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The Atticus Group
Founded in 2001 by Coats
Guiles and Daniel Karslake, the Atticus Group is an entertainment
production company dedicated to creating projects that promote
discussion across a range of contemporary issues.
Atticus’ debuted on Broadway in 2002 as Associate
Producers of the critically acclaimed production of LA BOHEME,
directed by Baz Luhrmann. The winner of three Tony
Awards as well as a nomination for Best Revival of a Musical,
BOHEME also completed a sold-out run at The Mark Taper Forum
in Los Angeles.
In 2003, Atticus worked closely with the California-based
Deaf West Theatre to bring their ground-breaking revival
of BIG RIVER from a small theatre in Los Angeles to the American
Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Performed by a cast
of both deaf and hearing actors, BIG RIVER received two 2003
Tony nominations including Best Revival of a Musical and
recently completed a highly successful national tour. Other
current projects include:
- The
stage adaptation of PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS, based on the
novel by Allan Gurganus. Commissioned by Atticus,
this play premiered at Manbites Dog Theatre in Durham,
NC and is slated for a New York premiere in 2006.
- The
feature-length documentary film FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME
SO (currently in post-production) is scheduled for wide
theatrical release in 2006. Described as BOWLING
FOR COLUMBINE meets the intersection of religion and homosexuality
in America, the project will examine how the Bible has
been misinterpreted and misused by the religious right
in order to diminish and oppress. []
Independently, Coats brings to Atticus over a decade
of marketing acumen as a renown branding and advertising
strategist to many of the top Fortune 50 companies, including
projects for brands as diverse as Pepsi, the U.S. Army,
Gatorade, Chanel, the New York Police Department, and
Armani. As
such, Atticus is committed to testing all marketing elements
for each project to ensure that the broader strategies and
creative elements come together in the most effective manner
possible.
Dan’s background is both in non-profit development
and television production. As a fund-raiser, he has
raised millions for higher education, cancer and AIDS research
and a Harlem-based homeless shelter and food pantry. As
a producer for television, Dan has produced numerous award-winning
long-form segments for the national news magazine IN THE
LIFE which airs monthly across the country on PBS.
For more information on the Atticus Group you can visit
their website at
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Tara Schoen-Fishman
In addition to
Harmony, Tara is currently working on the highly anticipated
revival of The
Me Nobody Knows. She is also a lead producer on the
hit off Broadway production History of the Word,
a new musical expected to tour nationally in 2006. Tara
spent 16 years working as an administrator for the New York
City Board of Education where her responsibilities included
helping oversee a breadth of critical financial planning,
for a host of state and federal funds educational enterprises.
Tara has also developed and funded a variety of projects
promoting the arts in and out of the public school system. In
addition, Tara currently serves on the education committee
for The League of American Theatre and Producers, is on the
honorary benefit committees of Working Playground and TADA
Musical Theater, and is a founding partner of the new theatrical
booking agency Off Broadway Booking.
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Garry Kief
(Producer) As the founder of Stiletto Entertainment in 1981, Mr. Kief has represented Paula Abdul, Donna Summer, Fleetwood Mac, Richard Marx, Barry Manilow, Lorna Luft, American Idols' Kimberley Locke and Justin Guarini, jazz greats Diane Schuur, Karrin Allyson, Sara Gazarek, smooth jazz stars Brian Culbertson, Mindi Abair, and Michael Lington, and horizon artists Tomi Swick, Nemesis, and Matt Dusk. In television, Mr. Kief has produced 25 years of Mr. Manilow's award winning specials, and in theatre, Mr. Kief produced the three year UK run of "Barry Manilow's Copacabana," "Barry Manilow Live on Broadway," and "Harmony." Three new Broadway-bound musicals are currently in development. Mr. Kief is a member of the Producers' branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.
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