Wednesday, September 24 @ 7:30 pm

Jennie Eisenhower

Sara Neville

Thursday, September 25 @ 7:30 pm

Erlina Ortiz

Anjoli Santiago

Friday, September 26 @ 7:30 pm

Liz Filios*

Lindsay Smiling* 

Saturday, September 27 @ 2:00 pm

Amanda Morton

Josh Totora

Saturday, September 27 @ 7:30 pm

Robi Hager*

Chris Haig

Sunday, September 28 @ 2:00 pm

Grace Gonglewski*

Miriam White* 

Thursday, October 2 @ 7:30 pm

Michael Doherty*

Alex Keiper*

Friday, October 3 @ 7:30 pm

Justin Jain*

Jacinta Yelland*

Saturday, October 4 @ 2:00 pm

Bi Jean Ngo*

Hansel Tan*

Saturday, October 4 @ 7:30 pm

Rachel Camp*

Brian Ratcliffe

Sunday, October 5 @ 2:00 pm

Jered McLenigan*

Lee Minora*

PLAYWRIGHT
Savannah Reich

SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
Douglas Vento

HEAD ELECTRICIAN & LIGHTING DESIGNER
Heather Pynne

PROJECTIONS DESIGNER
AJ Bloomfield (he/him)

COSTUME DESIGNER
Nikki Delhomme⁺ (she/her)

STAGE MANAGER
Karly Amato*

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Haley Simonds

Savannah Reich is a playwright and screenwriter whose work is focused on experimental forms and unusual engagement with audiences. Her plays have been produced at theaters and universities across the country; commissioned by Walking Shadow Theater Company, the University of Minnesota, SuperGroup, and Caridad Svich at the Lucille Lortel Theater; developed by the Playwrights Center, The Flea, and Seven Devils New Play Foundry; and supported by residencies at Tofte Lake Art Center, MassMoCA, and Millay Arts. She is a longtime DIY arts producer who has created and toured original works to bars, basements, backyards, and occasionally even theaters across the country for over 15 years. Her feature-length screenplay Beebe and Barton was the winner of the national Sloan Student Grand Jury Prize in 2015, and her short film Men Among Men was the winner of the Bill Murray Comedy Award at the Twin Cities Film Festival (judged by Bill Murray himself). She was a 2020/21 McKnight Fellow at the Playwrights Center, and her auto-theater experiment “Oedipus in Seattle” was the winner of the audience choice award at the 2022 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. She holds an MFA from Carnegie Mellon, where she was mentored by Rob Handel, and as of September 2024 is a new Assistant Professor of Playwriting & Screenwriting at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

You can find her scripts on the New Play Exchange.

SavannahReich.com

Rachel Camp is delighted to return to Theatre Horizon so soon after her turn as Penelope in last season’s Barrymore-nominated musical Penelope. This marks lucky number 13 times onstage in a show at Theatre Horizon, following Penelope (Penelope), An Evening with Rachel Camp (herself), A New Brain (Rhoda), Lobby Hero (Dawn), Into the Woods (Baker’s Wife), 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Olive, Barrymore Award – Musical Lead Performer), HONK! (Penny), Great American Song Book, Working, Holiday Show at the Swing Club, Once on This Island (Erzulie), and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Sally Brown). She occasionally does shows at other places too.

Michael Doherty is an award-winning actor and writer with over 70 professional theatre credits from around the country. Previously at Theatre Horizon: Leaf in Spelling Bee (Barrymore Award), Jack/Steward in Into the Woods, Sam in Fully Committed, Alistair V. Hackney in Holiday Show, Ugly in HONK. Off-B’way: Jimmy in Dublin by Lamplight (59E59). Regional: Algernon in The Importance of Being Earnest (Guthrie); Jason/Tyrone in Hand to God (Berkeley Rep; Theatre Bay Area Award); Younger Brother in Ragtime, Dogberry in Much Ado, Rick in The Nerd (Milwaukee Rep); Mr. Green in Clue, Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing (Utah Shakespeare Festival); Chris in The Play That Goes Wrong (Cleveland Play House); Ollie in the world premiere of Tiny Houses (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Prince John in Sherwood (Alabama Shakespeare Festival), Topper in A Christmas Carol (Denver Center), Justin in Assistance (Wilma), Jack in Incorruptible (Arden), Ambrose in Mr. Hart and Mr. Brown (People’s Light), Leo Bloom in The Producers (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher (Connecticut Rep; CT Critics’ Circle Nomination). TV: Wu Tang: An American Saga (Hulu/FX), Take My Muffin (ToonBox Studios), Los Jarochos (pilot; Best Writing, iTV Festival). Podcast: Mythic Thunderlute, A D&D Podcast Musical (co-creator). Upcoming: Oz in Come From Away at Milwaukee Rep. His play, Dogberry & Verges Are Scared, debuted in the Philly Fringe and will continue its rolling world premiere at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company this summer. Love to Alex and the cats. IG: @thedohberman; Website: www.mikedoh.com

JENNIE EISENHOWER is excited to be back at Theatre Horizon. She last appeared here in “Spelling Bee” as Rona Lisa Peretti, for which she was nominated for a Barrymore Award. Jennie is a two-time Barrymore Award winner with five additional nominations. Favorite Philly credits: “Parade”(Lucille) at the Arden, “Hello Dolly” (Dolly) and “Kiss Me Kate” (Lilli/Kate) at Act 2 Playhouse, “The Best Man” (Mabel) & “The Humans” (Aimee) at the Walnut, “Little Women” (Jo) at Bristol Riverside, “The Wild Party” (Kate) at Media Theatre, “Into The Woods” (The Witch) at RTC, ”Embarrassments” at the Wilma, “Adrift in Macao” at PTC, and “Field Hockey Hot” (Shipley Barnes) at 11th Hour. Upcoming: “Annie” (Miss Hannigan!) and “Fun Home” (Allison), both at the Media Theatre this season. In addition to acting, Jennie keeps busy as a loom weaver, mom, yogi, real estate agent with COMPASS, and more! Instagram @jennie_eis is the place to check all of it out! Big love to Sara and Chloe and a special thanks to Matt Decker for suggesting Jennie and Sara do this show… whatever it is!

