MICHAEL GRIEVE is pleased to be returning for his 3rd show at FST! Previous FST productions include Bright Star (Darryl/Banjo), and The Wonder Years. Other theatre credits include A Midsummer Nights Dream, Alabama Shakespeare Festival; Elvis:The Musical, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre; Beauty and The Beast (Beast) Disney Cruise Line. Music Composition credits: Cebollas, Denver Center; Covenant, Alliance Theatre (upcoming). Wrote, produced, and starred in the short film The 4 of Us alongside Sigrid Wise. Southern Shorts Awards Winner, Best Thriller at Independent Shorts Awards, Official Selection Tallgrass Film Festival and Cobb International Film Festival. BFA in Musical Theatre, Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. Michael loves playing this genre of music so much, it is a gift to share this show with you! 

GEOFFREY NEUMAN | Dr. Geoffrey Neuman is an experienced conductor, music educator and musician. He currently serves as Director of Instrumental Music at The State College of Florida, where he conducts both The Bradenton Symphony. With over 29 years of experience as a music educator, he has extensive experience in both string pedagogy and conducting. Along with his colleagues, they were previously awarded the national Grammy Signature School. He is a sought-out clinician for both bass and conducting. Dr. Neuman previously served as the Director of Orchestras at the College of Southern Nevada and Associate Conductor of The Henderson Symphony. He has completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting and bachelor's and master's degrees in music education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Dr. Neuman made his Carnegie Hall conducting debut and has conducted in various concert halls throughout the US and Europe. His ensembles have performed at prestigious conferences such as The Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and National Association for Music Education, and American String Teachers Association National Conference.

As a bassist, Geoff is known for his versatility with both the electric and string bass in classical, rock, jazz, and other music situations. Neuman plays string bass in the Las Vegas

Philharmonic, with his jazz trio, and has also performed with artists such as Andrea Bocelli, Jennifer Hudson, Luciano Pavarotti, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Elton John, David Foster, Itzhak Perlman and many others. He has performed at major venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Village Vanguard, and the Kennedy Center. Geoff performed as a substitute musician on production shows in Las Vegas including Cirque du Soleil’s Ka,’ Showstoppers, Lion King, Mamma Mia and more.

SIGRID WISE is making her FST debut with A Band Called Honalee! Wise is an actor, singer, and arts educator originally from Jackson, MS and currently located in NYC. This summer, Wise served on the High School Theatre Faculty for the Summer Arts Institute, a program for NYC public school students focused on creativity and collaboration in their art form. Favorite credits include Hermia, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Alabama Shakespeare Festival); Miranda, The Tempest (ASF); Juliet (Shakespeare Festival St. Louis); Christmas Past, A Christmas Carol (New Stage Theater). Wise released her debut short film, "The 4 Of Us”, which she co-wrote, produced, and starred in alongside Michael Grieve. The film was accepted to multiple film festivals around the country, and she was awarded Best Actress at the Southern Short Awards. Graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and Webster Conservatory. Now let’s play some music!

BRIAN OTT is an actor, singer, and musician who appeared in last season's 59th Street Bridge and is thrilled to return to FST! He has toured with A Band Called Honalee since 2019, but has been playing 60s folk music since he could hold a guitar. Selected theatre: Phantom Folktales (PigPen Theatre Co./Virgin Voyages), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Franklin Stage Company), Anna Karenina (HB Studio/Notch Theatre Company), A New Brain (Iron Crow Theatre), a season at Alabama Shakespeare Festival, and four productions of Twelfth Night. Film: IF (Paramount). BA: College of the Holy Cross. Instagram: @brianfrancisott. Endless love and gratitude to Mom, Brooke, Patrick, and Turtle. For Dad.