Shannon Woolley Allison (she/her)
Program Director, EllasHablan Director, Teaching Artist
Despite stints working, performing, and teaching in Chicago, Denver, and New York City, Shannon is Louisville, KY born and bred! She attended the Youth Performing Arts School before earning her BFA in Acting at Southern Methodist University, and her Master’s in Educational Theatre at New York University. In 2001, Shannon co-founded Looking for Lilith Theatre Company, and serves as Co-Artistic Director to this day. Most recent performances include FROM BARDSTOWN TO BROADWAY: THE ROAD TO VOTES FOR WOMEN/THE SUFFRAGE DRIVING & WALKING TOUR, and NOTE by Allie Fireel, and recent directing credits include the LFL original DEFINING INFINITY and Diana Grisanti’s THE PATRON SAINT OF LOSING SLEEP. She oversees the development of the company and the execution of its mission in creating both performances and residencies that speak to the needs of those whose voices are unheard. She is proud to be a roster artist for the KY Arts Council, a board member of the Fund for the Arts and the Arts and Cultural Alliance, and a member of Alternate ROOTS, The Network of Ensemble Theatres, The Alliance for Theatre in Education, and The Louisville Theatre Community.
Tiera Bowman (she/her)
GirlSpeak Elementary Director, Teaching Artist
Louisville Native Tiera was most recently seen in COMMON THREADS: PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC, MAC'S WORLD and as Georgia Nugent in FROM BARDSTOWN TO BROADWAY: THE ROAD TO VOTES FOR WOMEN/THE SUFFRAGE DRIVING & WALKING TOUR, but has been working with Looking for Lilith Theatre Company since she was in high school. She joined the LFL team through one of their community outreach programs that was hosted at Fern Creek High School, called CHOICES: AN INTERACTIVE PLAY ON CYBERBULLYING AND SUICIDE. After high school, Tiera got her bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts at Northern Kentucky University and immediately found a home at Looking for Lilith. She has been a Devising team member & Actor for The Kentucky Suffrage Project. She is also a teaching artist for various community outreach programs & is still a part CHOICES.
Hannah Brooks (they/them)
Costume Design Mentor
Hannah is a local costumes and props designer who occasionally dabbles in non-traditional set design. Hannah has been designing around town since summer of 2017. They have worked with Bunbury Theatre Company, The Kentucky Opera, Stage One, and Commonwealth Theatre Center. Theatre and the arts are their biggest passion and they love the community and friends they've made over the years. Their productions with LFL include THE SUFFRAGE DRIVING & WALKING TOUR, COMMON THREADS: PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC. and the LFL supported THE MOTH AND THE MASKED MAN. When not working on a show, Hannah enjoys drawing, making stickers, and binging TV and movies.
Laura Ellis (she/her)
Sound Design Mentor
Laura has been a Looking for Lilith company member since 2011, appearing in CROSSING MOUNTAINS, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, CLASS OF ‘70, GETTING OUT, THE PATRON SAINT OF LOSING SLEEP and one very memorable incarnation of FABRIC, FLAMES AND FERVOR. She also originated the role of Gertrude Tate in LFL’s production of ALICE IN BLACK & WHITE, both in Louisville and New York City. Laura is the resident sound designer for Kentucky Shakespeare, and regularly performs with Pandora Productions, Louisville’s LGBT company. When she’s not acting, she can often be found singing live around town. By the harsh light of day, she is a humble public radio producer at WFPL & answers all your questions at curiouslouisville.org.
Jill Marie Guelda (she/her)
Technical Director, GirlSpeak Elementary Director, Teaching Artist
Jill Marie is a Louisville based multimedia artist, designer and creative. She has been working with LFL since 2006, when she joined us as in intern. She has done design work on many LFL shows, taught any summer camps, and has performed in many shows as well, including COMMON THREADS: PORTRAITS OF A PANDEMIC, DEFINING INFINITY, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN and GETTING OUT. She is the creator behind Design Studio 749 (www.designstudio749.com), works as Digital Branding and Marketing Coordinator with LFL, and is Co-Owner of Marie-Mae Photography (www.facebook.com/mariemaephoto).
