Fall Conference 2020
This year’s reimagined Fall Conference will be held online, allowing greater access for more NAMT members to attend from their homes, offices or home offices! We’ll still have almost everything you expect from a NAMT event (sadly, you’ll have to bring your own cocktails and hors d’oeuvres), including plenty of time to meet and network with new colleagues from around the country, in-depth discussions about both the art and the business of creating new musicals, a sneak peek at the Festival of New Musicals, and more. We’ll explore what the future of musical theatre might look like in 2021 and beyond, with all the changes this year has continued to bring us. What stories will we tell and how will we tell them? How will our institutions adapt? What new skills are we learning, and what changes will we want to keep post-crisis?
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre believes that musical theatre should be accessible for all people. In actionably working toward that goal, American Sign Language Interpretation will be provided for our Fall Conference.
Closed captioning is available for the videos below on YouTube. To access the full options menu, mouse-over the embedded video and click the title to view directly on YouTube.
2020 Fall Conference Committee
Elisbeth Challener, ZACH Theatre (TX)
Susanna Gellert, Weston Playhouse (VT)
Gabe Gloden, Cardinal Stage (IN)
Bernie Griffin, The 5th Avenue Theatre (WA)
Jim Reynolds, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma (OK)
Richard Roland, Indiana University (IN)
Blair Russell, Show Shepherd (NY)
Brett Smock, The Rev Theatre Company (NY)
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DownloadTuesday, November 17, 2020 (All times ET)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm | Online Check-in and Networking The official start of the 2020 fall events! Check in at the virtual “registration desk” to get acclimated to our online platform, then get to know your colleagues with some one-on-one digital speed-dating. |
12:00 - 12:15 pm | Welcome Remarks |
12:15 - 1:15 pm | Keynote: Leading with Tech in a Brand New World L. Michelle Smith In business, L. Michelle Smith has lived it. She is the CEO/founder of no silos communications llc a media and consulting company that blends talent development and strategic communications to develop high-performing, women executive leaders. She is an ICF-certified executive and business coach at her private practice, NSC Coaching, where she has worked with executives at American Express, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, AT&T, Lenovo, Zapier, Mary Kay, Warner Media, CNN and more. She is also the lead trainer at NSC eLearning, a knowledge platform which houses online courses and other digital content for e-learning centered on leadership. L. Michelle is also the author of No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I’ll Just Include Myself: A Guide to Rockstar Leadership for Women of Color in the Workplace. She is the creator, executive producer and host of The Culture Soup Podcast® which is heard in 38 countries and has been consistently at the top of the rankings on Apple Podcasts in the Business/Business News and Business/Entrepreneurship categories. Black Enterprise editors named it one of the top 35 podcasts for 2019, and the show’s episode “The Coaching Corner” has also been added to LinkedIn LIVE, Facebook Watch, Twitter/Periscope and YouTube Live Events. Previously, she raced to the officer ranks in no time in her career, making vice president before the age of 30. Then she “fell” into entrepreneurship, marking her agency’s 7-figure sales milestone in year 5. She’s held officer-level positions for about half her career, but most recently answered the call at AT&T to build their D&I corporate communications capability from scratch. She did that in two years, then built another innovative, award-winning business model to complement it, inclusion marketing. She has more than 25 years of experience as an elite, award-winning communicator and integrated marketer at global agencies, in corporate and her own boutique agency. She is one of the most-sought after contemporary keynote speakers, facilitators, panelists and hosts on topics surrounding technology, business and culture, and has been featured across the country on some of the most important stages across multiple industries. Previously a contributor to Black Enterprise, L. Michelle is an adjunct professor of strategic communications at the Texas Christian University Bob Schieffer College of Communications where she also sits on the Board of Visitors. |
1:15 - 2:00 pm | Break |
2:00 - 2:45 pm | Checking In and Moving Forward Breakout affinity groups by role and department to get to know each other, discuss how everyone has been handling the unprecedented events of the past year, and assess how we want to move forward as a musical theatre community. These sessions will not be recorded. Executive Leadership Want another group? Let us know! |
2:45 - 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 - 4:00 pm | Concurrent Breakout Sessions New Forms of New Musicals Moderated by Ciera Iveson (NAMT), with Marsha Brooks (Brooks & Distler), Kirsten Childs (Festival Alumni Writer, The Bubbly Black Girl… & Funked Up Fairy Tales), Tralen Doler (Broadway On Demand), Jason Eagan (Ars Nova), Tim Kashani (Apples & Oranges Arts) and Alison Koch & Kent Nicholson (Playwrights Horizons). New Works for Old Audiences Moderated by Adam Grosswirth (NAMT), with Wayne Bryan (Music Theatre Wichita), Susanna Gellert (The Weston Playhouse Theatre), Robert Lee (NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program) and more to be announced. Management Collaborations Across Companies Moderated by Mark Fleischer (Pittsburgh CLO) with Marilyn Coleman (Pittsburgh Cultural Trust), Christopher Hahn (Pittsburgh Opera) and Cindy Opatick (Pittsburgh CLO). Remote Education and Engagement |
4:00 - 4:10 pm | Break |
4:10 - 4:50 pm | Annual Membership Meeting |
4:50 - 5:00 pm | Break |
5:00 - 6:00 pm | Recovery...or Transformation? A group of NAMT theaters has met regularly with AMS Planning & Research for several months to explore the impact of the COVID “intermission” and what it may mean for our organizations and the sector. Many of the questions we face were present before the pandemic, others are deeply entrenched, and some result directly from this extended pause.
