Ellen McQueen [She/her] (Eleanor) has been performing on Atlanta area stages since she came here to do a show for Horizon Theatre in 1985, and just kept going. She was most recently seen in Greener Pastures at Aurora Theatre. ART Station credits: Talley's Folley, Blythe Spirit, Chattahoochee Rising, Making God Laugh, Beer for Breakfast, Christmas Gift. In addition to acting, Ellen directs and writes. Her most recent directing project was Peter Hardy’s The Other Part of the Picture, for the 25th anniversary season of the Essential Theatre Festival. For ART Station, she has directed Your Mama, a musical which she also wrote. 

During the pandemic, Ellen took up a new form of creative work, which she is loving— creative editing; helping writers in their development of new work.

Thank you to David and Michael for inviting me on board for this one. And thank you to our leaders of integrity, like Eleanor Roosevelt and the late Jimmy Carter, who work tirelessly to help the world be a better place.

*denotes member of Actors Equity Association

David Timothy Thomas [he/him] (Director, Founder, President, Artistic Director) David founded the ART Station Contemporary Arts Center and Theatre Company over 39 years ago. He has directed over 400 theatre productions for ART Station, lead the Artis-tic Direction for hundreds of art exhibitions and has provided the direction for the award-winning summer arts camp and the summer performance programs. He is the founder of A TOUR OF SOUTHERN GHOSTS, a storytelling festival held at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park. David is a graduate of Leadership DeKalb, the IBM Leadership Institute and the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta. He has served on the advisory panels of the DeKalb Council for the Arts, the Fulton County Arts Council, South Arts, the City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. David’s formal theatre training is from the North Carolina School of the Arts, a BA degree in theatre from Appalachian State University, two Master of Fine Arts degrees in theatre directing and arts administration from Virginia Tech School of Theatre and Cinema. David serves on the faculty of the theatre program at Georgia Military College, (Stone Moun-tain campus). davidt@artstation.org.

Michael Hidalgo [he/him] (Co-Founder, Producing Director/Scenographer) is one of the original founders of ART Station and has served as the resident designer for the past 38 seasons. Michael oversees the marketing, development & general management of the organization. He is a graduate of Leadership DeKalb, the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta and a Virginia Tech Alumni. michaelh@artstation.org.

Jeanne Cwiklik Fore [she/her] (Costume Designer) is happy to be back in the swing of things at ART Station. Her recent credits inlude The Savannah Sipping Society, Honky Tonk Angels, Pin Up Girls, Ann, and many more. Jeanne has designed for the Alliance Theater for the Very Young’s A Child’s Garden of Verses, The Tortoise and the Hare, and Waiting for Balloon. She also has many years wardrobe experience in ballet, opera and theater. She is very passionate about theater education and advocating for arts education in schools. When not at the theater, Jeanne is at home with her husband Howard, daughter Teagan and son Turner.

Elliott Collinson [they/them] (Stage Manager) Elliott first became involved with ART Station many decades ago as a student and is thrilled to be back for Wild Women of Winedale. Previously, Elliott served as Assistant Stage Manager for The Savannah Sipping Society and as a tour guide for A TOUR OF SOUTHERN GHOSTS storytelling Festival.

Elliott is also a regular volunteer at SMV Market and hopes to see you there on the first or third Saturday of the month.

Travis Mixon [he/him] (Assistant Stage Manager) has been working at the ART Station for 3 years. This is his 5th show. He also works as the ART Station bartender and serves on the Youth Advisory Council. During the month of October, Travis acts as a Guide for the Tour of Southern Ghosts.

Liza Jaine [she/her] (Marketing Director) has a professional theatre career that spans over 30 years including a dozen award winning productions, 3 national tours, and two world premieres. She graduated cum laude from Columbia University and summa cum laude from Johns Hopkins University. She holds a brown belt in Muay Thai, trained with SWAT instructors to master on screen police proce-dures, has a love of wire work, and one day wants to learn to be a stunt driver, though parallel parking continues to vex her. Liza is mother to an incredible child named Wyatt who challenges her every day to do the best she can.