Adam Pascal (Director), born in the Bronx and raised on Long Island, began performing in rock bands at age 12 and has built a career spanning Broadway, film, and music. He rose to fame originating the role of Roger in Rent, earning Tony, Drama League, and Obie nominations and awards, and later reprised the role on Broadway, the West End, tour, and in the film. His Broadway credits include Aida, Cabaret, Memphis, Chicago, Disaster!, Something Rotten!, and Pretty Woman. Film appearances include SLC Punk! and School of Rock. A recording artist as well, he has released solo albums including Model Prisoner and Civilian. Most recently, he appeared off-Broadway in Drag the Musical.

Lorna Ventura (Choreographer) has a long list of credits from Broadway to film and television. Original Broadway productions include: Wicked, Grease, All Shook Up, Harlem Song, Nice Work If You Can Get It, and The Life, as an Original Cast Member or Associate Choreographer. In addition, her collaborations and relationships with elite directors such as George C. Wolfe, Joe Mantello, Kathleen Marshall, Charles Randolph Wright, Ruben Santiago Hudson and Billy Porter have allowed her to hone her craft and transition with grace into the Director/Choreographer’s seat. Recent projects include: The Other Americans (Choreographer) Public Theater, Empire (Choreographer) New World Stages, Destiny of Desire (Choreographer) Old Globe Theater, American Prophet (Choreographer) Arena Stage, Christmas in Hell, (Director/Choreographer), Reinkus Heinz Theater, Las Vegas Premiere, Fiddler on the Roof (Choreographer,) Olney Theater, Pippin (Director/Choreographer) Riverside Theater, NYC. Lorna’s choreography earned a Helen Hayes nomination for her work on American Prophet at Arena Stage and she will have a show at Joe’s Pub this April!

Stephen, along with being a life-long Foreigner fan, is the writer/creator of the Off-Broadway cult musical The Bardy Bunch: The War of the Families Partridge and Brady. Other credits include Five Golden Rings, the Rita Hayworth bio-musical Ravishing, and a host of youth-focused one-acts. His short films Love and Near-Death and Boy-Next-Door have won multiple film festival awards and his full-length screenplays Chasing Disaster and My Dead Dad’s Musical Extravaganza are currently in development. Stephen is a graduate of NYU’s Dramatic Writing Program and a proud member of Dramatists Guild of America. Stephen would like to note that he knows what love is, thanks to his rockin’ family—the one he was born into and the one he proudly helped create. @stephengarvey5

David is a national award-winning composer, orchestrator, and playwright with experience across all aspects of theatre—including writing, producing, licensing, and educating. His writing credits include Heartbreak Hotel, Saturday Night Fever: The Musical, Five Golden Rings, The Perfect Dog, The Bench, The Nurse of Normandy and Letters from the Titanic. A veteran theatre executive, he has held senior leadership roles at Broadway Licensing Global, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts and Theatrical Rights Worldwide. He currently serves as VP of Content at Dramallama, where he heads the development of all new plays and musicals. David is also a member of the adjunct music faculty at Nassau Community College, where he teaches music theory and the history of rock and roll. Love to Vicki, Zach and Ashley.

Mark is a NY-based musician, actor, and nationally recognized college audition coach. As pianist/keyboardist, arranger, and musical director: Broadway & 1st National Tour of WAITRESS, Arena Stage, McCarter, Guthrie, The Jungle, Signature, and La Jolla. He is also a songwriter and produces music out of his NY studio. As an actor: WAITRESS (Broadway & 1st National), Mark Taper, Denver Center, Guthrie, A.C.T., La Jolla, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, and the acclaimed US National Tour of Peter Brook's THE SUIT. He is president of www.CollegeAuditionCoach.com helping young artists successfully apply/audition for college performing arts programs. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre (w/ a focus in Music Direction) from Michigan and an MFA in Acting from UC San Diego / La Jolla Playhouse.

Valerie Clayman Pye, Ph.D. is Guiding Faculty with Theatrical Intimacy Education, a consulting group that specializes in researching, developing, and teaching best practices for staging and filming intimacy. In addition to her work as an Intimacy Choreographer & Educator, Valerie is an actor, director, author, and academic. She currently serves as the Artistic Director of PtC and Chair of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Arts Management.