Building on AMS’s paper The Long Runway to Return, AMS Principal Steven Wolff will set the context for a conversation moderated by AMS Senior Consultant Meg Friedman (a recovering stage manager!) including three of the discussion group’s regular participants, exploring topics including: What’s changing in the sector, our organizations and our work? What innovations are being explored? How is our purpose changing and is our definition of success changing? With Steven Wolff & Meg Friedman (AMS Planning and Research), Susanna Gellert (Weston Playhouse), Eric Keen-Louie (La Jolla Playhouse) and Paul Stancato (Timber Lake Playhouse) |
6:00 - 7:00 pm | Remote Happy Hour |
8:00 pm - 11:00 am | Conference Replay 8 pm Tuesday to 11 am Wednesday (ET) Miss part of the Fall Conference due to a conflict or your time zone? Selected sessions, including the keynote, will replay on Hopin until the next day’s programming begins. (You must be registered for the Conference to access this video at this time.) |
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 (All times ET)
11:00 - 11:45 am | Online Check-in and Networking Check in at the virtual “registration desk” to get acclimated to our online platform, then get to know your colleagues with some one-on-one digital speed-dating. |
11:45 am - 12:00 pm | A Message from the NEA Chairman A message from NEA Chairman Mary Anne Carter |
12:00 - 2:00 pm | Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism: What's your role? In her work and travels, Seena Hodges (Founder + CEO of The Woke Coach™) often hears people say things like, “I want to better understand how racism continues to erode the fabric of this country,” “I want to be a better, more inclusive organizational leader,” or “I want to know more about how I can make a difference through my organization.” Then, they all end with the same sentence: “But… I don’t know where to start.” In this follow-up to last year’s workshop, join members of The Woke Coach™ Team for an engaging interaction that challenges all of the excuses that keep us from creating more inclusive, anti-racist organizational practices and being more intentional with our allyship. Participants will leave the session with a plan for executing the work that an authentic commitment to inclusion requires. About The Woke Coach™ |
2:00 - 2:45 pm | Break |
2:45 - 4:00 pm | Festival Preview: Meet the Writers Your exclusive preview of the 32nd Annual Festival of New Musicals and first chance to meet this year’s writing teams! Plus a special presentation from sponsor Concord Theatricals. Open to all NAMT members and Premiere Pass holders registered for the Fall Conference or Festival of New Musicals. |
4:00 - 4:15 pm | Break |
4:15 - 5:15 pm | Concurrent Breakout Sessions New Works Gatekeeping: Disrupting Harmful Models Moderated by Ciera Iveson and Adam Grosswirth (NAMT), with Blair Russell (Show Shepherd), Kelli Foster-Warder (Theatre Latté Da), Donna Lynn Hilton (Goodspeed Musicals), Natasha Sinha (Playwrights Horizons) and Schele Williams (Black Theatre United). Making Your Organization More Accessible & Equitable Moderated by Eric Keen-Louie (La Jolla Playhouse), with Rick Edinger & Megan Mongahan Rivas (Carnegie Mellon University), Leigh Goldenberg & Yury Urnov (The Wilma Theatre) and Paige Price (Philadelphia Theatre Company). Managing and Collaborating Remotely Moderated by Bernie Griffin (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Elisbeth Challener & Regina Pyne (ZACH Theatre), Rachel Hands (Now IT Matters) and Eric Nelson (TRG Arts). Making Performances More Accessible Moderated by Orlando Morales (The 5th Avenue Theatre), with Rachel Ciprotti (Seattle Chamber Music Society), Taneisha Duggan (Theaterworks Hartford), Thembi Duncan (Shea’s Performing Arts Center) and Sharron Frazier-McClain (Barrington Stage Company). Outdoor Concerts & Events Moderated by Mark Hoebee (Paper Mill Playhouse), with Michael Barnard (Phoenix Theatre), Michael Baron & Ashley Wells (Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma) Dan Breen (Ogunquit Playhouse) and Maggie LaMee (Barrington Stage Company). |
