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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
Brandon Weinbrenner,
Bret C. Harte Directing Fellow
Kathleen Martinelli,
Peter F. Sloss Literary / Dramaturgy Fellow
David Adjmi, Artist Under Commission
Glen Berger, Artist Under Commission
Marcus Gardley, Artist Under Commission
Dan LeFranc, Artist Under Commission
Tarell McCraney, Artist Under Commission
Dael Orlandersmith, Artist Under Commission
Dominic Orlando, Artist Under Commission
Stew / Heidi Rodewald, Artists Under Commission
production
Tom Pearl,
Production Manager
Amanda Williams O'Steen,
Associate Production Manager
Megan Wygant,
Company Manager
Gayle Riess,
Production Management Fellow
Kathryn Gucik,
Company / Theatre Management Fellow
stage management
Michael Suenkel,
Production Stage Manager
Cynthia Cahill,
Stage Manager
Kathy Rose,
Stage Manager
Rachel Motz,
Assistant Stage Manager
Leslie M. Radin,
Assistant Stage Manager
Karen Szpaller,
Assistant Stage Manager
Megan McClintock,
Production Assistant
Hana Kadoyama,
Stage Management Fellow
stage operations
Julia Englehorn, Stage Supervisor
Overhire
Ross Copeland (Life Without Makeup, Ghost Light)
Octavia Driscoll (Ghost Light)
Alex Marshall (Life Without Makeup, Wild Bride)
Alaina Moore (New Book)
prop shop
Ashley Dawn,
Properties Manager
Gretta Grazier,
Assistant Properties Manager
Jill Green,
Assistant Properties Manager
Akasha Atherton,
Properties Fellow
Overhire
Viqui Peralta (New Book, Ghost Light, Red)
scene shop
Jim Smith,
Technical Director
Ryan O'Steen,
Associate Techincal Director
Sam McKnight,
Shop Foreman
Colin Babcock,
Master Carpenter
Edward Hazzard,
Carpenter
Benjamin Sandberg,
Scenic Construction Fellow
Overhire
Ross Copeland (Life Without Makeup, New Book)
Brian Fugelsang (In Paris)
Rachel Hospodar (New Book, Red, In Paris)
Patrick Keene (Life Without Makeup, New Book, Ghost Light, Red, In Paris)
BJ Lipari (New Book, Ghost Light, Doctor in Spite, Red)
Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn (New Book, Doctor in Spite, Red, In Paris)
Dave Nowakowski (Ghost Light)
Matt Riedel (Life Without Makeup, New Book)
scenic art
Lisa Lázár,
Charge Scenic Artist
Anya Kazimierski,
Scenic Art Fellow
Overhire
Margot Leonard (Life Without Makeup, New Book)
costumes
Maggi Yule,
Costume Director
Kitty Muntzel, Draper
Kathy Kellner Griffith, Tailor
Janet Conery, First Hand
Barbara Blair, Wardrobe Supervisor
Amy Bobeda,
Costume Fellow
Overhire
Nelly Flores (Life Without Makeup)
Amanda Williams (Life Without Makeup)
Alex Zeek (Life Without Makeup, Ghost Light, In Paris)
electrics
Frederick Geffken,
Master Electrician
Christine Cochrane,
Production Electrician
Kenneth Coté,
Production Electrician
Alling Langin,
Lighting / Electrics Fellow
Overhire
Stephanie Erin Buchner (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Dena Burd (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Ebony Burton (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Jeff Dolan (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Elle Ghini (New Book)
Kelly Kunaniec (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Andrea J. Schwartz (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Krista Smith (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Molly Stewart-Cohn (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Reed Wagner (New Book, Doctor in Spite)
Audrey Wright (New Book)
sound
James Ballen,
Sound Supervisor
Angela Don,
Sound Engineer
Elliott Ares,
Harry Weininger Sound Fellow
Overhire
Adam Blomberg (Life Without Makeup, Wild Bride, Doctor in Spite)
Xochitl Loza (New Book, Wild Bride, Doctor in Spite, In Paris)
administration
Suzanne Pettigrew,
Controller
Gustav Davila,
Director of Technology
Meghan Pressman,
Associate Managing Director
Andrew Susskind,
Executive Assistant
Kristine Taylor,
Bookkeeper
David F. Lorenc,
Human Resources Manager
Laurel Leichter,
Human Resources Consultant
