In the beginning ...
The Theater Project was founded in 1994. For over twenty years, under the leadership of Mark Spina, Artistic Director, we have provided well-rounded programs on a relatively small budget to audiences who relish and seek out stimulating, new theater.
Providing a forum to express ideas that spark the imagination, and challenge the mind is what we strive to do. Encouraging our audiences to think beyond the status quo and elevate the discourses around important contemporary issues is germane to our purpose.
Most importantly, our audience is willing to take a chance on a title or author they have never encountered before, knowing they will be engaged, challenged and entertained.
The Theater Project was founded in 1994. For over twenty years, under the leadership of Mark Spina, Artistic Director, we have provided well-rounded programs on a relatively small budget to audiences who relish and seek out stimulating, new theater.
Providing a forum to express ideas that spark the imagination, and challenge the mind is what we strive to do. Encouraging our audiences to think beyond the status quo and elevate the discourses around important contemporary issues is germane to our purpose.
Most importantly, our audience is willing to take a chance on a title or author they have never encountered before, knowing they will be engaged, challenged and entertained.
Staff
Mark Spina, Artistic Director
Founding Artistic Director Mark Spina formulates the philosophy, plans the growth and direction of TTP’s programs, and selects the season and artistic staff. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Connecticut College, and the Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Theater Institute, he has extensive experience as a director and dramaturge in professional theaters throughout New York, New Jersey and New England. His successful directing credits at TTP include highly praised productions of Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, and Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep. His Theater Project productions of The Skin of Our Teeth and Omnium Gatherum were included on The Star Ledger’s list of the 10 Best Professional Productions for 2006 and 2007, and he was honored with a “Best Director” citation from The Star-Ledger in June 2007. Also an educator and corporate trainer, he is a past "Teacher of the Year" honoree (New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning). mark@thetheaterproject.org
Gary Glor, Associate Producer
General Manager Gary Glor is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. He maintains and manages the project plan that coordinates the many facets of the various programs. Gary is the former company manager of the George Street Playhouse, and worked as personal assistant to Robert Cole, General Management (Broadway shows – Having Our Say, Buried Child, Freak, and Young Man from Atlanta). He is an MFA graduate of Rutgers – Mason Gross School of the Arts and former Senior Marketing Management Associate at Prudential Financial.
Bev Sheehan, Casting Director
Ms. Sheehan was the founding artistic director of What Exit? Theater Company since its beginning in 1994. Soon after graduating from Virginia Tech with a BA in Theater Arts, Ms. Sheehan began her professional career as a stage and TV actor in Washington, D.C., where she starred in several TV shows for children. After moving to New Jersey, Ms. Sheehan joined the comedy core of the Off-Off-Broadway Company Manhattan Punch Line and The Groundlings, an improvisational and comedy-sketch theatre. For several years, Ms Sheehan had a recurring role in one of TV’s most popular soap operas, As The World Turns. A voice-over artist for TV, radio commercials and narrations, Ms. Sheehan has appeared in numerous stage productions in New York and New Jersey and has been named twice best actress in a comedy by the Star-Ledger for her leading roles in Gun Shy and Pigeons on A Walk.
Founding Artistic Director Mark Spina formulates the philosophy, plans the growth and direction of TTP’s programs, and selects the season and artistic staff. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Connecticut College, and the Eugene O’Neill Center’s National Theater Institute, he has extensive experience as a director and dramaturge in professional theaters throughout New York, New Jersey and New England. His successful directing credits at TTP include highly praised productions of Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive, Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women, and Charles Ludlam’s The Mystery of Irma Vep. His Theater Project productions of The Skin of Our Teeth and Omnium Gatherum were included on The Star Ledger’s list of the 10 Best Professional Productions for 2006 and 2007, and he was honored with a “Best Director” citation from The Star-Ledger in June 2007. Also an educator and corporate trainer, he is a past "Teacher of the Year" honoree (New Jersey Association for Lifelong Learning). mark@thetheaterproject.org
Gary Glor, Associate Producer
General Manager Gary Glor is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting. He maintains and manages the project plan that coordinates the many facets of the various programs. Gary is the former company manager of the George Street Playhouse, and worked as personal assistant to Robert Cole, General Management (Broadway shows – Having Our Say, Buried Child, Freak, and Young Man from Atlanta). He is an MFA graduate of Rutgers – Mason Gross School of the Arts and former Senior Marketing Management Associate at Prudential Financial.
Bev Sheehan, Casting Director
Ms. Sheehan was the founding artistic director of What Exit? Theater Company since its beginning in 1994. Soon after graduating from Virginia Tech with a BA in Theater Arts, Ms. Sheehan began her professional career as a stage and TV actor in Washington, D.C., where she starred in several TV shows for children. After moving to New Jersey, Ms. Sheehan joined the comedy core of the Off-Off-Broadway Company Manhattan Punch Line and The Groundlings, an improvisational and comedy-sketch theatre. For several years, Ms Sheehan had a recurring role in one of TV’s most popular soap operas, As The World Turns. A voice-over artist for TV, radio commercials and narrations, Ms. Sheehan has appeared in numerous stage productions in New York and New Jersey and has been named twice best actress in a comedy by the Star-Ledger for her leading roles in Gun Shy and Pigeons on A Walk.
Our Board of Trustees |
Kevin Carver, President
Gary Glor, Treasurer Holley Brown, Trustee Alex Gomez, Trustee Mary Iannelli, Trustee Beverly Mariso, Trustee James Masterson, Trustee Fabien Rioult, Trustee Joseph Vitale, Trustee In memoriam, but never far from us in spirit: Bohdan Lukaschewsky, Trustee, former Board President |
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The Theater Project is committed to an inclusive hiring and volunteer recruitment policy and encourages all applicants to apply regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, or the presence of a disability.
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