5:30 - 6:15 pm | Silver Lining Moments As many of us look forward to getting “back to normal” or a “new normal,” what might we keep from this time? What new skills have we learned? What positive changes have we made? How have our ways of working changed for the better? What new ways have we found to connect with our patrons? What new stories do we want to tell? Please come prepared to share some of your top takeaways from this Conference as we head into the Festival of New Musicals. |
6:15 - 6:30 pm | Closing Remarks |
8:00 - 12:00 pm | Conference Replay 8 pm Wednesday to 12 noon Thursday (ET) Miss part of the Fall Conference due to a conflict or your time zone? Selected sessions, including the keynote, will replay on Hopin until the Festival of New Musicals begins. (You must be registered for the Conference to access this video at this time.) |
Thursday, November 19, 2020 (All times ET)
12:00 - 1:00 pm | Conference Bonus: Meet the NEA A casual Q&A session with the theatre and musical theatre representatives from the National Endowment for the Arts. (Open to Fall Conference registrants only.) With Greg Reiner, Ouida Maedel and Ian-Julian Williams (National Endowment for the Arts). |
As of 11/13/20. Subject to change!
Attendees
Grayce Hoffman
Michael O'Brien
Executive Producer
Nancy Gibbs
Producer/General Manager
Alexa Bishop
Round 1 Screening Committee Member, ATPAM member
Adam Lenson
Director and Producer
Brannon Bowers
Producing Director
Steven Wolff
Principal
Meg Friedman
Consultant & Knowledge Manager
Liz Davis
Business Development Manager, AMS Planning & Research
Christopher Sepulveda
Producer
Tim Kashani
Co-Founder
Jason Eagan
Founding Artistic Director
Rick Feldman
TRUSTEE
Miranda Hanson
Development Associate
Mac Ingram
Director of Development
Casey York
Managing Director
Meg Fofonoff
Artistic Director/Producer
Lourdes Figueroa
Creative Associate
Corinne Woods
Interim Director of Development
David Shane
Programs Manager
Claire Graves
Director of Marketing
Reggie White
Associate Artistic Director
Pamela Adams
General Manager
Nick Luckenbaugh
Director of Development
Nzinga Williams
Company Manager
Molly Marinik
Dramaturg and Producer
Emily Turner
Marketing and Membership Manager
Kellie Taylor
School Line Producer
Alison Beatty
Atlantic for Kids Artistic Director
Camron Parker
Associate General Manager
Kevin Lyle
Board Member
Juan Unzueta
Graphic Designer
Justin Anderson
Associate Artistic Director
Renita James
Director of Education
Eugene Russell IV
Artist
Anthony Rodriguez
Co-Founder
Katie Pelkey
Managing Director
Ann-Carol Pence
Co-Founder/Producing Artistic Director
Jimmy Wilson
Associate Producer
Erin Tate
Assistant General Manager
Jessica Bush
Associate Director of Audience Services
Paige Stefanski
Associate Director of Marketing Print & Digital Media
Jane O'Leary
Director of Education & Community Engagement
Branden Huldeen
Artistic Producer/Assoc. Artistic Director
Jessica Provenz
Director of Development
Maggie LaMee
Director of Finance and Administration
Sharron Frazier-McClain
Associate Director of Community Engagement and DEIA
Jon Héd
Director of Marketing
Jade Nicholas
Volunteer Relations Manager
Hannah Katz
Artistic Associate & Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director
Ian Gillis
Associate Production Manager
Melissa Johnson
Musical Theatre Voice - Professor
Lisa Denman
Undergraduate Program Director
Lauren Weber
Senior Lecturer Musical Theatre
Schele Williams
Shay Thomas
Customer Support Specialist
Sara Skolnick
Director of Acquisitions & New Work
Nik Sorocenski
Director of Marketing
Sean Cercone
CEO/Founder
Tralen Doler
V.P. Partnerships & Brand Engagement
Emily Dew
Communications Manager
Amaya Santamaría
Education & Community Engagement Manager
Sharon Maroney
Producing Artistic Director
Joe Theissen
Development Manager
Tyrene Bada
Board Member
Bonnie Pavel
Board Member
deShauna Jones
Development Director
Alan Anderson
Marketing Director
