Learn a little more about the Region 1 Leadership Board. You won’t find traditional bios here, but a little bit about how each of us discovered our current paths, and our place in the world.
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Chair, Festival Planning Committee
Emmett Buhmann
Associate Professor of Design, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Leadership Team
Vice Chair, SDC (Stage Directors and Choreographers)
Jay Are Adams
Community College of Rhode Island
Chair, Devising
Christopher J. Beaulieu
Co-Founder of Play Pathways Initiative
Co-Chair, BOLD (Building Opportunity through Leadership and Development)
Malia'Kekia Nicolini
Co-Founder of Play Pathways Initiative
Vice Chair, DTM (Design, Technology, and Management)
Scott Osborne
Assistant Professor of Theatre - Providence College
Arts Administration/Stage Management Internship Coordinator
Natalie Rosario
Professional Stage Management/Production Management
Co-Chair, DTM (Design, Technology, Management)
Mark C. Rocheteau
Massasoit Community College-Theatre Artist and Producer
Co-Chair, BOLD (Building Opportunity through Leadership and Development)
Jessica López-Barkl
Associate Professor of Theater Northampton Community College (Region 2), Adjunct Lecturer, SUNY New Paltz (Region 1)
National Playwriting Program Co-Chair
Shawna Mefferd Kelty
Associate Professor/Chair, SUNY Plattsburgh
Chair, Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship Program
Justin Pesce
Southern Connecticut State University, Betsy Ross Arts and Design Academy
Co-Chair, Dramaturgy & Theatre Journalism & Advocacy (ITJA)
James Montaño
Harvard University
Chair, Musical Theatre Scholarship Auditions
Julia Burke
Regis College and Lasell University
Co-Chair, DTM (Design, Technology, Management)
Max Ponticelli
Wheaton College
Co-Chair, Dramaturgy & Theatre Journalism & Advocacy (ITJA)
Krysta Dennis PhD
Siena College
Immediate Past Co-Chair
Tom Rothacker
c/o Dept. of Communications & Performing Arts
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Immediate Past Co-Chair
Vana Trudeau
c/o Tilden Arts Center
2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668
2240 Iyannough Road
West Barnstable, MA 02668
Festival Operations
Festival Technical Director
Jim Dougherty
Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Humanities