MUSIC DIRECTOR, TEACHING ARTIST

Gillian Eichenberger

Gillian (she/they) is a beloved Bay Area voice teacher, music director, and performer! Since 2016, she’s taught and directed with School of Rock, Stanford University, Katia & Co., Redwood High, Throckmorton Theater and more. Also known as “Miss Swift,” Gillian co-founded the hit Taylor Swift tribute band Swifty and performs across the Bay Area.

For MSC: Teaching Artist- Singer: Storyteller, Music Director- Teen Company: The Lightning Thief

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TEACHING ARTIST

See Ellauri

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For MSC: Teaching Artist- Play Power

TEACHING ARTIST

Zac Jaffee

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For MSC: Teaching Artist- Will Power

DIRECTOR, TEACHING ARTIST

Elana Kepner

Currently Marin Shakespeare’s Education Director, Elana (she/her) has directed and taught voice, Shakespeare, and acting across the U.S., from BFA programs to youth ensembles. She co-founded Whirligig Stage in NC with her husband and theatre-making partner Jason Coale, where directing highlights include Whirligig Youth Academy’s James and the Giant Peach, and Newsies. Elana is a Certified Assistant Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. Elana enjoys exploring the trails and tastes of the Bay Area with Jason and their son, Kelso.

For MSC: Teaching Artist- Singer/Storyteller, Director- Teen Touring Company- Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Macbeth, Teen Company- The Lightning Thief, Will Power Teaching Artist, Voice & Text Coach, SAIL Teaching Artist, One-on-One Coaching

TEACHING ARTIST

Nic Moore

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For MSC: Teaching Artist- Play Power, Will Power

TEACHING ARTIST

Nicolas Poler

Nicolas (he/him) is a theater artist and educator based in the Bay Area. A lover of theater and performance ever since before he could talk, Nico has performed, led a teen run theater company in Mountain View, and graduated with a BFA in drama from UNCSA. The theater is Nico’s happy place, and he loves working alongside people of all ages to share the joy of art and to tell stories.

For MSC: Teaching Artist- Young Company Camp, Play Power, Will Power

STAGE MANAGER

Jamie Montellato

Jamie (he/him) has been active in the performing arts for about 20 years, from acting in plays, singing in choirs, directing, and lighting design; he’s been on or backstage most of his life.

For MSC: Stage Manager, Teen Company- The Lightning Thief

TEACHING ARTIST, DIRECTOR

Aisha Rivera

Aisha (they/them) is an actor, visual artist, playwright and poet from Napa, CA. Favorite acting credits include Yerma (Shotgun Players), Dead Man’s Cellphone (Upstage Napa Valley), and Cymbeline (Berkeley Shakespeare Company). Aisha is also the current Poet Laureate for Napa County. Their poetry can be found in the poetry anthologies “Poetics without Borders” and “Latinas, Gender, Race, and Class…”. Aisha is excited to empower youth through Shakespeare!

For MSC: Director, Teen Touring Company- Twelfth Night, Teaching Artist-Teen Shakespeare Intensive

CHOREOGRAPHER

Noah Rojas-Domke

Noah (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary theatre artist, classically trained vocalist, and arts administrator around the Bay Area, with a foundation in lighting design, technical production, and growing experience in nonprofit administration, event management, and development management. Noah is Marin Shakespeare’s Business Manager.

For MSC: Choreographer, Teen Company- The Lightning Thief

TEACHING ARTISTS

Abigail Wissink

Abigail (they/them) is a performer and educator. They work during the school year as an Environmental Science Educator with NatureBridge in the Marin Headlands, and worked as a Shakespeare Teaching Artist with Shakespeare Walla Walla for five years. They love singing, swing dancing, and hanging out with kids outside.

For MSC: Teaching Artist- Will Power, Winter Theatre Camp , Young Company Camp