Board of Directors
Meredith Hagedorn, President
Meredith Hagedorn is the founder & Executive Producer of Dragon Productions Theatre Company.
She is thrilled to be working with so many wonderfully talented people within the company.
Meredith has been a professional actor & director in regional theatres across the country
for over twenty years and an acting teacher for all ages in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and now in the
Bay Area. Along with the many hats worn at Dragon, she currently teaches teens & adults
professional acting, marketing, & producing in private coaching & around the Bay Area.
Mary Lou Torre
Mary Lou Torre is a former Vice President of Development for the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society’s Northern California Chapter. She is currently enjoying not being
gainfully employed and is thrilled to have time to act again. In addition to volunteering
in a number of capacities for Dragon Productions, she also donates her time to a variety of
organizations including Stanford University and TheatreWorks.
James Kasyan
James is a techie by trade who welcomes the opportunity to help Dragon Productions
in any way he can. He can be seen around the theatre, doing phone setup, moving flats,
building, tearing down sets and, most recently, in the tech booth doing lighting & sound design.
Susie Danzig
Susie Danzig moved to the Bay Area in 2000 from New York. Since moving here she has
performed with Dragon Productions, San Jose Stage, as well as creating and touring
with the award winning puppetry company Lunatique Fantastique. A native of New Jersey,
Susie trained and performed in New York before moving to the West Coast.
Monica Cappucini
and a degree in Italian Studies from the
1972 for a quick visit and stayed. During that time, she worked almost
exclusively in the travel industry. For 25 years she owned a travel agency in
focusing on adventure travel -her main interest being in fast-disappearing tribal
and nomadic cultures, specifically in the Middle East,
photographer and travel writer, her travels gave her wonderful opportunities to immerse herself in the
lives of the people she visited. She served on the Board of Women's Recovery Association from 2005 -2010.
and is currently a proud member of the Bay Area acting community.
Mary Horne
Danny Martin
Edna Shochat
Grew up in Israel, studied art and graphic design. Worked in book publishing in Jerusalem
until 1971. Came to the US in 1971 (age 30, with husband and 2 kids). Worked 4 years in
advertising in New Orleans, LA (while husband worked on PhD in Biochemistry at LSU Med Ctr.)
Worked 8 years in Lexington, KY, at a (Knight-Ridder) daily newspaper (ran the art department
and was involved in local advertising, arts and community organizations.) Moved to New Jersey
in 1983, worked in advertising and founded a (one person) desktop publishing corp. Came to
Palo Alto in 1995, retired. A volunteer at Palo Alto Art Center (since 1995), a long-time
"active consumer" of arts, theatre and music. Husband, Dan, is VP of a biopharmaceutical company.
( http://www.kalobios.com - check it out, they're using my art ). Two children (both physicians), 6
grandchildren.
Laura Jane Bailey
Laura Jane Bailey is and actor an esthetician. She has performed in many Bay Area productions
including several Dragon productions - Love Of A Pig, Cloud Nine and Smell Of The Kill.
Originally from Chicago, Laura Jane was the Artistic Director for the Jeff Award nominated
theatre company Cobalt Ensemble Theatre. She taught Meisner acting technique at the Chicago
Actors' Center. Laura Jane is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Actors' Equity.
Stephen Maddox
Steven Virga
Marian Sadowski
Advisory Board
Carl Cookson
Carl Cookson’s knowledge spans 45 years in the Title Insurance business, including 21 years
as Owner and Chair of Santa Clara Land Title Co. He served as President of the California Land
Title Association, and President of the California Escrow Association and remains active in
both organizations. Cookson was a founding Board member of Cupertino National Bank and currently
is on the board of San Jose National Bank. In the non-profit sector, Cookson has been President
or Chair of the San Jose Symphony, Children’s Discovery Museum, Silicon Valley Arts Council,
Symphony Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County Boy Scouts, and is the current Chair of
City Lights Theater. He has served as Chair of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce, Community
Partnership, Fairgrounds Management Committee, and is the Founding Co-Chair of the Silicon
Valley Capital Club. Cookson is a graduate of San Jose State University.
Dale Albright
Dale Albright is the managing artistic director of theatre Q and director of membership
services at Theatre Bay Area. Dale has appeared as an actor at Dragon in Chekhov in Yalta
(Stanislavski) and Heidi Chronicles (Peter), as well as Dragon's co-productions with
theatre Q of Snakebit (Michael) and Cloud 9 (Betty/Gerry). Dale also directed Dragon's
production of As Bees in Honey Drown as well as theatre Q's The Sum of Us, Torch Song Trilogy
and My Strange Nation. Dale's first full length play, Keep the Yuletide Gay, was performed by
theatre Q in 2006 and 2007. Other acting appearances have been with New Conservatory Theater
Center (Tennessee Williams in Tennessee in the Summer), Theatre Rhino, Town Hall
Theatre of Lafayette and Thrillpeddlers.
Bob Miller
Bob Miller is a arts supporter and businessman from the East Bay. Bob works with pharmaceutical
businesses throughout the East Bay and frequently volunteers for many arts organizations.
Bob is a founding board member of Theatre Q.
Diane Tasca
Diane Tasca is the founder and artistic director of the Pear Avenue Theatre in Mountain View.
She has acted in nearly sixty productions in California and elsewhere, and holds a doctorate
in English Literature. She lives in Palo Alto.
