DRAW YOUR OWN COMIC!
ya know, zadie kid the comic strip sure has a nice ring to it. Just sayin'!!
WHO'S WHO
(Alphabetical by role)
JANNA LINAE (Cat Kid, Molly & Others). Janna is a dog person, but she’s simply jazzed to be back on tour as her favorite little kitty! TOURS: Junie B.’s Essential Survival Guide to School (Junie B. Jones), James and the Giant Peach (Centipede/Aunt Sponge), Edward Tulane (Abilene). REGIONAL THEATRE: Sister Act (The MUNY); Kinky Boots, The Rocky Horror Show, Bright Star (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma); Nunsense, Matilda (Great Plains Theatre); Little Women, Mary Poppins, Rabbit Hole (Festival 56). OCU Grad. For Mom, Dad, A&K, and Cole. You can keep up with Janna on Instagram: @jannalinae. Enjoy the show, y’all!
DAVID VANDYKE (Flippy & Others) is excited to be back on the road with TheaterWorksUSA as Flippy! He loves all things Star Wars and Pixar, and can usually be found with a guitar or a video game when he isn’t onstage. Other credits include Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure (TheaterWorksUSA), RENT (Madison Theatre), and Into the Woods (Jean’s Playhouse). He has a BFA from CAP21 Conservatory. Lots of love to his brother, parents, and Karis. Website: david-vandyke.com
JIMMY HENDERSON (Kip & Others). Jimmy is beyond lucky to have the greatest job in the world: making kids laugh! Credits include Magic School Bus with TWUSA, Addams Family with Pickleville Playhouse, She Loves Me with Utah Festival Opera, Secret Garden with Hale Centre Theatre, Ordinary Days with Covey Center. He has a BFA from BYU. AEA since 2023. “For Bubbs and Wubbs. Your Uncle Chubbs loves you!” jimmyhendersonactor.com
JEREMY FUENTES (Melvin & Others, he/him) is SUPA excited to be joining the North American Tour of Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical! Originally an understudy for the Off-Broadway debut, Jeremy is very grateful to be stepping into the shoes of Melvin. He wants to thank his friends and family for being so supportive and the TheaterWorksUSA team for their amazing work on this production. @jeremyxfuentes
DIAMOND DESTINY (Naomi & Others). Diamond is very blessed to be joining TheaterWorksUSA’s production of Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical. Her passion for acting began at seven years old. Thus, playing the hilarious, energetic, big hearted tadpole NAOMI for children and families across North America is a dream come true. Having graduated with her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Diamond is a trained musical theatre and film actress. Aside from acting she enjoys creating encouraging content on social media and spending time with her family and friends. Diamond is grateful to Jesus Christ for the opportunity to share such a fun, uplifting story with you. She hopes you enjoy it as much as she enjoys playing NAOMI THE GREAT! Instagram: @_diamondestiny_
SAVANNAH TROTTER (Starla, Poppy, and Others; she/her) is supa excited to keep this party going on her second (now international!) tour with Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical ! Other recent credits include: Janet in The Magic School Bus: Lost In the Solar System (Nat’l tour, TWUSA); Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration (Fever/Warner Bros). Originally from Des Moines, IA / Normal, IL, Savannah received her BFA in Musical Theatre from CAP21/Molloy in NYC. Savannah would like to thank her parents for their endless love and support, and TWUSA for bringing theatre to kiddos all over North America. IG: @savannah_trotter
LESLIE BAEZ (Swing for Cat Kid, Naomi, Starla) is a 22-yearold actor, singer, and dancer from New Jersey. She is thrilled and grateful to be a part of this fun-loving and expressive production. Some of her previous credits include Seussical (Bird Girl), Men on Boats (Old Shady), Rebel Genius (Elza), and Coming Out! A New Musical (Ensemble/Amy Understudy). She has also participated in concerts such as Follies at Carnegie Hall and Leslie Baez's Musical Odyssey at 54 Below. Leslie would like to extend her heartfelt thanks to the cast and team for this incredible experience. She is immensely thankful for the opportunity and hopes you enjoy the show! Instagram: @lesliebxez
TROI LENNOXX GAINES (Swing for Melvin, Flippy, Kip & Others) is absolutely thrilled to be aboard the Cat Kid Comic Club tour! Brought up in Newark, New Jersey, Troi gained a love for theatre and both the dedication and appreciation it required to flourish very early on. When he was 11, he joined Kinky Boots' first national tour and quickly realized that this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Now, he gets to do it again-new family, new places, new material-and he's just thrilled! Troi thanks his mother, Janine Gaines, his father, Lawrence Gaines, and Janeece Freeman Clark, his mentor.
