Mandy Bruno: Artistic director

Mandy Bruno is co-founder of the Foundry Theater Company. She began acting at the age of 6, a shy girl, who hid behind her mother's legs, and got involved in an acting class, in hopes it would encourage her to "come out of her shell a bit." What that first class led to was a professional life in the arts, garnering a Emmy Nomination during her seven years playing Marina Cooper on the soap opera Guiding Light, starring on Broadway as Eponine in Les Miserables and Louise in Gypsy, shows off broadway, and working in regional theaters across the country, earning a Carbonell Nomination for her role of Marian in The Music Man. She has written and produced several independent films, earning a Northeast Film Festival Win for Best Film and Best Writing for the film Rock Story.

In addition to her on stage and on camera work, she has worked as a voice over artist for countless TV and radio commercials as well as served as a voice over artist for Sesame Street, and several ESL companies. Throughout this whole journey, Mandy has always continued her own personal love, teaching.

“I'm lucky, because through teaching, I get to live my passion. I love working with kids. I love their unbridled inspiration. And I love the results. There's no better feeling than watching one of your students open up and play.”

Creative lesson plans and boundless energy are her hallmarks. She had the privilege of launching an entirely new curriculum at Swift Elementary School in inner city Chicago. “It was certainly a challenge, but in one semester, I launched an after school acting program for 5th-8th graders, where we delved into the world of improvisation, introduced basic acting terms, created new characters, and even wrote and performed our own adaptation of Maniac McGee, presenting it for a weekend of performances for family and friends.”

Following her time there, she was courted by several other schools to start programs, but ultimately decided to take an amazing opportunity to finish her BFA in Musical Theater with a minor in Dance at Otterbein University.

While in college, Mandy continued to teach summer camps with The Young People's Theater Project in Portland, Oregon, working with Kindergarten-12th graders.

She has continued to teach one on one sessions, coaching children of all ages for their theater and film auditions, as well as being asked by New York's top casting agents to be a guest teacher for their TV/Film seminars.

Most recently She was employed by The Creative and Performing Arts Academy of NEPA, where she served as the Head of the Theatrical Department. In addition she wrote all of the curriculum for their Theatrical Education. While at CaPAA, Mandy served as the Director for all Middle, High School and Adult productions.

“To watch someone of any age, much like I was, blossom from shy and introverted, to confident and expressive, is the ultimate fulfillment.”

Cooper Boone: VOICE

Cooper Boone is the owner of Foundry42 and co-founder of the Foundry Theater Company. He is an award winning singer/songwriter, clinical child psychologist and televised cook. Music accolades include: 2 Hollywood Music Awards, an Independent Music Award (IMA), an Independent Singer-Song Writer Award (ISSA) and a roster of impressive credits to his name. He has shared the stage with Kelly Clarkson, Gavin Degraw, Craig Morgan, Trace Adkins, Angela Kaset, Anthony Krizan (Spin Doctors), Bucky Covington, and The Bacon Brothers to name a few. He has worked side by side with Paula Dean, has been featured on Good Morning America and ABC TV’s nationally televised Nashville Christmas Special and ABC TV’S NASCAR. Cooper attended North Carolina School of the Arts and holds a BA In Theater Arts from St. John’s University and a doctorate in Clinical Child Psychology.

Robert Bogue: ACting

Robert played Detective Mallet on The Guiding Light from
2005-2009. 

He has made several TV appearances on such hit series as Sex in the City, The Sopranos, Ed, The Education of Max Bickford, Third Watch, The Americans, The Following, Homeland, Bull and Chicago Fire.

He also played the recurring role of Jason Cramer on HBO's Oz. Bogue co-wrote and starred in the independent film Backseat, which received the audience award at the Austin Film Festival and was released in theaters.

His last film, Rock Story, he co-wrote with his wife Mandy Bruno. Rock Story, was nominated for Best Feature, Best Screenplay and was awarded Best Story at the Northeast Film Festival 2015, acquiring domestic distribution. 

On stage, Bogue has appeared on Broadway in Chekov’s Three Sisters and the Olivier award winning production of Burning Blue on London's West End. 

He is also one of the original co-founding members of The New Group Theater Company. 

