About Ars Nova

Who We Are

Meet the Nova Squad! Learn more about the amazing individuals that make us this amazing organization.

MEET THE NOVA SQUAD

ARS NOVA STAFF

Dan Balkin
Development Director

Renee Blinkwolt
Producing Executive Director

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
Culture & Community Director

Jes Levine
Director of Production
& Facilities

Hunter Lowdon
Executive Project Coordinator

Emily Lyon
Marketing Assistant

Edward Medina
Superintendent

Ryan James Monroe
Operations & Facilities Manager

Andrew Neisler
Associate Artistic Director

Caroline Portante
Marketing Associate

Kris Pritchard
Production Manager 

Taji Senior
Artistic Assistant

Diana Schlossberg
Development Assistant

Anna Morton Stacey
Associate Artistic Director

Kate Weber
Interim Business Manager

Casey York
Managing Director

Declan Zhang
Audience Engagement Manager

Ben Arons | Company Photographer
Jason P. Baruch, Sendroff & Baruch LLP | Legal
SAX LLP | Accounting
Maura Donnelly & Parr | Insurance
John Wyszniewski, Everyman Agency | Public Relations
Marcia Pendleton, Walk Tall Girl Productions | Community Engagement Consultant

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Jenny Steingart, Founding Chair, Co-Founder
Alisa Lessing, Chair
Dana Kirchman, Vice Chair
Judy Bedol, Secretary 
Jason Kemper, Treasurer 
Nancy Bergman
Renee Blinkwolt, Producing Executive Director
Nicole Brodeur
Greg Corradetti
Jason Eagan,
Founding Artistic Director
Victor Edozien
Rick Feldman
Mei Lin Kwan-Gett
David Manella
David Miner
Doug Rappaport
Stephen Siderow
Jon Steingart, Director Emeritus, Co-Founder

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

Chris Murphy
Michelle J. Rodriguez

Nkenna Akunna
Lucas Baisch
Lyndsey Bourne
Nadira Simone
Charlie Oh
reid tang

Sarah Adelman
Kurt Cruz
Lida Darmian
Emily Dayton Evans
Marina Gasparyan
Maarit Hara
Anne-Marie Pietersma
SMJ

CAMP COUNSELORS
Matt Gehring
Mahayla Laurence

Wesley Olivier AKA Klondyke
Gemma Soldati
evan ray suzuki

On the Rocks Theatre Co.

2024 TOW FOUNDATION PLAYWRIGHTS-IN-RESIDENCE​

Christopher Ford 
Dakota Rose

Kevin Armento
Sammy Miller
Manik Choksi
nicHi douglas
Deepali Gupta
James Monaco
Antoinette Nwandu
Ray Yamanouchi
Zack Zadek
River L. Ramirez