Staff
Artistic Director | Peter C. Brosius
Managing Director | Kimberly Motes
Executive Assistant | Jen Johnsen
Artistic
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Community Partnerships and Inclusion | Michael Winn
The Acting Company | Gerald Drake, Dean Holt, Autumn Ness, Reed Sigmund
Music Director | Victor Zupanc
Performing Apprentices | Rue Norman, Glenn Williams II
Casting Director | Traci Shannon
Artistic and Equity Coordinator | Josephine Yang
Generation Now Fellow | Patric Verrone
Production
Director of Production | Ellen Baker
Production Management Fellow | Skye Reddy
Company Manager | C. Ryan Shipley
Production Stage Manager | Jenny R. Friend
Stage Managers | Kathryn Sam Houkom, Todd Kalina, Stacy McIntosh, Nate Stanger, Chris Schweiger
Stage Management Fellow | Jiccarra N. Hollman
Student Actor Supervisor | Bridget Brooks
UnitedHealth Group Head Stage Carpenter | Charles Fillmore
Cargill Head Stage Carpenter | Melissa Johnson
Run Crew | Taylor Engel, Melissa Johnson, Rick A. McAllister, David Pisa, Ashley Stock
Technical Director | Adriane L. Heflin
Assistant Technical Director | Kelly Pursley
Head Carpenter | Bradley Holmes
Carpenter/Drafter |John Stillwell
Carpenters/Welders | Matt Arcand, Steve Kath, Dan Norman, Kris Paulson
Charge Artist | Mary Novodvorsky
Scenic Artist | Lizzie Tredinnick
Costume Director | Amy Kitzhaber
Costume Assistant | Lucie Biros
Cutter/Drapers | Mary Gore, Alexandra Gould
First Hands | Carol Lane, Jody Rosquist
Crafts Artisan | Randy J. Rowoldt
Painter/Dyer/Crafts Artisan | Michele Lanci
Head of Wig & Makeup | Emma Gustafson
UnitedHealth Group Stage Wardrobe Head | Andi Soehren
Wardrobe Assistants | Jennifer Probst, Emily Jannusch
Props Director | Sue Brockman
Props Artisans | Katie Albright, Christopher Engstrom, Amy J. Reddy
Lighting & Video Director | Matthew Gross
Head Electrician | David A. Horn
Staff Electrician | Carl Schoenborn
Light Board Programmer/Operator | Jeremy Ellarby
Electricians | Mark Kieffer, Paul Epton
Sound Director | TBD
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 Fellow | Julia Gams
Neighborhood Bridges Founder | Jack Zipes
Teaching Artists | Aimee Bryant, Alex Hagen, Andrew Fleser, Bre’Elle Erickson, Chris Zappa, Claire Chenoweth, Sara Fienberg, Hawken Paul, Jack Stetler, Jeffery Nolan, Jen Scott, Jesse Schmitz-Boyd, Johanna Gorman Baer, Kiko Laureano, Laura Delventhal, Laurie Flannigan Hegge, Megan Kelly Hubbell, Natavia Lewis, Neco Pacheaco, Nick Husted, Stephen Oberhardt, Sara Sawyer, Sarah Arnold, Tally Lee, Willis Weinstein, David Hanzal, Eli Sibley, Dominic DeLong-Rogers, Wesley Hortenbach, Anne Sawyer, Maggie Cramer, Hannah Bakke, Ben Lohrberg, Leah Jensen, Alli St. John
ACT One
Associate Artistic Director/Director of Equity and Community Partnerships | Michael Winn
Artistic and Equity Coordinator | Josephine Yang
ASL Interpreters | Breanna Boyce, Maria Dively, Cheryl Fielitz, Tamajai Grady, Shelly Lehner, Jules Lehto, Hannah Merren
Audio Describers | Elana Center, Connie Fullmar, Laurie Pape Hadley, Laura Wiebers
Administration
Chief Operating Officer | Ryan French
Facility Systems Manager | Anthony White
Safety and Security Supervisor | Adam Scarpello
Safety and Security Associates | Anna Fremont, Aster Kander, Jack Stetler, and Jori Walton
Human Resources
Director of Human Resources | Andrew Robertson
Finance
Director of Finance | Jill Jensen
Payroll and Benefits Administrator | Senait Asfaha
Accounting Associate | Libbie Bonnett
Patron Services
Patron Experience Manager | Mon Cherie Chandler
Front of House Performance Supervisors | Gwendolyn Glessner, Sara Klaphake, Molly Sullivan, Jori Walton
Concessions Leads | Linnea Dahlquist, Asher de Forest, Rebekkah Schultz
Front of House Associates | Ben Anderson, Marion Anderson, Wren Clinefelter, Shayla Courteau, Sarah Dayer, Em Engler, Maz Her, Ash Higbee, Dan Howard, Carter Jensen, Basil Matthes, Lily McCann, Emery McElin, Sophia Nelson, Ella Rios, Suzanna Robinson, Devon Smith, Aiden Stark-Wolff, Genia Voitsekhovskaya, Ashely Wims
Development
Director of Development | Katie Nelsen, CFRE
Associate Director of Development, Institutional Giving | Jill Underwood
Donor Communications and Special Events Manager | Suzy Q. Piper
Corporate Engagement Manager | Ranosha Coffelt
Annual Fund Manager | Vera Lochtefeld
Development Data Assistant | Katlyn Moser
Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing and Communications | Chad Peterson
