Production and Administration

Stacie R. Bigl | Production Manager

Stacie returns for her thirteenth season with the Company this year as Production Manager. A graduate of Clark State Community College's Stage Production Technology program, she has worked for local theater companies such as The Human Race Theatre Company, First Frontier, Inc., Dayton Opera and Dayton Playhouse. She is also the stage manager for the Muse Machine and has worked with them on such productions as Guys and Dolls, How to Succeed in Business…, Long Ago and Far Away and It Had to be You. Ms. Bigl is a member of IATSE Local 66.

 

 Lowell A. Mathwich | Costumer/Resident Designer

Called “one of the most innovative costumers in ballet today”, Lowell A. Mathwich’s costume designs have run the gamut from classical tutus to baseball uniforms; from Victorian period eveningwear in Christmas Carol  to wrestling uniforms and unitards resembling corsets and turn of the century bathing suits.   The costume designs for the 1996 premiere of An American Cinderella were, according to critics, “Breathtaking “, “Stunning”, and “Nearly leapt off the Victoria stage themselves”.   Lowell’s costumes for his first full length ballet, Stuart Sebastian’s Dracula, have been seen and appreciated by audiences worldwide, while costumes for Dayton Ballet’s first production of The Nutcracker have been called “beautiful to behold, illuminating the emotion and character of each dance."   In the spring of 2001, Mr. Mathwich was the costume designer for a cast of 37 in the American classic West Side Story, a joint production between the Human Race Theatre Company, Victoria Theatre Association and Dayton Ballet.   In April of 2003, Dayton Ballet premiered America's Robin Hood, with over 70 of Lowell's costume designs representing Colonial America and the Mohawk Indians.   In December of 2003, Dayton Ballet audiences were treated to an entirely new production of The Nutcracker with over 70 costume designs created by Lowell.   Lowell's designs for There Was A Time, premiered by Dayton Ballet in 2006, portrayed over two decades of contemporary American history.   In 2007, Dayton Ballet premiered The Who's Tommy, based on the original 1969 recording and featuring an amazing array of costumes designed by Lowell.

In 2004, Lowell was awarded a Master Performing Artist Fellowship in costume design for dance, funded by the Montgomery County Arts and Cultural District. Lowell’s extensive body of design work includes costumes for over 80 ballet productions including works for such choreographers as Dermot Burke, Christopher Fleming, Luis Fuente, Alan Hineline, Christian Holder, Bebe Miller, Gregory Robinson, and for several of George Balanchine’s works in the Dayton Ballet repertoire.   The Human Race Theatre Company, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Contemporary Dance Company have also sought out his costume designs.

Prior to his career in costume design, Lowell enjoyed a 15-year career as a dancer.   Ten of those years he performed with Dayton Ballet, where he was featured in many principal roles.   In recent seasons, he has been invited to make guest appearances on the Dayton Ballet stage in The Nutcracker as Herr Drosselmeyer, Kate's father in The Taming of The Shrew, Lord Capulet in Septime Webre's Romeo and Juliet and as Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers.

 

Kathy Reed
Executive Assistant / Subscriber Services Director

To contact Kathy Reed, please email Kathy.Reed@daytonballet.org

Diane Schoeffler-Warren
Director of Marketing & Public Relations

To contact Diane Schoeffler-Warren, please email Diane.Schoeffler-Warren@daytonballet.org

 

Vickie Schumacher
Bookkeeper


To contact Vickie Schumacher, please email  Vickie.Schumacher@daytonballet.org