Bios

Bryce Denney (Director)

Bryce is a microchip verification engineer, a pianist, a singer, and a woodworker. During the pandemic, he and Kathryn learned how to organize safe in-person musical events for choirs who could not meet any other way. The restrictions of the pandemic unexpectedly provided an opportunity to learn new audio/video skills and to contribute to the arts. The documentary and the Driveway Choir project are an exciting intersection of music, science, solving problems, and connecting with people. Bryce has degrees in physics and piano performance from Oberlin College.

Kathryn Denney (Producer)

Kathryn is a singer, a French horn player, a choral director, a conductor, a composer, and a music educator. She has a Bachelor of Music in French Horn Performance from Oberlin College and a Master of Music in Elementary Music Education from Boston University. Her musical, Connected, enjoyed its world premiere in October 2022, and will next be on stage in Lowell, MA, in June 2024. She is a freelance musical theater director at the community theater level in the Boston area, and sings with Labyrinth Choir.

Justin Lahue (Associate Producer, Editor)

Justin is an interdisciplinary theatre artist and filmmaker based out of Boston, Massachusetts. After several years performing, he shifted his focus into design and direction, collaborating on over 140 productions with companies throughout New England. He is the recipient of a 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston award for best professional scenic design, as well as a 2022 Cannes Film Award and regional Emmy nomination in art direction for the feature film Not on This Night.

New passions were discovered during the pandemic, working with artists from across the globe to produce digital experiences capturing the immediacy of live performance on camera. This recent work has been viewed around the world, screening at film festivals in England, Germany, Russia, and venues throughout North America.

BA in theatre (minor in arts administration) from Suffolk University - Boston, MA. Currently pursuing his MFA in Scenic Design from Boston University (Fall ‘23 - Spring ‘26)

Russell J. Gannon (Narrator)

Originally from Needham, Massachusetts, Russ graduated from Emerson College with a degree in Radio Communications. After stints as a talk show producer (WRKO), traffic reporter (WBZ) and DJ (WXRV), he took a break from radio to spend a week on the film The Game Plan. Although it was only background work, it ignited his passion for acting. He made his network debut in the 2013 Lifetime film Sins of the Preacher and has lent his voice to several episodes of the PBS news program, Frontline. Whether it's in television, film or theater, Russ continues to work regularly while enjoying the support of his lovely wife of 25 years and their two children.