Dan Murphy
Managing Director
Stephanie Cowan
Director of Musical Licensing
Marsha Brooks
Partner, Brooks & Distler
Rick Edinger
Chair of Acting/ Music Theater; Music Supervisor/ MD/ Conductor
Megan Monaghan Rivas
Artistic Director
Aislinn Frantz
Paige Whitson-Martini
General Manager
Alexis Taylor
Casting Associate
Criss Henderson
Executive Director
Bob Mason
Artistic Associate/Casting Director
Rick Boynton
Mark Ciglar
CEO
Angie Piccirillo
Producer
Emmanuel Kikoni
Max Beer
Producing Associate
Nate Jones
Producer
Robert Schenkkan
Playwright
Cody Lassen
Producer
Jonathan Rosenberg
Alyssa Washburn
Charge Scenic Artist
Jacob Keough-Mishler
Resident Designer, Sound and Video
Holly Rawls
Lighting Director
Christopher Sheley
Producing Artistic Director
Scott Levy
Producing Artistic Director
SB Parks
Costume Shop Manager
Mickey Burdick
Technical Director
Terri Harrison
Audition Facilitator
Nathan Halvorson
Associate Director of Performing Arts
Theresa Posorske
Director, Professional Licensing
Abbie Van Nostrand
Consultant
Michelle Yaroshko
Senior Vice President, Professional Licensing (North America)
Sean Flahaven
Chief Theatricals Executive, Concord
Zach Kaufer
Director of Play Licensing
Teresa Castro
Senior Manager, Professional Licensing
Bill Gaden
President, Worldwide
Molly Goldberg
Professional Licensing Associate
Cassie Hakken
Marketing Director
Kate Galvin
Casting Director/Creative Producer
Corey Hollinger
Production Manager
Gabe Gloden
Managing Director
Karishma Bhagani
Carolyn Miller
Producer
Matthew Schneider
Producer
Michael Jung
Executive Theatrical Development
Michael Serna
Executive Creative Director
Wendy Anderson
Executive Creative Director
Malcolm Darrell
Shelby Jiggetts-Tivony
VP Creative and Advanced Development
David Scott
Director, Licensing
Matthew Carney
Associate Artistic Director
Tamanya Garza
Lori Fineman
Producer/Owner
Kelly Robinson
Creative Director
Katie Desjardins
Associate Marketing Director
Kristan McLaughlin
Artistic Administrator
Erica Gilroy
Production Manager
Lori Cartwright
Marketing Manager
Naomi Anhorn
Assistant Stage Manager
Kathleen Sedgwick
Assistant House Manager
Michael Gennaro
Executive Director
Donna Lynn Hilton
Artistic Director
Gloria Gorton
Director of Major & Planned Gifts
Rachel Tischler
General Manager
Elisa Hale
Public Relations Manager
Anika Chapin
Director of Artistic Development
Erin Coffey
Manager of Audience Engagement
Michael Fling
Associate Artistic Director
Mary Miko
Individual Giving Officer
Nancy Altschuler
Kristen Coury
CEO and Producing Artistic Director
Jeff Binder
Associate Artistic Director
Joel Markus
COO and Managing Director
Jeff Binder
Associate Artistic Director
Lamar Perry
Associate Producer
Laura Little
Senior Director, Global Accounts
Lisa Adler
Co-Artistic Director
Marguerite Hannah
Laura Aden
President & CEO
Emily Sproch
Senior Program Officer
Richard Roland
Head, BFA Musical Theatre Program
DJ Gray
Professor of Practice, Musical Theatre
Ray Fellman
Musical Theatre Voice Faculty
Terry LaBolt
Music Director, Muscial Theatre
Sue Swaney
Muscial Theatre Voice Faculty
Scott Hogsed
BFA Liaison, Musical Theatre
Ansley Valentine
Associate Professor, Acting and Directing
RJ Hodde
MFA Directing Candidate, 3rd Year
Jamie Anderson
MFA Directing Candidate, 3rd Year
Lauren Haughton Gillis
Assistant Professor, Muiscal Theatre
David Dombrosky
Chief Marketing Officer
Elisabeth Treger
ASL Interpreter
Angela Johnson
CEO/President
Andréa Lust
ASL Interpreter
Joni Koneval
Marketing Coordinator
Rebecca Gates
Managing Director
Jim Kierstead
Producer
Ed Harsh
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Mary Cook
Director of Communications
Julia Foster
Director of Philanthropy
Gabriel Greene
Director of Artistic Development
Amy Ashton
Associate Producer
Debby Buchholz
Managing Director
Mia Fiorella
Director of Experiences and Activations
Bonnie Broberg
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Eric Keen-Louie
Artistic Producing Director
Rick VanNoy
Executive Assistant to Christopher Ashley
