shells

NICK CHASE
Writer/Director
Nick Chase (writer/director, Shells) is a writer/director who began his career at twenty-one, staging productions at a number of celebrated downtown New York venues, including The Ohio, Galapagos, Fez, and The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Following this, he was awarded a yearlong residency at the Tony Award/Pulitzer Prize-winning Public Theater/Joe’s Pub for his critically acclaimed theatrical series, Shells. During his tenure, Nick wrote and directed twenty-seven “episodes” of the live series and was featured in The New York Times. In the fall of 2014, Neil Patrick Harris tapped Nick to write the book for Burtka, David, Broadway star David Burtka’s solo performance at 54 Below. Impressed with the results, Mr. Harris invited Nick to serve as his Associate Director, working on a team that included veteran Broadway music director Seth Rudetsky. In the spring of 2015, director Chiemi Karasawa (Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me) commissioned Nick to script her premier feature narrative film, Drake. In addition to this screenplay, Nick has completed work on two new screenplays. The first, Blue, concerns the events that launched Picasso into the Blue Period. Karen Tenkhoff (Producer, The Motorcycle Diaries) is attached to produce. The second project, Last Ferry Out, is a feature-length horror film set on Fire Island, which he created alongside Emmy Award-winning writer/director, Doug Shultz. JASH/Group Nine Media is attached to produce.

ROSLYN HART
Writer/Michelle “Shells” Hoffman
Roslyn Hart (she/her) aka Shells Hoffman aka Dr. Alex Schiller is a performer, author, director and producer best known for playing the title role of SHELLS, and for creating, producing and performing in the hit interactive live show NEVER SLEEP ALONE (NSA) which enjoyed sold-out runs in New York and Las Vegas, and is currently in residence on Richard Branson’s new cruise line, Virgin Voyages. Her book of the same name was published in North America, Japan, Germany and Czech Republic. Roslyn was named one of the 50 Funniest New Yorkers by Time Out New York, and her work has been the subject of feature stories in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vogue Italia, and several other international publications.

TRENT HINES
Accompanist
Trent is a Music Director/Pianist/Conductor, working with many theaters in the Denver area. His recent credits include: Music Director/Pianist/Conductor for ‘I Do! I Do!’ and ‘Our Favorite Things’ at The Arvada Center; Pianist/Actor for ‘The Wild Party’ at Denver Center for the Performing Arts; Pianist/Conductor for ‘Matilda’ for Sasquatch Productions; Musical Director/Pianist for ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ at the Vintage Theatre/Denver Center for the Performing Arts; ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ and ‘The Bridges of Madison County’ at the Vintage Theatre; Pianist for ‘A Little Night Music’ at Cherry Creek Theatre; Musical Director/Pianist for ‘Tomfoolery’ at the Aurora Fox Theatre, and Keyboardist/Conductor for ‘The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes’ with Forgelight Theatreworks.

BETTY HART
Post-Show Facilitator
Betty has acted in Local Lab and has facilitated audience conversatioons and salons for Local Theater Company. In 2020, Betty directed Josh Kroenig’s Vroom Vroom for Local Lab, which audiences never saw due to the theatre wide shut down. In June 2021, Betty directed the one person play An Iliad for Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT) and in spring, directed a virtual offering of To the Moon by Beth Kander for CRT as well. In spring of 2021, Betty directed an original devised theatrical film for the University of Northern Colorado called 2020 Speaks. Upcoming projects include directing Polaroid Stories for Metropolitan State University, By the way, Meet Vera Stark for the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, Once on this Island for Town Hall Arts Center and Blackademics for Vintage Theatre. In November of 2020, Betty gave a Ted Talk on compassion culture instead of cancel culture. You can view the talk here: go.ted.com/bettyhart

Appearing through an Agreement between Local Theater Company and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.