See video highlights of the staged reading at the BCA/Huntington Theatre
About Us
Peter Politser
Composer, lyricist and librettist Peter Politser MD PhD is also a decision scientist and clinical psychiatrist who served on the academic faculty at Harvard, the research staff at MIT, and the clinical faculty in the Family Medicine Department at Brown. He co-edited Evaluation and Action in the Social Environment (Academic Press) and wrote Neuroeconomics: A Guide to the New Science of Making Choices (Oxford University Press 2008, Persian translation 2016). This original play's story derived from two of his songs performed at the New England Conservatory of Music. https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=IBw9YQcAAAAJ
About Us
Chad Ackerson
Chad Ackerson is a film maker who co-directed the staged reading. He has served asy the Director of Creative content for the Harvard Athletics Department. He also has directed many films including ones at the Maine Mayhem Film Festival. He graduated Emerson College in 2023.with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film. https://chadackersonfilm.wixsite.com/my-portfolio
Jiaxi Ye
Jiaxi Ye co-directed the staged reading of Beyond the Border. She has directed, written and produced 7 films and acted in 6 of them. She will graduated Emerson College with a degree in Media Arts Production in 2023. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/
1w9cmIMvJLWLpA1WKpdNZah4Apq-w6i7Z?
Igor deVasconcelos
Igor deVasconcelos is a film writer who served as a stage manager and contributing writer for this play. He also played the role of the Crooked Cop in the zoom production of Beyond the Border. He served as Director of Video Content at Anchor Sports Network and has written articles on immigration for the Providence Journal. He graduated Rhode Island College summa cum laude in 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/igordevasconcelos
Experience the Magic of Beyond the Border Musical
Other Staff who helped develop the production
Jordan McKinney
Jordan McKinney was a contributing writer for the production. In addition, he is an actor, producer, director and award-winning film maker. He recently directed and produced his own comedy talk show based on the NFL. In the past three years, he also appeared in an off-Broadway musical and two other plays. He can throw a football 40 yards and hit a flagpole. https://www.backstage.com/u/jordan-mckinney/ https://bit.ly/3Fgid6F https://bit.ly/48SEfd9
A Parker (aka Sophia Drozd)
Sophia Drozd is a singer/songwriter who co-authored 4 of the songs in Beyond the Border (under the pen name A. Parker). She recently graduated Berklee College of Music with a degree in film and interactive media scoring. https://www.sophiedrozd.com
Erin Grace
Singer Erin Grace is a student at Boston University who contributed to vocals as a Nurse and Mother Superior. in the zoom reading. She has played many leading roles in musical theater. She also sang on American Idol and at many other venues (here before an audience of 25,000 at a Phillies-Cubs game). https://bit.ly/3FKEU4
Catherine Boger
Catherine Boger was a contributing songwrite who co-authored two of the songs. She also contributed vocals as a Sister and Announcer in the zoom reading. She earned a Songwriting degree from Berklee College of Music (2020), and currently serves on staff. She has performed with the MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Society. https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-boger https://soundcloud.com/circlec/tracks