Staff

Kyle A. Dougan

Producing Artistic Director – Kyle A. Dougan

Kyle worked as casting associate and events manager for Music Theater Works, and rejoined the company in 2018 as Producing Artistic Director Designate, following a two-year stint in academia. He relocated to Chicago in 1999, after completing his Masters in Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he produced and directed a workshop of new musicals. He also stage managed a series of new musicals with Perfect Pitch: New Musicals at Trafalgar Studios. In the Chicago area Kyle has directed, associate-directed and assistant-directed shows for Chamber Opera Chicago, Theatre at the Center, Big Noise Theater and The Music Theatre Company. He has served as artistic producer of a series of new musicals with Midwest New Musicals, as executive director of FWD Theatre Project and as co-owner of Style Theatrical Casting, a professional casting company in Chicago.

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Managing Director
Christopher Riley

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Production Manager
Chris Chase

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Company Manager 
Katie Meine

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Group Sales Manager
Jen Ruffner

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Marketing & Public Relations
Shout Marketing and Media Relations

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Business Management
Cameron Heinze

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Marketing Manager
Dominic Rescigno

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Administrative Manager
David Kemper

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Grant Services
Juno Consulting

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Music Director
Michael McBride

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Musical Supervisor
Linda Madonia

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Casting Director
Keely Vasquez
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YouthREACH Manager
Anya Plotkin

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YouthREACH Director & Choreographer
Caryn Ott Hillman

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YouthREACH Musical Director
Christopher Richard

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Interns

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Electra Kontalonis- President

Sasha Gerritson – Vice President

Pamela Pettibone – Treasurer

Valerie Romano- Secretary

Angel Alajaji

Kate Steven Allesandro

Stephen G. Baime

Jefferson C. Collins

Kyle A. Dougan

Joseph Greco, M.D.

Stephanie Bryan Kangas

Valerie Romano Larson

Kate Mattson

Rachel Pethiyagoda

Megan Piazza

Morris E. Robinson

Dr. Gregory Sarlo

Catherine Westphal

Martin Woods

EMERITUS BOARD

Jeff Collins
Kate Mattson
Rosie Rees

ADVISORY BOARD

William J. Erickson
Sasha Gerritson
Meredith Gioia
Robert Markey
Dominic Missimi
Pamela T. Pettibone
Rosie Rees
James Schneider
Kenneth Shepro
Hugh Smith
Luther Goins
Gary Wigoda