We Will Follow
From emerging talents to unsung veterans, our regular Role Call feature shines a light on folks you ought to know.
Category Archives: Role Call꞉ People to Watch
Everyone has a part to play in this special edition of American Theatre, for which we’ve expanded our monthly Role Call feature to offer profiles of 20 theatre workers from all over the U.S. doing as many different things in as many different kinds of theatres as possible. Though we’ve assigned each person here a single “role,” you’ll quickly find that what makes them good at what they do is a breadth of experience, not a narrow focus on a single field or task. It’s safe to say that all are as defined by their ambitions and dreams as they are by the daily challenges of making theatre, and they bring both a big-picture sense of their art form and an attention to the nitty-gritty details of their respective stage practices. We’ve been gratified to meet them, in short, and we’re proud to introduce them to you.
Actor: Frank X
The Philly-based performer is known as one of the best around, but he doesn’t rest on his laurels so much as spread them around.
Choreographer: Robert Barry Fleming
Inspired as much by the avant-garde as by Golden Age Broadway, this multiple threat has a varied and ever-expanding toolkit.
Composer: James Valcq
The ‘Spitfire Grill’ tunesmith is also the co-artistic director of Wisconsin’s Third Avenue Playhouse.
Costume Designer: Uriel Gomez
He sees his work as a collaboration with the performers he’s dressing.
Development Director: Emily Sutton-Smith
Money doesn’t just fall into her lap, but there’s no question she has a knack for fundraising at Williamston Theatre.
Director: Guillermo Cienfuegos
Having helmed more than 30 plays in Los Angeles, he is unapologetic about his love for the local theatre scene.
Education Director: Nikki Toombs
Toombs, who heads the education department at Atlanta’s True Colors, works to bring theatre to all kids.
Executive Director: Robert Serrell
With forward thinking, and some search engine optimization, he revitalized and boosted the Barrow Group Theatre.
General Manager: Céline Delcayre
She brings a calm approach to the stresses of producing to new work at the Playwrights Realm.
