Staff
Artistic Director | Peter C. Brosius
Interim Managing Director | Steven J. Thompson
Executive Assistant | Jen Johnsen
Artistic
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships | Michael Winn
The Acting Company | Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Autumn Ness, Janely Rodriguez, Reed Sigmund
Music Director | Victor Zupanc
Casting Director | Raiyon Hunter
Performing Apprentices | Antonisia (Nisi) Collins, Keegan Robinson
Production
Director of Production | Ellen Baker
Associate Production Manager/Company Manager | Kyia Britts
Production Management Fellow | Anna M. Schloerb
Production Stage Manager | Jenny R. Friend
Stage Managers | Taylor Engel, Z Makila, Dylan Nicole Martin, Stacy McIntosh, Kenji Shoemaker, Nate Stanger
Stage Management Fellow | Janae Lorick
Student Actor Supervisor | Janely Rodriguez
UnitedHealth Group Head Stage Carpenter | Charles Fillmore
Cargill Head Stage Carpenter | Melissa Johnson
Run Crew | Taylor Engel, Melissa Johnson, Evangelen Lee, Eric Lucas, Rick A. McAllister, David Pisa, Nicholas Prax
Technical Director | Adriane L. Heflin
Assistant Technical Director | Kelly Pursley
Head Carpenter | Bradley Holmes
Carpenter/Drafter | Adam Terry
Carpenters/Welders | Matt Arcand, Steve Kath, Kris Paulson, Julia Reisinger
Charge Artist | Mary Novodvorsky
Scenic Artist | Lizzie Tredinnick
Costume Director | Amy Kitzhaber
Costume Assistant | Lucie Biros
Cutter/Drapers | Mary Gore, Alexandra Gould
First Hands | Carol Lane, Jody Rosquist
Crafts Artisan | Celia Kasberg
Painter/Dyer/Crafts Artisan | Michele Lanci
Head of Wigs, Hair, & Makeup | Andrea Moriarity
UnitedHealth Group Stage Wardrobe Head | Andi Soehren
Wardrobe Assistants | Jennifer Probst, Emily Jannusch, Julia Kugler
Props Director | Sue Brockman
Props Artisans | Katie Albright, Christopher Engstrom, Amy J. Reddy
Lighting & Video Director | Matthew Gross
Head Electrician | David A. Horn
Staff Electrician | Carl Schoenborn
Light Board Programmer/Operator | Jeremy Ellarby
Electricians | Mark Kieffer, Paul Epton
Sound Director | Reid Rejsa
Head Sound Engineer/UnitedHealth Group Stage Sound Board Operator | Rick Berger
Cargill Stage Sound Board Engineer/Operator | Sean Healey
Deck Audio Technician | Ryan Healey
Education
Director of Education | Ann Joseph-Douglas
Theatre Arts Training Manager | Amanda Espinoza
School Engagement Coordinator | Claire Bancroft Loos
Resident Teaching Artists | Johanna Gorman-Baer and Kiko Laureano
Education Administrative Associate | Carson Uthe
Teaching Artists | Sarah Arnold, Hannah Bakke, Claire Chenoweth, Maggie Cramer, Laura Delventhal, Bre’Elle Erickson, Talia Fittante, Alex Hagen, Wesley Hortenbach, Andrew Fleser, Megan Kelly Hubbell, Linda Talcott Lee, Natavia Lewis, Ben Lorhberg, Xan Mattek, Jeffrey Nolan, Hawken Paul, Marley Ritchie, Dominic Delong-Rogers, Sara Sawyer, Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Jen Scott, Eli Sibley, Mason Tyer, Willis Weinstein, Christina Zappa
ACT One
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships | Michael Winn
Artistic and Equity Coordinator | April Crowley
ASL Interpreters | Cheryl Fielitz, Jules Lehto
Audio Describers | Elana Center, Connie Fullmar, Laurie Pape Hadley, Laura Wiebers
Administration
Chief Operating Officer | Ryan French
Facility Systems Manager | Anthony White
Day Porter | Alex Itzep
Safety and Security Supervisor | Adam Scarpello
Safety and Security Team Lead | Jori Walton
Safety and Security Associates | Elliott Heerman, Aster Kander
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources | Andrew Robertson
Finance
Director of Finance | Jill Jensen
Payroll and Benefits Administrator | Anna Wienke
Accounting Associate | Sara Klaphake
Patron Services
Senior Audience Experience Manager | Daniel Stock
Front of House Performance Supervisors | Gwendolyn Glessner, Sara Klaphake, Molly Sullivan, Jori Walton
Concessions Leads | Linnea Dahlquist, Asher de Forest, Rebekkah Schultz
Front of House Associates | Marion Anderson, Wren Clinefelter, Shayla Courteau, Sarah Dayer, Em Engler, Maz Her, Ash Higbee, Carter Jensen, Basil Matthes, Lily McCann, Emery McElin, Sophia Nelson, Ella Rios, Suzanna Robinson, Devon Smith, Aiden Stark-Wolff, Genia Voitsekhovskaya, Ashely Wims
Development
Director of Development | Katie Nelsen, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving | Jill Underwood
Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving | Vera Lochtefeld
Senior Manager, Stewardship and Events | Suzy Q. Piper
Corporate Engagement Manager | Ranosha Coffelt
Development Operations Coordinator | Katlyn Moser
Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications | Chad Peterson
Associate Director of Communications | Jonathan White
Associate Director of Marketing | Julia Nicholas
Content, Design, & Digital Manager | Kaitlin Randolph
Digital Marketing Coordinator | Mallory Jacobson
Design & Digital Assistant | Adán Varela
Design & Digital Assistant | Ryan Brook
Ticketing Services
Tessitura Systems Administrator | Lauren Edson
Ticket Office Manager | Joshua Vosberg
Ticket Office Supervisors | Charles Evans-Anders, Andrew Gaffney, Theodore Kidd
Ticket Office Associates | Tyler Anderson, Kate Bonnett, Lukas Brasherfons, Mia Lawrence, Charles Markell Evans-Anderson, Lior Perlmuter, Esteban Rodriguez
Plays for New Audiences
Director of Plays for New Audiences | Karli Twedten
Acting Company
Children’s Theatre Company is one of few professional regional theatres to employ a full-time professional resident acting company. CTC’s accomplished acting company is comprised of Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Autumn Ness, Janely Rodriguez, and Reed Sigmund.
