STAFF

Bonnie Morris Producing Director

Michael Robins Executive Producing Director

Tree O’Halloran Associate Producer

Carlyle Brown Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright-in-Residence

Karen Gundlach Education Director 

Kathy Anlauf Education Content Specialist

Bob Beverage Development Consultant

Tiffany Robins Development Associate

Jeffery Alspaugh Social Media & Marketing Director

Justin D. Cook Patron Services Manager

Keith Gunderson Finance Consultant

Artistic Associates

Ellen Fenster
Beth Gilleland
Dean Holzman

ILLUSION 50 Years!

Bonnie and Michael each participated in the social and political changes that occurred throughout the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, - including the Civil Rights Movement, protests against the Vietnam War, the Women’s Rights Movement and the Gay Rights movement. Theater itself was changing. Theaters around the world were used to bring awareness, provoke dialogue, and promote change. Bonnie and Michael saw many of these revolutionary theatrical works here in the United States, France, England, and Germany. They saw how artists played a role in all aspects of life in these countries, how companies created work collaboratively, how performances were held in non-traditional spaces, how the works invited audience participation, and how theaters were telling stories that hadn't been seen on stage before. All of this foment fired the imagination of Bonnie and Michael as they developed ILLUSION THEATER.

BOARD 

Keith Halperin BOARD PRESIDENT
Senior Partner, Korn Ferry International

Stan Alleyne
Partner, Alleyne and Matlock Consulting

John Beal
Realtor, Coldwell Banker

Anthony Bohaty
Community Member

Willie Bridges
Sr. Planning Analyst, Juvenile Division: Hennepin County Attorney’s Office

Barbara Brin
Realtor, Coldwell Banker

Lisa Cotter
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Consultant, Nicollet Solutions

John Cushing
Community Member

Dani P. Deering, Esq.
Associate General Counsel, nVent Corporation

Todd Hennen
Attorney, Madel PA

Tim Johnson
Senior Tax Manager, Best Buy Co. Inc

Srikanth Kaligotla
Sr Practice Director - Data and Analytics Solution Advisory, DXC Technology

Maureen Long
Director of Alumni Relations for the University of Minnesota Medical School

Steven Montgomery
Content Lead K-12 Social Studies & Ethnic Studies, Minneapolis Public Schools

Bonnie Morris Producing Director, lllusion Theater

Dr. Emily Palmer
Principal, Washburn High School, Minneapolis Public Schools

Colin F. Peterson
Partner, Ciresi Conlin LLP

Jeffrey Rabkin
President & Creative Director, Wowza

Shira Rabkin
Senior User Experience Designer, Marvin Windows

Kate Reigel
Senior Manager Program Manger Office, 3M

Michael Robins
Executive Producing Director, Illusion Theater

Rebecca Schiller
Attorney at Law

Susan Shapiro
Branding Consultant, Rhino Research, Inc.

Tracy M. Smith
Senior Director & Tax Counsel, Best Buy

Santiago Strasser
GWorks Founder, General Mills

Susan Thurston-Hamerski
Communications Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Health

Samantha Westmeyer
Private Banking Assistant, Associated Bank Private Wealth