Socks & Shoes & Coats

Maya Pantanowitz

Spouse
Maya Pantanowitz (Spouse) is a rising senior within the UMN BFA Actor Training Program in association with the Guthrie Theater, and recently returned from studying in London with the Royal Shakespeare Company. You may have seen her in Brick By Brick Players: Twelfth Night, Classical Actor’s Ensemble: All’s Well That Ends Well, or singing in the Dowling Studio for the Daniel Pollack-Pezner Guthrie Event. She is thrilled to be bringing this new musical to life, and working with incredibly talented artists to make impactful theater. Happy Fringe! @maya.pantz (IG)

Kiran Arquin

Partner
Twin cities based performer, writer, producer, and recently producer striving to master my craft at every chance I get. Getting the chance to bring fresh new ideas to life is what keeps me working. A graduate of Macalester College, Theatre and Dance, has recently been seen in "Murder on the Links" as Phillipe at Theatre in the Round; "Academonic" as Demon/writer/producer at Mixed Blood; and "The Fabulous Lipitiones" as Bob at Sidekick Theatre.

Jim Plattes

CJ, Violinist
Violinist, composer, mandolinist, guitarist, vocalist, pianist, harmonica player, instructor, improvisor. www.youtube.com/jimplattes

Martha Fisher

Medicians, Pianist
Martha Fischer recently retired (2025) as Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has recorded extensively as a collaborative pianist on the Naxos and Summit labels to critical acclaim. A singer as well as pianist, Fischer has performed unique recitals of art song in which she accompanies herself. With her husband, Bill Lutes, she founded Schubert ensembles in Boston and Washington, D.C. Their interpretation of Schubert's "Fantasie in F minor" was described by the Washington Post as "an energetic performance bursting with heartfelt intensity." A dedicated teacher, Ms. Fischer has presented papers and served on national panels devoted to the pedagogy of collaborative piano. She also served as Artistic and Music Director of Opera for the Young and on the faculty of the Interlochen Arts Camp. A native of Plymouth, Michigan, Fischer holds degrees in piano from Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory of Music.

r. d. rhobajt

Writer, Producer
r. d. rhobajt is a writer of several musicals and plays which have been workshopped or produced at Festival 56, The Minnesota Fringe Festival, New Musicals Inc., The Playwrights’ Center, Nautilus Music Theatre Composer Librettist Studio, Highlands Elementary School, Theatre Resources Unlimited, Renegade Theatre Company, and at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where he received a degree in music. He has also written numerous video scripts and articles on songwriting and music theory for PBS.org, Soundfly.com, and Tonaltrends.com, and has recorded many albums of original music and played guitar and banjo on many records with various groups. www.rhobajt.com

John Widen

Director