TransNational Cabaret Program

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from the Founder & Artistic Director

After more than a year of deep uncertainty and

political uproar, the grey clouds are beginning to part and the light of affirmation in humanity is poking through to warm us all.

As our host Polly Amber Ross proclaims at the start of the show, welcome friends, lovers of the arts, supporters of justice, dignity, and equality, and most especially esteemed members of the Trans community to New Conservatory Theatre Center’s TransNational Cabaret featuring Trans excellence from across the country and celebrating Trans joy.

To the lay the groundwork for the project, we adopted the metaphor of crafting a beautiful necklace. While each bead shines brightly in its own right, when united with the others its collective radiance is unparalleled.

Each of our six Trans artisans were given a “bead” in the form of a question around which to craft their cross-disciplinary performances. Defining moments of Trans love, family, identity, history, body awareness, blazing trails and rejoicing in community quickly sparkled into view. While we certainly do not presume to speak for the entire Trans experience, our performers are sharing their own stories in their own words through their own unique art forms.

This streaming performance represents NCTC’s second micro-commission program featuring queer artists – the first being The Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show which premiered last December. For this show, director Richard Mosqueda returns and joins forces with Chris Faye Steele (AKA Polly Amber Ross) to curate an extravaganza of Trans delight featuring artists from both the West and East Coasts.

With abundant gratitude, it is my honor and privilege to present NCTC’s TransNational Cabaret for your viewing pleasure.

Happy Spring and Happy Pride everyone!

Founder & Artistic Director

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NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER PRESENTS

Conceived by Ed Decker Directed and Curated by Richard A Mosqueda Hosted and Curated by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross

CREATIVE TEAM Lead Editing and Technical Direction by Carlos Aceves Production Management by Stephanie Desnoyers Sound Design by Kalon Thibodeaux

FEATURING Kimiyah Prescott Dane Figueroa Edidi StormMiguel Florez Zad Gravebone Ezra Reaves

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PERFORMANCES I LOVE LIFE Performed by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross Song “I Love Life” by Mana-Zucca Vocals and Arrangement by Ada Westfall Filmography and Lighting by Nic Candito Locations provided by The Secret Garden

SIR Written and Performed by Ezra Reaves Animated by Zad Gravebone Original Music by Willie Caldwell

STARRY EYED

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Performed by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross Song “Starry Eyed” by Jane & The Boy

YOU ARE MY DIVINE Performed and Edited by StormMiguel Florez Original Music Written and Performed by StormMiguel Florez Filmed by Annalise Ophelian Altar Paintings by TupiliLea Arellano

MOTHERS OF GOD: A LOVE LETTER TO BLACK TRANS WOMEN Written and Performed by Dane Figueroa Edidi Edited by Alessandro McLaughlin

TAKING THE STAGE Performed by Kimiyah Prescott

Music by 2Live

Videography and Editing by Kareem Jay Mugler Ball Footage Courtesty of Edits by Larry and Ballroom Throwbacks

THERE Performed by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross Vocals by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross Lyrics by Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross and Ada Westfall

Music by Ada Westfall

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W E LCO ME

from the Executive Director

Thank you for joining us for this celebration of the TransNational Cabaret! It has been a real pleasure connecting with all of these talented artists to create an event that is so personal in its storytelling and national in scope. If there is a small silver lining to the shutdown, it is the pathway our online productions have opened to both artists and audiences from outside the Bay Area. So, if you are tuning in from a long distance away, welcome – and we hope to meet you in person some day!

We are feeling pretty optimistic here at NCTC these days. Spring is in the air, vaccines are in the arms, and it looks like re-opening is in our future.

We expect to rollout our plans for the Fall in June, so stay tuned! Before we are back to live performance, there is still more virtual programming to share with you in the coming months: we will be revisiting the intrepid troupe of the Bay City Theatre one year later in season two of our podcast In Good Company, brought back by popular demand.

We hope that you, too, are looking at brighter days ahead. Thanks for welcoming us in, and enjoy the show!

