People
Board of Directors
Bruce Goodrich, President
Retired Theatre & Dance Department Chair, California State University, Fullerton
Susan Bowman, Vice President
Community Leader
Andy Lamb, Treasurer
Senior Vice President, South County Bank
Larry Cripe, Secretary
Retired Accounting, Finance and Information System Professional
Rachelle Menaker, Immediate Past President
Attorney at Law
Bette Aitken
Community Leader
Martin Benson
Founding Artistic Director, South Coast Repertory
Freddie Greenfield
Tide Pool Educator/Outdoor Enthusiast
Elizabeth Jones
Retired Attorney
Steven Koch
Retired Stainless Steel Manufacturing Professional
Molly Mahoney
CEO/Founder, The Prepared Performer
Terry Schomburg
Controller, South Coast Repertory
Laurie Smits Staude
Community Leader
Oánh Nguyễn, staff
Executive Artistic Director, Chance Theater
Mary Kay Fyda-Mar, emeritus
Staff
Oánh Nguyễn, Executive Artistic Director
Erika C. Miller, Development Director
Bebe Herrera, Production Manager
Masako Tobaru, Technical Director
Shinshin Yuder Tsai, Producing Associate
James Michael McHale, Literary Manager
Karen O’Hanlon, Education & Community Programs Director
Jocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic Director
Ben Green, Marketing & Administrative Associate
Gwen Sloan, Box Office Associate
Jeff Hellebrand, Box Office Associate
Nicole Schlitt, Company Manager
Marc Sanford, Associate House Manager
Kylie Baumbusch, Operations Assistant
Hannah Jepsen, Operations Assistant
Resident Artists
Oánh Nguyễn, founder
Erika C. Miller, founder
Jeff Hellebrand, founder
Casey Long, founder
Alex Bueno, legacy
Jennifer Ruckman, legacy
Kelly Todd, legacy
Courtny Greenough, emeritus
David McCormick, emeritus
Myrna Niles, emeritus
Karen Webster, emeritus
Wade Williamson, emeritus
Resident Playwrights
Benjamin Benne, 2025
Dustin H. Chinn, 2024
Keiko Green, 2023
Exal Iraheta, 2022
B.J. Tindal, 2021
Krista Knight, 2020
Jessica Huang, 2019
Joanna Garner, 2018
Ted Malawer, 2017
Jenny Connell Davis, 2016
Lauren Yee, 2015
Nick Jones, 2014
Marshall Pailet, 2013
Zayd Dohrn, 2012
Adam Szymkowicz, 2011
2017-2018 Fox Fellowship