On openings nights, 5 Jeff Committee judges are joined by 2 members of the independent Artistic and Technical Team (“A/T Team”), a volunteer group of local working theatre professionals. The votes of all 7 are tabulated to determine whether a production is “Jeff Awards Recommended.” Thereafter, the A/T Team has no further role with respect to Recommended productions, and determinations of Jeff Award nominees and recipients is based solely on the voting of Jeff Committee Members. As with the Jeff Committee itself, A/T Team volunteers are subject to qualification requirements and strict conflict-of-interest rules.
The current A/T Team includes:
Kevin Heckman, A/T Team Coordinator
Jonathan Allsup, Production Director
Lili-Anne Brown, Director
Christina Calvit, Playwright
Connie Canaday Howard, Artistic Director Emerita, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble/Director/Actor/Educator
Will Casey, Educator/Actor/Director
Juan Casteñeda, Director/Literary Manager
Michael Colucci, Artistic Director
Esteban Andes Cruz, Actor/Educator
Majel Cuza, Director/Stage Manager
Hamid Dehghani, Director/Playwright
Dina DiCostanzo, Actor/Director/Choreographer
Elyse Dolan, Director
Alan Donahue, Designer/Adaptor
Trish Elliott, Actor
Meighan Gerachis, Actor/Director
Lara Goetsch, Producer/Arts Marketer, TimeLine Theatre Company
Jim Grote, Actor/Playwright
Rose Guccione, Actor/Educator
Kevin Heckman, Center Manager/Freelance Director
Julian Hester, Actor
Jon Heuring, Administrator
Jack Hickey, Artistic Director Emeritus, Oak Park Festival Theatre
Pat Hofmann, Actor
John Imburgia, Lighting Design/Technical Director
Chris Jensen, Scenic Designer/Technical Director
Josh Johnson, Actor/Director
Rob Kauzlaric, Actor/Adapter/Director
Christopher Kriz, Composer/Sound Designer
Kristin Larsen, Consultant
Dana Low, Producer/Director, Fantasy Orchard
Kay Martinovich, Director
Bill Massolia, Artistic Director, Griffin Theatre Company
Ele Matelan, Actor/Playwright/Foley Designer
Joan Mazzonelli, Director/Administrator
Alex Meda, Director/Cultural Strategist
G Riley Mills, Actor/Playwright
Shole Milos, Actor/Singer/Dancer/Movement/Choreographer
Tommy Novak, Actor/Director/Educator
Kelly Owens, Actor
Susan Padveen, Director
June Podagrosi, Founder/Executive Director, Child's Play Touring Theatre
Frank Pullen, Artistic Director, Journeymen Theatre Company/Educator
David Rice, Actor/Playwright/Educator
Dustin Rothbart, Actor/Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, Blank Theatre Company
Michael Ryczek, Director
Steve Scott, Director/Producing Consultant/Artistic Associate, Goodman Theatre
Richard Shavzin, Director/Actor
Chuck Smith, Director/Resident Director, Goodman Theatre
Maggie Speer, Director
Madrid St. Angelo, Actor/Director
Judy Veramendi, Playwright
Christopher Walsh, Actor/Producer
David Woolley, Fight Master
AJ Wright, Actor/Director/Former Non-Equity Wing Chair, Jeff Awards