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  • Courtney joined EPS in 2022 and serves as Head of Installations and Show Support. With more than 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry, she has a rigging background in installation, inspection, project management, and show operations in a variety of entertainment venues. Courtney has been working in contemporary circus since 2009 when she joined creation and then operations at House of Dancing Water for Dragone, and in 2014 she joined the Cirque du Soleil’s touring show division where she worked on many shows both arena and big top.

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  • Courtney joined EPS in 2022 and serves as Head of Installations and Show Support. With more than 20 years’ experience in the entertainment industry, she has a rigging background in installation, inspection, project management, and show operations in a variety of entertainment venues. Courtney has been working in contemporary circus since 2009 when she joined creation and then operations at House of Dancing Water for Dragone, and in 2014 she joined the Cirque du Soleil’s touring show division where she worked on many shows both arena and big top.

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  • Ulrike, a former circus artist with a 15-year international career, captivated audiences worldwide with her signature act, "Tribute to Marlene." Trained across Europe, she transitioned from the spotlight to entrepreneurship, founding Selling Circus, a unique marketing and sales training platform for circus professionals. As a thought leader, Ulrike combines her artistic talent with business acumen, making a significant impact in both the entertainment and entrepreneurial worlds.

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  • Ulrike, a former circus artist with a 15-year international career, captivated audiences worldwide with her signature act, "Tribute to Marlene." Trained across Europe, she transitioned from the spotlight to entrepreneurship, founding Selling Circus, a unique marketing and sales training platform for circus professionals. As a thought leader, Ulrike combines her artistic talent with business acumen, making a significant impact in both the entertainment and entrepreneurial worlds.

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  • Andrew is a New York based writer/director and the long-time creative director for The Thorn. Now a nationally touring production, The Thorn takes traditional theater, circus performance, concert-style sound and lighting design and blends them with a direct story of faith and redemption.

    While starting as a small, resident show in Colorado over 25 years ago, this performance has continued to evolve across the decades—at one point including live tigers and at another pioneering a touring model that featured a brand new cast every week. After a filmed version of The Thorn was released in movie theaters in 2023, the show took on its current evolution, touring to over 50 cities in just under 2 years—all the while selling out some of the largest performing arts centers in the US.

    As a storyteller Andrew is particularly concerned with how the stories we tell each other both reflect and shape how we feel about our own existence. His own writing, such as his debut short film Cardboard Dreams, reflexively seems to hover around this idea.

    To this end, also hosts the podcast The Meaning of Movie alongside fellow director and friend, Rob Stennett.

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  • Andrew is a New York based writer/director and the long-time creative director for The Thorn. Now a nationally touring production, The Thorn takes traditional theater, circus performance, concert-style sound and lighting design and blends them with a direct story of faith and redemption.

    While starting as a small, resident show in Colorado over 25 years ago, this performance has continued to evolve across the decades—at one point including live tigers and at another pioneering a touring model that featured a brand new cast every week. After a filmed version of The Thorn was released in movie theaters in 2023, the show took on its current evolution, touring to over 50 cities in just under 2 years—all the while selling out some of the largest performing arts centers in the US.

    As a storyteller Andrew is particularly concerned with how the stories we tell each other both reflect and shape how we feel about our own existence. His own writing, such as his debut short film Cardboard Dreams, reflexively seems to hover around this idea.

    To this end, also hosts the podcast The Meaning of Movie alongside fellow director and friend, Rob Stennett.

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  • William Gorlin serves as McLaren Engineering Group’s Vice President - Entertainment Division, is a graduate of Cornell University, and is registered as a Professional Engineer in 26 States. His 38 years of experience include engineering of scenic, entertainment and amusement structures, staging, rigging, theatrical infrastructure, buildings, show action equipment, scenic elements, theme park attractions, architectural theming, sculptures, and other frameworks, worldwide. Mr. Gorlin is a member of the ESTA Rigging Working Group, ASTM Committee F24 for Amusement Rides and Devices, and Structural Engineers Association of New York.

    Bill received the 2024 Backstage Legend and Master Award from the Broadway Technical Theatre History Project and was named “Engineer of the Year” in 2018 by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. Bill is the author of the “Structural Behavior” chapter in Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century, Ed. Bill Sapsis, Focal Press, 2015.