Liz Filios is an actor, composer, teaching artist, and mama to Isa Marley. Regional credits include: Into the Woods and Untitled Project #213 (Theatre Horizon), Passion, Candide, Sunday In The Park With George (Arden Theatre), Eurydice, Amadeus, There In The Light & The Darkness (Wilma Theatre), An Iliad, As You Like It, Red Velvet (Lantern Theatre), No Regrets: A Piaf Affair, Marlene & The Machine (Bearded Ladies Cabaret), Vincent in Brixton (Walnut Street Theatre), Peter Panto, Cinderella, Noises Off, A Christmas Carol (People’s Light), The Winter’s Tale (Teatro degli Avvaloranti, Folger Theatre) and The Tempest (South Coast Rep & Chicago Shakespeare Theater). Liz holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. She is an Independence Foundation Fellow, a Barrymore Award winner, and a recipient of the F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Theatre Artist.

Grace Gonglewski (pronounced gone-GLEF-ski), she/her
Off-Broadway: The Flea, The Guys opposite Tom Wopat, director Tommy Kail. Regional: Arden Theatre (27 roles), Arena Stage, Cape May Stage, Cape Playhouse, Delaware Theatre Company, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (11 seasons), Philadelphia Theatre Company, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, Walnut Street Theatre (10 roles), Wilma Theatre, 1812, and a tour of Ireland with Interact. Grace has received four Barrymore Awards and a BFA from North Carolina School of the Arts. She is the voice of Longwood Gardens, Cooper Hospital, Philadelphia Zoo, Mass Mutual Insurance, and many politicians around the country. Next up: Deceived at The Fulton Theatre in Lancaster.

Robi is a Mexican-American musical theatre writer and performer living in Philadelphia. Shortly after moving to the US from Mexico City at the age of fourteen, his passion for the arts grew rapidly and developed into a career choice. He appeared on Broadway in the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening, as well as How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Bye Bye Birdie, and Doctor Zhivago. He toured the country with the 2015 Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home and Spring Awakening. Regionally he played the role of Jonathan in tick, tick… Boom! at Theatre Horizon, in Ragtime, Next To Normal, Parade, and Fun Home at Arden Theatre Company. He played the role of Clyde Barrow in Bonnie & Clyde at Theatre Under the Stars.

Robi is the composer and producer of LGBTQ musical Basic Witches, which earned him a 2018 Barrymore Award nomination for best original score. He’s also been commissioned by the Arden Theatre Company to write a new children’s musical based on the legends of King Arthur.

Chris Haig (he/him) is a Philadelphia-based scenic and prop designer who has designed 20 productions at Theatre Horizon over the past two decades. Some of his favorite Theatre Horizon credits include 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, White, The Few, TOWN, Young Americans and tick, tick….BOOM! Starting his theatrical life as an actor, Chris performed locally with the Dramatuers at the Barn Playhouse and internationally singing with the Philadelphia Boys Choir. He earned a BFA in Acting from University of the Arts, where he would go on to become a professor in scenery and prop technology. The last time he was onstage (also with his husband Robi Hager) was in a staged reading of Kiss of the Spiderwoman with 11th Hour Theatre Company in 2015! He’s both excited and scared to tread the boards again. Thanks to Matt Decker and the entire Theatre Horizon staff for their constant support and hard work!

Justin Jain is a Barrymore Award-winning Performer, Ceramicist, Director, Educator, and Wilma HotHouse Company member. For over 15 years, Justin served as co-Director of the alt-comedy theatre company, The Berserker Residents (www.berserkerresidents.com). Mr. Jain has performed Off-Broadway and with many regional theaters including: 1812 Productions, Arden Theatre Company, InterAct, Lantern Theatre, Azuka, People’s Light, FringeArts, Shakespeare in Clark Park, McCarter Theatre, Theatre Horizon, Passage Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, The Assembly in Edinburgh, ASU Gammage, and Ars Nova NYC, among others. As a Director, Justin’s recent credits include The Good Person of Setzuan at The Wilma, She Kills Monster at Arcadia, and The Chinese Lady at InterAct, among others. Justin is currently pursuing an MFA in Ceramics and Performance at the prestigious School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC Low-Res 2027).  

Jered McLenigan (he/him) is a Philadelphia-based performing artist who is so happy to return to Theatre Horizon after almost 20 years, having last appeared way back when performances were held at Upper Merion High School in THE VIOLET HOUR. He is a Lead Artist of the Tony Award-winning Wilma Theater’s HotHouse Company, where his productions include GOOD PERSON OF SETZUAN, TWELFTH NIGHT, MR. BURNS (A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY), CONSTELLATIONS (Barrymore Award, Outstanding Leading Actor/Play) and the digital HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Wall Street Journal’s Best of the Year 2020, Drama League Award nomination), among others. Jered is a 3-time Barrymore Award recipient who has appeared on numerous local and regional stages; recent favorite appearances include alternating the roles of Inside Brother and Outside Brother in RIFT, OR WHITE LIES with InterAct Theatre (Barrymore nomination, Outstanding Leading Performer/Play), King Arthur in CAMELOT (North Coast Repertory Theatre & Laguna Playhouse), The Aviator in THE LITTLE PRINCE, THE MUSICAL (Quintessence Theatre) and multiple performances with Lantern Theater Company, including Tartuffe in TARTUFFE, Don John/Don Pedro in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and most recently as Hannay in THE 39 STEPS alongside Lee Minora, who he is thrilled to share the stage with again today for this adventure in storytelling!

