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Staff and Management
The
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre is managed
by a part-time director, and a staff of volunteer
production and technical directors. Oversight
and governance is executed by a nine member
board of directors.
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Benjamin Klipfel
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Ben
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Executive Director
Klipfel is
an award winning director of stage plays
and has been involved in the arts since
early childhood. He holds a Bachelor of
Arts in Visual Communications and Performing
Arts, and advanced degrees from Oxford,
England.
Klipfel has
been performing since High School, theatrically
under the tutelage of Dr. Jay Sieszryn
and Janice Pohl. Musically, he has sung
under the direction of John W. Williams,
Dr. Bradley Creswell, and Moses Hogan.
Since moving
to Grand Forks, Klipfel has worked on
plays for East Grand Forks High School,
the Fire Hall Theatre and Crimson Creek
Players. Klipfel currently serves as the
Executive Director of the Greater Grand
Forks Community Theatre, Crimson Creek
Players and the North Dakota Ballet Company.
Klipfel is also an award winning visual
designer and photographer, having shot
subjects all over the world.
Professionally,
Klipfel serves as the marketing coordinator
for the University of North Dakota's 125th
Centennial, and previously served as executive
director of the Grand Forks Marketing
Services Partnership for the Arts, a collaborative
effort to increase the sophistication
of area arts and cultural organizations.
Klipfel is one of the creators behind
the CulturePulse.org concept. |
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Christopher Berg
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Chris
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Associate Director of Programming
and Asset Management
Berg joined
the Community Theatre in 2008 as a production
director for Crimson Creek. Berg attended
North Dakota State University in Fargo,
ND, for Theatre, and has been an active
participant in the North Dakota theatrical
scene most of his life.
Berg began
working with Crimson Creek in 2005 and
has served as an actor, a company manager,
and an assistant director before taking
the help of Crimson Creek's summer productions
in 2008.
At the Community
Theatre, Berg is responsible for programming
and asset management, including costuming
and properties. |
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Sharon K. Bures
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Sharon
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Finance Director, Controller
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| Jeff
Kinney |
Technical
Director, Set, Lights & Sound |
| Jerry
Lowe |
Technical
Director, Set and Construction |
| Lindsay
Escabar |
Technician,
Lighting |
| Marlys
Murphy |
Musical
Director |
| Chris
Berg |
Production
Director, Little Shop of Horrors, RENT |
| Benjamin
Klipfel |
Production
Director, Psycho Beach Party |
| Kathy King |
Production
Director, Shaking the Dew from the Lilies |
| Mare
Thompson |
Production
Director, Wizard of Oz |
| Jane
Sierverson |
Production
Director, Wizard of Oz |
| Jared Kinney |
Production
Director, The Odd Couple |
| Benjamin
Klipfel |
Executive Producer,
Crimson Creek Production |
| Chris
Berg |
Artistic Director,
Crimson Creek Productions |
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| Community
Theatre Board of Directors |
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| President |
Anduin McElroy |
University of North Daktoa |
| Vice
President |
Jeff
Kinney |
Principal
Jeff Kinney & Associates |
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Laura
Dvorak |
Executive
Director,
North Dakota Ballet Company |
| Directors |
Julie
Rygg |
Executive
Director, Greater Grand Forks Convention
and Visitors Bureau |
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Dr. Jeff Weatherly |
University of North Dakota |
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Jo
Martin |
Michaels
Crafts |
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Amy Lyste |
Co-Owner
& Curator
Third Street Gallery |
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Anne
Zimmer |
Owner,
Avant Hair and Skincare |
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Mare
Thompson |
Music
and Spanish Teacher
Holy Family Schools |
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Michelle Abernathy |
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Jackie
Walsh |
RN,
Altru Health |
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Kathy King |
University of North Dakota |
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Katie David |
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Billy Schill |
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Julie McWalter |
Marketing | Grand Forks Air Force Base |
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| Interested in Joining
our Board or Staff? |
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We
are always looking for skilled volunteers
to serve on our board or help out with
our productions.
Production
positions include: Costuming, Set Design,
Painting, Box Office, Props, and Directing.
If
you are intested, let
us know!
If
you are interested in joining our board,
or being an active member of a nonprofit
board in the Grand Forks Region, your
first stop is the Volunteer
Leadership Connection Board Bank,
championed by the Community Foundation.
The Board Bank is a clearinghouse where
information about people thinking about
leadership opportunities and nonprofit
board service can be connected to organizations
seeking new board members.
Check
it out online,
or contact us!
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