David Rambo (Playwright) David’s God’s Man in Texas premiered at the 23rd Humana Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville and went onto be performed at The Old Globe, Geffen Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, The Alliance Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Hippodrome Theatre, The Florida Stage, Tennessee Rep, Arkansas Rep, Mill Mountain Playhouse and Warehouse Theatre. He has adapted numerous screenplays for the stage including All About Eve, Sunset Boulevard and Adam’s Rib. David wrote the new book for the highly successful Geffen Playhouse revival of the Lerner & Loewe musical Paint Your Wagon. His one-woman play based on the life and letters of Ann Landers, The Lady with All the Answers, premiered last summer at The Old Globe in San Diego. Currently he’s at work on a stage adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis novel Babbitt, while on the writing staff of the hit CBS TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
Art Manke (Director) is a Los Angeles based director whose recent work includes Private Lives and the American Premiere of Noel Coward’s Star Quality, both for the Pasadena Playhouse, and a new musical version of The Wind in the Willows for South Coast Repertory. Mr. Manke last worked at the Magic as an actor in The House of Yes running for six sold out months. He co-founded A Noise Within, L.A.’s acclaimed classical repertory company and served as artistic director for 10 seasons directing the plays of Shakespeare, Sophocles, Moliere and Wilde. Other credits include work with ACT, Mark Taper Forum, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Old Globe Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Denver Center Theatre Company, American Players Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the VITA and California Shakespeare Festivals. He holds an MFA from ACT, and for television currently directs for the UPN’s hit sitcoms, Eve and One on One.
