My Mama & The Full-Scale Invasion

KELLIE MECLEARY (Adaptor & Co-Dramaturg, she/her) is a dramaturg, producer, and arts administrator, born in Philly, raised rurally, and a resident of several mid-Atlantic cities. She has been a proud member of the Wilma Theater Artistic staff since January 2017. She holds a Master’s Degree in Performance Studies from New York University and a BA in English and Theater from Goucher College. Kellie has worn a variety of hats within a variety of organizations, including Center Stage, Single Carrot Theatre, Deep Vision Dance Company, the BROS (Baltimore Rock Opera Society), Center for International Theater Development, Pipeline Theater Company, WOW Café Theater, and others. Favorite Wilma productions she has dramaturged include Dance Nation; Mr. Burns, a post-electric play; and Minor Character. She loves swimming, sun-worship, books, and overalls.

VENUS GULBRANSON (Lighting Designer, she/her) is a proud Filipino lighting designer based in Brooklyn NY, and is thrilled to be making her Woolly Mammoth debut. Most notable work includes Broadway’s New York, New York with Ken Billington and Susan Stroman. Venus has collaborated with Arena Stage, Signature Theatre, The Public, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Soho Repertory, and more. She is a Helen Hayes nominee; Allen Lee Hughes Fellowship recipient; and a lighting design facilitator at the Studio School of Design. Venus is a member of the United Scenic Artists 829 and is an advocate for underrepresented artists in the industry. Current obsessions include Greek mythology fiction, tattoo art styles, and sweet-talking her partner and inspiration, Kiera, into adopting a dog. Venusgulbranson.com.

KELLY COLBURN (Projection Designer, she/they/k) is an interdisciplinary artist working as a producer, director, designer, and deviser. Recent credits include: FELA! (Olney Theatre Center, Roundhouse Theater), Passing Strange (Signature Theatre), The Sound Inside and Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Story (Everyman), american (tele) visions (NYTW). When not designing, Kelly is the Artistic Lead for Theatre at Flying V and the Digital Producer at Theater Alliance. She is a DCCAH Fellowship Awardee, a recipient of a 2019 Helen Hayes Award for Blood At The Root with Theater Alliance, a 2022 Helen Hayes Award Nominee, a 2017-2018 NextLOOK Resident and a 2018 Jim Henson Puppetry Grant recipient. BFA NYU Tisch ’11 | MFA UMD ’18. Kellycolburn.com.

Sonia Fernandez (she/her) is a dramaturg, administrator & producer specializing in new work. She is happiest in a new play process. Currently serving as Director of New Work at Woolly, Sonia was previously interim Artistic Director & prior to that Associate Artistic Director of Magic Theatre in San Francisco. Favorite production dramaturgy credits include unseen by Mona Mansour at OSF, the world premiere of Don’t Eat the Mangos by Ricardo Pérez González, The Chinese Lady by Lloyd Suh at Magic, Quixote Nuevo by Octavio Solis at Cal Shakes, and the world premiere of Incendiary by Dave Harris at Woolly. She is the proud mama of two awesome humans, two terriers & 47 plants.

IVANIA STACK (Costume Designer, she/her) is based in the Washington, DC Area. With over 20 years of experience, she has designed costumes for over 300 shows. She is proud to be a Woolly Company Member, (and new Board Member!) where she has designed several productions, including most recently: There’s Always the Hudson, Fairview, Describe the Night, Botticelli in The Fire, The Arsonists, Hir and An Octoroon. Ivania also designs for several regional and DC area theatres including: Arena Stage, Gulf Shore Playhouse, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, The McCarter Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, The Wilma Theatre, Everyman Theatre, Ford’s Theatre, The Kennedy Center, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Studio Theatre, Theatre J, Pointless Theatre, and Gala Hispanic Theatre, among others. She has an MFA in design from the University of Maryland, College Park and is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.

MICHAEL KILEY (Sound Designer & Composer, he/him) is a Philadelphia based sound designer, composer, music director, performer and educator working in dance, theatre, and public installation. His collaborations include work with The Play Company, Faye Driscoll, The Acting Company, The Wilma Theatre, The Arden Theatre, Lightning Rod Special, luciana achugar, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Geoff Sobelle, Lars Jan, Nichole Canuso Dance Company, and Swim Pony. This is his Wooly Mammoth debut! His work has been touted as “essential sound design” by the Huffington Post, “mind-blowing original compositions” by Talkin’ Broadway, and “dramatic and beguiling” by the New York Times. Michael also teaches a voice practice of his own derivation entitled Personal Resonance, which he is publishing in book form early next year.

BECKY REED (Stage Manager, she/her) is thrilled to be returning to Woolly Mammoth, where she last worked as an ASM for Stupid Fucking Bird. Select DC Area credits include Clyde’s, No Sisters, P.Y.G., and The Effect at Studio Theatre; Copenhagen, Everything Is Illuminated, and Becoming Dr. Ruth at Theater J; Sanctuary City at Arena Stage; Marjorie Prime and I And You at Olney Theatre Center; Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Simply Sondheim at Signature Theatre; Macbeth and King John with the Folger Theatre; and The Cerulean Time Capsule with the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences. Becky has also toured productions of Elephant and Piggie’s We Are In A Play and Tuesdays with Morrie. Regionally, Becky has worked with The Resident Ensemble Players, Baltimore Centerstage, Weathervane Playhouse, and Playhouse on the Square. Becky earned a BFA in Theatre Production and Management from Auburn University and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association.