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Resumes of Key Artists/Administrators <br /> Paul Frellick (Artistic Director) is in his twelfth season as founding Artistic Director of the Deep Dish <br /> Theater Company. He has directed many of the company's productions, including After the Revolution, <br /> Othello, Mi Vida Loca, Body Awareness, Uncle Vanya, Orson's Shadow, Endgame, and Quilters,the <br /> North Carolina premieres of Polish Joke, Via Dolorosa, and Permanent Collection, and the world <br /> premiere of The Gratitude of Wasps. Elsewhere in the Triangle, he directed Adam Sobsey's Hang <br /> Town Fry in conjunction with A Southern Season; produced and directed A Walk in the Woods and the <br /> American premiere of Rainshark for the GlobalArts Initiative; conceived and directed Politically Bent at <br /> the ArtsCenter in Carrboro; and staged productions for Manbites Dog Theater Company, Burning Coal <br /> Theatre Company, and Raleigh Ensemble Players. Before coming to North Carolina, he served as <br /> Artistic Director of Chicago's Organic Theater, and he has directed for such theaters as the Indiana <br /> Repertory Theater, the Denver Center Theatre Company, and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. <br /> Devra Thomas (Theater Manager) has been the administrative manager for six years, overseeing all <br /> daily business, development, and marketing tasks, and serving the board in whatever additional <br /> capacity necessary. She is a candidate in the Master of Arts in Arts Administration program at <br /> Goucher College with an anticipated graduation date of August 2014. She is also a member of <br /> Triangle Emerging Arts Leaders and Americans for the Arts. <br /> JJ Bauer (Company Stage Manager) has been a stage manager, props manager, costume designer, <br /> set designer and completely unwilling actor for various area theater companies, including Ghost & <br /> Spice Productions, NC State TheatreFest, The Open Door Theatre, Street Signs Center for Literature <br /> and Performance, and Wordshed Productions. She is the Deep Dish Production Stage Manager. <br /> Tony Lea (Resident Director) has directed twelve shows in twelve seasons and will directed the <br /> upcoming Good People. Most recently he directed She Stoops to Conquer and Nathan the Wise. He <br /> has also acted for area companies including Raleigh Ensemble Players and Burning Coal. He is <br /> currently assistant directing Black Coffee for NCSU TheatreFest under the direction of John Mcllwee. <br /> Contact Information <br /> Paul Frellick: 109 Teagan Ct, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. 919-225-2574. paulfrellick(aD_gmail.com <br /> Devra Thomas: 2905 Ball Park Dr, Efland, NC 27243. 919-968-1515. info _deepdishtheater.org <br /> JJ Bauer: 370 Wild Ginger Ridge, Chapel Hill, NC 27515. 919-824-0842. ibauer@email.unc.edu <br /> Tony Lea: 2600 Oberlin Rd Apt S2, Raleigh, NC 27608. 919-247-3580. <br /> Whirlwind dreamer(a)-hotmail.com <br /> Staff Roster <br /> Artistic Director: Paul Frellick (employee) <br /> Theater Manager: Devra Thomas (employee) <br /> Production Stage Manager: Jen Bauer (contract) <br /> Costume Supervisor: Sue Sweezy (volunteer) <br /> Webmaster: Eric Swenson (volunteer) <br /> Resident Director: Tony Lea (contract) <br />