Bonnie & Clyde: The Two Person Six Gun Musical

Will Pomerantz

Co-Librettist

Will has been associated with such theatres as The Mark Taper Forum, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Denver Center, The American Music Theatre Festival, the National Alliance for Musical Theatre , New York Theatre Workshop, and is Director in Residence at The Culture Project at 45 Bleecker.  He has directed plays by Shakespeare, Shaw, and Strindberg, as well as numerous new musicals.  Literary adaptations include The 5:48 (based on the story by John Cheever), Social Note: An Evening With Dorothy Parker, and Prater Violet.  Will received an OOBR Award for his adaptation of Dickens’ Tale of Two Cities, was a Critic’s Pick for TimeOut New York (The Wild Duck), and has had his work cited in the Boston Area Theatre Critics top ten list (Cruel and Barbarous Treatment).  His production of The Shape of Things was voted outstanding production of 2002 by Metro Weekly in Washington , DC .   He is an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Carnegie Mellon University.  His production of Kopciuch was well received in Warsaw in 2004.

Andrew Herron

Co-Librettist, Composer, & Co-Lyricist

Andrew is the composer and co-librettist of the musicals The Top, Bonnie and Clyde, and American Storm; The Great Galveston Hurricane.  He wrote incidental music for Mikell Pinkney’s production of Orestes, additional music and lyrics for David Varquez’s adaptation of El Bluebird, and was the music director for the University of Florida’s nationally known Theatre Strike Force troupe, composing for their mainstage show for two years.  Mr. Herron’s work has been presented and read at such theatres as The Culture Project at 45 Bleecker, The Village Theatre (Seattle), and Constans Theatre (Florida).

Doug Ritchie

Co-Lyricist

Doug is the lyricist and co-librettist of the musical The Top, the co-lyricist for Bonnie and Clyde, and has collaborated with Andrew Philip Herron for longer than he probably cares to remember.  Mr. Ritchie’s work has been presented at such theatres as The Culture Project at 45 Bleecker, the Village Theatre (Seattle), and Okaloosa-Walton (Florida).  He is a graduate of the University of Florida.

Trevor Schmidt

Director, Set & Costumes

Trevor is the Artistic Director of Northern Light Theatre as well as a performer, designer of set and costume, a published playwright and a multiple award winner. He has been awarded twice for playwrighting (THE WATERMELON GIRLS, and CHANGE ROOM),for directing the Canadian premieres of Carol Anne Duffy’s THE WORLD’S WIFE and Sean Graney’s THE 4TH GRADERS PRESENT AN UNNAMED LOVE-SUICIDE and the outstanding production award for the Canadian premiere of Elise Forier Edie’s THE PINK UNICORN. For Guys In Disguise, where he is an Artistic Associate, he has also performed the one-man show COFFEE DAD, CHICKEN MOM, AND THE FABULOUS BUDDHA BOI, penned by Nick Green in New York as part of the FRIGID FESTIVAL for which he also received the award for Outstanding Performance, and the Outstanding New Fringe Play (co-written and created with Darrin Hagen) for FLORA & FAWNA’S FIELD TRIP (both at the Sterling Awards), and Outstanding Touring Production at the Critic’s Awards in Calgary. Also for Guys In Disguise, he received an Orlando Fringe award for his performance for Bette Davis in the much-lauded BITCHSLAP.

Amanda Neufeld

Bonnie

Amanda is ecstatic to be making her Northern Light Theatre debut as the fascinating and iconic Bonnie in the “Two Person, Six-Gun Musical”, Bonnie and Clyde. Amanda was recently seen playing several deliciously fun characters in the Guy’s in Disguise original and Sterling nominated musical Klondykes! Other selected credits include: Mae in Reefer Madness, Rona Peretti in 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Maureen in Rent, and Deb in Ordinary Days. Amanda is also a Sterling nominated director and producer for her company Patient Mango Theatre which has produced the Fringe hits: Hair (official fringe holdover), BARE (3 Sterling nominations) , Reefer Madness (official fringe holdover and 3 Sterling nominations) and this fringe’s 5 star hit Bat Boy: The Musical (co-pro with Straight Edge Theatre). Amanda is overjoyed to be working with this amazing company and brilliant artistic team and to play alongside the stunningly talented Matthew Lindholm!

Matthew Lindholm

Clyde

Matthew is beyond excited to be returning to the stage in Edmonton with an absolute dream team. You can find him performing under his stage name ‘Mow Mow’ in Toronto at your dingy neighborhood bar. Matthew is a true Edmontonian outlaw and should most certainly not be trusted.

Nicolas Samoil

Musical Direction

Nick is a rock and popular music artist appearing on stages in the Edmonton area on a weekly basis. He has composed and produced music for theatre, film and video games and recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree. Nick performs regularly with his band, Jericho West, at various venues and festivals playing his originals and cover material. You can follow Nick and listen to some of his original music at facebook.com/nicksamoilmusic.

Adam Tsuyoshi Turnbull

Lighting Design & Production Manager

Adam is a multi-talented technician and theatre designer who works in set and lighting design and construction. He is sought-after as an artistic collaborator and his work has been seen on the stages for Northern Light Theatre, Shadow Theatre, Teatro la Quindicina, Fringe Theatre Adventures, L’UniThéâtre, Theatre Yes, multiple high school and performing arts groups, as well as trade shows and conventions. He has served as Production Manager and Site Technical Director for North America’s largest Fringe Festival, currently serves at the Technical Director and Production Manager at Northern Light Theatre. He is a multiple nominee for Sterling Awards.

Matt Schuurman

Projection & Multi-Media Design

Matt is thrilled to return to NLT as projection designer. He has designed video for over 50 productions across Canada and has received numerous award nominations for his work, including Edmonton’s Sterling Award for NLT’s A HUNDRED WORDS FOR SNOW.

Recent credits include Rock of Ages, First Date, Vegas: Live, Mamma Mia!, Nashville Outlaws, and Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story for Mayfield Dinner Theatre, and The Blank Who Stole Christmas for Rapid Fire Theatre, where he is also the Artistic Director. In 2019 he was named one of Avenue Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40. Enjoy the show!

Liz Allison-Jorde

Stage Manager