Meet the Team

The Cocoa Village Playhouse Board of Directors

  • Robert Carman, Chairperson
  • Lisa F. Crites, Vice-Chairperson
  • Dewey Harris, Treasurer
  • Stacy Landon, Secretary
  • Andrea Beyel
  • Dale Coxwell
  • James Dwight
  • Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith, Emeritus 
  • Suzanne Hawkins
  • Dr. Maxwell C. King, Emeritus
  • Edward Kunigonis
  • Trudy McCarthy
  • Sean Mirsky
  • Kim Mooty
  • Robi Roberts
  • Deborah Schenck
  • Rashmi Shah
  • Delores Spearman
  • Mary Lu Tombleson-Harvey
  • Susie Wasdin, Emeritus
  • Bob Wetzel, Emeritus

The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Staff

  • Chief Executive Officer: Christopher Beavers 
  • Consulting Director: Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith
  • Technical Director and Sound Designer: Brian Brown
  • Production Managers: Mark Cohn, Nathaniel Knepper-Quijano 
  • Artistic Directors: Megan Abbott, John Dudley, Sally Kalarovich, Nathaniel Knepper-Quijano, Pamela Larson, James Spiva
  • Music Directors: Amanda Avey, Bob Barone, J. Thomas Black, Jr., Michael Law, Diane Spahr 
  • Lighting Designers: Ian Cook, Vinnie Cross, Paul Vaillancourt  
  • Lighting Console Operator: Nicole Shusterman
  • Scenic Designer: Daniel Allen
  • Resident Stage Manager: Robert Johnson
  • Resident Costume Designer: Daniel Hill
  • Resident Scenic Artist: Sheryl Koby
  • Resident Master Carpenter: Harry Bilgray
  • Production Assistants: Joseph Cox, Adison Estrada, Logan Hancock, Robert Holman, Kimberly Knepper, Chase Morgan, Allen Niles, Marsha Plog, Talliah Schreiber, Richard Tater, Shane Withrow, Suza Hermann-Goltz
  • Marketing Director: Benjamin Cox
  • Marketing Consultant: Upstage Right Marketing 
  • Webmaster: Jonathan Goforth
  • Accounts Payable: Kristy Cook
  • Accounts Receivable: Judy Lacy
  • Hospitality Manager: Mary Holman
  • Human Resources Officer: Karen Stewart
  • Ticket Office Manager: Savannah Lee
  • Administrative Assistants: Kaleigh Campbell, Breanna Streeter