Executive Director

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “My grandmother, my mother and I believe that when song, dancing and ceremony stop so does the earth.”

- “Kanyon Coyote Woman” Sayers-Roods In pursuit of New Conservatory Theatre Center’s ongoing mission to effect personal and societal growth, enlightenment, and change, we’ve learned the importance of acknowledging the original inhabitants of what we now know as San Francisco. We recognize that Ramaytush was the first language of this land as spoken by its original peoples, who are the original stewards and understand the interconnectedness of all things, maintaining harmony with nature since time immemorial. Our theatre is located on stolen land of the Ramaytush Ohlone Peoples, the original peoples of what is now the San Francisco Peninsula, and the greater Bay Area is the ancestral territory of the Miwok, Yokuts, Patwin, and other Ohlone to whom we owe a collective debt. We have directly benefited from being settlers on this land and we are privileged to call it our artistic home.

Through our own research and in-depth conversations with local Indigenous Generalized Specialist “Kanyon Coyote Woman” Sayers-Roods, we’ve gained a deeper understanding of the many travesties towards Native Americans over hundreds of years that have led to a history of displacement, gentrification, and cultural erasure which informs the context and demographics of our area to this day.

Storytelling is the core of theatre. Being unable to gather at NCTC during this time has highlighted how essential it is that we share the story of the land we occupy. This statement is one small step in recognizing the original stewards of this land and paying our respect to these Indigenous communities while educating our patrons, artisans, teachers, and students. More importantly are our actions that follow, which will include but are not limited to: uplifting local Indigenous communities, businesses, and artists, offering space and resources to Indigenous organizations, and being inclusive in the stories we tell and how we tell them.

Colonization is ongoing and so must our efforts be to engage, repair, and learn EpisodesWe 3 and 4 were you brought tothe you by as an organization. encourage to visit reference links here to better understand the legacy of the Ramaytush Ohlone people and the history of this serving the community since 1890. land. Please join us in acknowledging and honoring their ancestors, their elders, and their communities.

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS Established in 2011, The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition is the only social justice organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.

They are advocating to end poverty, discrimination in all forms and its human inequities faced in health, employment, housing and education that are rooted in systemic racism, to improve the lived experience of transgender people. The National Black Trans Advocacy Coalition work is based in peace building, community education, public policy initiatives, empowerment programs and direct services.

Learn more at www.blacktrans.org

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BTFA Collective is a community-based arts organization that builds community and mobilizes resources to support Black trans femme artists (artists who were assigned male-at-birth and now identify somewhere underneath the femme umbrella).

BTFA organizes programming that centers and highlights Black trans femme artists, executive produce projects led by Black trans femme artists, and provide direct to support to Black trans artists.

Learn more at www.btfacollective.org

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For The Gworls is a Black, trans-led collective that curates parties to fundraise money to help Black transgender people pay for their rent, gender-affirming surgeries, smaller co-pays for medicines/doctor’s visits, and travel assistance.

Learn more at www.forthegworls.party

Fresh Meat Productions invests in the creative expression and cultural leadership of transgender and gendernonconforming communities. We create and commission new work, present performing arts programs, conduct education and engagement, and advocate for intersectional justice and equity in the Arts.

Operating in a world that harms and excludes trans bodies and expression, Fresh Meat Productions lifts up trans and gender-nonconforming artists as agents of change. Our award-winning programs support the creative expression, artistic development and leadership of trans, gender-nonconforming and queer communities; empower and connect audiences; foster dialogue and learning; promote the evolution of transgender arts and culture; and build vibrant, resilient, connected communities.

Learn more at www.freshmeatproductions.org

Trans Lifeline provides peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people, and offer a fully anonymous and confidential hotline in English y español, and microgrants that put money directly into trans people’s hands. We offer microgrants for legal name & ID changes, funds for incarcerated and detained people, and trans-affirming healthcare.

