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who’s who The Pasadena Playhouse: Pygmalion,
Stop Kiss, 12 Angry Men, Intimate
International City Theatre, Arizona Apparel and Blues for an Alabama Sky;
Theatre Company, and many (The Pasadena Playhouse); reasons to
more. Michael, who also casts for be pretty and Death of the Author (The
film, television and commercials, is the Geffen Playhouse); Fences and In the Red
recipient of Casting Society of America and Brown Water (The Marin Theatre
Artios Awards, given for Outstanding Company); Devil’s Advocate and Dementia
Achievement in Casting. (Los Angeles Theatre Center); Man of
TYLER RHODES (Associate Director). La Mancha and Hedwig and the Angry
Broadway: A Night With Janis Joplin. First Inch (Cygnet Theatre). She is a proud
National Tours: Guys and Dolls, Little member of Actors’ Equity Association, a
House on the Prairie - The Musical fitness enthusiast and an avid SF Giants
(Melissa Gilbert) and Garry Marshall’s fan. Thanks to her F&F, Red, HW, PA, ML,
Happy Days - The Musical. New York MQH, JK². XO to TB!
City: Mike Stoller’s 80th Birthday JOE WITT (General Manager) is in his
Celebration (Associate Director and fourth season at The Pasadena Playhouse.
Co-writer) hosted by Paul Shaffer Other credits include Eric Idle’s An
at 92nd Streey Y. Empire, Idaho! Evening Without Monty Python (Los
(Las Vegas - 2016) & Giant readings. Angeles and New York), Mr. Idle’s What
Paper Mill Playhouse: Twelve About Dick?, and the original production
productions including Hairspray, of Baby It’s You! (before it moved to The
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Pasadena Playhouse, then Broadway). He
Pirates! and Godspell. Goodspeed: The helped develop Will Ferrell’s Broadway
Fabulous Lipitones and Happy Days. Zach debut in You’re Welcome America. A
Theater: Caroline, or Change; Urinetown Final Night with George W Bush and was
and Hair. San Jose Repertory. Signature involved with the incredibly puppeteered
Theater. NC Theater. Other: Austin Critic’s Stuffed & Unstrung with the Jim Henson
Table and Payne Awards. Education: Texas Company (Los Angeles and New York).
State University. Stage Management credits include
HEYTHR “RED” VERHOEF (Production George Gershwin Alone (Broadway) and
Stage Manager). Having toured with One the original New York productions of
Night With Janis Joplin regionally, Hethyr Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Los Angeles
is thrilled to have it back on Pasadena’s credits include The Pee-wee Herman Show
main stage. Hethyr has worked as stage Live, The Vagina Monologues, Culture
manager and flyman over the years, Clash’s Zorro in Hell, Mask (The Pasadena
and continues to be deeply invested in Playhouse), Lydia (Mark Taper Forum),
theatre, art, and all the elements it takes Much Ado About Nothing (featuring Lyle
to create it. Gratitude to Sheldon Epps, Lovett and Helen Hunt), and the original
and the whole Pasadena family who work Los Angeles production of the Off-
tirelessly to make this magic happen. Broadway hit Jewtopia.
Besos for Isara Naya. Proud Member of BRAD ENLOW (Technical Director) hails
the Actors’ Equite Association. from Cleveland, Ohio, which is where
Jessica R. Aguilar (Stage Manager) is he began his career in technical theatre.
delighted to be reunited with her A Night His experience has taken him across
with Janis Joplin family after traveling with the country to theatres throughout.
the pre-Broadway engagement. Regional:
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