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Except where otherwise noted, PTC staff may be reached by calling 215.985.1400.

Sara Garonzik Sara Garonzik (Producing Artistic Director, x107) has directed and produced for Philadelphia Theatre Company since 1982, and introduced more than 130 world or regional premieres of major new American plays and musicals to Philadelphia including new work by Terrence McNally, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Hatcher, Christopher Durang, John Henry Redwood, Tracey Scott Wilson, Naomi Wallace, and Bruce Graham, among others. In 1991 she was named to the Philadelphia Theatre Company Board of Directors. Other service has included: Board Member of ArtReach and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance (GPCA); theater panels for the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio State Councils on the Arts; theater panels for The Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, the McKnight Foundation Advancement Awards for Playwriting and the O'Neill Playwrights Conference, and as a judge for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize. She is listed in "Who's Who of American Women" and was named one of Business Philadelphia's and Philadelphia Magazine's "People to Watch." She has received the Award of Honor from the Alumnae Association of the Philadelphia High School for Girls and the President's Award from the Philadelphia Young Playwrights. In 2007, she received the Achievement Award from the American Association of University Women, an honor she proudly shared with Dawn Staley and Terry D'Alessandro. In June 2008, she received the first Arts Pioneer Award created by Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. She currently serves as a Board Member of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, as President of the Board of the Philadelphia Cultural Fund and on the advisory board of PlayPenn, a new play development organization.

Shira Beckerman Shira Beckerman (Managing Director, x114) Shira Beckerman served as Managing Director of the 2011 Drama Desk Award recipient Pearl Theatre Company off-Broadway from 2007 to 2011, overseeing coordination of the company's significant growth and transition of leadership, programming and venues. Shira joined The Pearl in 2006 as General Manager and previously served as a Producer at SoHo Think Tank's Ice Factory Festival; Associate Director of Marketing and Assistant Director of Development at Yale Repertory Theatre; and Management Fellow and National Conference Assistant for Theatre Communications Group (TCG). She has held administrative positions at: Ensemble Company for the Performing Arts, Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Boston Conservatory, Brandeis/New Rep ON TOUR, and North Shore Music Theater. Ms. Beckerman holds a B.A. with highest honors from Brandeis University and an M.F.A. in Theater Management from Yale School of Drama.

Executive Office

Assistant to the Producing Artistic & Managing Directors Sharon Kling (x116)

Development

Director of Development Christine Mickletz (x115)
Manager of Institutional Giving Amanda Varone (x117)
Development Associate Aimee Kerr (x117)
Development Associate Jessie Pasquariello (x103)
Grant Writer Michelle Hitz (x103)

Education

Director of Education Maureen Sweeney (x106)
Education Coordinator Rashanda Freeman (x111)

Marketing

Director of Marketing & Communications Amy Lebo (x102)
Marketing & Communications Manager Rose Schnall (x112)
Publicist Deborah Fleischman (215.735.7356)
Sales Manager Carol Flannery (x304)

Patron Services

Patron Services Manager Meg Morris (215.985.0420 x105)
Box Office Manager Sarah Blask (215.985.0420 x104)
Assistant Box Office Manager Liz Lyons (215.985.0420 x103)
House Manager Ron Hunter

Production & Artistic

Director of Production Bruce Charlick (x108)
Technical Director Michael L. Cristaldi (267.322.7989 x113)
Company Manager Bridget A. Cook (x109)
Literary Manager and Dramaturg Carrie Chapter (x113)
Facilities Supervisor Chris Butterfield
Stage Manager Collen Martin
Props Master Melissa Cristaldi
Wardrobe Supervisor Kate Sorg
Production Electrician Terry Smith
Sound Supervisor Dan Little
Casting Hotline 215.984.1400 x305

Teaching Artists

Carka Emanuel
Jan Michener
Melody Tash
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