Office Staff
| Christine Hnat Managing Director |
Chris first came to Cassidy in 1984 as an actress. She joined the
office staff in 1987 as the Box Office Manager and became the Office
Manager before going over to city hall to serve as Secretary to the
Mayor. During her four year hiatus, she never really left the theatre,
returning to appear on stage at least once a season. Chris was named
Cassidy's Managing Director in 1999 and considers everyone who appears
or works here as part of the "Cassidy Family" and bases her managing
style on her belief that "thank you" are the two most important words
you can say. Chris is married to Joe Hnat ,a former Cassidy Scenic
Artist/Technical Director. Joe is never far from the theatre, returning
to do light designs and sound designs, along with their oldest son
Nick who also has been a Cassidy "techie" since the age of ten (and
designed this web site). The younger son, Alex, has also appeared
on stage. Chris holds a B.A. in journalism and worked for TWA, United
Airlines and Jo Ann Fabrics before coming to Cassidy. Her favorite
Cassidy shows are the 1984 production of Brigadoon , where
she met Joe, and the 2000 production of Ebenezer!, in which
the whole Hnat family appeared on stage together. |
| Sarah Clare Box Office Manager |
Sarah Clare is currently pursuing a theatre degree from Cleveland State University with an emphasis in performance. Sarah has studied Theatre and Jazz in Cleveland and in the Chicago area. She spent a year studying with Blue Note recording jazz artist Janice Borla. Sarah hopes to spend the rrest of her life pursuing interesting and innovative theatre as well as educating and inspiring the teens. She does this daily while working with the StarWorks! classes here at Cassidy Theatre. Sarah has been involved as a director, performer, choreographer, costume designer, and stitcher for local theatres including; The Cassidy Theatre, Dobama, Cleveland Institute of Music, North Royalton High School, Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland State University, North Central College, Royalton Players, and The Beck Center. She spends her copious spare time with TigerTank her pirate cat in their North Royalton apartment. |
| Janet Safran | Janet has been working part-time in the Cassidy Theatre Box Office
for 18 years. In those 18 years she has done anything and everything
there is to do at the theatre (except acting or singing on stage!).
She was a sixth Grade Teacher and the Tour Manager for the Singing
Angels and is now a part-time travel agent. Her two favorite countries
are Austria and China. She has been married to John Safran for 37
years and they are the parents of Sandi and Sheryl and the proud grandparents
of four beautiful grandchildren. Her two favorite Cassidy Shows are
Singing in the Rain and Chicago. |
| Diana Kullgren Youth Theatre Program Director |
Diana was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, long before Youth Theatre
was invented. After studying theatre at several colleges, concluding
at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, she realized that the most fun
she could have was to do plays with little kids. In addition to almost
30 years of teaching and directing youth theatre, Diana has been Musical
Director and pianist for plays at community theatres and high schools
in Iowa and Ohio. She is married with one son and also one grandson
who is destined to act in Grandma K's plays. |
| Amy Banner Assistant Youth Theatre Program Director |
Amy is the Assistant Youth Theatre Program Director and co-teacher
of some Youth Theatre classes. She began working at Cassidy Theatre
in January, 2004 and is very glad to be part of the staff. She was
the Assistant Drama Director at Kimpton Middle School in Munroe Falls
while teaching Language Arts there for five years. As a communications
Education Major at Miami University, she worked in the Theatre Department
and was a founding member of the and president of the National Council
of Teachers of English. Her theatre credits include "Mrs. Higgins"
in My Fair Lady, "Mrs. Gibbs" in Our Town, and most
recently, her Cassidy debut, "Lina Darling" in Nine. As a flutist,
she has played in our Youth Theatre orchestras for The Twelve Dancing
Princesses and Annie. In her free time, she enjoys running
competitively in local races. She lives in Seven Hills with her husband.
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Technical Staff
| Meghan Mohler Technical Director |
Meghan has been the Technical Director at Cassidy for almost three seasons now. Before graduation from Kent State University with a BFA in Theatre Design/Technology, she worked part-time here building and painting sets. She has designed the sets and lights for many productions and recently made her directorial debut with The Rocky Horror Show this past October. |
| Christopher Wallace |
Chris has worked at Cassidy on the stage crew since January of 2005. He has also designed sound for many productions and recently was the Assistant Director for The Rocky Horror Show in October, 2006. Although Chris enjoys theatre, his main passion is playing music. He has played drums in many successful original and cover bands including the band that played at many Cleveland Indians home games last season. Chris would like to thank all of his co-workers for making this a great place to work. |
