Circle Theatre Staff
Kelsey Edwards
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND RESIDENT SCENIC DESIGNER
(616) 632-2988
SAM VERBURG
Assistant Technical director
Maggie
Scene Shop Supervisor
Front of House Staff
Hunter Denkema
Gabrielle Lee
Michaela Faith
Jordan Malone
Kikka Go
Kerrigan Smedley
Atlan Lasher
Fiona Walsh
Board of Directors
Executive Board
Derek Call
PRESIDENT
Director of Operations and Production/Special Events, ArtPrize
LYNN ATKINS-RYKERT
PAST PRESIDENT
Coordinator, Aquinas College
JEFF KEMPERMAN
VICE PRESIDENT
Assistant Prosecutor, Kent County Prosecutors’ Office
BOB LOWRY
TREASURER
Retired Director – Global Audit Services, Steelcase Inc.
SARA DART
SECRETARY
Community Liason
Board Members
REED BRETZ
Educator, Kenowa Hills High School
Carolyn Ferrari
National Manager of Regional Directors, American Immersion Theater/Diversity Conversationalist
Shelley Irwin
Host and Producer, WGVU NPR/PBS
R. Scott Keller
Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd
Lisa M. Knight
CEO of DV Apple Logistics and COO Public Thread
ASHLEE MCGREEVY
Artist, Director of Communications, WMCAT
TREVOR STRAUB
CEO of Michigan Drag Brunch
LOU VANDERHAVE
Retired Educator
2025 Directors
Vanessa Allen
Co-Music Director
DREAMGIRLS
Scott Patrick Bell
Director & Music Director
STYX & STONES
Music Director
THE PROM
Ryan Blok
Music Director
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
PHOEBE DAWSON
Choreographer
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Will Gearring
Co-Director
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
NUBIA GOMEZ
Director
POP ROYALTY
Josie Gonzalez
CO-Director
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Chris Grooms
Director
THE PROM
TOM KAECHELE
Director
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED
LINUS KAECHELE
ASSISTANT Director
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED
Jordan Malone
Music Director
POP ROYALTY
MIEKE MOLL
CHOREOGRAPHER
THE PROM
Mitch Myers
Music Director
LATIN RHYTHMS
ANDREW SCHNEIDER
Director
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
MATTY OWEN
MUSIC Director
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
William Schutte
Choreographer
DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS! THE MUSICAL!
Debra Perry
Co-Music Director
DREAMGIRLS
ERICA SOTO
Director
LATIN RHYTHMS
Alicia Rosario
Director & Music Director
ROADTRIP USA
PAMELA STEERS
Director
GIRLS’ WEEKEND
ERICA STARKS
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
DREAMGIRLS
BRENDAN VINCENT
MUSIC DIRECTOR
THE MUSIC OF AUSTIN POWERS
TREVOR LEE STRAUB
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
THE PROM
MIKEY WINSLOW
DIRECTOR
THE MUSIC OF AUSTIN POWERS
Joi Thomas
Choreographer
DREAMGIRLS
LISA KNIGHT
Director
DREAMGIRLS