Learn more at www.translifeline.org

The Trans Youth Equality Foundation provides education, advocacy, and support for transgender children, youth, and their families. Our mission is to share information about the unique needs of this community, partnering with families, educators, and service providers to help foster a healthy, caring, and safe environment for all transgender children.

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We’re incredibly proud of the resilience of our students and staff during this exceptional year, and now we’re asking for a little help to raise funds for scholarships and teaching artist salaries.

This spring, our High School Ensemble is presenting a virtual modern adaptation of WONDERLAND (based on Alice in Wonderland), and you’re invited to the community viewing party (seating is limited)!

Learn more at www.nctcsf.org/WONDERLAND

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The ONLY national day of giving for the LGBTQ+ community is on June 30!

For the last several years, NCTC has raised over $15,000 for Give OUT Day. This year, we’re setting our sights higher with a goal of $20,000 from 3x the number of donors. We can only achieve this goal with our community’s support.

Schedule your $10 donation at GIVEOUTDAY.ORG/NCTCSF

by June 30 and help bring lifechanging theatrical experiences to San Francisco and beyond.

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PR OFIL E S

DANE FIGUEROA EDIDI (pronouns: she/ her) Dubbed the Ancient Jazz Priestess of Mother Africa, Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi is a Black Nigerian, Cuban, Indigenous, American performance artist, author, educator, speech writer, and a Helen Hayes Award winning playwright. Her works include For Black Trans Girls…, Ghost/Writer, The Diaz Family Talent Show, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, and The Dance of Memories. She is an advocate, dramaturg, a two-times Helen Hayes Award Nominated choreographer (2016, 2018) and co-editor/codirector of The Black Trans Prayer Book. She is the curator and a co-producer of Long Wharf Theater’s Black Trans Women At The Center: An Evening of Short Plays.

Her radio play, Quest of The Reed Marsh Daughter, can be heard on The Girl Tale’s Podcast, and her play The Diaz Family Talent Show can be read on the Play at Home Website.

She was featured as Patra in King Ester and acted as a story consultant for the series. She wrote episode 9 (Refuge) of Round House Theater’s web series Homebound, and was one of the writers for Arena Stage’s short film The 51st State. www.LadyDaneFE.com STORMMIGUEL FLOREZ (pronouns: he/him) is a trans, queer Xicane filmmaker whose work includes awardwinning documentaries, The Whistle (Producer/Director) and MAJOR! (Editor/Co-Producer 2015).

StormMiguel is also an event and media producer, actor, and a lifelong musician. He was a 2020 San Francisco Pride virtual Community Grand Marshal and a recipient of NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures), The San Francisco Arts Commission, and Horizons Foundation grants. He’s originally from Albuquerque, NM, which he very much considers to be his homeland, and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 24 years. He lives with his partner and their 3 chihuahuas.

ZAD GRAVEBONE (pronouns: he/him) is a cartoonist, animator, drag performer, and voice actor. He’s done animation for Comedy Central’s series Triptank, been an illustrator for the Food Network’s Cake Wars, and has done voice work for the PJ Library podcast Have I Got a Story For You!. He has had frequent performances on digital drag shows such as The Serve Network and Majenta With a J’s Full Spin. Follow Zad Gravebone on Instagram: @zadgravebone KIMIYAH PRESCOTT (pronouns: she/her) is a first-generation American born of pastoral Guyanese parents. She was the youngest of 6 and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. Kimiyah began dancing in high school when her dance teacher entrusted her with leadership in various dance performances. Upon leaving high school in 2013, Kimiyah found her new family in the LGBTQ underground ballroom scene. She walked Performance, Runway, and Face in the Kiki scenes for the house of Juicy 13

PRO F I L E S Couture. Learning her foundation in Juicy, Kimiyah was then ready to walk mainstream balls in which the legendary House of Ebony welcomed her. Becoming appointed as the Overall Princess of the House of Ebony soon after joining, Kimiyah began to receive more recognition. In 2016 Kimiyah began her medical transition journey into womanhood. Kimiyah has won thousands of dollars in prize money, trophies, and prizes. She has been privileged to work with esteemed labels such as Pose, Coach, Bloomingdales, and NicoPanda, just to name a few. Kimiyah has traveled internationally, performing and teaching the art of Vogue. In 2019 she made her debut with the iconic House of Balenciaga. Kimiyah dreams that one day she will be able to take her talent beyond ballroom and become a mainstream choreographer and dancer.

