James Mango is very happy to be making his Mercury debut.  He is the Director of Performing Arts at The Fine Arts Association in Willoughby. He holds a Master's of Management from David N. Myer's University, a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Cleveland State University and an A.A. in Music from Lorain County Community College. He founded and was Artistic Director of Charenton Theatre Co. before working as Entertainment Department Supervisor at Geauga Lake, and Program Coordinator for Chagrin Valley Little Theatre’s Accent on Youth outreach program. As a professional theatrical artist, Mr. Mango has worked as an actor, director, musical director or producer on over 100 productions at such theatres as The Cleveland Play House, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Magical Theatre Co., Cleveland Public Theatre, Dobama and many others. He would like to thank his wife and two kids for letting him run off and play this summer.