CAST (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Mia Matthews* Gallerist
Caleb Scott* David/Buddy
Krystal Millie Valdes* Assistant
Liba Vaynberg* Gallerina
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
It's extremely rare, if not unprecedented, for a theatre company to produce two new plays by the same playwright in the same season, let alone one who is mostly unproduced. But at the same time, it’s also extraordinarily rare to find a playwright as innovative and compelling as Harley Elias.
It has been a delight for me to work with Harley and Billy Corben in creating Lincoln Road Hustle (which is still running at this very moment outside the theatre on Lincoln Road!). And it has been a privilege to collaborate with Harley on bringing to life his remarkable play, Bad Dog.
Bad Dog is truly unlike any play I’ve encountered before. It challenges me as I try to wrap my head and heart around something so original, so audacious, and so dangerous. At first, it might seem traditional and straightforward, only to take you on the wildest ride with unexpected twists and turns while at the same time delving deeply into a profound meditation on art and identity.
This production would have been impossible without the exceptional cast of actors who helped Harley and me uncover the complexities of this piece. Mia, Liba, Kristal, and Caleb are an inspiring ensemble in the rehearsal room, and it’s always a privilege to work with world-class designers who bring the vision to life with such creativity and precision.
Lastly, I want to thank my mentor and friend Gregory Mosher for introducing me to Harley during the darkest days of the pandemic. I recently went back to see the first email I sent to Harley after reading one of his plays. It reads: “You have a voice, a vision, a style, a point of view. In short, you are the real deal.” Four years of extraordinary collaboration later, I believe more than ever that Harley is indeed the real deal, and I can't wait to see the extraordinary impact he will make in the theatre field and beyond.
Michel Hausmann Director and Artistic Director
HARLEY ELIAS (Playwright)
is proud to be making his mainstage Miami New Drama debut with Bad Dog, having cowritten Lincoln Road Hustle (currently playing outside the Colony Theater), and Museum Plays. His other plays include The Handless King (Amphibian Stage, Wild Imaginings, 2024 NNPN Finalist), Scourge (Brown University), Thug Play (Resonance Ensemble), and 47 Years of Marriage (Samuel French OOB). His work has been supported by residencies at Banff Centre (where he was librettist-in-residence for their Opera in the 21st Century), Sewanee Writers Conference, a Fulbright Grant to India in Playwriting, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Resonance Ensemble, and Sparkfest at Amphibian Stage. He is the winner of the ABC Signature Emerging Playwrights Initiative, Wild Imaginings New Play Award, the Samuel French OOB Award, a Young Playwrights Award, and his Play #3 is published by Samuel French. As an actor he has performed in several Broadway shows and national tours. Proud DG, WGA, AEA, SAG member. BA/MA Art History and History, Stanford. MFA Playwriting, Brown. Currently under commission from Miami New Drama and Theater J. Thank you Chris Ceraso, Julia Jarcho, Gregory Mosher, this virtuosic cast, design team, and crew. Thank you MiND, for giving me an artistic home, and thank you Michel, for howling with me.
CAST
MIA MATTHEWS (Gallerist) is honored to return to Miami New Drama, where she performed in When Monica Met Hillary and the Drama League Award-winning Seven Deadly Sins. Off-Broadway credits include Mr. Parker (by the brilliant Michael McKeever), (Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 (Public Theater, directed by Joanne Akalaitis), Mizlansky/Zilinsky with Nathan Lane (Manhattan Theatre Club, directed by Joe Mantello), and Michael McKeever’s After at 59E59 Theaters. Regionally, she has performed at Papermill Playhouse, Maltz Jupiter Theater, Bucks County Playhouse, and North Shore Music Theatre. South Florida audiences may remember her from Carbonell nominated roles in The Code (Christopher Renshaw, dir.),The Revolutionists (Matt Stabile, dir), The Little Dog Laughed(Michael Leeds, dir) among others. A Carbonell Award winner for her performance in the world premiere of After, Mia has also enjoyed a thriving on-screen career. She starred as Desdemona in Nickelodeon’s hit series Every Witch Way, guest-starred on Freeform’s Single Drunk Female, and appeared in Home By Spring (Hallmark), American Soul (BET), Dream Killer (Lifetime), and the pilot Pump alongside Brian Baumgartner. Mia is so grateful to the brilliant minds of Michel and Harley for entrusting her with this role in this thrilling new piece. For my heart MGR and my favorite works of art, Miranda and Bianca.
