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Thomas R. Gordon
DIRECTOR
Thomas is the leader of the motley crew that is The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company and a fighter for love and art in New York City. With each new project he challenges himself to be artistically dangerous & fearless… to push his limits further than they have been pushed before. If you want to see some action, attraction & passion then just watch! Thomas is a storyteller and a master of love, blood & rhetoric… & The Gene Frankel Theatre is his home.
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Daniela Paiewonsky
STAGE MANAGER
Daniela Paiewonsky is a Dominican-American filmmaker, script supervisor, thespian and writer. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, she grew up taking ballet, gymnastics and theater classes, and reading a lot of books. She played Margaret in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing in June 2024, adapted and directed by Thomas G. Waites at the Gene Frankel Theater. She has trained with Thomas G. Waites and has been a member of Instant Shakespeare Company since 2023.
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Chris Cummerbach
SET DESIGNER
Christopher Cumberbatch is an acclaimed artist, a graduate of Art and Design High School, and Parsons School of Design. He has been an active member of the Local 829 Scenic Artist Union for over 20 years and has developed a thriving decorative paint company. Chris was the Charge Scenic Painter for the 2022 movie The TV Glows and The Best Man 3. In 2021, he was the Camara Scenic on Michael Che’s “Comedy Show”, and Saturday Night Live. Chris worked as Camara Scenic and Scenic Artist on Awkwafina “Nora from Queens”, he was Camara Scenic on the Netflix production Kevin James “The Crew,” and he was a Scenic Artist on the Fox TV production “Prodigal Son.” A few film productions that he worked on includes, Tonya Lewis Lee’s Monster, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X, Crooklyn, and Highest to Lowest, and Robert De Niro’s A Bronx Tale as well during the Saturday Night Live seasons.
