Ethan Paulini (he/him)

NINTH SEASON

In addition to being the Producing Artistic Director of the Weathervane Theatre, Ethan served as the Associate Artist Director of New York City’s Out of the Box Theatrics. He has national credits as a director, choreographer, actor, writer, and educator. Proud member of Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC) and Screen Actors Guild/American Federation of Television and Radio Actors (SAG/AFTRA) and a member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA). More info at ethanpaulini.com and ethancoaches.com.

David Grindrod (he/him)

THIRD SEASON

is excited to be back at Weathervane after directing and choreographing GUYS AND DOLLS (NH Theatre Alliance Award for Outstanding Choreography) and A CHORUS LINE. David is the associate to Tony Award recipient Baayork Lee, working alongside her on multiple national and international productions of A CHORUS LINE as well as CATS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, WEST SIDE STORY and SOUTH PACIFIC. David choreographed THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA directed by Tony Award winner Victoria Clark. Other directing/choreographing credits include Quisisana Resort, White Plains Performing Arts, and Music Theatre Kansas City. @david.grin

Andrew Morrissey is a NYC-based pianist, award-winning music director, vocal coach, and composer. Experience includes educational, community, and semi-professional theatre in NH, NYC, and the DMV area. A NH native, regional credits include Interlakes, Jean’s Playhouse, Winnipesaukee Playhouse and Plymouth State University, where he received a BA in Music. He has an MM in stage music composition from CUA, and his thesis project grew into a fully-fledged staging of Lost In Wonderland with DC’s Pallas Theatre Collective. Current projects include a new musical based on Oscar Wilde’s Dorian Gray and another on the life of Rasputin. IG: Andrewmorrisseymusic

Tom MacRae

Tom is a multi-award-winning screenwriter, producer, playwright, lyricist, author, and a double BAFTA and Olivier Theatre Awards nominee. Working on some of the UK’s biggest TV shows (including Doctor Who for which he was nominated for a Hugo Award) he also created the Comedy Central sitcom Threesome, which won the Montreux Comedy Award, before moving to the US to work as a writer/producer on TNT’s The Librarians. His musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie for which he provided both book and lyrics, opened in London’s West End in November 2017 for an open-ended run, and has been the smash hit of the season, garnering across-the-board five-star reviews, sold-out houses, and winning the prestigious UK Theatre Award for Best New Musical and the Writer’s Guild Great Britain Award for Best Musical Theatre Bookwriting. It opened in Los Angeles in February 2022 for a limited season at the Ahmanson Theater, and has multiple versions running concurrently around the world in a variety of languages. The Everybody’s Talking About Jamie movie, produced by Amazon Studios with lyrics and screenplay by Tom, dropped in 2021 on Amazon Prime and currently holds an 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Tom was made an honorary doctor of the arts by Sheffield Hallam University in 2018.

Dan Gillespie Sells

Dan Gillespie Sells is the Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter and front person of pop band The Feeling. His 20-year career has taken him (and his songs) into the worlds of dance, theatre, TV, and film. He has composed, arranged, and produced for and with artists as varied as Becky Hill, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Rufus Wainwright and Shakka Khan. The Feeling’s debut album, ‘Twelve Stops and Home’ sold over one million copies, whilst their second album, ‘Join With Us’ reached the No. 1 spot in the UK Charts. They are currently working on their sixth album which is due to be released on Island Records in 2022. Dan wrote the theme to BBC’s ‘Beautiful People’ TV show in 2008. Dan’s collaboration with The Royal Ballet’s Ed Watson and choreographer Javier DeFrutos 3 with D premiered at London’s Coliseum in 2014 and has since been performed at Stuttgart Ballet and The Joyce Theatre New York. Dan was the recipient of the 2015 Stonewall award for Entertainer of the Decade for his work in the LGBT community and the 2007 Ivor Novello Award for Songwriter of the Year. Other awards include Best Composer at The Stage Debut Awards 2017 plus BRIT and Oliver nominations including ‘outstanding achievement in music’. He is writing new stage or screen musicals for Studio Canal, Tornante Studios, Scenario Two and Warp/Film4.

Jonathan Butterell

Jonathan Butterell is a director and choreographer who has worked in London, New York and around the world. Most recently he directed the movie Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, released globally on Amazon Prime in 2021. Prior to that, he spent time developing and directing the award-winning stage musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Further theatre director credits include Alone Together, Michael Ball’s one-man show (Donmar Warehouse and Theatre Royal Haymarket); Floyd Collins (Wilton’s Music Hall); Peter Pan (Royal Festival Hall); How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Royal Festival Hall); Second Chance (Signature Theatre, Arlington and New York Public Theater); Whida Peru: Ressurection Tangle (New York, Inner Voice for Premier Stages); Tres Niñas (Zipper Theatre, New York); as well as an associate director on Othello (Royal National Theatre, directed by Sam Mendes) and Hamlet (Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by Stephen Pimlott). Butterell created the musical staging for the Tony award-winning shows The Light in the Piazza (Lincoln Center Theater, directed by Barlett Sher) and Assassins (Studio 54 Broadway, directed by Joe Mantello), as well as the revival of Fiddler on the Roof (Minskoff Theatre, Broadway, directed by David Leveaux) and the musical staging for the original workshop of Sondheim’s musical Wise Guys with Nathan Lane and Victor Garber at New York Theatre Workshop, directed by Sam Mendes. Butterell also choreographed the Tony award-winning Nine, starring Antonio Banderas and Chita Rivera on Broadway (and further productions in London, Buenos Aires, and Tokyo, all directed by David Leveaux).

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Camden Dalie Keech (he/him)

SECOND SEASON 

is happy to return to the mountains for a second season. Camden hails from Central Arkansas, where he studied design, directing, and acting. Camden really hopes you enjoy the show!

Rien Schlecht (she/her)

TWENTIETH SEASON

Favorite Weathervane designs include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (NH Theatre Award), GUYS AND DOLLS (NH Theatre Award), EURYDICE, BUYER AND CELLAR, and SWEENEY TODD (NH Theatre Award). Her New York theatre credits – Out of the Box Theatrics, including the Drama Desk-nominated BABY!, several seasons with Theatre For A New Audience, Radio City, Mark Morris Ballet, and many other theatres and TV commercials. She designed The Mysteries at The Flea (Drama Desk nom), The Jinx for HBO, worked on The Woodsman at New World Stages, and the stage and film productions of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Julie Taymor. 

Claire Morgan (she/her)

SECOND SEASON

Claire is a local artist studying costume design and painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She has twelve years of sewing experience and was the costume designer for VCT’s BIG FISH: THE MUSICAL production in 2022.

Kimani Gordon (he/him)

FIRST SEASON 

Kimani earned his B.A. in Theatre Arts at Boston College. After working in California, Florida, and again in New York for several years, Kimani just completed the first year of his M.F.A. Program. Kimani is excited to join the Weathervane Family.

Alexander Pikiben (he/him)

SECOND SEASON 

Alex is excited to be back at the Weathervane. He previously worked on GUYS AND DOLLS. He will also be teaching at Truman State University in the fall. He would like to thank his fantastic partner AP. Free Palestine.

Shawn Lovell-Boyle (he/they/all)

FIRST SEASON

Shawn has designed projections for theater, dance, music, installation, and themed entertainment across the United States and internationally. Shawn is a member of United Scenic Artists I.A.T.S.E. Local 829 Projection & Lighting. B.F.A.: Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts; M.F.A., David Geffen School of Drama where they are also a faculty member. ShawnBoyleDesign.com

BILLY SMITH (he/him)

FOURTH SEASON

While this is his fourth season at Weathervane, this is his first season living a full year in beautiful New Hampshire! Originally from Columbus, Ohio. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is constantly thankful that both the company and the community have taken him in so graciously. 

CLAIRE VOGT (she/they)

FIRST SEASON 

Claire is a scenic artist based in central Ohio. Having graduated last year with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology, they enjoy collaborating with others to create amazing art and shows. They have recently been working as a freelance designer and are excited to work at Weathervane this summer!

BILLY SMITH (he/him)

FOURTH SEASON

While this is his fourth season at Weathervane, this is his first season living a full year in beautiful New Hampshire! Originally from Columbus, Ohio. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre. He is constantly thankful that both the company and the community have taken him in so graciously. 

PYPER K WILLIAMS (she/her)

THIRD SEASON

Pyper Williams is spending her third season here at Weathervane painting away in the shop, bringing to life the sets you see on stage this summer. She studied Acting at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts but now prefers to take a more behind-the-scenes approach with painting sets.

EGYPT DIXON (she/her)

SEVENTH SEASON

Credits: Atlantic Theater Company (Production Stage Manager): ANATOMY OAS. TFANA (Assistant Stage Manager): FEFU AND HER FRIENDS. Weston Playhouse (Asst Stage Manager): INDECENT. She is excited to return to the White Mountains. She recently received her MFA in Performing Arts Management from Brooklyn College.

Reed Davis*, he/him 

FIRST SEASON

Reed is thrilled to join the Weathervane team for their 59th season! Born and raised in Maine, he has been the Resident Production Stage Manager at Penobscot Theatre Company for three seasons. He has also worked with Opera House Arts, First Stage Milwaukee, and Opera Maine.

Kenzie Kilroy* (she/her)

FIRST SEASON

Kenzie is a theatre professional based in NYC, working as a Stage Manager, Designer, & Assistant Casting Director at serval venues, including The Laurie Beechman, Theatre for a New Audience, The Triad Theater, & National Sawdust (2021- 2024). Other venues include Curious Theatre Company and Miners Alley Playhouse in Denver, CO.

Rien Schlecht* (she/her)

TWENTIETH SEASON

Favorite Weathervane designs include A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM (NH Theatre Award), GUYS AND DOLLS (NH Theatre Award), EURYDICE, BUYER AND CELLAR, and SWEENEY TODD (NH Theatre Award). Her New York theatre credits – Out of the Box Theatrics, including the Drama Desk-nominated BABY!, several seasons with Theatre For A New Audience, Radio City, Mark Morris Ballet, and many other theatres and TV commercials. She designed The Mysteries at The Flea (Drama Desk nom), The Jinx for HBO, worked on The Woodsman at New World Stages, and the stage and film productions of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM with Julie Taymor.