)
Debut with ETC.
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Bass Guitarist
Ethan Efaw
Debut with ETC.
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Stage Manager
Sarah Evans (she/her)
Thank you to my parents Stan and Laurie for always supporting my crazy adventures.
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Tech Crew
Que Howard (he/him)
With ETC: featured actor on Season 5 of Lights Up! podcast. Other Experience: "The Piano Lesson" and "Seven Guitars" at Chattanooga Theatre Centre and featured on television series SNAPPED, AMERICAN DETECTIVE, and FATAL ATTRACTION Special thanks to God, my kids, my wife, and a very special thanks to my grandmother Rita Finch.
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Tech Crew
Kidron Bullock
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Marketing/Graphic Design/Social Media
Caleb Sexton (he/him)
Caleb Sexton (he/him) is a graphic designer and marketing collaborator with Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga. His most recent work with ETC includes co-producing and podcast design for season five of ETC’s playwright podcast, Lights Up!, and promotional graphics for the production of Southbridge (2024). He thanks Garry Posey and the passionate artists and audiences who make Chattanooga’s theatre community so vibrant.
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Music, Books, Lyrics
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for RENT. He also won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 1994 Richard Rodgers Award for RENT and twice received The Gilman & Gonzales-Falla Theatre Foundation's Comendation Award. In 1989 he was granted the Stephen Sondheim Award from American Music Theatre Festival, where he contributed to the musical "Sitting on the Edge of the Future". In 1988 he won the Richard Rodgers Development Grant for his rock musical Superbia, which was staged at Playwrights Horizon. He composed the score for the musical J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, which was presented by En Garde Arts in 1995. Mr. Larson performed his rock monologue tick, tick... BOOM! at Second Stage Theatre, The Village Gate and New York Theatre Workshop. In addition to scoring and song writing for "Sesame Street", he created music for a number fo children's book-cassettes, including Steven Spielberg's "An American Tail" and "Land Before Time". Other film scores include work for Rolling Stones magazine publisher Jann Wenner. He conceived, directed and wrote four original songs for "Away We Go!", a musical video for children. RENT, his rock opera based on "La Boheme", had its world premiere on February 13, 1996 at New York Theatre Workshop. Mr. Larson died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on January 25, 1996, ten days before his 36th birthday. His music (including songs cut from his shows) is archived in the Library of Congress.
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Publisher
Music Theatre, International
Music Theatre International (MTI) is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form. MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide. MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students. Launched in May 2025, MTI's Broadway Senior™ musicals are geared and adapted for adult performers 55 and over.

Original Creative Team

Michael Greif - Director

Tim Weil - Musical Supervisor

Henry Aronson - Musical Director

Marlies Yearby - Choreographer

Blake Burba - Lighting Designer

Paul Clay - Scenic Designer

Angela Wendt - Costume Designer

Kurt Fischer - Sound Designer

John Vivian - Production Stage Manager

Crystal Huntington - Stage Manager