Malini Singh McDonald (Producer) - Malini Singh McDonald received her MFA in Directing, Actors Studio Drama School, New School University; BA in Theatre Arts and English Literature, Baruch College. She's served the theatre in many aspects of which she's very proud actress, director, producer, stage manager, costume designer, prop designer, theatre reviewer and publicist. Under Black Henna Productions, she has directed the revival of Torch Song Trilogy, Deserters, Naughty Prep School Stories (NYFringe,2006); Down the Road (2006); and was the assistant director for this summer's Much Ado About Nothing. Other favorite productions are Look Back in Anger, A Colored Museum, No Exit, One for the Road, Steel Magnolias, Plaza Suite and The Cask of Amontillado. After Race McCloud, she returns to directing with Irving Berlin's Music Box Review 1921 in December 2010 at Roy Arias Theater.
Kevin Gillespie (Art Design) - In a large, oven-proof skillet, over medium heat, saute diced mushrooms in 1 tablespoon butter, about 4 minutes. In a medium bowl, stir to combine ground sirloin, bread crumbs, au jus mix, and sauteed mushrooms. Form into 4 burger patties. Melt remaining butter in skillet. Carefully place patties in skillet and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until browned on 1 side. Flip patties. For cheeseburgers just put desired amount of cheese after final flip. Serve hot on toasted buns with desired condiments. You can find more of Kevin's illustrations and animated cartoons at www.rhcomics.com
Andrew Barkan (Composer) - Andrew Barkan is a legally blind composer for film and television living in Los Angeles, CA. His award-winning documentary, short, and feature film scores
have played on four continents. Andrew regularly writes music for commercials and is best known for composing Marble Halls, the classical theme for Sprints 2008 advertising campaign. He has also spent time in New York as a music educator and sound editor for Sesame Workshop. Andrew holds an MA in Composition for Film and Multimedia from NYU and a BA in Orchestral and Jazz Composition from Amherst College. You can find the soundtrack for Race McCloud at www.andrewbarkan.com or on iTunes where he can also be found as "Andrew & Polly" singing original children's music with his wife and semi-musical hound dog.
Lainie Munro (Choreographer) - Lainie is THRILLED to be a part of Race McCloud and join this talented team. She is a director, choreographer, performer, and teacher at Broadway Dance Center in New York, which is how she met Tom and his wife Jaime (she choreographed their 1st dance for their wedding!) As a performer Lainie toured with the Cameron Mackintosh/Trevor Nunn production of My Fair Lady which toured 26 cities across the U.S. including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Choreography credits include an episode of Hope & Faith with Kelly Ripa, a regional production of Oklahoma! starring Rue McClanahan, and an event for Fashion's Night Out 2009 choreographing dancers in Christian Louboutin store windows throughout New York City. www.LainieMunro.com. Many thanks to Tom for this incredible opportunity. Team McCloud: ACTIVATE!
Parvin Mrzaali (Costume Designer) - has spent nearly a decade honing her skills as a costume designer/technician, starting while still in high school. She recently earned a B.A. in Theatre Arts (technical theater-costumes) from Stony Brook University (SBU). Pavies recent credits include the Grace Church School production of Once Upon a Mattress (wardrobe); The Group Theatre Too: Count to Ten (wardrobe); SBU for Romeo and Juliet (wardrobe) and the Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) production of Waiting for Godot (costume design). She has worked in a variety of co-designing and managing wardrobe positions for college productions at SCCC and SBU. Pavie loves to design and construct costumes, masks and accessories for various anime and renaissance faires and conferences and is very excited to be a part of this production.