Introducing our new Artistic Chairperson & Marketing Director!
🎉Introducing Our New Artistic Chairperson,
Nan McNamara!
“Theatre is a balm for the soul, an art form that illuminates life. Our hearts ache at not being able to share the power of story during this challenging time in our nation’s history. However, even though our stages are dark, we will continue to pursue our role as salt and light to our patrons and to our community at large. We can’t wait to see you, once again, in the dark.”
NAN MCNAMARA has been a member of Actors Co-op since 1997. She has served in leadership as Producing Director, Director of Publicity and as a member of the Board and Executive Committee. She recently directed the world premiere of Lee Blessing’s A Body of Water (Ovation Recommended). Other directing credits include Last Train to Nibroc and See Rock City, two of the The Nibroc Trilogy plays (Critic’s Choice-Los Angeles Times, Critic’s Pick-Backstage West, Recommended-LA Weekly). The Nibroc Trilogy garnered six LA Weekly nominations (two wins) and a Garland Award Honorable Mention for her direction. She also directed Actors Co-op’s 20th Anniversary season opener, the musical The 1940s Radio Hour (which garnered four NAACP Theatre Award nominations) and the critically-acclaimed production of The Boys Next Door (Critic’s Choice-Los Angeles Times, Critic’s Pick-Backstage West). She is an award-winning actress (Los Angeles Drama Critics Award, LA Weekly Award, StageRaw Award and others). As an actor, Nan has appeared in the Ovation Award-winning 33 Variations, Wit, Long Day’s Journey Into Night, A Walk in the Woods, Steel Magnolias and many others. Her television work includes Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, Major Crimes, Switched at Birth, among others. She enjoys a vibrant career in voiceover and has narrated over 100 audiobooks. Nan has taught acting at The Imagined Life, Asuza Pacific University and Vanguard University. www.NanMcNamara.com
Introducing Our New Marketing Director,
Ivy Beech!
“I am thrilled to be stepping in as Marketing Director and I am excited to let Actors Co-op’s light shine boldly and brightly!”
IVY BEECH has beeen a member of Actors Co-op since 2014 but grew up going to Co-op shows as a child and was in her first Co-op play when she was in 5th grade! Ivy trained in London at Shakespeare’s Globe and London Internaional School of Performing Arts, and earned her BFA at the University of Minnesota Guthrie BFA Actor Training Program. Theatre: Stage Kiss (Geffen Playhouse), Pride & Prejudice (Guthrie Theater), Hidden People (Guthrie Theater), The Seagull(Nina), Constellations (Marianne), The Tempest (Ariel). Coop credits include: A Body of Water (Pulitzer Prize nominated Lee Blessing’s World Premier ending, Ovation Recommended), Steel Magnolias (Ovation Recommended), Anna Karenina, Cat’s Paw, My Children! My Africa!, Pride & Prejudice, The Diviners, The Devil’s Disciple. Film/TV: YOU (Netflix), Switched at Birth (ABC), Criminal Minds (CBS), The Last Protestor (Cannes Short Film Corner), Do Not Disturb (Austin Comedy Short Film Nominee - Best Actress), The Orchid, and many other short films and projects. She thanks God, her husband, and family and friends for their love and support! www.IvyBeech.com