CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD (she/her/hers)
CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD (she/her/hers)
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Seeking theaters & schools to host our heartfelt show to deepen conversations around mental health world wide through the magic of storytelling .

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gofundme supporters

This performance would not be possible without the generosity of our GoFundMe donors to help with filming and producing costs:

Mary Claire Allvine 

Marina Benedict

Jaclyn Birkner 

David Cady 

LaMae Caparas 

Sean Cullen Carroll 

Michael Cassara

 Calla Chapnik 

Delaney Ciborowski 

 Daron Cockerell

Sigrid Coillie 

Robert J Cowan 

Robert Dean

Rosanna De la Cruz 

Sheila Dixon

Alison Durkee 

Michelle Eiland 

Emily Fletcher 

Karen Gillilan 

Alexis Girbes 

Kate Hagglund 

Dennis Hartman

Mary Jones

Darlene Kaplan

Catherine Kendrick

Teresa Lafferty 

Telly Leung 

Liz Lester

Lisa Lindholm

Marcia Milgrom Dodge

Jessica Mohi 

Anail Moon Devi 

Vourneen O'Donovan 

Evan Pappas

Paige Price

Bethany Rooney

Brie Rust 

Estelle Shaw 

Jennifer Shoup

Sherisse Springer Freiberg 

Jason Tam 

Emilee Theno 

Wendy Vaughn 

Beth  Whitehead 

Donald Whitehead

Leah Whitehead 

Ashley Williams 

Kirsten Wrinkle

Rehearsal Accompanists: Nissa Kahle, Jonathan Lynch and Jonathan Parks

Riverside Church Technical Director:  Jacob Schmid

Riverside Theater Audio Engineer: David Velazquez

Lighting Designer: Jakob Weisblat

Stagehand: Corban Gililland

Film Producer: Diana Deldeo

Sound Mixer: Emerick Falta

Film Production Crew: Justin McCarthy-Hill, Richard Martin, Jake Newman, Jerry Ramirez, George Robert Morse

Film Production:  Tunnel Vision Pictures, Underbite Productions, Xeno Lights

Videographer 1st Reading: Blake Zelesnikar

Videographer 2nd Reading: Zanza Steinberg & Grace Copeland

Projections/Poster for show: Rashid Abdul Rehman

Goodie Bag Artist Donation on "Work in Progress", "I hope I get it" and "Chryssie's Care Box", the wonderful human, Alexis Wrinkle on instagram as @alexwdraws

2nd Reading Family Audience: Elaine Petricoff, Ken Cerniglia, Alex Wrinkle, Kirsten Wrinkle, Joy Kilpatrick, Autumn Lee Withers, Quisha Freeman, Paul Flanagan, Paul & Keely Nolan, Matthew Stephens, Tom Morrisey & Legna Cedillo.

Ripley Grier Studios: Tony Curtis, Stas Lavorski, Charles Sawyer, Tommorra Simmons, Jorge Rojas

Self-Care Team:  Karen Smith, Dr. Parks Harper, Dr. Roseanna De La Cruz (acupuncturist)


*Donations tonight go to the Entertainment Community Fund, formerly known as The Actors Fund. 

SO MANY THANK YOU'S!

 Thank you to our Arts Angel and Producer, Kirsten Wrinkle. Without you, there is no show. You absolutely are leaving the planet a better place with your sincere and loving existence. Your gifts to the arts is a gift to us all. 

 Thank you to my confidante and keeper of our story, flashlight to my light, my director and best friend, Bryan Knowlton. Without your tender care & vision, I wouldn’t be on stage tonight. Here's to our mission - To giving hope! 

 Thank you to Nick Wilders, orchestrator and music director, the music man to my soul, connected from another lifetime. I don't like to sing, but with your playing I fall in love with it. Here’s to making magic together.

Thank you to the glorious, Ken Cerniglia, without your guidance as my dramaturge, I am lost. I am I am forever indebted to your generosity and gift of expertise.

 To Elaine Petricoff, my mentor, my boss and my Jewish Momma. Where would I be without your love in my life. Forever grateful for you, celebrating 21 years.

 Thank you to our film director, Joy Kilpatrick, whose love is unparalleled for the arts and storytelling. May this show live on through your hands and eyes on screen and thank you for putting together a wonderful crew and leading the ship! 

 To my best friend & business partner, Alexis Carra, I love you, beyond. Forever honored to be your partner with BAC and our amazing family we continue to cultivate through mentoring in the performing arts. 

 My darling, jovial, rock of a husband, partner and manager, lol!  Craig Disbrow, Life without you is just wrong. Thank you for not giving up on me. I vow to keep growing with you and to continue to take care of my brain so I can help be there for yours. To infinity & beyond, this lifetime and next. I treasure you. 

To my Dad, the  #1 constant in my life. Thank you for the car rides to LA and NY. Thank you for always picking up the phone when I call, for laughing when I sing "On the road again..." as I pull out of your driveway. Thank you for still loving me when you could have stopped.  I love you so much!

Copyright © 2018 Chryssie Whitehead is an Actress, Masterclass Educator, Director & Choreographer with a performing career over 20 years. - All Rights Reserved.

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  • CHRYSSIE WHITEHEAD
  • DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
  • EDUCATOR/COACH
  • PERFORMER
  • OVERVIEW