DIRECTOR

Madison Jolliffe (they/she) is an intersectional feminist theatre director, dramaturg, performer and teacher.

They direct and make with the theatre collective Utopia Syndicate based in Utrecht, which cultivates a practice of radical imagination, prefigurative politics, and utopian speculation with the aim of fostering hope. They also direct and teach acting for The Cauldron and other theatre companies in Amsterdam and occasionally collaborate with Studio Julian Hetzel.

They won “Best Director of a Musical” in 2023 from BroadwayWorld for her direction of The Addams Family.

They also hold a Master’s degree in Contemporary Theatre, Dance and Dramaturgy from Utrecht University and a BFA in Performance Creation from Concordia University in Montreal.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

An avid musician, Elliot has been involved in the Amsterdam musical theatre scene for almost 5 years.

Having played piano, guitar, bass, and recently theremin in different shows over this time, he has also more recently stepped back into musical directing roles, most recently as Band Director for Happily Ever After's Chicago, for which he (and his incredible band) won Broadway World's Best Music Direction & Orchestra Performance.

After taking a year's hiatus from the stage, he is very excited to be back in the theatre for the Confidential Musical Project.

STAGE MANAGER

Ellen is a Canadian production and stage manager living and working in Amsterdam. She loves being part of the devising process, baking bread, and handling the unexpected.

She obtained a Master’s Degree in Applied Imagination in the Creative Industries from Central St Martin’s (London, England) in 2018, and has been happily applying her imagination to exciting projects ever since.

As well as being the Stage Manager for The Cauldron’s 2023 production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, select international production credits include:

- Stage Manager for QETC’s La Cage aux Folles, 2024 (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Design Assistant for Punchdrunk Theatre’s Small Wonders, 2018 (London, England)
- Production Manager for Nightwood Theatre’s All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, 2020 (Toronto, Canada)
- Stage Management for Morro & Jasp: Save the Date at Red Pearl Womxn international clown festival 2020 (Helsinki, Finland)

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Besides her passion working in musicals as a drummer and musician, Sheila began her career in theater while studying Electronic Engineering in New York City and working as a technician for Vito Acconci, when she was hired by the Guggenheim Museum to manage the Peter B. Lewis Theater.

Over the years, Sheila has worked as a freelance theater technician, Technical Director, and sound/lighting designer.

She has also served as House Recordist and Archivist for the Greenwich House of Music and the NYC American Composers Alliance, Technical Director and Chief Engineer at Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus, Theater Manager for San Francisco’s Brava Theater, and Arts Facilities Director at the University of San Francisco’s Presentation Theater.

She is thrilled to be getting back into her roots of technical theater with this show and team!

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Yann has been part of the Amsterdam English and French theater communities for almost a decade. You will most often find him in the lighting booth (Chicago, Spelling Bee, Cinderella) but also sometimes onstage (Titanica, She Kills Monsters, Spamalot)! He is really excited to work on this fun new mystery project.

SOUND ENGINEER

Ádám Széky is graduated in Performing Arts in Jazz Bass from Kodolányi János University in Hungary. Ádám is passionate about music and over the years, he has played in many bands, jazz concerts and musicals including Working, Chicago, Addams Family, Little Shop of Horrors and Monster Songs. Like many musicians, his interest and involvement in sound production came from his love of musical performance. And...because things are always breaking!

He is excited to be part of the technical team for this show!