Michael Doane comes directly from Flatiron Playhouse, where for 6 years he served as manager, teacher and artistic director for the Flatiron Theatre Company. While there, he directed acclaimed productions of "Medea", "Bent", "The Shadow Box" and Öne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Recently, he returned to his roots as a singer/songwriter contributing to the upcoming Paramount/Vantage Ben Stiller Starrer "The Marc Pease Experience"and the documentary "From the 50 Yard line". And this past May, his song "Close to Me"was chosen out of over 30,000, for the American Idol Top 20 Songwriter's Competition.