Tim Connell is considered a triple threat plus. He is an accomplished actor, singer dancer whose work has been seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, National and International Tours, and Regional Theatres across the country. The plus includes work as an Applied Theatre practitioner/teaching artist within the NYC area. Recently (July 2014), he has returned from Johannesburg, South Africa where he was part of a team of artists (from the U.S. and South Africa) facilitating a two-week arts intensive for artsINSIDEOUT. Locally, he has been a teaching artist for the past 12 years with various arts organizations, working with a wide variety of students school and in after school programs. He returns to BtG 2014 for a second year.

Kevin Ray is a theater artist with experience in education, community development, acting and directing. He has worked with various youth populations, grades K to 12, ranging from general education to youth with special needs and English language learners. Kevin has worked at The McCarter Theatre Department of Education, directing productions of ArgoNUTS, A Year With Frog and Toad and Pinkalicious. At The Creative Arts Team (CAT) Youth Theatre, he was assistant director for the devised plays From Time to Time, The Power Game, and Seeking Justice. In addition, Kevin has provided professional development workshops at Partnership for After School Education (PASE) for OST program administrators and staff. As part of his work toward an MA in Applied Theater at The CUNY School of Professional Studies, Kevin led intergenerational, community-based theater programs with youth and older adults at Hudson Guild and SAGE (Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders) where he co-directed Step Right Up! He received his Bachelor of Music from NYU and his MA in Applied Theatre from The CUNY School of Professional Studies. Kevin is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

Sherry Teitelbaum has spent thirty years in the theater as a director, dramaturg, actress, acting coach, teaching artist and adapter of works for the stage. She co-founded two NYC theater companies: the women’s theater collective, Playing for Keeps and the not-for-profit repertory company, Theater in Action (TIA). Sherry has directed 70 productions Off-Broadway and regionally. She is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society as well as an alumna of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. She co-designed and implemented the pilot project of Bridging the Gap in 2011, where she co-directed Step Right Up! Since completing her MA in Applied Theatre at CUNY, Sherry works to generate opportunities for older adults to express themselves and explore their histories through theater. She is the recipient of grant awards supporting her community-based work from the 2012 Manhattan Community Arts Fund, Fund for Creative Communities and the Queens Arts Fund