LEE MINORA is a writer and performer based in Philadelphia. Her original solo shows (Baby Everything, White Feminist and Cheeks) have been presented in London, San Francisco, Edinburgh, Philadelphia, Ann Arbor and New York City. She is the co-writer and performer of Nosejob, which premiered in The Curated Fringe Festival in 2024. As a creator/performer she has worked with The Berserker Residents, It’s So Learning, Applied Mechanics, Vainglorious, Theater in Quarantine, Blood Meal, (New York Times Critics Pick) and Lightning Rod Special, The Appointment, (New York Times Critics Pick 2023 and 2019, Best of Theater 2019: New York Times, Time Out New York and New York Magazine). As an actor, she’s been seen in over 20 productions in Philadelphia. She is a Barrymore nominee, an F. Otto Haas award finalist, A Wilma HotHouse Artist in Residence, and the two-time recipient of The Jilline Ringle Performance Grant. Up Next: This is the The Week That Is. Love to Matteo and my family.

Amanda Morton is an award-winning music director, writer, and educator who has worked on Broadway as well as several notable regional theatres such as the Wilma Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, and Goodspeed Musicals. She is the music director for a forthcoming Broadway production of Crazy Rich Asians and serves music supervisor for a new adaptation of Anne of Green Gables by Matte O’Brien and Matt Vinson. In the educational space, she is an assistant professor of music direction at Ithaca College.As a writer, Amanda was awarded a 2023 Pew Grant in the area of “Contemporary Expressions of Culture & Identity” to develop an original piece that investigates her experience as an adopted Korean American through the lens of satire and musical comedy. Wishing To Grow Up Brightly – an original musical – will be produced this Fall 2025 at Theatre Horizon.Other Select Credits: Peter and the Starcatcher, A New Brain, Into the Woods (Barrymore award recipient), and Spring Awakening (Theatre Horizon), Diary of A Wimpy Kid (by Kevin Del Aguila, Michael Mahler, and Alan Schmuckler), Other World (by Hunter Bell, Jeff Bowen, and Ann McNamee), Music Director/Conductor/Keys 1 for the first national tour of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical; RENT (Paper Mill Playhouse), Into the Woods (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival), The Appointment (Lightning Rod Special), The Bridges of Madison County (Philadelphia Theatre Company), Anne of Green Gables (Goodspeed Musicals, The REV Theatre Co.), Passing Strange (Barrymore award recipient, Wilma Theater), KPOP (Ars Nova), A Period of Animate Existence (Pig Iron Theatre Company), The Color Purple (Barrymore award recipient), Do You Want A Cookie? (Bearded Ladies Cabaret), A Year With Frog & Toad (Barrymore award nominee), The Secret Garden, Passion, and Parade (Arden Theatre Company).

Sara Neville (she/her) is a former theater kid and youth musical director from the Philadelphia suburbs. She is thrilled to be back on stage alongside her wife here at Theatre Horizon. Her star turns include a run as Fagin in Oliver! (YMCA Summer Camp, 5th grade), Catherine in Pippin (MKM Summer Camp, 8th grade), and as director of several productions through Great Valley Middle School including Grease, Peter Pan, Guys & Dolls, Once on this Island, and The Music Man. Love to the high school theater crew!

Bi is excited to return to Theatre Horizon where she last appeared as Jenny in Young Americans. Bi is a member of 1812 Productions’ Creative Core and the Wilma Theatre’s Hothouse Acting Company. Recent credits include the role of Ahma in Ratu Ratu Queens the Series now playing on Netflix, Shannon/Hunter in the world premiere of La Otra at 1812 Productions, Anna in Quixotic Professor Qui (InterAct Theatre), Shen Te/Shui Ta in Good Person of Setzuan (The Wilma Theatre), and more. Next up for Bi is her role as Gerda in Snow Queen at Wilma Theatre. She has an MFA in acting from New School University and a Bachelor’s in Film & TV from Boston University. Find out more about Bi and her upcoming film/tv/theatre projects at www.bijeanngo.com Love to her partner David and their pup Archie.

Erlina Ortiz (she/her/ella) is a Dominican-American playwright and theatre maker from Reading, PA. Her heartfelt and humorous plays have been presented across the US and with Power Street Theatre (PST) where she is proud to be Co-Artistic Director. Highlights: ATC National Latine Playwright Award, Leeway Transformation Award, and Dramatist Guild Foundation Catalyst Fellow. Her new musical, Siluetas, was developed for the O’Neill National Musical Theatre Conference and premiered with PST in June 2024 where it was nominated for 7 Barrymore Awards. In 2022 her play La Egoista was selected for the LTC Comedy Carnaval in Denver and went on to win the 2022 ATC National Latine Playwriting Award and was featured on the 2023 Kilroy’s WEB. La Egoista had its hometown premiere at Philadelphia Theatre Company in October 2024. Erlina believes being an artist is a superpower, she believes in using her powers for good. erlinaortiz.com – @erlina6ortiz

Brian Ratcliffe was a Philly-based theater artist for many years before he left the arts in 2017 to fight the climate crisis as a public servant. It’s a delight to be back on the Theatre Horizon stage with his spouse and best friend, Rachel Camp, after their 2016 appearance in Lobby Hero. Other Philly credits from his earlier life included Antigone, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq, Under the Whaleback, and others (Wilma Theater), Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates (Arden Theatre), and Red Speedo (Theatre Exile). Visit plantbabyplant.com to see what he’s up to now. This performance, like everything, is for Laz.