CALEB SCOTT (David/Buddy) is an actor and writer. This is his sixth production with Miami New Drama after Dangerous Days, Museum Plays, Elián, The Cubans, and 7 Deadly Sins, which was a recipient of a Drama League Award. His other regional theater credits include: Borrowed (Broadway Factor, Miami), Not Ready for Primetime (Conor Bagley, WCAC, Miami), Three Days of Rain (Adrienne CampbellHolt, Amphibian Stages, TX), and Zoetic Stage’s productions of Dracula and Dancing Lessons, which earned him a Silver Palm and Carbonell Award for Best Actor. His New York theater credits include: BOOM! (Classic Stage Company), Golden Ass (Fringe Festival), and House of V (Map Space Theater), all of which he co-wrote; RECALL (Adrienne Campbell-Holt, Colt Coeur); My Renaissance Faire Lady (Evan Cabnet, Ontological-Hysteric); and Sexy Saint
James (HERE). Film and TV: George and Tammy (Showtime); My Freakin’ Family (ABC); Point and Shoot (opposite Donald Sutherland); Stingray Sam (Sundance); Girlfriend Killer (Lifetime); The Black Room (Netflix); Chateau Vato (HBO); and James Wahlberg’s What About the Kids. He is currently writing and performing stories for a podcast based on real-life Florida headlines, Worst Place On Earth, distributed by Spotify.
KRYSTAL MILLIE VALDES (Assistant)
is a Cuban-American AEA actor-musician. Krystal’s thrilled to be back with her MiND family (Dangerous Days, Lincoln Road Hustle)! Having recently been named one of American Theatre Magazine’s People To Watch, other theatre credits include Plaza Suite, Brighton Beach Memoirs (Maltz), Refuge-Silver Palm Award, Tar Beach (TheatreLab), The Glass Menagerie, Proof, Little Montgomery (New City Players), Murder… Express, One…Guvnors (Actor’s Playhouse), I Am Me (Arsht), Kitty Hawk (Arsht, House…Chicago), Amparo (AbreCamino), House…Blue Leaves (PBD), Peter…Starcatcher (Slowburn), 7 Deadly Sins (MiND), As You Like It (Tour: Paris, France). Film: Summoning the Spirit (Best Actress… Feature Film - HHFF, Prime Video, Apple TV), Fallen Fruit (MFF, Frameline, NYLFF) Cajita (Best Feature-NYLFF, MFF), 93 Miles(Cannes Film Festival) Three Bedrooms (Prime Video), Thank you, Places (FLIFF), Pompano Boy(Prime Video). BFA- New World School of the Arts. Grateful to continue growing artistically and personally, representing the 305. Thank you, Michel. You’ve changed my life. Love you, my Ian! Para Tata y Mami. Gracias por apoyar mi decisión de ser artista. krystalmillievaldes.com | @Krystalmillie
LIBA VAYNBERG (Gallerina)
is a bilingual first-generation-American actor and playwright. She is thrilled to return to Miami New Drama after creating the role of Rebeca Frankel in The Golem of Havana. New York: The Gett (Rattlestick), Round Table (59E59, also playwright), The Oregon Trail (Women’s Project), The Russian & The Jew (The Tank, also playwright), Scheiss Book (Wild Project/Dixon Place/United Solo/Kitchen Theater, Backstage Magazine & Audience Choice Award), The Golem of Havana (La Mama), Black Milk (CSC), Trayf (Penguin Rep), Alternating Currents (Working Theatre). Regional: Lost In Yonkers (Hartford
Stage, CT Critics’ Circle Nomination), We All Fall Down (Huntington Theatre, dir. Melia Bensussen), Camp Monster (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Ether Dome (La Jolla Playhouse, Huntington Theatre, Hartford Stage), Golem of Havana (Miami New Drama). Television: The Soap Myth (PBS, opposite Ed Asner), New Amsterdam, Madam Secretary, Billy & Billie, The Deuce, The Plot Against America. As a writer, she has been invited to the O’Neill National Playwriting Conference with her play, The Matriarchs, and was a staff writer on the upcoming AppleTV+ show Star City. She is currently in the IAMA Emerging Playwrights Lab and is working on The Blue Parts with Dina Vovsi (Drama League Residency). For Z, R & V.
