Staff | Touring Theater Company Brown Box Theatre Project

Kyler
Taustin

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Kyler Taustin

Kyler Taustin is the co-founder of Brown Box Theatre Project and has served as the Executive Artistic Director since its founding. Originally hailing from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Kyler has first hand knowledge of challenges faced by those living in areas where cultural opportunities are limited and distance is a barrier to access of the arts. Kyler received his Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts and soon thereafter founded Brown Box Theatre Project to return home to invigorate a culturally vibrant community in his hometown. For Brown Box, Kyler directed all 6 installments of Outdoor Free Shakespeare (Cymbeline, The Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night). Contemporary productions Kyler directed include Brilliant Traces, Lab Rats, Echoes, Two Wrongs, The Nina Variations, Some Explicit Polaroids, and Two Rooms. As part of the Boxer Shorts series, Kyler directed Capricho, Play, and Talk to Me Like the Rain. Kyler was the co-director for both devised bi-lingual collaborations with Brown Box’s Mexican sister company Ícaro Compañia Teatral (When We Lived Together in the Belly of the Whale; No Soy Lo Que Soy). Kyler is honored to lead Brown Box as it strives to serve communities up and down the east coast as it has his home region.

Alex
Lonati

PRODUCER

Alex Lonati

Alex Lonati holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Studies: Directing and Journalism from Emerson College, where she spent four years hosting Standing Room Only, the Best of Broadway and Beyond, on 88.9 WERS. She is currently the Development Operations and Special Events Manager at SpeakEasy Stage Company, on the board of the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund, and in the Arts Administration Masters program at Boston University. Alex was named the Greater Boston Theatre Community Member of the Year by ArtsImpulse in 2016.

Sarah
Spinella

MARKETING DIRECTOR

Sarah Spinella

Sarah holds a Master’s of Science in Arts Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Boston University. She is thrilled to help Brown Box bring impactful, professional theater to your backyard.

Cameron
Torres

TOUR MANAGER

Cameron Torres

Cameron Torres is a Boston based actor and playwright. Cameron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Studies with a concentration in Acting from Emerson College. Acting credits include Angles in American Pt. 1, Jerusalem, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, A Winter’s Tale, James Franco and Me (World Premiere), and Brown Box’s 2016 Free Shakespeare Tour of Cymbeline. With knowledge of Brown Box’s model and the knowledge of the communities and venues visited through his time on Cymbeline, Cameron joined Brown Box Theatre Project’s administrative staff as the Tour Manager in 2016.

Olivia
Caputo

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Olivia Caputo

Olivia Caputo got her start with Brown Box as an actor in Boxer Shorts II and is proud to be joining the staff as a development associate. Other credits include Much Ado About Nothing (Smith Street Stage, NY), Twelfth Night and Original Practice Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theatre Under the Stars, NH), Speak About It (Portland, ME), and production assistance on Choice (Huntington Theatre Company). Originally from Massachusetts, Olivia received her B.F.A. in drama from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts with minors in English and American Literature and Spanish language.

Allison
Raynor

EDUCATION DIRECTOR

Allison Raynor

Allison Raynor is a Boston area writer, educator, and arts administrator. Her plays and poetry have been brought to local and national stages. Her latest play Safety Exits recently debuted at the NewFest New Works festival at Emerson College, from which she is a proud alumnus.

Ashley
Cabral

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Ashley Cabral

Ashley Cabral holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Rhode Island College. She works with children with Autism as a Behavioral Therapist. After a long hiatus from the theatre world, Ashley is thrilled to be a part of the Brown Box administrative team.

Tonasia

Jones

ARTIST OUTREACH MANAGER

Tonasia Jones

Tonasia is a Actor, Producer, and Director in the Boston area. She was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She has had the pleasure of working on her craft in Washington DC, Alexandria VA, Boston MA, and England.

She graduated from Emerson College’s BFA Acting Program in 2015. She is dedicated to collaboration and changing the perspectives of diversity, ethnicity, and gender norms through theatre. Her goal is to utilize theater in making uncomfortable conversations happen. She strives to make today’s theatre genuinely reflect and mirror the world as it is “now”.

Her roots in classical theater have given her amazing opportunities of traveling England, Washington DC, and Boston. Her previous endeavors have enabled her to work for amazing Boston Theater organizations such as Arts Emerson (Creative Producer), Huntington Theatre (Casting/Producing Apprentice), and Bad Habit Productions (General Manager), and The Theater Offensive (Programs Administrator).

Outside of theatre Tonasia has passions for Boxing, Indian food, and Post Impressionism Art. She is extremely excited to start working with Brown Box Theater Project as their new Artistic Outreach Manager.

Nick
Perron

SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

Nick Perron

Nick Perron graduated from Dalhousie University with a BA in Acting. Since then he has worked internationally as an actor before moving to Boston. As the Social Media Manager, Nick is excited to bring the community together to make art with Brown Box!