Lindsay Smiling is Co-Artistic director of the Wilma Theater where he has performed in 23 Wilma productions (Fat Ham, My Mama and the Full-Scale Invasion, Twelfth Night, Kill Move Paradise) and continues to be a proud member of the Wilma’s resident acting company, The HotHouse. Most recently directed The Half God of Rainfall at the Wilma earlier this year. Other directorial credits include Mojo (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Florence (Shakespeare Theatre of NJ), Citizen: An American Lyric (New Light Theatre), and Romeo and Juliet (Delaware Shakespeare Festival). He has performed at over 20 other theaters across the country. Lindsay co-founded the Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia and is an Adjunct Professor at Temple University where he earned his MFA in Acting.

Hansel Tan (he/him) is excited to return to Theatre Horizon fresh from Lauren Yee’s ‘Young Americans.’ He has previously been seen all over the country on stage and screen, and is embarking on his second year as Assistant Professor of Performance at Villanova University. Thank you to TH and Javier!

Josh Totora is an award-winning actor, musician, and composer based out of the Philadelphia/NYC area. He has performed with theaters all over the region including Philadelphia Theatre Co., the Walnut Street Theater, Arden Theatre Co., the Wilma Theater, and Pig Iron Theatre Co. among many others. He is a Barrymore Award nominee for “Outstanding Supporting Actor (Musical)” in Sleeping Beauty: A Musical Panto (People’s Light), and a Barrymore Award winner for “Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical” in Man of La Mancha (Delaware Theatre Company). Josh is also a founding member and regularly performs with indy long-form improv team NO DUDS.
His musical compositions have been featured in productions all over the country with Experiential Theater Co, Florida Rep in Fort Myers, FL, Trike Theater in Bentonville, AR, and the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte in Charlotte, NC. In November 2019, a world premiere of his musical The Invisible Boy was presented in conjunction with The Kindness Project at the Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, and will be remounted this October. He is a Barrymore Award winner for “Outstanding Original Music” for his score of He Who Gets Slapped (Philadelphia Artists’ Collective). Josh has also toured his work internationally across Ireland, including the Baboro International Arts Festival for Children in Galway. Audiences will be able to hear his newest work this November in the world premiere of Wishing to Grow Up Brightly here at Theatre Horizon.

MIRIAM WHITE (she/her) is a Philadelphia based actor and educator thrilled to be making her Theatre Horizon debut. Recent theatre credits include: Our Town (New Light), Clue (BRT), Salt Pepper Ketchup and We are Proud to Present…(InterAct), Clean Slate (Passage Theatre), Cinderella (Arden), Brighton Beach Memoirs (Old Globe, u/s/performed), and Elliot, a Soldier’s Fugue (Ion Theatre, San Diego Critic Circle Award Nomination). Big love to Matt Decker and her incredible family and friends, without whom she would be lost.

Jacinta Yelland is an Australian theatre creator and performer of Chinese and Torres Strait Islander descent. Jacinta has collaborated with Opera Philadelphia, David Gordon, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists, People’s Light, Quintessence Theatre Group, and The Berserker Residents. She holds an MFA in Devised Performance from University of the Arts/Pig Iron Theatre Company, completed the Zen Zen Zo Physical Theatre Company Internship, and was supported by Arts Queensland to study at École Philippe Gaulier, Paris. Jacinta’s solo show KOAL, co-created with Trey Lyford, is the recipient of the 2023 Philadelphia Fringe Festival 5 Star Award. KOAL has been presented at Ars Nova, 2024 Australian Theatre Festival NYC, 2025 PhysFestNYC, Celebration Barn and Theatre Exile. www.jacintayelland.com, @jacintayelland

Douglas Vento is a drummer and sound artist based in Philadelphia. With roots in DIY punk, his work spans a variety of genres but always has a focus on experimentation and high-intensity live performance. His current project, Beauty consists of distorted synthesizers triggered by live drums. Their debut EP will be released by Strange Mono in October 2025. As Endings, he released an album of generative ambient electronic music, including several tracks from Oedipus in Seattle, in September of 2022.

Heather Pynne is a Philadelphia-based lighting professional who enjoys design, support, and implementation of lighting for performances of all kinds. She would like to thank her partner Chris for all his support.

AJ Bloomfield is a full-time freelance designer, audio engineer, and technician in Philly and beyond. He is also the Founding Artistic Director of The Lemonade Stand. AJ is a generalist, taking pride in being able to serve whatever needs a production may have. When he is not freelancing, AJ is working on his car, tinkering with random projects, or planning the next show for The Lemonade Stand. Recent credits include Girlfails (Lemonade Stand), Franklin’s Key (Pig Iron), Penelope (Theatre Horizon), Holy Grail of Memphis (Arden Theatre Company), and Catholic Guilt(Edinburgh Fringe, US Tour).

Karly Amaaato is a Philadelphia/New York City/New Jersey based Stage Manager and graduate from Montclair State University’s BFA Theatre Design, Technology, and Management program. She is delighted to be returning to Theatre Horizon with the Oedipus in Seattle team and up next on Wishing to Grow Up Brightly! Recent credits include Execution of Justice, The Witnesses, A Showcase of One Acts (Chautauqua Theater Company), Primary Trust (McCarter Theatre Center), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Antony & Cleopatra (Quintessence Theatre Group), 20th Anniversary Cabaret, tick, tick… BOOM! (Theatre Horizon), Winnie the Pooh & Friends, The Comedy of Errors (Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival), and Jelly’s Last Jam (New York City Center Encores!). She would like to express her gratitude to her friends and family for their support.