CREATIVE
CHRISTOPHER & JUSTIN SWADER (Scenic Designers)
Drama: Lincoln Road Hustle, Two Sisters and a Piano, The Museum Plays, Elian, The Cuban Vote, 7 Deadly Sins, The Cubans, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Fake, One Night in Miami. NYC & Off Broadway credits include: Primary Stages, Red Bull Theater, Fiasco Theater, Tectonic Theater Project, The New Victory Theatre, Classical Theatre of Harlem, Lincoln Center Education, York Theatre Company, Trusty Sidekick, The Tank. Regional credits include: Goodspeed Musicals, Signature Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, George Street Playhouse, Geva Theatre, Two River Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Everyman Theatre, People’s Light, Resident Ensemble Players at UD, Dorset Theatre Festival, Weston Theater Company, SpeakEasy Stage Co. Other projects include designs for A$AP Rocky, Sotheby’s, 2020 Summer Olympics, Big Apple Circus, National Geographic. Graduates of Ball State University. www.cjswaderdesign.com
CHRISTOPHER VERGARA (Costume Design) is a queer Latino activist, educator, and costume designer. His work focuses on culturally responsive design, storytelling and social justice. MiND: Anna in the Tropics, Elían, Golem of Havana. NYC: Franklinland (Ensemble Theatre), you don’t have to do anything (HERE Arts), Fabulation (Billie Holiday), How to Melt ICE (Boundless), Ayodele Casel: Artist at the Center (NY City Center), Unfuckwithable,
The Seventeenth Chapel, A Number (Drama League), Golem of Havana, Kidnap Road (La MaMa), Texas in Paris (York). Regional: American Mariachi, Living & Breathing (Two River), twenty50 (TheatreSquared), Stir (Old Globe), American Mariachi (Alley Theatre), Espejos: Clean (Studio Theater), Eight Nights, Detroit ’67 (Detroit Public), Party People (Actor’s Theatre), Anna in the Tropics (Barrington), Windfall (Bay Street), Macbeth (Lewis Center), In the Heights (Orlando Shakes). Opera/Dance: Cendrillon (UMich Productions), Survivor’s Odyssey, a virtual live opera (White Snake), La traviata, Madama Butterfly (Brevard), All the Light (Vins), Harlequinade, Majisimas (Ballets Trockadero), like an eagle (DASH). TV: Six by Sondheim, Notes from the Field (HBO), and That Damn Michael Che (HBOMax). Broadway Associate credits include Here Lies Love, The Kite Runner, Once on this Island, The Color Purple and Eclipsed. He is a member of IATSE-USA 829, Wingspace, and La Gente: Latinx Theatre Network. Follow at @cavergaradesign and visit christophervergara.com.
KIRK BOOKMAN (Lighting Design)
has designed the lighting for countless New York City and regional productions over the past four decades. His favorite lighting design credits include; Lincoln Center’s 2011 production of Company directed by Lonny Price and starring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen Colbert and Patti LuPone. For the incomparable Charles Busch: Shanghai Moon, The Divine Sister, The Tribute Artist, Die Mommy Die, The Green Heart and the 2020 hit production of The Confession of Lily Dare directed by Carl Andress. Broadway credits include The Gin Game with Julie Harris and Charles Durning, and The Sunshine Boys with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall. Resident Lighting Designer for Palm Beach Dramaworks. At Miami New Drama, Fake, Elian
DYLAN CARTER (Programmer)
Originally from Easton, PA, and graduate of the University of Miami (B.S. Electrical Engineering), Dylan has four years of experience in professional and educational theater. Select programming credits: Lost in Yonkers (Palm Beach Dramaworks, FL), Trying (Palm Beach Dramaworks, FL), FlamenGO (Miami New Drama, FL), Death of a Salesman (Palm Beach Dramaworks, FL), The Cancellation of Lauren
Fein (Palm Beach Dramaworks, FL), Defacing Micheal Jackson (Miami New Drama, FL), Three Musketeers (Jerry Herman Ring Theater, FL), A New Brain (Jerry Herman Ring Theater, FL), Much Ado About Nothing (PA Shakespeare Festival). www.dylanbcarter.com
SALOMON LERNER
(Sound Design/Composition)
is a music composer and/or sound designer at Miami New Drama: Lincoln Road Hustle, Two Sisters And A Piano, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard, Anna In The Tropics, Elián, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, 7 Deadly Sins, Puras Cosas Maravillosas, FAKE, Our Town, Queen of Basel, and The Golem of Havana. He is the Director of Composition Programs at The Nightingale-Bamford School and an active composer for theater, film, dance, NPR, and TV in New York City; holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theater Writing from NYU; and was a Film Scoring major at Berklee College of Music. Before moving to New York, he worked professionally as a music director/conductor, as a composer for film, TV, and theatre, and as a record producer and arranger in his native Caracas, Venezuela.
