Behind the Scenes

Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette

 

Staff List

Steven Koehler - Managing Director

Melanie R. Buchanan - Civic Youth Theatre Director

Bob Sauers - Box Office/Costume Shop Manager

 

Board of Directors

Sue Lakin - President

Larry Sommers - 1st Vice President

Julia Colby- 2nd Vice President

Denise Laussade - Treasurer

Steve Martin - Secretary

 

Sonya Bassaran

Dan Becker

Cadi Bien

Ann Cohen

Ned Derhammer

Gerriann Fish

Ted Hingst

Sherri Guido

Kris Kazmierczak

Rod Ray

Laurie Russell

Ruth Wukasch

 

Steven Koehler, Managing Director
E-mail Steve at steve@lafayettecivic.org

Steven returns to Lafayette (he spent most of his childhood living in Lafayette and his mother Pam Koehler is the Children's Librarian at West Lafayette Pubic Library) from Lexington Kentucky; where he was managing director of Actors Guild of Lexington.  Previous to that Steven was the Manager of Operations for Theatre IV (Virginia's largest theatre and one of the nations largest theatres for young audiences) and Barksdale Theatre.  As part of the senior management Steven was critical in the historic merging of operations of these two companies, which now operate with a single staff.

Steven is also a professional lighting designer, having designed more than 80 shows in his career, most recently The Full Monty for Barksdale Theatre.  Locally, Steven designed lighting for the 2006-2007 productions of On Golden Pond and Nunsense.  For his efforts Steven has 5 times been recognized as "Best Lighting Designer" in central Virginia. 

Steven is married to talented musician Shellie Johnson and is the proud father of Elena (12), James (5) and Mollie (2).

Melanie Buchanan, Civic Youth Theatre Director
E-mail Melanie at cyt@lafayettecivic.org

 

Civic Theatre was thrilled to welcome new CYT Director, Melanie R. Wigton in May.  Melanie is our first FULL TIME Director and is filled with enthusiasm and ideas to make the youth program even better!

 

Melanie comes to us from Chicago where she studied graduate acting at DePaul University.  She has a theatre degree from Creighton University and has worked in Los Angeles.  She was employed for three years as lead instructor at Limelight Productions Summer Camps in Sierra Vista, Arizona.  She toured with Limelight Productions as a young girl throughout the southern U.S.  Melanie, who has lived all over the world with her family, has a wealth of experience in musical theatre, improv and acting.  She appeared as Nettie in last summer's Carousel at Civic Under the Stars!

    

Her husband, Jason is a graduate student in English at Purdue.    She makes her home with Jason and her dogs Miranda and Stray. 

   

Make a point to meet Melanie soon if you haven't had the opportunity to do so.




Civic Theatre
313 North 5th Street
Lafayette, IN 47901

Phone:
(765)423-PLAY  Fax: (765)742-7247
e-mail:
info@civictheatreofgreaterlafayette.org