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*

Producing Associate/Local Casting Director  Hannah Reinert

Director Emeritus  Des McAnuff

Directing Fellow Jacole Kitchen

Artistic Interns  Lula Britos, Natasha Gomez

Commissioned Artists  Todd Almond, Jeff Augustin, Sam Chanse, Fernanda Coppel, Kenneth Lin, 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

Learning and Engagement Manager  Ebony Erickson

Teaching Artists  Julie Benitez, Lex Bezdeka, Leticia De Anda, Nicole Diaz-Pellot, Shairi Engle, Kevyn Fernandez, Kristen Fogle, Shawn Foote, Melissa Glasgow, Kirsten Giard, Abby Huffstetler, Jeffrey Ingman, Erica Kahn, Justin Lang, Wilfred Paloma, Jeffrey Scott Parsons, Lorena Santana, Gill Sotu, Emily Stamets, Marjorie Treger

ASL Interpretation  Deaf Community Services

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 Managers  Charlotte Perkis, Austin Mahn

General / Company Management Intern  Lauren Wiktowski

FINANCE

Chief Financial Officer  Patricia O’Shaughnessy

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

Senior Communications Manager  Grace Madamba*

Senior Multimedia Designer  Nancy Showers*

Multimedia Designer  Phyllis Sa

Marketing Database and Insights Manager  Dani Meister

Social Media and Content Manager  Samantha Laurent

Marketing Manager  Alexis Alabado

Marketing Assistant  Kate Ng

Marketing Intern  Diego Gonzalez

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  Mollie Davis, 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, Maria Torpey, Olivia Newell, Gaby Mackie

Audience Concierges  Chris Ferreria, Sashank Kanchustambam, Sam Lebedev, Angela Park, Teya Searles, Avery Simonian, Emmett Torpey, Katie Lopes, Emerson Clarke, Sydney Cicchitto, Katelin Shum

ASL Volunteer  Esther Shen

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  Haleigh Stewart

Corporate Relations Manager  Katie Wallace

Planned Giving Officer Renee Conrad 

Grants Specialist  Dylan Gervais

Donor Relations Coordinator Kayla Alperson

Special Events Coordinator  Gabriella Johnson

Philanthropy Coordinator  Anna Stanton

Events Assistants  Mawce Dunn, Mark Dyachuk, Pier Garma, Lila Gavares, Jackie Marlin, Justin Valine

Special Events Intern  Trey Rosemond

Philanthropy Intern Janessa Whitlock

PRODUCTION

Director of Production  Becca Duhaime*

Production Manager  Annette Nixon

Assistant Production Manager  Julian Diaz

Production Office Manager  Topaz Cooks

Resident Stage Manager  Alexa Burn

Production Management Intern  Haley Hughes

Stage Management Intern  Isabelle Louis

SCENE SHOP

Technical Director  Jared Roberts

Associate Technical Director  Kyle Pollitt

Head Carpenter  Nicholas Savage

Scenery Specialist  David Weiner*

Shop Foreman  Christopher Chauvet

Carpenters  Justin Allen, Jeffrey Becker, Christopher Bridges, Michael Brodsky, Keegan Graham, David Johnson, Mark Murphy, Heather Rawolle, Elias Solis, Joseph Valencia

Welders  Ava Roethe, Diego Sierra, Wally Wallace

Riggers  Marcus Laskey, Jesse Setterberg, Antonio Valenzuela

Charge Artist  Jennifer Imbler*

Lead Scenic Artist Melissa Nalbach* 

Scenic Artist  Mary Jhun

PROPERTIES SHOP

Prop Supervisor  Deb Hatch*

Props Design Associate  Zlatko Mitev

Props Lead Artisan  Rai Feltmann

Prop Artisan  Arlene Banuelos, Melony Picart

COSTUME SHOP

Costume Supervisor  Jennifer Ables

Resident Costume Design Associate  Desiree Hatfield-Buckley*

Costume Design Assistant  Claire Peterson

Draper  Sara Lindsey

First Hand  Cody Grasher

Lead Crafts Artisan  Tess Mattraw

Stitcher  Faith Steenbergen

ELECTRICS

Production Electrician  Kristyn Kennedy*

Moving Light Programmer  B Yamashita

Electricians  Michelle Aguilar, Hannah Beerfas, Jasmyne Birdsong, Alex Cluff, Michelle Luongo, Sandra Navarro, Jenner Price, Nicholas Shelton

SOUND/VIDEO

Production Sound & Video  Dan Barsky

Head Audio  Daniel Silva

Assistant Head Audio  Mae Le

Sound/Video Technicians  Camille Houze, Nathan Kunce, Sarah Rad, David Silva

*Ten years or more with La Jolla Playhouse

JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING CREW

Deck Carpenter  David Johnson

Stage Carpenter (Swing)  Elias Solis

Prop Runner (Lead)  Del Harison

Prop Runners  Haley Hughes, Melony Picart

Wardrobe Supervisor  Raven Winter

Dresser  Rue Jarrett

Dresser (Swing)  JoAna Dirilo

Wig Supervisor  April Tillies 

Assistant Wig Supervisor  Janera Rose

Wig Run Crew  Ali Reyes

Wig Swing  Rachel Gellenberger

Light Board Operator  Michelle Aguilar

Moving Light Programmer  B Yamashita 

Sound Engineer  Daniel Silva 

A2  Camille Houze, Aiko Whitmore

Video Operator  Sarah Rad

Electrics Swing  Michelle Luongo