About Chrysalis Theatre Company
Chrysalis Theatre Company is dedicated to the development of new plays that spark a dialogue and create transformation in the hearts and minds of our audiences.
Company Bios
Adina Taubman (Founder/Artistic Director) Most recently with Chrysalis, Adina produced a workshop production of her new, autobiographical one person show, THE ROAD BACK, in 2019 at TADA and The Tank. Adina developed the play in Judy Gold’s Solo Performance class at ESPA/Primary Stages and with her director, Padraic Lillis. She did two staged readings of the play in 2018 (one through the League of Professional Theatre Women/Julia’s Reading Room and the other with Emerging Artists Theatre’s New Works Series). Previous productions with Chrysalis: BEAUTY IN MY BROKENNESS, a staged reading of an original play devised from personal stories and interviews about depression and the mental health system, The STOP GUN VIOLENCE NOW Theater Festival (in honor of the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre and its 26 victims). In the festival, Adina performed her award-winning, solo docudrama, A LINE IN THE SAND, about the Columbine High School massacre, based on interviews with survivors. She has performed the play in more than 12 theater festivals, including the New York Fringe and the Edinburgh Fringe, (Best Production of a Solo Show Award at The Midtown International Theatre Festival and at Planet Connections) and at many high schools across the U.S. and in Tangier, Morocco. For Chrysalis’s inaugural production, Adina produced, BARKING GIRL, by Susan Bernfield, and played the role of Rae. Other Theater in New York: Ensemble Studio Theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, Looking Glass Theatre Company, Pulse Ensemble, and The Gallery Players. Adina received her MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two daughters.
Padraic Lillis (Director, The Road Back) is the Founding Artistic Director of The Farm Theater. He is a director, playwright, and educator. Padraic was The Humana Visiting Scholar and Artist in Residence at Centre College. As a director Padraic has been awarded: New York Innovative Theatre Outstanding Director, NY International Fringe Festival’s Overall Excellence in directing, and Best Short film at the Milan International Film Festival for his film Hand Over Hand which he wrote and directed. He has directed over twenty solo shows, including Adina Taubman’s A Line In The Sand, which was awarded best solo show at Planet Connections Theatre Festival, and Douglas Taurel’s The American Soldier, which played at The Kennedy Center. His plays are published with Dramatists Play Services. Padraic is the host of The Farm Theater’s Bullpen Sessions podcast. He is a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company and a lifelong Yankee fan.
Kimberly Dillon (Co-Producer, The Road Back) is a New York City-based actress, producer, and writer originally from Ohio. Recent Producing: Associate Producer “Between the Threads-Jewish Women Project” at HERE Arts Center, Co-Producer “Warriors of Education” short film documentary (Official selection, Block Island Film Festival/Best short doc, Indiedance) Recent Acting: Terry in the short film “Hair Trigger” (Best Supporting Actress, New Visions and Voices Festival). Writing: The Sensitive Flower Blog on Substack. Proud member of AEA and SAG/AFTRA. More at: www.kimberlydillon.net
Board of Directors:
Gabriela Kohen
Bonita Bradley
Adina Taubman
Bonita Bradley
Adina Taubman
Theater artists that Chrysalis has collaborated with:
Producers:
Kimberly Dillon
James Fauvell
Alyssa Renzi
Directors:
Jill DeArmon
Janice Goldberg
Scott Illingworth
Amanda Junco
Padraic Lillis
Lauren Miller
Kelly O’Donnell
Tara Pacheco
Pirrone Yousefzadeh
Playwrights:
Merridith Allen
Elaine Avila
Susan Bernfield
Cecilia Copeland
Michael Dermansky
Yvette Heyliger
Zac Kline
Jennifer Maisel
Lynn Manning
Winter Miller
Chiori Miyagawa
Matthew Paul Olmos
Caridad Svich
August Schulenburg
Chris Weikel
Gary Winter
Actors:
Max Arnaud
Angela Atwood
Philip Burke
Sheree V. Campbell
Mollie Collison
Michael Dermansky
Kristina Erickson
Alecia Hill
Michael Karp
Katharine Lerner
Meg MacCary
Eden Marryshow
Morgan Nichols
Tom O’Keefe
Sadah Proctor
Morgan Nichols
Heather Oakley
Designers:
Katy Atwell (Lighting and Set design)
Jon Berstein (Sound)
Michael Cole (Lighting)
Nina Field (Sound)
Natalie Loveland (Costumes)
Carolyn Mraz (Set)
Amy Pedigo-Otto (Costumes)
Betsy Rhodes (Sound)
Mira Veikley (Costume)
Deepthi Welaratna (Sound)
Gillian Wolpert (Lighting)
Press:
Sam Morris PR
Emily Owens PR
Stage Managers:
Kelly Anderson
Leala Grindstaff
Adrienne Sowers
Graphic Designers:
Carlee Briglia
Joyce Chan
Jennifer Wright
Web Designer:
Alyssa Renzi
Kimberly Dillon
James Fauvell
Alyssa Renzi
Directors:
Jill DeArmon
Janice Goldberg
Scott Illingworth
Amanda Junco
Padraic Lillis
Lauren Miller
Kelly O’Donnell
Tara Pacheco
Pirrone Yousefzadeh
Playwrights:
Merridith Allen
Elaine Avila
Susan Bernfield
Cecilia Copeland
Michael Dermansky
Yvette Heyliger
Zac Kline
Jennifer Maisel
Lynn Manning
Winter Miller
Chiori Miyagawa
Matthew Paul Olmos
Caridad Svich
August Schulenburg
Chris Weikel
Gary Winter
Actors:
Max Arnaud
Angela Atwood
Philip Burke
Sheree V. Campbell
Mollie Collison
Michael Dermansky
Kristina Erickson
Alecia Hill
Michael Karp
Katharine Lerner
Meg MacCary
Eden Marryshow
Morgan Nichols
Tom O’Keefe
Sadah Proctor
Morgan Nichols
Heather Oakley
Designers:
Katy Atwell (Lighting and Set design)
Jon Berstein (Sound)
Michael Cole (Lighting)
Nina Field (Sound)
Natalie Loveland (Costumes)
Carolyn Mraz (Set)
Amy Pedigo-Otto (Costumes)
Betsy Rhodes (Sound)
Mira Veikley (Costume)
Deepthi Welaratna (Sound)
Gillian Wolpert (Lighting)
Press:
Sam Morris PR
Emily Owens PR
Stage Managers:
Kelly Anderson
Leala Grindstaff
Adrienne Sowers
Graphic Designers:
Carlee Briglia
Joyce Chan
Jennifer Wright
Web Designer:
Alyssa Renzi