Meet the Team
Leadership Ensemble
Jeanne E. Harrison, MA, MFA
- Founder & Producing Artistic Director
- Head of High School Programming
- Director for Shakespeare Troupe
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Jeanne's Bio
Jeanne (she/her) founded Traveling Players Ensemble to give theatre students a joyful, rigorous, and nurturing artistic community to grow up in. She serves as both Producing Artistic and Executive Director, including vision and creative leadership for all educational and artistic activities, organizational direction, and staff management.
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Jeanne continues to teach and direct all year long for Traveling Players, including directing Shakespeare Troupe in the summer. In her 36-year teaching career, Jeanne has taught for The Folger Shakespeare Library, Catholic University, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Loyola University (MD), Chapin School (NYC), and Interlochen Center for the Arts (MI), where she directed the Shakespeare program. Jeanne has worked in camping for 37 years, directed two other camps, and is a certified Camp Director (American Camp Association) and Instructor with the American Red Cross.
Often doubling as choreographer and sound designer, Jeanne has directed over a hundred theatrical productions. Recent productions include Cymbeline, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Commedia Christmas Carol (her own adaptation), Comedy of Errors, Women of Troy and Hecuba (Kenneth McLeish’s translations of Euripides), Taming of the Shrew, Antigone by Jean Anouilh (based on Sophocles), and Dust by Sarah Daniels.
An expert in mask, Commedia dell’Arte, and physical training for actors, Jeanne has presented workshops at the National Conference of the American Alliance for Theater & Education (AATE). She holds an MA in Theater from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in Directing from Catholic University.
She served as a judge for Theatre Washington’s Helen Hayes Awards as well as the English-Speaking Union’s Shakespeare competition. She served as a panelist for Virginia’s Commission for the Arts and Maryland’s Council for the Arts & Humanities. Her lesson plans are published in The American Girls Collection, a Teacher’s Guide. She was selected as one of ArtsFairfax’s three 2015 Middle School Artists-in-Residence, and she also received ArtsFairfax’s 2016 Strauss Artist Award for her distinctive fusing of physical and classical theatre.
Morgan Shotwell, BA
- Director of Communications & Outreach
- Head of Middle School Programming
- Director of the Thespian Ensemble
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Morgan's Bio
Morgan (she/her) joined the Traveling Players community in 2007 as a student in the Thespian Ensemble and remembers well the days of being “a middle school theatre kid.” Today, she is the Head of our Middle School Programs, our Thespians, teaching acting classes and directing plays throughout the year, including our Thespian Ensemble over the summer. This is her eighth year on staff. She spent six summers as a camper (Thespian and Shakespeare Ensembles, as well as Commedia and Shakespeare Troupes).
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As the Director of Communications & Marketing, Morgan lets the community know about our programs and opportunities – as well as the ways the Traveling Players community can be a transformational experience and a touchstone for the rest of their lives.
Morgan has taught and developed new curricula for our Technical Theatre program as well as middle school classes including Preparing a Role and Scene Study & Acting Technique. She co-developed and now leads our workshop “Embedded Bias in Classical Literature” (with Ryan Fields).
In 2022, she launched and now leads the Greater Washington Middle School Theatre Festival. This festival, hosted by Traveling Players, is exclusively for Middle School students and designed to help them connect and learn with peers from other schools while celebrating the joy of theater.
Recent Traveling Players directing credits include Carlo Goldoni’s Servant of Two Masters, Molière’s Learned Ladies and Tartuffe, Carlo Gozzi’s Green Bird, King Stag, and Blue Monster, The Odyssey by Gregory A. Falls & Kurt Beattie, PUFFS by Matt Cox, and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, adapted to the stage by James DeVita. She served as Assistant Director on Orlando, Jane Eyre, The Learned Ladies, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, Tartuffe, Rumpelstiltskin, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Morgan also designs and constructs props for Traveling Players productions and mentors the Technical Theatre Apprentices during the academic year.
Other artistic work includes directing Mojo at Studio 115 and Assistant to the Director for Smile Lines at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, where she also worked in the box office for many years.
