The Creative Team behind
The Odd Potato

Mr. Skinner most recently choreographed Irving Berlin's White Christmas: The Musical in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston.

He received Astaire, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony Award nominations for his work on 42nd Street.

He also choreographed the opening number for the 2001 Tony Awards telecast. Other productions include State Fair (Outer Critics nomination), Ain't Broadway Grand (Tony, Outer Critics nominations), Puttin' on the Ritz (Kennedy Center), Gotta Dance! (City Center), Do Re Mi (City Center Encores!), Lucky In The Rain, George M, Babes in Arms (Goodspeed).

He has received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, LA Dramalogue Award, Connecticut Critics Circle Award, and Cleveland Times Theatre Award.

Bill designed both the Symphony Space and the Merkin Concert Hall productions of The Odd Potato and in 1996 remounted his original design at the historic Dorset Playhouse in Dorset, Vermont.

Bill makes his home in Dorset where he has been Resident Designer with the Dorset Theatre Festival since 1981 and was subsequently named Artistic Director. Elsewhere, he is a recognized designer of television, motion pictures, off-Broadway (The Vineyard Theatre, St. Bart's Playhouse, The Theatre at St. Peter's Church, among others) regional and university theatre productions.

When not designing scenery, Bill pursues a painting career of portraits, still life and landscapes. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries across the country and in many celebrity and private collections.

Originally from Long Island, Kate received her Bachelor's degree in Professional Writing from Carnegie Mellon University. Her costume design credits include The Complete Wks. Of Wllm. Shkspr (Abridged), Best Served Cold, Antigone, and Tape (2006). Her design work can also be seen in several episodes of "Law and Order: Criminal Intent." As an assistant costume designer, she has worked on Broadway Sings the Odd Potato, The Importance of Being Earnest, Fortinbras, and The Maid’s Tragedy. She has also performed in and designed props for a number of shows, including Once Upon a Mattress, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Into the Woods, Chicago, Bye Bye Birdie, The Wiz, and Cabaret. Kate has worked at various professional theaters, including Symphony Space, The Vital Theatre and the Dorset Theatre Festival. She is currently working towards her Master’s degree in Costume Design at the University of Missouri Kansas City.

David Gersten has worked on and Off-Broadway for almost 20 years, currently representing Tony N' Tina's Wedding (now in its 16th year!), Late Nite Catechism (sixth year Off-Broadway), Mint Theater Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Jean Cocteau Repertory, Storm Theatre, The Lucille Lortel Foundation, The Drama League and The League of Off-Broadway Theatres & Producers' annual Lortel Awards (seventh year!), which he also writes and co-produces, as well as Tony Award winners Ann Hould-Ward and Christine Ebersole, Mary Cleere Haran, Maureen McGovern, Don Stephenson (The Producers), and Adam Rapp, among others.

David serves on the board of governors of ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers, and on the Advisory Board of the Cherry Lane Theatre Mentor Project.

He previously produced Tea at Five at the Promenade Theater and Eleanor & Hick at the John Houseman Theater as well as numerous galas and fund-raisers for such organizations as Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, God's Love We Deliver, Bailey House, The Actors' Fund, and the Alzheimer's Foundation, among others, and is developing the play Almost A Man by Jerry Douglas. David thanks his mentors who helped him get here, especially Alex Cohen, Henry Luhrman and Carol Levine.