Olney Theatre Center Staff
SENIOR STAFF
Jason Loewith
Artistic Director
jason@olneytheatre.org
Debbie Ellinghaus
Managing Director
debbie@olneytheatre.org
Fred T. Paul
General Manager
fpaul@olneytheatre.org
Hallie Gordon
Senior Associate Artistic Director
hallie@olneytheatre.org
Christopher Youstra
Associate Artistic Director of Music Theatre
cyoustra@olneytheatre.org
Kevin McAllister
Director of Curated Programs & BIPOC Artist Advocate
kevin@olneytheatre.org
Pope Jackson
Director of Production
pope@olneytheatre.org
Dina Goldman
Director of Advancement
dgoldman@olneytheatre.org
Weldon C. Brown
Director of Sales
wbrown@olneytheatre.org
Joshua Ford
Director of Marketing and Communications
jford@olneytheatre.org
Shruthi Mukund
Director of Community Engagement
shruthi@olneytheatre.org
Dennis A. Blackledge
Owner's Representative
dblackledge@olneytheatre.org
ARTISTIC
Jenna Duncan, Associate Artistic Director/Casting Director • jenna@olneytheatre.org
Irene Martinko, Casting and Producing Fellow • imartinko@olneytheatre.org
Taylor Monee Roberts, Artistic & Casting Apprentice
Ambree Feaster, Dramaturgy Apprentice
PRODUCTION
Kirsten Parker, Assistant Production Manager
Stephen M. Greene, Technical Director
Kevin Maresca, Assistant Technical Director
Sabrina Bordeaux, Stage Operations Manager
Anna Cable, Props Supervisor
Jason Dearing, Props Artisan
Fred Via, Scenic Artist
Julie Cray Leong, Costume Shop Supervisor
Carissa Gilson, Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Shop Associate
Haley Simmonds, Lighting Supervisor
Oliva Rudd, Associate Lighting Supervisor
Matt Rowe, Sound and Projection Supervisor
Kasey Jo Logan and Dylan Rutemiller, Carpenters
Kaitlyn Sapp, Associate Sound and Projections Supervisor
Ari Higley, Production Management Apprentice
Conri Connell, Stage Management Apprentice
Cat Moreschi, Stage Management Apprentice
Arabella Zurbano, Props Apprentice
Abigale Feinstein, Scenic Apprentice
Alex Sobczak, Scenic Apprentice
Rachel Bass, Costumes Apprentice
Pax Gregory, Costumes Apprentice
Aiden Carlson, Sound & Projections Apprentice
Hayden Draycott, Electrics Apprentice
Nicole Trantum, Electrics Apprentice
EDUCATION
Rebecca Dzida, Director of Education and Training/National Players and Communication Engagement Coordinator • rdzida@olneytheatre.org
Sabrina Zanello Jackson, Education and Engagement Apprentice
ADMINISTRATION
Chyeslan Buso, Director of Finance • cbuso@olneytheatre.org
Michael Plater, Facilities Manager • mplater@olneytheatre.org
Lisbeth Díaz Merced, Human Resources and Finance Manager • ldiaz@olneytheatre.org
Dannielle Hutchinson, Associate General Manager • dhutchinson@olneytheatre.org
Victoria Brown, Company Management Apprentice
COMMUNICATIONS
Sarah Straub, Associate Director of Marketing • sstraub@olneytheatre.org
Christopher Weaver, Patron Services Manager • cweaver@olneytheatre.org
Matt Acquard, Marketing and Advancement Apprentice
ADVANCEMENT
Michael Mercier, Deputy Director of Advancement, Institutional Giving • mmercier@olneytheatre.org
Colleen Robinson Miller, Advancement Operations Manager • crobinson@olneytheatre.org
Eleanor Sobczyk, Individual Giving and Special Events Manager • esobczyk@olneytheatre.org
STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Eleanor Sobczyk and Kevin McAllister
Co-Chairs, EDIA Committee
Lis Diaz and Michael Mercier
Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee
Chyeslan Buso
Co-Chairs, Social Committee
Julie Cray Leong and Colleen Robinson Miller
Co-Chairs, Staff Wellness Committee
NATIONAL PLAYERS (TOUR 73)
Carl Ackers
Ryan Anthony
Donte’ Bynum
Avery Ford
Rashaud Matthews
Monuaze Mason
Adirah Robinson
Ría Simpkins