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OUR TEAM

Meet the dedicated production and administration teams that comprise our Ensemble.

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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 2019 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

Linda Holthaus

Chair
Linda Holthaus

Mark Haggard

President
Mark Haggard

Kathy Burklow

Vice President
Kathy Burklow

Kali Hacias Boecher

Vice President
Kali Hacias Boecher

Athena Avgousti-Bauer

Treasurer
Athena Avgousti-Bauer

Holly Brians Ragusa

Secretary
Holly Brians Ragusa

Tim Giglio

At-Large
Tim Giglio

Meghan Simonson

At-Large
Meghan Simonson

Directors

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Amy Bixel

Amy Bixel

Erica Bock

Erica Bock

Otto M. Budig, Jr.

Otto M. Budig, Jr.

Kwesi Calliste

Kwesi Calliste
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Zina Camblin

Zina Camblin

Tom Carothers

Tom Carothers

Brock Dalton

Brock Dalton
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Denise Esteves-Hicks

Denise Esteves-Hicks

Charles H. Gerhardt, III

Charles H. Gerhardt, III

Beverly A. Grant

Beverly A. Grant

Stephen King

Stephen King

Andrew Maloney

Andrew Maloney

Anthony McNamara

Anthony McNamara

D. Lynn Meyers

ex officio
D. Lynn Meyers

Shekhar Mitra

Shekhar Mitra
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Chris Ramos

Chris Ramos

Maura Schilling

Maura Schilling

Jeffrey Schloemer

Jeffrey Schloemer

Alex Schutte

Alex Schutte

Mary Stagaman

Mary Stagaman

Ashlee Young

Ashlee Young

Directors Emeriti
Kathy DeLaura
Skip Hickenlooper
Edward Marks

Founders’ Circle
Ruth D. & John Sawyer
Ken & Mary Mahler
Dr. Charles O. Carothers
Mitchell S. Meyers

Staff


 

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

 

Operations

Jared D. Doren
Programming & Events Manager
jdoren@ensemblecincinnati.org

Nick Ligon
Head of Security
nligon@ensemblecincinnati.org

Michael Carr
Business Services Coordinator
mcarr@ensemblecincinnati.org

 

Artistic

Brian c. Mehring
Resident Scenic & Lighting Designer

Shannon Rae Lutz
Properties Curator, Design Assistant, & Director of Apprentice Programming
srlutz@ensemblecincinnati.org

Torie Wiggins
Artistic Associate
twiggins@ensemblecincinnati.org

Rae Mack Kuhn
Scenic Charge Artist & Production Associate
rkuhn@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

Jake Tillmann
Lighting & Sound Supervisor
jtillmann@ensemblecincinnati.org

Jeremiah Plessinger
Shop Carpenter
jplessinger@ensemblecincinnati.org

Nathan Neorr
Carpenter & Load-In Tech

 

Stage Management

Margot Whitney
Production Stage Manager
mwhitney@ensemblecincinnati.org

Lexi Muller
Assistant Stage Manager
lmuller@ensemblecincinnati.org

Maddi O’Connell
2nd Assistant Stage Manager
moconnell@ensemblecincinnati.org

 

Development

Liz Carman
Development Coordinator
lcarman@ensemblecincinnati.org

Marketing & Communications

Jocelyn Meyer
Director of Marketing & Communications
jmeyer@ensemblecincinnati.org

Amy J. Barbian
Associate Director of Marketing & Communications
abarbian@ensemblecincinnati.org

Becca Schall
Creative Media Producer
bschall@ensemblecincinnati.org

 

Patron Services

Amy Weinstock
Box Office Manager
aweinstock@ensemblecincinnati.org

Beasley, Jasimine Bouldin, Abigail Dirr, TaShauna Ajoi Jenkins, KG Rucker, Becca Schall, Jacob Schall
Box Office Associates/House Managers

 

Education

Emily Mathews
Director of Education
emathews@ensemblecincinnati.org

Emmy Rice
Accessibility & Education Programs Coordinator
erice@ensemblecincinnati.org

Deondra Kamau Means
Education Associate
dmeans@ensemblecincinnati.org

2025-2026 Apprentices


 

Krishangi Allin

Troian Butler

Grace Caccavari

Allyson van Haaren

Maximus Winski

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).