The Search for Anno Domini Production Crew
Director
Nicole Hodges PersleyDr. Nicole Hodges Persley is Artistic Director of the KC Melting Pot Theatre.
She is a critically acclaimed director with credits in theatre and film including productions of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Angelina W. Grimke’s Rachel, Amiri Baraka’s Dutchman, Dominique Morriseau’s Sunset Baby and Lewis Morrow’s Ain’t No Such Thing as Midnight Black. She is Vice Provost of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at KU as well as Professor of American Studies and African and African-American Studies. Persley also specializes in areas of Acting and Directing, African American performance, and Hip-hop Studies. She is the author of Sampling and Remixing Blackness in Hip Hop Performance which explores the influence of Hip-Hop and African American culture on theater in the United States and England and Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Artists of the Global Majority, a step-by-step audition guide for actors of color, co-written with Monica Ndounou.
Stage Manager
Katelyn StantonKatelyn Stanton is so excited for her first show with KCMPT! She received her BA in Theatre from Arkansas State University, having the pleasure of stage managing such shows as Into the Woods and The Wolves as well as assistant directing Godspell. Katelyn then moved to Kansas City to pursue an MFA in Stage Management from UMKC, stage managing Where Did We Sit On The Bus?, Cherúbin, Jane Eyre, and Jump. Since completing her master's degree, Katelyn has worked with many theatre companies in the KC metro, including Kansas City Actors Theatre, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, The Unicorn Theatre, and Theatre for Young America. Endless thanks to her mother, her friends, and God.
Assistant Stage Manager
Mackenzie ReppyMackenzie Reppy is from Phoenix, Arizona, where she received her B.A. in Theatre and Drama at Grand Canyon University. She now calls Kansas City her home, after coming here to receive her M.F.A. in Design and Technology for Stage Management from UMKC. Her most recent credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Cyrano de Bergerac (Asst. Director, KCRep), Every Brilliant Thing (Director, UMKC Studio Exploration), and Big Love (PSM, UMKC). She loves theatre because of the magic it creates for audiences. This is Mackenzie's KCMPT debut!
Sound Designer
Dennis JacksonDennis Jackson is a Kansas City native. He has learned the craft of live theater by working with some of the best actors and directors in K.C. He most recently appeared in “Thoughts of a Colored Man.” He has appeared in local productions of “Like Six O’Clock,” “Dying To Party,” “Piano Lesson,” “Two Trains Running”, “King Hedly”, “Barbecue,” and “A Raisin In The Sun” just to name a few. Dennis is also passionate about sound design, having often supported the very productions, in which he appears. He has also designed sound for “Skeleton Crew,” “Is God Is,” “Fairview,” “Black Man, Mo.”, “The Amen Corner”, “The Session”, and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”. Thanks to director Nicole Hodges Persley for the opportunity to craft the sound design for this production. Special thanks to Harvey and Linda Williams.
Scenographer
Doug SchroederDoug Schroeder is a Kansas native. The Search for Anno Domini is his fifteenth design for KCMPT. Schroeder received a B.F.A. in technical theater from Emporia State University. In addition to working as the technical director for KCMPT, Doug also is the production manager for the Kansas City Women’s Chorus. He would like to thank his partner Chris Palmer for his assistance with set construction and Linda, Harvey, Nicole, and Lewis for the opportunity to work on this new play.