THE TEAM
Blaze Kelly Coyle: President/CEO
Blaze Kelly Coyle is President and CEO of the award-winning production company, Silver Phoenix Entertainment. The quintessential renaissance woman with 30 plus years experience in the industry (both behind the scenes and in front of the camera). Credits include: Echelon 8 (Producer, Executive Producer, Actress - Best Producer Award Winner), The Meat Puppet (Producer, Executive Producer, Music, Special Effects Makeup - Best Horror Movie, Best NJ Feature Film), Eco-Files (Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Music, Actress) Brooklyn Heat (Producer), Sugar! starring Alice Ripley and Robert Clohessy (Executive Producer, Actress - Golden Pass Winner), Emma Everything with Jim Dodge (Creator/Writer) The Noble Man (Writer), Bleu Halloween starring Anna Eilinsfeld and Daniel Stewart Sherman (Director), Speed Damon & Holly (Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producer, Music), Colston Brief (Executive Producer), Co-Operation (Associate Producer), Palo Alto written by James Franco (Special Thanks), The Silver Phoenix Happy Hour (Writer, Producer, On-Air Talent) Other projects include the Off-Broadway holiday musical O Night Divine and Beachcombing wih Blaze, an educational, kid-friendly marine science-based segment. Blaze produced a standup comedy show hosted by SNL contributing writers’ Keith Alberstadt and Chris Wilkes called Center of Attention in NYC. She also developed the concept, co-wrote and published the kids book The Most Well-Traveled Squirrel in the Whole Wide World, which was distributed by Barnes & Noble and toured throughout the tri-state area selling over 1000 copies! Book Two and Three in the series are currently underway. www.blazekellycoyle.com
Shawn Michael: Producer/Distribution
Shawn Michael founded Elevated Pictures originally in New Orleans and quickly found himself a connecting bridge between talent and skill in putting production projects together. As an Actor/Producer, it was a natural fit. Always keeping watch out for smart, engaging stories, he strives to avoid runaway productions, preferring to invest time in development and putting the right professionals in place at every level. He has worked with a range of talent on and off screen including: Melissa Leo, Cary Elwes, Eliza Dushku, Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange, Demi Moore, Ed Furlong, Monica Keena and Gbenga Akinnagbe, as well as AP credits in both indy thriller "Aftermath" and the Weinsteins "Wild Oats".
Leo Kirschner: Music
Leo Kirschner is an Atlantic City based keyboardist and composer/arranger. He has musically directed and written for regional theatre, cabaret performances, show choirs and casino shows. Professional credits include Showboat Hotel & Casino's Basin Street Follies and Caesars Casino Hotel $10,000 Jackpot Bonanza (musical revue portion), The Gloucester City Community Choir (NJ) and O Night Divine at Theatre Row, NYC. Regional productions include Little Shop of Horrors, Grease, Mame, Big and The Music Man. Leo composed the original children's holiday cantata Christmas Spectacular, and has completed his first motion picture score for E-8: Think Tank. He also became a finalist in the NJ Playwrights Contest for his work in O Night Divine, and was invited to participate in the ASCAP/Disney Theatrical Workshop with Stephen Schwartz in NYC. Leo is currently developing the original rock musical Anonymous, Anonymous.
When not performing or composing, Leo's "other" career is as an award-winning broadcaster, commercial voiceover artist and network radio and television producer. Visit online at www.leokirschner.com.
When not performing or composing, Leo's "other" career is as an award-winning broadcaster, commercial voiceover artist and network radio and television producer. Visit online at www.leokirschner.com.
Elizabeth Christensen: Choreography
Beth Fauerbach is so excited to be working with such an amazing team! With her BA in Dance, Beth has been a professional dancer, dance teacher and choreographer on both the East and West Coasts. Before moving to New York, she was the Education Director for five years at Playhouse Merced in California. Some of her favorite shows to choreograph have been A Chorus Line, Footloose, The Wiz and O Night Divine!
James Coyle: Editor
James Coyle earned an M.A. in Writing and B.A. in English Literature from Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ. A Language Arts teacher of multiple venues spanning nearly two decades, James is currently a community college Professor. He has also been a trade publication editor, research analyst, freelance writer & editor, Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor’s Society) member, artist, poet, and beginner's chess teacher (he shoots a mean game of pool, too). His editing projects for SPE include: The Most Well-Traveled Squirrel in the Whole Wide World (Books 1 & 2) and Emma Everything. Above all else, though, James wishes to highlight his distinction as “proud brother” of Silver Phoenix CEO, Blaze Kelly Coyle.