CARLOS CRESPO

COAUTHOR

Carlos Crespo is a writer and director recipient of the Sundance Channel Festival award. He studied Writing for Audiovisuals in La Factoría del Guión and a Master's Degree in Screenwriting for Film and Television at the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.

In 2012, he directed ‘Cosas que no recordarás mañana,’ his first short film as a director, which premiered at the Capitol Cinema at Gran Vía in Madrid. In 2014, his script for the feature film ‘Los Lazos’ was selected in the Second Edition of DAMA Ayuda, a relevant development lab for scripts in Spain. 

Between 2014 and 2016, he premiered several pieces for theater: ‘Mario & Kara’ (playwright and director), ‘Bonobos’ (director), ‘She moves,’ and  ‘Sole Sola’ (playwright).

In 2015, he premiered the film ‘Por no morir nada más vernos,’ which successfully ran on the festival circuit with 37 selections and four awards, including the Sundance Channel Festival. 

He also has worked for television in the documentary series ‘Dentro de’ (Atresmedia Group). In 2020 he shot ‘The Wait,’ a short film produced and filmed during the lockdown.

Carlos closely worked with Edu on Fantastic Mr. S, helping to turn a bunch of ideas into a solid first version with such mastery.

MEÏA SANTIAGO

COMPOSER

Meïa Santiago is a Spanish singer, songwriter, and actress with a degree in Jazz and Modern Music from ESEM and a winner of an SGAE grant that brought her to New York City.

She is a talent of Paradise Hill Productions, a company founded by Grammy-awarded singer Aaron Casserley. Under this management agency, she is working on new music coproduced by Morris Hayes, keyboardist and music director of Prince.

Meïa has performed at essential music venues in the City, such as City Winery NYC, DROM, Nublu, Joe’s Pub, Studio 151, La Nacional NYC, Shrine, The Delancey, Rockwood Music Hall, and Arlene's Grocery.

Among her multiple international awards: Best piece of music for the song 'Be Gentle My Love' at the Aphrodite Film Awards (New York), Best Original Score, Best Screenplay, and Best Music Video for the song 'Beyond the angle of horror' at the Pinnacle Film Awards (Hollywood Hills, California), and the Malibu West International Awards (California)

Meïa opens up her inner and unique artistic soul to tell the story of Fantastic Mr. S with a vanguardist, compelling, and immersive score.

SAIDA SANTANA

NARRATOR (VOICEOVER)

Born in the Canary Islands, Saida Santana is a film, theatre, and television actress, with a Ph.D. in Performing Arts and a researcher with more than twenty years of experience.

Since her debut at the María Guerrero Theatre in Madrid with the play "La cruzada de los niños de la Calle", Saida has starred in numerous plays in the main stages of Spain. Her latest work, "La Indiana" -of which she is also author and director- has been performed at the Spanish Cultural Center of Miami, the Borders Gallery of Miami, The Spanish Benevolent Society, the Hunter College of the New York University, the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, the Casa Colón, and the Cervantes Institute in New York, among others. 

In cinema and television, Saida has an international and prolific career. The TV show "Cosita Linda" (Univision), "La Reina del Sur 2" (Netflix, Emmy award for best non-English-speaking series 2020), and "El Príncipe" (Mediaset) are some of his works.

Fantastic Mr. S is lucky to have the voice of Saida Santana. She has recorded his participation from the Canary Islands and will fill the theaters with an unmistakable islander character.

Pic by Moisés Déniz

MTTM THEATRICS LLC

PRODUCERS

Mark Rubinsky and Tony Castrigno are American theater lovers whose early careers on Broadway led to decades of large-scale, mixed-media experiences for corporate theater.

Mark and Tony have brought their skills from decades of production in the business combined with their passion for theater. The result is a new and fresh perspective on creating new works.

'Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort,' 'Last Night at the Rue Bayou,' and 'Radio 930' are some of the projects in which they are currently involved. 

Mark and Tony provide expertise -and such bravery- to bring 'Fantastic Mr. S' to the New York City stage and beyond.

KEN DAVENPORT

PRODUCTION COACH

Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer and writer whose credits include ‘Once On This Island’ (Tony Award), ‘Kinky Boots’ (Tony Award), ‘Groundhog Day’ (Tony nomination), ‘Spring Awakening ‘(Tony nomination), ‘Gettin’ the Band Back Together‘, ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’, ‘Macbeth’ starring Alan Cumming, ‘Godspell’, or ‘Altar Boyz’. Upcoming projects include ‘Harmony’, ‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’, ‘Broadway Vacation’, and ‘Joy the Musical’.

Ken’s shows have been produced internationally in over 25 countries worldwide. He was also the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Really Useful Group’ and is the Theatrical Consultant for ‘Primary Wave,’ a music management and publishing company. 

He is the founder of The TheaterMakers Studio, a one-of-a-kind "masterclass" community that provides training and inspiration to writers, directors, and producers. 

Edu became a ‘TheaterMaker’ when ‘Fantastic Mr. S’ was a seed. Since then, Ken has lighted up the project’s way with his extraordinary sense of business and love for the craft.