MEET OUR STAFF
Celeste Cosentino (Executive Artistic Director) (she/her) has served as an artistic associate and operations manager or in some "role" for Ensemble Theatre since she could walk. She has served in one capacity or another for local Cleveland theater's her entire life, spending many formative years "in the house" while her mother, Lucia Colombi, was interim artistic director for Karamu in the early to mid 80's, the same years her mother spent founding Ensemble Theatre. She is well known and respected in the Cleveland Theatre Community having worked with The Cleveland Play House, Dobama Theatre, Clague Play House, Cain Park, Bang & Clatter, Willoughby Fine Arts and Weathervane Playhouse. She is a graduate of the Ohio University School of Theatre and returned to Cleveland in 2008, after living and working in New York City. Some of her favorite acting credits are Marela in Anna in the Tropics, Alice in Closer, Desdemona in Othello, and Kayleen in Gruesome Playgound Injuries. Favorite directing credits include The Gospel According to James, Death of a Salesman, Lower Ninth, Animals out of Paper, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, The North Pool and most recently both parts of Tony Kushner's epic Angels in America! Celeste also spent some time in the corporate/business management world and worked for the Cleveland Museum of Art in their groundbreaking ARTLENS technology gallery for almost a decade. Celeste is the daughter of Ensemble Founder, Lucia Colombi and has returned home to support her mother's mission by providing a fresh perspective as the next Artistic Director. She was raised by Ensemble Theatre and has a special dedication to its continuation for many years to come.
Becca Moseley (General Manager / Res. Stage Manager) (she/her) is excited to be involved continually with Ensemble Theatre. Most recently, Becca stage managed Beyond The Horizon, The Chairs, Prelude To A Kiss & Animals Out of Paper. She played the various roles in Ensembles recent production of Frankenstein as well as understudied Pearl for the Ensemble production of The Iceman Cometh, where she also served as the rehearsal stage manager and crew. Other stage managing and technical credits include Camelot, The Nutcracker Ballet, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man in the Moon Marigolds, and Green Grow the Lilacs. She has treaded the boards as Rosalind (As You Like It), Maggie (A Chorus Line) Fabiana Cunningham (The Last Days of Judas Iscariot) Dorine (Tartuffe) Becca (Rabbit Hole) Antonia (Man of La Mancha) Gwendolen (The Importance of Being Ernest) and various others.
Sarah May (Artistic Associate/Advisor) (she/her) is thrilled to come home to Ensemble Theatre to support Lucia Colombi's talented daughter Celeste as Artistic Director. In the past Sarah served as Education Director for Ensemble and directed such memorable productions as The Normal Heart (winner of of the Cleveland Critics Circle awards for Best Non-Musical Production, Best Actor and Best Director 2012), Dividing the Estate, Having Our Say, The Delany Sister's First 100 Years; Athol Fugard's Valley Song; Paul Robeson (featuring Tony Sias); Little Tommy Parker's Celebrated Minstrel Show, and Anton in Show Business! She will direct Thurgood for the 2014-2015 Season. Sarah is a well known director whose work has been seen on most area stages. Sarah spent 10 years in New York City performing, directing, and developing educational programs for Playwrights Horizons, Henry Street Settlement, and The Roundabout Theatre. She returned to Cleveland to serve as Director of Education for Great Lakes Theatre Festival, where she developed their Shakespeare School Residency Program, and as Director of Karamu Theatre from 1990 to 1997. She has taught acting for The Cleveland Play House and Tri-C Metro and been a guest artist at Baldwin-Wallace College.
Logan Reedy (Box Office/Front of House) (he/him) joins us as a member of our box office staff this season! Logan has worked in the theater community for around seven years. This included three years of cast work in Beauty & The Beast, Anything Goes, Seussical, and stage crew appearances in Jekyll & Hyde & Alice in Neverland. He has since moved to more administrative roles such as box office & house management. Logan has previous experience with Ensemble, as a student worker when Celeste took over leading Notre Dame College's theater department in the fall of 2021. Logan is now a full time staff member at NDC working as a Residence Life Coordinator.
Maddy Cataldo (Box Office/Front of House) (she/her) has worked in the theater community for around eight years. With both work experience as well as stage management. Stage manager appearances include Jekyll & Hyde, Addams Family, and The Game's Afoot. Maddy had previously joined us for our two shows through Notre Dame College's theater department during the 2021-2022 season, as a student worker. Maddy has since graduated NDC and now works here full-time as a Residence Life Coordinator.