Theatre Horizon’s mission is to use the transformative power of storytelling to foster empathy and to create an inclusive home for artists, audiences, and students alike. We stage stories that illuminate the full range of human experience, bring people together, connect students with theatre artists, and contribute to the revitalization of our diverse and underserved community in Norristown, Pennsylvania. 

Founded in 2005 by Erin Reilly and Matthew Decker, Theatre Horizon has become an award-winning leader in the arts ecosystem across Montgomery County, Philadelphia region, and the country. In October 2012 we completed a $1 million capital campaign and opened our permanent home: a 123-seat blackbox theatre in the heart of Norristown’s Arts Hill District. Since moving to our new home, our services have attracted over 45,000 people to Norristown, making us an anchor of revitalization to the downtown area. Through our artistic productions, education programs, and community investment initiatives, Theatre Horizon is invested in the people of Norristown. Through our community-centric approach, we build long-term, sustainable relationships with Norristown community members by inviting them to become active participants in the artmaking and decision-making, instead of merely spectators. 

Mydera Taliah Robinson (Executive Director) (she/her) is a writer, visual artist, educator, and TEDx speaker. As the founder of SpeakMeFree Productions, Mydera Taliah has curated events and programming for a wide range of audiences.

A sought-after talent, Mydera has shared the stage with many great artists, speakers, and performers.

Her passion and commitment to excellence have in turn allowed her to become a major presence in the regional arts community. Acting as an educator, consultant, and board member for a diverse list of schools, universities, organizations, and associations, Mydera Taliah is recognized as a leader in her industry.

Mydera Taliah has made it her mission to help others find confidence in their being through the freedom of expression.

Matthew Decker is the co-founder of Theatre Horizon with Erin Reilly, where his directing credits include The Few, A New Brain, Lobby Hero, Into the Woods, Circle Mirror Transformation, and Spring Awakening. For eight seasons he served as the Associate Artistic Director of the Arden Theatre Company where he directed Cabaret, Annie Baker’s John, Gale Childs Daly’s adaptation of Great Expectations, Incorruptible, The Stinky Cheese Man, and Greg Banks’ adaptations of The Jungle Book (world premiere), Pinocchio, and Robin Hood. Other credits include the world premiere of the musical Minors at Lantern Theater Company, Rounding Third at Cardinal Stage, She Loves Me at Villanova University, Sondheim’s Company at 11th Hour, and American Idiot at the University of the Arts. He is currently co-writing the Broadway adaptation of Damien Chazelle’s film La La Land with Ayad Akhtar, and the world premiere of Wishing to Grow Up Brightly with Amanda Morton. Matthew is a three-time Barrymore Award winner for directing and a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. 

Gilberto Vega is a queer Costa Rican-American and a creator, educator, and administrator for music, theatre, and—most recently—stand-up comedy.
A proud “Pennsylrican” originally hailing from Lancaster, PA, his recent theatre credits include: Dramaturg for Gente del sol (PlayPenn); Director for Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Penn Singers Light Opera Company); Dramaturg for TOWN and The Agitators (Theatre Horizon); Asst. Director/ASL Coach for The Wiz (Theatre in the X); Playwright for Miley Vs. Mozart: An Epic Poperatic Smackdown as part of The Vs. Series (Theatre Contra); and Audio Describer at Arden Theatre Company (12 productions!).
As a stand-up comedian, Gilberto has performed at Souletri, Blatinx Night at Sawubona Creativity Project, and Your Sunday Best at Plays & Players. His writing has appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bonaly Reviews, Revarte, La Vida, and Motivos Magazine.
Gilberto is deeply committed to a more equitable, diverse, inclusive, and accessible arts community. He is involved in EDIA work with: Theatre Philadelphia; Theatre Horizon; Platt Student Performing Arts House; and the University of Pennsylvania Glee Club, which recently made the transition to a gender-inclusive choir after 159 years as an all-male ensemble. Gilberto serves on the Board of Directors for Theatre Philadelphia, Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Cultural Fund.
Gilberto has curated classes, workshops, and performance opportunities—in both English and Spanish—for youth and adults across the Philadelphia region, where he has connected students with theatre and music leaders, including: Mandy Gonzalez (In the Heights, Hamilton); David Charles Abell (Les Miserables 10th and 25th Anniversary Concerts); Erlina Ortiz & Robi Hager (Siluetas); Todd Ellison; Byron Stripling; and Luis Figueroa.
Gilberto was a Micro-Resident Artist at the Painted Bride Arts Center and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a recipient of the Wallace Award through Platt Student Performing Arts House.

Molly Levin has grown up in and around Theatre Horizon, as a summer camp attendee, audience member, high school intern, teaching artist, and now is returning as Development Coordinator. She has a professional background in political organizing and community engagement. Molly holds her Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science with minors in Creative Writing and French from Muhlenberg College, where she performed in theatrical productions, sketch comedy, and long-form improv. She enjoys writing, singing, acting, and taking improv classes in her free time.

Tess Mathewson is a Philadelphia-based theatre artist who specializes in production and stage management. Winner of the Dr. George B. McDowell Award for Excellence in Theater, Tess holds a BA in Theatre from Goucher College, where she studied performance, directing, design, and stage management. Tess is currently working towards earning her MA in Theatre from Villanova University. She has previously worked with companies such as PlayPenn, Die-Cast, Delaware Shakespeare, and EgoPo Classic Theater.

Eliza Waterman started her work at Theatre Horizon as ASM/Covid Compliance Officer for TOWN in 2022 and is so excited to be back working with all the wonderful people here at Theatre Horizon, now as Artistic Associate. Eliza is also an actor, theater artist, and teaching artist based in Philadelphia. She has had the pleasure of acting and collaborating with a variety of other theater companies, including Wolfsmouth Players Company, The Strides Collective, Delaware Shakespeare Company, Allen’s Lane Theater, The Arden Theatre Company, and Theatre Contra. All the gratitude and love to friends and family.

