About: Staff

Kelsy Schoenhaar, Executive/Artistic Director
As Encore’s founding artistic director and resident playwright, Kelsy began her tenure at Encore in May of 2000. With many years experience managing human service programs, working as a professional musician and as a producing and directing playwright, Kelsy took her experience, her MBA and her vision of what a… Read
Jessica Jane Witham, Program Director
With a strong drive to use theatre as a tool for social motivation, Jessica jumped at the chance to work with Encore as Program Director. Jessica comes to Encore with an extensive background in the Theatre Arts. Born in Madison, WI, Jessica, began dancing at age 8, acting at age… Read
Dawn Cieszynski, Artistic Associate
Dawn has been an Encore! company actor since 2005 and recently became the newest staff member. She enjoys being an advocate for people with “dis” abilities. Dawn considers herself blessed to be able to live and work her passion that is theatre. Past roles include Mary in You Name It!,… Read
Jon Meister, Artistic Associate
Jon has not been acting for very long. Well, actually he’s just getting started. He’s been working in the Human Services field for, well, almost twelve years now. And though it is a great field it could use some more plowing. Jon has worked in group homes in Portland, Oregon… Read
