Who We Are
Staff
Michael Philip O’Brien - Producing Artistic Director/Co-Founder
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Michael is a native Philadelphian and after graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2001, decided to return home and start 11th Hour. As a performer, Michael has worked at numerous theatres throughout the Philadelphia region including The Walnut Street Theatre, The Arden Theatre Company, The Prince Music Theater, Media Theatre, Montgomery Theater and 11th Hour Theatre Company. Michael has been nominated for three Barrymore Awards for outstanding leading actor in a musical, winning the award in 2009 for his performance in 11th Hour’s production of Avenue X. His producing credits include: The Who’s Tommy (Greenwich Street Theatre), I Sing!, tick, tick…BOOM!, Austentatious, The Bomb-itty Of Errors, Six Of One, The World Goes ‘Round, Reefer Madness, Avenue X, Little Shop Of Horrors and Rooms: a rock romance (11th Hour). 11th Hour’s productions have won six Barrymore Awards, and garnered over 30 Barrymore Awards nominations, including back-to-back wins for “Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical”.
Jenna Stelmok - Managing Director
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Originally from Boston, Jenna moved to Philadelphia in 2012. Since completing the Arden’s Professional Apprenticeship Program in 2013, she has worked as a freelance production/stage manager and development consultant. She joins the 11th Hour staff after working on multiple company productions, including: The Secret Garden, Side Show, The Life, and Field Hockey Hot. Additional production credits include: the Arden, Asian Arts Initiative, RealLivePeople, Simpatico Theatre Project, Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, and others. As a development consultant, Jenna has also worked extensively with multiple small to mid-sized theatre companies in the Greater Philadelphia Area. She is a teaching artist for the Arden, Theatre Horizon, and St. Peter’s School, and is a member of the Philly Young Playwrights Literary Committee. Jenna holds a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Performance and Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.
Kate Galvin - Associate Producer
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Kate comes to 11th Hour after seven years at the Walnut Street Theatre, where she was the Casting Director and Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director. She is co-creator of the musical Austentatious, which was produced by 11th Hour in 2006 and has since been produced in New York, London and Calgary. Austentatious is published by Playscripts, Inc. and is available on iTunes. Kate is also a freelance director and audition coach. She holds a Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from NYU and a Master’s of Arts in Musical Theatre (Producing) from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Megan Nicole O’Brien - Resident Director/Co-Founder
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Megan is a University of the Arts Alumna and a three-time Barrymore nominee. Directing credits include: Blues in the Night and The Bomb-itty of Errors (Milwaukee Repertory Theater), Little Shop of Horrors (11th Hour/Theatre Horizon), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Barrymore Nomination), Reefer Madness (11th Hour/Montgomery Theater), Rent (11th Hour Theatre Company/MPIRP at Drexel University), The Marvelous Wonderettes, Rooms, Avenue X (Barrymore Nomination), The Bomb-itty of Errors (Barrymore Nomination), tick, tick…BOOM!, (all for 11th Hour Theatre Company), The Irish…and How They Got That Way (Walnut Street Theatre/The Kimmel Center), John and Jen (Act II Playhouse), High Fidelity (University of the Arts), and Adding Machine: A Musical (University of the Arts.) Megan has assisted such directors as Mark Clements, Aaron Posner, Walter Dallas, Richard Parison, Jr., Joe Calarco, and Pam MacKinnon. Megan has served as a teaching artist for 11th Hour Theatre Company, the Walnut Street Theatre, Arden Theatre Company, and Theatre Horizon. She also teaches drama to adults coping with autism.
Steve Pacek - Associate Artistic Director/Co-Founder
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Steve attended Ithaca College, where he received his BFA in Musical Theatre. He has worked extensively in the entertainment industry, spanning many disciplines and in many different cities including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Minneapolis. As an actor, he has appeared on television, off-broadway, on tour and on numerous Philadelphia stages including the Arden Theatre Company, the Prince Music Theater, Walnut Street Theatre and 11th Hour Theatre Company. Steve has been nominated for 5 Barrymore Awards including 2 nominations for the Haas Award for Emerging Artist in Theatre. Directing/choreography credits include: I Sing!, The World Goes ‘Round (11th Hour), APA showcases (The Arden). He has also assisted such directors as Larry Moss (NYC’s Century Center), Joe Calarco (Playwright’s Horizons), Mark Valdez (Minneapolis’s Mixed Blood Theatre Co) and Terry Nolen (The Arden). As an educator, Steve has taught with Music Theater International, Disney’s Broadway Junior, Jen Waldman Studio, Lucy Moses School, Windward School, Arden Theatre Company, Walnut Street Theater, Ithaca College, and the Hangar Theater’s Next Generation program.
Katie Sink - Marketing Associate
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Katie graduated from DePauw University and moved to Philadelphia for the Arden Theatre Apprenticeship. Since her time at the Arden, Katie has worked as a free lance artist primarily in marketing and education. As a teaching artist, Katie has worked with numerous local theatres such as Arden Theatre, Theatre Horizon and Philadelphia Young Playwrights. Katie is a proud member of Broad Street Beat, one of Philadelphia’s premier a cappella groups.
Carrie Gorn - Public Relations
Please contact Carrie at Perpetual Motion PR for all press related inquiries
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Board
Alan Blumenthal - President
Susan Verona - Treasurer
Kate Galvin - Secretary
Ernest Black
Dan Edelman
Ed Lake
Michael Philip O’Brien
Anthony Ruggiero
Christine Vaught
Megan Nicole O’Brien
Steve Pacek