COLTON ROBERTSON (Stage Manager) is a Brooklyn-based AEA Stage Manager and theatre artist. He has worked on numerous musicals, plays, and symphonies across the country. Colton has a passion for bringing new works to life, with recent credits including Shadows (Soul Project), Rough Trade (Showtown Theatricals), How to Live (LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture), and A White Man’s Guide to Rikers Island (Without a Net Productions). This marks his fourth production with TheaterWorksUSA, having also toured nationally with El Otro Oz, Junie B. Jones, and Dot Dot Dot. Colton has collaborated with EST/Sloan Foundation, Amoralist Theatre Company, and more.
CONNOR DORAN (Tour Music Direction) is a NYC based music director, conductor, and pianist who has conducted ensembles nationally and internationally. Current Music Director: Rise: The Musical. Previously MD/Conductor for (respectively): The Jimmy Awards; Pittsburgh CLO; TheaterWorksUSA; The Gene
Kelly Awards; Ad Astra Music Festival; Scranton Shakespeare Festival; United Nations International School; BroadwayVox Studios. B.S. in Music Education, Duquesne University; M.M. in Conducting, Eastman School of Music. Much love to Mom, Ryan, Sarah, Nana, Pap, WW, and to all the mentors, teachers, and friends that have guided his life and career. @cdoranmusic
JEN CAPRIO (Costume Design). Broadway: Heart of Rock and Roll, Spamalot (2023 Revival), Falsettos, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. National/International: Falsettos, Joseph…, The Lion (West End/US Tour), …Spelling Bee (US Tours) and various rock revues. New York: City Center Encores!, Audible/Minetta Lane, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Roundabout, Primary Stages, Cherry Lane, LaMama, ETC and others. TV: Falsettos (PBS Great Performances) Sesame Street (seasons 47-54), The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (Seasons 1-2) Manhunt (Apple TV+) and Tiny Time Travel (PBS/ YouTube). 2019, 2020, & 2021 Daytime Emmy Nomination, 2020 Daytime Emmy Winner for Sesame Street. jencaprio.com Instagram: @jencapriocostumedesign
DAVID LANDER (Lighting Design) is very excited to illuminate Dav Pilkey’s Cat Kid Comic Club and present it to audiences all over the USA and Canada. Other shows David has illuminated for TheaterWorksUSA are Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man: The Musical, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, The Pout Pout Fish, Pete The Cat, and The Civil War
CAMERON ANDERSON (Scenic Design) is an internationally acclaimed scenic and projection designer working at the world's leading theatre and opera companies. Recent projects: Popstar Charlie Puth's National Tour, world premiere opera RUR: A Torrent of Light (Tapestry Opera, Toronto), West Side Story (Kilden Performing Arts Center, Norway), Simon Boccanegra (Teatro Colon, Argentina), Byhalia Mississippi (The Kennedy Center), Leonora (Chicago Opera Theater) The Niceties (Manhattan Theatre Club), Yerma, Becoming Cuba, and Sweat (Huntington Theater), Fille du Regiment (Opera Saratoga). Select Off-Broadway credits include Roundabout Theatre Company, Playwrights' Horizons, LAByrinth Theater Company, Ars Nova, and Brooklyn Academy of Music. Select opera credits include Glimmerglass Festival, San Francisco Opera, Seattle Opera, and Central City Opera. cameronanderson.net
EMMAROSE CAMPBELL (Props Supervisor) is a NYC-based prop designer and performer. Recent designer credits include On Your Feet! (2022-23 Nat’l Tour), Merry Wives of Windsor (American Shakespeare Company), and A Charlie Brown Christmas Live (2021 and 2022 Nat’l Tours). She currently holds a BFA in Theatre and minor in Dance from Emerson College (Class of ‘19). She would like to thank espresso and glue guns for getting her here. insta:@emmarosegcampbell emmarosegcampbell.com
SARA ANDREAS (Associate Director/ Choreographer) is thrilled to be working with TheaterWorksUSA. Choreography/Associate Choreography and Directing Credits: The Goodbye Girl (OffBroadway/Theater Row) Legally Blonde (2nd National Tour), Catch Me If You Can (National Tour), Kinky Boots (PCLO & Hangar Theatre), Spelling Bee, Spring Awakening (Connecticut Repertory Theatre), Triple Threat (Indie Film). Performing Credits, Broadway/National Tours: Escape To Margaritaville, Catch Me If You Can, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock of Ages, Anything Goes, Addams Family, Legally Blonde. Thank you to Marlo and to the loves of her life, Mikey, Bowie, and Sadie.
