CENTER THEATRE GROUP STAFF
ARTISTIC
LINDSAY ALLBAUGH♦, TYRONE DAVIS, NEEL KELLER♦, KELLY KIRKPATRICK♦. . . . .Associate Artistic Directors
TIFFANY SLAGLE. . . . .Artistic & Literary Administrative Assistant
MATTHEW BOURNE, CASEY NICHOLAW, PHYLICIA RASHAD, ANNA D. SHAPIRO, PAULA VOGEL. . . . .Associate Artist
D’LO, MIKAAL SULAIMAN . . . . .Sherwood Award Recipients, 2021
EXECUTIVE
CAMILLE SCHENKKAN♦ . . . . . .Deputy Managing Director
A'RAELLE FLYNN-BOLDEN . . . . . .Staff Programs Manager
ERIC SEPPALA♦ . . . . . .Executive Assistant to the Managing Director/CEO
ISAIAH MATEAS . . . . . .Executive Office Management Intern
LYNNE GUGENHEIM . . . . . .Advancement Strategy, Special Events & Leadership Consulting
MANAGEMENT
NAUSICA STERGIOU♦ . . . . . .General Manager
ERIC SIMS♦ . . . . . .Ahmanson Theatre Presentations Manager
KATIE SOFF♦ . . . . . .Associate General Manager
JEFFREY UPAH♦ . . . . . .General Management Associate
KIARA BRYANT . . . . . .Company Manager
ADRIENNE KNIGHT . . . . . .Assistant Company Manager
EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
TRACI KWON♦ . . . . . .Arts Education Initiatives Director
JESUS REYES♦ . . . . . .Community Partnerships Director
NICO ROSARIO . . . . . .Creative Workforce Initiatives Director
AURORA ILOG . . . . . .Program Manager
COURTNEY CLARK . . . . . .Digital Learning Manager
MEIGHAN LA ROCCA . . . . . .Education & Community Partnerships Coordinator
ESTELA GARCIA, DEBRA PIVER♦ . . . . . .Resident Teaching Artists
CHRISTINE BREIHAN, ZACHARY BROWN, RAMY ELETREBY, AJA HOUSTON, JOHNATHON L. JACKSON, CARENE ROSE MEKERTICHYAN, MARA PALMA, TARA RICASA, JESSICA VOLPI . . . . . .Teaching Artists
PRODUCTION
JAMES HAMLIN♦ . . . . . .Director of Production
KRYSTIN MATSUMOTO . . . . . .Production Manager
KATIE CHEN . . . . . .Associate Production Manager
BEONICA BULLARD . . . . . .Assistant Production Manager
CAMBRIA CHICHI . . . . . .Production Coordinator
SHAWN ANDERSON♦ . . . . . .Head Carpenter (Ahmanson Theatre)
SCOTT LUCAS . . . . . .Head Properties (Ahmanson Theatre)
JARED BATTY . . . . . .Head Electrician (Ahmanson Theatre)
ROBERT SMITH♦ . . . . . .Head Sound (Ahmanson Theatre)
SHANE ANDERSON . . . . . .Head Flyrail (Ahmanson Theatre)
MICHAEL GARDNER♦ . . . . . .Wardrobe Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
MARY BORGIA . . . . . .Hair & Make-up Supervisor (Ahmanson Theatre)
CHRISTINE L. COX♦ . . . . . .House Manager (Ahmanson Theatre)
EMMET KAISER♦ . . . . . .Head Carpenter (Mark Taper Forum)
MARY ROMERO . . . . . .Head Properties (Mark Taper Forum)
AARON STAUBACH♦ . . . . . .Head Electrician (Mark Taper Forum)
CHRISTIAN LEE . . . . . .Head Sound (Mark Taper Forum)
LORETTA BUSSEN . . . . . .Wardrobe Supervisor(Mark Taper Forum)
LINDA WALKER♦ . . . . . .House Manager (Mark Taper Forum)
ZANE WAYNERIGHT . . . . . .Stage Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
MATTHEW COLLERAN . . . . . .Head Audio & Video (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
MADELINE SCHUMACHER . . . . . .Wardrobe Supervisor (Kirk Douglas Theatre)
CHAD SMITH♦ . . . . . .Technical Director
CHLOE JOY . . . . . .Assistant Technical Director
BRADLEY WEHRLE . . . . . .Assistant Technical Director
EDUARDO FERNANDEZ-BAUMANN . . . . . .Shop Coordinator
MERRIANNE NEDREBERG♦ . . . . . .Prop Director
KATE REINLIB . . . . . .Associate Prop Director
ERIC BABB . . . . . .Assistant Prop Director
ANGELENE STOREY . . . . . .Prop Coordiator
RAUL VEGA MARTINEZ . . . . . .Prop Carpenter
CATHERINE CHAPMAN . . . . . .Fall Prop Apprentice
