Tome’ Cousin is a leading voice in theatrical intimacy advocacy, Tome’ is coming directly from his 2nd season as resident intimacy coordinator for Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Last season at City Theatre he provided the intimacy process for Clyde’s, and Paradise Blue, and Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A Raisin in The Sun, and Murder on The Orient Express. Other theater companies: Quantum Theatre, New Hazlett Theater, Florida’s Asolo Rep, and multiple productions at the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Carnegie Mellon University. Film: The Pale Blue Eye (Netflix), Anything’s Possible (Orion). Upcoming: Rustin (Netflix), The Deliverance (Netflix), NYAD (Netflix). Training: Theatrical Intimacy Education, and Intimacy Coordinators of Color. Also, a certified Mental Health First Aid and Intimacy Captain, Tome’ has led multiple training workshops and was a featured speaker at the first Intimacy Coordinators of Color Conference in New Orleans 2023. Also, a director and choreographer Tome’ is a faculty member at Carnegie Mellon University and an assistant faculty at Theatrical Intimacy Education.

DAMIAN E. DOMINGUEZ (Costume Design) is a Mexican American costume designer based out of Pittsburgh, PA. Past design credits include Cinderella (Pittsburgh Playhouse), Rapunzel (Byham Theatre), I am A Dreamer… (Resonance Works), The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre), The Lavender Terrace (New Hazlett/KST), and The Light in the Piazza, Marisol, and Dutchman (CMU). He was the associate costume designer for A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem (Pittsburgh Public). Damian is one of five collaborating artists for the upcoming 2023 exhibit Billy Porter Presents: A Summer Flower Fashion Show at the Phipps Conservatory. Other upcoming projects include Macbeth (Resonance Works). Damian holds a double B.A in Music and Theater from the University of Georgia and an M.F.A. in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University. See more of his work at www.damianedominguez.com

Xuewei (Eva) Hu is a New York City-based lighting designer who is thrilled to return to City Theatre Company. Originally from China, Xuewei brings a global perspective to her artistry. Inspired by the boundless possibilities of light, she enjoys weaving the poetic nature of light into authentic narratives, enriching the human experience with storytelling, and sparking curiosity to explore the world that impacts us all. Selected credits include: The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley (City Theatre Company), The Glass Menagerie (Ocala Civic Theatre), South Side Stories Revisited (City Theatre Company). Learn more at xueweihu.com.

PATTI KELLY

Resident Production Stage Manager

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PKelly@citytheatrecompany.org 

PATTI KELLY (Production Stage Manager) is thrilled to return to City Theatre for her 35th season! Having been with the company for over half of its lifetime, some of Patti’s favorite shows at City Theatre include Birthday Candles, The Real James Bond…Was Dominican, Native Gardens, POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, The Old Man and the Old Moon, The Royale, Hand to God, The 39 Steps, Marcus; or The Secret of Sweet, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, Molly Sweeney, The Baltimore Waltz, and Our Country’s Good. Other credits include Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Hartford Stage; Hysteria for Pittsburgh Public Theater; Richard II, The Tempest, Othello, As You Like It, Horse of a Different Color, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth for Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival; and over 30 plays for the Carnegie Mellon Showcase of New Plays. Patti is a recipient of the Fred Kelly Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatre and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.

SASHA JIN SCHWARTZ Sasha is a theater scenic designer and artist inspired by family and how spaces tell stories. Selected Designs: Fat Ham, What the Constitution Means to Me (City Theatre Company), Dragon Lady (Pittsburgh Public Theater), The Devil is A Lie (Quantum Theatre), Kentucky (Pittsburgh Playhouse), Pinocchio (Arden Theatre Company), Little Shop of Horrors (Virginia Theatre Festival), The Thanksgiving Play (Dorset Theatre Festival), Off Peak (59e59). Recognition: Prague Quadrennial Featured Emerging Designer, Theatre Communications Group Rising Leader of Color, Pittsburgh Children's Museum F.I.N.E Artist In-Residence. She is an advocate for representation of BIPOC and queer voices in the arts, and access to the arts for all. Teaching Artist with Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse. BFA Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama. www.sashaschwartzscenic.com

Darron L. West is a TONY and OBIE award-winning sound designer whose 30 year career spans theater and dance, Broadway and Off Broadway and numerous regional theaters. His work has been heard in over 700 productions all over the United States and internationally in 15 countries. Additional honors include the Drama Desk, Lortel, Audelco and Princess Grace Foundation Statue Award, among many others. Thirty year company member designing the productions of Anne Bogart’s SITI company. Previously at City Theater: The Medium, Room, The Chosen, Alices Adventures Underground, Culture of Desire, and SLAVS.