MARLO HUNTER (Director & Choreographer) is a theatre & film director. Winner of the Callaway Award and a “2022 Woman to Watch on Broadway." Recent theatre: Director/Choreographer, Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical (Off-Broadway, NY Times Critic’s Pick), Director, Alex Wyse’s Picking Up Speed (OffBroadway); Director, Ever After (workshops in NYC, Discovering Broadway). Marlo made her feature film directorial debut with American Reject in 2022 (Amazon and Apple+). Recent film: Director, Trivia at St. Nick’s (Hallmark-2024); Director, Mystic Christmas (Hallmark-2023). Upcoming: Director/ Choreographer of A Hanukkah Carol, or Gelt Trip! The Musical at Round House Theatre in DC (Fall 2024, World Premiere). Princeton University. marlohunter.com
KEVIN DEL AGUILA (Book & Lyrics, he/him) is a multi-Emmywinning writer and Tony-nominated performer whose musical adaptations include Dog Man, Cat Kid Comic Club, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, and DreamWorks’ Madagascar. He’s the bookwriter of the off-Broadway hit Altar Boyz (Outer Critics Award), and lyricist of Click Clack Moo (Lortel and Drama Desk Award noms) as well as songs featured in the Disney movie Strange World. Kevin has written for numerous children’s TV shows, including Peg + Cat (PBS), Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Netflix), and as head writer of Blue’s Clues & You (Nick Jr). Children everywhere have heard Kevin’s voice as a Troll in the Disney movie Frozen
BRAD ALEXANDER (Music, he/him). Theatre: See Rock City & Other Destinations (Richard Rodgers Award; Jerry Bock Award, and Drama Desk winner); TheaterWorksUSA’s Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical; Click, Clack, Moo (Drama Desk, Lortel nom); Martha Speaks; Just So Stories; and contributing composer for We The People: America Rocks! (Lortel nom). TV: Peg + Cat (Emmy winner), Clifford The Big Red Dog, and VH1. Current projects: Misty Makes It Better and Bread & Roses, based on the film by Ken Loach and Paul Laverty. Member: NAMT, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, and BMI Workshop. bradalexander.com
DAV PILKEY (Author/Illustrator). When Dav Pilkey was a kid, he was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. He was so disruptive in class that his teachers made him sit out in the hallway where he spent his time creating his own original comic books—the very first adventures of Dog Man and Captain Underpants. The globally bestselling Dog Man series has more than 60
million copies in print and translations in 47 languages. Cat Kid Comic Club is a pioneering graphic novel series that introduces kids to the art of comic making. Dav received a Caldecott Honor for his picture book The Paperboy. His stories are semi-autobiographical and celebrate friendship, empathy, and the triumph of the good-hearted. The publication of Dog Man: Big Jim Begins (December 3, 2024) will mark 38 years of Dav creating acclaimed books for children. A Dog Man movie from DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures will be in theatres worldwide in January 2025.
ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION (“Equity"), founded in 1913, is the U.S. labor union that represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers. Equity fosters the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actors' Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #EquityWorks
THE STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (SDC), founded in 1959, is the theatrical labor union that unites, empowers, and protects professional stage Directors and Choreographers throughout the United States. SDC’s mission is to foster a national community of professional stage Directors and Choreographers by protecting the rights, health, and livelihoods of all its Members. SDC seeks to facilitate the exchange of ideas, information, and opportunities while educating current and future generations about the role of Directors and Choreographers and providing effective administration, negotiations, and contractual support for over 2,000 Full Members and over 1,000 Associate Members.
