Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre

JUSTIN M. KISKA | President & Managing Director
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As the President and Managing Director of Way Off Broadway, it's Justin's job to oversee the overall operations and development of the theatre. From marketing campaigns to brand management and expansion, he is involved in all aspects of Way Off Broadway's operations. He is also the Chairman of WOB LIVE! Entertainment & Media, the division which oversees all of the company's activities outside of the theatre itself. Directing credits include productions of Wait Until Dark, Steel Magnolias, Lullabies of Broadway - A Musical Revue (which he also wrote), Grease, Mel Brooks' The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Justin is also the "mastermind" behind a growing series of interactive murder mysteries, having written and developed A Rock-n-Roll Golden Oldies Murder, The Case of the Oldest Living Showgirl, Murder by Marriage - A Wedding to Remember, A Fantasy Fairytale Murder Mystery, The Class Reunion Caper, American Icon: This Competition is Murder!, and DEATH: It's a Drag! In addition to his mysteries, he is the author of a collection of Christmas shows including An Old Fashioned (Radio) Christmas, Holiday Cheer, 'Tis the Season, A Christmas Time of Year, Another Radio Christmas, and Christmas Tidings. A graduate of The George Washington University, his formal education is in Communications. In addition to theatre, Justin is active in public service, currently sitting on the Board of Frederick City's Golden Mile Alliance. Previously, he worked in Washington, DC where he served as Special Assistant to Former Transportation and Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole.

DEB KISKA | Chief Financial Officer & General Manager
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Since the Kiska Family bought Way Off Broadway, it has been Deb's job to oversee the Box Office, guest services operations, and the general business of the theatre. With a business degree under her belt, she is also the person who controls the purse strings. A gourmet cook in her own right, she and Bill have been involved with specialized catering since they were first married over thirty years ago. While Deb is usually one of the hardest working people keeping everything going in the front of the house, she has made cameo appearances in 2004's The Goodbye Girl and again in 2007's Forever Plaid, followed by a turn as Mrs. Kringle in 2011's Christmas Tidings. She is also the creator of the theatre's wildly popular Breakfast Series which includes the yearly Princess Breakfast and Breakfast with Santa (and Mrs. Claus).

TREY T. KISKA | Associate Producer
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Way Off Broadway has been a second home to Trey since he was in high school, well before the family bought the theatre. He has worked in every area of the theatre from the kitchen to the Tech. Booth, as well as appearing on stage as The Scarecrow in The Wizrad of Oz, Danny Zuko in Grease, Jack Frost in Christmas Follies, and Sammy in The Wedding Singer. As an Associate Producer, Trey has his hand in pretty much everything that goes on at Way Off Broadway. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, his degree in Architectural CAD Design comes in handy around the theatre.

JORDAN STOCKSDALE | Creative Director & Children's Theatre Manager
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Jordan is a graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory with a major in Musical Theatre and a minor in Piano. In addition to his work at Way Off Broadway, he is also the Founding Artistic Director of Stock▪ing Productions, an independent theatre production company. Aside from being a performer, he has also directed, music directed, and choreographed productions for various theatre companies in the Maryland/Virginia region. Favorite on stage appearances include The Wedding Singer (Robbie Hart), Disney's Beauty & the Beast (Beast), Evita (Che), Hairspray (Edna Turnblad), The Rocky Horror Show (Frank N Furter), Into the Woods (Baker), and A New Brain (Gordon Schwinn). www.JordanStocksdale.webs.com

AMANDA PATTEN | Resident Choreographer
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Amanda is a choreographer and performer who has enjoyed working at theatres throughout Maryland. She has choreographed countless productions, including the area premieres of The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Full Monty, All Shook Up, Dirty Rotten Scoundrel, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Chicago. She has also performed here at Way Off Broadway, both in the Mainstage and Children's Theatre, and Toby's Dinner Theatre (Columbia and Baltimore). Favorite onstage credits include Hello, Dolly! (Dolly), Guys & Dolls (Adelaide), Grease (Patty), and Disney's AIDA. In addition to her stage work, she is an instructor for Dance Unlimited at the Performing Arts Factory.

BETSEY WHITMORE BRANNEN | Production Manager
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Betsey has been a part of the extended Kiska Family since she and Justin met in their high school theatre department. Over the years, she has called Washington, D.C., Williamsburg, VA, Fort Stewart, GA, and Germany home, as she has traveled with her husband, "Captain America" (a Warrant Officer in the Army), and their family. She has a BA from The George Washington University and a Masters from the University of Oklahoma. While at GWU, she performed with pC, purely Coincidental, an improv comedy troupe. In addition, she has a long list of stage management credits, making her the perfect assistant to the producers and backstage "enforcer."

SARAH MELINDA | Bar Manager
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Sarah is the person behind the scenes who keeps the waiters waiting, bussers bussing, and bar tenders, well, tending. A longtime member of the WOB family, she has appeared in many productions here at the theatre, which have included leading turns in Bye Bye, Birdie, The Goodbye Girl - The Musical, and Evita. In addition to WOB, she has worked at Wayside Theatre, Totem Pole Playhouse, Charter Theater, Round House Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Theatre J. Sarah is also a faculty member at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC and an associate instructor for Dueling Arts International.

BILL KISKA | Executive Producer & Chief Executive Officer
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Bill is Way Off Broadway's Executive Producer and many say, the "heart" of the theatre as well. Having earned a degree in Music and Theatre from Duquesne University, he performed with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, both in Pittsburgh and during its 1977 European Tour. After graduating from college, he taught Music and Theatre in Pennsylvania before moving to Maryland and entering the business world, yet he never gave up his love or involvement with theatre. Over the years, Bill has directed a number of productions including Oliver!, The King & I, Hello, Dolly!, A Funny Thing Happened . . . Forum, The Wizard of Oz, Forever Plaid, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita, South Pacific, Hairspray, and the regional premieres of Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - The Musical and The Wedding Singer. No stranger to performing himself, he has appeared on stage in roles that have ranged from Harry the Horse in Guys & Dolls to Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music to Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. His proudest moment on stage though, was appearing as Georges in the regional premiere of Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein's smash-hit musical comedy La Cage aux Folles. Before becoming Way Off Broadway's chief executive, he traveled Europe as Vice President of International Operations for Broadcast Travel Incentives, an incentive travel corporation based in Potomac, Maryland. Since becoming the theatre's Executive Producer, Bill has overseen every production at Way Off Broadway since 2002.