Staff
Michael Walkup
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Michael Walkup (he/him) joined the staff of Page 73 in 2011. He has worked with over 100 playwrights through Page 73’s Off-Broadway premieres and development programs. Michael received his MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from Yale School of Drama and his BA in Theater from Pennsylvania State University. He teaches a New Play Dramaturgy course at Fordham University and a First Draft Playwriting class at the Einhorn School of Performing Arts.
Dennis Whipple
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dennis (he/him) is a creative arts executive with experience in strategy, financial management, fundraising and marketing with a record of strategically growing institutions missions, objectives and brand awareness. He came to Page 73 from New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse where he served as Director of Operations and he founded GREAT (Great River Educational Arts Theatre) Theatre in St. Cloud, MN serving as its Executive Director from 2003 to 2022. Dennis earned a Certificate in Arts and Culture Strategy from the University of Pennsylvania and Certification in Financial Success from Cornell University.
Kari Olmon
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Kari Olmon (she/hers) joined the staff of Page 73 in 2019. A dramaturg, producer, and translator with a background in new play development, she has previously worked in the artistic departments of Yale Rep, Playwrights Horizons, Soho Rep, the Wilma, and the Guthrie Theater. Kari received her MFA in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from the Yale School of Drama and is currently finishing a dissertation on the plays of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Bryce Goodloe
MANAGER OF INDIVIDUAL GIVING & SPECIAL EVENTS
Bryce Goodloe (he/him) joined the staff of Page 73 in 2023. Bryce is an interdisciplinary artist, dramaturg and playwright with a background in community engagement and program management. He received his BS & BA in Business Administration and Theatre Studies and Dramaturgy from Webster University. He is also a graduate of the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission’s Community Arts Training Institute and member of the Rising Leaders of Color Cohort through the Theatre Communications Group.
Morgan Barnes-Whitehead
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Morgan Barnes-Whitehead (she/her) joined the staff of Page 73 in 2022. Morgan is a playwright with a background in directing, performing, dramaturgy, and education. She is originally from Virginia, but grew up in southeast Michigan. She received her BA in Theatre and Performance and her MA in Teaching at Bard College.
Salwa Meghjee
ARTISTIC APPRENTICE
Salwa Meghjee (she/her) started her apprenticeship with Page 73 in 2023. Salwa is a playwright, director, and arts administrator. She received her BA in English from UC Berkeley and her MFA in Writing for the Screen and Stage from Northwestern University. She co-founded and served as the Artistic Director of the feminist theatre company The Golden for three years.
Taylor Williams, CSA, Casting Director
Blake Zidell & Associates, Press
Melanie Hopkins, Business Director
Ann Hamada-McLaughlin, Grant Manager
Board
Current Board
Emily C. Feinstein, President
Allison Blinken, Vice President
Amy Bohannon, Vice President
Jennifer Kranz, Secretary
Kavita Saini, Treasurer
Carson Gleberman, Immediate Past President
John B. Beinecke
Dr. Qusai Hammouri
Liz Jones
Catherine Mathis
Federico Mennella
Martha Mortenson
Braden Rhetts
Pamela Ryckman
Jean Kim Smart
Jeremy Smith
Kimberly Sogioka
Leah Nanako Winkler
Amanda Woods
Founders
Liz Jones
Asher Richelli
Honorary Board
Jonathan Couchman
Daniel Shiffman