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.
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.
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
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.
Geena Forristall
Geena M. Forristall is a Boston area artist working in theatre, dance, and TV/film. She’s previously worked for companies such as Lyric Stage, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Off The Grid, Company One, Punchdrunk NYC/Emursive, and the international tour of Kultar’s Mime. Geena has a personal commitment to accessibility, inclusivity, and diversity in the arts, and works toward a goal of universal arts access. She’s a proud alumna of Hofstra University, where she holds a BFA in Theatre Arts Production.
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.
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!