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  • William Gorlin serves as McLaren Engineering Group’s Vice President - Entertainment Division, is a graduate of Cornell University, and is registered as a Professional Engineer in 26 States. His 38 years of experience include engineering of scenic, entertainment and amusement structures, staging, rigging, theatrical infrastructure, buildings, show action equipment, scenic elements, theme park attractions, architectural theming, sculptures, and other frameworks, worldwide. Mr. Gorlin is a member of the ESTA Rigging Working Group, ASTM Committee F24 for Amusement Rides and Devices, and Structural Engineers Association of New York.

    Bill received the 2024 Backstage Legend and Master Award from the Broadway Technical Theatre History Project and was named “Engineer of the Year” in 2018 by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers. Bill is the author of the “Structural Behavior” chapter in Entertainment Rigging for the 21st Century, Ed. Bill Sapsis, Focal Press, 2015.

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  • Shana is Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Montreal based circus company The 7 Fingers. Since its founding in 2002, Carroll has written, directed and choreographed 12 of their touring and/or resident shows, 3 of which (Passengers, Duel Reality, Dear San Francisco) are currently running, and which also includes Sequence 8 at NY City Center and Traces off- Broadway run at Union Square Theatre. Carroll received a Drama Desk Nomination for Choreography and Best Theatrical Experience for their show Traces. Outside The 7 Fingers, Carroll directed Cirque du Soleil’s first- ever ice show Crystal, in addition to their performance at the Academy Awards in 2012. Also, for Cirque du Soleil, Carroll was circus choreographer and designer for their shows Iris (Los Angeles) and Paramour (Broadway). Other credits include: Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Recipient); Soul of the Ocean (Moment Factory); Cité Mémoire (Lemieux-Pilon); and the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies (medieval segment). Prior to directing and choreography, Carroll was herself a trapeze artist, performing for over 20 years in the air with circuses and dance companies around the world, most notably as the original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco. She also appeared in Cirque du Soleil produced television and film. Now based in Montreal, where she relocated in 1991 to attend l’École Nationale de Cirque, Carroll is originally from Berkeley, California. In 2023, Carroll was inducted into the Ordre of Arts and Letters of Quebec, a distinction honoring those who have contributed to artistic and cultural development in the province of Quebec.

    Most recently, Carroll was Circus Designer and Co-choreographer of the musical Water For Elephants, first at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and now in its Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award and the Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography, as well as Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle nominations in the same category.

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  • Shana is Co-Founding Artistic Director of the Montreal based circus company The 7 Fingers. Since its founding in 2002, Carroll has written, directed and choreographed 12 of their touring and/or resident shows, 3 of which (Passengers, Duel Reality, Dear San Francisco) are currently running, and which also includes Sequence 8 at NY City Center and Traces off- Broadway run at Union Square Theatre. Carroll received a Drama Desk Nomination for Choreography and Best Theatrical Experience for their show Traces. Outside The 7 Fingers, Carroll directed Cirque du Soleil’s first- ever ice show Crystal, in addition to their performance at the Academy Awards in 2012. Also, for Cirque du Soleil, Carroll was circus choreographer and designer for their shows Iris (Los Angeles) and Paramour (Broadway). Other credits include: Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Recipient); Soul of the Ocean (Moment Factory); Cité Mémoire (Lemieux-Pilon); and the Sochi Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies (medieval segment). Prior to directing and choreography, Carroll was herself a trapeze artist, performing for over 20 years in the air with circuses and dance companies around the world, most notably as the original solo trapeze artist for Cirque du Soleil’s Saltimbanco. She also appeared in Cirque du Soleil produced television and film. Now based in Montreal, where she relocated in 1991 to attend l’École Nationale de Cirque, Carroll is originally from Berkeley, California. In 2023, Carroll was inducted into the Ordre of Arts and Letters of Quebec, a distinction honoring those who have contributed to artistic and cultural development in the province of Quebec.

    Most recently, Carroll was Circus Designer and Co-choreographer of the musical Water For Elephants, first at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta and now in its Broadway run at the Imperial Theatre, for which she received a Suzi Bass Award and the Chita Rivera Award for Best Choreography, as well as Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics' Circle nominations in the same category.