Josh Totora is an actor/musician/composer/improvisor in the Philadelphia and New York areas. Select performance credits include: Theatre Horizon’s 20th Anniversary Cabaret (Theatre Horizon) Peter and the Starcatcher and Man of La Mancha (Delaware Theater Co.), Once (Arden Theatre Co.), It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play (Walnut Street Theatre). As a composer, Josh’s works have been featured nationally and internationally. Josh is also a member of NY-based improv team No Duds, an up and coming filmmaker, and member of folk/bluegrass trio The Nimble Cats. For Amanda and Parker. www.joshtotora.com

Sean Konopka-White (Operations Manager) is a Philadelphia based writer and actor. Philadelphia credits include 11th Hour Theatre Co, Bristol Riverside, The Eagle Theatre, and Montgomery Theatre. He is passionate about telling stories with authentic queer characters. He is thrilled to be joining the Theatre Horizon team. www.sean-c-white.com

Sydney Marie Hughes is a theatre artist, educator, and director. With over a decade of experience in theatre and arts education, she has developed and led numerous programs across the country that empower young people to create, take risks, and grow as artists and community members.

Prior to joining Theatre Horizon, Sydney was a high school theatre director and educator in Orlando, FL, where her work in educational theatre received multiple awards and recognitions at the local, state, and national levels. While in Orlando, she directed, designed, and performed, including for several years as an Entertainment cast member at Walt Disney World.

Sydney holds an M.A. in Theatre from Villanova University and B.M. in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University. Her research has been published and presented in academic and professional settings, focusing on adaptation, feminist performance theory, and Appalachian storytelling traditions. Sydney believes deeply in the transformative power of storytelling to build empathy and connection, and she is committed to ensuring that every student has a place in both the classroom and the rehearsal room.

SGauri Mangala is a writer, producer, and theatre maker based in Media, PA. As a producer, Gauri has enjoyed working on commercial productions like The Cottage (Broadway) and the National Tour of The Kite Runner, as well as co-founding the Philly-based sketch comedy group Impulse Control Freaks. As a writer, Gauri is a proud participant of the 2024-2025 cohort of the Philadelphia Asian Performing Artists Playwriting Project, as well as a theatre critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She received her BA in Anthropology and Theatre Arts from Gettysburg College, and is pursuing her Masters in Theatre at Villanova University. Love to Oskar. Dhanyavaad, maa.

Dawn Loveland Navarro moved to the Philadelphia area from Connecticut, where she was the Director of Education at Playhouse on Park. She created, oversaw, and taught programs that served approximately 4,000 students per year. In addition to being a theatre educator, Dawn is also a director and a stage manager. Recent Playhouse on Park directing credits include Proof, Oleanna, The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek, and Red Light Winter; plus shows for young audiences including Busytown, Goodnight Moon, Go, Dog. Go!, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Dawn has stage managed over 30 productions at regional theatres. She was a directing assistant at Berkshire Theatre Festival and traveled to Florida Studio Theatre for theatre education professional development. Dawn is a graduate of Middlebury College.  

Jonathan Harper Schlieman is a theatremaker and educator interested in creating art that feels like a party (but like one you’d actually want to go to). His work has been seen at FringeArts, New York Fringe, The PIT, The Mint, La Mama, The O’Neill Theater Center, Actors Theater of Louisville, and others. He is the Artistic Producer of Shakespeare On Tap, a clown/Shakespeare company. He is thrilled to serve as the Director of Marketing & Communications at Theatre Horizon in Norristown, PA. MFA: Pig Iron/UArts. BA: Hunter College. Alumnus of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the National Theatre Institute – Advanced Directors program.

Zoë Gilmore is a Philadelphia-based theater artist, director, stage manager, sound designer and audio engineer. Past credits include: Nosejob (Assistant Stage Manager), Carmilla (Stage Manager), PlayPenn (Stage Manager), tick, tick…BOOM! (Assistant Audio Engineer). She is so excited to work with such wonderful people at a wonderful place!

En Route is driven by passion. Passion for clients and projects that make a difference and create a positive impact for their communities. Passion for telling compelling stories that entertain and educate audiences and motivate action. Passion for the arts, culture, education, civic engagement, and economic impact.

En Route’s team of marketing communications professionals are dedicated to achieving client goals through strategic thinking, detailed implementation, and responsive customer service..

Andrew Davis is an enthusiastic arts and culture booster and avid attendee of theatre. Born in Cincinnati, OH, and raised in central New Jersey, he is based in Washington, DC. Andrew has worked for more than a decade promoting patron outreach, subscription sales, and development for Quintessence Theatre Group, Theater J, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, and Studio Theatre. Earlier in his career, he served in production and station services for National Public Radio, and various roles in the public and private sectors promoting economic development in the District of Columbia. Andrew is a graduate of American University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations.