Associate Director of Communications | Jonathan White
Associate Director of Marketing | Julia Nicholas
Design & Digital Manager | Kaitlin Randolph
Design & Digital Assistant | Adán Varela
Design & Digital Intern | Ryan Brook
Ticketing Services
Tessitura Systems Administrator | Lauren Edson
Ticket Office Manager | Josh Vosberg
Ticketing Performance Supervisor | Andrei Haberer, Andrew Gaffney, and Molly Miller
Ticketing Associates | Esteban Rodriguez, Theodore Kidd, Lior Perlmuter, Lukas Brasherfons, Carrie Jones, RJ Massie
Plays for New Audiences
Director of Plays for New Audiences | Karli Jenkins
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, Rajane Katurah, Autumn Ness, 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: Silvia M. Perez | President, Commercial Solutions Division, 3M
Vice Chair: Stefanie Adams | Principal, Director of Client Service and Marketing, Peregrine
Vice Chair: Steven J. Thompson, Vice Chair | Community Leader, NorthStar Healthcare Advisors
Vice Chair: Adebisi Wilson | Partner, Ward & Wilson, P.C.
Treasurer: George Montague | Chief Financial Officer, Nuwellis, Inc.
Secretary: John W. Geelan | General Counsel & Secretary, Piper Sandler Companies
Members:
Kelly Baker | Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Thrivent
Tomme Beevas | Founder and Chief Strategic Officer, Pimento Jamaican Kitchen
Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, MD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, and Science
Michael Blum | Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Stanley Black and Decker, Inc.
Amanda Brinkman | CEO and Chief Creative Officer, Sunshine Studios
Morgan Burns | Partner, Faegre Drinker
Jamie Candee | Chief Executive Officer, Edmentum
Joe Carroll | SVP, U.S. Bank
Jodi Chu | Chief Financial Officer, Chu Vision Institute
Scott Cummings | Market Development Director, Accenture
Peter Diessner | President, Kraus-Anderson Realty & Development Companies
Amol Dixit | Director, GWorks Venture Studio, General Mills, Founder, Hot Indian Foods
Danielle Duzan | Vice President, Human Resources, Polaris
Ben Eklo | Chief Financial Officer, UnitedHealthcare Medicare and Retirement
Meredith Englund | Chief Operations Officer, Carbon Origins
Isa Loundon Flaherty | Senior Public Relations Manager, Microsoft
Bob Frenzel | Chairman, CEO, Xcel Energy
Andy Gorski | Vice President of Brand and Promotional Marketing, Best Buy
Conor Green | Partner, TT Capital Partners
Lili Hall | President and CEO, KNOCK, Inc.
Maria Hemsley | Community Leader
Andy Ho | Principal, Deloitte
Hoyt Hsiao | President and CEO, Shaw-Lundquist Assoc. Inc.
Dominic Iannazzo | Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Kate Kelly | Regional President, Minnesota, PNC Bank
Ellie Krug | Founder and President, Human Inspiration Works, LLC
Chad M. Larsen | Realtor, Berg Larsen Group of Coldwell Banker Realty
Anne M. Lockner | Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
Mary Loeffelholz | Vice President, Airport Customer Service, MSP, Delta
Trisha London | Community Leader and Counselor, Crisis Text Line
Wendy Mahling | Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Securities and Corporate Law, Ameriprise Financial
Kelly Miller | Executive Director, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Sonny Miller | Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Jeb A. Myers | Interim-President, Cristo Rey Tampa Salesian High School
Thor Nelson | Chief Financial Officer, Aspen Waste Systems
Nnamdi Njoku | SVP & President, Medtronic Neuromodulation
Amanda Norman | Community Leader
Doug Parish | Community Leader
Angela Pennington | Community Leader
Maria Wagner Reamer | Community Leader
Craig E. Samitt, M.D. | Managing Director, ITO Advisors
Chris Schermer | President, SCHERMER
Noreen Sedgeman | Shareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine P.A.
Hillery Shay | Vice President Marketing & Communications, Children’s Minnesota
Wendy Skjerven | Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Group General Counsel, Travelers
Anne E. Stavney | Head of School, The Blake School
Tanya M. Taylor | Business Leader
David Van Benschoten | Shareholder, The Advocate Group
Hannah Yankelevich | Partner, McKinsey & Co.
Kashi Yoshikawa | Senior Regional Investment Manager, Wells Fargo Private Bank
Mike Zechmeister | Chief Financial Officer, C.H. Robinson
Lifetime Board Members:
Mary Lou Dasburg
Topsy Simonson