CTC acting company members, all members of Actors Equity Association, were hand-selected for their talent and versatility and are cast in CTC productions throughout the season.
Board of Directors
Officers:
Chair: Silvia M. Perez | President & General Manager, 3M, Commercial Solutions Division
Vice Chair: Stefanie Adams | Principal, Director of Client Service and Marketing, Peregrine
Vice Chair: Steven J. Thompson, Vice Chair | Community Leader, NorthStar Healthcare Advisors
Vice Chair: Adebisi Wilson | Partner, Ward & Wilson, P.C.
Treasurer: George Montague | Community Leader
Secretary: John W. Geelan | General Counsel & Secretary, Piper Sandler Companies
Members:
Kelly A. Baker | Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Thrivent
Tomme Beevas | Founder and Chief Strategic Officer, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
Michael J. Blum | VP and General Counsel, Securitas Technology North America
Kwadwo Boadi-Aboagye | Director, Eleven Eleven Development
Joe Carroll | Senior Vice President, Enterprise Process Solutions and Technology & Operations Services Strategy, U.S. Bank
Scott Cummings | Market Development Director, Accenture
Tami R. Diehm | President and Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine
Peter Diessner | Chief Executive Officer, Kraus-Anderson Companies
Danielle Duzan | Vice President, Human Resources, Polaris
Ben Eklo | Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement
Meredith Englund | Founder and CEO, Camperoni
Jean Freeman | Principal and CEO, Zambezi
Betsy Frost | CEO, Hoplark Brands
Andy Gorski | Community Leader
Conor Green | Partner, TT Capital Partners
Lili Hall | President and CEO, KNOCK, Inc.
Maria Hemsley | Community Leader
Tom Matson | Senior Partner, Korn Ferry
Kelly Miller | Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Sonny Miller | Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Andy Ho | Principal, Deloitte
Hoyt Hsiao | President and CEO, Shaw-Lundquist Assoc. Inc.
Dominic Iannazzo | Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Bill Johnson | Community Leader
Kate T. Kelly | Regional President, Minnesota, PNC Bank
Ellen Krug | Founder and President, Human Inspiration Works, LLC
Chad M. Larsen | Realtor, Berg Larsen Group of Coldwell Banker Realty
Mary Loeffelholz | Co-proprietor, Dampfwerk Distillery
Trisha London | Community Leader and Counselor, Crisis Text Line
Wendy Mahling | Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Securities and Corporate Law, Ameriprise Financial
Jeb A. Myers | Interim-President, Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School
Nnamdi Njoku | President, Sports Medicine, ZimmerBiomet
Todd Noteboom | Litigation Attorney & Partner, Stinson LLP
Melissa Ostrom | Vice President, Controller, Xcel Energy
Doug Parish | Community Leader
Angela Pennington | Community Leader
Josh Peterson | Community Leader
Maria Wagner Reamer | Community Leader
Donald-Stephen Porter | Managing Director Sector Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Winslow Capital
Craig E. Samitt, M.D. | Managing Director, ITO Advisors
Chris Schermer | President, SCHERMER
Hillery Shay | Vice President Marketing & Communications, Children’s Minnesota
Wendy Skjerven | Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Group General Counsel, Travelers
Anne E. Stavney | Head of School, The Blake School
Tanya M. Taylor | SVP, General Counsel, Tepper Sports and Entertainment
David Van Benschoten | Shareholder, The Advocate Group
Hannah Yankelevich | Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Kashi Yoshikawa | Senior Regional Investment Manager, Wells Fargo Private Bank
Lifetime Board Members
Mary Lou Dasburg
Topsy Simonson