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Staff
artistic director
managing director
general manager
artistic
Amy Potozkin,
Artistic Associate & Casting Director
Mina Morita,
Artistic Associate
Madeleine Oldham,
Director of The Ground Floor / Resident Dramaturg
Julie McCormick,
Literary Associate
Nora Sørena Casey,
Peter F. Sloss Literary / Dramaturgy Fellow
Maureen Towey,
Theatre Communications Group / Visiting Artistic Associate
David Adjmi, Artist Under Commission
Glen Berger, Artist Under Commission
Marcus Gardley, Artist Under Commission
Tarell McCraney, Artist Under Commission
Dominic Orlando, Artist Under Commission
KJ Sanchez, Artist Under Commission
production
Tom Pearl,
Production Manager
Amanda Williams O'Steen,
Associate Production Manager
Jean-Paul Gressieux,
Company Manager
Read Tuddenham,
Production Management Fellow
Leah Barish,
Company / Theatre Management Fellow
stage management
Michael Suenkel,
Production Stage Manager
Cynthia Cahill,
Stage Manager
Leslie M. Radin,
Stage Manager
Karen Szpaller,
Stage Manager
Kimberly Mark Webb,
Stage Manager
Whitney G. Krause,
Production Assistant
Megan McClintock,
Production Assistant
Amanda Warner,
Production Assistant
Rachel London,
Stage Management Fellow
stage operations
Julia Englehorn, Stage Supervisor
Overhire
Ross Copeland (An Iliad, Troublemaker, Fallaci)
Alex Doyle (Dear Elizabeth)
Danny Maher (Troublemaker, Pericles)
Alex Marshall (Wild Bride, Fallaci)
Kourtney McCrary (White Snake, Fallaci, Pericles)
Alaina Moore (White Snake, Wild Bride, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Ben Sandberg (White Snake)
prop shop
Ashley Dawn,
Properties Manager
Gretta Grazier,
Assistant Properties Manager
Jill Green,
Assistant Properties Manager
Ann Vollrath,
Properties Fellow
Overhire
Rachel Hospodar (Dear Elizabeth)
Anya Kazimierski (Pericles)
Margot Leonard (Pericles)
Viqui Peralta (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Ben Sandberg (Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Sarah Spero (Fallaci, Pericles)
Baz Wenger (Troublemaker, Pericles)
scene shop
Jim Smith,
Technical Director
Colin Babcock,
Assistant Technical Director
Sam McKnight,
Shop Foreman
Edward Hazzard,
Master Carpenter
Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn,
Carpenter
Ali Dineen,
Scenic Construction Fellow
Overhire
Ross Copeland (Chinglish, Troublemaker)
Brian Fugelsang (Chinglish)
Brian Hornby (Chinglish)
Rachel Hospodar (Pericles)
Patrick Keene (Chinglish, An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Jay Lasnik (Dear Elizabeth)
BJ Lipari (Chinglish, An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Jonah Most (Dear Elizabeth)
Dave Nowakowski (Troublemaker)
Ryan O’Steen (Chinglish)
Benjamin Sandberg (Fallaci)
Stephanie Shipman (White Snake, Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Baz Wenger (Fallaci)
scenic art
Lisa Lázár,
Charge Scenic Artist
Zoe Gopnik-McManus,
Scenic Art Fellow
Overhire
Alana Apfel (Troublemaker)
Emily Carrasco (Pericles)
Ed Cassel (Troublemaker)
Alexandra Friedman (An Iliad, Troublemaker)
Lassen Hines (Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Anya Kazimierski (Chinglish, Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Alexandra Kranyak (Troublemaker)
Margot Leonard (Chinglish, An Iliad, Troublemaker, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Megan Lush (Troublemaker)
Mary McDonald (Troublemaker, Dear Elizabeth)
costumes
Maggi Yule,
Costume Director
Kitty Muntzel, Draper
Kathy Kellner Griffith, Tailor
Janet Conery, First Hand
Barbara Blair, Wardrobe Supervisor
Amy Bobeda,
Assistant Costume Designer
Timothy Bruno,
Costume Fellow
Overhire
Courtney Flores (White Snake)
Nelly Flores (Chinglish, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Pericles)
Marcy Frank (Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Pericles)
Zan Gray (Chinglish, Pericles)
Emily Hartman (White Snake, Wild Bride, Pericles)
