Staff

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.

Joanna is pleased to be back with SRT both in a new role as Company Manger and to stage mange her 4^th production The Christmas Foundling. Other shows as stage manager for SRT include Joesph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, State Fair, Camelot, The Full Monty, Charley’s Aunt, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Oklahoma!  Previously she has Stage managed The School for Lies, Shakespeare in Love, Pericles and Waiting for Godot with Pacific Repertory Theatre and On the Waterfront and The Threepenny Opera with San Jose Stage. Joanna also holds a degree in Lighting Design from Boston University and has designed several productions for SRT.

Kevin is thankful to be back on the SRT stage! A transplant actor from New England and New York, he acted in the Bay Area for 20 years and founded Limelight Actors Theater (an award winning/TBA Nominated company) before moving here in 2019.  Recent favorites include Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Grimsby, SRT), Murder on the Orient Express (Michel, SRT), The Velocity of Autumn (Christopher, LAT), The Outgoing Tide (Jack, LAT), and The 39 Steps (Hannay, LAT). Kevin is the Manager of Development Operations at SRT and loves Christmas almost as much as Buddy. Love and thanks to Alan and Bodhi.

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.

Tatiana Covington-Parra is thrilled to be diving into another season at Sierra Rep after a whirlwind 2021 return. Beginning as a sound engineer at Modesto Junior College, she is grateful to have found a community and the opportunity to grow as an artist thanks to the guidance and support of the SRT company. Her favorite design work at SRT includes Cabaret, The Wizard of Oz, and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. She would like to thank her Mom, Grandma, family, friends, the MJC Theatre staff, and all her mentors for always allowing her to create, explore, and grow with love.

Jonnie is very excited to be returning to SRT this year. Jonnie graduated from Texas State University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts. They have worked professionally as an electrician at the Ground Floor Theatre in Austin, Texas, and the Connecticut Repertory Theatre in Storrs, Connecticut. They have also designed productions at SRT including the Tribute Concert series and The Christmas Foundling. Jonnie looks forward to being a Master Electrician and Designer for SRT for many shows to come.

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.

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!”

Sergio is thrilled to be returning to SRT as a company member. He graduated from UC Irvine where he spent 5 years mastering his craft. Favorite credits include: Off-Off Broadway Staged Reading: Worlds Apart, Kiss of The Spiderwoman (Welk Resort), Elf (SRT), West Side Story as Bernardo (TPAC) and Chino (Glendale Center Theatre), In The Heights (Lewis Playhouse), Legally Blonde (Performance Riverside), Carousel (MTW). Huge thanks to Scott, Jerry, mom, Dayanara, Brisa, & my best friend Sarahi. Love y’all. All glory be to God.

Christopher Michael: Musical Theatre Performer. Dance Captain. Swing. Educator. Christopher is thrilled to return to Sierra Rep, where he most recently performed as Buddy u/s in Elf The Musical last holiday season! Other favorite credits to date include Tobias Ragg/Ensemble (Fight Captain) in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Henry in Next to Normal, Prince Eric u/s (perf.) Scuttle u/s  in The Little Mermaid, Sky, Pepper, Eddie u/s in Mamma Mia, among others. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, he is a writer for DancePlug and green captain for @broadwaygreenalliance. Rep: The Hell’s Kitchen Agency. Love to Kevin.

Katia Burke (Atina/Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her debut with Sierra Rep. She works as SRT’s Guest Experience Manager, but has been acting all her life and feels at home on stage. She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support, especially her boyfriend, Dayne, who encouraged her to apply for the job in the first place. She hopes that everyone enjoys the show!