Our Team​

Richard Henrich
​Artistic Director

rehenrich@spookyaction.org
Richard is founding Artistic Director of Spooky Action Theater and directed many of the company’s first productions, including Rameau’s Nephew, Alice in Wonderland and Holy Ghosts. Richard has a special connection with Samuel Beckett, having directed Beckett’s Play at the Yale Experimental Theater, as well as productions of Krapp’s Last Tape, Ohio Impromptu and The Lost Ones featuring Carter Jahncke at Spooky Action Theater. As an actor, Richard has been seen in roles at Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theatre, Studio Theatre, Signature Theatre, Washington Shakespeare Company and other Washington area theaters. He also has the unique distinction of having performed the role of Krapp at the British Council in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

Gillian Drake
​Director of New Works

Gillian has been on the Spooky Action Theater Board of Directors since 2015. During that time, she has managed the New Works in Action program, as well as acted as co-director of SAT's production of Happy Hour in collaboration with the Goethe Institut. Ms. Drake is president of On Trial Associates, Inc., a national consulting firm specializing in trial consulting, witness preparation, "Acting for Lawyers," and other applied theater skills. Her other theater ailiations include work as Literary Associate, Dramaturg, and freelance Director of 30 years alongside companies such as Arena Stage, New York Theatre Workshop, and more. Gillian has served as a judge for the Helen Hayes Awards, here in D.C. 

Azaline Gunn
​Company Manager

agunn@spookyaction.org
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Azaline Gunn is a Theatre Maker, Manager, and Technician. Azaline graduated Cum Laude from The University of Alabama with a B.A. in Theater, focusing their thesis on Stage Management and integrative computer technology in Arts Management. Their undergraduate work included leadership roles in the Gamma Gamma Cast of Alpha Psi Omega as Technical Director: assisting in the production of 9 student-run performances each year in roles as House Manager, Stage Manager, Production Supervisor, and Master Electrician. Azaline's professional work as a designer and technician has been mounted in theaters in Michigan, New York, Alabama, Georgia, and Maryland -- and they are eager to make art here in Washington, D.C.
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Roberta Alves
Marketing Manager

roalves@spookyaction.org
Roberta Alves has developed Spooky Action's communications & outreach plan. ​She is responsible for contacting local media to promote SAT's events and performances. She was born in Milan, Italy, but she has also lived in Brazil and Australia before moving to the US.

Bridget Sheaff
Casting Manager

bgsheaff@spookyaction.org
Bridget Grace is a director and playwright. She has directed productions for We Happy Few Productions, Teatro Lirico, Parlor Room, Monumental Theatre, Perisphere Theater, Nu Sass, and the Source Festival. As a playwright, she has published many written works, and had productions at Dowling Catholic High School, The Strand, The Fine Arts Association, Nu Sass Productions, Ohlone College, and The Gallery Players. Bridget Grace is the Casting Director and Associate Producer with We Happy Few Productions, the Casting Manager with Spooky Action Theater, and the Executive Director at Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive. BA 2014, The Catholic University of America. Bridget Grace is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab.
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Tyler Herman
​Director of Education

Tyler Herman is a brother, a son, an actor, a director, a husband, a writer, a teacher. He has taught for The Actors' Center, Brown University, Templeton Academy, Young Playwright's Theatre, American Dance Institute, Faction of Fools Theatre, and more. He has also acted at Shakespeare Theatre Company, Imagination Stage, Adventure Theatre-MTC, Faction of Fools Theatre Company, and more. BA: Cornell University, Theatre, Dance, Music. MFA: Brown University/Trinity Rep, Acting and Directing.
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