staff
artistic director
managing director
general manager
artistic
Les Waters,
Associate Artistic Director—biography
Amy Potozkin,
Artistic Associate & Casting Director
Madeleine Oldham,
Literary Manager / Dramaturg
Marissa Wolf,
Bret C. Harte Directing Intern
Lila Neugebauer,
Literary / Dramaturgy Intern
David Adjmi, Artist Under Commission
Glen Berger, Artist Under Commission
Marcus Gardley, Artist Under Commission
Rinne Groff, Artist Under Commission
Naomi Iizuka, Artist Under Commission
Tarrell McCraney, Artist Under Commission
Rita Moreno, Artist Under Commission
Itamar Moses, Artist Under Commission
Carlos Murillo, Artist Under Commission
Sharon Ott, Artist Under Commission
Sarah Ruhl, Artist Under Commission
production
Tom Aberger,
Production Manager
Amanda Williams O'Steen,
Associate Production Manager
Christopher Jenkins,
Company Manager
Kate Gorman,
Production Management Intern
Taylor Gramps,
Company & General Management Intern
stage management
Michael Suenkel,
Production Stage Manager
Cynthia Cahill,
Stage Manager
Nicole Dickerson,
Stage Manager
Karen Szpaller,
Stage Manager
Megan McClintock,
Production Assistant
Leslie Radin,
Production Assistant
Ariel Engelman,
Stage Management Intern
stage operations
Julia Englehorn, Stage Supervisor
overhire
Ross Copeland (Figaro)
Alex Marshall (Taking Over, TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Liza Wakeman (Wishful Drinking, Figaro)
prop shop
Ashley Dawn,
Properties Manager
Jill Green,
Assistant Properties Manager
Gretta Grazier,
Properties Artisan
Darcy Engel,
Properties Intern
scene shop
Jim Smith,
Technical Director
Ryan O'Steen,
Associate Techincal Director
Sam McKnight, Shop Foreman
Colin Babcock, Master Carpenter
Edward Hazzard, Carpenter
Stephanie Shipman, Carpenter
Kimberly Jew,
Shop Intern
overhire
Alia Brown (Taking Over, TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Adam Hoffman (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Latisha Leung (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Andrew O’Keefe (Figaro)
Lara Shimasaki (Taking Over, TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Zach Scott (TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
scenic art
Lisa Lazar,
Charge Scenic Artist
Sheri Earnhart,
Scenic Art Intern
overhire
Christina Barretti-Sigal (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Zahra Garrett (Wishful Drinking)
Erin Roberts (Wishful Drinking)
Andrew McPherson (TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
costumes
Maggi Yule,
Costume Shop Manager
Kitty Muntzel, Draper
Kathy Kellner Griffith, Tailor
Janet Conery, First Hand
Barbara Blair, Wardrobe Supervisor
Kayt Solso,
Costumes Intern
overhire
Merria Dearman (Figaro)
Paige Howie (Figaro)
electrics
Frederick Geffken,
Master Electrician
Christine Cochrane,
Production Electrician
Zoltan DeWitt,
Production Electrician
Kelly Kunaniec,
Electrics Intern
overhire
JoAnna Ben-Yisrael (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking)
Stephanie Erin Buchner (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Ross I. Copeland (Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Zahra Garrett (Figaro)
Alex Marshall (TRAGEDY: a tragedy)
Mercel Meyers (Taking Over)
Cody Joseph Painter (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking)
Taryn Roraback (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Andrea J. Schwartz (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Sarah Szewczyk (Taking Over)
Tirzah Tyler (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
Audrey Wright (Taking Over, Wishful Drinking, TRAGEDY: a tragedy, Figaro)
sound
Heather Bradley,
Sound Supervisor
James Ballen,
Sound Engineer
Robyn Bykofsky,
Sound Engineer
overhire
Daniel Weber (Figaro)
administrative
Suzanne Pettigrew,
Controller
Gustav Davila,
Director of Technology
Andrew Susskind,
Executive Assistant
Eric Ipsen,
Bookkeeper
Valerie St. Louis,
Human Resources Manager
Laurel Leichter,
Human Resources Consultant
Diana Amezquita,
Database Manager
Barbra Ritchison,
Receptionist
Meghan Pressman,
Administrative Intern
marketing and communications
Robert Sweibel,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Terence Keane,
Director of Public Relations /
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Cheshire Isaacs,
Art Director
Megan Spence,
Marketing Associate
Megan Wygant,
Communications Associate
Elissa Dunn,
Audience Development Associate
Christina Cone,
Web Master
Brandon Ballog,
Graphics / Communications Intern
Sarah Bordson,
Marketing / Communications Intern
Ellen Felker,
Program Advertising
development
Sara Fousekis,
Director of Development, Campaign and Corporate
Lynn Eve Komaromi,
Director of Development, Annual Fund
Lauren Elaine Davidson,
Corporate Giving Manager
Elisabeth Millican,
Institutional Grants Manager
Laura Fichtenberg,
Individual Giving Manager
Margo Chilless,
Campaign Assistant
Adrienne Mansard,
Gifts Entry Associate
Jane Voytek,
Development Database Coordinator
Lauren Yee,
Development Intern
box office
Christine Bond,
Ticket Services Director
Laurie Barnes,
Subscription Manager & Associate Sales Manager
Laura Hammond,
Box Office Supervisor
Destiny Askin, Sales Agent
Christina Cone, Sales Agent
Leah Kaplan, Sales Agent
Elana McKernan, Sales Agent
patron services
Emily Fleisher,
Patron Services Manager
Katrena Jackson,
House Manager
Aleta George,
Substitute House Manager
Ellen Maloney,
Substitute House Manager
Kiki Poe, Substitute House Manager
Michelle R. Barron, Concessionaire
Sarah Bordson, Concessionaire
Ben Cannon, Concessionaire
Darcy Engel, Concessionaire
Christopher Fan, Concessionaire
Aaron Gleason, Concessionaire
Shannon Howard, Concessionaire
Kimberly Jew, Concessionaire
Charlottle McIvor, Concessionaire
