Creative Team
Playright, Songwriter
Candace Corrigan is an award-winning producer, who has produced public radio and television programs, songs, CDs, DVDs, plays and videos since 1985, with an emphasis on the evolution of American women’s rights and women’s history.
Songwriter
An acclaimed singer/songwriter who tours the U.S. and abroad, Janne Henshaw is also a music educator with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano and Voice and a Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology.
Director
Jaclynn Jutting is a freelance director and teaching artist. Directing credits include award-winning productions The Wolves and The Amish Project (Actor’s Bridge Ensemble), The Flick and The Whale (Verge). Other regional credits include White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Verge), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Nashville Shakespeare Festival), Sea Wall (Oz Arts Nashville), the Jeff-nominated productions of Mosquitoes (Steep) and The Seagull (Eclectic), Simply Bess (Nashville Rep), Animals Out of Paper (Next Up/Steppenwolf Garage), The Iroquois (Raven), Love and Understanding (Redtwist), Bronte (Promethean Theatre Ensemble), and Enola (the side project). Jaclynn is an Assistant Professor at Northern Arizona University, an associate member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and is Board Development Chair of Verge Theater.
Music Director
Jeffrey Keever is a nationally and internationally sought after conductor, and is the Music Director for the Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta. Jeffrey holds a Bachelors of Music in Trumpet Performance from Vanderbilt University and a Masters of Music in Orchestra Conducting from Middle Tennessee State University. He has previously guest conducted orchestras such as the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra, Vanderbilt University Orchestra, the Vanderbilt Opera Studio, the Prague Summer Nights Festival Orchestra, the Curb Youth Symphony, the Hradec Kralove Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Sinfonia, and more. He has also served as an Assistant Conductor for the Vienna Opera Academy’s production of Così fan tutte in the world famous Musikverein, Assistant Conductor for the Prague Summer Night Festival’s production of Die Zauberflöte, and as the Conductor and Music Director for the premiere production of A Bliss Effect, a new musical premiered in Tennessee in Spring 2024.
Orchestra
The Middle Tennessee Sinfonietta is a local orchestra that services the Middle Tennessee area. MTS was founded in January 2021 by current Music Director Jeffrey Keever with a mission of artistry, collaboration, and inclusivity.
Orchestrator and Arranger
Daniel Bondaczuk is a composer, arranger, and producer. He holds a Masters of Music degree in Composition from Middle Tennessee State University and a Bachelors of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of São Paulo.