First Floor Theater’s staff consists of Anastar Alvarez, Andrew Cutler†, Tina El Gamal, Kendyl Meyer*, and Alexander Paredes-Ruiz, collectively stewarding the company’s artistic, administrative, and production work.
Since 2021, we have operated through a horizontal leadership model, with all staff members holding a stake in programmatic and opportunity-awarding decisions. We have since expanded this model into our financial and general operations, using collective consent to make budgetary and organizational decisions, with all staff roles compensated equally.
Our Board of Directors
Andres Fonseca (he/him), President, Guranteed Rate
Rachel Kennedy (she/her), Treasurer, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Chavala Ymker (they/them), Secretary, Shedd Aquarium
Maria Laftchiyska Schwartz (she/her), Levin Schreder & Carey, LTD
Lee Barrington Stark (she/her)
Our Company Members
† denotes founding member
Markie Gray (she/her)
Jenni Hadley (she/her)
Bobby Huggins (he/him)
Hanna Kime (she/her)
Caitlin McCarthy (she/her)
Gracie Meier (she/they)
Kendyl Meyer (they/them)
Ashley Neal (she/her)
Hutch Pimentel (they/he)
Omer Abbas Salem (he/they)
Griffin Sharps (he/him)
Claire Stone (she/her)
Peter Wilde
Rebecca Willingham (she/her)
Aurora Adachi-Winter (she/her)
Conchita Avitia (she/ella)
Will Bishop (he/him) †
Sid Branca (they/them)
Mikael Burke (he/him)
Alexis Carrie (she/her) †
Caroline Chu (she/her)
Kate Cornelius-Schecter (she/her) †
Andrew Cutler (he/him) †
Spencer Donovan (he/him)
Adanna Eziri (she/they)
Micah Figueroa (he/him)
Amanda Fink (she/her) †
Brynne Frauenhoffer (she/her)