DANIEL JENKINS* GEORGE

Broadway: Oslo, Golden Boy, Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, Wrong Mountain, Big, (Drama Desk nomination), Angels in America, Big River(2003/1985 Tony, DD noms). Off-Broadway: The Connector, Borrowed Cash (co-writer), Golden Shield, Kid Victory, Something Clean, To Peter Pan…, Oslo, Travels with my Aunt, Stage Kiss, Paris Commune, Sex Lives of our Parents, Benefactors, Love Child (co-writer), Feast Here Tonight (composer).

TASHA LAWRENCE* MARTHA

Broadway: Wilder, Wilder, Wilder, Good People, A Doll’s House, The Mother Play, Pipeline, If I Forget, and Proof (National Tour). Off-Broadway: The Animal Kingdom (Connelly Theater), The Whale (Drama Desk nomination, Playwrights Horizons), The Few (Rattlestick), A Great Wilderness (Williamstown), and Asheville, Bhutan (Cherry Lane). Regional: A Doll’s House, Part 2, The Lifespan of a Fact (TheatreWorks), Rooted (Cincinnati Playhouse), The Roommate (Actors Theatre of Louisville, Long Wharf), Bad Dates, Human Error (City Theatre), Dangerous Liaisons (Huntington Theatre), and Betrayal (Northern Stage). TV/Film: FBI: Most Wanted, High Maintenance, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Deadline, Kevin Hill, The Line, and multiple Law & Order series.

DYLAN MARQUIS MEYERS NICK

University of Pittsburgh: Compleat Female Stage Beauty (Kynaston); Machinal (Lover); Agamemnon (Chorus). Pittsburgh International Classical Theater: Great Expectations (Pip); Observe the Sons of Ulster (Martin Crawford); Lion in Winter (King Phillip); Romeo & Juliet(Romeo). Standalone Production: Orphans (Phillip). Quantum Theatre: Collaborators (Sergei); Hamlet (Marcellus/First Player/ Fortinbras). CSA: Himbos (Beauregard). Most recently, Pittsburgh Public Theater: The Importance of Being Earnest (Algernon).

CLAIRE SABATINE  Honey

Claire Sabatine is a Pittsburgh-based actor, producer and teaching artist. Select Credits: Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley as Lydia/ Elizabeth swing (City Theatre), Rapunzel as Rafi (The Byham Theater), A Christmas Story's Assistant Director (Pittsburgh Public Theater), Up & Away as Flow Fogg (The Rose Theater Omaha). Training: University of Pittsburgh, Stella Adler Studio of Acting NYC. Instagram: @claire.sabatine and @powerplaywithclaire

DANIEL KRELL*  GEORGE UNDERSTUDY

A 2019 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Performer of the Year, Dan has appeared in over 30 productions with The Public. He's played a variety of major roles with the region’s professional theatres, as well as theatres around the country. Dan is also a veteran of many film, TV, and voiceover productions, including playing Mr. McFeely opposite Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers in the film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. Upcoming: The Seagull for Quantum Theatre.

AMY LANDIS MARTHA UNDERSTUDY

Amy Landis is happy to return to The Public! Recent: Murder On The Orient Express and Ryan's Pub Monday Night Trivia (Playtime Live). Previous shows at The Public include Black Ballerina (PlayTime), Equus, The Comedy of Errors, Electra, Born Yesterday, and The Bird Sanctuary. Amy has numerous regional, New York, and, since 2005, Pittsburgh theater credits. Training: A.R.T. Institute at Harvard University.

MARGOT ALLISON HONEY UNDERSTUDY

Margot Allison is ecstatic to be joining The Public’s Core Company. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, she attributes her love and start to theater within her high school musical theater program. Being born half French, she made her way overseas to Paris to study at Cours Florent, an international theater school and graduated in 2022. Since then, she has produced theater in unconventional places all around the Rive Gauche, and starred in roles such as Masha (Stupid F**cking Bird), Ulysses (The Penelopiad), and Production Assistant (Venus in Fur).

BRIAN DZUBAN NICK UNDERSTUDY

Brian is grateful for his experience as a member of the inaugural Pittsburgh Public Theater Core Company and for the opportunity to learn from so many talented artists.

PAMELA BERLIN DIRECTOR

PAMELA BERLIN has directed ten previous productions at Pittsburgh Public Theater: Between Riverside and Crazy, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Glass Menagerie, True West, Clybourne Park, Red, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Talley’s Folly, Driving Miss Daisy, and Tea. New York credits include: Steel Magnolias (also Los Angeles, Chicago, and National Tour); To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (Circle in the Square); The Cemetery Club (Broadway); Joined at the Head and Pretty Fire (Manhattan Theatre Club); The Family of Mann and Red Address (Second Stage); Black Ink and Elm Circle (Playwrights Horizons); Endpapers (Variety Arts); Snowing at Delphi, Club Soda and Peacetime (WPA); Winners and Close Ties (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Regionally, she has directed at The Long Wharf, Kennedy Center, Huntington, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pioneer, Los Angeles Theater Center, Portland Stage, Virginia Stage, TheatreWorks in Palo Alto. Opera credits: La Traviata, Rigoletto, Madame Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, Eugene Onegin, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Of Mice and Men, Bernstein’s Mass. She recently directed Stravinsky’s Histoire du Soldat. Pam has taught directing and acting at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and Brooklyn College, and served for six years as President of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, a national labor union.

