ABOUT
Transformation Theatre, Inc. (TT, Inc.) was incorporated as a non-profit 501(c)(3) company in April 2019 with the long-term goal of providing a venue for collaboration with up-and-coming and established theatre artists at various stages of development of their work. While TT, Inc will focus on original works of social relevance and/or adaptations, we encourage all playwrights to submit their work for consideration. TT, Inc. shall endeavor to promote/commission works from playwrights in the DC/MD/VA region, however, consideration will also be given to writers outside of that area, including those outside of the US.
MISSION: Transformation Theatre, Inc. (TT,Inc.) shall enhance and stimulate the understanding of ourselves and others through live theatre by producing original, unpublished plays and adaptations that represent and celebrate underrepresented cultures and people.
STAFF
CARL RANDOLPH
Carl Randolph is the Founding Producing Artistic Director of Transformation Theatre. He is also a Director and an Actor. Carl has worked in many aspects of theatre and film including producing, directing, choreographing, acting, and FX Make-Up for over 35 years. Theatre performances include roles at the Kennedy Center (Shear Madness), Bobby in the 2nd National Tour of A Chorus Line, the Fulton Opera House, Fort Salem, Signature, MetroStage, Henlopen Theatre Project, Wayside, Round House (Helen Hayes Award, A Prayer for Owen Meany), Ford's, Washington Stage Guild, Imagination Stage and Olney Theatre (Helen Hayes Award, A Chorus Line). As a director/choreographer, his credits include the world premiere of Greg Jones Ellis' All Save One at the Washington Stage Guild and Audrey Cefaly's Consider the Ficus for the DC Queer theatre Festival, the US premiere of Futureproof by Irish playwright Lynda Radley, A Chorus Line (winner best director/choreographer, Ritz Theatre in NJ), My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls and Terra Nova (winner best director, Burlington Footlighter’s in NJ). Carl was choreographer and lead dancer with Illusionist John Bundy and Morgan in their Halloween special Spooktacular on Tour for over 6 years. Film credits include leading roles such as Gabriel Utterson in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Satan in Fall of the Morningstar, Devlin the Destroyer in Sorcerers of Stonehenge School, and Gordon in Nocturne. TV credits include lead roles in episodes of The Prosecutors on the Discovery Channel, Civil War Combat on the History Channel and Special Forces; GSG-9 on the Learning Channel. As owner of Dragon Fire FX (formerly Morphiage), he is an award winning make-up and effects artist. His make-up designs have been seen in productions of The Jungle Book (winner best make-up in NJ), The Wizard of Oz, Into The Woods, Spooktacular, national commercials including Chevy Trucks with Cal Ripkin, Jr. and numerous independent feature films , such as Never Dream the Beginning, Nocturne, The Suffering and Dark Therapy as well as the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead. He has served as the Producing Artistic Director for Footlighter’s Theatre in NJ (1997-99) and as Assistant Artistic Director for the Washington Stage Guild (2018) where he is now an artistic associate. Carl earned his MFA in Directing at Catholic University of America and his MA in Producing Film at American University. He is a proud member of SDC, AEA and SAG-AFTRA and served as the Balto/Washington AEA Liaison for six years. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. 