Sarah Wakida (Troublemaker, Pericles)
Alex Zeek (Chinglish, White Snake, Troublemaker)
electrics
Frederick Geffken,
Master Electrician
Christine Cochrane,
Production Electrician
Kenneth Coté,
Production Electrician
Anthony Jannuzzi,
Lighting / Electrics Fellow
Overhire
Kim Bernard (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Dear Elizabeth)
Stephanie Buchner (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Zoltan DeWitt (White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Jeff Dolan (White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Kelly Kunaniec (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Alex Marshall (Wild Bride)
Kathleen Parsons (Dear Elizabeth)
William Poulin (An Iliad, White Snake, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles)
Andrea J. Schwartz (White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Molly Stewart-Cohn (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
Thomas Weaver (Dear Elizabeth)
Audrey Wright (White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride)
Lauren Wright (An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Pericles, Dear Elizabeth)
sound
James Ballen,
Sound Supervisor
Angela Don,
Sound Engineer
Emily Fassler,
Harry Weininger Sound Fellow
Overhire
Xochitl Loza (Chinglish, An Iliad, White Snake, Troublemaker, Wild Bride, Fallaci, Dear Elizabeth)
administration
Suzanne Pettigrew,
Controller
Gustav Davila,
Director of Technology
Karena Fiorenza Ingersoll,
Associate Managing Director / Manager of The Ground Floor
Andrew Susskind,
Executive Assistant
Kristine Taylor,
Bookkeeper
David F. Lorenc,
Associate General Manager / Human Resources Manager
Laurel Leichter,
Human Resources Consultant
Diana Amezquita,
Database Manager
Sally Shen,
Management Fellow
marketing and communications
Robert Sweibel,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Cheshire Isaacs,
Art Director
Pauline Luppert,
Video & Multimedia Producer
Karen McKevitt,
Communications Manager
Kyle Sircus,
Marketing Manager
Sarah Nowicki,
Audience Development Manager
Christina Cone,
Webmaster
Mary Kay Hickox,
Graphic Design Fellow
Jacob Marx Rice,
Marketing & Communications Fellow
Ellen Felker,
Program Advertising
development
Lynn Eve Komaromi,
Director of Development
Daria Hepps,
Associate Director of Development
Laura Fichtenberg,
Director of Individual Giving
Amber Jo Manuel,
Senior Campaign Manager
Bethany Herron,
Institutional Grants Manager
Lily Yang,
Special Events Manager
Joanna Taber,
Individual Giving Associate
Jane Voytek,
Development Database Coordinator
Beryl E. Baker,
Development Associate
Jamie McClave,
Development Fellow
box office
Destiny Askin,
Interim Ticket Services Manager
Laurie Barnes,
Subscription Manager & Associate Sales Manager
Terry Goulette,
Box Office Supervisor
Christina Cone, Box Office Agent
Samanta Cubias, Box Office Agent
Luisa Frasconi, Box Office Agent
Sherice Jones, Box Office Agent
Eliza Oakley, Box Office Agent
Tom Toro, Box Office Agent
Aaron Walburg, Box Office Agent
Amanda Warner, Box Office Agent
Crystal Whybark, Box Office Agent
patron services
Katrena Jackson,
Patron Services Manager
Debra Selman,
House Manager
Natalie Bulkley, Assistant House Manager
Aleta George, Assistant House Manager
Michael Grunwald, Assistant House Manager
Abigail Hanson, Assistant House Manager
Emily Hartman, Assistant House Manager
Ayanna Makalani, Assistant House Manager
Anthony Miller, Assistant House Manager
Read Tuddenham, Assistant House Manager
Leah Barish, Concessionaire
Timothy Bruno, Concessionaire
Natalie Bulkley, Concessionaire
Ashley Cleveland, Concessionaire
Elana Cohen, Concessionaire
Emily Fassler, Concessionaire
Alexandra Friedman, Concessionaire
Stephanie Graham, Concessionaire
Emily Hartman, Concessionaire
Mary Kay Hickox, Concessionaire
Kimberly “Mik” Jew, Concessionaire
Maria Jimenez, Concessionaire
Devon LaBelle, Concessionaire
Margot Leonard, Concessionaire
Hanna Lennett, Concessionaire
