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Founding Director of Compagnia de’ Colombari, KC is a theater maker whose work has been witnessed across the U.S. and around the world. She has developed a wide variety of pieces ranging from reinvented classical plays to new plays, opera, adaptations and new translations. Notable productions include Henry VI, Love's Labor's Lost (Public Theater, NYSF); King John, Julius Caesar (TFANA); Enrico IV (A.R.T); Everything That Rises Must Converge (NYTW); texts&beheadings/ElizabethR (Colombari at Folger Theatre in DC and BAM/Next Wave Festival); and The Merchant of Venice (Colombari with Ca' Foscari in Venice Ghetto, Italy and on tour in North America). KC and the company launched a new tradition of theater in Orvieto, Italy with the medieval mystery plays and many theatrical actions in prisons, jails, schools, pubs, libraries, parks, streets, museums, piers, churches as well as theaters. Presence and theatrical provocation have been of deepest importance in the ongoing work with all the artists of Colombari.

"...Karin Coonrod is a theater artist of far-reaching inventiveness..."

- New York Times, 2015

Karin Coonrod - Artistic Director

Board of Directors

Lisa Barlow, Chair
Karin Coonrod
Anna Gincherman
Gail Hochman
Linda Jacobsen

Charles Jarden, Secretary
Ferne Mele, Treasurer
Loredana Polezzi

John Conklin, Board Member Emeritus

Christopher Akerlind

Tony Geballe

Peter Francis James

David Scott Kastan

Elizabeth Margolis-Pineo

Michael Potts

John Skillen

Michael Unthank

Paul Vasile

Advisory Board

Cindy Sibilsky

Touring, PR/Marketing & Communications Manager

Cindy Sibilsky is the founder/CEO and producer of INJOY Entertainment LLC, a multimedia, multi-genre and multi-purpose arts & entertainment company focusing on meaningful global cultural exchange. She is a Broadway, Off-Broadway & international independent producer, marketing/PR director, and writer/journalist. INJOY has a diverse and constantly growing roster of clients, companies and shows, including theatre, festivals, musicals, dance, cirque, plays, cabaret, drag, concerts, curated art shows, public art, and immersive performances.

Jennifer Harrison Newman

General Manager

Jennifer Newman is a New York based artistic director, producer, educator, choreographer, and performer with over twenty-five years in the visual and performing arts. She works extensively across disciplines with artists pushing the boundaries of dance, theater, and opera.

Natalie King

Development Manager

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Natalie King (she/her) is a New York-based arts administrator dedicated to accessibility in the arts. With over a decade of experience in development, fundraising, and strategic planning, she has held roles at Theatre Development Fund (TDF), New York Deaf Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, and the Shubert Theatre. She has also worked as a general manager, stage manager, and sound engineer with organizations like TheaterWorks USA and New York Musical Theatre Festival. Natalie earned her M.F.A. in Theatre Management from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, where she was Associate Managing Director and the first Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Yale Schwarzman Center. She also served as the inaugural Creativity Fellow at the Heinz Endowments.

Zach Stanik

Website and Graphic Designer

Zach Stanik (they/them) is a recent graduate of Yale University, where they received a B.S. in computer science and focused on the graphic design curriculum at the Yale School of Art. They currently work as a freelance graphic designer based in Bushwick.

Jose Angel Perez

Correctional Facilities Coordinator

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Jose Angel Perez, MPS (he/him) is a Child Advocate, Poet & Actor. Jose grew up in New York City in foster homes, group homes, juvenile institutions, and then adult prison as a teenager. He entered prison at 16 and returned to society at 35. While incarcerated, Jose became an actor, a poet, and earned an AA from Bard College, a BS from Nyack College through HudsonLink, and a Masters in Professional Studies (MPS) from the New York Theological Seminary. Jose facilitated theater workshops under the Art Tree theater group at Eastern Correctional Facility. He performed or stage managed over 15 productions within prison walls and has performed at prestigious spaces outside. He published his first book of poetry in 2024, entitled 'Til Ink Meets Paper: Poems for Gwendalina..My Mommy.

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