Staff
Leadership
![30-IMG_2701 Scott Viets](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/30-IMG_2701-scaled.jpg)
Scott Viets * ‡
Executive Producer
Scott Viets is Sierra Rep’s Executive Producer. He has directed over 60 shows for SRT since his arrival in 2002. As a director, his SRT favorites include The Wizard of Oz, Intimate Apparel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, A Christmas Story, All My Sons, Shipwrecked, The Robber Bridegroom, and The Glass Menagerie. Thank you for supporting live theatre and continuing (or beginning) your journey with us!
![JL sdq Jerry Lee](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/JL-sdq.png)
Jerry Lee * ‡
Artistic Director
Jerry Lee is Sierra Rep’s Artistic Director. He’s appeared in the SRT productions of Misery, Sunday in the Park with George, Elf The Musical, Shrek The Musical, Camelot, Cabaret, Route 66, Intimate Apparel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of La Mancha, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair, and The Drowsy Chaperone. As an actor: I Love You…Change, Forbidden Broadway (California Musical Theatre); Life Could Be a Dream, A Christmas Carol (CenterREP); A Little Princess, The Fantasticks (Sacramento Theatre Company); West Side Story (Mountain Play); Orlando, An Iliad, A Tale of Two Cities (SacImpulse Theatre). As a soloist: Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration (Sacramento Choral Society); Billy Bigelow in Carousel in Concert (Sacramento Philharmonic). As a director: Little Shop of Horrors, Mean Girls JR., Sh-Boom! A Christmas Miracle (World Premiere), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Twelfth Night, Jersey Boys, Clue, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS, Elvis The Musical (West Coast Premiere), Dogfight, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Steel Magnolias, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka KIDS, I Love You…Change, The Wizard of Oz, Holiday Jukebox, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Robber Bridegroom (SRT); I Love You…Change (STC). Lee began his association with Sierra Rep in 2010 when he stepped in as a replacement in Guys and Dolls.
In 2019, Lee created SRT in Schools, a touring program that brings live professional theatre to Tuolumne County schools at no cost to the schools, students, or their families. In 2023, the program branched out to include Stanislaus and Calaveras counties.
![RB sq Ruth Brown](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/RB-sq-1.png)
Ruth Brown
Managing Director
Ruth began her associations with SRT as the Ticket Services Manager in 2020. Ruth grew up locally and own and operated a company that recruited physicians, set up medical practices, managed medical practices. Her company assisted healthcare providers up and down the state of California. Ruth holds advanced degrees in Business Administration, Project Management, and Human Resources. In her spare time, she is an avid golfer enjoys spending time watching the wonderful shows created by Sierra Rep.
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Administration
![JT sq Jackie Thompson](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/JT-sq.png)
Jackie Thompson
Artistic Associate
Jackie is thrilled to be returning to SRT once again! She has most recently been seen in SRT’s production of Cinderella as Charlotte. Jackie is a graduate of PCPA and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Favorite credits include: Cinderella, Sunday in the Park with George, Elf, Shrek, and The Wizard of Oz (Sierra Rep); Men on Boats (Cornish College); Freaky Friday (PCPA). Jackie would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support.
![BLOB sq Brenda O'Brien](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/BLOB-sq.png)
Brenda O’Brien *
Artistic Associate
Brenda O’Brien began her theater career in San Diego, where she was seen as Judas in Godspell, Louise in Gypsy, Nicki in Sweet Charity, and Viola in Twelfth Night (to name a few). She received awards for her roles as Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation, Joan in Dames at Sea, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Electra in Gypsy. Brenda then went on to perform as Svetlana in the 1st National tour of Chess. Soon after she began portraying Carmen San Diego on the PBS television show and video games. In addition to acting, Brenda is an accomplished make-up artist and hairdresser for TV, Film, and Theater. She received her 25 years on Broadway pin in 2019 for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, and Disney’s The Lion King. SRT Audiences might remember her as Tanya in Mamma Mia (2018), or as Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis (2021). So glad to be back!
![CE sq Camryn Elias](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/CE-sq.png)
Camryn Elias *
Artistic Associate
Camryn is thrilled to return to SRT this season as an Artistic Associate! Previous SRT credits include: Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/Marie), Cinderella (Ella), Jersey Boys (Mary Delgado), and Elf (Jovie). Camryn has had the pleasure to perform at several regional houses including Casa Mañana and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. Camryn received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. She would like to thank her friends, family, and SRT for their endless love and support. Enjoy the show!
![RZ sq Roni Zimmerman](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/RZ-sq.png)
Roni Zimmerman
Company Manager
![KS sq Kaitlyn Smith](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/KS-sq.png)
Kaitlyn Smith
Administrative Assistant
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Development
![Kevin Heath Kevin Heath](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Kevin-Heath.jpg)
Kevin Heath
Development Manager
Kevin Heath (Buster; u/s Paul Sheldon) is immensely grateful to return to the SRT stage! Previous SRT credits include Clue (Mr. Green), Elf The Musical (Santa/Greenway), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Grimsby), and Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Orient Express (Michel). His acting career started in New York and Boston before moving to California where he co-founded Limelight Actors Theater. Bay Area production credits include The Velocity of Autumn (Chris), The Outgoing Tide (Jack), and The 39 Steps (Hannay). Kevin is the Manager of Development Operations at SRT and is beyond grateful for his rock, Alan.
Production
![37-IMG_2768 Josh Roscoe](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/37-IMG_2768-scaled.jpg)
Josh Roscoe
Technical Director
![JT sq Janetta Turner](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/JT-sq-1.png)
Janetta Turner
Costume Shop Manager
Janetta is very pleased to be working once again in a loving and professional theatre! She received her MFA from New York University. Coming from a broad base she has managed several costume shops, worked as an assistant for Broadway and numerous regional theaters. Additionally, she was a member of Elsen Associates, the wig and makeup company. Some of her favorite work venue’s include Washington Opera, Sesame Street Live, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alice Tully Hall, The Denver Center, Philadelphia Street Theater, Jacobs’ Pillow and Central City Opera. Favorite shows which she has been able to design are: The Comedy of Errors, The Threepenny Opera, Tartuffe, Electra, The Turn of the Screw, Blood Wedding, Noises Off and Ragtime.
![MR sq Matthew Rose](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/MR-sq.png)
Matthew Rose
Paints and Props Supervisor
Matthew Rose: a man of many talents, from riveting audiences on stage in Daylight to Booneville, Deathtrap, and Into the Woods, to behind-the-scenes wizardry at Sierra Repertory Theatre. With a knack for bringing characters to life and a touch of humor, Matthew’s journey in theater is a delightful mix of passion and creativity. Whether wielding props or pulling strings, he’s a force to be reckoned with, both on and offstage.
![IJS sq Isaac Joyce-Shaw](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/IJS-sq.png)
Isaac Joyce-Shaw
Head Electrician
Isaac’s past credits include Shadow Directing on the TV show Chicago PD, directing stage productions of An Inspector Calls, Twelfth Night, Murder on the Orient Express, and Distracted. Lighting Design credits include How to Hug a Cactus, and James and The Giant Peach at Enlightened Theatrics. Outside of his theater life, Isaac is a studio artist, exhibiting this last year at the Salem Art Association, The Fishbowl Gallery, and CoCA in Seattle WA.
![Mateo Deangelo sq Mateo Deangelo](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Mateo-Deangelo-sq.png)
Mateo Deangelo
Residents Sound Designer
Mateo is so happy to be a part of the Sierra Rep team! It’s been such a joy with working with all this talent returning and new! They would love to express appreciation to Scott and Jerry for letting them stretch their artistic arms in this way, and Tatiana for providing the tools and moral support necessary to succeed.
![maggie Maggie Braun](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/maggie-1.jpg)
Maggie Braun *
Stage Manager
Maggie Braun (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be back at her theatre home! SRT: Steel Magnolias, Murder on the Orient Express, Route 66, The Wizard of Oz, Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, and Million Dollar Quartet. With her associate degree in Theater from Modesto Junior College, she is proud to have her dream job here in Sonora. She would like to thank her family, best friends, and Connor for supporting her in her journey of chasing her dreams. “Look ma, I made it!”
![59-IMG_3339 Diana Newington](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/59-IMG_3339-scaled.jpg)
Diana Newington
Costume Stock Supervisor
Diana has been a costume Designer in Tuolumne County for many different theaters since 1976. This is her seventh year designing and stitching for SRT. She most recently designed Meet Me in St. Louis: A Live Radio Play, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka KIDS, Peter Rabbit, Grease, The Wizard of Oz, Route 66, Holiday Jukebox, Intimate Apparel, Pageant, Million Dollar Quartet, The Glass Menagerie, A Christmas Story, A Columbia Christmas Carol, and Hank Williams: Lost Highway.
