David Lipschutz ​(PRESIDENT)​
Associate Staff Attorney, Arnold Scott Harris, P.C.

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acts in the courtroom by day and in the theatre by night. He has appeared in several miscast cabarets with BPBCo. Chicagoland credits include WOZ: A Rock Cabaret at Victory Gardens (alongside Andre De Shields), Design for Living with Pride Films & Plays, The Glorious Ones, Kuni-Leml (in the title role), and By Jeeves at the Illinois Theatre Center, and various productions with Theatre at the Center, Factory Theater, and Hell in a Handbag (company member), where he will be appearing next in The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular. David has also directed for Hell in a Handbag, Underscore Theatre, and Generic Theatre Company.  Film/TV: Polish Bar, Devil in My Ride, "Green Screen Adventures". Besides being an attorney, David regularly coaches and judges law students for trial advocacy competitions. He always thanks BC/KJOC in his bios. Always.

Sarah Sapperstein ​(VICE PRESIDENT)​
Manager of Development Communications, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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has appeared in over 50 Chicago-area opera, theatre, and musical theatre projects and premieres since arriving in the city in 2005. Originally from Baltimore, holds a dual degree in Classics/Near Eastern Studies and Musical Theatre from the University of Redlands in southern California, and a Master’s Degree from the University of Chicago. With 10 years experience in the not-for-profit sector, her experience ranges from theatre administration and arts outreach programming to individual and institutional fundraising to volunteer management and strategy. Also proud company member at redtwist theatre.

Nick Shoda ​(Secretary)
​Fraud-Risk Specialist, Braintree

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is thrilled to join Brown Paper Box Company after appearing in their productions of A New Brain, Godspell, and Reefer Madness, as well as their cabarets. He holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the Theatre Conservatory at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. Some of his Chicago credits include Pacific Overtures (Porchlight Music Theatre), Next to Normal (MadKap Productions), Recurring John (Underscore Theatre Company), Homefront (Project 891 Theatre Company), Evolution/Creation (Quest Theatre Ensemble), Corpus Christi (Ludicrous Theatre Company), and Portia Coughlan (Inishfree Irish Arts).  He sends his love to his family and the entire Brown Paper Box crew! ​nick@brownpaperbox.org

Corey Lindsey ​(Treasurer)
SR. DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES, Fidelity Investments

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is the newest member of Brown Paper Box Co. He is a 17-year financial services industry veteran with 14 years of industry leadership experience.  He started his career in New England and moved west to Chicago in 2006. He has spent the last 6 years complementing his career by photographing Chicago’s vibrant music and theatre community. He has photographed over 500 sets of music during that time, from working with various local acts such as Chicago’s 30+ piece circus punk marching band, Mucca Pazza, to singer/songwriters such as Ami Saraiya. His work has been used in online and print publications such as NPR, Huffington Post, and Brooklyn Vegan.  He recently photographed A New Brain for The Brown Paper Box Co. You can view his work here.

Michelle Kritselis (DEVELOPMENT Coordinator/Co-Founder)
Associate Managing Editor, American Marketing Association

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is a founding member of The Brown Paper Box Co. She has an MA in Drama from Tufts University and a BFA in Theatre with a focus in Dramaturgy from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  She has dramaturged The Brown Paper Box Co.'s own A New Brain; Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls; Godspell; To Tree; and Reefer Madness!, along with countless university productions, and assisted in the dramaturgy for The Miser (Northlight Theatre) and Sonia Flew (Steppenwolf Theatre).  She has presented academic papers at the International Shaw Society Conference, the Blackfriars Conference, and the Mid-America Theatre Conference.  Her research interests include adaptation studies, Victorian theatre and culture, dramaturgy and new play development, and musical theatre.  She can be found on Facebook here. ​michelle@brownpaperbox.org

Zev Steinberg (Board Member/Co-Founder)
Professor of Stage Combat, Movement, and Acting, UIUC

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is a founding member of The Brown Paper Box Co. as well as an actor, fight director, Certified Yoga teacher, and Certified Stage Combat instructor. He is currently on faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign as a professor of stage combat, movement, and acting with the Department of Theatre. Professor Steinberg is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors, and serves on the governing body. Zev has an MFA in Acting from Michigan State University where he also received the Graduate School Certificate in College Teaching. His work with the Brown Paper Box Co. includes performing in and fight directing Reefer Madness! and And Then They Came For Me. Other Chicago acting credits include: Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Hansel & Gretel (Emerald City Theatre Company), and the JEFF Nominated Poseidon: An Upside-Down Musical! (Hell in a Handbag Productions). Zev recently published an article on techniques for "acting the fight" in Fight Master, the journal of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD). In addition to his ongoing research and teaching in combat, movement, and acting, Prof. Steinberg has been recognized twelve times for his artistic work in Michigan, in Chicago, and by the SAFD. In 2011, Prof. Steinberg was honored by SAFD with its Paddy Crean Award, which is presented to someone believed to be an emerging leader in fight direction. Zev is a BFA graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where his credits included A Chorus Line, I Sing! The Musical, and Reefer Madness! Zev really likes chicken nuggets, especially when they are shaped like dinosaurs.  Find out more here.