Allen McCalla (Artistic Director)
Allen is now in his twelfth season as Artistic Director of GLT. A Greenville native and a Wofford College graduate, Allen received his Masters Degree in Directing from USC in 1982. Allen's academic training was farther advanced by attending The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York and in London at the Mountview Theater. While attending USC, Allen worked extensively as a writer and performer for SC-ETV.
After graduating, Allen served as Professor of Theatre at Coastal Carolina Community College in North Carolina where he directed numerous productions. Allen directed professionally for the Dallas Theater Center, Casa Manana Theatre, San Antonio Shakespeare Festival, and the San Antonio Stage Company. As an actor, he is a veteran of over 40 roles in professional regional theatre. For seven years he was a member of legendary stage director Adrian Hall's acting company at the Dallas Theater Center and has also performed with the Old Globe in San Diego, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre, Stage West, Dallas Repertory, Horse Cave Theatre, and the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas.
In addition to his directing duties at GLT, Allen occasionally returns to the stage. Allen's GLT acting credits include Paul Verrall in Born Yesterday, Hucklebee in The Fantasticks, Charles Condomine in Blithe Spirit, and Professor Henry Higgins in GLT's production of My Fair Lady.
Allen is a two-time recipient of the Dallas Critic's Forum Awards, and Sylvie Drake of the Los Angeles Times has described him as a "singular delight."

Suzanne McCalla (Producing Director)
This marks Suzanne's twelfth season as Producing Director at GLT. In her role as Producing Director, Suzanne oversees the budget and the general operations of the theatre as well as design aspects and front of house events. Suzanne has designed sets for almost every GLT show for the past eleven seasons. She has a B.A. in theatre performance from the University of South Carolina and has worked professionally for the last twenty years. The early part of her career she spent acting in regional theatre and television commercials where she was fortunate enough to work closely with the internationally renowned director Adrian Hall and Tony Award winning designer Eugene Lee. Her GLT acting credits include Billie Dawn in Born Yesterday, Meg McGrath in Crimes of the Heart, Elvira Condomine in Blithe Spirit, and Regina Giddens in The Little Foxes. Suzanne's GLT directing credits include Arthur Miller's All My Sons, Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution, A Murder Is Announced and Black Coffee, Tintypes, Camelot, The Odd Couple and Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie.

Don Watson (Development Director)
Don joined GLT in January 2008. A Greenville native, Don, has been in the banking industry since graduating from University of Georgia, the last 32 years being with BB&T and its predecessor, Community Bank. Along with his various roles in banking, Don has been very active in the Greenville area with particular contributions to The Greenville Little Theatre, March of Dimes, SAIL (youth swim program), and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a deacon at First Baptist Church and currently serves on the Aquatics Alliance of Greater Greenville in conjunction with the Salvation Army’s Kroc Center.

Kimberlee Ferreira (Choreographer)
Kimberlee was dancing professionally in New York by the age of 18. Her acting credits include Dainty June in Gypsy, Lily St. Regis in Annie, Roxie Hart in Chicago and Cassie in A Chorus Line. A sought-after teacher and choreographer, Kimberlee is also the director and choreographer of eight competition dance teams and has choreographed three dance videos. In addition to those activities, Kimberlee has found the time recently to co-found and direct the Upstate's newest professional dance company, The Southeast Dance Theatre. Their mission is to raise the level of interest in all forms of dance in the Upstate as well as the state of South Carolina. Kimberlee is in her third year as choreographer for GLT and has recently choreographed GLT's Christmas Spectacular ('97 & '98), 1776, The Taffetas, Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate, Oliver! and My Fair Lady.    

Reed Halvorson (Associate Director)
Following a year as part of the Greenville Little Theatre Resident Intern program, Reed joined GLT on staff full-time in 2005. Originally from Dickinson, North Dakota, he is a 2003 Theatre Arts graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he was an accomplished technician and actor. In addition to acting in many GLT productions, Reed directed Dial M for Murder, GLT's 2006/07 school tour, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, and is currently directing this year's road tour, Charlotte's Web.

James R. Marrelli (Lighting & Sound Designer/Operations Manager)
James holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Theatre Arts from California State University at Long Beach. Jim has taught stagecraft and worked in various areas of the Theatre. Jim has been on staff at GLT for over twenty years and has designed the sound and lighting for over one hundred theatre and dance productions.

Rhonda Meahl (Box Office Manager)
Rhonda, a native of Western NY, has a business and human service background, along with a love for the theatre. Her theatre experience includes roles onstage, the directing of numerous children’s church productions as well as backstage management. Her business and organizational background make her an excellent fit in the box office and she looks forward to this new “role.” However, Rhonda's most important "role" is mother and homeschool teacher (from kindergarten on) to her children Caleb and Leah. Rhonda joined the GLT staff in July 2007.

Jon Riggins (Master Carpenter)
Jon joined GLT in July, 2007. as our Master Carpenter. A 2007 graduate of Anderson University with a theatre degree, Jon is thrilled to join GLT. He has volunteered at the Easley Foothills Playhouse and spent a summer as a carpenter for Spoleto Festival in Charleston.

Ginny Golliher (Director of Marketing)
Ginny joined Greenville Little Theatre in May 2006. She has an extensive background in sales and customer service and was previously employed with MCI in New York and South Carolina. A graduate of the College of New Rochelle in New York, she has a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communications.

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