JASON SIMMS SCENIC DESIGNER

Jason has designed for New York stages and companies including The Public Theater, Second Stage, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Cherry Lane, The Bushwick Starr, The Juilliard School, and more. Regional venues include Pioneer Theatre Co., Salt Lake City; Bristol Riverside Theatre; Denver Center Theatre Company; The Old Globe, San Diego; Philadelphia Theatre Company; George St. Playhouse; Berkshire Theatre Group; and more. Jason is a professor of Scenic Design at The University of Iowa.

SUZANNE CHESNEY COSTUME DESIGNER

Pittsburgh Public Theater credits include Steel Magnolias, Clybourne Park, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Humans, The Glass Menagerie, Between Riverside and Crazy. Recent NYC The Christine Jorgenson Show and Have You Met Jane Goodall and Her Mother? www.SuzanneChesney.com

ANNMARIE DUGGAN LIGHTING DESIGNER

Ms. Duggan is excited to return to The Public. Regional Credits: American Girl Theatre, Chicago, LA, and New York, Skylight Music Theatre, Maine State Music Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Athens Theatre. Ms. Duggan is a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Duggan works in application development for theatre professionals. amddesignonline.com

ZACH MOORE SOUND DESIGNER

His more than 100 sound designs at The Public include original music for Marjorie Prime, A Doll’s House Part 2, Hamlet, Equus, and Circle Mirror Transformation. Credits include Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Reduced Shakespeare Co., Asolo Rep, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, NBA Ballet in Tokyo, TheaterWorks Hartford, The Huntington, Long Wharf Theatre, and Dallas Theater Center.

RANDY KOVITZ FIGHT DIRCETOR

Roles at The Public: Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank, Charlie in Death of a Salesman, and Hollister in The Coffin Maker. Randy has staged fights for over a dozen productions at The Public and for hundreds of film, TV, and stage productions around the country. Additonal credits include roles on and off Broadway, at regional theaters, and neary 100 film and television roles. www.randykovitz.com.

ALICIA REECE* STAGE MANAGER

"Lish" is honored to join The Public for this production! Lish is the PSM for the Pittsburgh Ballet and has worked with Pittsburgh CLO. Sampling of regional work: Krannert Center, North Shore Music Theatre, Cincinnati Children’s Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, The Barn Theatre, and Off- Broadway with Bug and Orson’s Shadow. Thanks to Kelly for rocking and love to Jacquie-Christie!

KELLY HAYWOOD* ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Past productions with The Public include: A Raisin in the Sun, Dial M for Murder, Steel Magnolias, Little Shop of Horrors, The Hobbit, Noises Off, An Iliad, A Christmas Story and True West. Kelly has also done several productions with the Pittsburgh Opera, CLO and Pittsburgh Ballet.

Our Leaders

Marya Sea Kaminski, Artistic Diretor
Shaunda McDill, Managing Director
Lindsay Barr, Executive Assistant & Board Liaison

Artistic

Sarah Ashley Cain, Associate Artistic Director
Brian Pope, Casting & Literary Director
Justin Emeka, Resident Director
Demeatria Boccella, Artist-in-Residence
Jamie Agnello, Artist-in-Residence
Matt Acheson, Artist-in-Residence
José Pérez IV, Resident Fight & Intimacy Director
Mora V. Harris, Resident Playwright
Anya Martin, Resident Playwright
Brian Pope, Resident Playwright
Kelly Trumbull, Resident Playwright
TJ Young, Resident Playwright

Human Resources

Lisha Logan, Director of Human Resources
Morgan Overton, Worforce Director

General Management

Trent Wolfred, Associate Director of Operations
Savannah Merrill, Associate General Manager
Maya Holmes, Company Manager
Fred Noel, Systems Coordinator
Adrianne Redwood, Events Consultant

Finance

Adam List, Controller
Jim Overton, Finance Manager
Anna Skeels, Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable Associate

Development

Toby Guinn, Chief Development Officer
Chelsey Pucka, Associate Director, Leadership & Campaign Giving
Matty Wingfield, Senior Manager of Institutional Giving 

Education & Engagement

Jenny Malarkey, Senior Manager of Education
Dominique Briggs, Senior Manager of Public Works and Partnerships

House Management

Kacie Belletti, Senior Manager of Guest Services & Belonging
Alana Moye, Guest Services Representative
Ryan Rattley, Guest Services Representative

Marketing & Communications

Aja Jones, Director of Marketing & Communications
Christie Jay Snyder, Senior Manager of Marketing & Media
Ben Geibel, Digital Content Manager
Erik Schmidt, Graphic Design Associate 
Ali Mohammed Srour, Patron Services Data Associate
Brian Starks, Community Liaison

Production

Monica Bowin, Director of Production & Operations
Trent Wolfred, Associate Director of Operations
Savannah Merrill, Company Manager
Rob McLeod, Technical Director
Lisa Harshbarger, Scene Shop Manager
Drew Palajsa, Head Shop Carpenter
Sean DeKonty, Shop Carpenter
Joe Paski, Shop Carpenter
Shannon Seibel, Shop Carpenter
Celeste Parrendo, Charge Scenic Artist
Gay Kahkonen, Properties Head
Kelly Yann, Properties Coordinator
Venise St. Pierre, Costume Shop Head
Kyle Huber, Costume Shop Associate
Sara Holroyd, Hair & Wig Stylist
Jo(e) Herr, First Hand
Joshua Beumer, Head Electrician
Zach Moore, Head Sound Engineer
Mikey Abate, Head Stage Carpenter
Philip Cassidy, Production Key/A-2
Christina Dragen-Dima, Production Key
Jaime Ericson, Costume Design Assistant

CORE COMPANY

Margot Allison
June Alvilda Almonte
Brian Dzuban
Amy B. Marsalis
Michael McBurney
Ryan M. Rattley