Meet Our Merry Band of Misfits . . .
Colby J. Herchel
Artistic Director
Colby is a composer, lyricist, and playwright and has experience producing original works in New York and New England. Please do not bring up whales near him because he won’t stop talking.
Kelly Oostman
Technical & Creative Director
Kelly is a sound designer and audio engineer based in New York City. She survives on a steady diet of black coffee, prefers partial sunlight, and makes lots of noise.
Nathanael Taylor
Creative Producer
Nathanael is a creative producer who specializes in putting out figurative fires and starting literal fires. He actively wishes he spent more time camping and less time in front of his computer.
Craig McElwee
Videographer/Photographer and Film Production Management
Just some guy who does things in documentary video and photo formats, and unexpected Grandfather of WAY too many cats.
Phil Lambert
Videographer and Film Director in Residence
As often as possible, Phil hangs around with the Scantic River team taking photos and video of their productions. He's passionate about movies, Lego, and his two cats. Don't let him get too comfortable, or he may ramble about a Wikipedia page he read 5 years ago.
Julia Chin
Producer/Editor in Residence
Julia is a NY based Post Supervisor, occasional videographer and hobbyist photographer. She will pour hot sauce on anything edible and manage to live a whole life before most even wake up in the morning.
Dani Sklarz
Director of Development
Dani is a playwright, director, producer and advertising aficionado based in Brooklyn. She is recipient of Telly, OMMA and Daytime TV Emmy Awards for the stories she’s produced. Dani rises with the sun and has a habit of sarcasm and spilling drinks.