Robin Carroll, MBA
- Director of Development & Operations
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Robin's Bio
In collaboration with the Producing Artistic Director, Robin (she/her) manages financial reporting to the board and funders, fundraising and grants, payroll, bookkeeping, and operations. Robin has worked in arts and nonprofit management for 19 years. She served on the board of the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts from 2005-2015 and managed ArtSpace Herndon on a volunteer basis from the arts center’s launch in 2008 through 2012. She has worked for Traveling Players since 2015.
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With a BA in Public Policy and Political Science from Duke University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Robin’s professional experience is in banking, marketing, strategic planning, and finance. In 2013, Robin was honored as one of three “Women in the Arts” by the Council for the Arts of Herndon and was recognized by the Town of Herndon with a Distinguished Service Award. She completed the Leadership Fairfax Lifetime Leadership Program in 2015. She has served on the Arts Education and the Teaching Artist Roster Panels for the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Robin’s mother, Ruth, was one of the first physical education (PE) teachers in the US, in addition to being a Girl Scout leader and camp director. Robin spent her youth in North Carolina, exploring the outdoors with her family. The Ruthie Award, named in honor of Robin’s mother, is given out every summer to a residential camper and staffer who embodies Ruth’s spirit – boldly navigating the great outdoors while educating others to revel in our natural world.
Board of Directors
Charlie Brown, BA, President
Beth Cole, PhD, Vice President
Kimberly Roscoe, Treasurer
Alex Mountfield, BA, Secretary
Robin Carroll, MBA, Ex Officio
Robin serves in the capacity of Director of Development and Operations.
Jeanne Harrison, MA, MFA, Ex Officio
Jeanne serves in the capacity of Executive Director.
Directors & Teachers
EJ Fultz, BFA
Lead Teaching Artist Bio
EJ (she/her) is a DC-based theatre artist. A graduate of Belmont University with a BFA in Theatre Directing, EJ is overjoyed to return for her third summer as the lead teacher of our Acting Studio and Players Studio Day Camps! In addition to our Day Camps, EJ is a school-year director and teacher for our elementary school classes and productions – most recently directing Atalanta by playwright-in-residence Judith Walsh White.
EJ’s love of teaching began while she was still in undergrad when she spent three years teaching with Nashville Children’s Theater. She works in the DMV area as a Stage Manager and Assistant Director, most recently with Shakespeare Opera Theatre and Lorton Workhouse. EJ also teaches with Next Stop Theatre’s Stars on Stage program.
Of all the artists, EJ loves working with young artists the most. Their imaginations are vast, and they are excited to learn and explore! Her highest goal in the classroom is to build confidence, foster creativity, and create a safe and inclusive space. She believes that theatre can inspire hope by exploring stories, bringing joy, and creating friendships. She is a lover of physical comedy, creative drama, and, of course, Greek mythology!
Judith Walsh White
Playwright Bio
DC-based educator and playwright, Judith Walsh White (she/her), is a student of ancient myth. She has written twelve plays based on world mythology, including eleven commissioned by Traveling Players as their Playwright-in-Residence: Pandora’s Fire, Perseus and the Rock Star, Monkey King, Atum’s Eye, Ariadne’s Thread: the Adventures of Theseus and the Minotaur, Persephone, Atalanta, Heracles, Eros & Psyche, Orpheus & Eurydice, and Arachne. Two of these were subsequently published by Theatrefolk, and have since received performances in Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, Canada, the UK, and Gibraltar, as well as throughout the US.
Judith is an award-winning teacher, playwright, poet, director, and actor specializing in ensemble-guided playwriting and work with young artists. Profiled in The Washingtonian in 1987 as one of DC’s ten best teachers, Judith taught drama and speech for over 20 years at the Holton-Arms School, where she trained Veep’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She mentored teachers through the Center for Inspired Teaching. She was a finalist for poetry in the 2012 Faulkner-Wisdom Creative Writing competition in New Orleans. As an actor, her range has included Off-Broadway to dinner theatre. She did graduate work at Oberlin, American Conservatory Theatre (ACT), and as a Northwestern University Fellow.
Judith Harmon, BA
Camp Director, Costume Designer Bio
Judith Harmon (she/her) graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a B.A. in Costume Design and Business Entrepreneurship. She is an award-winning cosplayer and founder of the business Sew What?!. She has designed or worked on more than fifty productions (including Beauty and the Beast, Steel Magnolias, and The Christmas Revels) with thirteen different organizations and schools.
