has been designing lighting and sound for more than 40 years. Credits include the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Broadway Rose Theatre, Formations Dance Project, and the Britt Festival. He is emeritus faculty of the Southern Oregon University Department of Theatre Arts and holds an MFA in lighting and sound design from the University of British Columbia.

worked at OSF for 25 years in most areas of costuming and designed costumes for 17 productions. Other theatre design work includes The Denver Center, Portland Center Stage, and ACT in San Francisco. Her film and television experience includes Lonesome Dove, Return of the Jedi, Howard the Duck (!), Heaven’s Gate, An Officer and a Gentleman, Blow Out, and Guilty by Suspicion. Currently, Claudia works as a freelance designer/stylist. Film costume design: My Name Is Bruce, Calvin Marshall, Redwood Highway, and Black Road, among others.

theater experience began in St. Louis, designing and building costumes for 11 different theater companies. Included in that group were five seasons with Circus Flora, two of which were at the Spoleto Festival. She was the crafts artisan at the Repertory Theater of St. Louis and designed shows for their Imaginary Theater Company. Betsy was a crafts artisan for OSF from 2009—2022.

is delighted to have joined the RTC team. A retired college English and linguistics teacher, Pam has long been a student of language, both on and off stage. She was an OSF company member for six years, serving first as volunteer and event coordinator and then later as bartender and members lounge host. She loves living in Ashland, where she works part-time for a local winery and enjoys walking the mountain trails with her dog, Allie.

has been involved in theatre since 1984, acting in 25 plays including Of Mice and Men, The Odd Couple, Matchmaker, and The Sound of Music. Television credits include numerous documentaries of the Charles Ng Serial Murder Case. As a musician, Mitch played percussion with Santana, Joan Baez, Mickey Hart and the Baba Olatunji Band. He was a volunteer carpenter for Habitat for Humanity of Tuolumne County for 10 years. Mitch was in law enforcement for 31 years and a detective for 20 years.

has been editing/writing professionally for 30 plus years. Her experience ranges from advertising to organizational communications to book publishing. Her English BA comes from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside; she split college between there and the University of Chaminade, Honolulu, Hawaii, where she first realized the joy—and practicality—of putting her skills to work as an editor. She opened her firm, Bauman Wordsmiths, in 2005.

retired in 2022 after a career in graphic design, education, and software development. He has a deep love of theater and has worked as an actor, director, designer, and scenic artist. Mark studied acting at American Conservatory Theater, and in collaboration with several classmates was the founding general director of the Pacific Theater Ensemble (now called Pacific Repertory Theatre) in Santa Monica. He has performed with several theatre companies, including Marin Shakespeare, TheatreWorks, and Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts.

is a creative arts leader with years of experience who received her MBA in Marketing and Arts Administration, BFA in Painting with a Minor in Art History, and BS in Elementary Education from Southern Oregon University. When Paige isn't encouraging the community to engage with the plethora of talent that Rogue Theater Company has to offer, she is involved with other nonprofit arts organizations. Paige is currently the Executive Director of Ashland High Arts Advocates, the Program Director for The Haines & Friends Visual Arts Grant Program, and the Visual Arts Editor for the Ashland Sneak Preview. She also works with the Ashland Gallery Association, Southern Oregon Repertory Singers, and serves on the Ashland Public Arts Advisory Committee. Ultimately, Paige finds a lot of passion and joy in being able to collaborate with artists to provide enriching and engaging experiences for her community.

has been a photographer for most of his life and is happy to work with all the creative people at RTC. He came to Ashland in 2016 from Los Angeles where he finished his long career in newspapers as chief technology officer at the Los Angeles Times. He has become an active photographer in Ashland with credits at OSF, SOU Athletics, Ashland.news and the Rogue Valley Times. He also does work for a number of local businesses. www.palermini.com.

Darren’s love of film began while helping produce and appear in ski-related travel documentaries in the 1990’s. While also honing his film production skills, Darren worked for three years as an Associate Planner for a land-use and sustainability consulting firm in the Lake Tahoe region before moving into the non-profit realm as a Campaign Director for a collaborative campaign to protect the Siskiyou Wild Rivers region in Southern Oregon. He has a BA in Environmental Conservation with a minor in Economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder and an MA in International Environmental Policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California.

has lived in the Rogue Valley for 26 years and is a life-long supporter of the arts. A retired English teacher, Cyndy spent her 25 years in the high school classrooms at Ashland, Grants Pass, and Roosevelt School of the Arts in California. She has taught all levels of English as well as Theater Arts, Advanced Humanities, Journalism, and Film as Literature. She received her education at California State University Fresno, Southern Oregon University, and the University of Cambridge, U.K. Cyndy has been a reader for the Ashland New Plays Festival and a teacher advocate with the Oregon Education Association where she was recognized in 2015 with the Barss/Wohlers Members Rights Award.

