Production Team

ADMINISTRATIVE

Bernadette Gildspinel,
Artist Representative

Taneal Williams, Project Manager

CAST/STAGING

Jon Royal, Assistant Stage Director

Kat Tierney-Smith, Stage Manager

Ashley Wolfe, Assistant Stage Manager

Arianna Aroya-Derosier,
Assistant Stage Manager

Nomalanga (Nomi) Eniafe, Choreographer

Cynthia Harris,
Sensitive Content Specialist

Eric Pasto-Crosby,
Combat and Weaponry Specialist

PROJECTION & ANIMATION

Miko Simmons, Projections Design

John Durbin, Animator

Dale Vincent, Programmer

Andy Cope, Animation Liaison/Documentarian

Eric Hueber, Video Artist

SCENIC & PROPS

Shaun Motley, Set/Scenic Designer

Steve Prince, Fine Artist for Stage Design/Props

Landon Dixon, Props Master

Martin Payton, Sculptor

VOCAL PREPARATION

Tucker Biddlecombe, Choir Preparation

Mary Biddlecombe, Vocal Coach

Alessandra Volpi, Rehearsal Pianist

LIGHTING & SOUND

Kelly Landry, Lighting Designer

Cameron Lambert, Audio Engineer

COSTUMING

Christelle Matou, Costume Designer

Megan Rutherford,
Associate Costume Designer

Bonny Green, Assistant Costume Designer

Matt Logan, Wardrobe Supervisor

Porche Pope, Associate Supervisor/Dresser

Brooks Bennett,
Associate Supervisor/Dresser

Billy Ditty, Draper/Stitcher

Rebecca Sloan, Draper/Stitcher

Ellen Danforth, Draper/Stitcher

Natalyn McCants, Dresser

Brianna Darnell, Dresser

Jayme Locke, Dresser

Garris Wimmer, Dresser

Chris Nick, Stitcher

Lauren Terry, Stitcher

Nottingham Design, Wig Design

Sondra Nottingham, Wigs/Make-up

Michealle Vanderpool, Assistant Designer

Julia Gallimore, Wig/Makeup Artist

Taylor Martin, Wig/Makeup Artist

Dakota Williams, Wig/Makeup Artist

Robin Hamrick, Wig/Makeup Artist

Special Thanks to Back Stage Artistry

Keisha Cunningham,
Hairstylist & Natural Hair Specialist

Special Thanks to Serenity Hair Salon

Katie Sellers, Fabric Dyer

Eternal Lokumbe, Mask Design

Morgan Matens, Mask Fabricator

Nashville Symphony Staff

EXECUTIVE

Alan D. Valentine, President & CEO

Tonya McBride Robles, COO

Marye Lewis, CFO

Jonathan Norris, CDO

Heather Romero,
Senior Executive Assistant to
the President & CEO/Board Liaison

ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION

Alison Bolton, Vice President of Artistic Administration

Angelica Franzino-Brown, Director of Artistic Administration

Evann Brantley, Manager of Artistic Administration

Deidre McCord, Assistant Manager of Artistic Administration

Renee Ann Pflughaupt, Principal Librarian

Maggie Thompson, Acting Librarian

Abby Sams, Chorus Coordinator & Librarian

Andrew Risinger, Organ Curator

COMMUNICATIONS

Julia Kirchhausen, Interim Vice President of Communications

Sean Shields, Art Director

Brianna Owens, Digital Content Coordinator

Alina Van Oostrom, Communications Specialist

DEVELOPMENT

Kat Cloud, Vice President of Development

Tara Shirer, Director of Development Operations

Jacob Campos, Corporate Engagement Manager

Jacob Tudor, Patron Engagement & Crescendo Club Manager

Kimberly DePue, Patron Engagement & Governing Members Manager

Molly Smith, Patron Engagement Manager

Judith Wall, Patron Engagement Officer

Ben Barnwell, Special Campaigns Associate

Sarah Tomkinson, Manager of Development Communications & Stewardship

Rebecca Lear, Volunteer & Stewardship Coordinator

Sheila Wilson, Senior Database Associate

Katie Curry, Director of Events & Stewardship

Jesse Strauss, Grants Manager

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Kimberly Kraft McLemore, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement

Kelley Bell, Education & Community Engagement Program Manager

Phillip Ducreay, Education & Community Engagement Program Manager

Ross Bader, Education & Community Engagement Assistant

FOOD, BEVERAGE, & EVENTS

Johnathon McGee, Senior Event Sales Manager

Charlie Bice, Event Manager

Brent Martin, Event Supervisor

FINANCE

Karen Warren, Controller

Sheri Switzer, Senior Accountant

Bobby Saintsing, Payroll & Accounts Payable Manager

HUMAN RESOURCES & INCLUSION

Geraldine Jackson, Vice President of Human Resources & Inclusion

Junico Cardwell, Human Resources Manager

IT

Trenton Leach, Director of IT

Desirée Dye, Systems Administrator

MARKETING

Dan Grossman, Vice President of Marketing & Sales

Heather Cramsie, Director of Marketing

Steven Gadzinski, Marketing Analyst

Dan Althoff, Director of Patron Services & Ticketing

Nathan Stone, Ticketing Operations Manager

Luke Henry, Ticketing & Customer Team Manager

TICKETING & CUSTOMER TEAM SPECIALISTS:

Eric Brewer, Elise Boling, Kyle Hughes, Garrett Seeds, Gabriel Pellino

ACCOUNT SPECIALISTS:

Richard Byington, Jim Davidson, Lauren Domzalski, Richard Katz, Misha Robledo

PRODUCTION & ORCHESTRA OPERATIONS

Sonja Thoms, Vice President & General Manager

Joey Demko, Orchestra Personnel Manager

David Lesser, Assistant Orchestra Personnel Manager

Trey Franklin, Senior Lighting Director

Cameron Martin, Assistant Lighting Director

Josh Walliser, Director of Productions

Sean Goldman, Orchestra Production Manager

Zach Bobbitt, Assistant Orchestra Production Manager

Trevor Wilkinson, Recording Engineer & Assistant Production Manager

Larry Bryan, Assistant Production Manager & Audio Engineer

Cameron Lambert, Audio Engineer

Katy Odenbaugh, Operations Assistant

VENUE MANAGEMENT

Eric Swartz, Vice President of Venue Management

John Sanders, Chief Technical Engineer

Kenneth Dillehay, Chief Engineer

Gregory Weiss, Facility Maintenance Technician

Jonathan Yarbro, Facility Maintenance Technician

Wade Johnson, Housekeeping Manager

Tony Meyers, Director of Security & Front of House

Eric Swank, Security Officer

Annabella Gelmetti, Stage Door Receptionist

Tonesha Greer, Stage Door Receptionist