Amanda Steurer-Zamora (Assistant Director) received her BFA from New York University where she attended the Stella Adler Conservatory. In 2012 she was accepted into the Lincoln Center Directors Lab where she explored comedy with 49 Directors from around the world. Collaborations with KCPT began in 2009/2010 with SCROOGE THE MUSICAL and PRISONER OF 2ND AVE. She directed in the park MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and TROJAN WOMEN, and most recently the holiday show, WHAT THE DICKENS?! in 2023. Ms. Steurer-Zamora finds herself enjoying the role of mother to Isabel and is a #realtorabouttown with local brokerage Bell Tower Brokers. She is in her 3rd year on the KCPT Board and is overjoyed to be assisting Denise Winter on this production.

D.D. WIGLEY (TIME, ALSO DRAMATURG) collaborated on the adaptations of THE WINTER’S TALE and THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR with KCPT Artistic Director Denise Winter. She served as a dramaturg/script advisor for the world premières at KCPT of Richard Dresser’s WOLF AT THE DOOR and David Natale’s AROUND THE WORLD IN LESS THAN EIGHTY DAYS as well as for THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA and THE SNOW QUEEN. D.D. is a playwright-in-residence at KCPT, where she’s appeared in six productions of and built props for three other of Shakespeare’s plays

Katie Oman (Set Designer) spent the first half of her career working on the design and planning of buildings for live performance from Arena Stage to Lincoln Center to Seattle Rep.  After years of consulting on capital projects and nonprofit operating economics, she changed tracks and went “in house” as the Chief Operating Officer of the Northwest Maritime Center, where she can be found almost all the time. Katie’s most recent set design was 2024’s GUNMETAL BLUES at KCPT.

Corinne Elysse Adams (Costume Designer) is a poet, story collector, editor, traditional musician, translator, and costumer. She holds a BA from Sophia University in Tokyo and a master’s in poetry from the University of Edinburgh. With the help of a generous grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation, she is working on the research, collection, and translation of pre-war and wartime Japanese women poets. She currently works for KCPT as a costume designer, and spends much of her free time mending and restoring antique and vintage garments.

KAREN ANDERSON (LIGHTING DESIGNER) has been designing lights at KCPT for the last 15 years, most recently with 2024’s world premiere of LIVING INCOGNEGRO.  Karen would like to dedicate this lighting design to her late, great friend and mentor, Dave Cuthbert, whose 10 minute light cues were some of the most beautiful sunsets she’s seen. Get your blood pressure checked. 

Michelle Cesmat (Scenic Artist) is Resident Scenic Artist for KCPT. Her work includes GUNMETAL BLUES, BAKE TO ALASKA, REDD, WILD MAN OF THE WYNOOCHEE, WHAT THE DICKENS?!, and LIVING INCOGNEGRO. Michelle holds a BA from Western Washington University, Art Studio (major), Art History and Anthropology (double minor) and holds an Illustration Certificate. She is passionate about producing art, writing, culture, art history and exploring the outdoors. Michellecesmat.com

Raven McMillen (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be returning to his home stage at Key City Public Theatre where he first started with Shakespeare’s COMEDY OF ERRORS (Dromio E.), Raven is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has been working the stages of LA for over a decade. Raven’s work includes four years at The Dolby Theatre and two seasons as stage manager for the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles.