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Urban Stages Theater
259 West 30th Street (bet 7th and 8th Avenues)
For tickets, call Smarttix: 212.868.4444
Urban Stages Adm. Office:
555 8th Avenue, #1800
212.421.1380
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ABOUT OUR LEADERSHIP AND STAFF
Board of Directors, 2007-2008
Mary Churchill, Peter Connick, Marjorie Federbush, Joanne V. Graham, Ellie Hartz,
Frances Hill, Thomas Hehman, John Mueller, Peggy O’Brien, Lynn San Andres, Elizabeth Santini, Martha Sproule, Stanley Zareff
Urban Stages Staff
Frances Hill (Founding Artistic Director) began her theatrical career in California as an
actress. Since 1983, Ms. Hill has overseen more than 600 staged readings/workshops
and 75 productions of new work for the stage. She has directed over 30 workshops
and productions. Her favorite directing credits include: Gino DiIorio’s Apostasy, Roma
Greth’s Our Summer Days, Jim Lehrer’s Chili Queen, (directed at Urban Stages and
Kennedy Center), John Picardi’s Seven Rabbits on a Pole and The Sweepers (directed
at Urban Stages and Capital Rep); and Comfort Women by Chugmi Kim (Urban
Stages 2004). Two of her plays have been produced, Our Bench and Life Lines.
Under the guidance of Ms. Hill, Playwrights’ Preview Productions/URBAN STAGES
has moved two plays into commercial Off-Broadway successes. Minor Demons
opened the new Century Center Theater and Men on the Verge of His-Panic
Breakdown won an Outer Critic’s Circle Award while playing to capacity audiences at
the 47th Street Theater. Urban Stages’ African American Poets as Playwrights won
eight Audelco Nominations and Coyote On a Fence received two Drama Desk
nominations and a Pilgrim’s Project Award.
Sonia Kozlova (Managing Director) came to Urban Stages in 2000.
Previously worked in Development and Finance at New York City Opera, Marketing at
New York Philharmonic and held various administrative positions at other performing
arts organizations, including Schwalbe & Partners and IMG Artists. She has produced
various independent showcases involving Russian theatre artists, and an Off-
Broadway production of Midwestern Chum with T.L. Reilly and Brett Singer (Summer
2002). Sonia holds a BA from Moscow Academy of International Relations—MGIMO,
(Moscow, Russia) and Marymount Manhattan College (New York, U.S.).
Nicole Watson (Program Director) is a director, actor, and teacher. She has a BA in
history from Yale University and is completing her Master's Degree at NYU's Gallatin
School of Individualized Study with a proposal in theatre, history, and education. She
has worked at the New York Historical Society, The Lincoln Center Institute for Arts
and Education and she has also taught at NYU, Fieldston, and the Cathedral School.
Jillian Brewster (Development Associate) has been working in theater for the past
three years in various capacities. Before she came to Urban Stages Jillian worked at
Roundabout Theatre Company as a Development Assistant. She has also worked for
Actor’s Equity Association and Waxman Williams Entertainment, a commercial theater
company. Jillian received her BA in psychology from Amherst College.
Brett Singer & Associates, LLC (Publicist) Recent credits include Pirates Of
Penzance at the South Street Seaport, and Syndrome at the Greenwich Street
Theater. Current clients include The Women's Shakespeare Company, Urban Stages
(Coyote On A Fence, two Drama Desk Award Nominations), Inverse Theater, singer/
songwriter Chris Barron (lead singer of The Spin Doctors), and director Clare
Davidson. Other credits include: Broadway: The Sound Of Music, Paul McKenna's
Hypnotic World. Off-Broadway: Tallulah's Party starring Tovah Feldshuh, Small Potatoes, Michigan Impossible, Tap Dogs (National Tour).
Sondra Graff, Pentacle (Art Direction/Graphic Design) specializes in design for the
performing arts. She works collaboratively with media artist Venantius J Pinto. They have
worked together on a broad range of arts promotion and identity systems. These have
included projects for Urban Stages, Pentacle, Rena Shagan Associates, Inc., Doug Varone
and Dancers, the Limón Dance Company, Meredith Monk/The HouseFoundation for the
Arts, and numerous others. Sondra is also on the faculty of the Communication Design
Department at FIT. When she is not designing or teaching she can be found in the Gunks
hanging from a cliff.
No Time for Love Productions Technical Services
Lance Michelle Master Electritian
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