the team
Fernanda Douglas
(music)
Fernanda (they/she) is an NYC-based composer and music director from Goleta, California. Recent presentations of Fernanda’s shows include: FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT SAGA MUSICAL PARODY (readings, Littlefield and Laurie Beechman, NY), TODAY WE CELEBRATE EARTH DAY (staged reading, New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series), and PAYASITA (reading, Skyline Theatre Co., NJ). Select theatrical commissions include: RAQUEL’S PURPLE PINEAPPLE ADVENTURES (Creede Repertory Theater, CO), THE FAIRY GODDAUGHTER (Nashville Children’s Theatre, TN) and THE HOBBIT (First Stage, WI). When not writing, Fernanda spends their time teaching voice and piano lessons with Liz Caplan Vocal Studios. Fernanda is a rehearsal pianist for MOULIN ROUGE on Broadway, as well as an active member of the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop and an alumnus of Columbia University. More at fernandadouglas.com
Lisa Mongillo
(book & lyrics)
Lisa (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based writer originally from Illinois. She is an advanced lyricist and bookwriter in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop, an alumna of William & Mary, and a contributing humor writer for Reductress. Select credits: lyrics and book for THE RADIUM GIRLS (dir. Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, world premiere Southwark Playhouse 2027); PARTY PEOPLE (Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival); lyrics for A NEVER-ENDING LINE (Off-Broadway); lyrics and book for WE ARE THE BENJAMIN HARRISION HIGH SCHOOL HORSE GIRLS (Out of the Box Theatrics’ New Works). Her work has been performed on stages like Joe’s Pub and Lincoln Center; showcased by Playbill; and selected for incubator programs with Forestburgh Playhouse, Pendragon Theater, The Phoenix Theater, and Johnny Mercer Foundation. She studied comedy at The Second City and The Annoyance, and worked on Comedy Central’s THE PRESIDENT SHOW. www.lisamongillo.com
Danielle Smith
(book & lyrics)
Danielle (she/her) is a writer, clown and puppeteer in Upper Manhattan, who originally hails from Atlantic City, NJ. Her first musical, FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE, written with Fernanda Douglas, appeared in the Midtown International Theatre Festival. Her show FOREVER NOON: A TWILIGHT SAGA MUSICAL PARODY has been developed through the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop and Pendragon Theater, and performed at venues across NYC including Littlefield, Caveat, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, and more. She is a former editor-in-chief of Columbia’s Jester Magazine. Danielle was a Clown Gym regular and graduated from the WonderSparks Puppets Professional Training Program. She has also performed in DOWN TO CLOWN at Pine Box Rock Shop.