TIMOTHY DOUGLAS (Director) helmed the PTC productions of Native Gardens, Clybourne Park, and Fences. Recent credits include Primary Trust (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park), Blue (New Orleans Opera), the U.S. premiere of Natasha Gordon’s Nine Night (Roundhouse Theatre), The Color Purple (Signature Theatre; Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical), Champion (Boston Lyric Opera), the premiere of Something Happened in Our Town (Children’s Theatre Company), the U.S. premiere of Tristan Bernay’s adaptation of Frankenstein (Classic Stage Company), and the Great Theatre of China’s production and tour of Disgraced. He has made productions for Arena Stage, Cleveland Playhouse, Denver Center, Downstage New Zealand, Folger Shakespeare Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Juilliard School, Kennedy Center, Mark Taper Forum, Milwaukee Rep, NIDA Australia, Off Broadway, Portland Center Stage, Red Bull, Steppenwolf, among many others, including Yale Rep with the world premiere of August Wilson’s Radio Golf.  Instagram: @timdirects | TimothyDouglas.org

LEX LIANG (Scenic & Costume Design) NYC/Off Broadway: 60+ Productions.  Pioneer: Christmas in Connecticut, Native Gardens.  Other Regional: Actor’s Theatre, Alliance Theatre, Asolo Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, Cincinnati Playhouse, Dallas Theatre, Denver Center, Geva Theatre, Goodman, Goodspeed, Guthrie, La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Papermill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Portland Stage, Portland Center Stage…  Lex is the founder/principal of LDC Design Associates, an experiential event design and production company in NYC. Clients include Absolut, Gucci, Invesco, Johnson & Johnson, The Kardashians, The Tony Awards Gala, NYFW, NYWFF, William Hill Wine, and others. www.LexLiang.com | www.LDCdesign.com | @MrLexLiang

YAEL LUBETZKY (Lighting Design) Returns to Pioneer having previously designed The Will Rogers Follies. Yael’s design credits include The Broadway production of Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam; Off-Broadway productions with The New Group, The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, WP Theatre, York Theatre Company, The Joyce, and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Regional design credits include productions at American Conservatory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Trinity Repertory Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Rep, Children’s Theatre Company. Recent designs include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Writer’s Theatre); Fires in the Mirror (Bristol Riverside Theatre): Matilda, Cats (Wichita Music Theatre); On Your Feet, Kinky Boots (Riverside Theatre); and Master Class (Arizona Theatre Company).

MATT MITCHELL (Sound Design) is excited to be collaborating with Pioneer Theatre Company once again! While Matt has contributed to various audio aspects of past PTC productions, this is his first time serving as sound designer. Matt’s previous sound design credits include work with Weber State University (Alice By Heart); Sandy Arts Guild (The 39 Steps, Emma); and Draper Amphitheater (The Little Mermaid). He has also provided consultant work and system designs for Hart Theatre. Matt currently works full-time as the Audio Department Manager for Upstage Companies, where he provides sound reinforcement for outdoor concerts, festivals, and corporate events throughout Utah.

EMILY ROTH* (Production Stage Manager) is very excited to be joining Pioneer Theatre Company this season! Recent credits include: The Woman in Black US Tour (Pemberley Productions), Miss Saigon (White Plains Performing Arts Center), Dial M for Murder and Sea Monsters of the Deep (White Heron Theatre Company), Lesley Nicol’s How The Hell Did I Get Here? (Pemberley Productions), and Ajijaak on Turtle Island (IBEX Puppetry). She is the co-author of Stage Management Basics: A Primer for Performing Arts Stage Managers (Focal Press © 2017, 2nd ed © 2022).

JAMES O. HANSEN* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be in his second season here at Pioneer Theatre Company! Other credits include: Joseph…Dreamcoat (starring David Archuleta), Mary Poppins, and Wonderland at Tuacahn Amphitheatre. Clue (starring Sally Struthers), The Wedding Singer, A Christmas Carol, and Flashdance (starring Julia Macchio) at The Gateway Playhouse. James earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Management from Dean College. Special thanks to his Mom, Family, and Ostie for their love and support! DHH.

GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (Casting) Broadway: Into the Woods (Artios Award), Sweeney Todd, Spamalot, The Velocity of Autumn. Off-Broadway includes: Cellino v. Barnes, Kinky Boots, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, Altar Boyz, Southern Comfort, Yank!  Select Regional and Off-Broadway Theatre companies: Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Asolo Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, The Civilians, Irish Repertory Theatre, Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, South Coast Rep, Studio Theatre, Village Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. www.josscasting.com

PIONEER THEATRE COMPANY (PTC)  Now celebrating its 63rd season, the award-winning PTC is Utah’s premiere professional theatre company and a leading arts organization of the West. Led by Artistic Director Karen Azenberg and Managing Director Adrian Budhu, PTC presents world-class productions that celebrate diversity in culture and society, and serve as the connecting bridge between art and scholarship as an affiliate of the University of Utah. Notable productions include the regional premieres of Les Misérables, Sting’s The Last Ship, and Frank Wildhorn’s The Count of Monte Cristo, as well as the world premieres of Shucked (the first-ever Broadway tryout in Utah), A Distinct Society by Kareem Fahmy, Alabama Story by Kenneth Jones, The Messenger by Jeff Talbott, and Ass by Ellen Simon. For more information, visit PioneerTheatre.org. 

ACTORS’ EQUITY ASSOCIATION (AEA) Founded in 1933, AEA represents more than 51,000 professional Actors and Stage Managers nationwide. Equity seeks to foster the art of live theatre as an essential component of society and advances the careers of its members by negotiating wages, improving working conditions and providing a wide range of benefits, including health and pension plans. Actor’s Equity is a member of the AFL-CIO and is affiliated with FIA, an international organization of performing arts unions. #equityworks

*Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United StatesYAEL LUBETZKY (Lighting Design) Returns to Pioneer having previously designed The Will Rogers Follies. Yael’s design credits include The Broadway production of Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam; Off-Broadway productions with The New Group, The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, WP Theatre, York Theatre Company, The Joyce, and National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. Regional design credits include productions at American Conservatory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Paramount Theatre, Drury Lane, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Trinity Repertory Company, Arizona Theatre Company, Arkansas Rep, Children’s Theatre Company. Recent designs include Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Writer’s Theatre); Fires in the Mirror (Bristol Riverside Theatre): Matilda, Cats (Wichita Music Theatre); On Your Feet, Kinky Boots (Riverside Theatre); and Master Class (Arizona Theatre Company).