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  • Kimberly began her career in the entertainment industry as a Freelance Stage Manager working with regional theatres throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Production and Design from California State University, Fullerton. Kimberly has served as the Resident Stage Manager for the Tony award winning Deaf West Theatre, Production Stage Manager for Disney Live Entertainment, Manager of Production Operations for Princess Cruises and currently serves as the Associate Director of Production for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, overseeing venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall as well as traveling with the organization on tours throughout the world.

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  • Kimberly began her career in the entertainment industry as a Freelance Stage Manager working with regional theatres throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Production and Design from California State University, Fullerton. Kimberly has served as the Resident Stage Manager for the Tony award winning Deaf West Theatre, Production Stage Manager for Disney Live Entertainment, Manager of Production Operations for Princess Cruises and currently serves as the Associate Director of Production for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, overseeing venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall as well as traveling with the organization on tours throughout the world.

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  • Along with his wife Jennifer, Jason Whicker is the co-owner of ‘On The FLY Productions’, a full service provider of Aerial and Flying Effects around the world. Jason has been working for over 20 years as a Flying Director, Choreographer, and Aerial Director. He is an ETCP Certified Arena and Theatre Rigger. Jason has worked on all different types of productions from Broadway - American Idiot, Spongebob, King Kong, Moulin Rouge; TV - AGT, Fake Off, Game of Talents, Little Big Shots; Cruise Ships - Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Princess Cruise Lines, and various theaters throughout the world creating unique Aerial and Flying Effects.

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  • Along with his wife Jennifer, Jason Whicker is the co-owner of ‘On The FLY Productions’, a full service provider of Aerial and Flying Effects around the world. Jason has been working for over 20 years as a Flying Director, Choreographer, and Aerial Director. He is an ETCP Certified Arena and Theatre Rigger. Jason has worked on all different types of productions from Broadway - American Idiot, Spongebob, King Kong, Moulin Rouge; TV - AGT, Fake Off, Game of Talents, Little Big Shots; Cruise Ships - Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Princess Cruise Lines, and various theaters throughout the world creating unique Aerial and Flying Effects.

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  • Born in MedellĂ­n, Colombia, Juan Ruiz has emerged as one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in the New York City music scene, where he continues to delight audiences with his music and poetry as the leader of his band.

    He began his studies in Medellin, Colombia, with Elizabeth Isaza at the Universidad de Antioquia. During this time, he was part of several music projects in the city, including the Antioquia Youth Symphony and the Symphonic Band of the Universidad de Antioquia as a clarinetist.

    In 2006, he was awarded a scholarship to continue his musical studies in Boston, where he studied Composition and jazz performance on clarinet and saxophone at the Longy School of Music and Berklee College of Music. He studied under the tutelage of Ken Radnofsky, Greg Hopkins, Shannon Leclaire, John Morrison, and Ed Tomassi.

    Juan collaborates in commissioned work with Maestro Kenneth Radnofsky, professor at the New England Conservatory and the Wind Ensemble of New England Conservatory. His most recent compositions have been presented in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, China, Germany, and the United States.

    A promoter of collaboration, Juan performs with different groups in New York City. He is the personal assistant of the 15-time Grammy winner Paquito D'Rivera, composing, arranging, and performing a diverse repertoire during his concerts in New York and abroad.

    Juan has also worked as a producer for different projects including artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, The New York Voices, Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdés among others.

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  • Born in MedellĂ­n, Colombia, Juan Ruiz has emerged as one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in the New York City music scene, where he continues to delight audiences with his music and poetry as the leader of his band. He began his studies in Medellin, Colombia, with Elizabeth Isaza at the Universidad de Antioquia. During this time, he was part of several music projects in the city, including the Antioquia Youth Symphony and the Symphonic Band of the Universidad de Antioquia as a clarinetist.

    In 2006, he was awarded a scholarship to continue his musical studies in Boston, where he studied Composition and jazz performance on clarinet and saxophone at the Longy School of Music and Berklee College of Music. He studied under the tutelage of Ken Radnofsky, Greg Hopkins, Shannon Leclaire, John Morrison, and Ed Tomassi.

    Juan collaborates in commissioned work with Maestro Kenneth Radnofsky, professor at the New England Conservatory and the Wind Ensemble of New England Conservatory. His most recent compositions have been presented in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, China, Germany, and the United States.

    A promoter of collaboration, Juan performs with different groups in New York City. He is the personal assistant of the 15-time Grammy winner Paquito D'Rivera, composing, arranging, and performing a diverse repertoire during his concerts in New York and abroad.

