Staff
Artistic Director | Rick Dildine
Managing Director | Jill A. Anderson
Executive Assistant | Jen Johnsen
Artistic
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships | Michael Winn
The Acting Company | Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Autumn Ness, Janely Rodriguez, Reed Sigmund
Music Director | Victor Zupanc
Casting Director | Alli St. John
Performing Apprentices | Davon Cochran, Tyler Susan Jennings
Generation Now Fellow | Antonio De La Vega
Production
Director of Production | Ellen Baker
Associate Production Manager/Company Manager | Kyia Britts
Production Management Fellow | Yuheng Jiang
Production Stage Manager | Jenny R. Friend
Stage Managers | Taylor Engel, Janae Lorick, Z Makila, Shelby Reddig, Kenji Shoemaker, Nate Stanger
Stage Management Fellow | Elijah Virgil Hughes
Student Actor Supervisor | Bridget Brooks
UnitedHealth Group Head Stage Carpenter | Charles Fillmore
Cargill Head Stage Carpenter | Melissa Johnson
Run Crew | Dante Benjegerdes, Taylor Engel, Meghan Gaffney, Jud Kilgore, Ely Kinnunen, Evangelen Lee, Eric Lucas, Rick A. McAllister, David Pisa, Nicholas Prax
Technical Director | Adriane L. Heflin
Assistant Technical Director | Kelly Pursley
Head Carpenter | Bradley Holmes
Carpenter/Drafter | Adam Terry
Carpenters/Welders | Matt Arcand, Steve Kath, Kris Paulson, Julia Reisinger
Charge Artist | Mary Novodvorsky
Scenic Artist | Lizzie Tredinnick
Costume Director | Amy Kitzhaber
Costume Assistant | Lucie Biros
Cutter/Drapers | Mary Gore, Alexandra Gould, Daylee Reichenbach
First Hands | Carol Lane, Jody Rosquist
Stitcher | Yelena Rowen
Crafts Artisan | Celia Kasberg
Painter/Dyer/Crafts Artisan | Michele Lanci
Head of Wigs, Hair, & Makeup | Andrea Moriarity
UnitedHealth Group Stage Wardrobe Head | Andi Soehren
Wardrobe Assistants | Jennifer Probst, Emily Jannusch, Julia Kugler
Props Director | Sue Brockman
Props Artisans | Katie Albright, Christopher Engstrom, Amy J. Reddy
Lighting & Video Director | Matthew T. Gross
Head Electrician | David A. Horn
Staff Electricians | Andy Glischinski, Carl Schoenborn
Light Board Programmer/Operator | Jeremy Ellarby
Electricians | Mark Kieffer, Paul Epton
Sound Director | Reid Rejsa
Head Sound Engineer/UnitedHealth Group Stage Sound Board Operator | Rick Berger
Cargill Stage Sound Board Engineer/Operator | Sean Healey
Deck Audio Technician | Ryan Healey
Education
Director of Education | Ann Joseph-Douglas
Theatre Arts Training Manager | Amanda Espinoza
School Engagement Coordinator | Claire Bancroft Loos
Resident Teaching Artists | Johanna Gorman-Baer and Kiko Laureano
Education Administrative Associate | Carson Uthe
Teaching Artists | Sarah Arnold, Hannah Bakke, Claire Chenoweth, Maggie Cramer, Laura Delventhal, Bre’Elle Erickson, Talia Fittante, Alex Hagen, Wesley Hortenbach, Andrew Fleser, Megan Kelly Hubbell, Linda Talcott Lee, Natavia Lewis, Ben Lorhberg, Xan Mattek, Jeffrey Nolan, Hawken Paul, Marley Ritchie, Dominic Delong-Rogers, Sara Sawyer, Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Jen Scott, Eli Sibley, Mason Tyer, Willis Weinstein, Christina Zappa
ACT One
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships | Michael Winn
Artistic and Equity Coordinator | April Crowley
ASL Interpreters | Cheryl Fielitz, Jules Lehto
Audio Describers | Elana Center, Connie Fullmar, Laurie Pape Hadley, Laura Wiebers
Administration
Chief Operating Officer | Ryan French
Tessitura Systems Administrator | Erin Korthals
Facility Systems Manager | Aaron Novodvorsky
Day Porter | Alex Itzep
Safety and Security Supervisor | Adam Scarpello
Safety and Security Team Lead | Jori Walton
Safety and Security Associates | Em Engler, Aster Kander, Zoe Walczyk
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources | Andrew Robertson
Finance
Director of Finance | Jill Jensen
Payroll and Benefits Administrator | Anna Wienke
Accounting Associate | Sara Klaphake
Patron Services
Senior Audience Experience Manager | Daniel Stock
Front of House Manager | Lindsay Higgins
Front of House Performance Supervisors | Gwendolyn Glessner, Rebekkah Schultz, Genia Voitsekhovskaya
Concessions Leads | Linnea Dahlquist, Asher de Forest, Carter Jensen, Lily McCann
Front of House Associates | Marion Anderson, Alex Faust, Ash Higbee, Simone Larkin, Basil Matthes, Miles Mattigly, Emery McElin, Sophia Nelson, Al Pratt, Xander Salazar, Donovan Stroebl, Ella Rios, Suzanna Robinson
Development
Director of Development | Katie Nelsen, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving | Jill Underwood
Associate Director of Development, Individual Giving | Vera Lochtefeld
Senior Manager, Stewardship and Events | Suzy Q. Piper
Corporate Engagement Manager | Ranosha Coffelt
Annual Fund Manager | Julie Erickson
Development Operations Coordinator | Katlyn Moser
Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications | Chad Peterson
Associate Director of Communications | Jonathan White
Associate Director of Marketing | Julia Nicholas
Content, Design, & Digital Manager | Kaitlin Randolph
Digital Marketing Coordinator | Amanda Maurer
Design & Digital Assistant | Adán Varela
Design & Digital Assistant | Ryan Brook
Ticketing Services
Ticket Office Manager | Joshua Vosberg
Ticket Office Supervisors | Charles Evans-Anders, Andrew Gaffney, Theodore Kidd
Ticket Office Associates | Kate Bonnett, Lukas Brasherfons, Mia Lawrence, Lior Perlmuter, Johnna Pietz, Esteban Rodriguez, Theresa Venth
Plays for New Audiences
Director of Plays for New Audiences | Karli Twedten
Acting Company
Children’s Theatre Company is one of few professional regional theatres to employ a full-time professional resident acting company. CTC’s accomplished acting company is comprised of Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Autumn Ness, Janely Rodriguez, and Reed Sigmund.
