Artistic Staff
Dennis Coleman
Artistic Director
Flying House Productions
Eric Lane Barnes
Assistant Artistic Director
Flying House Productions
Director, Captain Smartypants
Evan Stults
Principal Accompanist
Kevin G. Gallagher
ASL Interpreter
Eric Lane Barnes
Assistant Artistic Director,
Flying House Productions
Director - Captain Smartypants,
Seattle Men’s Chorus
Member since 2000
Eric Lane Barnes is the author of the critically acclaimed Fairy Tales, which received numerous awards in Chicago, New York, and London. His most recent theatrical work, The Stops, was awarded Best Musical at the Columbus National Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival in September 2006.
Eric wrote music for and appeared in the independent film In-laws and Out-laws, an audience favorite winner of several film festivals.
Since their inception in 2000, Captain Smartypants has performed with Margaret Cho, Jennifer Holliday, Kristin Chenoweth, American Idol finalist Blake Lewis and many others. Their video performance of ‘Kislev Cowboys’ (aka ‘Brokeback Dreidel’) has received over 540,000 hits on YouTube since the 2008 holiday season. Look for ‘Captain Smartypants: the First 100 Years’ this May at Town Hall.
ELB’s list of choral commissioners includes The Esoterics; The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC; The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus; One Voice Charlotte; The Quire; Sound Circle; The Turtle Creek Chorale; Unison Lesbian and Gay Singers; and The Windy City Gay Chorus. Several of his pieces are published through Shawnee Press, including “Lambscapes”, “It’s Our Christmas Cheer”, and “Glee.”
Eric Lane Barnes is the proud recipient of a 2009 Seattle CityArtist grant to develop a new show, titled Rapture of the Deep.