Bridget Cavaiola Stone
Director of Learning
Ryan Meisheid
General Manager
Becky Biegelsen
Director of Public Relations
Michael Graziano
Executive Director
Dennis Corsi
Director of New Works
Lauren Grajewski
Creative Development Manager
Devanand Janki
Artistic DIrector
Craig Krawczyk
President | Lead Design Architect
Jenny Hester
Business Development Director
Miranda Cornell
Freelance Director
Julie Gunn
Co-Director, LTI
Kerrie Brinkman-White
Director of Development
Michael Bratcher-Magallanez
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Ashley Wells
Executive Producer
Jim Reynolds
Managing Director
Michael Baron
Producing Artistic Director
Stephanie Dupal
Managing Director
Curt Dale Clark
Artistic Director
Margot Astrachan
Owner/principal
Sarah Rasmussen
Artistic Director
Nicole Watson
Artistic Director
Michael Rosenberg
President & CEO
Lindsay Brooks
Associate Producer
Tom McCoy
President/CEO
Martin Jackson
General Manager
James Hadley
Executive Director, MTN
Emily Gray
Executive Director, MMD
Ellen Burgin
Membership and Communications Manager
Michel Hausmann
Artistic Director
Samantha Bryant
Vice President, Partnerships
Chris O'Connor
Chair
Peter Flynn
Associate Professor
Mark Hardy
Coordinator of Musical Theatre/New Works Initiative, Montclair State University
Jeanne Drennan
Executive Director
Zhiwei Ma
Artistic Producer
Marisa Wexler
Webmaster
Matt Boethin
Professional Licensing Director, N. America
Richard Patterson
International Licensing Director
Mitchell Southerland
Director of Production
Jeremy Littlefield
Technical Director
Tim Sturm
Board Member
Jim Knight
Board Member
Angela Cassette
Managing Director
Joshua Larson
Education Director
Amanda Bowman
Company/Office Manager
Brian J. Marcum
Artistic Director
Wayne Bryan
Producing Director
Matt Terzigni
General Manager
Paul Garman
Executive Director/Producer
Douglas Senecal
General Manager
Dana Leach
Education Outreach Coordinator
Bren Thor
Associate Producer
Michael Betts
BO manager/Marketing Manager
Ciera Iveson
Adam Grosswirth
Member Services Director
Sarah Jones
Betsy Militello
Executive Director
Brittney Woolley
Lady del Castillo
Company Manager
Maia Tivony
Intern
Kara Kirby
Heather Moore
Artistic Producer
Chris Dearlove
Managing Director
Jean-Paul Courtemanche
Coordinator
Sarah Conn
Artistic Associate
Ian Julian Williams
Theater & Musical Theater Specialist
Ouida Maedel
Theater & Musical Theater Specialist
Katie Fisher
Director of Scheduling | Office of the Chairman
Greg Reiner
Theater & Musical Theater Director | Performing Arts
Ken Willman
cofounder
Rosemary Willman
Co principal
Neil Gooding
Producer
Matthew Woolf
Board Member
L. Michelle Smith
CEO
Rachel Hands
Director of Delivery
Robert Lee
Chair
Jonathan McCrory
Executive Artistic Director
J Travis Cooper
Kent Bridges
Managing Director
Kelly Thayer
Assistant Development Director
Dawn Pahel
Director of Business Operations
Lloyd Ziel
Volunteer Manager & Safety Compliance Officer
Brian Swasey
Producing Director
Amanda Woodward
Rental Manager
Michael Stailey
Associate Director of Marketing
Dan Breen
Bradford Kenney
Executive Artistic Director
Charlie Hindmarsh
Board of Directors
Rachel Prest
Deputy Director of Membership & Individual Giving
Jean Benda
Executive Assistant to the Board of Directors
Eileen Eberhart
Secretary, Board of Directors
Brooke Baerman
Deputy Director of Major Gifts & Campaign Development
Joyce Presutti
Education Director
Alan Patrick Kenny
Head of Musical Theater
Brent Frederick
Music Director
Christopher Youstra
Associate Artistic Director of Music Theater
Leah Vicencio
Andrew Luft
VP Building Operations and Production
Lisa Cooney
Director of Education
Chris Slavik
Associate Producer
Mark Hoebee
Producing Artistic Director
Mike Stotts
Executive Director
Stephen Agosto
Line Producer
Patrick Parker
Associate Artistic Director
Emily Zeck
Managing Director
Paige Price
Producer
Allison Fifield
Artistic Programs and Events Manager
Jessica Pasquariello
Associate Director of Development
Olivia O'Connor
Literary Manager and Dramaturg