A theatre educator and director for over 40 years, Kathleen has earned recognition at the local, state and national levels. In 2021 she was awarded the California Educational Theatre Association (CETA) Medallion Award for distinguished leadership and service. Her teaching and directing experience includes colleges, universities, and high schools. Kathleen’s high school groups performed at the Scotland Fringe Festival, where her production of Working received a five-star review. She is a reader for the Ashland New Plays Festival, and an OLLI Arts Liaison. Professional directing credits include Bay Area Playwrights Festival, and TheatreWorks of Silicon Valley.

has been an actor and fight director at OSF for 30 seasons. As a fight director, he has also worked at Studio 54, the Public Theater, Theatre for a New Audience, The Folger Theatre, A.R.T. Boston, Dallas Theatre Center, The Guthrie Theatre, Berkeley Repertory, Portland Center Stage, Portland Opera, and Seattle Repertory Theatre.

has been an actor and lecturer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 31 seasons, including dramaturging nearly 60 productions. Other acting credits include Colorado and Utah Shakespeare Festivals, Old Globe at San Diego, Berkeley Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, A Contemporary Theater in Seattle, American Conservatory Theater, and Marin Shakespeare Company, among others. He has acted in 88 full productions of all Shakespeare's 38 plays, more than 100 roles. Barry has written After Dinner Shakespeare and Shakespeare Insult Generator. He has recorded several books on tape, including Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

is a writer, director, and performer. She was a long-time company member at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival where she worked in various administrative positions, including a stint as literary assistant. She holds a bachelor of fine arts in theatre from SOU.

was the casting director at OSF for 15 seasons. Other theaters include Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Mark Taper Forum (including Taper Too, Taper New Works, Juneteenth, P.L.A.Y.), Ojai Playwrights Conference, Geffen Playhouse, Huntington Theatre Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodman Theatre, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Cleveland Play House, Ahmanson Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Pasadena Playhouse, Intiman Theatre, others. In film and television, Joy has cast Terri, Easier with Practice, Stephanie Daley, The Business of Strangers, Interview with the Assassin, The Tao of Steve, Lush, The Independent, Perdita Durango, Quarterlife, The Men’s Room, Off Centre, The Mullets, others. She is an adjunct professor at SOU and the California Institute of the Arts.

is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama where he received his MFA in Acting, and Middlebury College, earning BA Honor Degrees in Theatre and Psychology. He has appeared in films including Privilege, The Super with Joe Pesci, and Stone Soup with Grace Zabriskie. Tyrone appeared in the European tour of Ajax, directed by Peter Sellars; on Broadway in Lettice and Lovage, with Maggie Smith; and the US tour with Julie Harris. Off-Broadway, he performed with Theatre for a New Audience, New York Public Theater, and Circle Repertory Theatre. In 26 seasons at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Tyrone has performed over 60 roles in nearly 50 productions.

After 40 years in Washington DC, where he worked in both private industry and in the federal government, Ahmad "Omar" Maiwandi has found a new home in Ashland, where he enjoys writing, cooking, traveling, visiting with family and friends, and volunteering for RTC. He is fluent in three languages and conversant in two more.

is a freelance writer/editor, social media consultant, and avid hiker. She is a group exercise instructor with a passion for spin, and live theater brings her great joy.

has gathered experience from years of performing in everything from community theater to touring dinner theaters to off-Broadway and summer stock. Pam has grabbed every opportunity to learn and grow. She narrated for the Library of Congress's program “Talking Books” for 20 years and has been a commercial audiobook narrator ever since. After moving to the Rogue Valley, theater called her back, and she is now a founding board member and actor with Collaborative Theatre Project.

has lived in Ashland on and off for more than over 35 years. Her away time was spent mostly in East and Southern Africa and Southeast Asia as an organizational development consultant with NGOs and the UN. When home in Ashland, she loves hiking, biking, getting involved in politics, and volunteering for Rogue Theater Company. She studied speech/theatre at Marquette University as an undergrad and international communications at Stanford for her MA.

was born in St. Louis, Missouri and got a Masters in Education from Tufts University in Massachusetts.  Joan moved to Ashland in 2012 and has been a big supporter of all the wonderful theater here - especially RTC!  She also volunteers at Asante Hospital in Medford as well as traveling the world and spending time with her adorable grandson.

worked at Walker School from 1985–2001. She joined OLLI in 1997 where she taught writing classes, is a past president, continues to attend classes and help out. She has volunteered at Britt, is a long time OSF volunteer, and is delighted to be a part of RTC.

moved to Ashland from Seattle in 2005, has been a volunteer with OSF, and now loves being on the team at Rogue Theater Company.

has been a long-time volunteer with OSF and is now on the team at Rogue Theater Company.

has been involved in various aspects of theater and film since his early school days. An Ashland resident since 2007, Mark has been an avid volunteer at OSF, AIFF, and Britt. He is happy to be on the RTC team!

Moving to the Rogue Valley in 2010 allowed Lucy to volunteer at OSF, the OSU extension, and now luckily at the Rogue Theater Company.

moved to Ashland after a lifetime of visiting every year. Tracy started in theatre administration in college and is thrilled to be rediscovering her passion for theatre as a volunteer with the RTC team!

Yvette is excited to work as a volunteer with this fantastic group of dedicated theater lovers. It brings her great pleasure as a retired educator to see the arts brought to life in this amazing space. Thank you for this opportunity to give back to the community.

has enjoyed watching live theater for years as an audience member, and is looking forward to enhancing every RTC patron's experience from the moment they purchase their ticket all the way through to when they are telling their friends about the show afterwards.

Susan relocated to the Rogue Valley from Carmel, California. She loves Southern Oregon and all that It has to offer. Since relocating, she has been volunteering at FOTAS, Access, the Smart Reader program, Collaborative Theater Project, Camelot Theater, and now very excited to be with Rogue Theater Company. The talent that abounds in our area is amazing!