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Administration
Meet the leadership, board, advisory council, and staff who support The ߲ݴý of the Theatre and its mission..
Board of Directors
Officers
- Robert FrainaPresident
- Matt McCoySecretary
- Tom StewartTreasurer
Directors
- Robert J. Benowitz, Esq.
- Arthur A. Gray
- James G. Hirsch
- Michael B. McCulley
Directors
- Pamela Moller Kareman
- Heather Randall
- Steven Rogers
- Emily Wachtel
In Memoriam
- Shannon McMahon Lichte
- Harold G. Baldridge
- Doris Blum Gorelick
- Tony Randall
- Marian Seldes
- Eli Wallach
Advisory Council
- Ashlie Atkinson
- Ian Duff
- Sandy Faison
- Brian Geraghty
- Christopher Meloni
- Dylan McDermott
- Sherie Rene Scott
- Aria Shahghasemi
- Mary Steenburgen
Executive Director
Pamela Moller Kareman
Executive Director
Biography
Pamela Moller Kareman, a born and bred New Yorker, has worked in the theater for many years as a director, producer, actor and educator. After two seasons directing and acting in a comedy group at The Manhattan Theater Club’s cabaret she became the artistic director of New York’s Acorn Productions. During her tenure with Acorn she produced numerous shows in New York, including an acclaimed revival of JP Miller’s The Fox (“This company deserves a welcome!” - The New York Times).
From 1997 to 2014 Ms. Kareman was the artistic director at The Schoolhouse Theater in Croton Falls, New York where she directed and produced over 40 successful productions. While at The Schoolhouse, she nurtured new playwrights and unearthed gems by renowned writers, as well as presented some of the great American classics. A number of productions directed by Ms. Kareman were moved to Off-Broadway theaters, including Ingmar Bergman’s Nora, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, S.N. Behrman’s Biography. During her tenure as artistic director The New York Times recognized that the theater “has evolved in credibility, professionalism and stature” and called it “Westchester’s sole claim to consistent professional theater.”
In 2012, Ms. Kareman was named Executive Director of The ߲ݴý of the Theatre. She continues to direct professionally and recent off-Broadway productions include Elaine Del Valle's award-winning Brownsville Bred as well as Helen Edmundson's critically acclaimed The Clearing both produced at 59E59 Theatres.
Ms. Kareman has a strong background in theater education. She has taught The Meisner Technique throughout New York City for over twenty years, most recently at The Kareman Studio at Carnegie Hall.
profiled Ms. Kareman and she was interviewed by Isaac Butler for his critically acclaimed book along with a feature in .
Currently Ms. Kareman serves on the board of directors of The ߲ݴý, Theater 808 and is a member of the drama department advisory board at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts (the ‘Fame school’). Ms. Kareman serves on the Commission on Accreditation for the National Association of Schools of Theatre. She is also a proud member of the professional director’s union, SDC. Ms. Kareman is a graduate of The ߲ݴý of the Theatre where she studied with Sanford Meisner.
Staff
Administration
- Elizabeth DowDirector of Operations
- Sandy FaisonIndustry Liaison | Producer | Pre-College Co-Director
- Carmen Lamar GonzalezProduction Coordinator | Pre-College Co-Director
- Rachel HauserDevelopment Lead
- Anthony ReimerAdmissions | Financial Aid | International Student Affairs
- Paula GregorioFinancial Aid | International Student Affairs
- Bruce BluettExecutive Assistant
Admissions Team
- Luisa TasconeAdmissions | Communications Coordinator
- Daniel Mazzarolo
- Faheem Bacchus
- Lauryn Witherspoon
Reception
- Christina TothReception Coordinator | Outreach
- Peter McGarry
Librarian and Archivist
- Matt Schicker
Maintenance Staff
- Wade SellersMaintenance | Facilities Manager