AMANDA PAULEY: MOVEMENT

Amanda Pauley is the Special Projects Director at Foundry42. She started gymnastics at the age of 3 and it was “love at first flip.”  She went on to compete for 11 years becoming a nationally ranked USA gymnast by the age of 16. She has coached competitive athletes in upstate New York, Pennsylvania and Lake Placid while teaching Montessori school. Amanda uses her diverse backgrounds which integrate movement for children of all age using gymnastics, dance, cognitive, occupational skills and a big ol’ heap full of silliness. 

Amanda Pauley Graduated From FIT with a degree in visual merchandising/marketing and Suny New Paltz with a degree in finance. Amanda also holds several certifications with USA gymnastics.

KENNY MORRIS: ACTING  

5-time Broadway Actor KENNY MORRIS was directed on Broadway by Tony Award Winning Directors JACK O'BRIEN (Wilbur in HAIRSPRAY) and twice by TREVOR NUNN (Thenardier in LES MISERABLES and Sheldrae in SUNSET BOULEVARD). He also starred in the 20th Anniversary production of JACQUES BREL...with Karen Akers on Broadway and at the Kennedy Center, and appeared in A NEW BRAIN Off-Broadway at LINCOLN CENTER (also in the LTC Broadway Production of THE TENTH MAN). He was cast as the original MR. PRICE in the First National Co. of KINKY BOOTS, as well as JACOB in the First National Companies of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT with David Cassidy. Kenny recently performed in the widely acclaimed production of CAROLINE, OR CHANGE that was the cornerstone of the KUSHNER FESTIVAL at the GUTHRIE THEATER. He has twice played Herr Schultz in CABARET, the first starring DEBORAH GIBSON; and was nominated for a Barrymore Award for his performance at the Arden Theater in Philadelphia. 

Besides many dramatic and musical Regional credits such as DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, BROADWAY BOUND, MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM, GYPSY, CITY OF ANGELS, RAGS, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and the Public Theatre of Maine's acclaimed production of VISITING MR. GREEN, Kenny just shot a Guest Star role on BLACKLIST (NBC) and had a large RECURRING GUEST ROLE on the new DirectTV/AT&T series ICE, directed by ANTOINE FUQUA (Exec. Producer). He also recently Guest Starred on THE KNICK (dir. Steven Soderbergh).  Other TV appearances include Law&Order: CRIMINAL INTENT and THIRD WATCH (both NBC). Some of his film credits include NOUS YORK, RADIO DAYS, BRIGHT LIGHTS/BIG CITY and BIG.

Kenny's love of teaching started when he began giving "master classes" to junior and interning colleagues on various productions entitled, "What the #%$# I Wish I Had been Told About Auditions When I was 21!"  He is an acting and audition coach who specializes in both dramatic and musical theater performers, with an eye on the very practical and technical aspects of acting and auditioning -- in other words, a VERY practical and manageable approach which has historically resulted in very big advances and strides in an actor's sense of their self and their material in a VERY short amount of time!  Kenny is very much looking forward to joining the team at Foundry Theater Company!

Matthew Rupcich: Music 

Matthew Rupcich is the interim music director of the Arcadia Chorale (Scranton, PA), conductor of the Tri-State Chorale (Milford, PA), conductor of the Misericordia University Community Choir (Wilkes Barre, PA), conductor of two children choruses at CaPAA, the Creative and Performing Arts Academy (Scranton, PA), director at First Presbyterian Church (Hawley, PA), music director of the Rockland Camerata (Pearl River, NY) and the music director with the Delaware Valley Opera Company (Narrowsburg, NY).

Matthew worked as an adjunct professor of choral music at Hunter College (CUNY) from 2006 – 2016 where he conducted a significant number of major choral works. Matthew has conducted at West Point, The Richard Rodgers Theater, The Metropolitan Museum, Avery Fisher Hall, and the Buxton Opera House in England. He served as the Concert and Choral Director for the Blue Hill Troupe of New York City from 2005 – 2012, conducting both operettas (Gilbert and Sullivan) and musicals (Brigadoon, Into the Woods, and Follies).

Matthew has a private voice studio in Rockland County, NY, at the Rockland Conservatory and at CaPAA (Creative and Performing Arts Academy) in Scranton, PA. Matthew is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University where he studied with Phyllis Bryn-Julson, and he holds a Masters in choral conducting from the University of Maryland.