Meet Unauthorized!
Who We Are and What We're About.
CHRISTOPHER W. BARNES Book and Lyrics
RYAN MERCY Music
Barnes & Mercy are thrilled to be making their off-broadway debut with their company Unauthorized! at The PIT. Previous credits include the musicals Most Likely to Die and Just Like Magic, both of which were premiered at the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF). Future projects include Dirt Roads, Dan Smith Will Teach You to Play Guitar, The Rita Rocket Show! and Which One of You Bitches is My Mother.
In their off time, Ryan enjoys watching Chris attempt to ride a unicycle and Chris enjoys watching Ryan play Mario Galaxy. They are thrilled to be working with The PIT and Christine Pynn to produce the Unauthorized! series, and they can’t wait to find out what the audience votes that they get to write next!
CHRISTINE LIZ PYNN Production Manager, Producer
Christine Pynn has been working on theatrical endeavors in New York for nearly a decade. She's had the pleasure of working with James Franco and Studio 4, Dion Flynn, Josh Radnor, Kamala Sankaram, Lisa Lampanelli, Margaret Cho, John Roberts, IFC's BUNK w/Kurt Braunohler, Grace Helbig, Forever Dog Productions, BOAT Comedy, Elephant Larry, Cocoon Central Dance Team, His Majesty the Baby, David Carl, Katie Hartman, Rebecca Vigil and Broadway's Next H!t Musical.
KEVIN MACLEAN Design Director, Web Editor, Company Member
Originally from Vernon, CT, and a graduate of Providence College, Kevin originally joined Unauthorized! as a performer and executive producer for Ghostblasters. He has since gone on to head up design for Unauthorized as well as working with the film and social media teams. Kevin has worked as a freelance journalist and actor as well as producing projects of his own. He is also the creator of the website RatedWrong.com.
MORGAN FERETTI Production Director, Company Member
Morgan sat in the audience of the PIT mainstage late one September evening watching That 80’s Time Travel Movie: The Unauthorized! Musical Parody and he thought to himself, “My God, I have to be involved with this show.” Now Morgan has weaseled his way into every show they’ve done, dreams do come true! Originally from Ohio (Go Buckeyes, Blue Jackets & Cavs!) he now resides in Astoria where he keeps his many cacti and bottles of Bulleit Bourbon.
DANA SHULMAN Social Media Director, Company Member
Dana, a seasoned improviser, is a founding member of Student Driver, headlining team of Indie Road, The PIT's longest running indie improv show. She can be seen on Mondays performing with improv house team Lovers. Dana is also known for her role as "Over Excited Marathon Runner" and can be found on Instagram as @followthatfannypack. Life would be infinitely less magical without Unauthorized!, and she's so thankful to be a part of the family.
SCOTT STEIN Pianist, Music Director
Native of Akron, OH, Scott holds a B.M. in Composition from The Ohio State University. An NYC resident since 2007, he has worked in numerous genres as an accompanist, composer, arranger, conductor and/or soloist. Credits include: Cloned! (associate MD - NYMF Best of Fest), Twelfth Night (MD - FringeNYC), ROPE (MD - Venus / Adonis Festival), and Rapunzarella White (13th Street Rep). Scott is the conductor of NYC vocal ensembles Uncommon Chord and HaZamir Manhattan. Listen to his most recent singles can be via his website, www.scottsteinmusic.com.
DAVID SAWICKI Pianist, Music Director
David is a pianist, conductor and music director who just moved to New York after returning from the 2013-14 First National Tour of the Broadway revival of Evita, as Associate Music Director and Associate Conductor. In 2013, David co-founded the Boston-based musical company Opera Brittenica. David received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Linguistics from Harvard, where he conducted the Hasty Pudding Theatricals. David enjoys collecting exotic instruments, such as his cuíca and his bandoneón, all of which he plays poorly.