    Juan has also worked as a producer for different projects including artists such as Yo-Yo Ma, The New York Voices, Paquito D'Rivera and Chucho Valdés among others.

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  • Scott Cramton's journey is nothing short of inspiring. Born with a cleft palate, Scott underwent seven surgeries by fourth grade and overcame speech challenges through dedicated therapy. His love for the arts became his driving force, leading to the creation of American Immersion Theater, the premiere provider of immersive entertainment experiences.

    With a passion for immersive and interactive entertainment, Scott has revolutionized the theater experience, creating engaging, participatory performances that captivate audiences. American Immersion Theater, the umbrella company for several niche theater businesses including The Murder Myster Co., has grown to offer a wide range of productions, from murder mystery dinners to elaborate interactive events. Scott's vision and creativity have positioned him as a leading immersive theater figure, consistently pushing traditional performance art's boundaries.

    AIT has 25 locations across the country and employs over 2000 performers who are part of nearly 8000 shows a year. With scripts that have been performed over 50,000 times, Scott is one of the most produced immersive or even mystery playwrights in the world. From public and private parties to working with some of the largest brands like Lucas Films, Apple, Netflix and Disney, he also recently entered a strategic partnership and received an investment from prolific horror producer Jason Blum.

    https://americanimmersiontheater.com/

    https://www.murdermysteryco.com/

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  • Scott Cramton's journey is nothing short of inspiring. Born with a cleft palate, Scott underwent seven surgeries by fourth grade and overcame speech challenges through dedicated therapy. His love for the arts became his driving force, leading to the creation of American Immersion Theater, the premiere provider of immersive entertainment experiences.

    With a passion for immersive and interactive entertainment, Scott has revolutionized the theater experience, creating engaging, participatory performances that captivate audiences. American Immersion Theater, the umbrella company for several niche theater businesses including The Murder Myster Co., has grown to offer a wide range of productions, from murder mystery dinners to elaborate interactive events. Scott's vision and creativity have positioned him as a leading immersive theater figure, consistently pushing traditional performance art's boundaries.

    AIT has 25 locations across the country and employs over 2000 performers who are part of nearly 8000 shows a year. With scripts that have been performed over 50,000 times, Scott is one of the most produced immersive or even mystery playwrights in the world. From public and private parties to working with some of the largest brands like Lucas Films, Apple, Netflix and Disney, he also recently entered a strategic partnership and received an investment from prolific horror producer Jason Blum.

    https://americanimmersiontheater.com/

    https://www.murdermysteryco.com/

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  • Tara Young has worked for over 30 years as an Artistic Director and Associate on over a dozen Broadway Shows and International Cirque shows across the globe with some of the most respected names in the Industry.

    Raised in Calgary, Alberta, Tara began dancing at the age of three. Her dream was to be on Broadway and at just 19 years old she was fortunate enough to land her first job dancing with Liza Minnelli in “STEPPIN OUT at Radio City Music Hall”.

    Within a few years, Tara knew that her passion was being part of the creative team that develops a Broadway Musical. She soon made the transition from performing to serving as an Associate Director/Choreographer.

    Tara most recently was the Resident Director/Choreographer on the Broadway show New York, New York. Prior to this she lived in Dubai as the Artistic Director of La Perle, and then before this she was The Artistic Director for The Han Show in Wuhan, China, both shows working with world renowned director Franco Dragone.

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  • Tara Young has worked for over 30 years as an Artistic Director and Associate on over a dozen Broadway Shows and International Cirque shows across the globe with some of the most respected names in the Industry.

    Raised in Calgary, Alberta, Tara began dancing at the age of three. Her dream was to be on Broadway and at just 19 years old she was fortunate enough to land her first job dancing with Liza Minnelli in “STEPPIN OUT at Radio City Music Hall”.

    Within a few years, Tara knew that her passion was being part of the creative team that develops a Broadway Musical. She soon made the transition from performing to serving as an Associate Director/Choreographer.

    Tara most recently was the Resident Director/Choreographer on the Broadway show New York, New York. Prior to this she lived in Dubai as the Artistic Director of La Perle, and then before this she was The Artistic Director for The Han Show in Wuhan, China, both shows working with world renowned director Franco Dragone.

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