Lila Neugebauer, Concessionaire
Hannah Reich, Concessionaire
Leslie Ribovich, Concessionaire
Daniel Segura, Concessionaire
Marilyn Goodman, Usher Coordinator
Nelson Goodman, Usher Coordinator
operations
Bruce Veenstra,
Director of Operations
Christopher Dawe,
Facilities Manager
Iben Benschop, Facilities Assistant
Guy Colwell, Facilities Assistant
Juan Mendoza, Facilities Assistant
Tyson Roberts, Facilities Assistant
Johnny Van Chang, Facilities Technician
berkeley rep school of theatre
Rachel L. Fink,
Associate General Manager and Director
MaryBeth Cavanaugh,
Associate Director
Dave Maier,
Outreach Coordinator
Gendell Hernández,
Education Associate
Amelia Bird,
School Administrator
Shannon Howard,
Education Intern
tony taccone
is in his 11th year as artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where he has staged more than 35 shows, including the world premieres of The Convict’s Return, Culture Clash in AmeriCCa, The First 100 Years, Geni(us), Ravenshead, Virgin Molly and Zorro in Hell. He commissioned Tony Kushner’s renowned Angels in America, co-directed its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum and has collaborated with Kushner on six projects. Their latest piece, Brundibar, featured designs by beloved children’s author Maurice Sendak. It debuted at Berkeley Rep and then traveled to Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven and the New Victory Theatre in New York City, where it sold out its run and was nominated for two Drama Desk Awards. Mr. Taccone recently made his Broadway debut with Bridge & Tunnel, which was universally lauded by the critics and won a Tony Award for its star, Sarah Jones. He also staged the show’s record-breaking off-Broadway run, workshopped it for Broadway at Berkeley Rep and directed Jones’ previous hit, Surface Transit. In 2004, his production of David Edgar’s Continental Divide transferred to the Barbican in London after playing the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, La Jolla Playhouse and England’s Birmingham Rep. Mr. Taccone frequently works in Ashland, where he has also directed Coriolanus, Othello, Pentecost and the American premiere of Seamus Heaney’s The Cure at Troy. His other regional credits include noted theatres such as Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arizona Repertory Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre and San Francisco’s Eureka Theatre, where he served six years as Artistic Director before coming to Berkeley Rep. Mr. Taccone has served on the faculty of U.C. Berkeley, sat on the board of Theatre Communications Group and acted as a regional representative for the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.
susan medak
has served as Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s managing director since 1990, leading the administration and operations of the Theatre. She is president of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and recently completed two terms on the board of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), where she served three years as treasurer. Medak has served extensively with the National Endowment for the Arts’ Theatre Program panel, as well as on NEA panels in three other areas: Overview, Prescreening and Creation & Presentation. She has chaired panels for both the Preservation & Heritage and the Education & Access programs, also serving as an onsite reporter for many years. In addition, she led two theatre panels for the Massachusetts Arts Council. Closer to home, Medak is a commissioner of the Downtown Business Improvement District, former vice president of the Downtown Berkeley Association and the founding chair of the Berkeley Arts in Education Steering Committee for Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. A proud member of the Mont Blanc Ladies’ Literary Guild and Trekking Society, Medak lives in Berkeley with her husband and son.
les waters
is in his fifth year as associate artistic director of Berkeley Rep, where he has staged Eurydice, Fêtes de la Nuit, Finn in the Underworld, The Glass Menagerie, The Mystery of Irma Vep, The Pillowman, Suddenly Last Summer, To the Lighthouse and Yellowman. The New York Times placed his production of Eurydice among the Top 10 Plays of 2006, and Time Out New York named his off-Broadway staging of Apparition one of the Best 5 Plays of 2005. Waters won an Obie Award for Big Love, directing its premiere at the Humana Festival and subsequent runs at Berkeley Rep, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Goodman Theatre and Long Wharf Theater. Waters’ work has been seen at theatres across the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition to Big Love, his New York credits include the Connelly Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, Second Stage Theatre and Signature Theatre Company. Elsewhere in America, he has directed for American Conservatory Theater, the Goodman, Guthrie Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Yale Repertory Theatre. In his native England, Waters has staged work with the Bristol Old Vic, Hampstead Theatre Club, Joint Stock Theatre Group, National Theatre, Royal Court Theatre and Traverse Theatre Club. He has a long history of working collaboratively with prominent playwrights like Caryl Churchill and Charles Mee, and champions important new voices, such as Jordan Harrison, Sarah Ruhl and Anne Washburn. Waters is an associate artist of The Civilians, a New York-based theatre group, and former head of the M.F.A. directing program at U.C. San Diego. His many honors include a Drama-Logue Award, an Edinburgh Fringe First Award, a KPBS Patte and several awards from critics’ circles in the Bay Area, Connecticut and Tokyo.