Archive

Ravi Jain (he/him)

Co-Artistic Director, Founder

Kevin Matthew Wong (he/him)

Director of Producing and Creative Associate

Miriam Fernandes (she/her)

Co-Artistic Director

Erin Brandenburg (she/her)

Grantwriter

Upkar Arora

co-chair, board of directors

Paul Nagpal

co-chair, board of directors

Tamara Balan

board of directors

Parmod Jain

board of directors

Michelle Mohammed (she/her)

Metcalf Foundation Intern Artistic Director

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Crystal Lee

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Tai Amy Grauman

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Olivia Shortt

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Echo Zhou

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

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Intisar Awisse (she/her)

ThisGen Fellowship Producer

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Nikki Shaffeeullah

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Bianca Guimarães de Manuel

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Lisa Fa’alafi

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Kirsty Housley

ThisGen 2020 Mentor & Masterclass Teacher

Amrita Ramanan

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Camellia Koo

ThisGen 2020 Masterclass Teacher

Mimi Lien

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Latiana Gourzong

ThisGen 2020 Masterclass Teacher

Julie Fox

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Elisheba Ittoop

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Spike Lyne

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Yvonne Lu Trinh (they/them)

Marketing & Communications Manager

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Crystal Lee (she/her)

Director of Production and Technical

Helen Yung

ThisGen 2020 Mentor

Rachael Maza

ThisGen 2021: Directing - Teacher

Julie Nagam

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Masterclass Teacher

Leslie Ishii

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Masterclass Teacher

Syrus Marcus Ware

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Masterclass Teacher

Ty Defoe

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Masterclass Teacher

Nicole Brewer

ThisGen 2021: Directing - Lecturer

Rachel Chavkin

ThisGen 2021: Directing - Lecturer

Weyni Mengesha

ThisGen 2021: Directing - Lecturer

Yvette Nolan

ThisGen 2021: Directing - Lecturer

Nataki Garrett

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Masterclass Teacher

Devdutt Pattanaik

Mythologist, Author, Illustrator

K.P Dennis

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Frances Koncan

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Natasha Mumba

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Cherissa Richards

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Michelle Thrush

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Katey Wattam

ThisGen 2021 Directing Fellow

Natasha C. Bacchus

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Gabrielle Martin

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Esie Mensah

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Riley Palanca

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Gaitrie Persaud

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Annabella Piugattuk

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Natasha Powell

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Kaitlynn Tomaselli

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Sage Nokomis Wright

ThisGen 2021 Cultural Leadership Fellow

Pitseolak Malakie Kilabuk

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Ramesh Meyyappan

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Marcus Youssef

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Mr. Antoine Hunter

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Crystal Pite

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Akram Khan

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Lily Shearer

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Romeo Candido

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Kama La Mackerel

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Wesley Enoch

ThisGen 2021: Cultural Leadership - Mentor

Nan Oldroyd

board of directors

Gavan Cheema

SITI Company 2021 Theater Intensive Artist

Tsholo Khalema

SITI Company 2021 Theater Intensive Artist

Max Rosenfeld

board of directors

Rimah Jabr

ThisGen Podcast Creator

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Intisar Awisse

ThisGen 2020 Fellow

Ian Kamau

SHARE Artist

Carmelle Cachero

Producing Fellow

Caleigh Crow

Directing Fellow

Katie German

Directing Fellow

Tsholo Khalema

Directing Fellow

Natércia Napoleão

Directing Fellow

Najla Nubyanluv

Producing Fellow

Monica Ogden

Producing Fellow

Tyler J Sloane

Producing Fellow

Kris Vanessa Teo Xin-En

Producing Fellow

Denise Buldoc

Producing Faculty

Josette Bushell-Mingo

Directing Faculty

Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway

Crossover Faculty

Tobi Kyeremateng

Producing Faculty

Rachael Maza

ThisGen 2022 Directing Faculty

Kate McGrath

Crossover Faculty

Ronee Penoi

Crossover Faculty

Stephanie Rolland

Producing Faculty

Alyssa Simmons

Producing Faculty

Vanessa Sears

Directing Fellow

Maiko Yamamoto

Directing Faculty

Karen Tisch (she/her)

Executive Director

Mary Anderson (she/her)

Producer, Special Projects

Sarah Newkirk (she/her)

Finance Director

Karishma Bristy (she/her)

Administrative and Development Coordinator

Michelle Dorrance

Mentor

Stephen Drover

Mentor

Jenny Koons

Mentor

Sarah Garton Stanley

Mentor

Mumbi Tindyebwa Otu

Mentor

Tarik Elmoutawakil

Mentor

Jessica Kamphorst (she/her)

Senior Development Advisor

Omar Elerian

Directing Faculty

Katie Mitchell

Directing Faculty

Gareth Fry

Design Faculty

Andy Moro

Design Faculty

Rajha Shakiry

Design Faculty

Dawn Walton

Masterclass Faculty

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Nikki Shaffeeullah (she/her)

Researcher-In-Residence

Lileana Blain Cruz

Mentor

Madeline Sayet

Masterclass Faculty

Hana S. Kim

Masterclass Faculty

Ashley Au

Design Fellow

Samay Arcentales Cajas

Design Fellow

Meghan Cheng

Design Fellow

Sarah Uwadiae

Design Fellow

Lisa Karen Cox

Directing Fellow

Arthi Chandra

Directing Fellow

Roshanak Jaberi

Directing Fellow

desirée leverenz

Directing Fellow

Asa Benally

Masterclass Faculty

Alex Eales

Masterclass Faculty

Simon Kenny

Masterclass Faculty

Christian Lapointe

Masterclass Faculty

Peanut

Director of Purr-sonnel

Haley Depasqua (she/her)

Events and Development Manager

Seema Lakhani

board of directors

Joyce Sou

board of directors