Staff
Ted Pappas, Producing Artistic Director
Photo: Duane RiederTED PAPPAS (Producing Artistic Director) celebrates his 13th season as Producing Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Public Theater and his 20th year of close association with the company as a director. He has staged more than 40 productions for The Public, including the works of Euripides, Shakespeare, Schiller, Wilde, Gilbert & Sullivan, and Sondheim. Some highlights include Sophocles' Electra, Shakespeare's As You Like It, Kaufman & Ferber's The Royal Family, Peter Schaffer's Amadeus, Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses, Kander & Ebb's Cabaret, the American premiere of Alan Ayckbourn's RolePlay, and the world premiere of Rob Zellers & Gene Collier's The Chief, which played The O'Reilly for seven seasons and was filmed. His career began in New York City where he worked for Playwrights Horizons, Joseph Papp's Public Theater, John Houseman's The Acting Company, New York City Opera under the leadership of Beverly Sills, and shows on and off Broadway. His regional credits are numerous and varied and include productions for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Arena Stage in Washington DC, the Kennedy Center, the Canadian Opera Company, Toronto's Royal Alexandra, and Goodspeed Musicals. He staged a hip-hop concert hosted by Harry Belafonte which galvanized the Cannes Film Festival, directed a Las Vegas extravaganza for impresario Steve Wynn, and served as choreographer for NBC's legendary series "Saturday Night Live." He studied Shakespeare with Samuel Schoenbaum and modern drama with Eric Bentley, and holds degrees from Northwestern University and Manhattan's Hunter College. He is a past president of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, the national labor union.
Administration & Finance
Cynthia J. Tutera, General Manager
Sherri Houston, Payroll & Benefits Manager
Mary Sabol, Accounts Payable & Accounting Manager
Katherine Kerr, Accounts Receivable & Systems Manager
Artistic
Shaun Hall, Executive Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director
Development
Gerri Weiss, Director of Development
Robert Neu, Director of Foundation & Government Relations
Frederic Serino, Director of Individual Giving
Maureen Keane, Development Executive Assistant
Jessica D'Arcy, Development Assistant
Education & Outreach
Rob Zellers, Director of Education & Outreach
House Management
Trent Wolfred, House Manager
Shawn Israel, Assistant House Manager
Marketing
Louis A. Castelli, Director of External Affairs
Margie Romero, Communications Manager
Katie Conaway, Group Sales and Audience Development Manager
Elliott Mower, Assistant Director of External Affairs
Production
Monica Bowin, Director of Production and Operations
Jenn Sharon, Company Manager
Rob McLeod, Technical Director
Fred Noel, Production Budget Assistant
Kate Mitchell, Costume Shop Director
Phil Lapic, Shop Foreman
Aaron Denk, Keyman Shop
Tim Sharkey, Keyman Shop
Dritan Cullaj, Keyman Shop
William Sharkey, Keyman Shop
Celeste Parrendo, Scenic Charge
Mark Desch, Stage Carpenter
Gay Kahkonen, Properties Master
Kelly Yann, Properties Coordinator
Naomi Miller, Properties Artisan
Zach Moore, Sound Engineer
Evan Stein, Master Electrician
Mindy Miller Gregory, Draper
Kari Kramer, Wardrobe Master
Box Office
Matthew Calvetti, Box Office Manager
Alexandra McInnes, Assistant to the Box Office Manager
Mary Vehec Krell, Box Office Assistant
Angie Messina, Box Office Assistant
Jerome Ross, Box Office Assistant
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