JAMEELAH BAILEY
(Props Designer/Set Dresser)
is based in the South Florida region. Some of her previous projects include: The Cubans/A Wonderful World/ 7 Deadly Sins (Miami New Drama), The Amparo Experience (Broadway Factor), Once On This Island (Slow Burn Theatre), FADE/El Huracán (GableStage), A Streetcar Named Desire (New City Players), The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd/ Rooted (Theatre Lab), Stephen’s: A Love Story (Abre Camino Collective), and The World of Nutcracker (Downtown Doral Arts & Culture Foundation). She is excited about the opportunity to work with Miami New Drama on this production. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continued love & support. She would also like to thank her amazing assistant, Jennifer Nortmann, for all of her hard work.
JENI HACKER (Intimacy Director)
is an Actor, Choreographer and Intimacy Director based in South Florida. She is an eight-time Carbonell Award winning actress and two-time nominee for Best Choreography for Once (Actors’ Playhouse) and American Rhapsody (Zoetic
Stage) Other recent Choreography and Musical Staging credits: The Lehman Trilogy, Heisenberg (Gablestage), Side by Side by Sondheim, Frankenstein, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Fun Home, Dancing Lessons, A Little Night Music (Zoetic Stage), Ruthless! The Musical, It Shoulda Been You (Actors’ Playhouse), Once, Godspell (St. Michael’s Playhouse), Tar Beach (TheatreLab). Intimacy Direction credits include: Our Dear Dead Drug Lord, Mlima’s Tale, Cabaret, Clyde’s (Zoetic Stage), El Huracán (Gablestage), Armature, Rotterdam (Island City Stage), A Streetcar Named Desire (New City Players), Lincoln Road Hustle (Miami New Drama).
VICTORIA MEJIA (Stage Manager) is a theatre artist born, raised, and based in Hollywood, FL. A recent BFA Stage Management graduate from University of Miami, her professional credits include Anna In The Tropics, Two Sisters and a Piano, and Lincoln Road Hustle (Miami New Drama), The Little Mermaid (Area Stage Company), and Stephen’s Deli: A Love Story (Abre Camino Collective). Favorite academic credits include Urinetown, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Curious Incident of The Dog in The Night-Time. To her family, friends, and mentors, who have been there every step of the way, she does everything for you.
BRYNN LILAH SKLAR
(Assistant Stage Manager)
is a born and raised Miami artist who had previously spent many years interning and ushering here at MiND. They come to this project following a run at FL Repertory Theater doing The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (ASM). Before that, they spent months at Sleep No More (Sub. SM and PA) OffBroadway in NYC. Brynn is also a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, where they stage managed and assisted on shows like Macbeth, Dance Nation, and many more. They want to thank their friends and family who have supported and encouraged this journey and is extremely grateful to be back with this company once again. Much love!! Brynnlilahsklar.com
KAREN ESKENAZI (Assistant Director)
Karen Eskenazi is a Venezuelan-born theater artist based in Miami. She graduated from Emerson College in 2021 with a degree in Theatre and Performance and Communication Studies. Currently, she serves as the Artistic Associate at Miami New Drama (MiND), where she has Assistant
Directed several productions, including Lincoln Road Hustle, The Cuban Vote, Papá Cuatro, and Anna in the Tropics. She has also contributed as an Assistant Director to Yale Repertory Theater’s The Brightest Thing in the World and worked as a Stage Manager for MiND’s Puras Cosas Maravillosas featuring Erika De La Vega. Her acting credits include roles in Marisol (Emstage) and She Kills Monsters (Emerson College’s Kidding Around). kareneskenazi3@gmail.com
LEE SOROKO (Fight Choreography)
Lee is delighted to return to Miami New Drama as the Fight Director, having previously choreographed the violence for A Wonderful World on Broadway as well its premiere here at the New Colony. In addition, he has worked with the MiND team on Lincoln Road Hustle, Two Sisters and a Piano, Defacing Michael Jackson, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy, Gente Ociosa, and The Golem of Havana. Lee is a Fight Director, Certified Teacher of Stage Combat, and a Theatrical Firearms Instructor with the Society of American Fight Directors. He is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship recipient for his work in character mask and he provides professional fight choreography for theatre, opera companies and universities across America. Currently, Lee is the Associate Professor of Movement at Florida Atlantic University.
