Mark

Roger

Mimi

Angel

Maureen (6/12 - 6/16)

Maureen (6/20 - 6/23)

Joanne

Collins

Benny

Jim (Gordon)

Alexi Darling

Pam

Lady with Bags

Christmas Caroler

Roger’s Mom

Coat Lady

Mark’s Mom

The Man

Will I Soloist

Joanne’s Mom

Creative Director/Producer/Choreographer

Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Capital District Arts Initiative. Snide started dancing in Albany, NY at a very young age competing at the regional, national and International level. His earliest accomplishments were receiving two gold medals for Team USA for Tap and Contemporary dance at the age of 10. From there, his professional career took off as he started performing in the hit West End show as the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical. Having performed the role in both London and Australia for a year and a half, he returned to NYC to immediately join to Original Broadway Cast of Jason Robert Browns 13 the musical leading the show alternating the role of Evan Goldman. He then continued to pursue his education and completed four years of training at The Juilliard School graduating with a BFA in Dance in 2015. Upon graduation, he joined the regional production of Andy Blankenbuehler’s Bandstand at the Papermill Playhouse. He has since been the Dance Captain for the Broadway revival for Cats and Rogers and Hammerstein’s Carousel (both of which covering every male track in the show). Recently, he Tapped on the FX hit mini-series Fosse/Verdon as USO Bob. He then returned to London to be the Assistant Choreographer for the Cats film as well as performing in the principal ensemble. Whenever he’s not performing on stage or screen, he is constantly working on his own choreographic career having several of his works performed across NYC. He is sought out internationally as a versatile teacher and mentor and is currently on faculty at Skidmore College. Most recently, he originated the role of Tiger (u/s Riff) in Ivo von Hove’s West Side Story. Corey’s passion for arts empowerment and collaboration is the driving force behind co-founding the initiative.

Director

Francesco Carlo Archina (Director) is elated to be making his CDAI directorial debut! He is thrilled to be taking on this project with Corey and the rest of the CDAI team! RENT is the reason he fell in love with musical Theater. He began directing at age sixteen with his schools Children’s Theater program, since then his favorite credits in the directors chair include: The Little Mermaid, Zombie Prom, Annie, Rent:School Edition, The Laramie project, Heathers, First Date, and many more. He would like to thank Corey for this opportunity, and to dedicate this entire production to Matt and Pacifica… “You always said how lucky you were that we were all friends…but it’s us baby, who were the lucky ones.”

Musical Director

Cameron Clarke Stevens (Musical Director) is honored to be a part of CDAI's new direction. It wasn't until his fifteenth year of performing that he realized how fulfilling it was to bring in his love of instruments into the theater. Whether recently off-stage (Musical Director for SLOC's First Date) or on-stage (Sound of Music, Evita, SubUrbia, Forever Plaid) or the forthcoming End of the Rainbow at Curtain Call Theater, Cameron is rarely more at home tickling the 88s. He thanks Tye, his ever-patient husband, Francesco for renewing his love for MD-ing, and dedicates these performances to those lost to AIDS, especially Uncle Jim.

Associate Choreographer

Rachale Mullally has studied dance since the age of 4 in Upstate New York. After learning under inspiring mentors at a prestigious tap studio, she decided to continue her career and earn her BFA in Dance Theater at AMDA Los Angeles. Upon graduating, she knew that teaching would be the most rewarding way to pass on this new-found knowledge and love within the art. She feels extremely inspired to have the opportunity to continue sharing her art and what she’s learned to the generations of dancers to come. Rachale is on faculty at the CDAI!

Stage Manager

Sara is so excited to join CDAI’s production of RENT. Sara previously stage managed RENT (The Egg & SLOC), Heathers (TCT), and Spring Awakening. She most recently was a stage manager and producer for First Date (SLOC). Sara is a wife and stay at home mom to Chloe & Killian. She also owns a small handmade business (Stitch Creek).

Makeup Designer

Aubree is a local makeup artist with 8 years of experience with names such as Sephora, Clinique and currently Mac Cosmetics. Aubree found her passion for makeup while studying Theater in Manhattan and has continued to learn and grow in the fast paced retail beauty world. She loves the opportunity to learn and create in theatrical environments most of all. Aubree’s work has been seen in many local productions such as Little Mermaid (Debuts Theater Co), Addams Family (Debuts Theater Co) and Shrek (CBA).