LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE STAFF

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

Debby Buchholz*
Managing Director of La Jolla Playhouse

ARTISTIC

Artistic Producing Director  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, Sam Chanse, Fernanda Coppel, 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, Jonathan Spector, Benjamin Velez, Keith Wallace, Cheryl L. West, Kristina Wong, Lauren Yee

Artist-in-Residence
Maria Patrice Amon

LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT

Director of Learning  Bridget Cavaiola Stone

Director of Arts Engagement and In-House Casting  Jacole Kitchen

Learning and Engagement Manager and Casting Associate  Hannah Reinert

Learning and Engagement Coordinator  Danniel Ureña

Teaching Artists  Julie Benitez, Lex Bezdeka, Leticia De Anda, Farah Dinga, Shairi Engle, Kristen Fogle, Shawn Foote, Melissa Glasgow, Kirsten Giard, Abby Huffstetler, Jeffrey Ingman, Erica Kahn, Justin Lang, Grace Lehman, Wilfred Paloma, Vanessa Reibel, Lorena Santana, Gill Sotu, Emily Stamets, Marjorie Treger

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

Associate General Manager  Erica Martin

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

Theatre/Legal Counsel  F. Richard Pappas, Esq.

COMPANY MANAGEMENT

Company Manager  Grace Lehman

Assistant Company Manager  Charlotte Perkis

Company Management Assistant  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

Communications Manager  Grace Madamba*

Senior Multimedia Designer  Nancy Showers*

Multimedia Designer  Phyllis Sa

Marketing Manager  Kevin Taylor

Social Media and Content Manager  Samantha Laurent

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 Representatives  Rachel Lasker, Claire Michael

Patron Services Representatives  Shoshi Fleury, Devon Gonzales, Atalaya Gonzalez

OPERATIONS

Director of Operations  Ned Collins*

Operations Manager  John Craft*

Network Systems Specialist  Daryl “Scooter” Davis

Office Administrator  Debbie Berg-Swaton

FRONT OF HOUSE

House Manager  Braulio Fernandez-Flores

Assistant House Managers  Simonne Darbonne, Emily Klemmetsen, Amy Marquez, Gem Sorianno, Maria Torpey, Armando Navarro

Audience Concierges  Sara Delgado, Chris Ferreria, Katana Fox, Sashank Kanchustambam, Olivia Newell, Sam Lebedev, Angela Park, Teya Searles, Avery Simonian, Nare Terzyan, Emmett Torpey

PHILANTHROPY

Director of Philanthropy  Keely Daximillion

Deputy Director of Philanthropy  Rebecca Pierce Goodman

Assistant Director, Philanthropy Operations  Tony Dixon

Individual Giving Manager  Taylor Lehmkuhl

Special Events Manager  Nil Noyan

Corporate Relations Manager  Katie Wallace-Coppo

Grants Specialist  Dylan Gervais

Donor Relations Coordinator Kayla Alperson

Special Events Coordinator  Gabriella Johnson

Philanthropy Coordinator  Emma Pollet

Philanthropy Coordinator  Anna Stanton

PRODUCTION

Senior Production Manager  Benjamin Seibert

Production Manager  Becca Duhaime

Assistant Production Manager  Julian Diaz

Production Office Manager  Caren Heintzelman

Resident Stage Manager  Alexa Burn

SCENE SHOP

Scenery Supervisor  Jonathan Gilmer

Scenery Supervisor  Kyle Pollitt

Scenery Specialist  David Weiner*

Shop Foreman Christopher Chauvet

Carpenters  Sam Bedford, Michael Brodsky, Benjamin Butler, Jason Foster, Keegan Graham, Nicholas Jackson, Marcus Laskey, Heather Rawolle, Elias Solis, Wally Wallace

Shop Helper  Samantha King

Charge Artist  Jennifer Imbler

Scenic Artists  Alyssa Armstrong, 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  Ryan Lewis

COSTUME SHOP

Costume Supervisor  Jennifer Ables

Resident Costume Design Assistant  Desiree Hatfield-Buckley*

Costume Office Assistant  Rebecca Rankin

Draper  Sara Lindsey

First Hand  Cody Grasher

Lead Crafts Artisan  Tess Mattraw

Stitcher  Sonya Levin

ELECTRICS

Production Electrician  Kristyn Kennedy*

Electricians  Michelle Aguilar, Hannah Beerfas, Jasmyne Birdsong, Alex Cluff, Xavier Luevano, Amber Montoya, Sandra Navarro, Jenner Price

SOUND/VIDEO

Production Sound & Video  Dan Barsky

Head Audio Daniel Silva

Assistant Head Audio Mae Le

Sound/Video Technicians  Camille Houze, Alfredo Madrigal, Sarah Rad, David Silva, Jeremy Nelson, Nathan Kunce, Nathan Pantaleon

JOHNNY AND JUNE CREW

Production Carpenter Michael Brodsky

Automation  Nicholas Savage

Prop Runner (Lead)  Melissa Nalbach

Assistant Props  Topaz Cooks

Wardrobe Supervisor  Junior Bergman 

Wig & Make-Up Supervisor  Kim Parker

Dressers  Kate Morton, Miranda Sieber

Light Board Operator  Xaver Luevano

Lead Followspot Operator  Michelle Aguilar

Followspot Operator  Jasmyne Birdsong

Moving Light Programmer  Wylder Cooper

Sound Engineer  Robert Gilmartin

A2  Mae Le

Projection Operator  Sarah Rad

*Ten years or more with La Jolla Playhouse