W. Lansing Taylor (Handel) studied music for four years with Professor Richard Hihn at Skidmore College and for one year with Gary Fisher at the Eastman School of Music. He studied piano with George Barth, Associate Professor of Performance, for three years at Stanford University. He received a BA from Skidmore in 1993, graduating with Phi Beta Kappa and the Alan M. Turing Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science. He received a Ph.D. in Geological & Environmental Sciences from Stanford in 1999. At the time of this performance, Lans was employed with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in Houston, Texas.
			Simon A. Kattenhorn (Newton) performed with the Idaho Repertory Theatre during the 1999 and 2000 summer seasons, appearing in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Taming of the Shrew. In addition to over 15 years of theatrical involvement, he studied towards a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Geology and Physics and an M.Sc. in geology from the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa, graduating cum laude. He received an M.S. in Geology from the University of Akron in 1994, followed by a Ph.D. in Geological & Environmental Sciences at Stanford University in 1998. At the time of this performance, Simon was an Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.
David D. Pollard (Muse1) began and ended his acting career on the stage of the Social Hall of the First Lutheran Church of Pasadena California in 1953. While his performance did not attract the anticipated rush of contracts from Hollywood, he did avoid embarrassing his parents. He graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. in Geology in 1965 and received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1969, and a D.I.C. from Imperial College, London, in that same year. He currently is the Morris Professor of Earth Sciences at Stanford and co-director of the Structural Geology & Geomechanics Program.		Kurt Sternlof (Hooke) A professional musical theatre actor for over 20 years, Kurt has performed roles ranging from Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar to Cervantes in Man of La Mancha while playing theatres in Florida, New York City and beyond. He also maintains parallel careers as a professional geologist and science journalist. At the time of this performance, Kurt was a Ph.D. student in Geological & Environmental Sciences at Stanford. He holds a BS in Geology & Geophysics from Yale (magna cum laude with Distinction) and an MS in Earth & Planetary Sciences from MIT. Kurt is a member of Actor's Equity Association and appears without their knowledge (so please...no money!).
Raymond C. Fletcher (Muse2) passed the Gilbert Stuart Junior High School auditorium course without having to get up on the stage and introduce a celebrity. He later overcame his stage fright sufficiently to give talks on structural geology by imagining that the audiences consisted wholly of giant frogs. He is tone-deaf, but had some success playing third triangle in the elementary school rhythm band. He received a Ph.D. in geology from Brown University in 1967. He is currently a research professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado.		Eric K. Hand (Hopkins) studied Civil and Geologic Engineering at Princeton University from 1993 to 1997. While at Princeton, he served as an actor, technical director, and musical director in eight campus productions en route to becoming president of the Princeton University Players in his senior year. He received his B.S.E in 1997, graduating with Highest Honors and Phi Beta Kappa. He then spent some time in England, first teaching drama, geography, and physics as the John Colet Fellow at the St. Pauls School in London, and then earning an M.Phil in Geography from the University of Cambridge. At the time of this performance, Eric was a Ph.D. student in Geological & Environmental Sciences at Stanford.