Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
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OUR TEAM
Meet the dedicated production and administration teams that comprise our Ensemble.
Who we are
The people working behind the scenes at Ensemble Theatre include an enthusiastic staff, a generous and passionate Board of Directors, and countless talented artists, instructors, and volunteers working to produce the best theatre and meaningful engagement programs for our communities every day.
Leadership
D. Lynn Meyers
The Ruth Dennis Sawyer/Mary Taft Mahler Producing Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer
lmeyers@ensemblecincinnati.org
As Producing Artistic Director, D. Lynn Meyers has directed more than 100 world and regional premieres at Ensemble Theatre, including Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Hands on a Hardbody, Detroit ’67, I Am My Own Wife, and Next to Normal. She began her career as the Associate Artistic Director at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park and has directed Off-Broadway at the York Theatre as well as extensively throughout the US and Canada. As a member of the Casting Society of America, Ms. Meyers has cast for PBS, CBS, BBC, HBO, Paramount, and MGM. Her recent feature credits include Carol, Miles Ahead, The Goat, The Old Man & the Gun, and The Public; she also served as the Location Casting Director for The Shawshank Redemption. She was named a finalist for the Zelda Fichandler National Award in 2011, is a past recipient of the YWCA Career Woman of Achievement Award, and received the 2018 Rosa F. and Samuel B. Sachs Fund Prize for her regional arts impact and leadership.
Board of Directors
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati’s Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders who are dedicated to the sustainability and success of the theater and to advancing our mission.
Executive Committee
Directors
Directors Emeriti
Skip Hickenlooper
Edward Marks
Founders’ Circle
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Ken & Mary Mahler
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
Mitchell S. Meyers
Staff
Artistic
Brian c. Mehring
Resident Scenic & Lighting Designer
Shannon Rae Lutz
Properties Curator, Design Assistant, & Director of Apprentice Programming
srlutz@ensemblecincinnati.org
Melissa Bennett
Scenic Charge Artist & Production Associate
mbennett@ensemblecincinnati.org
Torie Wiggins
Artistic Associate
twiggins@ensemblecincinnati.org
Production
Jacob Dowell
Technical Director
jdowell@ensemblecincinnati.org
Jack Murphy
Associate Technical Director
jmurphy@ensemblecincinnati.org
Chris Lipstreu
Associate Production Manager & Master Electrician
clipstreu@ensemblecincinnati.org
Hannah Dringenburg
Costume Shop Manager
hdringenburg@ensemblecincinnati.org
Emily Misali
Wardrobe Supervisor
emisali@ensemblecincinnati.org
Sam Devlin
Lead Carpenter & Run Crew
sdevlin@ensemblecincinnati.org
Jeremiah Plessinger
Shop Carpenter
Nathan Neorr
Carpenter & Load-In Tech
Stage Management
Lexi Muller
Assistant Stage Manager
lmuller@ensemblecincinnati.org
Leadership
D. Lynn Meyers
Producing Artistic Director & Chief Executive Officer
lmeyers@ensemblecincinnati.org
Michael R. Zimmer, CPA, CGMA
Chief Financial & Operations Officer
mzimmer@ensemblecincinnati.org
Development
Amanda M. McDonald
Director of Philanthropy
amcdonald@ensemblecincinnati.org
Education
Emily Bush
Director of Education
ebush@ensemblecincinnati.org
Emmy Rice
Accessibility & Education Programs Coordinator
erice@ensemblecincinnati.org
Deondra Kamau Means
Education Associate
dmeans@ensemblecincinnati.org
Operations
Jared D. Doren
Programming & Events Manager
jdoren@ensemblecincinnati.org
Nick Ligon
Head of Security
nligon@ensemblecincinnati.org
Anna Sheridan
Administrative Coordinator
asheridan@ensemblecincinnati.org
Marketing & Communications
Jocelyn Meyer
Director of Marketing & Communications
jmeyer@ensemblecincinnati.org
Amy J. Barbian
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
abarbian@ensemblecincinnati.org
Rachel Kazee
Digital Marketing Manager
rkazee@ensemblecincinnati.org
Becca Schall
Creative Media Producer
bschall@ensemblecincinnati.org
Patron Services
Amy Weinstock
Box Office Manager
aweinstock@ensemblecincinnati.org
Patrick Bayne
Lead House Manager
Gabby Casto, Gwyn Lee, KG Rucker, Becca Schall, Jacob Schall, Scott Thatcher, & Malyssa Quinn
Box Office Associates/House Managers
2024-2025 Apprentices
Char Adams
Leonardo Clark
Abigail Dirr
Amira F. Jackson
Elliet Malatesta
Maddi O’Connell
Volunteer
Our volunteers perform a vital supporting role and make it possible for us to keep producing great theatre!
Get Involved
So you love the arts and want to do more than be in the audience? That’s musical theatre to our ears.
Newsroom
Access news releases, media kits, and high-resolution images from our production archives.
Photo credits | Who we are, Annie Fitzpatrick, Becca Howell, and Barry Mulholland in Bloomsday (Mikki Schaffner); Volunteer, the Cast of Ripcord (Ryan Kurtz); Work with us, Bruce Cromer in An Iliad (Ryan Kurtz); Newsroom, Dennis Parlato and Amy Warner in 33 Variations (Sandy Underwood).
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