Directors
Directors for BoxFest Detroit 2011:
Hillary Sea Bard is an alumnus of Alma College, the New York Arts Program, the Purple Rose Theatre Company’s Apprentice Program (where she is also a Playmakers Playwright) and ABC Bartending School. Most recently Hillary has held various positions at the Tipping Point Theatre including directing for their Sandbox Playwrighting Festival. She has also successfully waged war on ants in her apartment complex in the event that will henceforth be known as the Great Ant Epidemic of the Century. She is a veteran playwright with Boxfest Detroit, but celebrates this year as it marks her first as a director. When Hillary grows up, she wants to be a professional director and playwright. Thanks to her cat, Osirus. Huzzah!
Crystal Reign Brock is a graduate of Pace University, receiving a Bachelors in Fine Arts. She moved back to Michigan a few years ago and has been active in the poetry community and acting community. Not only is she a director, but an actor, producer, and writer as well. Accomplishing self publishing a book of poetry “Considerations of Life” and an original short play “Listening Between the Lines” that was produced and filmed. For more on Crystal Reign visit www.freeflowpoetry.blogspot.com.
K Edmonds
Since the beginning K Edmonds has loved entertaining. This graduate of Second City Detroit appeared in her first production at the tender age of 3. Since then K got a fever for working behind the scenes while heading the make-up department on a production of “Peter Pan.” She has continued to build her backstage talents assistant directing the hit blues musical “We Are Not Good Girls,” directing The Peddy Players Summer Stock Youth Theatre Program, co-founding Switchplay TV’s props department, as well as directing several sketch comedy shows with them. K just finished up her BFA in Digital Media Production from the International Academy of Design & Technology Detroit. K must thank God for the awesome opportunities she’s been given.
Angie Ferrante earned her BFA in theatre from Wayne State University in 2007 and attended The Moscow Art Theatre summer intensive in Russia. She is the artistic director of The AKT Theatre Project in Wyandotte, MI. This is her third year participating in the festival and she’d like to thank Molly and Kelly once again for this opportunity.
Katie Galazka
Katie Galazka received her B.F.A. in Theatre from Wayne State University and studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School. She is an Artistic Partner with Breathe Art Theatre Project and has performed with them in Oleanna, Closer, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Detroit Free Press and Wilde Award nominee). She has also been seen on the Performance Network, Abreact and Planet Ant stages. Directing credits include A.D. work on Breathe Art’s Lonely Planet, Wonder of the World, and Raised in Captivity, as well as taking part in the 1st Annual Gay Play Series for Who Wants Cake? Theatre. Katie has participated as an actor for Boxfest Detroit in the past, and this is her directing debut for the festival.
Kelly Komlen
Molly McMahon
Molly McMahon, a director, actor and puppeteer, is thrilled to serve as artistic director for BoxFest Detroit 2010. She has been involved with BoxFest Detroit since 2005, previously acting, stage managing, and directing for the festival as well as serve as art liason for the past two years. Previous directing credits include Henrietta Hermaline’s Fall from Great Heights (Planet Ant Theatre), Blocked Up (BoxFest Detroit 2007), Necessary Lies (BoxFest Detroit 2008), and Squisher’s Atonement (BoxFest Detroit 2009 Audience Vote Winner). She will be directing The Current for Magenta Giraffe Theatre Co. in the fall of 2010. She received a BFA in Theatre from Wayne State University and studied at Moscow Art Theatre School. She has been seen on the Planet Ant, Magenta Giraffe, Abreact, Breathe Art, Wild Swan, PuppetART, Hilberry and Bonstelle stages.
Kelly Rossi
Jackie Strez
Barbara Troy, a native Detroiter, writer/director of LIVE AT ORIENT EXPRESS, is happy for the opportunity to have her stage play produced in Detroit, at Boxfest Detroit. The owner/operator of Shady Lady Film Productions Co., Barbara wrote and directed award nominated short film Best Girlfriends (2010), which frequently screens at local film festivals. Most recently she directed Detroit Winter, a feature length dark comedy written by Gil McRipley and due to be released winter 2011. And she will be directing her original screenplay feature film Ticket to the Circus, scheduled for production fall 2011. Her films tell Detroit stories and are filmed in Detroit with local cast and crew, with occasional Hollywood exceptions. Barbara has a BFA from Wayne State last century and has a master’s degree from U of M, Ann Arbor – but learned screenwriting at the Detroit Film Center. Thanks to Molly and Kelly for this opportunity and thanks to amazing talent Jackie, Molly, Caroline and Aaron.
Barbie Amann Weisserman
Megan Wright is excited about directing in BoxFest this year after acting in the festival last year! She is currently attending EMU working on her MFA in Drama and Theatre for the Young and directing. Megan wants to thank her lovely actors for being so professional and FABULOUS! To the Stage!
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