is Co-Head of the Musical Theatre Program at Texas State University and author of the international textbook The Art and Practice of Musical Theatre Choreography. Previous ZACH choreography and movement direction credits include Head Over Heels, Cinderella, The Inheritance, and Once. She has directed and choreographed at theatres all over the country including 5 summer seasons at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Barrington Stage, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Redhouse Arts Center, The Steven Sondheim Center, Theatre Workshop of Nantucket, and the New York Musical Theatre Festival. For her work at Texas State, she is a 4-time Austin Critics Circle Award winner as well as the recipient of the Broadway World Award for Best Choreography.  She served as the associate choreographer for the world premiere of the new musical The World According to Snoopy. MFA San Diego State and BFA University of Miami. www.cassieabate.com