RASHON WILSON . . . . . .Costume Director
WHITNEY OPPENHEIMER . . . . . .Costume Shop Manager
CAYLYN DABNEY . . . . . .Resident Assistant Costume Designer
ASHPHORD JACOWAY . . . . . .Resident Assistant Costume Designer
OPERATIONS
PETER WYLIE . . . . . .Operations & Facilities Director
CHASE ANDERSON-SHAW . . . . . .Kirk Douglas Thatre Manager
CHRISTIAN TAYLOR . . . . . .Facilities Manager
NIKI ARMATO . . . . . .Facilities Associate
JULIO A. CUELLAR♦ . . . . . .Facilities Assistant
VANESSA DE LOERA . . . . . .Facilities Coordinator
JASMINE BRAFF . . . . . .Operations Supervisor
CURT GAVIN . . . . . .Operations Assistant
NAT PERRY, D’ANGELO ANDERSON, REGINA NILES . . . . . .Drivers
VANESSA BRADCHULIS, LILY BROWN, OLIVIA CHOATE, PRESSLY COKER, MONICA GREENE, TWON POPE, SAM UDERO . . . . . .Stage Door
LIV SCOTT . . . . . .Lead CCO and Testing Coordinator
NICKI HESKIN . . . . . .COVID Compliance Officers & Operational Support Staff
SEBASTIAN DE LA PAZ, GUADALUPE GARCIA, JENNIFER HALDEMAN, DENISE KHA, CRAIG LAWRENCE, PAT LOEB, SIMON MARTIN, SATI THYME . . . . . .Facilities Coordinator
FINANCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
CHERYL SHEPHERD . . . . . .Chief Financial Officer
SARAH STURDIVANT. . . . . .Director of Finance & Technology
SUZANNE BROWN . . . . . .Controller
DENICE BEHDAD . . . . . .Assistant Controller
ANAHITA ASHRAFIPOUR . . . . . .Temporary Senior Accountant
NAKISA ASCHTIANI . . . . . .Senior Staff Accountant
XOCHITL ORTEGA . . . . . .Accounts Payable Supervisor
KERRY LARICK . . . . . .Accounting Assistant
JESSICA HERNANDEZ . . . . . .Payroll Manager
JUAN MARTINEZ . . . . . .Payroll Specialist
AMBER JACKSON . . . . . .Temporary Payroll Assistant
TOM MEGALE . . . . . .Director of Business Applications
JANELLE CABRERA TORRES . . . . . .Tessitura & Web Administration Director
JOEY SOLANO . . . . . .Digital Product Manager
CHIMA OMEAKU . . . . . .Help Desk Support
CRIS SPACCA♦ . . . . . .Tessitura & IT Support
JODY HORWITZ♦ . . . . . .Director of Human Resources
CRISTINA TORRES . . . . . .Human Resources Generalist
MOSS ADAMS . . . . . .Auditor
MICHAEL C. DONALDSON, LISA A. CALLIF . . . . . .Legal Counsel
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER . . . . . .Legal Counsel
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
SARAH SULLIVAN . . . . . .Director of Institutional Advancement
TERRICKY CAR . . . . . .Director of Major and Planned Gifts
MICHAEL CHAVEZ . . . . . .Director of Special Events
ASHLEY TIERNEY . . . . . .Director of the Annual Fund & Operations
PAULA MATALLANA . . . . . .Associate Director of Institutional Grants
VANESSA WHEELER . . . . . .Associate Director of Gift Accounting & Research
ELIZABETH DELLORUSSO . . . . . .Major Gifts Officer
MIKE RATTERMAN . . . . . .Telefunding Manager
NICOLE SCIPIONE♦ . . . . . .Individual Giving Officer
KATELIN URGO . . . . . .Individual Giving Officer
OLIVIA BERUMEN . . . . . .Donor Stewardship & Communications Coordinator
JULIA ELISEEVA. . . . . .Advancement Events Associate
GRACELYN SWEENEY. . . . . .Advancement Operations Assistant
MORGAN THOMAS . . . . . .Gift Accounting & Data Analyst
EARL KLASKY . . . . . .Institutional Advancement Coordinator
AL BERMAN♦ VARTAN MERJANIAN, BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, PAUL VITAGLIANO . . . . . .Donor Advisors
MARKETING AND GRAPHICS
DEBORAH WARREN . . . . . .Director of Marketing
GARRETT COLLINS. . . . . .Deputy Director of Marketing
EMYLI GUDMUNDSON . . . . . .Associate Director Advertising & Creative Content
CANDICE WALTERS . . . . . .Associate Director, Marketing Operations
