Our People

Brishen Miller

Executive Artistic Director

Brishen Miller originally hails from Kalamazoo, MI. He received a BA in Theatre from Wayne State University in Detroit in 2007. Returning to Kalamazoo, he helped establish Fancy Pants Theater from the ground up, 2010-2015, directing shows such as A Thousand Clowns and Kiss of the Spiderwoman and appearing in many roles such as John Proctor in The Crucible. Brishen moved from Michigan to Pennsylvania and received an MA from Villanova University in 2018, where he gained the honor of Acting Scholar. A true Jack-of-all-trades, Brishen has held every role in theatrical production, from stagehand to producer and walk-on actor to playwright. Brishen was hired as Passage’s Production Manager in July 2019. He was promoted to Managing Director at Passage Theatre Company in 2022 and ultimately in September 2023 he was promoted to be the first Black Executive Artistic Director. He has restructured our programming into the Passage Pillars: TrentonPREMIERES, TrentonMAKES, and TrentonPRESENTS. Brishen is an adjunct theater faculty at MCCC as well as an active playwright and solo performer.
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Jamel Baker

Jamel Baker is a self-motivated and proactive member of the Passage Staff coordinating all things production with our company. When not at Passage, Jamel also works as a freelance stage manager, stage manager mentor and led stage manager workshops.

jamel@passagetheatre.org

Monah Yancy

Monah Yancy works with the community by engaging with current and new donors; as well as cultivating relationships that will make an impact that speaks to who Passage and the people of Trenton are by the work Passage Theatre creates. She is an actor, teaching artist, and writer who has been seen on the Passage stage in 2018 as (Chimene) in Caged. She recently filmed Tell Me Where We Stand (Ms. Patty) directed by Phillip McConnell and understudied in the Arden Theatre Company’s production of King Hedley II (Ruby). She received her B.A. in Theatre from Texas Woman’s University in Denton, TX and is a proud resident of Trenton, NJ!

monah@passagetheatre.org

 

Peter Fenton

Peter Fenton designs social media and print material, web updates and more! Outside of Passage, Pete is a playwright and director who makes people laugh and think, and he is always up for a turn at bartending. As Playwright: Abandon All Hope (Off-Broadway/Rogue Theater Festival), I Think We’re Lost (Pier Players), Coronation (Off-Off-Broadway/Spotlight New Works Fest); Blue Skies Yonder; As Director: Bonnie & Clyde (Newtown Arts Company), Home, I’m Darling (Langhorne Players) www.byPeterFenton.com @peterfent

peter@passagetheatre.org

Ava Weintzweig

Ava Weintzweig (they/he) is a Philly based theatre artist primarily working in performance and sound design. Originally from Baltimore, they are passionate about new works, experimental theatre, and queer art. They also work year round on Passage Theatre’s staff as their Box Office Manager. Sound Credits: Carroll County Fix (Azuka Theatre), Citrus Andronicus (Philadelphia Artist’s Collective), COMET (Upstream Performance Collaborative), Acute Exposure (The Lemonade Stand). Acting Credits: The Last Parade (Interact Theatre), Survivors (Theatre Ariel), Young, Queer, and Stupid (Philly Fringe 25). Find out what else is coming next for them on Instagram @weintswag

ticketing@passagetheatre.org

 

Kellie Murphy

Kellie Murphy has more than 25 years of professional writing and editing experience, first as a journalist, then branching out into non-profit development and digital communications and strategy.  

kellie@passagetheatre.org

 

Scott Hoskins

Scott Hoskins has again taken on the role of Passage Theatre’s Technical Director for this season, after working as a union stagehand in Princeton, on the road, and in NYC, and ultimately retiring from a 33 year career of teaching Scenic and Lighting Design, Stagecraft and Film Production. “Only a company as dedicated to producing new and transformational works as these productions could have induced me to leave retirement behind and return to working on the Passage stage, and I’m having a great time!”

Ashley Pillsbury

Ashley Pillsbury is a recent graduate from Muhlenberg College, where she stage managed several shows, notably Jesus Moonwalks the Mississippi and Miss You Like Hell. Outside of Passage, she works backstage at Bucks County Playhouse.

ashley@passagetheatre.org

 

Passage Theatre Board

Caroline Wylie

Chairwoman of the Board

Senior Associate National Center for The Improvement of Educational Assessment Trenton, NJ
D. Vance Smith

Vice Chairman of the Board

Professor, Department of English Princeton University Trenton, NJ​ ​
Sheree Campbell

Secretary of the Board

Executive Director Campbell Funeral Chapel Trenton, NJ
Christopher Martin

Treasurer of the Board

Freelance Journalist Trenton, NJ
Darren “Freedom” Green

Community Liaison Trenton Housing Authority Trenton, NJ
Jim Gordon

Content Trenton Trenton, NJ
Cheri Hennessy

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships BioNJ Ewing, NJ
Marcia Jaffe

Health Care Researcher and Writer [RETIRED] New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services Lawrence, NJ
Brian Joyce

Trinity United Methodist Church, [RETIRED] Houston, TX
Brishen Miller

Executive Artistic Director Passage Theatre Morrisville, PA Ex-officio
Elvin Montero

Director of Communications / Issues Management Chemistry Council of New Jersey Trenton, NJ
Beth Reddy

Section Chief, [RETIRED] NJ Department of Environmental Protection Trenton, NJ
Leticia Williams

Head of Investment Services Vanguard Trenton, NJ
Passage Theatre Advisory Board

Andrew J. Schragger, Esq.
Legal Counsel