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

Jason King Jones
Senior Associate Artistic Director/Artistic Director of National Players
jkj@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

Josiane M. Jones
Director of Production
josiane@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
Sultana Qureshi. Artistic & Casting Apprentice

PRODUCTION

Austin Donaldson, Company Manager
Kirsten Parker, Assistant Production Manager
Stephen M. Greene, Technical Director
Kevin Maresca, Assistant Technical Director
Sarah Splaine, Deck Chief/Shop Foreman
Jose Nuñez, Properties Master • jnunez@olneytheatre.org
Jason Dearing, Props Artisan
Fred Via, Scenic Artist
Julie Cray Leong, Costume Shop Supervisor
Melissa Leigh Gilbert, Wardrobe Supervisor/Costume Shop Associate
Samantha Brewer, Master Electrician • sbrewer@olneytheatre.org
Merle DeWitt III, Associate Master Electrician
Matt Rowe, Sound and Projection Supervisor
Kasey Jo Logan and William Yarbrough, Carpenters
Kaitlyn Sapp, Associate Sound and Projections Supervisor
MK Cannon, Production Management Apprentice
Emily Miu, Company Management Apprentice
Sara Gehl, Stage Management Apprentice
Katie Davis, Stage Management Apprentice
Alex Wiemeyer, Props Apprentice
Sarah “Luci" Busch, Carpentry Apprentice
Caleb Scott, Carpentry Apprentice
Gabriel Karr, Electrics Apprentice
Rowan Ethridge, Electrics Apprentice
Angelica Luz Fink, Costumes Apprentice
TyQuria Fountain, Costumes Apprentice
Julia McIntyre, Sound and Projections Apprentice

EDUCATION

Rebecca Dzida, Community Engagement and Touring Coordinator • rdzida@olneytheatre.org
Jillian Newton, Education Apprentice
Alissa Klusky, Dramaturgy 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

COMMUNICATIONS

JJ Kaczynski, Director of Brand & Graphic Designer
Sarah Straub, Associate Director of Marketing • sstraub@olneytheatre.org 
Emily Jerison, Digital Brand Journalist • ejerison@olneytheatre.org
Julie Via, Patron Services Manager • jvia@olneytheatre.org

ADVANCEMENT

R. Wesley Meekins, Deputy Director of Advancement, Major Gifts and Special Projects • wmeekins@olneytheatre.org
Michael Mercier, Deputy Director of Advancement, Institutional Giving • mmercier@olneytheatre.org
Colleen Robinson Miller, Manager of Special Events and Donor Relations • crobinson@olneytheatre.org
Eleanor Sobczyk, Individual Giving and Special Events Manager • esobczyk@olneytheatre.org

STAFF COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Jenna Duncan and Kevin McAllister
Co-Chairs, EDIA Committee

Lis Diaz
Chair, Professional Development Committee

Melissa Gilbert and Chyeslan Buso
Co-Chairs, Social Committee

Julie Cray Leong and Colleen Robinson Miller
Co-Chairs, Staff Wellness Committee

NATIONAL PLAYERS (TOUR 72)

Tamir Cousins-Ali
Savannah Gomez
Ariya Hawkins
Lorenzo Henriquez
Melanie Lawrence
Walter Riddle
Taylor Rivers
Sean Patrick Ryan
Sabrina Sawyer
Phillip Snider