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Creative Team
Austin McCormick
Creator, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Austin created Company XIV in 2006 wowing critics and audiences with a unique blend of circus, Baroque dance, ballet, opera, live music and lavish design. Recent credits include choreography for the Metropolitan Opera, Chicago Lyric Opera, Canadian Opera Company, The Juilliard School, Guggenheim Works in Process, Carnegie Hall La Serenissima festival, Gotham Chamber Opera and the Kennedy Center, Houston Grand Opera and Opera Columbus. @austinmccormickxiv
Zane Pihlström
COSTUME & SCENIC DESIGNER
Zane Pihlström has been the resident costume and set designer with Company XIV for over ten years. His work with the company has garnered him Drama Desk and Innovative Theater Award Nominations. Outside the sparkling world of Company XIV, Zane has a substantial international career designing plays and operas with companies in Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania and China. Zane holds an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. more >>
LEXXE
SONGWRITER
“A SUPERNATURAL FORCE CONJURING WITCHY DISCO HITS” —Ladygunn Magazine.
A classically trained ballerina and French horn player, LEXXE made the switch from pointe shoes to pop music in 2015. Known for starring as The Devil in Company XIV’s Seven Sins she reprises her role as Alice in Queen of Hearts contributing 7 original songs. She is currently working on her debut full length album, set for release Fall of 2024. This will be her 9th XIV show. more >>
Brian Tovar
Lighting Designer
Brian is an award winning and drama desk nominated designer. XIV: Nutcracker Rouge Theatrical: The Public Theater, Ars Nova, Page73 Playwrights Realm, Prospect Theater, Goodspeed, Signature, Denver Center, Barrington, Two River, Pioneer, among others. Live Event: Original Museum of ice Cream, and 29Rooms, Hall of Magic, Tyra Banks’ Modelland, among others. Brian is a frequent collaborator with the City of New York and has created and designed multiple art installations in NYC. more >>
Sarah Cimino
Makeup Designer
Sarah Cimino in a NYC based makeup artist and designer, and has been the makeup designer for Company XIV for over 13 years. Broadway Design credits: Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Broadway, National Tour), Caroline, or Change (Roundabout). Additional credits: The Juilliard School, Ars Nova, Park Avenue Armory, Santa Fe Opera, Lincoln Center Theatre, Gotham Chamber Opera, Princeton Opera Festival, NYU Grad Acting, Manhattan School of Music, National Black Theatre. Sarah is a member of Local #798. @sarahciminomakeup
Nicholas Katen
ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER
Originally from Gaston, Oregon, Nicholas Katen has been a dancer and acrobat in New York for over 14 years. He has a BFA in dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Throughout his career he’s had the opportunity to perform works by: Mark Morris, Arthur Pita, Terry Brock, Alex Ketley, Barak Marshall, Andrea Miller, Josh Bergasse, Chet Walker, Seán Curran, and Austin McCormick. He has been a member of Company XIV since 2013 and became the Associate Choreographer in 2024. more >>
Julian Evans
Sound DESIGNER
Julian Evans brings the noise! Off-Broadway: Desperate Measures (New World Stages), Addressless (Rattlestick Playwrights), Enter Laughing (The York), Felix Starro (Ma-Yi), Tick, Tick…BOOM! (Keen Company), The Artificial Jungle (TBTB), I Like it Like That! (PRTT), Soulographie (La MaMa), Kurt Vonnegut’s Mother Night (59e59). Regional: The End of War (Virginia Rep), Oklahoma (Weston Playhouse). Cruise: Scarlet Night (Virgin Voyages). BA: Carnegie Mellon. more >>
Charlie August Kellogg
WIG DesignER
Charlie August Kellogg is a Brooklyn based hair artist creating wigs and headpieces for drag artists and night life performers with previous experience in theatre. Among many credits, Charlie has worked as a hair artist for the McKittrick Hotel’s special events numerous times, was part of the hair crew for SUFFS at The Public Theater, is KCACTF Region 1 award winner, and national competitor. Alongside designing wigs for Company XIV, Charlie also works backstage running Wardrobe for Seven Sins and Nutcracker Rouge. @creationsofcain
Jana Violante
DRAPER & COSTUME SHOP SUPERVISOR
Jana has worked in NYC shops including The Juilliard School, Public Theater, Eric Winterling, and Timberlake Studios. She specializes in 18th century women’s fashion and enjoys reproducing historical garments for museums. Jana graduated with a degree in Costume Design from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Theater Arts in 2015. @janaviolante
Full Credits
Artistic Director
Austin McCormick
Producer
Deborah McCormick
Assistant Producer
Josh Rowe
Production Manager
Kristina Vnook
Associate Choreographer
Nicholas Katen
Box Office Manager
Alexander Katz
Costume & Scenic Design
Zane Philstrom
Makeup Design
Sarah Cimino
Wig Design
Charlie August Kellogg
Costume Shop Manager
Jana Violante
Wardrobe Dayworker
Michael Gutierrez
Stitchers & Wardrobe/Scenic Construction
Allison Dyke, Ryan Dziedziech, John Mangru, Julie Michael, Noa Smidt, Jimi Urquiaga, Kenzy Zachry
Production Assistants
Shelby Gilberto, Jafet Marquez
Lighting Design
Brian Tovar
Assistant Lighting Design/Programmer
Alex Fetchko
Production Electricians
Eric Elz, Duncan Davies
Sound Design
Julian Evans
Rigger
Benjamin Oyzon
Show Callers
Julie Cai, Kristina Vnook
Assistant Stage Managers
Sam DeBell, Shelby Gilberto
Stage Management Subs
Charlie August Kellogg, Eitan Markowitz
Maitre D’s
Sam San Roman, Ravena Rose, August Grace, Manelich Minniefee, Elena Studier, Svetlana Khenkina
Marketing Associate
Helena Calmfors
Special Thanks
Jeanette Yew