Clarity Hagan (she/they)
Stage Management, Props Mentor
Clarity Hagan is a theatre artist and educator from Louisville, Kentucky. They have worked as a stage manager with Kentucky Shakespeare, Looking for Lilith, and the I Won’t Grow Up project, among others. Her full-length play THE MOTH AND THE MASKED MAN was produced at the MeX Theater in the Kentucky Center in November 2022. Clare is also a co-founder of three witches shakespeare, a company focused on queer, feminist classical theater. Clarity has also worked as a stage manager and properties director with Kentucky Shakespeare, a playwright with the Derby City Playwrights, a company member and Programs Manager with Looking for Lilith, and as an educator with Drama by George, Looking for Lilith Theatre Company, and Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Roz Howlett (she/her)
KidSpeak Director, Teaching Artist
Roz Howlett is the Learning Coordinator at St. Nicholas Academy and a theatre artist at Highview Arts Center. She holds a B.S in Counseling and Guidance from U of L and an MAT in Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Education from EKU. Roz performed in YES VIRGINIA last December at Highview Arts Center and serves there in a volunteer role. She is thrilled to be involved with LFL and HeARTS Summer Drama this summer!
Cameron Konz (he/him)
Lighting Assistant
This is Cameron’s first full season at HighView Arts Center, after joining the last two shows of last season. He is grateful for the opportunity to get to work with the Summer Drama productions alongside these great kids that are performing. He attended Atherton High School from 2016 to 2020 before the pandemic hit, and was the Technical Lighting Director of all shows during his 4 years there! He was attending University of Louisville in 2020 for Technical Theatre, but everything kind of came to a halt because theaters were closed for so long; putting a hold on his path of lighting. He got called up last season to do lights and now he’s looking forward to being head of lights for this upcoming season. He can’t wait to see what else they can do in the years to come.
Lindsay Krupski (she/her)
Lighting Design Mentor
Lindsay Krupski is a freelance lighting designer, and she is so excited to be working on this project with LFL! Since moving to Louisville 5 years ago, she has also worked with KY Shakespeare, Stage One, Louisville Ballet, Time Slip Theatre, and more. Lindsay grew up in Wisconsin and holds a B.F.A. from UW-Milwaukee. She is so thankful for all the opportunities to do what she loves.
Jessica Sharpenstein (she/her)
GirlSpeak Middle School Director, Teaching Artist
Jessica began her lifelong relationship with the performing arts at age three, performing onstage while her father played music in the pit. She now has the honor of sharing mindfulness, literacy, and the arts to support those who are systemically oppressed and have experienced trauma— cultivating invaluable tools such as self-efficacy, emotional processing, and self-expression.
Holly Stone (she/they)
Scenic Designer, Marketing Mentor, Graphic Designer, Projections Designer
Holly has been working with LFL since 2012 and has been a Company Member since 2013. She is the Director of LFL’s Marketing & Communications Department and participates in the research and devising of original works. Past LFL credits include COMMON THREADS (Deviser, Director, Projections), THE KENTUCKY SUFFRAGE PROJECT (Research Co-Director/Videographer & Editor), GOOD GRIEF (Videographer & Editor), JUST LIKE US (Scenic Designer), DEFINING INFINITY (Touring Set Designer), THE PATRON SAINT OF LOSING SLEEP (Projections Designer), CROSSING MOUNTAINS (Touring Set Designer), LEGACY OF LIGHT (Set & Props Co-Designer) and PREVAILING WINDS (Projections Designer/Research Co-Director). Recent non-LFL projection designs include BUYER & CELLAR and FUN HOME with Pandora Productions. Holly spent 15 seasons with KY Shakespeare and has been working in and around the Louisville theatre community for over 30 years as an administrator, scenic artist & designer, graphic designer, projections designer, house manager, stage manager, production manager and actor. Holly studied Art and Theatre at the Youth Performing Arts School/duPont Manual, Louisville Visual Art Association, Young Actor’s Institute, KY Shakespeare’s Apprentice program, and Wright State University’s Theatre Design and Technology Program.
Summer Drama Camps
at Highview Arts Center
are FREE thanks to generous funding through the HeARTS initiative!
HeARTS is an arts initiative supported by Louisville Metro Government that provides arts programs in community centers and public places across the city. HeARTS is an investment in art as a powerful and transformational tool for healing, building trust, and community cohesion.