![38-IMG_2771 Scott Roscoe](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/38-IMG_2771-scaled.jpg)
Scott Roscoe
Shop Foreman
![16-IMG_2569 Dale Pope](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/16-IMG_2569-scaled.jpg)
Dale Pope
Electrics Assistant
![46-IMG_3285 Annette Keegan](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/46-IMG_3285-scaled.jpg)
Annette Keegan
Paints Crew
![Bryan Laughlin Bryan Loughlin](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Bryan-Laughlin.png)
Bryan Loughlin
Scenic Crew
![Melvin Lewis Melvin Lewis](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Melvin-Lewis.png)
Melvin Lewis
Scenic Crew
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Company Members
![Alex Alansalon Alex Alansalon](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Alex-Alansalon.png)
Alex Alansalon
Guest Artist
After some time on the east coast, Alex is ecstatic to be returning to SRT! Previous SRT credits include: The Drowsy Chaperone, Rodgers & Hammerstein Cinderella working backstage, The Little Mermaid (Scuttle), and Shrek The Musical (Ensemble). Alex has had a wonderful time performing with several regional theaters including; PCPA Solvang Theaterfest and TheREV Theatre. Alex is immensely grateful to his friends, family, and especially his partner for all their love and support.
![CGlass square Courtney Glass](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/CGlass-square.jpg)
Courtney Glass *
Guest Artist
Courtney is originally from nearby Sacramento, but now calls Sonora home. In between those locations were years spent in New York City, traveling the American regional circuit, sailing the high seas, and touring through Australia. Favorite credits include the original Broadway company of The Woman in White, the Australian tours of Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George, and many shows right here at Sierra Rep, Murder on the Orient Express, Shrek, and Camelot, to name a few. She was most recently seen as Aunt Sarah in The Christmas Foundling.
![AF SQ Alex Figueroa](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/AF-SQ.png)
Alex Figueroa
Guest Artist
![CE sq Camryn Elias](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/CE-sq.png)
Camryn Elias *
Artistic Associate
Camryn is thrilled to return to SRT this season as an Artistic Associate! Previous SRT credits include: Sunday in the Park with George (Dot/Marie), Cinderella (Ella), Jersey Boys (Mary Delgado), and Elf (Jovie). Camryn has had the pleasure to perform at several regional houses including Casa Mañana and Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre. Camryn received her BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Arizona. She would like to thank her friends, family, and SRT for their endless love and support. Enjoy the show!
![Kevin Heath Kevin Heath](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Kevin-Heath.jpg)
Kevin Heath
Development Manager
Kevin Heath (Buster; u/s Paul Sheldon) is immensely grateful to return to the SRT stage! Previous SRT credits include Clue (Mr. Green), Elf The Musical (Santa/Greenway), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Grimsby), and Agatha Christie’s Murder on The Orient Express (Michel). His acting career started in New York and Boston before moving to California where he co-founded Limelight Actors Theater. Bay Area production credits include The Velocity of Autumn (Chris), The Outgoing Tide (Jack), and The 39 Steps (Hannay). Kevin is the Manager of Development Operations at SRT and is beyond grateful for his rock, Alan.
![JL sdq Jerry Lee](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/JL-sdq.png)
Jerry Lee * ‡
Artistic Director
Jerry Lee is Sierra Rep’s Artistic Director. He’s appeared in the SRT productions of Misery, Sunday in the Park with George, Elf The Musical, Shrek The Musical, Camelot, Cabaret, Route 66, Intimate Apparel, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of La Mancha, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s State Fair, and The Drowsy Chaperone. As an actor: I Love You…Change, Forbidden Broadway (California Musical Theatre); Life Could Be a Dream, A Christmas Carol (CenterREP); A Little Princess, The Fantasticks (Sacramento Theatre Company); West Side Story (Mountain Play); Orlando, An Iliad, A Tale of Two Cities (SacImpulse Theatre). As a soloist: Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration (Sacramento Choral Society); Billy Bigelow in Carousel in Concert (Sacramento Philharmonic). As a director: Little Shop of Horrors, Mean Girls JR., Sh-Boom! A Christmas Miracle (World Premiere), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Twelfth Night, Jersey Boys, Clue, Disney’s Winnie the Pooh KIDS, Elvis The Musical (West Coast Premiere), Dogfight, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Steel Magnolias, Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka KIDS, I Love You…Change, The Wizard of Oz, Holiday Jukebox, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, The Robber Bridegroom (SRT); I Love You…Change (STC). Lee began his association with Sierra Rep in 2010 when he stepped in as a replacement in Guys and Dolls.
In 2019, Lee created SRT in Schools, a touring program that brings live professional theatre to Tuolumne County schools at no cost to the schools, students, or their families. In 2023, the program branched out to include Stanislaus and Calaveras counties.
