STAFF

Christina Baldwin - Artistic Director
She/Her  
email - 612-278-0142

The Artistic Director is hired by the Board of Directors and is responsible for implementing the artistic vision and focus of the Theater, establishing goals and proposing programs to achieve the theater’s mission, vision and goals. The Artistic Director is a co-equal partner with the Managing Director and reports to the Board.

Rachel Murch-D'Olimpio - Managing Director
She/Her
email - 612-278-0141

The Managing Director is hired by the Board of Directors to provide fundraising, administrative and fiscal leadership for the Jungle Theater. The managing director is responsible to lead progress toward achieving the Jungle’s strategic priorities. The Managing Director is a co-equal partner with the Artistic Director and reports to the Board.

Kathy Maxwell - Production Manager/Facilities
She/Her
email - 612.278.0146

The production manager manages budgets and schedules for Jungle activities, and she manages the technical resources of the theater. As facility manager, she also oversees ongoing building maintenance and assists in planning for capital improvement projects.

Have questions about the building or our productions?

Alison Ruth - Associate Director, Artistic Programming & Development
She/Her
email - 612.278.0144

As Associate Director of Artistic Programming and Development, Alison runs the Jungle's BOLD New Works Reading Series. She reads new scripts and works with the Artistic Director to explore new artistic opportunities for the Jungle. She also works with the Development Director to coordinate fundraising initiatives to support the Jungle's exciting work.

Have questions about the BOLD New Works Reading Series?

Anna Kay - Artist and Audience Services Manager
She/Her
email

The Artist and Audience Services Manager leads our efforts to create a welcoming experience for artists and patrons. She oversees box office and concessions operations.

Looking for info on season/single tickets, volunteering, or gift certificates?

Carly Caputa - Marketing Manager
She/Her
email - 612.278.0145

The Marketing Manager develops strategies and action plans that generate awareness of the Jungle and its programs in target audiences, driving attendance and ticket sales. She is responsible for all website, print, social media and e-marketing efforts, as well as media relations.

Need more information on a show, past or present? Looking for info on community or advertising relationships with the Jungle?

Katie Ka Vang - She/They

Katie Ka Vang is a Hmong American playwright and storyteller. Her work explores the complexity of cultures & communities, diaspora, dis-ease, and transformation. Her work includes AGAIN the musical, Fertile Grounds, WTF, Hmong Bollywood, 5:1 Meaning of Freedom; 6:2 Use of Sharpening, Fast FWD Motions, In Quarantine, FINAL ROUND, and Spirit Trust. Her work has been developed and presented at East West Players, Mixed Blood Theater, Pangea World Theater, Pillsbury House Theatre, Theater Mu, Leviathan Lab, Bushwick Starr, Brown University, The Royal Court Theatre, The Walker Art Center, Civic Ensemble, Out North Art House, and more. She is currently a 23/24 Constellation Fellow from the Center for Cultural Power working with Indigenous Roots. She received the 22/23 McKnight and 19/20 Many Voices fellowship at the Playwrights' Center. She's received support from Jerome Foundation, NET, Knight Foundation, NPN, MRAC, MSAB, and Coalition of Asian American Leaders. She was a member of East West Players 21-23 Playwright's Group. She holds an MFA in Playwriting from Brown University.

Isabella Star LaBlanc - She/Her

Isabella Star LaBlanc is a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota actress, born and raised in Minnesota. Isabella has been seen at theaters across the country, including: The Shakespeare Theatre Company in DC; Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; The Jungle Theater; Mixed Blood Theater; and the Children’s Theater Company. Isabella is also a twice Audie Award nominated Audiobook Narrator who has recorded over a dozen titles, including the New York Times Bestselling novel “Firekeeper’s Daughter” by Angeline Boulley. Isabella is an alumna of the CBS Network Drama Diversity Casting Initiative, recipient of the 2021 Misty Upham Yale Young Native Actor Award, and a Princess Grace Award Honoraria. Onscreen, she can be seen in the basketball drama “Long Slow Exhale” from Spectrum Originals, as well as starring in the upcoming prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines on Paramount+ and the fourth Season of True Detective on HBO. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

If you are interested in joining the board of directors, please contact our Managing Director, Rachel Murch-D'Olimpio, email - 612-278-0141

Board Chair   Rich Thompson
Vice Chair   Elizabeth Bank
Secretary   Erin Oglesbay     
Treasurer   Robert Spikings

Members:
William Bard, Farah Famouri, Janine Foster, Heidi Grange, Naomi Perman, Juliane Ray, James Rodríguez, Mary-Lynn Ryan, Elizabeth Schenfisch, Marcia Stout, Kelly Turpin