Alyssa is a technical theatre artist and educator, primarily focused in Stage Management and Set Design. After graduating from Long Island University, Post campus, with BFAs in Stage Management, Arts Management, and Set design, she completed a MA in Educational Theatre (PK-12) and Social Studies Education (7-12) at New York University. Now she works as a professor at LIU Post, a teaching artist with Roundabout Theatre Company, and as a freelance stage manager. Stage Management credits include: New Plays for Young Audiences Festival 2022-2026 (Provincetown Playhouse); Significant Other, Home (Education at Roundabout), Sonder: The Dreams We Carry, Everybody, Love and Information, A Monster Calls (NYU), Peter/Piper, Ubu Roi, Wild Party and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (PTC).

Abby is a New York City based actor, singer, and stage manager. She recently graduated from LIU Post’s musical theatre program. As a student, she was honored to be a part of two world premiere productions at PtC; come back for an hour, and The Book Club. Now, she is delighted to be a part of this inaugural production in LIU and Tilles Center’s New Works Initiative. She is so grateful to everyone involved for a great experience. Thank you for supporting new works!

Gabby is a senior Musical Theatre major from Whitefish, Montana, thrilled to be returning as Assistant Director for this totally rad show!! During her time at Post, Gabby AD’d both the workshop of Feels Like the First Time and FYS 1: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust. You may have also seen her directorial debut, ESTA’s Pitch Perfect, and you can catch her next project, Songs and Scenes from Tick, Tick... Boom! on May 4! Gabby would like to thank the creative team of FLTFT for introducing her to the exciting process of creating new theatre and her friends at PtC for all of the happy memories!

Jackle is honored to be a part of the premiere of Feels Like The First Time The Foreigner Musical! Jackle has loved every second of this process since working on it in the Fall! Ptc: Feels Like The First Time Workshop (Stage Manager), Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust (Stage Manager), Into The Woods (Mysterious Man), Think No More (Gabe). Thank you to the Tilles Center Team; Adam, Stephen, Tom, David, Mark and Lorna for entrusting him with their show this entire school year! Thank you to Gabby for a third beautiful show as his Assistant director and Momo for making the dances so vibrant and beautiful! A very special thank you to the stage management team; Alyssa, Abby and Mackie, for all the excellent team work, communication, organization and helping him keep rehearsal a safe, fun and clean environment! For Pete. #jukeboxheroes @jackle.winger

Mackie is so excited to be back with the creative team of Feels Like The First Time after serving as an ASM for the workshop last fall. She is a Junior Musical Theatre major from Little Rock, Arkansas. She would like to thank her family for their continued support, and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Anna is so excited to welcome you into the 1980s! This is Anna’s second venture into dramaturgy; you may have seen her research work and lobby display for PtC’s production of Rodger and Hammerstein’s "Carousel" in November. She also performed in PtC's "R.U.R." (Damon) and at the Shakespeare Track Final, "Love at First Folio," performing a soliloquy from "Romeo and Juliet" and a scene from "Henry IV Part One". Her past acting credits include "A Servant of Two Masters" (Clarice), "The Lightning Thief" (Sally Jackson), and "The Music Man" at the Engeman Theater (Children's Ensemble). Anna thanks her family and friends for always supporting her and the cast, crew, and creative team for such a great experience working on this show!

Momo Greenwell is thrilled to be a part of the production team for Feels Like the First Time. She has had the privilege of assisting Lorna Ventura in choreographing this brand new show, and cannot wait for everyone to experience it!! She has recently performed on the PtC mainstage in Carousel, Vincent, and PCDC, and is excited to be back working on the production side of things. She wants to give a HUGE shoutout to all her friends and family for their never ending support!!

Giovanni is a sound designer, actor, director, fight and stunt choreographer, lighting, set, and multimedia designer, prop master, stage manager, technical director, and drama teacher. His work has been seen all over NYC and around Europe. He is thrilled to be a part of this production.