Our Mission

Upstage Theater is a Bay Area based completely teen-run theater company that provides opportunities to teens of all backgrounds from across the Bay Area to participate in every aspect of theater, allowing them to hone their skills in both acting and production work. We are dedicated to creating safe spaces to examine what it means to be a teenager through material that they would typically be unable to participate in in a school or community theater.

Artistic Directors

  • Jacks Ezakadan

    Associate Artistic Director 2024-25

  • Zoe Stern

    Artistic Director 2024-25
    Associate Artistic Director 2023-24

  • Jules Garber

    Current Board Member
    Co-Founder & Artistic Director 2015-18

  • Jessa Mellea

    Current Board Member
    Co-Founder

  • Emma Rensin

    Artistic Director 2023-24

  • Nicolas Poler

    Artistic Director 2018-19

  • Naomi Shanson

    Current Board Member
    Artistic Director 2019-20

  • Val Zvinyatskovsky

    Artistic Director 2022-23

  • Trishla Dedhia

    Artistic Director 2022-22

  • Megan Reed

    Artistic Director 2020-21

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