CTC acting company members, all members of Actors Equity Association, were hand-selected for their talent and versatility and are cast in CTC productions throughout the season.
Board of Directors
Officers:
Chair: Mary Loeffelholz | Co-proprietor, Dampfwerk Distillery
Vice Chair: John W. Geelan | General Counsel & Secretary, Piper Sandler Companies
Vice Chair: Steven J. Thompson | Community Leader, NorthStar Healthcare Advisors
Secretary: Adebisi Wilson | Partner, Ward & Wilson, P.C.
Treasurer: Kashi Yoshikawa | Senior Regional Investment Manager, Wells Fargo Private Bank
Members:
Stefanie Adams | Principal, Director of Client Service and Marketing, Peregrine
Gulzar Babaeva | Vice President Deputy General Counsel, APi Group
Tomme Beevas | Founder and Chief Strategic Officer, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
Ellen Bendel-Stenzel | Neonatologist, Mayo Clinic Children’s Center
Michael J. Blum | VP and General Counsel, Securitas Technology North America
Kwadwo Boadi-Aboagye | Director, Eleven Eleven Development
Morgan Burns | Partner, Faegre Drinker LLP
Joe Carroll | Executive Vice President, Enterprise Solutions and Technology U.S. Bank
Scott Cummings | Market Development Director, Accenture
Corey Day | Principal, Blue Ox Strategies
Tami R. Diehm | President and Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine
Peter Diessner | President, Kraus-Anderson Realty & Development Companies
Amol Dixit | VP, New Ventures & Business Development, Solhem Cos, Founder, Hot Indian Foods
Danielle Duzan | Vice President, Human Resources, Polaris
Ben Eklo | Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement
Meredith Englund | Founder and CEO, Camperoni
Kara Feemster Smith | Enterprise Sales Director, Fuel Cycle
Jean Freeman | Principal and CEO, Zambezi
Betsy Frost | CEO, Hoplark Brands
Judge Andrew Gordon | Ramsey County Court
Conor Green | Partner, TT Capital Partners
Lili Hall | President and CEO, KNOCK, Inc.
Andy Ho | Principal, Deloitte
Hoyt Hsiao | President and CEO, Shaw-Lundquist Assoc. Inc.
Dominic Iannazzo | Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Bill Johnson | Community Leader
Katherine Johnson | Storj Labs, Chief People and Legal Officer, Head of Compliance
Ellen Krug | Founder and President, Human Inspiration Works, LLC
Chad M. Larsen | Realtor, Berg Larsen Group of Coldwell Banker Realty
Melissa Leick | Vice President, Human Resources, Cargill
Anne Lockner | Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
Trisha London | Community Leader and Counselor, Crisis Text Line
Wendy Mahling | SVP, Corporate Secretary & Securities and Corporate Law, Ameriprise Financial
Kunal Mehta | VP of Strategy, Marketing and Business Development, Winnebago
Kelly Miller | Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Sonny Miller | Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Fatima Moore | Principal, Firefly Advocacy
Jeb A. Myers | President, Cretin-Derham Hall
Nnamdi Njoku | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Omnicell, Inc.
Todd Noteboom | Litigation Attorney & Partner, Stinson LLP
Melissa Ostrom | Vice President, Controller, Xcel Energy
Harry Overly | President and CEO, Flagstone Foods
Angela Pennington | Community Leader
Silvia M. Perez | President & General Manager, 3M, Commercial Solutions Division
Donald-Stephen Porter | Managing Director, Sector Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Winslow Capital
Maria Wagner Reamer | Community Leader
Hillery Shay | Vice President Marketing & Communications, Children’s Minnesota
Anne E. Stavney | Head of School, The Blake School
Tanya M. Taylor | SVP, General Counsel, Tepper Sports and Entertainment
Lifetime Board Member
Mary Lou Dasburg