Producers
Frank Basile
Producer
FRANK BASILE has had a multifaceted and extraordinary career that has taken him from singing at the White House while assigned to the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, to singing on some of the most notable opera stages in the world and working behind-the-scenes on productions of movies, music, and theater. Frank’s current project is a vocal love letter to his late wife, the Oscar winning actress and incomparable Celeste Holm.
Robert Clater
Producer
ROBERT CLATER is an award-winning stage director and choreographer (SDC) who has spent many successful years as an accomplished performer on Broadway, in films and on national television. His work has contributed to 2 Tonys, 2 Emmy Awards, and 11 Ovation Awards, among others. Robert’s recent work has been developing new projects for stage and film.
Lesia Kaye
LESIA KAYE has a master’s degree in Performing Arts Management with a career that includes LA and NY corporations, Executive Director for non-profit theater companies in LA, NC and NY, producing professional and children’s productions. Lesia brings a background in early childhood education into the mix specializing in training for the arts. As an SDC Choreographer, Lesia’s work has been seen at such notable theatres as The Kennedy Center, Theatre Under the Stars, The MUNY and Ovation winning productions in Redondo Beach, CA.
Producer
Charles Herzfeld
Executive Producer
Charles Herzfeld is a major force in feature film and broadcast television post production. Over the past 35 years he has worked on more than 100 feature film and broadcast programs, currently working as a post-production supervisor and producer of narrative features, episodic television and documentaries. He is a well-known and respected advisor in the post production business for producers, directors, editors and cinematographers alike. He has been an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2003. Starting in 2019 he began hosting a film industry podcast called Conversations with Charlie, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio and Luminary, distributed by THEPODMATRIX.
David Schilling
Associate Producer
David Schilling is an interdisciplinary artist best known for his flamboyant hat and clothing designs worn on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot. His clients include royalty, rock stars'wives and heads of state. Shilling's career encompasses all areas ofart, fashion and jewelery design, sculpture, theatre, ballet, opera and interior design. His art is in the collections of the Metroplitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Louvre' Musee des Arts Decoratifs.
Charles Herzfeld
Executive Producer
Directors
Sue Blu
Voice Director
Susan Blu is one of the most influential voice directors in television and film animation. Widely respected as a mentor and pioneer, she has helped redefine modern animation voice acting. From her first work as the voice of the original Pillsbury Doughgirl to directing and acting in acclaimed productions such as Beast Wars: Transformers, Transformers Animated, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Magic School Bus with Lily Tomlin, and Clifford the Big Red Dog with John Ritter, her impact on animation has been far-reaching. As a voice actress, she is best known as Arcee in The Transformers: The Movie and The Transformers, with additional roles in Jem, The Smurfs, and BraveStarr.
Darrell Van Citters
Animation Director
Darrell Van Citters is a nationally renowned animation director and leader of Renegade's creative team. Darrell trained at Cal Arts and got his start at Disney where he earned his first directing credit on the experimental short "Fun with Mr. Future." He later joined Warner Bros. Classic Animation where he directed animated commercials and short films with the Looney Tunes characters. Along with his business partner, Ashley Postlewaite, he founded Renegade Animation in 1992. Darrell oversees all of Renegade's film, television and commercial projects. Some of his other credits include "Captain Sturdy," the award-winning Internet series "Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective" and numerous pilots for such studios as Nickelodeon, PBS and Amazon. He has also written two books on animation history, Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, The Making of the First Animated Christmas Special and The Art of Jay Ward Productions.​​​​
Ashley Postlewaite
Animation Producer
​​​​​Ashley Postlewaite is a graduate of Stanford University and began her career in the glamorous world of children's theater. She got her start in animation with Warner Bros. Classic Animation and in 1992, joined Darrell Van Citters in founding Renegade Animation. Ashley has produced animation for feature films, television, commercials, DVDs and a variety of new media applications and serves as Executive Producer for all of Renegade’s output.
Source Material
Hanne Brincker and Ketil Kolstad
Book
Hanne is a Norwegian actress, director, and producer. Hanne worked as artistic director of the touring company The Tramp Theatre and as an actress and director at the regional theatre in Nord-Trøndelag.
Ketil is a Norwegian director, writer and actor. Ketil served as the artistic director of the regional theatre in Nord-Trøndelag and will be the next theater manager of Nordland Teater.
Tor Ingar Jakobsen
Composer
Tor Ingar Jakobsen is a Norwegian composer, arranger, and pianist. He was educated at the University of Oslo as Candidate of Arts and Letters in composing, jazz piano and arranging.
Abraham Tetenbaum
Lyricist
ABRAHAM TETENBAUM (Lyricist) is an American playwright and non-profit theater executive, who has written for Broadway (Crazy He Calls Me) and network television (NBC’s Sisters).
Originally developed at Clater Kaye Theatreworks
All About Nick
Book by Hanne Brincker and Ketil Kolstad
Music by Tor Ingar Jakobsen
Lyrics by Abraham Tetenbaum
A family musical inspired by the book
Nicholas Claus: The Story of Young Santa
by Todd Domke and Judah Domke