Directors

Meet VPH’s Directors

  • Allison Schrader

    Allison has been a director at VPH since 2017! Her credits include Arsenic & Old Lace (2018) and The School for Lies (2020).

  • Ashley Lora-Lee

    Ashley wears many hats at VPH but her favorite is director. Her credits include No Sex Please, We’re British (2015), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (2017), Seminar (2019), Done to Death (2019), The Outsider (2021), Rumors (2022), Manuscript (2023), and Equivocation (2024).

  • Ed Young

    Ed has been involved at the theatre since 1996 in many capacities, including actor, board member, committee chair, and producer. Credits include A Night of Monty Python (2006), Cemetery Club (2007), Busy Body (2008), The Curious Savage (2011), and Fawlty Towers (2016).

  • Ezri Lutz

    Ezri has been with VPH since the summer of 2014 when they directed She Kills Monsters the first time. Since then, Ezri has directed Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2015), A or B? (2016), Epic Proportions (2017), 12 Angry Jurors (2018), and She Kills Monsters (2022).

  • Kara Stephens

    Kara has been with The Village Players for several years, acting, producing, assistant directing, and pushing VPH’s interests forward as Business Manager and Secretary. She recently directed Days of Wine and Roses in January of 2024!

  • Kevin Christian

    Kevin Christian has been with the theatre since 2014 and has directed numerous shows in his time. Credits include Crimes of the Heart (2023), Witness for the Prosecution (2023), and Psycho Night at the Paradise Lounge (2024).

  • Nicolas Pinault

    Nicolas has been at VPH for several years, first as an actor in 2019’s Done to Death, then as Head of House and Grounds, and, most recently, as Vice-President on the Board of Directors. He is ecstatic to start his next venture: directing!

  • Keith Maliszewski

    Keith has directed several shows at VPH, including These Shining Lives (2015), The Murder Room (2017), Lost in Yonkers (2018), and You Can't Take It With You (2023).

  • Steven Niles

    Steve has performed with VPH since 2015, with numerous stage appearances. His directing credits include The Tell-Tale Farce, Suite Surrender, The Sinister Vines of Dr. Thorn, and Nick Finland: Big City Detective. He was also the assistant director for The School for Lies and Sex, Lies, and Fish. His playwriting credits include The Sinister Vines of Dr. Thorn, Nick Finland: Big City Detective, and Sex, Lies, and Fish. Off stage, Steve is the writer and director for the independent production company S&N Films (sn-films.com).

Become a Director

Interested in directing at VPH? All new directors at our theatre undergo a period of training as follows:

  • Assistant Direct for a “vetted” director at our theatre.

  • Direct and present a one-act play at a General Membership meeting.

At all levels of training, feedback will be provided from current directors. All new directors are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Guest directors may be sought from outside of the theatre in times of need. 

For more information about becoming a director, or to begin your training, please reach out to our Production Chair at production@thevillageplayers.com.