Angela Langill
Director of Finance & Administration
Alex Miller
Contract and Accounting Manager
Emmaline Hall
Donor Relations Coordinator
Julie Carlino
Patron Services Manager
Becca Ackner
PR and Marketing Manager
John Edkins
Director of Production
Stephanie Barletto
Graphic Designer
Melissa Goodfriend
Development Data Coordinator
Wynne Fedele
Director of Development
Mark Fleischer
Executive Producer
Laura Barry
Associate Director of Development
Kate Loy
Manager of Institutional Giving
Van Kaplan
Cindy Opatick
Associate Producer
Marilyn Coleman
Shared Services Colsultant
Jonathan Sage
Technical Director
Lindsay Kalbfleisch
Social Media & Digital Manager
Amber Kocher
Box Office & Audience Services Manager
Allison Hannon
Development Director
Kevin Kocher
Associate Technical Director
Brianna Booher
Graphic Designer
Brady Patsy
Conservatory Director
Francesca Tortorello
Resident Music Director
Gemma Mitchell
Production & Logistics Manager
Colleen Doyno
Executive Director
Nick Mitchell
Resident Artist
Christopher Hahn
General Director
Natasha Sinha
Associate Artistic Director
Alison Koch
Digital Content Consultant
Armelle González
Script Coordinator
Kent Nicholson
SVP, Acquisitions & New Work
Christopher Pazdernik
Producing Director
Lisa Torgerson
Development Director
Jeannie Lukow
Executive Director
Mandy Katz
Development Associate
James Juliano
Media & Marketing Relations
Tony Gibson
Board Chair
Michael Weber
Artistic Director
August Compton
Audience Services Manager
Austin Packard
Marketing Manager
Alex Rhyan
Production & Operations Director
Dan Thomas
Finance & Administration Director
Jody Jaron
Co-Producer
Harriet Schlader
Producer/Executive Director
Joel Schlader
Co-Producer
Jeff Fong
Board
Christine Burke
Ms. Wheelchair America 2022
Irene Thompson
Advisory Board Member
Ken Ross
Advisory Board
Vivien Tuma
Board Secretary
Julie Kwan
Board President
David Flack
IT/Executive Board Member
Merrilee Mitchell
Board
Denise Naylor
Board
Cara Reichel
Producing Artistic Director
Dawn Smalberg
Producer
Bev Ragovoy
Producer
Ree Segars
CFO
Keith Cromwell
Director of Institutional Advancement
Drew Francis
Director of Operations
John Dorsett
Facilities Director
Stacey Morales
Director of Development
Jennifer Jaquess
Executive Director
Rachael Pike
Company Manager
Bradford Forehand
Abroms Youth Performance Director
Phil Richardson
Director of Production
Stephie Likis
Patron Services Manager
Elise Mayfield
Development Manager
Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
Stephen Brotebeck
Professor, Musical Theatre
Rachel Ciprotti
Director of Education and Operations
Elisabeth Farwell-Moreland
Producer
Hattie Andres
Associate Artistic Producer
Sann Hall
Director of Production
Sarah Bednar
Institutional Partnerships Director
Inji Kamel
Managing Director
Amy Bokanev
Individual Giving Director
Maggie Carrido
Teaching Artist
Tyler Krieg
Assistant Production Manager
Alex Reed
Associate Director of Arts Engagement, Youth & Learning
Laura Owens
Grants Associate
Jamie Herlich
Managing Director
Jana Shea
Producer/Founder
Debora Friedmann
Social Media Manager
Sarah Berger
Development Officer
Lisa Rubin
Artistic & Executive Director
Jon Rondeau
General Manager
Melanie Thompson
Head of Communications
Sharon Fallon
Producer/General Manager
Celine Krzan
Public Relations and Content Strategy Associate
Nick Occhipinti
Marketing Associate
Thembi Duncan
Director of Arts Engagement and Education
Jen Mysliwy
Arts Education Coordinator
Bill Patti
General Manager
Kevin Sweeney
Director of Marketing and Communications
Kim Boyle
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Robert Brunschmid
Director of Operations
John Schaller
Director of Development
Cassandra Lippert
Development Associate
Michael Murphy
Katie Mallinson
Arts Engagement Coordinator
John Herbert
VP of Finance and Administration
Beth Potozniak
Sponsorships and Special Events Manager
Jordan Laffrenier
Robert Gontier
Professor
Michael Rubinoff
Producer
Anthony McDonald
Show Shepherd Advisor - GM
Phaedra Michelle Scott
