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Contact American StageMainstage Address: TICKETS - 727.823.PLAY (7529) TOM BLOCK (Company Manager) is in his 27th year with the company. ANGELA BOND (Director of Development) has spent her entire adult life in the professional theatre, at first as a performer, more recently a director, and now in development. Angela graduated from Rollins College with a degree in theatre and business in 1981 and spent her first two years out of college in the administration of Pennsylvania Stage Company, a now-defunct LORT D theater in Allentown, Pennsylvania. From there she moved to New York City to pursue a performance career and became an active member of American Globe Theatre, for whom she also did development work. In 1999, her husband at the time accepted a position in the technical department of American Stage Theatre Company, precipitating her move to Florida. She spent seven years in the development department of the Arts Center in downtown St. Petersburg before moving on to Bayfront Health Foundation in 2006. She has kept her hand in performing and directing from time to time and is thrilled to “come home” to the theatre community. She is a member of Hyde Park Methodist Church where she does volunteer work with the drama ministry.
SHANNON S. ORRELL (Development/Marketing Associate) is a true Florida native, born and raised right here in Central Florida. She has migrated up and down the East Coast from Atlanta to upstate New York but has finally returned home to raise her family. Shannon and her husband, Andy, live in St. Petersburg with their beautiful children, Madison and Nathaniel. She is thrilled to be working with the amazing staff and crew at American Stage. Volunteer Coordinator ADRIN ERRA PUENTE (Costume Shop Manager) is a native to Texas and received her Bachelor's Degree in Design and Technical Theatre from the University of North Texas. She has been designing and freelancing in the St. Pete. area for the last four years and has worn many hats for the American Stage, including Props Master, Scenic Painter, Scene Shop Assistant, Cutter/Draper, and Costume Designer. She costume designed last season's Sleuth and Souvenir and this season's Tuna Christmas. Her favorite design at the American Stage has been 9 Parts of Desire but Tuna is running a close second. She is a recent member of the Pinellas Weavers Guild. Before St. Pete, she was responsible for redesigning Chillicothe, OH's 2004 season of Tecumseh! She would like to thank God for Gillius and all the love in her interesting life.
TIMON BROWN (Technical Director) is pleased to be working at American Stage. He returned to American Stage two years ago after a two year hiatus, during which he served as the technical director at the Canterbury School of Florida. Previous to that, Timon served as ATD and master carpenter at American Stage. He wants to thank his wonderful wife, Maresi, for all her love and support. They are proud parents of four-year-old scene-shop assistant Henry, and are thrilled to welcome their daughter, Maria, born on Sept 4th.
ANDY ORRELL (Director of Marketing) has been Director of Marketing at Theatre in the Square in Atlanta, Communications Director for the Gates Chili School District in New York, and a member of the marketing team at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.  Producing Artistic Director Todd Olson 727.823.1600 x 218 toddolson@americanstage.org TODD OLSON*+ (Producing Artistic Director) is a recent graduate of Bank of America’s Neighborhood Excellence Leadership Program. He has directed over 120 plays, musicals, and operas, including My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, (which he co-created) at the Actor's Theatre of Louisville, and American Stage. As an author, Todd’s My Way has enjoyed over 300 productions worldwide. For American Stage Todd has directed several plays which have been recognized by Creative Loafing as “Best of the Bay” Awards for “Top-10 Productions of the Year” and “Best Director,” including Stones in His Pockets, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Much Ado About Nothing, and Anna in the Tropics. Other American Stage credits include Suddenly Last Summer, Crowns, Three Days of Rain, The Exonerated (with Sandy Duncan and Antonio Tarver), I Am My Own Wife, Casa Blue, the last moments in the life of Frida Kahlo, Dennis Lehane’s Coronado, The Pirates of Penzance, Pinter’s Betrayal, and Dinner with Friends, the highest-attended production in American Stage’s history. Original works having made their world premiere at American Stage include I Left My Heart, and Casa Blue, the last moments in the life of Frida Kahlo. In 2007 American Stage was voted "Best Theatre Company" in the Tampa Bay-area by both Tampa Bay Magazine and The Weekly Planet. Todd received his M.F.A. from The University of North Carolina, and is a graduate from the Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard where he took classes with David Mamet, Peter Sellars, Andrei Serban, Robert Scanlan, Robert Woodruff, Anna Deveare Smith, and Robert Brustein, among others. While at Harvard Todd directed productions of Cervantes’ Judge of the Divorce Court, Brecht’s The Informer, Pinter’s Betrayal, Chekhov’s The Seagull, and Shakespeare’s Coriolanus and The Winter’s Tale. He also assistant directed In the Jungle of Cities (for Robert Woodruff), The Bacchae (for Francois Rochaix), and Woyzeck (for Marcus Stern). He was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard, and has taught classes at Vanderbilt, Boston University, University of North Carolina, among others colleges. Todd lives in Seminole with his remarkable wife Charlotte, and their constantly surprising and wonderful children Jonas, Corinna, and May.
LEYLA PRIOR (Director of Finance) is enjoying her 16th season with American Stage Theatre Company.
MEG HEIMSTEAD has been a professional actress and teacher for 13 years. For the past three years, Meg was a Teaching Artist with American Stage. She taught playwriting and acting to children and adults throughout Pinellas County, focusing on at risk/special needs populations. As an actress, she has worked with the California Shakespeare Festival in Berkley, CA, Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa, CA, PlayMakers Repertory Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC, The Gorilla Theatre and Jobsite Theater in Tampa, and The Backlot Theater in Sarasota. Most recently, Meg directed and performed in The Vagina Monologues for American Stage and played Modron is freeFall Theatre’s production of Sleeping Beauty. Meg holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Evansville in Evansville, IN. She also attended the Professional Actor Training Program at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Meg is thrilled to be a part of the American Stage team!
T. SCOTT WOOTEN (Artistic Associate) is originally from the great state of Arkansas. He attended Arkansas State University where he received a BFA in Theatre Directing and Performance. Upon graduation he was offered an internship at American Stage Theatre Company in St. Petersburg, Florida, which he proudly accepted, and soon after was offered a staff position as Artistic Associate to Producing Artistic Director Todd Olson. During the time at American Stage, he has been exposed to every facet of the inner workings of a Professional Regional Theatre Company, and was awarded the Al T. May Staff Member of the Year Award 2007. He is also a recent recipient of the 2008 Pinellas County Individual Artist Grant Award. Tampa Bay audiences have seen him act in a number of plays, including Thom Pain (based on nothing), “Reefer Madness: The Play!!!, Suddenly Last Summer, All the Great Books (abridged), and Hamlet; his direction in Sleuth, and the World Premiere translation of Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros featuring the distinguished members of the American Stage’s Youth Ensemble. As a Sound Designer, he has created the soundtrack for the American Stage productions of Gem of the Ocean, Othello, Sleuth, By the Waters of Babylon, and A Tuna Christmas. His written work includes Reefer Madness: The Play!!! (produced by Economic Stimulus Productions), Mr. Wooten’s Big Nite! (produced by Quirky White Chicks Productions), An Almost Unfortunate Occurance (produced by Eclectic Theatre Company), and The Adventures of Ernie Tripe, Private Detective, Litter Division (produced by The Studio @ 620 and WMNF 88.5). Outside of American Stage, he is the Artistic Director of Economic Stimulus Productions (live theatre fully-funded by the U.S. Government). Mr. Wooten wears and has worn many hats for the good of the theatre and will always serve this wondrous business. Master Electrician/Shop Assistant Production Coordinator Master Carpenter
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