Daniel Kontz is a designer from London, England, who creates sights and sounds for clients in the theatre industry and beyond. www.danielkontzdesign.com

As of 11/15/2024

Anonymous • Isy Abraham-Raveson • Dawn Adams • Jared Albany • Patricia & Al Anderson • Matthew Armstead • Carolyn & Michael Ashburn • Courtney Bambrick • Justin Rose & Nell Bang-Jensen • Lise Bang-Jensen & Charles Houghton • Timothy Barnes • Rodney Bass • Rashaad Bates • Veronika Bazewicz • Juliana Benitez • Nancy & Jay Berkowitz • Hellena & German Berrios • Ryane & Ian Beutler • Bonnie Bloom • Rebecca Bradbeer • Debra Brady • Olivia* & Craig Brady • Thomas Breeden • Liz Brunton • David Bushnell & Kim Pelkey • Sydney Cain-Frazier • Johanna Caldwell • Anthnoy Camp •  Shellie Camp • Pepe Carmona & Johanna Rossell • Cheryl Carson • Deann Carter • Katharina Casey* • Bruce and Carol Caswell • Anna Chilcote • Joan & Joel Chinitz • Muthu Chinnadurai • Barbara Chubb • Gerry Cocchiaro & Barbara M. Enger • Jessie Cocks • Michael Coleman • Denise Collins • Patricia Comfort • Catherine & Tim Conahan • Anne Cook & Russ Troyer • Elizabeth Cooper • Jeanne Cove • Andrea Cronin • Carol Fern & John Culhane • Rita & Leonard Cupingood • Monica D’Antonio • Janet Dalzell • Emily Darigan • Maurisha Dash • Maurice & Darlene Davis • Sara Day • Matthew Decker* • Trish Decker • Alesia Defino • Emily Diego • Gene Dilks • Barbara Dowdall • Patrick Druhan • Margie Dubrow • Patrick Duffy • Donald Dumpson • William Duncan • Yvonne Durham • Carol Dutill • Helen Eaton • Dana Edelman • Diane & Jonathan Edelman • Bruce Eisenstein • Nancy & Robert Elfant • Quinn Eli & Theresa Tensuan • Steven Engelmyer & Lisa Wershaw • Bill Ewing • Rachel Fecho • Deborah Fields • Devon Fields • Lyn Fields • Jillian Fink • Noah Fink • Gail Fishman* & Steven Horii • Nancy Fletcher • Eileen Fox • Mary Ellen Fox • Kathleen Frye • Christina & David Fryman • Rhoda & Louis Fryman • Laura Gamble • David Gammon • Jenara Garnder • Bud Gasiorowski • Yvette Gause • Linda Geisler • Elizabeth Gemmill • Cheryl Germain Rodgers • Blossom Gica • Laura Gilbert • Cindi Gilmore • Barbara Giuffrida • Linda & David Glickstein • Lora Gonzalez • Jean & Stephen Godsall-Myers • Ross Goldberg & Ann Bassett • Grace Gonglewski • Pete Gonzalez • Angelique Gravely • Khayri Graves • Shelley Green & Michael Golden, Jr. • Joe Guardino • Terry & Paul Guerin • Joan Hagerman • Ann & Glenn Haig • Harold Halbert • Eileen Hallstrom • Lynn Hamilton-Watters & Jim Watters • N’ann Harp • Lindsay Harris-Friel • Susan Havens-Lang • John Hayes • Kathryn Hayes • Sophie & Michael Hayes • Karen Hayman & Jean Bochnowski • Tracie Henry • Jane Heumann • Clifford Hirst • David Hoddges • Leonard Holdsman • Elizabeth Hollinger • Terry & Ann Marie Horner • Bairun Huang • Eileen & Ken Hughes • Alison Huxta • Barbara Irwin • Kim Jackson • Rebecca Johnson • Carol Jones • Deneen Jones • Hakim Jones* • Sebastian Kadaplakal • Rachelle & Ronald Kaiserman • Julie Kang • Bob Kaufman & Jane Shure • Bill & Carole Kenney • Elisabeth Kersey • Sinem Gokgoz Kilic • Jane Kim • Abby Kirk • Caren & Brian Kirschner • Rachel Klinges • Mark Knight • Bonnie Korytowski • Mary Krause • Virginia Kricun • Allen Kuharski • William Kullmann & Stefania Luciani • Sheri & Orlando Lawrence • Carlene Lawson • Oliver Lee • Susie Lee • Jen & Karen Lehman • Alicia Lewis • Holly Link • Linda Lipscomb* • Trey Lyford & Suli Holum • Zandra Maffet* • Nick Anthony Manson • Martin Mari • Patty Mark • Jill Marron • Kevin J McCarthy • Dawne McCormac • Lyndsey & Kevin McCormick • Detrick McGriff • Geri & Tom McKernan • Michael McKinney • Jane McNeil • Erika McNichol • Gemma Mears • Ann Marie • Meehan • Vicki Meitus • Hope Merkert • Buzz Merrick • Kristin* & Sanjeev Midha • Karen Migdail & Andrew Davis • Phyllis Miller • Martha Millison • Javier Mojica • Rosemary & Jeffrey Moller • Bernadette Montemayor • Juan Morales • Susan Morrison-Bellamy • Amanda Morton* • Brandon Moulden • Robert J Mueller, Jr. • Angela Mullen & Lisa Yanak • Juretha Murray • Paul Nemeth & Jean Flood • Marsha Nesson • Terri Neufeglise • Martel Neville* • Cathy Nyagwegwe • Bonnie O’Callaghan • Kathleen O’Connell • Samara O’Shea • Sarah Orchinik • Jazelle Parke • Barbara & Don Parman • Edwina Patruno • LaVerne Patterson • Robert Paxson • Sarah Peterson • The Seth Alan Peterson Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. • Barbara Petroske • Jim Phynn • Anita Pierson • Sarah Popek • Joni Popowcer • Leslie Porter • Kathryn Pramuk • Laura* & Doug Pratt • Kara Rantovich • Karen Ratcliffe • Mark Rivinus • Diane* and Steve Reilly • Lee & Ritch Reilly • Michael Reilly • Paul Remus • Kristen Rist • Nancy Ritchey • Mydera Taliah Robinson • Ruth & Sidney Rosenblatt • LaVerne Ross • Julie & David Rusenko • Leslie & Russell Rush • Amy & Mitch Russell • Lauren Russell • Ana Santoyo • Alexandria Sasek • Chris Satullo •  Sayali Saykhedkar • Kenneth Schmitt • Linda & Ronald Schmoyer • James Schneider & Kevin Maurer • Deb Schrager • Carrie & Brett Schur • Sharon Schwarze • Reina Scott • Andrea Shadeed • Martha Sharkey • John Shea • Rebecca Shoulberg • Gina Siesling & Deb Morley • Devon Sinclair • Eric Singel • Karen & Keith Siwik • Connie & Larry Skvir • Andrea & Aaron Smith • Chad Eric Smith* • Gayle & David Smith • Jeff Smith* & Pamela Milcos-Smith • Jenny Smith & Beth Slating • Kim Smith • Rebecca Smith • Rich Southerland • Valerie Smith • Karalyn Spector • Margaret Spencer • Konnie & Paul Stark • Liza & Tom Steele • Marilyn Lee Steinbright • Valerie Stewart • Gaynor Strickler • Steve & Luci Stroiman • Janet Suber • Gregory Surplus • Erzsebet Szabo • Ethan Szilier • Scott Tattar • Susan Taylor • Theresa Tensuan • Annie Tepe • Gene Terry • Elaine & Tim Thomas • Moira Thompson • Steve & Dorothy Tross • Mary Kay Tucker • Alyssa Varga • John Chou & Teresa Wallace • Matthew Ward • Fatimah Washington • Barbara & Frank Weber • Rebecca & Jim Weiland • RoseAnn Westerfer • Judy West • Carolyn Weyneth • Sally Whitney • Connie Whitson • Teresa Wilensky • Yasmin Williams-Brown • Brian Wilson • Fred Wolfe •  Brent* & Kristin Woods • Adrienne Woody • Roxanna Wright • Stacy Kent Wyckoff • Caroline Yannuzzi • Boofie Younkin • Susan Zeager • Leah Zerbe