Show Shepherd Advisor - Dramaturg
Karreem Washington
Entertainment Attorney
Blair Russell
Board of Directors
Matt Schicker
Show Shepherd
Scott Evans
Artistic Director
Wendy Macdonald
Executive Director
Wendy Gillespie
President & CEO
Anne Ciarlone
Manger of Event Production
Jason Aguirre
Co-Artistic Director
Rose Freeman
Spicer Carr
Steven Gross
Program Head - Abbott Musical Theater Collaboration MFA Program
Patrick Tice-Carroll
Graduate Student Temple Theaters MFA Musical Theater Collaboration Program
Rachel Graf-Evans
Graduate Student Temple Theater MFA Musical Theater Program
Bonnie Towne
Board Member
Orlando Morales
Bernie Griffin
Managing Director Emeritus
Christine Johnson
Associate Director of Philanthropy
Ann Ramsay-Jenkins
Board Member
Kelsey Thorgalsen
Amy Chasanov
Foundation and Government Relations Manager
Paula Tharp
Director of Philanthropy
Bill Berry
Executive Director
Zhiyi Vanna Han
Amelia Heape
Director of Marketing and Communications
Benny Aguayo
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
Jay Burns
Director of Outbound Sales
Lorraine O'Brien
Vice President, CSA
Sadie Carver
Human Resource Manager
Jeff Loeb
President
Stephen Benson
Director of Ticketing
Katie Hotchkiss
Assistant General Manager
Tara Lail
Associate Artistic Director
Kappy Kilburn
Executive Director
Beth Schaeffer
Artistic Committee
Kevin Moore
Aaron Thielen
Co-Founder
Emily Parker
Marketing Manager
Michael Baxter
Associate Artistic Director
Kwofe Coleman
President & CEO
Robyn Hoja
Producer & Operations Manager
Alethea Bakogeorge
Accessibility Manager & Development Associate
Mitchell Marcus
Paul Beauchamp
Co-Executive Director
Ellen Wallace
Guest
Ray Hogg
Founder & Artistic Director
Victoria Barber
Director of Marketing
Cassandra Di Felice
Production Coordinator
David Daniels
Executive Producer
Kate Supleve
Co-Executive Director
Michael Barnard
Producing Artistic Director
Brett Smock
Producing Artistic Director
Leigh Goldenberg
Managing Director
Yury Urnov
Artistic Director
Sara Richardson
Ansa Akyea
Shameika Black
Executive Assistant to Ms. Hodges
Seena Hodges
Founder + CEO
Peter Rothstein
Producing Artistic Director
Michelle Woster
Managing Director
Andrew Leshovsky
Director of Marketing & Engagement
Chris Cartwright
Marketing Associate
Elissa Adams
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Work
Libi Baehr
Development Director
Allen Weeks
Production Director
Kelli Foster Warder
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Impact
Glyn Northington
Board Member
Kevin Winge
Board Member
Taneisha Duggan
Associate Producer
Tom Morrissey
Producing Artistic Director
Paulina Tobar
Staff Associate
Mark Henry
Electrical Engeineer
Peter Weingard
Board Member
Camele-Ann White
Colleen Harris
Managing Director
Chris Alleman
Producing Artistic Director
Melissa Livingston
Associate Artistic Director
Clifford Alexander
Director of Education
Megan Larche
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Works
Hillary Hart
Executive Director
Dan Knechtges
Artistic Director
Phil Santora
Consultant
Scott Devine
Executive Director
Dan Danielowski
Executive Director
Paul Stancato
Producing Artistic Director
Felicia Finley
Guest Artist
Bill Titus
Manager of Operations
Hannah Oren
Artistic Producer
Jack Cummings III
Artistic Director
Denise Dickens
Executive Director
Eric Nelson
VP, Global Partnerships
Gemma Nelson
Marketing Manager
Shari Jordan
Associate Artistic Producer
Trisha Jensen
Marketing Manager
Zoe Baird
Company Manager
Tony Piersanti
Marketing Relationship Manager
Kevin Smith
CEO
Matt Porter
Marketing Manager
Stephanie Finck
Marketing Director
Scott Anderson
Artistic Director
Elena Margolis
Production Finance
Emily Stromberg
Production Coordinator
Keith Blau
VP, Legal Affairs
Lowe Cunningham
Vice President, Creative Development and Production
Sam Squeri
Director, Theatre Production & Finance
Brian Hedden
Creative Executive
Chris Herzberger
Senior Vice President
Nancy Rubin
Patron Services Manager
Dennis Canright
Master Carpenter/Set Prop Rentals
Christopher Deaton
