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La Jolla Playhouse Staff

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE STAFF


Christopher Ashley*
The Rich Family Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse

Debby Buchholz*
Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse



ARTISTIC

Executive Producer  Eric Keen-Louie

Director of Artistic Development  Gabriel Greene*

Director of Experiences and Activations  Mia Fiorella*

Associate Producer  Amy Ashton

Executive Assistant to Christopher Ashley  Rick VanNoy*

Director Emeritus  Des McAnuff

Directing Fellow  Kat Yen

Commissioned Artists  Todd Almond, Jeff Augustin, Keith Bunin, Sam Chanse, Fernanda Coppel, Kristoffer Diaz, Ava Geyer, Idris Goodwin, Mike Lew, Rehana Lew Mirza, Martyna Majok, Mona Mansour, Jess McLeod, MILCK, Lisa Peterson, Theresa Rebeck, Harrison David Rivers, Claudia Shear, Christopher Shinn, Octavio Solis, Benjamin Velez, Keith Wallace, Cheryl L. West, Lauren Yee

Artist-in-Residence
Maria Patrice Amon

Theatre-in-Residence
Common Ground Theatre


LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

Director of Learning  Bridget Cavaiola Stone

Director of Arts Engagement and In-House Casting  Jacole Kitchen

Learning and Engagement Manager  Hannah Reinert

Learning and Engagement Coordinator  Danniel Ureña

Teaching Artists  Julie Benitez, Lex Bezdeka, Desireé Clarke, Leticia De Anda, Farah Dinga, Shairi Engle, Kristen Fogle, Shawn Foote, Melissa Glasgow, Kirsten Giard, Jeffrey Ingman, Justin Lang, Grace Lehman, Wilfred Paloma, Vanessa Reibel, Kimberly Ross, Lorena Santana, Mike Sears, Gill Sotu, Emily Stamets, Marjorie Treger, Katie Turner, Bex Walker

ASL Interpreters Lynn Ann Garrett, Anelia Glebocki, Candace Gordon, Billieanne McLellan, Geovanny Peña

ASL Volunteer  Esther Shen 

Audio Describers  Mernie Aste, Brian Berlau, Tina Dyer, Shari Lyon, Deborah Sanborn, Sylvia Southerland, Michele Dixon, Lisa Illiana, Laurielynn Barnett


ADMINISTRATION

General Manager  Ryan Meisheid

Assistant General Manager  Erica Martin

Corporate/Legal Counsel  Robert C. Wright, Wright & L’Estrange

Theatre/Legal Counsel  F. Richard Pappas, Esq.

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Company Manager  Rosalee Barrientos

Assistant Company Manager  Mia Apalategui

Company Management Assistants  Grace Lehman, Austin Mahn


FINANCE

Chief Financial Officer  Laura Killmer

Controller  Jared Jackson

Accounts Payable Manager  Sharon Ratelle*

Human Resources Manager  Jennifer Boaz

Payroll  Matthew Zapata


COMMUNICATIONS

Director of Public Relations  Becky Biegelsen*

Director of Sales & Marketing  Stephanie Zappala

Associate Director of Sales & Marketing  Sonia Diaz

Interim Associate Director of Sales & Marketing  Amanda Cantlin

Communications Manager  Grace Madamba*

Senior Multimedia Designer  Nancy Showers*

Multimedia Designer  Phyllis Sa

Marketing Manager Kevin Taylor

Marketing Database Analyst  Dani Meister

Marketing Assistant Mia Van Deloo

Patron Services Sales Specialist  Paul Preston*

Sales Concierge  William Guiney

PATRON SERVICES

Associate Director of Ticketing Services  Pearl Hang*

Senior Patron Services Manager  Travis Guss*

Patron Services Assistant Manager/Group Sales Specialist  Bill Washington

Lead Patron Services Representative  Rachel Lasker, Claire Michael

Patron Services Representatives  Kita Barrientos, Devon Gonzales, Atalaya Gonzalez