CRAIG HOUK
Craig Houk is a Founding Member & Artistic Associate with Transformation Theatre. He is also a Actor, Playwright & Director. Craig holds a BA in Theatre from Bowling Green State University (1992). Prior to relocating to D.C. in November of 2015, Craig spent two decades working primarily as an actor in the New England area. A former member of Actors' Equity Association, Craig resigned his membership in 2005 with the singular goal of reclaiming equilibrium in his career. Since then, he has had the great fortune to play numerous varied and gratifying roles and to work with countless gifted actors, directors, designers, and theatre companies. Craig’s original two act play, Cold Rain, was awarded Best Drama and Best of Fringe as part of the 2018 DC Capital Fringe Festival. His other original plays include a one act play titled Radiator, a two act play titled Prone and a series of short solo pieces titled Porn Star, Diva, The Relationship Expert, Aloof, Dirty Bum & Words. Craig is currently working on three new scripts: Syd, Brute Farce & A Fairly Wide Stance. |
HEIDI CASTLE-SMITH
Heidi Castle-Smith is a Founding Member and Technical Director with Transformation Theatre. She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Criticism from University of Maryland, College Park and an MFA in Set Design and Scenic Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Heidi is currently an Adjunct Professor at Howard Community College in the Theatre department teaching both history and Intro to Design. She has presented papers on the construction of actresses identity through the use of portraiture in the Restoration period. Heidi has worked as both a set designer and scenic artist in and around the Washington DC area. Design credits include These Shining Lives for The Arts Collective @ HCC (made the "Best Of" list for DC Metro Theatre Arts in the category of Set Designer), Spring Awakening, A year with Frog and Toad, Peter Pan, and Dogfight (Red Branch Theatre Company), Assassins, Mother Courage and Lear’s daughters (Black Box Student theatre at University of MD), and multiple summer seasons for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. 
BRIDGET ANDERSON
Bridget Anderson is the Dramaturg for Transformation Theatre. She holds a Master of Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from Catholic University of America and a BA at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Dramaturg: Antigone (Catholic University of America), The Spoken Word (Signature Theatre, Joe Calarco), Neverlanding (Catholic University of America), The Tempest (Three Spirits Theatre Company), Theatre Games (Voices Found Repertory Theatre). Directing: The Browning Version (Anathan Theatre). Acting: Titus Andronicus (Burbage Theatre Company), Gypsy (The Snug Theatre), The Bacchae, Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labours Lost, The Hollow (Anathan Theatre). |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CARL randolph
Carl Randolph is President of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. He is also a Director and an Actor. Carl has worked in many aspects of theatre and film including producing, directing, choreographing, acting, and FX Make-Up for over 35 years. Theatre performances include roles at the Kennedy Center (Shear Madness), Bobby in the 2nd National Tour of A Chorus Line, the Fulton Opera House, Fort Salem, Signature, MetroStage, Henlopen Theatre Project, Wayside, Round House (Helen Hayes Award, A Prayer for Owen Meany), Ford's, Washington Stage Guild, Imagination Stage and Olney Theatre (Helen Hayes Award, A Chorus Line). As a director/choreographer, his credits include the world premiere of Greg Jones Ellis' All Save One at the Washington Stage Guild and Audrey Cefaly's Consider the Ficus for the DC Queer theatre Festival, the US premiere of Futureproof by Irish playwright Lynda Radley, A Chorus Line (winner best director/choreographer, Ritz Theatre in NJ), My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls and Terra Nova (winner best director, Burlington Footlighter’s in NJ). Carl was choreographer and lead dancer with Illusionist John Bundy and Morgan in their Halloween special Spooktacular on Tour for over 6 years. Film credits include leading roles such as Gabriel Utterson in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Satan in Fall of the Morningstar, Devlin the Destroyer in Sorcerers of Stonehenge School, and Gordon in Nocturne. TV credits include lead roles in episodes of The Prosecutors on the Discovery Channel, Civil War Combat on the History Channel and Special Forces; GSG-9 on the Learning Channel. As owner of Dragon Fire FX (formerly Morphiage), he is an award winning make-up and effects artist. His make-up designs have been seen in productions of The Jungle Book (winner best make-up in NJ), The Wizard of Oz, Into The Woods, Spooktacular, national commercials including Chevy Trucks with Cal Ripkin, Jr. and numerous independent feature films , such as Never Dream the Beginning, Nocturne, The Suffering and Dark Therapy as well as the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead. He has served as the Producing Artistic Director for Footlighter’s Theatre in NJ (1997-99) and as Assistant Artistic Director for the Washington Stage Guild (2018) where he is now an artistic associate. Carl earned his MFA in Directing at Catholic University of America and his MA in Producing Film at American University. He is a proud member of SDC, AEA and SAG-AFTRA and served as the Balto/Washington AEA Liaison for six years. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. 