CHRIS STEELE (Host/ Curator, pronouns: they/ she) is a queer trans nonbinary performance artist, writer, and activist. Their work centers on highlighting queer narratives throughout history and combating bigotry and white supremacy. As an actor, they have performed with companies across the Bay including We Players, NCTC, Cutting Ball, SF Shakespeare Festival, and the SF Playwrights Festival. As a writer they premiered adaptations of Miss Julie and Troilus and Cressida with their queer collective: Poltergeist Theatre Project. Chris is a co-founder of Poltergeist Theatre Project: a new queer theater collective, on Instagram @poltergeist_theatre_project, and their award-winning drag personas Polly Amber Ross and Peter Pansexual can be found on Instagram @pollyandpeter, where they’ve been creating politically subversive video 14

performance art throughout the Covid pandemic.

EZRA REAVES (pronouns: they/them) is a professional actor, comedian, experimental theater writer and performer, and ensemble member of the San Francisco Neo-Futurists.

They’ve toured nationally and internationally with The NeoFuturists, performed over 150 shows as the lead character in the immersive show The Speakeasy and performed locally at SF Playhouse, Shotgun, ACT, NCTC, and Magic. As a comedian, Ezra has opened for Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, John Hodgman, Paul F. Tompkins and even shared the stage with Michael Ian Black at SF Sketchfest. www.ezrareaves.com RICHARD A MOSQUEDA (Director/ Curator, pronouns: he/ she/they) Richard A Mosqueda is a queer, Mexican-American Theater Director based in San Francisco. Previous NCTC credits include A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show and the 2019 YouthAware production of Prince Gomolvilas’ Outspoken. They have directed work for such companies as Portland Center Stage, Halcyon Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Theatre Rhinoceros, and Custom Made Theater. Richard is grateful to Ed Decker and the incredible staff at NCTC for allowing him to call NCTC his artistic home. BFA: The Theatre School at DePaul University. SDC Associate.

Instagram: @latinxqueermagic

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ADA WESTFALL (Composer for Chris Steele AKA Polly Amber Ross’s performance, pronouns: she/her) is a composer, multiinstrumentalist, music director, performer, and proud transgender woman whose mission is to disrupt, interrogate, and diversify the field of musical theater. Notable work includes: Heather Christian’s I Am Sending You the Sacred Face (Theater in Quarantine - NY Times Critic’s Pick), Another Rose (Virgin Voyages), Big Apple Circus (Lincoln Center Damrosch Park & 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade), In the Green (Lincoln Center LCT3 - six 2020 Lortel nominations), David Byrne’s Joan of Arc: Into the Fire (The Public Theater), Rimbaud in New York (BAM), Songbird (59E59 & Two River Theater), and The Last Goodbye (The Old Globe). Ada has been an Associate Artist with Theater Mitu since 2006, collaborating on many shows including Remnant (MITU580), its digital adaptation </ remnant> (NYTW), Death of a Salesman (BAM), and A Play On War (Connelly Theater - 2010 Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Music in a Play). www.adawestfall.com — IG: @adawestfall CARLOS ACEVES (Lead Editing and Technical Director, pronouns: he/ him) has lived and worked in the Bay Area for the past eleven years as a technical director and scenic designer. Recently, he’s worked as a scenic designer for the Eugene O’Neill International Festival of Theatre in New Ross, Ireland. Carlos worked as the scenic designer and technical director for The Awakening at the Breadbox Theatre, which received a Theatre Bay Area award for Outstanding Production of a

Play. He’s also received an award for excellence in stage management from the KCACTF, and the title of California Theatre Arts Scholar in 2005. Carlos loves being a part of the NCTC team and to champion their mission.