Diana Amezquita,
Database Manager
marketing and communications
Robert Sweibel,
Director of Marketing & Communications
Terence Keane,
Director of Public Relations /
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
Cheshire Isaacs,
Art Director
Pauline Luppert,
Marketing Manager & Multimedia Producer
Karen McKevitt,
Communications Manager
Cari Turley,
Audience Development Manager
Christina Cone,
Webmaster
Mary Kay Hickox,
Graphic Design Fellow
Kyle Sircus,
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
Bethany Herron,
Institutional Grants Manager
Lily Yang,
Special Events Manager
Sarah Nowicki,
Individual Giving Associate
Jane Voytek,
Development Database Coordinator
Beryl E. Baker,
Development Associate
Mariko Conner,
Development Fellow
box office
Christine Bond,
Ticket Services Director
Laurie Barnes,
Subscription Manager & Associate Sales Manager
Terry Goulette,
Box Office Supervisor
Amy Bobeda, Box Office Agent
Christina Cone, Box Office Agent
Alisha Ehrlich, Box Office Agent
Luisa Frasconi, Box Office Agent
Eliza Oakley, Box Office Agent
Tom Toro, Box Office Agent
Amanda Warner, Box Office Agent
patron services
Katrena Jackson,
Patron Services Manager
Debra Selman,
House Manager
Natalie Bulkley, Assistant House Manager
Octavia Driscoll, Assistant House Manager
Aleta George, Assistant House Manager
Michael Grunwald, Assistant House Manager
Ayanna Makalani, Assistant House Manager
Kyle Sircus, Assistant House Manager
Akasha Atherton, Concessionaire
Amy Bobeda, Concessionaire
Natalie Bulkley, Concessionaire
Mariko Conner, Concessionaire
Alexandra Friedman, Concessionaire
Stephanie Graham, Concessionaire
Wendi Gross, Concessionaire
Kathryn Gucik, Concessionaire
Emily Hartman, Concessionaire
Mary Kay Hickox, Concessionaire
Champagne Hughes, Concessionaire
Kimberly “Mik” Jew, Concessionaire
Maria Jimenez, Concessionaire
Anya Kazimierski, Concessionaire
Devon LaBelle, Concessionaire
Alling Langin, Concessionaire
Hannah Lennett, Concessionaire
Margot Leonard, Concessionaire
Candice Renee McDowell, Concessionaire
Jamaica Montgomery-Glenn, Concessionaire
Vita O’Shea, Concessionaire
Gayle Reiss, Concessionaire
Benjamin Sandberg, Concessionaire
April Sizemore-Barber, Concessionaire
Andrew Susskind, Concessionaire
Nancy Villatoro, Concessionaire
Amanda Warner, Concessionaire
Brandon Weinbrenner, 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
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
Emika Abe,
School Administrator
Katie Riemann,
Registrar
Hannah Lennett,
Education Fellow
tony taccone
is enjoying his 15th year as artistic director of Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where he has staged more than 35 shows—including world premieres by Culture Clash, Rinde Eckert, David Edgar, Danny Hoch, Geoff Hoyle, Quincy Long, Itamar Moses and Lemony Snicket. Taccone took two shows from Berkeley Rep to Broadway: Sarah Jones’ Bridge & Tunnel, which won a Tony Award for its star, and Carrie Fisher’s Wishful Drinking, which set box-office records in Berkeley before enjoying a six-city national tour. 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. Their production of 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. Two of Taccone’s recent shows transferred to London: Continental Divide played the Barbican in 2004, and Tiny Kushner played the Tricycle Theatre last fall. 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. Taccone has served on the faculty at UC Berkeley and the board of Theatre Communications Group, and acted as a regional representative for the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. Known as a director, he recently turned his hand to playwriting, and two of his scripts are premiering this year: Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup and Ghost Light, a co-production between Berkeley Rep and OSF.
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 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.
