Staff Directory

TheatreWorks is made up of an incredible team of folks working behind the scenes to bring great art to the stage. 

Giovanna Sardelli

Artistic Director (she/her)

Criss Henderson

Interim Executive Director

Artistic

Jeffrey Lo

Associate Producer of Casting & Literary Management (he/him)

Reed Flores

Line Producer (he/him)

William Liberatore

Resident Musical Director

Shane Olbourne

Company Manager

Volunteer Artist Hospitality Committee

Cindi Sears, Barbara Maher, Terry Maher, Tracy Hayden

Production, Lighting, Sound

Karen Szpaller

Director of Production (she/her)

Steven B. Mannshardt

Facilities Manager / Production Electrician / Resident Lighting Designer

Bryan P. Clements

Production Coordinator (they/them)

Dan Holland

Sound Supervisor

Electricians

Ariel Carey, Kisti Christensen, Herb Evans, Steven Fetter, Tori Fong, Steven Hennon, Kyle Langdon, Harris Meyers, Elliott Orr, Nick Salas, David Serafini, Erica Smith, Rue Zadik, Alexandra Zvargulis

Load-in/Strike Volunteer

Ed Hunter

Scenery

Frank Sarmiento

Technical Director

Cy Bordelon

Lead Scenic Artist (they/them)

Sam McKnight

Lead Carpenter

Carpenters

Cheyenne Bacon, Fiona Conlon, Sean Gallagher, William Martinez, Denni Rebero, Alexandra Zvargulis

Properties

Christopher Fitzer

Properties Director (he/him)

Wallace Yan

Properties Stock Manager & Artisan (they/he)

Two old, leather suitcases, a hatbox, and an upright piano on an otherwise empty stage.

Prop Rentals

650.463.7180

Costumes

Jill Bowers

Costume Director

Lisa Claybaugh

Assistant Costumer (she/her) 650.463.7151

Yen La Wong

Lead Cutter / Draper

Madison Miller

Wardrobe Manager

Michelle Roque

Assistant Cutter / First Hand

Abby Halper

Costume Rentals Manager

Jeanne Naritomi

Hair Stylist

Stage Management

Randall K. Lum

Resident Stage Manager

Taylor McQuesten

Resident Stage Manager

Emily Anderson Wolf

Resident Assistant Stage Manager

Development

Aaron Nicholson

Director of Development

Tammy Partanen-Palomino

Development Communications / Events Manager

Noritaka Okada

Development Operations Manager

Leslie Martinson

Grant Writer

Arts EDUCATION

Teaching Artists

Anthony Aguilar, Sinjin Jones

Children’s Healing Project

Kimberly Braun, Kelly Rinehart

Marketing

Den Legaspi

Art Director

Lorraine VanRod

Marketing Coordinator

Strategic Marketing for the Arts

Strategic Marketing for the Arts

Telemarketing

Lauren Goldfarb

Patron Services Representative

patron services

Andrea Garcia

Patron Services Manager

Kady Poling

Assistant Patron Services Manager

Mariana Briskin

Patron Services Representative (she/her)

Aleisha Lew

Patron Services Representative

Michelle Ly

Patron Services Representative

Moses Nyuiadzi

Patron Services Representative

Moses Nyuiadzi

Patron Services Representative

Administrative

Jessica Horton

People and Culture Manager

Ken Maitz

Database Administrator (he/him)

Christopher Hanabusa

Senior Accountant

Rose Ang

Controller

board of trustees

Mark Greenstein, Board Chair • Holly Ward, Vice Chair • Matt Fuller, Treasurer • Wynne Dubovoy, Secretary • Elisa Marina Alvarado • Katie Blodgett • Debbie Chinn • Sarah Donaldson • Peggy Woodford Forbes • Matt Fuller • Rose Hau • Roy Johnson • Jim Knipple • Alex Perez • Giovanna Sardelli • Barbara Shapiro • Daniel Shiplacoff • Gary Stanford, Jr. • Mrigendra Steiner • Lynn Szekely • Mark Vershel • Jane Weston

Mark Greenstein

Board Chair

Katie Blodgett

Co-Vice Chair

Alex Perez

Co-Vice Chair

Matt Fuller

Co-Treasurer

Jim Knipple

Co-Treasurer

Wynne Dubovoy

Secretary

Elisa Marina Alvarado

Aldo Billingslea

Sarah Donaldson

Rose Hau

Roy Johnson

Danielle O’Hare

Giovanna Sardelli

Barbara Shapiro

Daniel Shiplacoff

Nancy Ginsberg Stern

Mrigendra Steiner

Lynn Szekely

Mark Vershel

Jane Weston

Edlyn Yuen

First Last

First Last

First Last

Board Emeritus

Nancy Meyer, Founder • William F. Adler • Edward T. Anderson, MD • Doug Barry • Lauren Berman • Chuck Bernstein • Michael Braun • Polly W. Bredt • Patricia Bresee • Denise Brosseau• Mary Carbullido • Cabell Chinnis • Bruce C. Cozadd • Jeff Crowe • Peggy Dalal • Yogen Dalal • Jenny Dearborn • Susan Fairbrook • Michael R. Flicker • Dan Garber • Doug Garland • Aaron Gershenberg • Ciro Giammona • Marcia Goldman • Anne Hambly • Emeri Handler • Ron Hayden • Judy Heyboer • Larry Horton • Susan M. Huch • Perry A. Irvine • Charlotte Jacobs • Nancy Lee Jalonen • Lisa Jones • Gina Jorasch • Derry Kabcenell • Roberta R. Katz • Julie Kaufman • Robert Kelley • Tom Kelley • Robin Kennedy • Michael Kwatinetz • Dick Maltzman • Suzanne Martin • Donnie Matsuda • Patti McClung • Don McDougall • Bruce McLeod • Cynthia S. Miller • Leslie Murphy-Chutorian • Eileen Nelson • Karen Nierenberg • Ellice Papp • Carrie Perzow • Carey Pickus • Margot Mailliard Rawlins • John Reis • Eddie Reynolds • Sandi Risser • Lynn Wilson Roberts • Ray A. Rothrock • Phil Santora • Loren Saxe • Denise Stanford • Nancy Ginsburg Stern • Debra Summers • Rosina Lo Sun • James Sweeney • Cathie Thermond • Ewart Thomas • Helaina Titus • Tzipor Ulman • Robert J. Van der Leest, MD • Kristina Vetter • Ronni Watson • Lisa Webster • Elissa Wellikson • Gayla Lorthridge Wood
Robert Kelley • TheatreWorks Founder, Artistic Director Emeritus
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Office Information

Patron Services

1.877.662.TWSV (8978)

Tue–Sun : 12 noon–6pm

Donations

650.463.7154

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 50458, Palo Alto, CA 94303-045

Admin Office

350 Twin Dolphin Dr., Suite 127, Redwood City, CA 94065

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