* Denotes Board Member

Alison Schaufler on Behalf of Steve Platt

Barbara Dowdall on Behalf of Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Librarians (PARSL)

Buzz Merrick on Behalf of Theatre Horizon Education

Charles G Houghton in Honor of Nell Bang-Jensen

Connie & Larry Skvir in Honor of Michele Decker

Deborah Stern in Honor of Laura Pratt

Deneen Jones in Honor of Nya Green

Donald Dumpson on Behalf of Garrick Vaughn

Doug & Nancy Romanczuk in Memory of Raymond Decker

Gabrielle Morrison in Memory of Raymmond Decker 

Joseph Rigg in Memory of Daniel Siwik

Karen Migdail & Andrew Davis In Honor of Engagement of Jonathan Harper Schlieman/Haley Fluke & Honeymoon of Shelby North

Karen Sitler in Memory of Raymond Decker

Karen Siwik in Memory of Daniel Siwik

Kathryn Hayes in Honor of Nell Bang-Jensen

Kenneth Schmitt in Honor of Robi Hager & Chris Haig

Larry & Maureen Mullin Fowler in Memory of Raymond Decker

Laura Ebersole in Memory of Raymond Decker

Laura Pratt in Memory of Daniel Siwik

Leah Zerbe on Behalf of the Autism Drama Program’s Amazing Actors!

The McHale Family/Shawmont School in Memory of Raymond Decker

Melanie Swanson in Memory of Raymond Decker

Michael Coleman in Honor of Nell Bang Jensen and all the great work done under your leadership

Michael & Sybil Swanson in Memory of Raymond Decker

Richard W. Crosby in Memory of Raymond Crosby

Richard W. Crosby in Memory of Raymond Decker

Rhoda & Louis Fryman in Honor of Christina Fryman

Sarah Goslin in Memory of Raymmond Decker

Susan Koss in Memory of Raymond Decker

Susan Tobia in Honor of Maku Warrakah-Ali

Tim & Pat Sutherland in Memory of Raymond Decker

Upper Merion High School Social Studies Department in Memory of Raymond Decker

Vivan Chan & Yusef Cole in Memory of Raymond Decker

Yasmin Williams-Brown in Honor of the ENTIRE Holiday Gospel Concert Cast & Crew!

Yasmin Williams-Brown in Memory of Kelly Williams

Kevin & Lyndsey McCormick in Honor of Mydera Taliah Robinson

Actors’ Equity Foundation

The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation

The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation

The Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter, III Family Foundation 

The Arcadia Foundation

CCRES 

The Charlotte Cushman Foundation 

Child Development Foundation 

Connelly Foundation 

Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation

David Nation/Susan Willcox Family Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation 

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International 

The Dream Away Foundation

Eagles Autism Foundation

Engelmyer Fund 

FEMA

HealthSpark Foundation

The Hess Foundation 

The Independence Foundation 

Jerry verDorn Scholarship

The Lida Foundation 

The Lily Foundation

Little Tower Foundation 

Loeb Performing Arts Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation

The McLean Contributionship 

National Endowment for the Arts

The Patricia Kind Family Foundation

PA Humanities

Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts 

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 

PNC Arts Alive 

The Shubert Foundation

The Stratton Foundation

TD Charitable Foundation

The William Penn Foundation

Wyncote Foundation

President

Chad Eric Smith

Vice President

Gail Fishman

Directors

Kate Casey, Treasurer

Christina Fryman, Secretary

Maku Warrakah-Ali

Olivia Brady

Matthew Decker

Hannah Fenlon

Hakim Jones

Zandra Maffett

Kristin Midha

Amanda Morton

Laura Pratt

Diane Reilly

Mydera Taliah Robinson

Brent Woods

Jetta M. Reynolds
Symphony Thompson

Monah Yancy

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