STEPHANIE DESNOYERS (Production Management, pronouns: she/her)has been stage managing in the Bay Area since moving here in 2008, working with companies such as Cutting Ball, SF Shakespeare Festival, and BrickaBrack. Ten of her stage management productions have been with NCTC, including Everything That’s Beautiful, Salome, Dance for Me, Compleat Female Stage Beauty and Die, Mommie, Die!.

Stephanie has also done some work in both costume and prop design.

She began her career in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and traveling to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland.

KALON THIBODEAUX (Sound Designer, pronouns: he/him) TransNational Cabaret marks Kalon’s 9th sound project with NCTC after working on A Mighty Queer Virtual Variety Show, The Law of Attraction, In Good Company, You’ll Catch Flies, The Gentleman Caller, The Cake, Head Over Heels, and the world premiere of Del Shores’ This Side of Crazy. Over the last 30 years, Kalon has worked as an Actor, Director, and/or Designer for many theatrical companies throughout the Gulf South, the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest including: Southern Repertory Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, Stone Soup Theatre, California Theatre Center, The Dixie Theatre and Le Petit Theatre de Vieux Carre.

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ANNUA L FUND DONORS On behalf of our artists, students and staff, NCTC’s Board of Directors wishes to extend its heartfelt appreciation for your generosity. The following includes all contributions processed October 28, 2019 – April 28, 2021. * indicates member of the Repertory Circle, NCTC’s recurring donor program ◊ indicates a multi-year gift with Future Stages ENCORE SOCIETY NCTC’S PLANNED GIVING PROGRAM Anonymous Norman Abramson & David Beery Roderick G. Baldwin Robert H. Beadle James L. Coran Ed Decker & Robert Leone Jonathan Domash & Stewart Kramer Richard Galbraith Dr. Allan P. Gold Bill Gregory Lowell Kimble & Mason Cartmell Victoria Kirby Ron & Alison Limoges Gary L. Lomax Dave Madsen & Richard Norris Jeff Malloy Gerard McCauley David Meders Deb Mosk Andrew Nance Kenneth Noyes & Alan Pardini William Oman & Larry Crummer Tom Pajak Joe Ries Victor Rodriguez Andrew Smith & Brian Savard Thaddeus Trela Matt Vandeberg Chris Yaros CHAMPION ($50,000+) Anonymous Norman Abramson ◊ - in memory of R. Jack Redford & David V. Beery Lowell Kimble The Estate of Joe Ries Ted Tucker ◊ SEASON PRODUCER ($30,000-$49,999) Michael Golden & Michael Levy ◊ Robert Holgate - in memory of Al Baum ◊ The Williams & Hart Rainbow Fund of Horizons Foundation IMPRESARIO ($10,000-$29,999) David E. Meders* ◊ Richard Meiss & Peter Rudy Andrew Nance & Jim Maloney ◊ The Bob A. Ross Foundation

