EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Taryn Drongowski became the Executive Director of the Astoria Performing Arts Center in August 2005. To APAC, she brings both theater and non-profit experience. Taryn graduated from Kenyon College (Gambier, OH) and, in 2003, she completed a training program at the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School. Currently, Taryn also serves as Special Projects Manager for the Program on Culture, Creativity & Information Technology at the Social Science Research Council. She moved to Astoria three years ago, after tasting the pizza at Sac's Place on Broadway. As a proud resident, Taryn is especially excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the arts in one of New York's most vibrant neighborhoods--this is a place for story-telling.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Tom Wojtunik has been in New York City since 1997, and in Astoria for the last five years. He had the pleasure of directing Proof for APAC in 2007 prior to being named Artistic Director. New York directing credits include: Man of La Mancha, Six Degrees of Separation, Urinetown (NY IT Award Best Musical), Take Me Out (The Gallery Players); The Play About the Naked Guy and Edenville (NY IT Nominee – Best Director, Emerging Artists Theatre); The Miss Education of Jenna Bush (FringeNYC, Best Solo Show & Audience Favorite); Rum and Vodka and The Good Thief (Prospect St. Productions); I'm in Love with Your Wife (Midtown International Theatre Festival); and workshops of David's Play and Bella Via (Ensemble Studio Theatre). Tom served as a 2007/2008 Resident Director at Ensemble Studio Theatre, where he was an Associate Producer on the 2008 Marathon of One-Act Plays. He was an Associate Casting Director at Charles Rosen Casting, produced the 2002 Festival of New Musicals for the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, and served as Artistic Director of NeoPack, a theatre company focused on new work, from 2001-2004. BFA: Marymount Manhattan College. Member: SSDC, Lincoln Center Directors' Lab, Emerging Artists Theatre.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Christina Sussman is originally from Virginia Beach, VA, though she has been an Astoria resident for several years. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Virginia Tech, a MA in Educational Theatre from New York University, and an MS in Special Education from Pace University. She has worked for several professional theatre companies before becoming the resident drama teacher at I.S. 10, where she has taught and directed for the last four years. She is delighted to join the Astoria Performing Arts Center!

PRESS AGENT Katie Rosin / Kampfire PR APAC: Triumph of Love. Off-Broadway: Elizabeth Rex, Center Stage; The Play About the Naked Guy, Claymont, & Sisters’ Dance, Baruch Performing Arts Center; Mother Load, Sage Theater; Wasps in Bed, Beckett Theater; Anaïs Nin: One Of Her Lives, Beckett Theater; Triple Threat: 2007 Drama Desk Nominee (mis)UNDERSTANDING MAMMY: The Hattie McDaniel Story, Real Danger & Elephant Girls, Theatre 5; The Monument, Clurman Theater; Don Juan in Chicago, Kirk Theater. Rosin was instrumental in the launch of the Broadway musical Brooklyn and the National Tour of Mother Load. Rosin's clients include: Astoria Performing Arts Center, Emerging Artists Theatre, The New York Innovative Theatre Awards, Nicu's Spoon, T. Schreiber Studios, as well as, various productions at the Midtown International Theater Festival and the New York Fringe Festival. Rosin worked in the publicity office at Miramax Films. Rosin teaches Arts Marketing at NYU. For more information visit www.kampfirefilmspr.com. Please direct all press inquiries to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CASTING DIRECTOR wojcik | seay casting (Scott Wojcik & Gayle Seay) APAC: Ragtime, Triumph of Love, Proof. Using their collective and extensive industry experience, they cast seasons for Riverside Theatre, The Arvada Center and Stages St Louis, as well as developmental projects in NYC which include Castronauts, Invisible Life, Little Rock and the 2009 tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. www.wscastingonline.com

SEASON PRODUCTION MANAGER Jen Soloway is currently the Business Manager at José Limón Dance Foundation. She has worked as the Associate General Manager at Classic Stage Company and was an Assistant Arts Management Consultant with Webb Management Services. NY productions include Man of La Mancha at the Gallery Players (Production Manager) and Stock Home in the 2007 NYC Fringe Festival (Co-Producer). Before moving to NY, Jen served as Production Manager of the Vittum Theater in Chicago, and was Associate Production Manager of "Nickel and Dimed" at the Steppenwolf Studio Theatre. Jen recently received her MFA in Performing Arts Management at Brooklyn College.

RESIDENT SCENIC DESIGNER Michael P. Kramer APAC productions: Triumph of Love, Proof, and A New Brain (all nominated for a NY Innovative Theatre Award for Outstanding Set Design), Nunsense and Picasso at the Lapin Agile. Other selected NYC productions: The Play About the Naked Guy (Emerging Artists Theatre), A Good Farmer and Flyer (3Graces Theatre Company). The Wake of Jamey Foster (Cherry Lane Theatre), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Gallery Players), and Spike Heels (Sanford Meisner Theater). Regional credits include Gianni Schicchi and Cavalleria Rusticana (Pine Mountain Music Festival), The Miracle Worker (Foothills Theatre Company). Art Director - "Tyra Banks Show", NYC. TV designs - "Broadway on Broadway" 2008 & 2007, Comedy Central series - "Stand up Nation", NASCAR's "mobile pit studio", Bassmaster's 2007 and ESPN's Heisman Trophy presentation.