William M. McConnell- Executive Producer

Bill has been involved in the motion picture and performing arts profession for over a quarter of a century. He’s worked on many motion pictures including “Steal Magnolias,” “Days of Thunder,” “Cape Fear,” “Friday Night Lights,” and “To Fast – To Furious.” He was the executive producer and director of “One Voice,” the largest outdoor musical drama in the state of Florida. He also produced the Angel and Dove award winning video series for children, “The Gospel According to St. Bernard.”

Jim Dellas- Producer, Composer, Writer

Jim is the Founder and President of The Creative Resource Group, a media and corporate event production company outside of Atlanta, GA. He has written and produced music and media for seventeen Walt Disney World main stage shows. His work can be seen and heard at The Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM Studios, on Disney Cruise Lines, and Opryland Productions Celebrity Cruise Lines. His awards include ITVA Gold, Emmy Nomination for best song and score NBC Christmas Special with Amy Grant, Published Composer for Warner Bros. CPP Belwin.

Dave Privett- Puppet Design, Master Puppeteer

Dave is the co-founder of PlaySoup, LLC, a children’s programming company that writes, designs, and produces quality materials for children and children’s workers. Based in Parker, CO, Dave has been a professional puppeteer and designer since the 1980’s, when he originated the “SnowBird” television character and was a founding partner of Animax Designs, where he designed and built for major theme parks and attractions. Dave and his wife June are currently puppeteers and designers for Disney’s “Baby Einstein” videos. They also help produce curriculum for children’s church, most notably videos for Empowering Kids.

Barry Williams- Art Director, Virtual Scenic Design, Character Design

Barry’s designs can be seen on the on the big screen in some of the motion picture industries blockbuster hits. Currently a lead scenic designer at Industrial Light and Magic I.L.M, Barry has designed and produced elements for Harry Potter The Goblet of Fire and Prisoner of Askerban as well as Pirates of The Caribbean 1 and 2.

Anthony L. Shannon, VisionQuest Design- Special Effects Design and Fabrication

Tony is a 22-year veteran of the design, coordination, and fabrication of custom projects. His background includes projects that range from architectural and display to staging and communication venues. His more recent projects include work for Walt Disney’s Imagineering Division, feature store element designs for Limited Express and the design and production of a multi image theatre for a theme park in Shanghai China.

Matt Davenport Productions- Set Fabrications

Under the Executive Direction of award-winning show producer Matt Davenport and Artistic Direction of veteran industry designer Jeff Hall, Matt Davenport Productions Scenic Studio is fast becoming a southeast-region leader of one-stop, full-service shops for custom-designed sets and spectacular scenery. Throughout his career as an Artistic Director, Jeff Hall has designed sets for CMT and Prime Time Country on TNN.

Robert Little- Initial Scenic Design

Robert is the Director of Scenic Arts at Missouri State University. His productions include Barnum and Bailey Circus, Celebrate America at the Mansion America in Branson, and many others.