THEATERWORKSUSA has led the Theater for Young and Family Audiences movement in New York City and across North America for over half a century. At TWUSA, we believe that access to art—and theater, in particular—is vital for our youth. Since 1961, the 501(c)3 not-for-profit has captured the imaginations of 100 million new and veteran theatergoers with an award-winning repertoire of over 140 original plays and musicals. Acclaimed alumni include Kristen AndersonLopez and Robert Lopez (Disney’s Frozen), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rent), Jerry Zaks (The Music Man), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), Miguel Cervantes (Hamilton), Kathleen Chalfant (Angels in America), and Chuck Cooper (Tony Awardwinning actor Jack O’Brien, The Life). TWUSA.ORG
CENTER THEATRE GROUP
SNEHAL DESAI (Artistic Director, he/him) was appointed Center Theatre Group’s third artistic director in 2023. As an artistic leader, Snehal has sought to raise awareness on social issues that affect Angelenos through impactful and empowering storytelling. Previously, he was the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players. A Soros Fellow and the recipient of a Tanne Award, Snehal was the Inaugural Recipient of the Drama League’s Classical Directing Fellowship. He has served on the boards of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (Caata), Theatre Communications Group (TCG), and currently serves on the board of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT). Snehal was on the faculty of USC’s graduate program in Arts Leadership and is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
MEGHAN PRESSMAN (Managing Director/CEO, she/her) joined Center Theatre Group in 2019. Previously, she served as Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company (D.C.), Director of Development for Signature Theatre (N.Y.), and Associate Managing Director of Berkeley Rep. She is a graduate of Yale School of Drama/Yale School of Management and serves as a mentor in the Theater Management program. Meghan has served as the Vice-Chair for the Theatre Communications Group Board of Directors and is a member of the Broadway League.
GORDON DAVIDSON (Founding Artistic Director) led the Taper throughout its first 38 seasons, guiding over 300 productions to its stage and winning countless awards for himself and the theatre—including the Tony Award for theatrical excellence, Margo Jones Award, The Governor’s Award for the Arts, and a Guggenheim fellowship. The Kentucky Cycle and Angels in America (Part One) won the Pulitzer in consecutive years and, in 1994, three of the four plays nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play were from the Taper (Angels in America won). In 1989, Gordon took over the Ahmanson and, in 2004, he produced the inaugural season in the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
NAUSICA STERGIOU (General Manager) has worked supporting artists in theatres of all shapes, sizes, and locales including Center Theatre Group as General Manager and, previously, as Audience Development Director. She oversees productions at the Taper and Douglas, as well as new play commissions and developmental productions. Nausica has taught Marketing and Management at USC’s School of Dramatic Arts and works with local nonprofits including Hollywood Orchard. BA, Cornell University. MFA, Yale School of Drama.
DOUGLAS C. BAKER (Producing Director, he/him) joined Center Theatre Group in 1990. Doug is an active member of the Broadway League, the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), and is a proud member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers (ATPAM). In 2013, Doug received the Broadway League’s prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Presenter Management Award.
CENTER THEATRE GROUP, one of the nation’s preeminent arts and cultural organizations, is Los Angeles’ leading notfor-profit theatre company, which, under the leadership of Artistic Director Snehal Desai, Managing Director / CEO Meghan Pressman, and Producing Director Douglas C. Baker, programs seasons at the 736-seat Mark Taper Forum and 1,600 to 2,100seat Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in Downtown Los Angeles, and the 317-seat Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to presenting and producing the broadest range of theatrical entertainment in the country, Center Theatre Group is one of the country’s leading producers of ambitious new works through commissions and world premiere productions and a leader in interactive community engagement and education programs that reach across generations, demographics, and circumstances to serve Los Angeles. Founded in 1967, Center Theatre Group was led by Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson until 2005 when Michael Ritchie became artistic director until his retirement in 2021; Snehal Desai was appointed the organization’s next artistic director in 2023. Center Theatre Group has produced more than 700 productions across its three stages, including such iconic shows as Zoot Suit; Angels in America; The Kentucky Cycle; Biloxi Blues; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992; Children of a Lesser God; Curtains; The Drowsy Chaperone; 9 to 5: The Musical; and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. CenterTheatreGroup.org
CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL TOUR STAFF PRODUCERS
TheaterWorksUSA
Artistic Director
Barbara Pasternack
Assoicate Artistic Director Jillian Carucci
GENERAL MANAGEMENT & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
TheaterWorksUSA
General Manager
Assistant General manager
Co-Sound Designers
Puppet Design & Fabrication
Tour Operations Manager .
