Rebekah is an Ohio native thrilled to be making her Broadway writing debut with her composer-collaborator and fellow Ohioan, Jacob Yandura. Her other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers), Wringer (directed by Stephen Brackett), and The Tower. She received a BA in Poetry from the University of Southern California and an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. The encouragement and education from her teachers and mentors has been invaluable. Rebekah is infinitely grateful for the support of her weird and wonderful family—both the one she was born into and the phenomenal flock she found along the journey. Fact.

Jacob makes his Broadway debut as a composer with How to Dance in Ohio. His first musical with lyricist-collaborator Rebekah Greer Melocik, Wringer, debuted Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage II in 2016 (directed by Stephen Brackett; based on Jerry Spinelli’s novel). His other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers) and The Tower. He holds a BA in Music Composition from Kenyon College and an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Jacob thanks his extraordinary family, teachers, and mentors for their love and guidance (we did it!), and dedicates his work on How to Dance in Ohio to his beautiful sister, Maria.

Sammi, making her Broadway debut, is one of Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment,” one of Variety’s “10 Broadway Stars to Watch,” and one of Town & Country’s “Creative Aristocracy of 2023.” Theater, film, and television directing credits include Evita (NYCC, A.R.T., STC), Ragtime on Ellis Island, Violet on a bus (A.R.T.), Sunset Boulevard (Kennedy Center), Rent in Concert (Kennedy Center), Carmen (Rose Hall, Lincoln Center), Endlings (A.R.T., NYTW), The Show Must Go On (Apple TV+), and work for CBS, WABC, Paramount+, and Nickelodeon. Sammi has served as an A.R.T. Artistic Fellow, a member of Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Cognoscenti, and a Sundance Institute Fellow. BA, Stanford University; MA, Harvard University. For Noah.