Mandi Lynn Griffith is a Rochester native with a BFA in Dance and her background includes owning and directing New York Academy of Dance in Greece, NY, as well as studying improvisational theatre in NYC. She has been involved in the Rochester, NY theatre community as a choreographer, performer, and director for a wide range of organizations. She worked for Webster Theatre Guild, Greece Performing Arts Society, Last Fool Productions (co-founder), Monroe Community College, Out Of Pocket Productions, Rochester Musical Theatre Academy, SUNY Geneseo, and Nazareth University, where she currently teaches for the Musical Theatre Department. At Blackfriars Theatre she currently serves as President of the Board of Directors. In 2022 she originated choreography for the world premiere of RISE: A New Musical, at JCC Summer Stage. Mandi Lynn is also proud to be a teaching artist for The Rochester Broadway Theatre League and its Broadway Boost program, as well as Stars of Tomorrow, the Rochester program for the Jimmy Awards. Her work on Greece Arcadia's last two productions, Addams Family and Pippin, earned both Production of the Year honors.