Multi-hypenate, Marlo Hunter is a film & tv director; as well as a stage director and choreographer. She’s on the Broadway Women’s Fund list of “Women to Watch,” and her current touring production of “Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical” was a NY Times Critics’ Pick. On this episode we learn about the casting and editing process for Hallmark and other studios, and the perks of working with theater actors on film. www.MarloHunter.com

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MARLO HUNTER is a theater & film director. She made her feature film directorial debut with American Reject in 2022 (Amazon and Apple+). She’s currently helming the Ever After musical with music by Zina Goldrich, lyrics by Marcy Heisler, and book by Kate Wetherhead, produced by Kevin McCollum (production announcement coming soon!). Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, which she directed and choreographed Off-Broadway in 2023, was hailed a NY Times Critic's Pick and is currently on a National Tour, including a 6 week run at CTG's Kirk Douglas Theatre in LA. Marlo has directed, choreographed, and developed new work at Second Stage, Long Wharf, Williamstown, Roundabout, Playwrights Horizons, EST, Pittsburgh CLO, and Bay Street, among others. She is the winner of the Callaway Award for Unlock’d, which she directed & choreographed Off-Broadway. Marlo recently directed Mystic Christmas for Hallmark, which premiered in winter 2023 (starring Jessy Schram, Chandler Massey & Patti Murin), and Trivia at St. Nick's, which premiered in winter 2024 (starring Tammin Sursok & Brant Daugherty). This past fall she directed and choreographed the World Premiere of A Hanukkah Carol, or Gelt Trip! The Musical at Round House Theatre in DC (Daryl Roth & Jim Kierstead, producers). Upcoming: Director/Choreographer of Millennials Are Killing Musicals by Nico Juber (LA workshop, soon-to-be-announced production). Princeton University.

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