ARTISTIC/PRODUCTION
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Associate Artistic Director
David Dower

Production Manager
Carey Lawless

Assistant to the Artistic Director
Catherine Ehret

NEA New Play Development
Program Coordinator
Vijay Mathew

Literary Manager
Janine Sobeck

Directing Fellow
Ronee Penoi*
Dramaturgy Fellow
Amrita Mangus*

The Writers Council
Nilo Cruz
David Henry Hwang
Moisés Kaufman
Eric Overmyer
Charles Randolph-Wright
Sarah Ruhl
Robert Schenkkan
Tazewell Thompson
Paula Vogel
Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006)

Affiliated Artists
Matt Bogart
E. Faye Butler
Tina Fabrique
David Fendig
George Fulginiti-Shakar
Allen Lee Hughes
Naomi Jacobson
Rosemary Knower
Susan Lynskey
Howard W. Overshown
Lawrence Redmond
Nancy Robinette
Nancy Schertler
J. Fred Shiffman
Paula Vogel

Commissioned Writers
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Nilo Cruz
Marcus Gardley
Ken Lin
James Magruder
Eric Overmyer
Psalmayene 24
Charles Randolph-Wright
Sarah Ruhl
Tazewell Thompson
Karen Zacarias

Casting
Casting Director

Daniel Pruksarnukul
Casting/Production Fellow
Travis Ballenger*

Production
Company Manager
Rachel Swan
Production Coordinator
Brianna Harnden
Production Driver
Christina Rojas
Production Intern
Katie Slupski

SCENIC
Technical Director
Jim Glendinning
Assistant Technical Director
Stephen M. GreeneMaster Carpenter
Norman W. Lee
Scenic Technicians
John Keisling
Sean Malarkey
Steve Olson
Dan Rosenberry

Charge Painter
Li Quang

PROPERTIES
Property Master
Chuck Fox
Assistant Property Master
Lance Pennington
Property Carpenter
Mike Ritoli
Property Assistants
Niell DuVal
Marion Hampton-Dube
Justin Titley

LIGHTS
Master Electrician
Christopher V. Lewton
Electricians
Scott Fulsom
Karen Owens
Lighting Intern
Benjamin Ehrenreich

SOUND
Master Sound Technician
Timothy M. Thompson
Sound Technician
Brian Burchett

COSTUMES
Costume Director
Joseph P. Salasovich
Shop Manager
T. Tyler Stumpf
Drapers
Noel Borden
Carol Ramsdell
Steven Simon
First Hands
Samantha Baker
Holly Diane Petty
Crafts
Deborah Nash
Hair and Makeup Supervisor
Amanda Barrett Smith
Wardrobe Manager
Dori Beau Seigneur
Wardrobe
Gerri Ford
Costumes Intern
Amanda Mitchell

STAGE MANAGEMENT
Stage Managers
Amber Dickerson
Kurt Hall
Jenna Henderson
Martha Knight
Angelita Thomas
Susan R. White
Stage Management Intern
Alexandria Wood

MAINTENANCE
Reception/Stage Door

Lawrence Wise

*2008/2009 Allen Lee Hughes Fellow. The Allen Lee Hughes Fellows Program is one of the few theater-run apprenticeship programs in the country designed to offer people of color personalized training opportunities in production and administration.