Circle Theatre Staff


Kelsey Edwards
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND RESIDENT SCENIC DESIGNER
(616) 632-2988



Circle Theatre Interns


Front of House Staff

Hunter Denkema

Grace Giroux

Hannah Morey

Annah Stang

Fiona Walsh

Nina Smith

Kikka Go
Board of Directors
Executive Board

LYNN ATKINS-RYKERT
PRESIDENT
Coordinator, Aquinas College

Derek Call
PAST PRESIDENT
Director of Operations and Production/Special Events, ArtPrize

MARK SCHMIDBAUER
FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT
Conferencing and Event Services, Aquinas College

JEFF KEMPERMAN
SECOND 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

STATHI AFENDOULIS
Owner, Afendoulis
Cleaners and Tuxedos
Founder and Executive Director, Lainie’s Angels

Rebecca Dickenson
Residential Real Estate Agent, Cheryl Grant Real Estate

Shelly 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

Jeffrey Augustine Songco
Multidisciplinary Artist

LOU VANDERHAVE
Retired Educator

TREVOR STRAUB
CEO of Michigan Drag Brunch
2023 Directors

Vanessa Allen
Co-Music Director
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Scott Patrick Bell
Director
Blue Collar Rock
Music Director
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Sweeney Todd, Blue Collar Rock

Ryan Blok
Music Director
Pippin

Darius Colquitt
Director
Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Emily Diener
Director
Blithe Spirit

Will Gearring
Director
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Kathy Gibson
Director
The Music of Moulin Rouge
Co-Director
Pippin

Nubia Gomez
Director
The British Invasion

Josie Gonzalez
Director
Magic Circle: The Three Musketeers

Nicholas Gray
Co-Director & Choreographer
Pippin

Chris Grooms
Co-Director
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Jenna Grooms
Co-Director
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Joshua Keller
Music Director
The Music of Moulin Rouge

Mary Lohman
Choreographer
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Jordan Malone
Music Director
The British Invasion

Carrie McNulty
Director
Sweeney Todd

Debra Perry
Co-Music Director
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Songs in the Key of Stevie Wonder

Alicia Rosario
Director & Music Director
Hits of the ’90s