About Ars Nova

Who We Are

Meet the Nova Squad! Learn more about the individuals that make Ars Nova run.

MEET THE NOVA SQUAD

ARS NOVA STAFF

Megh Cooper
Head of Individual Giving & Events

Alex Duncker
Associate Production Manager

Jason Eagan
Founding Artistic Director

Jordan Fleming
General Management Assistant

Nicole Granston
Finance Coordinator

Kisha Jarrett
Marketing & Audience Engagement Director

Ben Lasser
Development Director

Jes Levine
Director of Production
& Facilities

Emily Lyon
Marketing Associate

Alma Malabanan-McGrath
Interim General Manager

Edward Medina
Superintendent

Ryan James Monroe
Operations & Facilities Manager

Andrew Neisler
Associate Artistic Director

Taylor Rey
Ticketing Assistant

Taji Senior
Artistic Assistant

Diana Schlossberg
Development Assistant

Anna Morton Stacey
Associate Artistic Director

Jay Stull
Interim Artistic Projects Manager

Kate Weber
Interim Business Manager

Declan Zhang
Audience Engagement Manager

Ben Arons | Company Photographer

Jason P. Baruch, Sendroff & Baruch LLP | Legal

Lutz and Carr CPAs, LLP| Accounting

Maura Donnelly & Parr | Insurance

John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency | Public Relations

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jenny Steingart, Founding Chair, Co-Founder
Alisa Lessing, Chair
Dana Kirchman, Vice Chair
Judy Bedol, Secretary 
Jason Kemper, Treasurer 
Nancy Bergman
Nicole Brodeur
Greg Corradetti
Jason Eagan,
Founding Artistic Director
Victor Edozien
David Manella
David Miner
Doug Rappaport
Stephen Siderow
Jon Steingart, Director Emeritus, Co-Founder
Jon Tilli
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew

ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD

César Alvarez
Rachel Chavkin
Billy Eichner
Bridget Everett
Liz Flahive
Amber Gray
Joe Iconis
Stephen Karam
Dave Malloy
Carly Mensch
Liz Meriwether
Phillipa Soo
Robin Lord Taylor
Alex Timbers
Beau Willimon
Bess Wohl

OUR RESIDENT ARTISTS

Brittany Carney (Showgasm Host)

Dominique Rider

Lucas Baisch
Lyndsey Bourne
Nadira Simone
Charlie Oh
reid tang

Nicole Adsit
Fernanda Brigneti
Andrea Cárdenas
Allisha Edwards
Sila Puhl

 

CAMP COUNSELORS
Matt Gehring
Mahayla Laurence

IMPRESS & Tislarm Bouie

Kate Eberstadt & Molly Rose Heller

On the Rocks Theatre Co.

Christopher Ford 
Dakota Rose

Kevin Armento & Sammy Miller (Stephen Siderow Fund for New Musicals Commission)

Manik Choksi (New York Stage Council on the Arts Commission)

Christopher Ford & Dakota Rose (2024 Tow Playwrights-in-Residence)

Brandon Kyle Goodman

Deepali Gupta

Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu

Ray Yamanouchi

Zack Zadek (Jill Furman Productions Commission)