![BLOB sq Brenda O'Brien](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/BLOB-sq.png)
Brenda O’Brien *
Artistic Associate
Brenda O’Brien began her theater career in San Diego, where she was seen as Judas in Godspell, Louise in Gypsy, Nicki in Sweet Charity, and Viola in Twelfth Night (to name a few). She received awards for her roles as Ouisa in Six Degrees of Separation, Joan in Dames at Sea, Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, and Electra in Gypsy. Brenda then went on to perform as Svetlana in the 1st National tour of Chess. Soon after she began portraying Carmen San Diego on the PBS television show and video games. In addition to acting, Brenda is an accomplished make-up artist and hairdresser for TV, Film, and Theater. She received her 25 years on Broadway pin in 2019 for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde, and Disney’s The Lion King. SRT Audiences might remember her as Tanya in Mamma Mia (2018), or as Tootie in Meet Me in St. Louis (2021). So glad to be back!
![Ty Smith Ty Smith](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Ty-Smith.jpg)
Ty Smith
Guest Artist
Ty Smith has appeared in 88 roles at Sierra Rep including Rumson in Paint Your Wagon, Governor/C.J. Scruggs in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and Lear in King Lear. A graduate of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s Professional Actor Training Program, Ty is a veteran of Off-Broadway, regional theaters and Shakespeare festivals across the country. He spent several summers with the Idaho Shakespeare Festival where his roles included Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth Night, Antonio in The Merchant of Venice and Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.
![LS sq Lee Strawn](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/LS-sq-1.png)
Lee Strawn
Guest Artist
Lee is delighted to return to SRT where he performed in Shenandoah and Man of La Mancha (2000). For five years he appeared in the First National Company of The Phantom Of The Opera (LeFeve). Favorite roles: the title role in John Muir’s Mountain Days (Shellie Award – best actor in a musical), Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd, Pickering in My Fair Lady, FDR in Annie, Von Trapp in The Sound of Music, with Theatre Works, Diablo Theatre, AMT, Pocket Opera, 42nd Street Moon. Lee met his talented wife here at SRT and is delighted to be her Underling(!)
![OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Laurie Strawn](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Laurie-Strawn.jpg)
Laurie Strawn
Guest Artist
Laurie Strawn is delighted to be back at SRT! Recent SRT roles: Clairee in Steel Magnolias, Princess Dragomiroff in Murder on the Orient Express. Past SRT favorites include Noises Off, Picnic, and The Man of La Mancha. Regional roles include Tessie in Gypsy, Jean Louise Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and Miss Shingle in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Laurie gives love and thanks to Lee Strawn, another SRT alum, and their wonderful daughter, Julia.
![JT sq Jackie Thompson](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/JT-sq.png)
Jackie Thompson
Artistic Associate
Jackie is thrilled to be returning to SRT once again! She has most recently been seen in SRT’s production of Cinderella as Charlotte. Jackie is a graduate of PCPA and holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. Favorite credits include: Cinderella, Sunday in the Park with George, Elf, Shrek, and The Wizard of Oz (Sierra Rep); Men on Boats (Cornish College); Freaky Friday (PCPA). Jackie would like to thank her friends and family for their constant love and support.
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
Guest Experience
![LY sq Laura Young](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/LY-sq.png)
Laura Young
Ticket Services Manager
![360_F_87281963_29bnkFXa6RQnJYWeRfrSpieagNxw1Rru Jeannie Teschke](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/360_F_87281963_29bnkFXa6RQnJYWeRfrSpieagNxw1Rru.jpg)
Jeannie Teschke
House Manager
![56-IMG_3328 Alan Obata](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/56-IMG_3328-scaled.jpg)
Alan Obata
Bartender
![Lynn Lynn McCormick](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Lynn.png)
Lynn McCormick
Concession Assistant
![9-IMG_2512 Kelli Brock](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/9-IMG_2512-scaled.jpg)
Kelli Brock
Concession Manager
![Julie_ Julie Echelberger](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/Julie_.png)
Julie Echelberger
Box Office Associate
![360_F_87281963_29bnkFXa6RQnJYWeRfrSpieagNxw1Rru Hilary Durling](https://www.sierrarep.org/app/uploads/360_F_87281963_29bnkFXa6RQnJYWeRfrSpieagNxw1Rru.jpg)
Hilary Durling
House Manager
Hilary Durling has lived in Tuolumne County for over forty years. She’s a graduate of Sonora High School and the University of California Sacramento. After twenty-five years of teaching she has retired to pursue other interests. Hilary and her husband, Rob, have been married 31 years and share three adult children. They enjoy traveling in their 5th wheel or flying to the east coast to visit family. Hilary is happy to be part of the SRT team.