When she isn’t costuming a production, she teaches costume design, sewing, and theater to children of all ages. She has designed several of Traveling Players’ school-year productions – Alice in Wonderland, Commedia Christmas Carol, Jane Eyre, Dracula: A Comic Thriller, Treasure Island, and Orlando. To keep up to date with productions, check out the portfolio site www.sewwhatcostumes.com.
Hana Scarlatoiu
Teaching Artist Bio
Hana (she/her) is a recent undergraduate from Muhlenberg College and alumna of Traveling Players. This will be her fifth summer as a teaching artist for our Day Camps! Hana holds a BA from Muhlenberg College, where she majored in Theatre with a minor in Creative Writing/Journalism. While at Muhlenberg, she performed in numerous departmental theatre and dance productions and choreographed for departmental student dance concerts. Additionally, attended and performed at the American College Dance Association’s (ACDA) 2023 and 2024 conferences and the 2024 Women in Dance Leadership conference. Recently, she’s performed with the Allentown Public Theatre and in Muhlenberg’s production of Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, playing a Somebody. Her last choreographic work was created for her school’s Reset: New Dances 2025, titled What’s Behind the Radio? It will be featured at the Flair Dance Festival in Collingswood, NJ this June. Hana is drawn to physical and fun approaches to theatre technique.
Hana is thrilled to return to Traveling Players and looks forward to creating more art with young theatre makers.
Rae Mearns, BA
Director Bio
Rae (he/they) is a teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools. A graduate of James Madison University with a B.A. in Theatre, Rae is thrilled to be returning as the Director for the Mythology Ensemble and Act: FIVE. Rae has been our Resident lighting designer and a core member of our Elementary school directing team since 2022, first as an Assistant Director, and now as Director. Past directing and assistant directing credits include: Arachne, Heracles, Treasure Island, Commedia Christmas Carol, Orpheus & Eurydice, Dracula: A Comic Thriller, Eros & Psyche, Alice in Wonderland, and Persephone.
They spent their college years creating, writing, designing, teching, and performing in both mainstage and student-produced works. While having experience in many kinds of theatre, they have always most enjoyed youth theatre. He currently teaches at Franconia Elementary, where he assistant-directed their productions of Newsies Jr and Descendants: The Musical. In his free time, he enjoys hanging out with his bearded dragon (John Henry “Doc” Holliday), perusing the LEGO website for the latest sets, and cheering on the Capitals.
Jeffrey Robb, BA
Teacher Bio
Jeffrey Robb is a Brooklyn-based actor/writer and the originator of our D&D Improv class. During the pandemic, he crafted the curricula for our D&D Improv, an ongoing cooperative role-playing game, and offered it virtually. He has been a DM (Dungeon Master) or mentor DM ever since, for Traveling Players and many other groups of kids and adults, in person and online. Originally from Washington DC, Jeffrey has spent ten summers with Traveling Players, six as a student and another four as an acting teacher & assistant director – and still another four years as a DM. He received his BA in Theatre from Muhlenberg College, where he concentrated in Acting and Performance Studies and received the department’s Artist Thinker Award. Recent acting credits include Brilliant Traces at the Chain Theatre and Hook & Eye’s The Chamber at Vassar College’s Powerhouse Theater. He is a company member of New Orange Theatre and recently collaborated on their production of Wood Demon.
Isaiah Brown, BA
Photographer Bio
Isaiah (he/him) is a graduate of Christopher Newport University, where he earned a B.A. in Theatre with concentrations in Acting and Arts Administration. While there, he worked as a Student Technical Assistant at the Ferguson Center of the Arts and was Vice President of the improv comedy troupe “Laugh Out.” He previously taught Theatre and Photography/Videography at The Marshall School in Fredericksburg, VA. Some of his favorite roles from the past include Caliban in William and Mary College’s production of A Tempest, Conrad in Christopher Newport University’s production of Much Ado About Nothing, and Dr. John Prentice in the Glen Allen’s Cultural Art Center’s production of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Outside of work, you can find him playing video games or fumbling with his camera.
