Fran Martone(director) has an MFA in acting from DePaul University. Her directorial debut, Museum by Tina Howe, was selected as best comedy of the year by the Ann Arbor News. She directed numerous plays for Teatro Paraguas in Santa Fe, including Two Sisters and a Piano, Water by the Spoonful, Manhattan Glass, and Parted Waters. In the Toledo Area, Fran directed Seascape, The Revolutionists, Bullshot Crummond, Marble. and Doubt: A Parable for The Village Players. Alabaster, American Hero and Eleemosynary for ACT. Wait Until Dark for The Toledo Rep. The Moors and The Language Archive for BSP. Fran has served as a dramaturg for many playwrights in developing new works. Oh, and Fran has done a little bit of acting along the way. Fran fully expects that directing Heroes of the Fourth Turning to be one of her most challenging and exciting theatrical endeavors.

Claudette Jones is a senior at Bowling Green State University, majoring in Film Production with a minor in Scripting/Conceptualization. She is known for Resignation, an original stage production she wrote and directed, which premiered in March at BGSU’s Eva Marie Saint Theatre. In addition to her work, Claudette has been recognized for her onstage performances as Nell in John Proctor Is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower and Juana in Roosters by Milcha Sánchez-Scott. This marks her first assistant directing experience outside of BGSU, and she is incredibly grateful for the opportunity. She extends her heartfelt appreciation to the cast and crew for their dedication, support, and the experiences they’ve shared with her throughout the process.

Melanie Missler has been involved in the theater for 35 years now. After taking some time away to raise her beautiful family she is now back and enjoying it more than ever. She loves working on stage and behind the scenes. At BSP she has been involved in productions, such as Be Here Now, Murder at the Pie Auction, The Language Archives and Heroes of the Fourth  Turning. She would like to thank BSP for welcoming her and allowing her to help out in a myriad of ways.