EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nan Barnett (she/her) is a new play developer and producer and an advocate for theater-makers and the theater they make. While on NNPN’s Executive Committee she worked to create the organization’s revolutionary Rolling World Premiere and Residency programs and, after joining NNPN full-time in 2013, guided it through the development and launch of its field-altering New Play Exchange and the planning process which resulted in the organization’s much-lauded new governance and membership structure designed to lead the field towards a truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive new play ecosystem. Nan spent 24 seasons at Florida Stage, a LORT theater producing exclusively new and developing work, and was Coordinating Producer for the 2015 and 2018 iterations of DC’s Women’s Voices Theater Festival.  

PROGRAMS DIRECTOR

Anne G. Morgan (she/her/hers) is a dramaturg, arts administrator, and new play advocate. Anne works regularly with the Playwrights Realm, the Playwright’s Lab at Hollins University, Great Plains Theatre Conference, the Kennedy Center, and more, as well as collaborating with playwrights individually. She is currently the Board Co-Chair for Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. Anne received the 2019 Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dramaturgy for her work on Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries, the American Shakespeare Center’s groundbreaking new play initiative, which she ran from 2017 - 2021. From 2012 – 2017, Anne was the Literary Manager & Dramaturg at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. annegmorgan.com

MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Monica Montoya (she/her/ella) is a producer, project manager, and digital marketing & communications professional. Beginning her career in Social Media at R6S, she went on to spearhead communications and operations for CAFFE Strategies, an EDI consulting firm. She has served as the Marketing & Communications Associate at NNPN Associate Member Theater Boston Court Pasadena, the Marketing & Communications Manager at ALJP Consulting, and as a Communications Consultant for NNPN Core Member Theater Studio Luna, where currently serves as a Creative Producer. In addition to her work in communications and marketing, she has served as a Project Manager for Genein Letford Consulting and Alumni 360, and she is a Project Manager for Culture Change Lab.

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Rose Figueroa (she/her) is a stage manager, arts administrator, and new play advocate. Rose is the resident stage manager at Theatre Lab and a member of the Actor’s Equity Association. Rose has also stage managed at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Triad Stage, and La Jolla Playhouse. Rose has served as the Operations Manager for ALJP Consulting. As a new play advocate, she uses her skills to amplify the voices of artists; her human-centered practices when facilitating the development and artistic processes made her an asset to the industry nationwide by creating an atmosphere that nurtures collaboration within development of groundbreaking new works. She is a certified Mental Health First Aid. Rose also serves on the board of the Florida Intimacy Professionals.

IMPACT ASSESSMENT DIRECTOR

Alexandra Meda (she/ella) is a Director and Cultural Strategist known for her groundbreaking work in collaborative artistry and ensemble praxis. With an unwavering commitment to inclusivity and amplifying marginalized voices, she creates transformative works through collective practices. Meda is a strategic facilitator and mediator through her firm, The Culture Change Lab, guiding organizations through transformative change processes focusing on anti-racist initiatives and anti-oppression curricula. Meda has made significant contributions to various organizations in the arts and culture field, including Penumbra Theatre's Center for Racial Healing, as part of the facilitation team.

COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Terry Li (she/her) is an award-winning actor, makeup artist, and new play advocate. She is a member of Actors’ Equity Association, and an Ensemble Member and the Marketing & Social Media Manager at IAMA Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Her work is deeply rooted in radical authenticity and imaginative storytelling. She is passionate about equity, and strives to push the boundaries of representation in the entertainment industry. Terry has worked for the last decade as a multidisciplinary artist, beauty coach, community-builder, and developer of creative spaces for BIPOC & queer artists to thrive. She was also Founding Marketing Director, Creative Producer, and Resident Artist at On the Verge Repertory in Santa Barbara, CA where she starred in, developed, and designed for many world and regional premieres by femme, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC writers. terryli.net