Casey Kaleba, MA, PhD
Stage Combat Choreographer, SAFD Certified Bio
Casey (he/him) has choreographed fights for Traveling Players since 2006. He has choreographed fights for more than 500 professional and academic productions, including the Guthrie Theatre, Folger Theatre, Round House Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Spoleto Festival USA, Studio Theatre, Wolf Trap Opera, National Players, Washington National Opera, Castleton Festival, Constellation Theatre, Rorschach Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, and Ford’s Theatre. He is a three-time Helen Hayes Awards nominee in fight direction.
Academic productions include Georgetown, American, Gallaudet, and Catholic Universities, along with the University of Maryland in both College Park and Baltimore County. He has taught for the University of Maryland, George Mason University, University of Mary Washington, Peabody Institute, Shepherd University, Catholic University, Regent, and Old Dominion University, as well as serving as a regular guest artist for the Shakespeare Theatre and Folger Library. A Certified Fight Director with the Society of American Fight Directors, Casey has been a guest instructor for Fight Directors Canada and Nordic Stagefight Society. He is certified by the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and serves as an instructor for SAFD to certify the stage fighters of tomorrow.
Jenna Heleen, BA
Tech Director Bio
Jenna Heleen (she/her) is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, where her studies focused on Costume Design and Construction, Dramaturgy, Fashion History, and Dramatic Literature. She has worked as a stitcher and wardrobe crew member at Wolf Trap Opera, Folger Theatre, and Arena Stage, and is also about to begin her fourth year as Costume Director for Kilmer Middle School’s annual musical. Jenna was the Head of the Costume shop for Traveling Player’s 2023 residential camp and has designed five shows for them: Eros and Psyche, Green Bird, Tartuffe, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet. Always eager to integrate her love of theatre with her love of history, Jenna has also worked on several projects researching and reproducing historical fashions. In addition to her loves of theatre and history, Jenna is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts of the United States of America. She grew up attending Camp Coles Trip, a much-beloved Girl Scout outdoor adventure sleep-away camp, and eventually spent three summers working there as a Unit Counselor and then Lifeguard and Windsurfing Instructor. In 2022, Jenna spent three months living in London as a volunteer at Pax Lodge, one of the five world centers run by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. While there, she led activities for Guides and Scouts as young as 6 and as old as 60, many of whom came from places as distant as Ghana and Taiwan. When not researching, sewing or Scouting, Jenna can be found engaging in general geekery with her sister, reading, baking, watching documentaries, and consuming copious amounts of tea.
Graham Cole
Director
Graham Cole (he/him) is a creative and performing artist and an alumnus of Traveling Players Ensemble. He has been working in improv, comedy, and collective creation for over eight years, serving as the captain of Elon University’s Instant Laughter improv troupe, a member of The Alden’s UnRuly Theatre Project, and a cast member in the Traveling Players’ ensemble that would go on to become the modern Comedy Ensemble. Graham has a BFA in Acting from Elon University.
Mark Macey
Director
Mark Macey (they/them) is a theatre-maker working between the US and UK. Their credits include associate director positions on the UK National Tour of Steel by Lee Mattinson (recipient of UK Theatre Awards Excellence in Touring 2025) and on multiple productions at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Most recently, they directed Alice in Wonderland for the Hanover Theater and Conservatory’s Youth Acting Company. A former theatre camp kid, Mark loves providing young people with a place to build their confidence, reinforce their autonomy, and develop their creativity. Over the last decade and a half, they have been lucky to do just that alongside organizations such as Theatre by the Lake, Dell’Arte International, and Youth Theatre at the University of Utah – among others. Mark holds an MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of London, Birkbeck.
Christina Toth
Head of Shops & Costume Designer
Christina J. Toth (she/her) is a SoCal transplant currently pursuing her MFA in Costume Design at UMD. Her debut show, Gloria, was a mainstage production at UC Irvine in Winter 2025. She recently graduated from UC Irvine with a BA in Drama, as well as receiving Honors in Design. As a high school theatre kid who found her love for costuming a bit later through cosplay and historical costume events, she is so excited for the opportunity to help the next generation explore their interests and find what makes them passionate.
For a full portfolio, please visit christinajtoth.com.