MICHEL HAUSMANN
(Director / Artistic Director)
is a Venezuelan-born theater director, producer, and writer. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, the resident company and operator of the historic Colony Theatre on Miami Beach. Michel is the book writer and director of The Golem of Havana, a critically acclaimed original musical that has been produced across the country including a sold-out extended run at the Colony Theatre. Under his artistic leadership, Miami New Drama has produced world premiere plays that are as diverse, multicultural, and multilingual as Miami’s extraordinary community. including: A Wonderful World, which has made its Broadway opening at Studio 54 in New York in 2024, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy (also Director). ¡Viva La Parranda!, The Cubans, Fake, When Monica Met Hillary, Gente Ociosa (also Director), Queen of Basel (also Director), 7 Deadly Sins (also Director), and the first multilingual production of Our Town (also Director). Other productions include The Elaborate Entrance
of Chad Deity (in co-production with Asolo Rep). The Album (in co-production with Tectonic Theater Project). A Special Day (in co-production with The Play Company). Terror (Directed by Gregory Mosher). One Night in Miami. (Directed by Carl Cofield). The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Directed by David Greenspan), among others. Hausmann’s Off-Broadway credits include the New York Premiere of Vassily Sigarev’s Black Milk and the New York premiere of The Color Of Desire by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nilo Cruz. He was the co-founder and Artistic Director of an award-winning theater company in Venezuela, where he directed over a dozen productions. Michel received a BA from Emerson College and an MFA in Theater Directing from Columbia University. He is a Drama League Award winner, one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in America, New York Theater Workshop 2050 Fellow, an IRNE nominee, a Silver Palm Award winner, Richard Rodgers Award finalist, and a twotime Knights Arts Challenge Award recipient.
NICHOLAS RICHBERG (Managing Director) is a Cuban-American award-winning producer, actor, and nonprofit executive who has received critical acclaim for his broad range of work. Under his executive leadership, Miami New Drama has produced 7 Deadly Sins, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, The Cubans, A Wonderful World, When Monica Met Hillary, The Cuban Vote, Papá Cuatro, Elián, and Anna in the Tropics. He previously served as Managing Director of Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, producing numerous world premiere and award-winning plays and musicals. As an actor and director, Richberg has voiced national radio campaigns, appeared on national television, and worked in theaters across the country, including nearly every stage in South Florida, originating numerous roles, including in Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy at Miami New Drama prior to his tenure as Managing Director. He is a Drama League Award winner, Carbonell Award winner, multiple Silver Palm Award winner, twice named Best Actor by Miami New Times, and was named a Miami Leader by the Miami Foundation. A Miami native, Richberg is a graduate of Miami Country Day School and University of Miami Frost School of Music. He holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University and an MBA from IE Business School (Madrid) and Brown University.
MIAMI NEW DRAMA is a nonprofit professional theater company based in Miami Beach, Florida, committed to artistic excellence and groundbreaking work, with a vision of theater as a powerful form of social engagement. In residence at the historic Colony Theatre on Miami Beach, the company focuses on the development of new plays and musicals in both English and Spanish, most notably 7 Deadly Sins, winner of the 2021 Drama League Award for Outstanding Interactive or Socially-Distanced Theater, the world premiere development of the new Louis Armstrong musical A Wonderful World, which has made its Broadway opening at Studio 54 in New York, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard written and directed by Moisés Kaufman, the innovative collaboration The Museum Plays conceived and directed by Michel hausmann, performed at the Rubell Museum, Papá Cuatro conceived by Juan Souki, the 20th anniversary production of Anna in the Tropics written and directed by Nilo Cruz, When Monica Met Hillary by Winter Miller, The Cuban Vote by Carmen Pelaez, Puras Cosas Maravillosas by Duncan Macmillan, the first ever multilingual adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s classic Our Town, The Cubans by Michael Leon, Confessions of a Cocaine Cowboy by Billy Corben & Aurin Squire, Queen of Basel by Hilary Bettis, ¡Viva La Parranda! by Betsayda Machado and La Parranda El Clavo in collaboration with Juan Souki, and Gente Ociosa by Karin Valecillos. Miami New Drama is the winner of two Knight Arts Challenge awards and a Knight New Works Miami award from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. It was the 2018 and 2022 Miami New Times Best Theater for Drama and was honored with the Thornton Wilder Prize in 2022.
ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA), founded in 1913, represents more than 50,000 actors and stage managers in the United States. Equity seeks to advance, promote and foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of our society. Equity negotiates wages and working conditions, providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. AEA is a member of the AFL-CIO, and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. The Equity emblem is our mark of excellence. www.actorsequity.org
If you're inspired by the mission of the Y6K Jewish Play Initiative and would like to support Birthright, our next world premiere as part of this groundbreaking effort, we’d love to hear from you. Your involvement can help bring this powerful story to life, continuing our commitment to amplifying Jewish voices and fostering meaningful dialogue through theater.
Together, we can ensure these essential narratives resonate on stage and beyond. Let’s create something extraordinary—join us! y6k@miaminewdrama.org
Lincoln Road – Miami Beach’s Cultural and Social Hub
Immerse yourself in the cultural vibrancy of Lincoln Road, Miami Beach’s premier arts and entertainment district.
Home to iconic landmarks like the Colony Theatre, the New World Symphony, and numerous art galleries, this dynamic destination buzzes with creative energy.
Beyond its cultural o erings, Lincoln Road features over 200 shops, cafés, and restaurants, making it the perfect place to explore, dine, and unwind.
Where culture meets community, Lincoln Road has it all!
CREATIVE
Programmer
Dylan Carter
Lighting and Video Operator
Aidan Gordon
Cello
Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez
Costume Supervisor/Dresser
Saul Mendoza
Dresser
Noa Macias
Vera Franceschi
CREW
Master Electrician
Jonathan Bulgini
Head Audio
Rafael Otero
A1/Sound Board Operator
Quiana Majors
A2
David De Sola
Stage Crew
Brandon Johnson
Load-in Crew
Steve Covey
Michael Harvey
Nicholas Harvey
Brandon Johnson
Joekivia “Jojo” Johnson
Miguel Machado Mcivansky
Moliere
Mango
Jasmine K. West
Set Construction
HandyPlus911
Marketing
Ian Torres, TMA
Graphic Design
Manuel González Ruiz
Mago Atelier
Public Relations
Dina Allende, Clique PR
MIAMI NEW DRAMA STAFF
Artistic Director
Michel Hausmann
Managing Director
Nicholas Richberg
General Manager
Stefanie Anarumo
Artistic Associate
Karen Eskenazi
Director of Education
Vyana Preti
Development Director
Lucas Metropulos
Controller
Suzette Reagan
Production Manager
P. Vanessa Losada
Technical Director
William Spratt
Alfonso Rey
Media & Communications Manager
Kelly Gonzalez
Company Manager
Jessica Farr
House Manager
Constanza Celsi
Box Office Manager &
Executive Assistant
Karen Figueredo
Education Coordinator
Natalia Dubón
Box Office Associates
Emalie Belokon
Alexa Gutierrez
Carolina Ortiz
Josie Somoza Ushers
Sami Alexander
Annette Fromm
Kaitlin Martin
Nathan Mitchell
Beltran Ulloa
Warren Welds
Ray Wriston
Custodial Manager
Yolanda Pittman
Custodial Team
Clarissa Pittman
Deldrick Pittman
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
David Michael Scharlin Chair
Charles Million Vice Chair
Alexander Galsky
Treasurer
Yael Muller Secretary
Rudy Aragon
Steven Bandel
Gary Farmer
Lawrence Gragg
Maureen Gragg
Nicholas Griffin
James Harrison
Michel Hausmann
Nick Leone
Helene Lindenfeld
Martin Lindenfeld
Eduardo Muller
Enrique Norton
Amy Scharlin
André Williams
DONORS
CASH AND IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$100,000+
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
• Lincoln Road Business Improvement District
• The Jorge M. Pérez Family Foundation at The Miami Foundation
• Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, The Cultural Affairs Council, The Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners
• Gary L. Wasserman & Charles Kashner
• The Miami Foundation
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$20,000 - $99,999
• David & Amy Scharlin
• The Shubert Foundation
• Art & Ilene Penn
• Don & Amanda Mullen
• Galvan Foundation Charitable Trust
• Helene & Martin Lindenfeld
• Benjamin Nahum and Tammie Roodner
• City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council
• Janet Melk
• Jeff Kindler and Sharon Sullivan
• Mailman Foundation
• State of Florida Division of Arts & Culture
• Leslie Miller Saiontz
• Enrique Norten
• Maureen & Larry Gragg
• Nick & Grace Leone
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$10,000 - $19,999
• David Schrader
• Nathan J Esformes Foundation Inc.