EVENTS PRODUCER

Robby Lutfy (he/him) Sometimes an actor. Sometimes a producer. Mostly a director. Always an artist. He directs theatre at places like Cygnet Theatre, Marin Theatre Company, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, The John F Kennedy Center, and Burning Coal, etc. He was awarded the 2019 Craig Noel Award for Director of the Year. He was the 2012-2013 William R. Kenan, Jr. Directing Fellow at The John F. Kennedy Center as well as the 2014-2015 National New Play Network Producer-in-Residence at Marin Theatre. He directed 20 shows and produced 39 others at Cygnet Theatre, where he was the Associate Artistic Director for seven seasons. At Cygnet he was the head of new play development where he commissioned 20 plays by writers including: Miranda Rose Hall, Herbert Siguenza, Nathan Alan Davis, and Leah Nanako Winkler. This past year he directed Dunsinane by David Greig at Marin Theatre Company, Witch by Jen Silverman at Charlotte Conservatory Theatre, God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza at Backyard Renaissance, and the world premiers of Sharon by Keiko Green and The Little Fellow by Kate Hamill at Cygnet. He acted in August: Osage County with Backyard Renaissance. He has taught classes at San Diego State University, Grossmont College, UNCSA, and UCSD. Robby is a graduate of the directing program under Gerald Freedman at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. His work, Jean F: ritualizing a stranger was exhibited at Goodyear Arts this summer, where he was an artist in residence. Up next: a residency with Arts on Site and The Rensing Center. Currently producing the 25th National Showcase of New Plays with NNPN @robby_the_artist

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Christine Stanley (she/her) is a passionate advocate for the arts, engaging the community and donors in the life of theater, music and the performing arts. Christine also teaches in the arts administration at Shenandoah Conservatory at Shenandoah University. Other projects have included the Washington National Cathedral, where she worked with the Cathedral’s artists, fundraising, and communications teams to develop a strategic plan for the expansion of the presentations for the Cathedral’s arts programs. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Development for Washington Performing Arts Society. For five years, Christine served as the director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s campaign for a new $300 million concert hall.

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Sara Reilly (she/her/hers) is an operations manager, arts administrator, consultant, and development professional. Sara began her artistic journey as a performer and stage manager, before transitioning into operations and development focused roles at various arts organizations in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She is passionate about theatre for social change, especially the development of new works that uplift and share the stories of women, LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals from all around the world.

Prior to joining NNPN as a Development Associate, Sara served as the Operations Manager and Resident Assistant Stage Manager at Maryland Lyric Opera, leading their operations, marketing and development verticals. Sara is the Founder and President of The Woodshire Group, an arts focused consulting firm committed to collaborating with and adding value to organizations of all sizes through strategic planning, fundraising, project management and operational support. She has earned her Certified Associate in Project Management certification from the Project Management Institute as well as her Professional Scrum Master I certification from Scrum Alliance.

PROJECT DIRECTOR - NEW PLAY EXCHANGE

Gwydion Suilebhan (he/him) is a writer, innovator, and arts advocate who serves as the Executive Director of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. A founding member of The Welders—a Helen Hayes Award-winning playwrights collective in Washington, DC—Suilebhan was elected to the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America in 2017. He speaks widely on various aspects of the intersection between the arts and technology in the 21st century; notable appearances have included South by Southwest, TEDxWDC and TEDxMichigan Avenue, and Americans for the Arts. Suilebhan earned a Master of Arts in poetry from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in writing from Northwestern University.

MANAGER, HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS - NPX

Siobhan Carroll (she/her) is a lifelong theatre lover who has brought her 20 years of experience working in education to the New Play Exchange. Siobhan manages our education partnerships—currently over 65 members strong—across colleges, universities, and high schools in the US and abroad. Siobhan is a graduate of Villanova University and resides in North Carolina with her husband and three young daughters, whose penchant for drama grows stronger every day.

NPX SUPPORT SPECIALIST

RP McLaughlin (they/he) is a freelance Arts Administrator, working with arts organizations nationally to fill gaps and strategically increase capacity. RP managed the $20M Open Studio renovation of Washington DC’s Studio Theatre, spent two years as Producer-in-Residence at National New Play Network, and was the Producing Associate for the 2018 Women’s Voices Theatre Festival. RP has experience as a Casting Director and Arts Market Research Assistant. He received his BFA in Theatre from Southern Methodist University. ImRyanPatrick.com