OPERATIONS

Director of Operations  Ned Collins*

Operations Manager  John Craft*

Network Systems Specialist  Daryl “Scooter” Davis

Office Administrator  Amanda Casachahua

FRONT OF HOUSE

House Manager  Braulio Fernandez-Flores

Assistant House Managers  Alex Bezdeka, Simonne Darbonne, Hannah Johnson, Amy Marquez, Gemina Soriano

Audience Concierges  Sara Delgado, Chris Ferreria, Sashank Kanchustambam, Emily Klemmetsen, Ryan Ritterby, Teya Searles, Avery Simonian, Nare Terzyan, Maria Torpey, Mia Van Deloo, Alex Walker


PHILANTHROPY

Director of Philanthropy  Julia B. Foster

Associate Director of Philanthropy  Keely Daximillion

Assistant Director of Philanthropy, Institutional Giving  Rebecca Pierce Goodman

Philanthropy Operations Manager  Tony Dixon

Individual Giving Manager  Madeleine McManus

Special Events Manager Nil Noyan

Corporate Relations Manager  James Skeet

Institutional Giving Coordinator  Lyla Iannaccone

Stewardship Coordinator  Dominque Kaestner

Special Events Coordinator  Katie Wallace-Coppo

Philanthropy Assistant  Samantha Dedal



PRODUCTION

Senior Production Manager  Benjamin Seibert

Production Manager  Becca Duhaime

Assistant Production Manager  Dacia Samilo

Production Office Manager  Caren Heintzelman

SCENE SHOP

Scenery Supervisor  Jonathan Gilmer

Scenery Specialist  David Weiner*

Shop Foreman Christopher Chauvet

Lead Shop Carpenter  Molly Whittaker

Production Carpenter  Nicholas Savage

Carpenters  Ryan Gordon, Keegan Graham, Nicholas Jackson, Tanner Sohnleitner, Alex Torretti, Wally Wallace

Charge Artist  Jennifer Imbler

Scenic Painters  Caroline Kvaas, Marie Mateo, Melissa Nalbach, Courtney Ware

PROPERTIES SHOP

Prop Supervisor  Deb Hatch*

Props Design Associate  Zlatko Mitev

Props Lead Artisan  Rai Feltmann

Prop Artisans  McKenzie Kiser

COSTUME SHOP

Costume Supervisor  Jennifer Ables

Resident Costume Design Assistant  Desiree Hatfield-Buckley*

Costume Office Assistant  Rebecca Rankin

Costume Design Assistant  Claire Peterson

Draper  Sara Lindsey

First Hand  Keira McGee

Lead Crafts Artisan  Tess Mattraw

Stitchers  Stephanie Gift, Sonya Levin

Wardrobe Supervisor  Junior Bergman

Hair/Make Up Supervisor  Alberto “Albee” Alvarado

ELECTRICS

Production Electrician  Kristyn Kennedy*

Electricians  Michelle Aguilar, Joel Britt, Alex Cluff, Xavier Luevano, Michelle Luongo, Sandra Navarro, Jenner Price, Laura Zingle

SOUND/VIDEO

Sound/Video Supervisor  Timothy Riggs

Head of Sound Department  Daniel Silva

Sound/Video Technicians  Camille Houze, Mae Le, Alfredo Madrigal

Video  Tom Martinez


HUNTER S. THOMPSON CREW

Production Carpenter Nicholas Savage

Production Carpenter (Swing)  Michael Brodsky

Prop Supervisor  Kevyn Fernandez

Prop Runner  Isabella Horie

Wardrobe Supervisor  Jan Mah

Wig Supervisor  Kim Parker

Dressers Anna Campbell

Dresser/Puppet Maintenance Miranda Seiber

Swing Dresser Kate Morton

Moving Light Programmer & Lightboard Operator Joel Britt

Followspot & Electrics Department Head Michelle Aguilar

Electrics Department Head/Swing Delaney McCowen 

Sound Engineer Callan Hughes

A2 Mae Le



*Ten years or more with La Jolla Playhouse