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Thom Weaver —
Artistic Director
Thom is the new artistic director of Flashpoint Theatre Company. Having grown up in Cherry Hill, NJ, he returned to the Delaware Valley after living in New York for nine years. As a lighting designer, his work has been seen in the area at the Arden Theatre (The Threepenny Opera, Romeo and Juliet, Blue Door, My Name is Asher Lev), Azuka Theatre (Neighborhood 3), Delaware Theatre Company (Around the World in 80 Days, The Diary of Anne Frank, All the Great Books, The Foocy), People's Light (Snow White, Three Musketeers), New Paradise Laboratories (Mort), Wilma Theatre (Coming Home, Becky Shaw, Scorched), Theatre Exile (Shinning City, American Buffalo), InterAct (Lidless, When We Go Upon the Sea), Lantern (Uncle Vanya, The Breath of Life), and Curtis Institute (il Barberie di Siviglia), among others. In New York and across the country, his designs have been seen at Folger Theatre, Asolo Rep, Theater J, Roundhouse, Two River, Hangar Theatre, CENTERSTAGE, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Urban Stages, Williamstown, Signature Theater Company, The Committee Theatre, The Ohio, Berkshire Opera, Delaware Theatre Company, York Theatre, Summer Play Festival, 37 ARTS, Spoleto Festival USA, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Yale Rep. His designs have been nominated for 5 Barrymores (as well as being a Haas finalist), and a Helen Hayes Award. In 2007 he won the AUDELCO Award for his work on Signature Theatre's King Hedley II, and in 2003 he was Entertainment Design Magazine's Tyro Talent Lighting Designer. As a writer, he is the author of the full-length play A Ballplayer, and the musical Zack and Addie (with composer Justin Ellington). He is also on the staff for PlayPenn, as well as a member of the Philadelphia New Play Initiative and the Wingspace Theatre Group. He received his B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and his M.F.A. from Yale School of Drama.
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Gigi Naglak —
Managing Director
Gigi is an actor, dramaturg, choreographer, educator, and all-around theatrical wunderkind. She received her MA in Text and Performance Studies from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and King's College in London, England. A founding member of Flashpoint, Gigi works regularly as a teaching artist and creates public programs for the museum at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. She is co-creator and performer of Chlamydia dell'Arte: A Sex-Ed Burlesque with fellow Flashpointer Meg Williams. She loves brunch and wine and The West Wing.
Meghann Williams —
Associate Artisitc Director
Meghann is a founding member and Associate Artistic Director of Flashpoint Theatre Company. Directing credits for Flashpoint: The Little Dog Laughed, The Faculty Room, The House of Yes, The Santaland Diaries and Season's Greetings, The Vagina Monologues. Meghann is the co-creator, co-writer, and co-performer of Chlamydia dell'Arte: A Sex-Ed Burlesque (with fellow Flashpointer Gigi Naglak). Solo projects include Pretty and I Swear This One is Gonna Last and All Those Other Bastards Were Only Practice. Most importantly, Meg is a fierce supporter of the Flyers and the Phillies, but most of all she loves the Eagles.
Sara Madden —
Director of Marketing
Sara graduated from Temple University with a BA in Theater, and is currently a Drexel University masters candidate in Arts Administration. Sara has been seen onstage with such companies as Melanie Stewart Dance Theatre, A Grateful Company, Azuka Theatre, and BCKSEET Productions. Sara has also worked extensively offstage with companies throughout Philadelphia. Before joining as a staff member, Sara worked both onstage (Autobahn) and backstage (The Santaland Diaries and Far Away) for Flashpoint. Most recently she was seen playing the dysfunctional yet lovable preteen, Janice, in Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake).
Noah Herman—Audience Services Manager
Noah is in his third season as Audience Services Manager for Flashpoint Theatre Company, where is he directed Peter Nachtrieb's Boom last season. Other directorial credits include Lost in Yonkers (Broadway Theatre of Pitman), Vinegar Tom (Civic Theatre of Allentown), and the upcoming The Santaland Diaries with Flashpoint. In 2006, his production of Israel Horovitz' Lebensraum performed and won top honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region II. Noah is a graduate of Muhlenberg College where he studied acting and directing. He currently serves on the Board of 1812 Productions where he will assistant direct Our Show of Shows and Laughter on the 23rd Floor this Spring. Noah is a proud member of ComedySportz Philadelphia, the 2010 World Comedy League Champions.
Catherine Pidgeon —Production Manager
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