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OUR T H A N KS Miller, Katherine Mills, Frank Monti, Glen Moore & Bill Kaiser, Ryan Moore, Nicole Moreno-Deinzer, Patricia Morin, Allison Morrell, Richard Mosqueda, Scott Najima - in honor of Randy Nakano, Zolboo Namkhaidorj, Siobhan Noble, Ron Noriega, Elizabeth O’Connell, Tania Odesho, Christina O’Halloran - in honor of Andrea Partridge, Edward Omasta, Arthur Ong, Lynnette Orme, Claudine Ozzello, Mary Padilla, Elaine Page, Maria Paulia Belgado, Joel T. Perlstein, Robin Peterson, Susan Petit, Beth Phillips, Dixon Phillips, Robert P. Pittman, Paul Pleasanton, Patricia Ponzini, Mike Popalardo, Ora Prochovnick, Amy Prosser, Brian Quigley, Casey Quinn, Bryna Rifkind, PhD, Terry Rillera, Adele Rios, Robert Ripps & Steven Spector, Michael Rossman, Gordon Sakaue, Mary Jo Schaeffer, Nancy Cave, Ronald Schafranek, Annalee Schafranek & Sean Schafranek, Becca Schlichtig, Hope Schmeltzer, Joshua Grossnickle & Isaac Grossnickle, John Schrom, Timothy Schuman, Ron Selge, Donald Senn, Sachiyo Shelton, Karen Sheridan, Gae & Mel Shulman, Liz Sizenksy - in honor of Anne & Rodney Vaughan, Evelyn Smith, Lisa Soberanes, Isabel Sobozinsky- Wall - in memory of Marta Rangel, Elise Sommerville, James T. Sotiros, Tony Spruill, Marc Stein & Jorge Olivares, Laurence R. Stevens - in memory of Peggy Cooper, Sandra Stober, Michael Stuber, Beli Sullivan, Anthony Swanner, Virgnia Sweeney - in honor of TJ Santiago, Robert Tat, Donna Telepak, Pamela Thornton, Jennifer Ting, Kathie Tompkins - in honor of John Cavellini, Francine Torres, Alina Trowbridge, Sue Trowbridge, Kimberlee Trudeau, Marcelle Trzcinski, Judy Ung, Vaho, Kathryn Vercillo, Rena Vilt, William Vilt, Annika Button & Sydney Button, Noel Viramontes, James J. Vogt, Voices for Racial Justice, Yae Wada, Mary Kay Wagner, Laurie Waldman, Elizabeth Kim Waldron, Harold Wasson, Ron & Sharon Waterhouse - in honor of Dana Zook, Lisa Wayne, Mary Tienken & Isaac Wayne, Matt Weimer, Amy Weitz, Lori Whitney, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder, LaDonna Willems, William F. Wilson, Timothy Wolfred, Lawrence & Hillary Wollin, Joyce Ycasas, Scott Yeats, May Young - in honor of Randall Nakano INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS New Conservatory Theatre Center is sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts. $50,000+ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation San Francisco Arts Commission

San Francisco Grants for the Arts $25,000 - $49,999 Bothin Foundation San Francisco Department of Children, Youth & Their Families The Shubert Foundation Small Change Foundation $15,000 - $24,999 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention California Arts Council Horizons Foundation Kimball Foundation Miranda Lux Foundation $10,000 - $14,999 Fleishhacker Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Bernard Osher Foundation $2,500 - $9,999 Wells Fargo Foundation

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WAYS TO GIVE Support NCTC by making a secure donation online at NCTCSF.ORG/DONATE or mail a check to: NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER, 25 Van Ness Ave., LL, San Francisco, CA 94102 NCTC also accepts bequests, stock transfers and in-kind contributions. For more information about supporting NCTC, please email development@nctcsf.org

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NCTC THANKS THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS FOR MATCHING THEIR EMPLOYEES’ DONATIONS

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FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Ed Decker

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Barbara Hodgen

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Carlos Aceves

FRONT OF HOUSE & BAR MANAGER

Walt Anthony

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS MARKETING & PRESS MANAGER PRODUCTION MANAGER & CASTING COORDINATOR CONSERVATORY PROGRAMS MANAGER BOX OFFICE & PATRON SERVICES MANAGER YOUTHAWARE PROGRAM DIRECTOR & CASTING ASSOCIATE BUSINESS MANAGER DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTIONAL GIVING PHOTOGRAPHER CONSERVATORY DIRECTOR

Kate Jones Butler April Culver Stephanie Desnoyers Kathleen Lee Alessandro McLaughlin Nicole Meñez Brad Pence Vanessa Ramos Lois Tema Stephanie Temple

B OARD OF DIREC TOR S Ed Decker - Artistic Director Larry Vales - Board Chair Eric Valko - Treasurer Eli Lazarus- Secretary Andrew Smith - Chair Emeritus J. Conrad Frank Leah A. Hofkin Robert Holgate Maurice Kelly Eve Lynch

Christopher Murriel Andrew Nance Melanie Nathan Charles Renfroe Desiree Rogers Renee Roux Stephanie Walker Nathan Williams Dana Zook

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