Jamie McClave, Concessionaire
Jenny Ortiz, Concessionaire
Camille Prado, Concessionaire
Nima Rad, Concessionaire
Jacob Marx Rice, Concessionaire
Benjamin Sandberg, Concessionaire
Amanda Spector, Concessionaire
Andrew Susskind, Concessionaire
Read Tuddenham, Concessionaire
Nancy Villatoro, Concessionaire
Ann Vollrath, Concessionaire
Amanda Warner, Concessionaire
Marilyn Goodman, Usher Coordinator
Nelson Goodman, Usher Coordinator
operations
Emiel Koehler,
Facilities Director
Lauren Shorofsky,
Facilities Coordinator
Thomas Tran, Building Engineer
Johnny Van Chang, Maintenance Technician
Kevin Barry, Facilities Assistant
Sonny Hudson, Facilities Assistant
Sophie Li, Facilities Assistant
Carlos Mendoza, Facilities Assistant
Jesus Rodriguez, Facilities Assistant
Oliver Sweibel, Facilities Assistant
berkeley rep school of theatre
Rachel L. Fink,
Director of the School of Theatre
MaryBeth Cavanaugh,
Associate Director
Dave Maier,
Jan & Howard Oringer Outreach Coordinator
Ben Hanna,
Community Programs Manager
Cassie Newman,
School Administrator
Katie Riemann,
Registrar
Ashley Cleveland,
Education Fellow
Amanda Spector,
Education Fellow
tony taccone
is artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre. During his tenure, the Tony Award-winning nonprofit has earned a reputation as an international leader in innovative theatre and an incubator of new plays. In those 15 years, Berkeley Rep has presented more than 60 world, American and West Coast premieres and sent 18 shows to New York, two to London, one to Hong Kong and many more on tour. As a director, Taccone has staged more than 35 plays at Berkeley Rep, including new work from Culture Clash, Rinde Eckert, David Edgar, Danny Hoch, Geoff Hoyle, Quincy Long, Itamar Moses and Lemony Snicket. In the last decade, seven shows developed in Berkeley landed on Broadway, including two that he directed: Sarah Jones’ Bridge & Tunnel and Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking. He directed the productions that transferred to London as well: Continental Divide at the Barbican and Tiny Kushner at the Tricycle Theatre. Taccone commissioned Tony Kushner’s legendary Angels in America, co-directed its world premiere at the Mark Taper Forum and has collaborated with Kushner on seven projects including Brundibar, which featured designs by Maurice Sendak and played off Broadway. His regional credits include Actors Theatre of Louisville, Arena Stage, Arizona Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, the Guthrie Theater, Hartford Stage, the Huntington Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theater, San Jose Repertory Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre, as well as San Francisco’s Eureka Theatre where he served six years as artistic director before coming to Berkeley Rep. Last season, Taccone turned his hand to playwriting and debuted Ghost Light and Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup.
susan medak
has served as Berkeley Rep’s managing director since 1990, leading the administration and operations of the Theatre. She has served as president of the League of Resident Theatres (LORT) and as treasurer of Theatre Communications Group, two organizations that represent the interests of nonprofit theatres across the nation. Medak chaired two panels for the Massachusetts Arts Council and has also served on program panels for Arts Midwest, the Joyce Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. Closer to home, Medak chairs the Downtown Berkeley Business Improvement District and serves as president of the Downtown Berkeley Association. She is the founding chair of the Berkeley Arts in Education Steering Committee for Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Cultural Trust. Medak serves on the faculty of Yale School of Drama and is a proud member of the Mont Blanc Ladies’ Literary Guild and Trekking Society. She lives in Berkeley with her husband and son.
