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ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 

Margo Hall

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Margo Hall (Artistic Director) is an award-winning actor, director, playwright, and educator, who has been a leading presence in national and local theatre communities for more than 30 years. Hall’s direction credits include productions at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, Shotgun Players, Campo Santo, Word for Word, Chabot College, and U.C. Berkeley. As an actor, Hall has appeared at nearly every one of the Bay Area’s leading theatres, including Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, California Shakespeare Theater, American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Main Theatre Company, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Aurora Theatre Company, San Francisco Playhouse, and Shotgun Players. She is a founding member of Campo Santo. Hall’s T.V. and film credits include performing as the mother for Daveed Diggs’s character in Lionsgate’s Blindspotting, Netflix’s All Day and a Night. Hall collaborated with Tectonic Theatre Project’s Leigh Fondakowski (The Laramie Project and Laramie Ten Years Later), Greg Pierotti, and Stephen Wangh to write the World Premiere play The People’s Temple for Berkeley Repertory Theatre, which won the 2005 Will Glickman Award. Hall’s semi-autobiographical piece, Be Bop Baby: A Musical Memoir, premiered at Z Space in 2013. Hall is a dedicated theatre educator, mentoring and training the next generation of theatre artists in courses for American Conservatory Theater’s MFA Program, University of California Berkeley, University of San Francisco’s Performing Arts and Social Justice degree program, and Chabot Community College. In 2018 Hall was honored with SFBATCC’s Jerry Friedman Award, and in 2015 Hall received TBA’s Charles Dean Award. Hall holds a B.F.A. in Drama from Adelphi University and an M.F.A. in Drama from Catholic University of America.

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Stephanie Shoffner

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Stephanie Shoffner took the administrative management helm of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre in July 2017 after serving on the LHT Board of Directors for two years. Prior to joining LHT, she was the Operations Manager for HVS International and has a long history in the banking industry. Ms. Shoffner is committed to financially reinvigorating LHT as it continues to transition, grow and evolve as the only Actors Equity Association member African American theatre company on the West Coast.

PRODUCTION MANAGER/ STAGE MANAGER

Taylor Mendez

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I am beyond thrilled to reintroduce myself to the Lorraine Hansberry Theatre family as the Production Manager and Stage Manager! My name is Taylor Mendez (she/her) and I have been working in theater throughout the Bay Area professionally as a Stage Manager, Production Manager, ASM, Technical Director, and anything in between! Having previously worked with the incredible LHT team, I am truly honored to return to this creative home and collaborate with all of you once again.


As I jump into the role today, I am excited to share that I am especially ecstatic to be stepping into the role of Stage Manager for "Africa Stew." I cannot wait to dive into rehearsals, support this phenomenal team, and help bring this powerful production to life.

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Ian Fullmer

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Ian Fullmer is a marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in the Bay Area’s arts and cultural sectors. He currently serves as Communications Director at Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Marketing & Communications Manager at the GLBT Historical Society, and a non-profit performing arts consultant for organizations throughout the Bay Area. A passionate advocate for the performing arts and cultural preservation, Ian is dedicated to fostering meaningful connections between artists, audiences, and the broader community. His work explores the intersection of theater, history, social justice, and activism—and the power of storytelling to heal, uplift, and inspire.

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