Panelists
2015-2016 Professional Theatre

September 16, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Katharine Dickenson
Program Manager: Sarah Stage

Zac Alfson

Orange County

Patron Engagement Manager, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, Orlando, Florida
Previously Marketing and Grants Manger, Mad Cow Theatre in Orlando and held Internship at United Arts of Central Florida in grant administration and government affairs
He was part of the design/build/opening team for Mad Cow’s new 2 theatre complex in downtown Orlando
Received Emerging Leader award from American for the Arts and the National Arts Marketing Project and invited to write a feature article for their February 2012 e-newsletter
B.F.A, Stage Management, University of Central Florida

Escambia County

Operations Manager, Pensacola Little Theatre, Pensacola, Florida
Previously Box Office Manager for the Pensacola Little Theatre and administrative assistant at Tallahassee Little Theatre
MFA Theatre Management, Florida State University

Brevard County

General Manager/Artistic Director, Titusville Playhouse, Titusville, Florida
Vice Chairman of the Brevard County Cultural Marketing Committee for the county Tourist Development Commission and serves on several other civic organizations
Attended Auburn University with a major in Music Education with a vocal emphasis

Miami-Dade County

Currently freelancing at Stage Manager, Actor and Director
Previously Production Stage Manager, The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan; Production Stage Manager, New Theatre in Coral Gables; Managing Director, Rising Action Theatre; President of Jerry Jensen and Associates, LLC.; and Director of Wichita Center for the Arts
Former board member of the Germantown Community Theatre (TN), the Wilmington Drama League (DE), the Public Theatre of South Florida, and President of the Cornell Cinema Society
He has acted in over 60 plays in ten states, directed more than a dozen and a half productions and done backstage duty on many more, both professionally and with community theaters
Graduate of Cornell University

Broward County

President & CEO, Our Fund Foundation – LGBTQ community foundation serving South Florida, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Executive Director, Stonewall National Museum & Archives, Fort Lauderdale, FL (2013-2015)
Executive Director, Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC, (2009 – 2013)
Bachelor of Arts, Grove City College

Bay County

Barbara McMinis has been Executive Director of the Martin Theatre for 26 years.
In that time she has presented over 250 proffessional touring shows and concerts and, as the founding director of the Martin Ensemble, produced over 175 plays and musicals.
In the past 5 years the theatre has started re-introducing cinema, and now boasts a Monster Movie series as well as a classic movie series.

Leon County

Associate Professor in Performance and Director of the BA Program at the FSU School of Theatre, Tallahassee, Florida
Published articles and book chapters on Konstantin Stanislavsky, Jerzy Grotowski, and the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards. His recent book, The Unwritten Grotowski: Theory and Practice of the Encounter (Routledge, 2012), gives a holistic view on Grotowski’s legacy
Joint Ph.D. in Drama and the Humanities, Stanford University