KIYOMI EMI♦ . . . . . .Senior Manager, Marketing Events & Partnerships
DEVANY HARDEN . . . . . .Manager, CRM & EMail Marketing
KATHERINE MEANS . . . . . .Marketing Associate
MARCY PANIAGUA . . . . . .Social Media Associate
CAROLINE THOMPSON/IMPACT 123 . . . . . .Media Planning
CAROL HALL/CAROL HALL & ASSOCIATES . . . . . .Marketing Consultant
ALLIED GLOBAL MARKETING . . . . . .Digital Buyer
DEANNA McCLURE . . . . . .Art & Design Director
JAVIER VASQUEZ . . . . . .Digital Content Producer
IRENE T. KANESHIRO♦ . . . . . .Senior Design Manager
SANDI SILBERT . . . . . .Senior Designer
COMMUNICATIONS
BRETT WEBSTER . . . . . .Communications Director
JESSICA DOHERTY . . . . . .Associate Editorial Director
COURTNEY HEIMBUCK . . . . . .Publicist
BOBBY MARTINEZ . . . . . .Communications Coordinator
LINDSAY JOHNSTON . . . . . .Junior Publicist
DAVIDSON & CHOY PUBLICITY, TIM CHOY, PETER GOLDMAN, VICTORIA WESTBROOK . . . . . .Publicity Consultants
MATT ROSS PUBLIC RELATIONS . . . . . .Director of Marketing
MATT ROSS, NICOLE CAPATASTO . . . . . .Publicity Consultants
TICKET SALES AND SERVICES
SHAWN ROBERTSON♦ . . . . . .Ticket Sales Director
SKYPP CABANAS♦ . . . . . .Senior Manager, Ticket Operations
TINTIN NGUYEN . . . . . .Ticket Operations Coordinator
TERESA ESTRADA . . . . . .Ticket Operations Intern
MICHAEL ZOLDESSY♦ . . . . . .Senior Manager, Account Sales
SANDY CZUBIAK♦ . . . . . .Audience & Subscriber Services Director
JENNIFER BAKER♦, CHERYL HAWKER♦ . . . . . .Audience Services Supervisors
LUIS ESPINOZA . . . . . .Audience Services Assistant Supervisor
GARY HOLLAND♦, CHRISTIAN UNGER . . . . . .Audience Services Sales Associate
JESSICA ABROMAVICH, JUSTINE PEREZ♦ . . . . . .Donor Associates
KIMBERLY ARENCIBIA, VICKI BERNDT♦, CLAY BUNKER, FRANK ENSENBERGER, JONATHAN FLORES, DANIEL GARCIA, MICHAEL MUNOZ, FELIPE ROQUE . . . . . .Audience Services Representatives
DANUTA SIEMAK♦ . . . . . .Subscriver Services Supervisor
CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ♦ . . . . . .Subscriber Services Asst. Supervisor/span>
LIGIA PISTE♦, PETER STALOCH♦ . . . . . .Subscriber Services Senior Representatives
SARAH K. GONTA♦ . . . . . .Box Office Treasurer
MICHAEL VALLE♦ . . . . . .1st Assistant Treasures
KAITLYN GALVEZ, KEANNA JACKSON, MICHAEL KEMPISTY♦, RICHARD RUBIO . . . . . .2nd Assistant Treasures
DENISE REYNOSO . . . . . .On-Site Customer Service Lead
JILL GALBRAITH, CHELSEY MAUS, ALYSSA POWER, ERIC SOLIS . . . . . .On-Site Customer Service Representatives
SD&A TELESERVICES, INC. . . . . . .Outbound Sales Partner
ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSIONS
As part of our commitment to supporting new plays and playwrights, we foster and develop a broad range of theatrical work from diverse artists locally, nationally, and abroad.
Artists creating new work commissioned by Center Theatre Group this season:
STEVE CUIFFO
LISA D'AMOUR
LARISSA FASTHORSE
JENNIFER HALEY
ALESHEA HARRIS
RAJIV JOSEPH
LISA KRON
KIMBER LEE
YOUNG JEAN LEE
MATTHEW LOPEZ
JANINE NABERS
QUI NGUYEN
LYNN NOTTAGE
MARCO RAMIREZ
SARAH RUHL
LUIS VALDEZ
PAULA VOGEL
KAREN ZACARIAS
Since 2005, we have invited local playwrights to spend a year researching and writing a new work with the feedback of their fellow writers and artistic staff as part of our L.A. Writers’ Workshop. Our growing community currently contains more than 100 playwrights. 2021/22 Season members:
JAMI BRANDLI
JUNE CARRYL
JESSICA KO
PENELOPE LOWDER
JULIE TAIWO ONI
LISA RAMIREZ
TISHA MARIE REICHLE-AGUILERA
PIA SHAH
JUDY SOO HOO
DELANNA STUDI
