Nina Meehan (she/her) is an award-winning director and playwright creating theatrical experiences that resonate across generations. Her recent artistic work includes Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile: The Musical (Pasek, Paul and McDonald), the world-premiere of Grumpy Monkey, The Musical produced by Pasadena Playhouse, and, of course, the world premiere of Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical at SCT and Off-Broadway. Nina’s work has reached over one million audience members worldwide. She specializes in adaptations that transform cherished stories into dynamic theatrical experiences. She is a sought-after keynote speaker with a specialization in communication and creativity. Nina is a Doctoral Candidate in Creativity Studies and lives in Tahoe with her husband and three children.

Austin Zumbro (he/him) stands as one of the most prolific writers and composers in Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) over the past 15 years. With an impressive portfolio of over 30 plays and musicals, Zumbro has made significant contributions to children’s theatre. His acclaimed works include Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site: the Musical, which earned the TBA Award for Best New Musical; Fly Guy: the Musical, licensed by the Susan Gurman Agency; The Day the Crayons Quit: the Musical; and the 2025 world premiere Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical. Notably, his The Rainbow Fish Musical won the AATE Distinguished Play Award in 2020. His most recent success, Llama Llama, the Musical, has delighted audiences nationwide. Zumbro served as the resident playwright and composer at Bay Area Children’s Theatre for 12 years. He lives in Oakland, California with his two daughters (ages 6 and 4).

Angela Rinaldi (she/her) has been an SCT Teaching Artist since 2001 and directed Once on This Island for SCT’s 2009 summer season. She studied dance at Cornish College of the Arts and has served as Music Director and Choreographer for Bellevue High School and performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 2013 to 2023. Angela co-founded Variety Plus Theater and composed more than 275 songs for musical adaptations of classic children’s tales. www.varietyplus.org. She is a Dance Musician with Pacific Northwest Ballet, Cornish College at SU, and STG’s Dance for Parkinson’s program. Angela is a member of Musicians Local 76-493.

Kelly Lomonte (she/they) is thrilled to be choreographing again with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and SCT! Kelly has spent most of her life performing and collaborating in professional and educational spaces and it is an honor to work alongside such a fantastic team. Kelly has been a teaching artist on and off for many years at Junior Theatre Festival and with companies like ITheatrics. Kelly received a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan, Go Blue! She wants to thank everyone in their circle that has helped them reach this achievement, especially Nina Meehan for bringing her along for this exciting adventure!

Jeffrey Cook (he/him): A USA829 Washingtonian working in Seattle and the Northwest since 1990. For SCT: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical 2025 (also Broadway), The Best Summer Ever!, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (Dir: Linda Hartzel), Garden of Rikki Tikki Tavi (Dir: Rita Giomi). Other Local Designs: 5th Avenue Theatre, Village Theatre, Harlequin, Book-It, Tacoma Actors Guild, Cornish. 17 shows at Oregon Contemporary Theater: Case for the Existence of God, Wickham's Christmas, Last Five Years, Clybourne Park, Ride the Cyclone, Assassins. Seattle Center Winterfest designer since 2008. National: Three years Denver Center Theatre design/production shops, Thomas the Train on Stage. JeffreyDesigns.net BFA: WSU '91, MFA: U of O '95.

Danielle Nieves (she/her) is honored to be back with the amazing artists at Seattle Children’s Theatre. Her work has been seen previously at SCT (Hula Hoopin’ Queen, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical, The Pigeon Gets a Big Holiday Extravaganza, I’ll Be Your Superhero), The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Rep, The Old Globe, Dallas Theater Center, Goodman Theatre, TUTS, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival, Union Arts Center, Village Theatre, Writers Theatre, South Coast Rep, Children’s Theatre Company, Taproot Theatre, Intiman Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and Cleveland Playhouse. Off-Broadway: Pity in History, No End of Blame, Gertrude The Cry, and Lovesong of the Electric Bear for PTP/NYC at the Atlantic Stage 2. Proud member of USA 829. www.daniellenieves.com

Amiya Brown (she/her) is a scenic, lighting, and production designer based in Seattle, WA. SCT design credits include The Pigeon Gets a Big Time Holiday Extravaganza! and SCT's The Snow Queen. She holds an MFA in theatrical lighting design from the University of Washington. She is currently a Professor of Scenic Design in the Theatre and Dance Department at Western Washington University.

Joe Swartz (he/him) has been a local sound designer and audio technician for over 30 years and is grateful to work on this project. A few favorite Seattle sound designs include The Feast and Blood Countess for MAP Theatre; Crime And Punishment, A Streetcar Named Desire, and Native Son for the old Intiman Theatre; a 2013 production of Cliffhouse for Macha Monkey Theatre which earned him a Gregory Award nomination; and the Annex Theatre production of Wife of Headless Man Investigates Her Own Disappearance, which earned him a 2026 Sound On Stage award for Achievement In Sound Design.

Elizabeth Stasio (she/her) is a Seattle-local stage manager and theatre artist who grew up attending shows at SCT. She is so pleased to return for this show. Previous SCT credits include The Lamp is the Moon, Carmela Full of Wishes, Luchadora, The Snow Queen, and Robin Hood. Other stage management and backstage credits include work with Seattle Rep (As You Like It, The Winter’s Tale, Mr. Dickens and His Carol, The Tempest), ACT (Shrew, The Lehman Trilogy, POTUS), Seattle Shakespeare Company (Drum & Colours, Twelfth Night the Musical), 5th Avenue Theatre (Afterwords), 14/48 Projects, and others.