Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Dizi

Nathaniel Edison

Nathaniel is a Los Angeles-based composer and multi-instrumentalist with a penchant towards music for film and animation. His past residencies include Gilgamesh by Derrick Skye, Orchestra Nova LA, Lakeland Symphony, and as a music coach with Santa Clarita Valley Youth Orchestra. He has performed with theater companies including Summer Repertory Theater Festival, Bethesda Repertory Company, Sixth Street Playhouse, and Commonwealth Lyric Opera. Prior to living in Los Angeles, he spent five years with Cirque du Soleil’s Drawn to Life from 2019-2024 as an artist and backup bandleader. Nathaniel holds a Bachelor’s degree in bassoon performance from the Boston Conservatory. He currently freelances, does studio work, teaches, and writes feverishly for WebToons.

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Meet the Team

The artists, scientists, and storytellers behind UnRavelled.

UnRavelled is the result of a powerful collaboration between theatre-makers, neuroscientists, musicians, and advocates. This team brings expertise across disciplines—with one shared mission: to reframe how we understand dementia through creativity and compassion.

Team Role

Leading

Samantha Rose Williams

Outreach Director

Bruce Miller

Behavioral Neurologist

Kai Kennedy

Outreach Consultant

Team Role

Artists

Lucy Davenport

Actor as Dr. Anne Adams

Andrew Borba

Actor as Robert Adams

David Aaron Baker

Actor as Dr. Bruce Miller

Music Director and Keyboard

Michelle Elliott Rearick

Cello

Nathaniel Edison

Flute, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Oboe, Dizi

Team Role

Creative

James Bonas

Director

Cydney Uffindell-Phillips

Co-Director & Movement Director

Mark Grey

Composer & Sound Designer

Team Role

Production

Why Choose UnRavelled

A Play That Breaks Boundaries

UnRavelled isn’t just a performance—it’s a movement. With powerful storytelling grounded in science, art, and lived experience, we create space for empathy, conversation, and cultural change. Whether you're an audience member, caregiver, clinician, or artist, you'll leave seeing the brain—and humanity—differently.

Award-Winning Storytelling

From virtual honors to its world premiere, UnRavelled is critically celebrated for blending science and emotion with originality.

Rooted in Real Experience

Inspired by the true stories of Anne Adams and Maurice Ravel, this play gives voice to creativity born from neurodivergence.