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Aimée Hayes, Producing Artistic Director
ahayes@southernrep.com
As Artistic Director of Southern Rep, Hayes has focused on new play development with the launch of a monthly PLAYLAB; the CROSSTOWN READING SERIES for local new plays; 6x6, a monthly play slam; the NEW PLAY BACCHANAL; and The RUBY PRIZE, an annual $10K new play award for a female playwright of color. At Southern Rep she has directed the World Premieres of SICK, AFTERLIFE and WITH A BANG, and the regional premieres of IN THE NEXT ROOM (or THE VIBRATOR PLAY), THE CLEAN HOUSE, SPEECH & DEBATE, and GREY GARDENS. Locally Hayes produced and directed three seasons of the RED LIGHT DISTRICT VARIETY SHOW at Le Chat Noir, and THE UPRISING in a co-production with Le Chat Noir. A key member of Vital Theatre Company in NYC, Hayes directed and produced new works. She has also served as an Artistic Associate at The Shakespeare Festival at Tulane. As a member of the National New Play Network, Hayes has served on the Showcase of New Plays panel and twice directed in the MFA Playwright Showcase at the Kennedy Center. Panels and other associations include: the National Endowment for the Arts, the MAP Fund, the Arts Council of New Orleans and ArtsReady. Hayes was a directing intern at Actors Theatre of Louisville under Jon Jory. She earned her directing MFA from Tulane University, and an English BA magna cum laude from Loyola University. Hayes was one of New Orleans Magazine’s 2008 People to Watch. She serves as a board member of Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national service organization for non-profit theatres.
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Anthony Carpenter, Technical Director and Marketing Associate
acarpenter@southernrep.com
Anthony comes back to New Orleans after a three year hiatus, during which time he toured with a clown in Mexico, a dance company through Russia and Europe, and worked as a Technical Director in Philadelphia and New York City. He enjoys making large-scale installation art, travelling, enjoying quality time with friends and family, and all forms of creative expression. He is absolutely passionate about theatre and is very pleased to be doing marketing and technical direction for Southern Rep.
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Elizabeth Harwood, Arts Coordinator/ Production Stage Manager
EKHarwood@gmail.com
Elizabeth Harwood is from northern Virginia and received her BA in Theatre with High onors from the University of Hawai’i. In Denver, CO she worked at Curious Theatre Company for 3 seasons as a Stage Manager, the Artistic Coordinator, and also as the Production Manager. She was also the Tour Stage Manager of AMERIVILLE by Universes. Recent productions with Southern Rep include: VENUS IN FUR, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, WOLVES, THE LILY’S REVENGE, SHIRLEY VALENTINE, RED, GOD OF CARNAGE, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS and INTRINGULIS.
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Laura Friedmann, Education Coordinator/Social Media Liaison
education@southernrep.com
Laura Friedmann is a recent college graduate of Loyola University where she received her BA in Theatre Arts. There, she performed in several mainstage productions including: SPINNING INTO BUTTER, TROJAN WOMEN, and A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Originally from Cincinnati, Laura is delighted to have found homes in the community of New Orleans and
with the Southern Rep family. Since beginning at Southern Rep as an eager intern in the Spring of 2012, she has helped to develop several curriculums for Arts Education, directed children’s productions and workshops, and performed in A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
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Jessica Podewell, Literary Manager
Jessica Podewell received her MFA in Acting and New Works at the Ohio State University, and her BFA from Webster University. She originally hails from New Orleans and currently teaches at Tulane. Jessica has worked professionally in theatres throughout Austin, Chicago, and New York. She is also a proud founding member of the children’s theatre The Patchwork Players. |
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Chris Kaminstein, YO NOLA Leader
ckaminstein@southernrep.com
Chris Kaminstein is a teacher, actor, writer, and director who originally hails from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Chris works part-time as an arts -integration teacher for KIDsmART, a New Orleans based education company specializing in combining core classroom content with the arts. He is co-artistic director of Goat in the Road Productions, an emerging New Orleans theater company devoted to creating new work, fostering the growth of local theater artists, and educational outreach. Goat in the Road is in their third year running Play/Write, a program that teaches playwriting to elementary school students, culminating in a showcase of student work. The company has also premiered a number of original plays over the last three years, including Whatever Just Happened, Didn't Happen (2008 State of the Nation Festival), Our Man (2010 New Orleans Fringe Festival), The Don Effect, and co-produced Major Swelling's Salvation Salve Medicine Show with the Cripple Creek Theater Company. He holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University in theater studies, and has many years experience teaching improvisation, writing, acting, and movie making to elementary, middle, and high school. In addition, he has performed with a variety of theater organizations in New Orleans, including Southern Rep (at Le Chat Noir), Cripple Creek, Artspot, and NEW NOISE. |
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Lesley DeMartin, Box Office Manager
boxoffice@southernrep.com
Lesley DeMartin has been on the staff of Southern Rep since the Fall of 2011. Received her B.A. in music at Bard College in upstate New York. She has performed with various choruses and orchestras around the Hudson Valley and New York City. Before Southern Rep, she worked at the Front of House Manager at the Fisher Center for Performing Arts at Bard College. She is currently working on her masters in mental health counseling at Loyola University New Orleans. |
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Colleen Gowland, Sea Level Design
Graphic Designer & Webmaster
Southern Rep Logo and Brand Artwork by: Chris Rubino |
