Danielle has joined Theatre Aspen after spending time as the Director of Production with Des Moines Metro Opera. She holds a Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Technical Theatre from Purdue University and a Master of Fine Arts in Production Management from Boston University.
Prior to her time in Des Moines she was the Resident Production Stage Manager at The Rose Theater in Omaha, NE. and was also the Production Stage Manager for the National Tours of Cabaret, Bye Bye Birdie, and Altar Boyz. Additionally, she spent time on the Sesame Street Live! Tour as a Company Manager. She is excited to be a part of the Theatre Aspen team and start a new life in Colorado along with her dog, Duncan, and fiancé, Craig.
Craig comes to Theatre Aspen after having served four years as Director of Lighting and Sound at the Omaha Theater Company, otherwise known as the Rose Theater for Children and Families, in Omaha Nebraska. While at the Rose he was responsible for designing lighting and sound for all the mainstage productions while leading apprentices in their individual design efforts, and introduction to working in the world of theatre. Some of his favorite designs while at the Rose include: Matilda, Wonderland- Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure, Van Gogh and Me (world premiere), Return to Niobara (world premiere), Newsies, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Elf: The Musical, Shrek The Musical, The Little Mermaid, and Prancer (world premier).
Britt joins Theatre Aspen as Director of Artistic Planning after having worked on several special projects including the inaugural Solo Flights festival and South Pacific In Concert. 
Natalie Travers believes in the power of art to illuminate our collective joy and pain, realize our shared humanity, and transform our thinking. She has spent her career collaborating with Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, Grammy-award winning musicians, artists and leaders across industries to leverage this power through storytelling and design.
Vanessa Strahan arrives at Theatre Aspen from Chicago where she served as the Education Director for Mudlark Theater, a youth company where young people are taken seriously as artists and learn theater by making it. She worked in Chicago as a director, teaching artist, choreographer, playwright, and performer with companies such as Northlight Theatre, The Actor’s Gymnasium, Joel Hall Dancers & Company, Seesaw Theatre, and Lookingglass Theatre.
Jeni has been the owner of two local businesses including Crystal River Ballet School at the Launchpad in Carbondale.
