Take a Peek Behind the Scenes! Meet the Crew for the Hunchback of Notre Dame
ANNA HOGAN (Director, Artistic Director) Anna’s professional directing resume spans large musicals like “Urinetown: The Musical” with Duke's Eye Productions (The Peoples Improv Theater, NYC), avant-garde new work like “Friendly's Fire” with Rising Sun Performance Company (NYC Premiere, The Theatre at the 14 St Y, NYC), intimate pieces like “Éléphant” with Rising Sun Performance Company (World Premiere, “Outstanding Direction” Winners, The Flamboyán Theater, Encore at the Kraine Theater, NYC), and more recently the immersive, sold-out production of “Sweeney Todd” and Ken Ludwig’s “Shakespeare in Hollywood” at The Wallace Theater where she now serves as Artistic Director.
Anna passion lies in developing new work such as the NYC workshop of “A Self Help Guide to Killing Your Boss,” a new musical by Justin Smalls and Caroline Dunaway (Alchemical Theater Lab) and the premiere workshop of “Hold My Spot” by Amir Muhammad (Latea Theatre) — the latter of which she was nominated for “Outstanding Direction of a Staged Reading” & “Outstanding Use of Multimedia” at Planet Connections Theatre Festivity in New York City.
Anna has assistant directed numerous professional directors, including her most recent endeavor with Obie-winning playwright and Oscar Nominee José Rivera on his World Premiere of “Lovesong, Imperfect.”
Anna received a BA in Musical Theater from West Texas A&M University. She continued her acting education in New York City under the mentorship of The Juilliard School of Drama alumnus Joseph Muzikar with an emphasis on classical texts and styles. Recent performance credits include the role of Cassie Flowers in the Off-Broadway Premiere of “The Long Rail North” by Michael Hagins.
Anna’s film work has received international acclaim, featuring a "Best Lead Actress" nomination from the Nice International Film Festival. Anna has credits as First and Second Assistant Director on several feature films, including “Yellow Fever” which starred Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee).
Anna is a proud member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and a current proud member of NYC’s Rising Sun Performance Company. www.Annamhogan.com
SHARON HOLTON (Costume Designer) The Wallace Theater’s production of The Hunchback of
Notre Dame marks Sharon’s second costume design work with the Wallace Theater. Self taught, Sharon has been the principal costume designer for Texas Tech University Opera for over twenty years. Sharon has designed costumes for over fifty productions which include over thirty productions during her ten years with Lubbock Moonlight Musicals. Sharon has designed individual costumes in productions with Lubbock Community Theater, the CATS Theater and the Garza Theater. Notable among those are her designs for Tarzan, Fiddler on the Roof, Sweeney Todd, Pirates of Penzance, Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story, La Boheme, and CATS. Much love to Bob Holton, Gerald Dolter, and Anna Hogan. Sharon wishes to dedicate her designs for The Hunchback of Notre Dame to the memory of Texas Tech University Opera set designer Tim Walsh who she worked with for over twenty years.
Show Dates and Times:
Friday July 15th, 2022 at 7:30pm
Saturday July 16th, 2022 at 7:30pm
Sunday July 17th, 2022 at 2:00pm
Friday July 22nd, 2022 at 7:30pm