GERRAD ALEX TAYLOR
Gerrad Alex Taylor is Secretary of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. He is also an actor, director, and educator based out of the DMV region. Gerrad oversees all programming in The Studio at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, which offers classes year-round for area youth and adults. Gerrad also teaches in the theatre department at UMBC. He holds a BA in Neuroscience from The Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Performance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is an Associate Artistic Director and member of the Resident Acting Company at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company where he has directed Henry IV, Part 2 (2019), A Christmas Carol (2018), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2018). At CSC, he has appeared as an actor in Henry IV, Part 1 as Hotspur, She Stoops to Conquer as George Hastings, The Three Musketeers as Aramis, Macbeth as Malcolm, Much Ado About Nothing as Claudio, and Romeo and Juliet as Romeo. He has also worked as an actor, director, and educator for theatres and educational institutions across the country including the Great River Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Pacific Conservatory Theatre-PCPA, Everyman Theatre, Constellation Theatre Company, Washington Stage Guild, and the Children’s Theatre of Annapolis. He is a member of the Actor’s Equity Association. |
HEIDI CASTLE-SMITH
Heidi Castle-Smith is Vice President of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre History and Criticism from University of Maryland, College Park and an MFA in Set Design and Scenic Art from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Heidi is currently an Adjunct Professor at Howard Community College in the Theatre department teaching both history and Intro to Design. She has presented papers on the construction of actresses identity through the use of portraiture in the Restoration period. Heidi has worked as both a set designer and scenic artist in and around the Washington DC area. Design credits include These Shining Lives for The Arts Collective @ HCC (made the "Best Of" list for DC Metro Theatre Arts in the category of Set Designer), Spring Awakening, A year with Frog and Toad, Peter Pan, and Dogfight (Red Branch Theatre Company), Assassins, Mother Courage and Lear’s daughters (Black Box Student theatre at University of MD), and multiple summer seasons for the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company. 
DAVID M. SMITH
David M. Smith is Treasurer of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. Gross School of the Art at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. David M. Smith has worked as a Set Designer, Lighting Designer and Technical Director in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, DC. Recently his work in lighting design has been seen in the Conservatory at MGM National Harbor and for both TedX MidAtlantic and TedX Bethesda. |
DON MIKE MENDOZA
Don Mike Mendoza is a Member of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. Don is the Co-Founder and Executive Artistic Director of LA TI DO Productions where he produces and participates in cabarets, concerts, and events in DC, New York City, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, and beyond. He is also the founder of the Producing The District blog. Don Michael holds a B.A. in Musical Theatre & Journalism, and a M.A. in Strategic Communication from American University where he is on the Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Network Board. |
DAWN LANZALOTTI CRONIN
Dawn Lanzalotti Cronin is a Member of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. Dawn received her B.A. in English, with a concentration in dramatic literature and minor in theatre arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996, and graduated from the University of Maryland School Of Law in 2000. Dawn has performed in over 50 musicals, operettas and plays starting as a teenager with a summer stock company back in her home state of NJ. Dawn currently works as an Assistant Attorney General with the State of Maryland, and also serves on the Board of Baltimore Concert Opera, and in various leadership roles within Alumni Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. |
BRIDGET ANDERSON
Bridget Anderson is a Member of the Board of Directors with Transformation Theatre. She holds a Master of Arts in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from Catholic University of America and a BA at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Dramaturg: Antigone (Catholic University of America), The Spoken Word (Signature Theatre, Joe Calarco), Neverlanding (Catholic University of America), The Tempest (Three Spirits Theatre Company), Theatre Games (Voices Found Repertory Theatre). Directing: The Browning Version (Anathan Theatre). Acting: Titus Andronicus (Burbage Theatre Company), Gypsy (The Snug Theatre), The Bacchae, Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labours Lost, The Hollow (Anathan Theatre).
