COLIN SHEEHAN (Director) is a local arts enthusiast and serves as the Arts, Culture & Special Events Coordinator for the Town of Branford, Director of The Branford High School Performing Arts’ Spring Musical, and Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Branford Parks and Recreation Shoreline Theatre Company. He graduated from Branford High School and continued his studies at Wagner College with a B.A. in Theatre and Speech Performance. In 2003, he made his Broadway debut in the closing night production of Les Misérables. In ’99, Colin appeared numerous times on The Rosie O’Donnell Show and worked for three seasons on The Wendy Williams Show. Colin has produced, directed, hosted, and performed in the tri-state area and abroad with Broadway Cruises, Nickelodeon Cruises, and R Family Vacations Cruises. Colin is a philanthropist and has hosted, produced and raised funds and awareness for many organizations in Branford and beyond.

BILL SPEED (Music Director) spends most of his musical life as the Director of Music Ministries at the First Congregational Church of Guilford, helping singers, handbell ringers and instrumentalists to make a joyful noise. Trained as a geneticist at Princeton and Yale, Bill’s alter ego as a conductor/organist/pianist has kept him performing locally with cabaret singers, and in recent years directing Guilford productions of Fiddler on the Roof, Godspell, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. You can hear Bill online Thursdays at noon for “30 Minutes of Joy,” a weekly sharing of music begun during the pandemic. Bill lives in Guilford with his Dalmatians, Winston and Harley, and his partner, Mike.

PAOLA PACHECO RARICK (Choreographer) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was exposed to art at an early age by her father who was a writer and renowned director in Argentina. She has extensive training in Ballet, Tap, Musical Theatre, and Lyrical dance. Paola danced competitively for 10 years and was a member of nationally recognized, award-winning dance companies. She holds a BS in corporate communications from Southern CT State University. Paola has choreographed for various theatre companies over the last decade. She serves/served as choreographer for Shoreline Theatre Company, Artful Living Productions, and Branford High School to name a few. Some of Paola’s favorite choreography credits include, Hairspray, Mary Poppins, Chicago, Anything Goes and The Producers. Paola is so grateful to have had the opportunity to choreograph her first Legacy Theatre production and looks forward to working on Beauty and the Beast here at Legacy. Aside from her countless shows she has choreographed, she is Artistic Director and Owner of Studio One Dance Center in Branford for the past 15 years.

JAMIE BURNETT (Scenic & Lighting Designer) is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, recipient of the 2005 New Haven Arts award, and Founding member of The Elm Shakespeare Company. Lighting Designer at Elm Shakespeare for 26 years and Set Designer until 2009. Lighting Design credits include International Festival of Arts and Ideas 2018, Requiem for an Electric Chair; Iseman Theater 2017, Never Stand Still. CCT: Skeleton Crew, Rasheeda Speaking, Jesus Hopped the A Train, Sunset Baby, Topdog/Underdog. SCSU: Stop Kiss, Much Ado About Nothing, The Boyfriend, and Our Country’s Good. SHU: In The Heights, Jesus Christ Superstar. Citywide Open Studios: New Haven Armory; Projects2k: Stamford Train Station Façade Lighting; Producer/Lighting Designer/Production Manager for Terra Tractus (The Earth Moves), (2005) Terra Mirabila, (2001) Terra Lumina and Terra Continuum (1999): performed in the Stony Creek Granite Quarry; PNM’s Branford (2010) lighting Branford Green Town Hall. His company, Luminous Environments, specializes in theater and TV studio renovations and public art installations involving specialized lighting. Recent projects: Branford HS Theater, Fairfield Community Theater, and Legacy Theatre.

JIMMY JOHANSMEYER (Costume Designer) is excited to be back at The Legacy Theatre, after being seen in Just Desserts. Most recent design credits include The Great Gatsby: A Live Radio Play, Pirate Schmirate!, Rough Crossing, Saturday Night Fever, Newsies, The 39 Steps, La Cage Aux Folles and Footloose. His work has also been seen at Cortland Repertory Theatre, Allenberry Playhouse, Penobscot Theatre Company, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Gateway Playhouse, Theatreworks New Milford, Stamford Center for the Arts, The Emelin Theatre, Tampa’s Gorilla Theatre, The Theater Barn and at Off-Broadway’s American Theater for Actors. Jimmy is also co-founder and producer of the award-winning Pantochino Productions Inc. in Connecticut.

COLLEEN CALLAHAN (Properties Designer & Assistant Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to the Legacy Theatre Team! She is a recent graduate of Western Connecticut State University with a degree in Theatre Arts. Her previous work includes Yale Operas’ The Rape of Lucretia (Run Crew), Legacy Theatre’s A Christmas Carol (Assistant Stage Manager & Wardrobe Assistant), WCSU’s Honey, I Shrunk the Plays (Stage Manager), and WCSU’s Hand To God (Assistant Costume Designer). Selected performance experience includes WCSU’s Noises Off (Dotty Otley), WCSU’s The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui (Betty Dullfeet), and WCSU’s In the Open (Devon).

ADAM JACKSON (Sound Designer) is thrilled to be a part of Legacy’s third season! Adam has worked on over 50 productions as an actor and designer. He has done technical theatre design work for Walsh Intermediate School, the Branford High School Fall Play and Spring Musical, Ivoryton Playhouse, WCSU Opera, and Elm Shakespeare Company. He is also the resident technical supervisor at Shoreline Theatre Company where he particularly enjoys working on the summer camp shows. Adam recently graduated from Western Connecticut State University with a BS in Music Education and a concentration in classical trombone. He runs sound for The River Church in Danbury and occasionally has the pleasure of being invited into theatre classes to speak to students about the joys of technical theatre!

RICH BURKAM (Master Carpenter) came to Connecticut to study music and music recording at UNH. He played in bands such as 4:20, Space Cushion, and Over The Line. His studies continued, learning to be a luthier under Barry Lipman and Chris Tatalias, giving him a taste for fine woodworking. Richard now owns a woodshop that makes fine furniture, in a space which is shared with lighting designer Jamie Burnett. Together they have built sets for many production companies, including Elm Shakespeare, Yale Baroque Opera Project, and many small black box theater productions.

SARAH PERO (Stage Manager) Born and raised in New Haven, CT, Sarah has been involved with local community and professional theatre for 20+ years. Acting at the age of 10, and directing at 16, Sarah received her BFA in Theatre, with a concentration in directing from the University of Rhode Island. Right after college, Sarah was a part-time drama teacher in New Haven Public Schools and also taught theatre classes with Performing Arts Programs (South Windsor, CT). Sarah then worked at the Music Theatre of CT (Norwalk, CT) School of Performing Arts, wearing many hats as Administrative Manager, Teaching Artist, Director, Music Director, and Choreographer for the school. Sarah also managed the Box Office and was the Resident Sound Designer for MTC’s Professional Main Stage. Following MTC, Sarah worked as Administrative Manager at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre (Bridgeport, CT). As a Production Stage Manager for various Theatre Productions in Rhode Island and Connecticut, some of her favorites include: Tick, Tick Boom; Little Women: The Musical; and You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown. Most recently, Sarah served as the Production Stage Manager for multiple Legacy productions in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons. Sarah is thrilled to officially join the Legacy team as Production Manager.

ACTOR’S EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) was founded in 1913, and AEA represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org

SPECIAL THANKS FOR THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)
Mary Bloom, Hunter Charnow, June Gold, Hamden Hall Country Day School, Pantochino Productions, Dan Sarnelli