Executive Artistic Director
Craig Lynch
Executice Producer / Marketing, Press, Box Office
BJ Cleveland
Resident Director
Cheryl Denson
Director
Kyle Igneczi
Managing Director
Denise Lee
Guest Artist
Jeff Rane
Executive Producer / Production
Vince Colonna
Producer
Frank Stilwagner
Director of Development
Jay Markham
Production Manager
Aileen Forde
Institutional & Major Gifts
Brittany Rall
Sr. Associate Director of Marketing
Janell Johnson
Associate Development Director: Endowment & Planned Giving
Danielle Franich
Director of Development
Jessica Spencer
Associate Artistic Director - Arts Engagement & Casting
Brandon Ivie
Associate Artistic Director
Jerry Dixon
Robb Hunt
Tim Symons
Resident Music Director
Elizabeth Kensek
Managing Director
Susanna Gellert
Executive Artistic Director
Emily Schriebl
Director of Development
Nathaniel Vilandre
Production and Operations Manager
Jenna Jordan
Marketing and Communications Associate
Rachel Liff
Dramaturgy
Emily Kennebeck
Company Administrator
Andy Butterfield
Director of Marketing and Communications
Drew Nebrig
Director of Marketing and Communications
Renelle Bedell
Assistant Managing Director
Dave Steakley
Producing Artistic Director
Regina Pyne
Director of Human Resources
Charlie Frasier
VP Development
Elisbeth Challener
Producer/Owner
Nat Miller
Director of Education
Director
CEO/Producer
CEO, UIA Talent Agency
Owner/Founder
Producer/Director
Artistic Director
Producer
Composer/Lyricist
President, BoD Musicolab
General Manager, retired
Co-Founder & Producer
Director/Choreographer
Guidelines
Participation Guidelines
NAMT is committed to recognizing and celebrating the diversity of experiences, talents, skills, cultures and opinions that our members bring to our community, and specifically to our events. We invite you to participate in the Fall Conference and Festival of New Musicals in a spirit of open-mindedness, curiosity and respect.
We want every NAMT event to be a safe, inclusive and productive environment for all participants. In that spirit, we ask you to…
- Be inclusive, actively seeking and inviting diverse perspectives
- Listen to understand
- Participate in an active and direct way, with professionalism and respect for others
- Be considerate, kind, constructive and helpful in your language and actions
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and language
- Respect confidentiality requests by speakers and other attendees
NAMT staff and Board may take action (up to and including expulsion with no refund and exclusion from future events) to redress disruptive, disrespectful or offensive behavior or any other actions deemed in conflict with the above guidelines.
Thank you to every NAMT community member for helping to make all of our events informative, inclusive and respectful.
Resources
Links, articles and other resources shared by our panelists and in the chat during this year’s online sessions, and other material relevant to speakers and topics.
Keynote
L. Michelle Smith’s E-Learning Page, including the 5 questions graphic (signup required)
Checking in and Moving Forward
Culturally Responsive Arts Education and Anti-Racism 25-Day Challenge
Recovery…or Transformation?
AMS: The Long Runway to Return
Recovery…Or Transformation Slides
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism: What’s your role?
EDI & Anti-Racism: What’s Your Role? Session Notes
ArtEquity Resources (reading list and more)
Making Your Organization More Accessible & Equitable
For The Wilma’s Next Chapter, Four Artistic Directors Instead Of One
Tips for Fostering an Inclusive Workplace
New Works Gatekeeping: Disrupting Harmful Models
40 Black Playwrights On The Theatre Industry’s Insidious Racism
BIPOC Demands for White American Theatre
Why You Should Create a “Shadow Board” of Younger Employees
Other/Lounge Chat
Is It Theater? Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’ Adaptation For The Sims 4 To Stream On Twitch
Black Imagination World VR Theatre
VR Resources (request access to view)
This page was last updated on 03/15/2021