Development Department
Marketing & Communications Manager
Costume Shop Manager
Assistant Costume Supervisor
First Hand Stitcher
Tegan Meyer
Michael Gremo
Scott Stauffer
Jesse Desrosiers
Achesonwalsh Studios
Brendan J. O’Brien
Donorly
Kristen Gensinger
Molly Huey
Ian Smith
Candence Clopton
Stitchers Chelsie Nectow, Emilee Orton, Zach TheBerge, Maranda Rossi, Jordan Grybowski
Production Assistant Kyle Becker
Office Coordinator
Finance & Accounting Supervisor
Director of Systems & Administration
Sylvia Jimenez
Eliza Johnson
Steve Lattanzi
Human Resources Manager LaShawn Lindsey
Senior Director of Sales
Director of Sales & Special Engagements
Technical Director
Sales Manager, Touring & Education
CTG ADDITIONAL STAFF
Lighting Consultant
Beth Prather
Josh Sherman
Jacob Stahl
Mary St. Angelo
Nathan Scheuer
Head Audio Matt Colleran
A2 David Rios
Wardrobe Supervisor Taylor Decker
Light Board Operator Justin Kelley-Cahill
Assistant House Managers Bradford Barnes, Eric Eberle, Kiley Haugen, Karla Lopez, Ian Mitchell, Michayla Van Treeck, Fenyxx Wright
Ushers Breea Bass, Taylor Clark, Tommaso Di Blasi, Margaret Franckhauser, Elijah Green, Andrew Greenbaum, Lee Harris, James Hodges, David Hunter, Jr., Jessica Keasberry, Henry Kelly, Courtney King, Pat Loeb, Victor Maraña, Aviva Miller, Chelsey Maus, Lucy McNulty, Ari Moses, August O'Neal-Patterson, Rachel Peralta, Camille Reyes, Ian Riley, Jivani Rodriguez, Joyce Robinson, Eric Solis, Hallie Stickley, Niall Sulcer, Malcolm Tucker, Juice Wood Concessions
Abi Gonzalez, Monica Greene, Mike Lanahan, Stephen Lydic, Sondra Mayer, Regina Niles, Lisandra Stebner
Special Thanks to Preston Productions
The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.
The Director and Choreographer are members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an independent national labor union.
The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Operators, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC: Treasurers and Ticket Sellers Local 857
Center Theatre Group is a member of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT), the American Arts Alliance, the Broadway League, Independent Producers’ Network (IPN), and the Theatre Communications Group (TCG).
♦ On staff for 10+ years. °Education & Community Partnerships Alumni.
SNEHAL DESAI Artistic Director | MEGHAN PRESSMAN Managing Director/CEO | DOUGLAS C. BAKER Producing Director
GORDON DAVIDSON Founding Artistic Director
Center Theatre Group would like to thank its exceptional staff for their ongoing commitment, dedication, and extraordinary efforts.
