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    David Timothy Thomas (FOUNDER/PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR) [he/him] David founded the ART Station Contemporary Arts Center and Theatre Company over 40 years ago. He has directed over 400 theatre productions for ART Station, lead the Artistic 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, the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta and The Middle East Travel Seminar. David’s formal theatre training is from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, a BS 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. davidt@artstation.org.

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    Gamble (MUSIC DIRECTOR & BAND LEADER)  [they/he] is a musician, sound designer, and teaching artist who works with students and professionals at schools and theatre companies throughout Atlanta. They derive immense joy from sitzprobes, mint ice cream, dissonance, Beethoven, and fruit snacks, because you are what you eat. A few of their most treasured credits: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Actor’s Express), The Last Five Years (Jennie T. Anderson), Next to Normal (Renegade), The Little Prince (Synchronicity), Peter and the Starcatcher (Stage Door), Into the Woods (Tri-Cities HS), Urinetown (Act3), Spring Awakening (DramaTech). @gambleamadingdong

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    Joy Williams (CHOREOGRAPHER) [she/her] is an Atlanta-based actor, singer, and choreographer thrilled to be returning to ART Station for Pin-Up Girls Christmas Spectacular. Her choreography has been featured in multiple ART Station productions, including Pin-Up Girls: A Musical Love Letter and Deer Camp, as well as four award-winning shows at Providence Christian Academy.  Performance credits at ART Station include GRITS: The Musical (Charlotte), Life Could Be a Dream (Lois), A Broadway Christmas Carol (Woman), and Cinnamon GRITS (Charlotte).  You can hear Joy caroling around town this holiday season with Like the Dickens.  When she is not in a theatre, Joy is a professional travel advisor passionate about helping others explore the world. She extends heartfelt thanks to her husband Drew, her parents for fostering her love of music and theatre, and her four talented children who share that same passion.  Much love to David, Michael, and her entire ART Station family! @joygwilliams2

  • Michael Hidalgo (CO-FOUNDER/PRODUCING DIRECTOR/SCENOGRAPHER) [he/him] is one of the original founders of ART Station and has served as the resident designer for the past 41 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 (COSTUME DESIGNER) [she/her] has been a fixture at ART Station for almost 20 years. Her credits include Eleanor, I Do, I Do, Honor and the River, Pin-up Girls and many others. Her work has also been seen at the Alliance Theater, the Geoffery Ballet and the Merle Reskin Theater. Jeanne’s day job is teaching Technical Theater at Drew Charter School preparing the next generation of theater techs. Much love to her husband, Howard and children Teagan and Turner.

  • Nicole Davis (STAGE MANAGER) is the Director/Founder of the Legacy Exchange Arts Group! with a Bachelors in Theatre Performance with minor concentrations in Dance and Visual Arts from Salisbury University and a Masters in Educational Theatre for Colleges and Communities from New York University. She is the former Director of Youth Programs for the National Black Arts Festival and previously served as the Program Director for the Children’s Performing Arts Academy at Newark Symphony Hall. Nicole is currently a teaching artist with the Fox Theater, Assistant Production Manager for the Spivey Hall at Clayton State University and teaches Technical Theatre for public schools. For over a decade she has helped bring many productions to life as a Stage Manager.