The Papermill Administrative Staff
Patrick Stinson (Executive Director) Patrick’s passion for theatre started in 6th grade performing in Oliver! His love for performing had blossomed into a love for all aspects of the art. He has acted, sung, danced, directed, choreographed, authored, music directed, produced, set designed, light designed, sound designed, projection designed, created videos, created commercials, ran successful marketing campaigns, ran and set-up box office policy and procedure, written and obtained grants, obtained sponsors and donors, created websites, educated, and motivated. Upon graduation from Reavis High School near the south side of Chicago, Patrick attended Millikin University in Decatur, IL. studying musical theatre. Working with the best instructors in the business he learned a strong work ethic. He served as the theatre departments business manager for his work study duty and began to learn the ins and outs of producing and management. He was proud to graduate from Millikin in 1995 with some great artists such as Lavon Fisher (Broadway’s The Color Purple, Chicago, Lysistra Jones), Hedy Burress (NBC’s Boston Common, House, ER), and many others. Patrick has spent the bulk of his career at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre in Clinton, IA starting as an actor, then education director, to mainstage director, then producing artistic director. He has also worked in theme parks and has acted in over 200 shows across the country. As a director and choreographer he is in demand in the Chicago area having worked with Fox Valley Repertory theatre at Pheasant Run Resort, Fox Country Players, The Beverly Theatre Guild and Open Door Repertory. Patrick is married to Anna Sutton Stinson, a geologist, whom he proposed to during a benefit concert for the Showboat. He has two dogs (William Shakespeare and Ben Johnson) and a cat (Belle).
Chris Bolan (Development Director) is thrilled to join North Country Center for the Arts this season. He is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut but previously served as President/CEO of the Waterville Region Chamber of Commerce, which primarily encompasses the businesses and communities of Campton, Plymouth, Thornton and Waterville Valley. Prior to his twelve years with the Chamber, Chris spent over twenty-five years in Hospitality Management in New Hampshire and throughout the United States, primarily in hotels, restaurants and private country clubs. He is, or has been involved with Plymouth Rotary Club, Holy Trinity parish Knights of Columbus, NH Travel & Tourism – Rest Area Oversight Committee and served on the Board of Directors of Artistic Roots, Campton-Thornton Neighborfest, Inc., NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, and NH Business & Industry Assn. Chris is also the Charter representative for Cub Scout Pack 58. Residing in Campton, Chris and his wife Betsy have two sons and two daughters.
Kate Arecchi (Artistic Director & Director/ Choreographer – I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change) returns for her 5th season as Artistic Director. A member of the performing company during the inaugural Mainstage season in 1987, she returned as a performer during the ’88, ’89, and ’98 seasons, and was the Children’s Theatre Artistic Director in 2000. At the Papermill she directed and choreographed the NH Theatre Award winning productions of Pirates of Penzance (2003), Beauty and the Beast (2006), and directed West Side Story (2007), The Full Monty (2008), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (2009), and Mystery of Edwin Drood (2010). Kate has worked as a director, choreographer, and performer at theatres around the country including Syracuse Stage (NY), Mill Mountain Theater (VA), Theater at Monmouth (ME), Granbury Opera House (TX), East/ West Players (CA), and North Shore Music Theatre (MA). Favorite directing and choreography credits include Macbeth, Sweeney Todd, Quilters, Urinetown, and Cabaret. Recently she directed Songs for a New World and Kiss Me Kate at James Madison University in VA where she is the Coordinator of the Musical Theatre program. Prior to joining the Papermill Theatre as Artistic Director, Kate served for three years as the Artistic Director of Galveston Island Musicals in TX. Locally, she taught and directed at Plymouth State University, Holderness School (where she was the Director of Theatre from 1998 – 2000), and New Hampton School/Performance PLUS. A member of AEA and SAG, performance credits include national tours of Shenandoah, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Henry V. Kate is a graduate of Syracuse University with a BFA in Musical Theatre Performance, and of Penn State University with an MFA in Directing. www.katearecchi.com
Cheryl Brusseau (Operations Manager) is a native from the North Country. She currently lives in Lisbon, NH with her fiancé and her 4 children. She was co-owner of a home improvement business for many years and was previously working as a customer service rep. for Time Warner Cable. Cheryl is very excited to have the opportunity to join the Papermill Theatre family and is looking forward to many great years ahead.
Emily Cauthorne (Box Office Manager/ Arts Management Intern) returns to Papermill for her 2nd season, having worked as an Assistant Stage Manager in 2010. She is a senior in the Theatre program at James Madison University concentrating on performance and management. Stage Management credits include I Love You Because and Nine. Recently she completed arts management internships with SETC, and the VA SETC Screening Auditions. This fall she will be a arts management intern for the Virginia Theatre Association.
Connor Davis (House Manager/ Arts Management Intern) recently graduated from James Madison University with a BA in Theatre. Directing credits include True West, Red Light Winter, Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare (abridged). Assistant Directing Credits include bobrauschenbergamerica (Forum Theatre, DC), Arcadia (JMU). This April Connor was honored by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his work as an emerging director. SDC-Associate Member.
