Be Our Guest with Michael Gordon Shapiro and Aimee Reid (Gideon and the Blundersnorp)

<p>Michael Gordon Shapiro</p> <p>Los Angeles-based <strong>Michael Gordon Shapiro</strong> composes for film, games, television, theater, and the concert hall. Classically trained, he delivers a romantic sound that blends the acoustic orchestra, evocative soloists, and organic-sounding electronics.</p> <p>Michael’s background spans both film/television scoring and the more technical discipline of music for games. He entered the game world as audio director of Boston-based Zoesis Studios, where he composed live orchestral scores and designed the studio’s adaptive music system.&nbsp;</p> <p>Michael is also an active composer for musical theatre; his children’s show <a href="http://supersidekickthemusical.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Super Sidekick: The Musical</a> is published by <strong>Samuel French / Concord Theatricals</strong>&nbsp;and has been performed in front of young audiences throughout the United States, including Off-Broadway in 2012. His family musicals <a href="http://www.gideonmusical.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gideon and the Blundersnorp</a> and &nbsp;<a href="http://www.thebullyproblem.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bully Problem</a>&nbsp;have won numerous awards and nominations, including (for “Gideon”) <strong>Best Musical</strong> at the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Aimee Reid</p> <p>Aimee is a Toledo-area native, graduating from Bowling Green State University with a bachelor of arts degree in theatre for youth and puppetry. Post-bachelor’s, she was admitted to Arizona State University, where she earned a Master’s of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Youth and a master’s certification in nonprofit leadership and management. She teaches and directs for the Ensemble and the Young Theatre Professionals, and she leads the Creative and Brave Company (a community-based theatre program for teens, at CTW). She received the 2018 Ann Elgood Youth Theatre Director of the Year award with the American Alliance for Theatre and Education. H