CHRISTOPHER PAZDERNIK (any, Director/Choreographer) A Chicago-based artist with “a near encyclopedic knowledge of musicals" (NewCity Stage), Christopher is delighted to return to MTW after directing & choreographing Avenue Q last season. Directing credits also include: Who’s Holiday (Theatre Wit); Godspell (Theo); Colors of My Life (Roosevelt University); Big River (Round Barn); Carrie (Ohio Northern University); High Fidelity (Jeff Awards, Best Director & Best Production), The Spitfire Grill, The Last Session & Hands on a Hardbody (Refuge Theatre Project); The Story of A Story (Underscore); eight productions for Porchlight Revisits; and three years of the Non-Equity Jeff Awards. As Casting Director, credits include Sex Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man (Chicago Premiere), Miracle (World Premiere), The Nutcracker (The House), The CiviliTy of Albert Cashier (World Premiere), Theo, Porchlight Music Theatre, CPA Theatricals, and the upcoming Gods & Monsters. Christopher is also the Producing Director at Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. An openly HIV+ artist; Christopher thanks you for supporting live theater. IG: @see.paz