Amy Esposito (Marketing Associate Intern) joins the Papermill for her 1st season. She is a sophomore in the Ithaca College theatre department with a major in Theatre Arts Management with minors in Business and Marketing Communications. She is originally from Plymouth, NH where she was an avid member of PRHS Theatre and worked at her parent’s pet store.
The Papermill Production and Design Staff
Erik Anderson (Technical Director) returns to the Papermill for a 3rd season, having worked as a carpenter in 2008 and 2010. He is a graduate of Plymouth State University with a major Technical Theatre. In 2009 he worked on the technical staff at Glimmerglass Opera in NY.
Geoff Boronda (Production Stage Manager) is excited to be back at the Papermill for his 3rd season! He received his BFA in Technical Production from UNC Greensboro and is currently attending Yale School of Drama pursuing his MFA in Stage Management. Favorite credits include The Seagull (UNCG), Beautiful Star (Triad Stage) and BlackTop Sky (Yale School of Drama).
Dan Brunk (Lighting & Sound Designer) returns to Papermill Theatre for his 11th season. Dan has worked previously for Dartmouth College, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Maine at Farmington, and the Seven Angels Theatre in Connecticut. He is proud to join the NCCA for his eleventh season and looks forward to the future at Jean’s Playhouse.
Chet Craft (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be spending his 1st summer at Papermill Theater! A senior at James Madison University his assistant/ stage management credits include Oklahoma!, Songs for a New World and Kiss Me Kate.
Sirena Crowder (Scenic Artist) is a graduate of Longwood University, and is excited to return to Papermill Theatre for a 3rd season. Credits include Meet Me in St. Louis (Flat Rock Playhouse), Smokey Joe’s Café, The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Papermill Theatre), and Eurydice (Longwood University).
Ashley Dick (Costume Design Assistant/ Stitcher)
Mary Duttweiler (Props Assistant) is thrilled to be returning to Papermill for her 2nd season. She is a graduate of LaGrange College in GA with a Theatre Major.
Dave Harris (Assistant Technical Director/ Master Carpenter) was born and raised in Fort Worth, TX. He is currently pursuing a BA in Theatre at Belhaven University. He has built and acted in productions including The Importance of Being Earnest, Three Sisters, and Much Ado About Nothing. Theatre is his passion and he hopes to one day run one of his own.
Elliott Hayes-Wehle (Technical Intern)
Amos McCandless (Carpenter) is thrilled to be a part of the Papermill Theatre this season. He is currently a sophomore at Davidson College where he is pursuing a BA in Theatre. Credits include Pride and Prejudice, Galileo, Into the Woods, and Kokoro.
Matt Kizer (Scenic Designer) lives with his wife and son in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He is the resident scenic and lighting designer for Plymouth State University, where he has been the head of the design and technology program since 1996. This is his fifth season as scenic designer for Papermill. He has designed for the Educational Theatre Collaborative, which produces both traditional and original musicals. He has designed for Kearsarge Arts Theatre (KAT) Company in New London, a childrens’ theatre company, also specializing in new works. One of his productions there, A You and Me World, was awarded the Moss Hart Award for Children’s Theatre. Another, Mail to the Chief, was invited for performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He served as faculty lighting designer for Operafestival Di Roma in Italy, where he designed lighting for L’elisir di amore and The Magic Flute, both produced with the Orchestra Sinfonica dell’ International Chamber Ensemble at Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza in central Rome. He has designed for Barnstormers Theatre, White River Theatre Festival in Vermont, and for dance companies, theatres, and colleges in New England, Virginia, Ohio and Indiana. He holds a BA in Theatre from Purdue University and an MFA in Design from The Ohio State University.
Mike Peveich (Carpenter) is a 2011 graduate of Belmont Abbey College and is excited for his 1st summer at Papermill. Past credits include 1776, Assassins, The Mousetrap and Measure for Measure with the Abbey Players.
KatieSarah Phillips (Costume Designer) is joining Papermill for her 1st season. She is a graduate of Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Costume Design. Favorite design credits include Floyd Collins, Miss Saigon, and Once On This Island. As always, for Sam.
Schrader (Production Supervisor/ Props Master) returns to Papermill for his 21st season. He lives in Connecticut where he has been the Properties Craftsman for the Yale Repertory Theatre since 1988. Before working at Yale, Schrader was Technical Director and a Scenic Designer at Brown University, Providence, RI, and Designer/TD with Brown’s Afro-American Studies Program. He is a freelance designer and craftsman for theatre and commercial projects specializing in furniture renovation.
Tom Waddington (Master Electrician) is thrilled to be returning to Papermill for a 3rd season. He received his BA in Technical Production from LaGrange College in Georgia, and spent past several months working as production intern at Dixon Place Theater in New York City and as the Master Electrician for Red Shark’s Production’s of Macbeth 2011.
Row Walters (Assistant Lighting Designer/ Electrician) just completed her BFA at Syracuse University with a focus in lighting and sound. Recent credits include Syracuse University’s A New Brain (sound engineer) and Lysistrata (lighting design). She is thrilled to join Papermill Theatre for her 1st season.
