Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
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LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
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
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 Master, Design Assistant, & Director of Apprentice Programming
srlutz@ensemblecincinnati.org
Production
Matthew Hollstegge
Production Manager
mhollstegge@ensemblecincinnati.org
Jack Murphy
Technical Director
jmurphy@ensemblecincinnati.org
Rae Kuhn
Scenic Charge Artist & Production Assistant
Lyss R. Cunningham
Lighting & Sound Supervisor
Ivy Ashwell
Shop Carpenter
Stage Management
Margot Whitney
Production Stage Manager
mwhitney@ensemblecincinnati.org
Lexi Muller
Assistant Stage Manager
lmuller@ensemblecincinnati.org
Finance
Michael R. Zimmer, CPA, CGMA
Director of Fiscal Operations
mzimmer@ensemblecincinnati.org
Development
Josh Neumeyer
Finance & Grants Manager
jneumeyer@ensemblecincinnati.org
Education, Engagement, & Inclusion
Lauren Carr
Director of Education, Engagement, & Inclusion
lcarr@ensemblecincinnati.org
Victoria Aslanides
Education Associate & Resident Teaching Artist
vhawley@ensemblecincinnati.org
Becca Howell
Education Associate
bhowell@ensemblecincinnati.org
Operations
Jared D. Doren
Programming & Events Manager
jdoren@ensemblecincinnati.org
Nick Ligon
Head of Security
Anna Sheridan
Administrative Associate
asheridan@ensemblecincinnati.org
Marketing & Communications
Jocelyn Meyer
Director of Marketing & Communications
jmeyer@ensemblecincinnati.org
Amy J. Barbian
Marketing Manager
abarbian@ensemblecincinnati.org
Becca Schall
Videographer
bschall@ensemblecincinnati.org
Patron Services
Amy Weinstock
Box Office Manager
aweinstock@ensemblecincinnati.org
Sean Miller-Jones, Sharisse Santos
House Managers
2021-2022 Apprentices
Abby Palen
Adrian Devaughn Summers
Breauna Jurkowski
Christian Hall
Malyssa Quinn
Rachel Barkalow
Randolph Geers
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).
1127 Vine Street