ARTISTIC
LINDSAY ALLBAUGH♦ Associate Artistic Director
PAIGE VEHLEWALD Artistic Programs Manager
TIFFANY SLAGLE° Artistic & Literary Administrative Assistant
SONIA DESAI Director of Literary and Dramaturgy
RANDOLPH MEREDYTH-DRAKE Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
EXECUTIVE
CAMILLE SCHENKKAN♦ Deputy Managing Director
KHANISHA FOSTER Director of Equity, Belonging & Engagement
NAIMA OROZCO-VALDIVIA° Executive Programs Manager
MADISON QUIROZ Executive Office Liaison
MANAGEMENT
NAUSICA STERGIOU♦ General Manager
ERIC SIMS♦ Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager
KATIE SOFF ♦ Associate General Manager
JEFFREY UPAH♦ General Management Associate
KIARA BRYANT Company Manager
TAYLOR ANNE CULLEN Assistant Company Manager
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
JESUS REYES♦ Director of Learning and Community Partnerships
TRACI KWON♦ Arts Education Initiatives Director
AURORA ILOG Creative Workforce Initiatives Director
MEIGHAN LA ROCCA Program Manager
COURTNEY CLARK° Digital Learning Manager
NATALIA QUINTERO-RIESTRA Programs Associate
JORDAN GELOTTE Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator
ESTELA GARCIA, CHRISTINE BREIHAN Resident Teaching Artists
ZACHARY BONES, REBECCA GRAUL, ELIJAH GREEN, CATHERINE HOLLY, AJA HOUSTON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON,
DAVID JIMENEZ,° CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN,
MARA PALMA, ROBERT PATERNO, MARTA PORTILLO,
TARA RICASA, TIANA RANDALL-QUANT,
MONIQUE SYPKENS Teaching Artists
PRODUCTION
JOE HAMLIN♦ Director of Production
SHANNON G. BICKNELL Senior Production Manager
LESLEY GONZALEZ Associate Production Manager
CAMBRIA CHICHI° Production Supervisor
ISAAC KATZANEK Technical Director
SHAWN ANDERSON♦ Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)
SCOTT LUCAS Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)
JARED BATTY Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)
ROBERT SMITH♦ Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)
SHANE ANDERSON Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)
MICHAEL GARDNER♦ Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
MARY BORGIA Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
CHRISTINE L. COX♦ House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)
EMMET KAISER♦ Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)
MARY ROMERO Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)
AARON STAUBACH♦ Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)
CHRISTIAN LEE Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)
LORETTA BUSSEN Wardrobe Supervisor (Mark Taper Forum)
MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦ Shop Director
KATE REINLIB Associate Prop Director
ERIC BABB° Assistant Prop Director
RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ° Shop Supervisor
SHANTA FARIA DE SA Costume Shop Manager
CAYLYN DABNEY Resident Assistant Costume Designer
ASHPHORD JACOWAY
Costume Shop Coordinator
TAYLOR DECKER First Hand/ KDT Wardrobe Supervisor
OPERATIONS
PETER WYLIE
CARLOS AYALA
VANESSA DE LOERA
Operations & Facilities Director
Facilities Manager
Facilities Associate
JULIO A. CUELLAR♦ Facilities Assistant
JASMINE BRAFF Operations Manager
NATALIE MARCEAU, D’ANGELO ANDERSON, SIMON J.O. MARTIN, REGINA NILES, MADIE GILLETTE, ANTONIO DIXON Drivers
VANESSA BRADCHULIS, OLIVIA CHOATE, PRESSLY COKER, MONICA GREENE, PAT LOEB, TWON POPE, SAM UDERO Stage Door Attendants
FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
CHERYL SHEPHERD Chief Financial Officer
PETER BANACHOWSKI............................................................Controller
DENICE BEHDAD Assistant Controller
ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR Senior Accountant
XOCHITL ORTEGA Accounts Payable Supervisor
KERRY LARICK° Accounting Assistant
JESSICA HERNANDEZ Payroll Manager
TOM MEGALE IT Director
JANELLE CABRERA TORRES Tessitura & Web Administration Director
JOEY SOLANO Digital Product Manager
CRIS SPACCA♦ Information Technology Manager
JODY HORWITZ♦ Director of Human Resources
JUAN MARTINEZ-CABRERA Temporary Human Resources Administrator
MOSS ADAMS Auditor
MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF Legal Counsel
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER Legal Counsel
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
SARAH SULLIVAN Director of Institutional Advancement
RICKY CARTER Director of Development
CRYSTAL DIAZ Director of Special Events
KATASHA NELSON Director of Advancement Operations
PAULA MATALLANA Director of Institutional Grants
NICOLE SCIPIONE♦ Senior Individual Giving Officer
OYE EHIKHAMHEN Individual Giving Officer
ZAIN PATEL Individual Giving Officer
WENDY HUI Grants Manager
NICKI BONURA Advancement Associate
HAILEY BRUNSON Annual Giving Coordinator
ALICE PELAYO Donor Liason & Institutional Advancement Assistant
IRENE CHO Executive Assistant
MEDIA AND CONTENT
BRETT WEBSTER Director of Media and Content
JESSICA DOHERTY° Associate Content Director
BOBBY MARTINEZ Content Associate
KEELEY BELL Media and Content Coordinator
DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY:
TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN, VICTORIA WESTBROOK Publicity Consultants
DEANNA McCLURE Design Director
JAVIER VASQUEZ♦ Digital Content Producer
LILA WAKILI Senior Graphic Designer
CINDY ANDRADE Graphic Designer
CHEYNE GALLARDE Graphic Designer
MARKETING AND SALES
GARRETT COLLINS Director of Marketing and Sales
PAMELA KUHR Director of Membership
CANDICE WALTERS♦ Marketing Campaigns & Operations Director
SKYPP CABANAS♦ Senior Manager, Ticket Operations
DEVANY HARDEN° Senior Manager, Audience Loyalty
KATHARINE MEANS° Senior Manager, Advertising
MIKE RATTERMAN Senior Manager, Membership Engagement
ANDRESSA ROYER Senior Manager, Audience Development & Marketing Events
CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW Kirk Douglas Theatre Manager
ROMAN DICESARE Email Marketing Associate
TINTIN NGUYEN Ticket Operations Coordinator
PETER SULLIVAN Marketing Coordinator
LA'RAE CARMICHAEL, JOE CASPER.
NATALIE DRESSEL, KATHLEEN LITTLEFIELD, IAN PRICE, DONALD RIZZO, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ,
DIANE WARD Membership Engagement Representatives
CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123 Media Planning
SANDY CZUBIAK♦ Audience & Subscriber Services Director
JENNIFER BAKER,♦
CHERYL HAWKER♦ Audience Services Senior Supervisors
JONATHAN FLORES Audience Services Assistant Supervisor
JURGEN SANTOS, CHRISTIAN UNGER Audience Services Sales Associates
JOSHUA BADILLO, CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, DANIEL GARCIA,
MICHAEL MUNOZ, SAMUEL ROQUE, CHRISTINA WRIGHT Audience Services Representatives
JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JUSTINE PEREZ♦ Donor Associates
DANUTA SIEMAK♦ Subscriber Services Senior Supervisor
CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ♦ Subscriber Services Supervisor
LIGIA PISTE,♦
PETER STALOCH♦ Subscriber Services Senior Representatives
MICHAEL VALLE♦ Box Office Treasurer
KEANA JACKSON, YULIZA BARRAZA 1st Assistant Treasurers
LUIS ESPINOZA, KAITLYN GALVEZ, MICHAEL KEMPISTY,♦ RICHARD RUBIO 2nd Assistant Treasurers
Thanks for playing along, everyone! zadie out!
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONS LA ARTIST RESIDENCIES
As part of our commitment to supporting new plays and playwrights, we foster and develop a broad range of theatrical work from diverse artists locally, nationally, and abroad.
LA WRITERS’ WORKSHOP
Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop.
Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season: Learn more at CTGLA.org/ARTISTS
AZIZA BARNES
LISA D’AMOUR
LARISSA FASTHORSE
JENNIFER HALEY
ALESHEA HARRIS
GERALDINE ELIZABETH INOA
LISA KRON
KIMBER LEE
YOUNG JEAN LEE
MATTHEW LOPEZ
ROGER Q. MASON
TAHIRIH MOELLER
JANINE NABERS
QUI NGUYEN
LYNN NOTTAGE
MARCO RAMIREZ
CYNTHIA GRACE ROBINSON
SARAH RUHL
T.TARA TURK-HAYNES
LUIS VALDEZ
PAULA VOGEL
KAREN ZACARÍAS
2023/24 COHORT:
AMY BERRYMAN
INDA CRAIG-GALVÁN°
ISAAC GÓMEZ
CHRISTOPHER OSCAR PEÑA
RAMIZ MONSEF
JASMINE SHARMA
DIANA BURBANO
LARISSA FASTHORSE
MICHAEL FEINSTEIN
MICHAEL JOHN GARCÉS
DANIEL ALEXANDER JONES
MADELINE SAYET
KRISTINA WONG
CRITICAL MASS PERFORMANCE GROUP
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