• Funding Arts Network
• Bobby and Vicki Freeman
• Ivan Selin
• Nicholas Griffin
• Sandra Seligman
• Rudy & Jeanne Aragon
• Yael & Eduardo Muller
• The Hausmann Family
• Vera Muller
PLATINUM MEMBERS
$5,000 - $9,999
• Helen & Jose Benasayag
• Ann & Steve Anthony
• Charles Herring
• Dan Nir & Jill Braufman Family Foundation
• Enrique & Denise Lerner
• Lesley Goldwasser and Jonathan Plutzik at The Betsy Hotel
• Marty & Kate Mann
• Rhoda Levitt
• Steven & Minnie Bandel
• Venable Foundation
GOLD MEMBERS
$2,500 - $4,999
• Florida Theatrical Association
• Ana Raley
• Danya Lindenfeld
• The Cowles Charitable Trust
• Janet Kyle Altman & Timothy Schmand
• H Jordan Weitz
• Seth & Barb Weinberger
• Robert Rosenberg & Mary Wolfson
• Daniel Lewis
• Sid Stolz
• Uri & Vanessa Benhamron
SILVER MEMBERS
$1,500 - $2,499
• Carrie Horst
• Cheryl and Jan Deknatel
• Christopher Metropulos
• Patty Cisneros
• Dr. Curtis Slipman & Mrs. Dianne Slipman
• Eva & Samuel Cooperman
• The Massirman Family
• Jessie Wolfson
• John Ioannou
• John Stuart and Joel Hoffman
• Lucas Metropulos
• Maria Gabriela Contreras
• Melissa & David Mizrahi
• Nancy Fleischman
• Nancy Northup
• Dana Charitable Fund
• Tamar and Gary Tolchin
• Patricio & Andrea Kreutzberger
• Paula & Mickey Finkle
• Ray Breslin & Patrick Pecoraro
• Justin Dangel
• Debbie Falic
• Roselyne and Michael Freeman
• Saul & Jane Gross
$500 - $1,499
• David Kwiat
• Anthony Goodman
• Bakalo Mykonos
• Squire Family Foundation
• Charles Million & Tim Nardi
• James Harrison
• Hon. Daniela Levine-Cava & Dr. Robert Cava
• Dennis and Mark Steinberg
• Elissa and Jay Kramer
• Gelber Greenberg
• Ami & Jack Glottmann
• Jane Wesman
• Matt Buttrick and Jennifer Stearns Buttrick
• IT Italian Trattoria
• Issabella's
• Bakalo Mykonos Miami
• Jennifer Beber
• John Voaden
• Julie and Martin Franklin
• Laura Dominguez
• Jessica and Bryan Kaschube
• Lisa Dozier Shacket & Mark Shacket
• Madeleine Kreitman
• Jonathan M. Nadler
• Marta Olchyk
• Michel and Meyrav Hausmann
• Pedro Romero
• Roberto & Lilyan Vainrub
• Margalit Edelman
• Sally Hodgson
• Steven Gombinski
• Claudia Barrios
• Lisa Beal
• Michael Carpenter
• Evan Heller
• Marj O'Neill-Butler
• Peter Pavlina
• Michael Peyton
• Lynda Richards
• Gary Saslaw
• Raquel & Michael Scheck
• Suzy Wahba
• Key Biscayne Community Foundation
$100 - $499
• Alicia Pelaez
• Bari Newport
• Andre L. Williams
• Carlos Odio
• Casey Steadman
• Daniel Panebianco
• Daniel Weiss
• Daniel Ciraldo
• David Lawrence
• Dianne Beal
• Gabriela Muller
• Georgia West
• Hani Flicki
• Harold Wolpert
• Jacqueline Traurig
• Elizabeth Fenjves
• Dr. Patricia Dressler
• June Smith
• Karen Hausmann
• Kevin Jones
• Henry Waissmann
• Michael Gongora
• Leonardo Lopez
• Malka and Rotem Rodrig
• Marli Bergner
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