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WHO’S WHO

AUSTIN ABERNATHY (Lighting Designer) Alley Theatre: The Carpenter (Assistant
is a native Houstonian with a BFA in Director); Main Street Theater: (Projection
Theatre Production from the University of Designer) The Cat in the Hat, Schoolhouse
Houston. In October 2019, he joined the Rock Live!, Daisy, Junie B. Jones is Not
staff of Stages, and this is his first lighting a Crook, The Wizard of Oz, Copenhagen,
design at the Gordy. Bunnicula, Mockingbird, RFK, Red-Hot
Patriot; (Projection Engineer) Shrek, the
CIARA AYALA (Production Stage Manager) Musical, Silent Sky; Horse Head Theatre
is so happy to be joining Stages Studio Company: (Sound/Video Designer) The
Sessions! She was first an intern in Flick; The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise;
2011 on The Great American Trailer 4th Wall Theatre Company: The Glass
Park Christmas Musical, and has always Menagerie (Projection Designer), Reckless
admired that Stages is at the forefront (Video Designer); Gravity Players: The Last
of innovation in Houston Theatre. After Days of Judas Iscariot (Video Designer);
her internship, Ciara moved away from Mildred’s Umbrella: (Director) Pretty Little
Houston to work on Comedy of Errors, White Girls (short), The Bake Sale (short);
A Wrinkle in Time (Oregon Shakespeare Misnomers: (Director) Glen or Glenda
Festival), By The Way Meet Vera (reading); Rice Players: (Director) The
Stark, Angels in America: Millennium Glass Menagerie. Film / TV: (Director) “Trial
Approaches, A Winter’s Tale (The Juilliard Three Seven”, “BLUE” (2018),”eumenides”
School), Arsenic and Old Lace, The (Cannes Film Festival, 2013); Education:
Producers, Constellations, The Whipping B.F.A., Sam Houston State University,
Man, Steel Magnolias, OH! Coward, The Theatre – Acting\Directing.
39 Steps, and many more (Peterborough Instagram: @currentlymouserat
Players), and A Chorus Line (Theatre
Under the Stars). Upon her return to MARK FOLKES (Managing Director) Mark
Houston, she has become a resident Folkes joined Stages as Managing Director
Assistant Stage Manager at Houston Grand in 2015 during an important time of growth
Opera, working on The Flying Dutchman, for the company. In the role of Managing
La Boheme, La Florencia en el Amazonas, Director, Mark leads Stages’ administrative
Don Giovanni, The Phoenix, El Milagro functions with a focus on financial
del Recuerdo, and Saul. Ciara is a proud management, fundraising, marketing and
University of Houston Alum and member of strategic planning. In recent years, Stages’
Actors Equity Association. annual operating budget has more than
doubled from $2.1 million to $5.5 million
PETER TON (Video Designer/Editor) is a today, driven by transformational growth
theatre director\designer and filmmaker in ticket sales and philanthropic support.
from Houston, Texas. Stages: Sensitive In January 2020, Stages celebrated the
Guys, NSFW (Assistant Director/Sound opening of a three-theatre new venue,
Designer), Panto Star Force (Assistant The Gordy, funded by a capital campaign
Projection Designer), Swimming While that has raised more than $35.8 million
Drowning (Sound/Video Designer), We Are including one of the largest individual gifts
Proud to Present… (Sound/Video Designer) to support the performing arts in Houston’s
Alma en Venta (Video Designer), My history. Prior to joining Stages, Mark served
Mañana Comes (Assistant Director/Sound as Senior Director, Development for the
Designer), Straight White Men (Assistant Houston Symphony, and has worked for
Director/Sound & Video Designer), Miss a variety of arts organizations including
Teen (Sound Designer), The Elaborate Canada’s National Arts Centre, the
Entrance of Chad Deity (Video Designer), Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the College
Marie Antoinette (Assistant Director), Mack Conservatory of Music at the University
and Mabel (Assistant Projection Designer); of Cincinnati, and Houston Grand