OUR TEAM:
CHRISTOPHER DOMIG / CO-FOUNDER, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Christopher is an actor and director in New York City. Recent acting credits include: The Waste Land: A Performance/Installation at FringeNYC, English World Premiere of Dirt in New York (59E59, 4th Street Theater), Edinburgh (Gilded Balloon), Vancouver (Pacific Theatre), Berlin (ETB), and London (Arcola Theatre). Recent Film: Ava (dir. Tate Taylor, opposite Jessica Chastain) Recent TV: Blue Bloods, Boardwalk Empire, Black List, Law & Order: SVU and Blindspot. BFA: Wheaton College, MFA: Southern Methodist University. www.christopherdomig.com
Dan Swern / Managing Director
Dan is the co-founder and producing director of coLAB Arts in New Brunswick, NJ, engaging artists, social advocates, and communities to create transformative new work. He is the owner of Smugbug Productions, providing services in creative development and stage direction, production consulting, and producing. Dan is the creator, director, and designer of the Drama Desk-nominated culinary-theater project Shake & Bake: Love’s Labour’s Lost which ran off-Broadway in 2018. Dan teaches Creative Engagement for the Masters in Communications and Media graduate program and the Journalism and Media Studies program at Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information.
SALLY SHAW / Communications and COMPANY MANAGER
Sally is an interdisciplinary artist who delights in whimsy, creative problem-solving, and the wholehearted pursuit of all things true, good and beautiful. A Brooklyn-based Dallas native, Sally has a BFA in Musical Theatre from Ithaca College and won 2021's Playbill's Search for a Star competition. Her artistry is informed and inspired by her roots in both the Brooklyn music and drag communities, apprenticing vocal legend Sammy Rae of Sammy Rae & the Friends and drag legend Sasha Velour. New York credits include her own Both Sides Now: an Autobiographical Cabaret at the Greenroom 42 and Sasha Velour's Nightgowns: The Musical at the Connelly Theatre, and regional credits include The Snow Queen at Cherry Arts (S.A.L.T. Award nomination) and What Haunts You with Clockmaker Arts at the Kitchen Theatre. Sally is represented by Harold Lewter at CLA Partners. sallyshaw.com
JANELLE GARCIA DOMIG / CO-FOUNDER
Janelle produced Dirt and The Waste Land and managed creative and publicity for the plays when they ran in Vancouver and New York City. She previously coordinated festival runs for the films Feast of Stephen, Herbert White, Saturday Night, and A Clerk's Tale by director James Franco at the Berlin, Cannes, SXSW, and Tribeca Film Festivals. Janelle studied Film & Digital Media at Baylor University in Texas and Nursing at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. She is currently an Emergency Department Nurse at NYC HHC Bellevue. She was born and raised in South Texas and is a member of the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, National Association of Hispanic Nurses NY and Emergency Nurses Association. She is proud of Sea Dog and continues to be involved as much as possible.
WHITNEY BAHR / HOSPITALITY DIRECTOR
Whitney is a graduate from the University of Florida where she studied Family, Youth, and Community Science and Theater. She is a trained vocalist, writer, and actor, her writing including music pieces, lyrics, and stage productions. She has performed across the nation, including Disney and Carnegie Hall, always entering into her work with a desire to deeply understand people and connect them to the most beautiful parts of life. Whitney has worked in several nonprofits, specializing in donor communications, event coordinating, and publicity. She was the Founder and Director of Art in Motion Theater Camp in Florida and the Director of the Man Up, Speak Up Camp with The Women’s Center - where she worked to co-create several Public Service Announcements that premiered on MTV, city billboards, and YouTube. Whitney’s passion is to use the arts as a way of uncovering truth, both the beautiful and the brutal.
KAMEL BOUTROS / MUSIC DIRECTOR AND COMPOSER
Kamel Boutros, born in Egypt, graduated from the Curtis Institute with a MA degree in Opera performance. He performed with pianist Martha Argerich in Europe and Japan. He has sung at the Edinburgh Festival and at the Metropolitan Opera, as well as in a gala concert with the late Luciano Pavarotti conducted by James Levine. He was the first prize winner; at the Opera Index’s Competition and the Sullivan Foundation Career Award. Kamel’s recent music arrangement of “God Be With You Till We Meet Again” was used in the show Damages. Kamel played the part of Papin and also music directed the play Babette’s Feast in NYC, directed by Quinton Gordon in 2010. Several of Kamel’s performances can be seen on youtube, including his concerts with pianist Martha Argerich. Presently Kamel is the music director of The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s Church and Concert Series in New York City, and continues his work in acting, singing, and as a pianist in chamber music concerts. www.kamelboutros.com
JAY HEYMAN / VIDEO DIRECTOR AND EDITOR
Jay is a documentary filmmaker and freelance director/producer/cameraman with over 15 years of experience in film, television, digital, and branded content.
BRIAN OH / VIDEOGRAPHER AND EDITOR
Brian Oh was born in Illinois, USA, raised in South Korea and spent time living in Germany as a teenager. Dropping out of college in South Korea, he moved to Chicago to pursue his film studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Soon after graduating from the school, he moved to New York City and has worked on several short films, documentary, music videos and multi-media projects and shown his works to several screenings and exhibitions. Currently, he is developing personal film projects, while working as a videographer/editor for a wide range of clientele. www.deeprootfilm.com
JEREMY VARNER / PHOTOGRAPHER
Jeremy, a native Texan, attended Abilene Christian University earning a BFA in Musical Theatre and after graduating spent 5 years performing in plays and musicals in the Atlanta area. He then moved to NYC to continue a career performing and being an advocate for the arts. Somewhere along the way he picked up a camera and fell in love with photography. He now owns and operates Varner Creative, a storytelling strategy company that specializes in photo and video work.
PIXIE AND SCOUT / CATERING
Pixie Scout is a collaborative team of food and hospitality professionals creating and sharing food and beverage provisions in service of transformative and joyful food experiences.
IRINA ISLAND IMAGES / PHOTOGRAPHER
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Meaghan Ritchey, President
Dean Kim, Treasurer
Chris White, Secretary
Christopher Domig
Kathy Treat