Meet the Team

Adam Qutaishat is a theatre artist, teacher, and advocate based in Milwaukee. Adam holds a degree in Music Education from the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and taught in the public schools before pursuing a career in theatre. Adam has performed professionally across the Midwest, runs a voice and acting studio, Q Music, serves as Associate Artistic Director for Music Theatre of Madison, Artistic Associate for All In Productions, and as the founder and creator of Button Podcasts, an audio fiction podcast company. adamqutaishat.com

Ali is excited to be working with Pink Umbrella Theater Company this year! Her love for theater began when she was 9 years old! She is a proud First Stage Alum, and has been cast in many elementary through high school plays! She loves to spend time with her friends and family! She has been recently cast in Pink Umbrellas Kaleidoscope this summer! She can’t wait to work with them this summer!

Amanda Rosmann is a theatrical producer, director, and educator. She was Education Director at Skylight Music Theatre from 2018-Spring 2023 where she led the renowned KidsWrites programs, and reached over 10,000 MPS students annually. Her current full time position is as the Studio Manager for Hi-Five studio, a full service recording studio in Milwaukee, WI where she oversees the studio’s non-profit subsidiary Hi-Five Arts and is developing educational outreach programs. She has been honored to partner with and teach for Pink Umbrella previously and looks forward to doing so this summer. 

Beck Menk is a Milwaukee-based theatre artist and educator with a wide variety of skills and passions in the space, including playwright, directing, and costume design. They benefited

greatly from access to quality educational theatre as a child and feel access to theatre for both educational purposes and personal joy is valuable for all who want it. Outside of Pink Umbrella they spend their free time reading, writing, gardening, playing D&D, and creating audio theatre

pieces for their podcast, Soundbite Theater.

Beth Lewinski is a performer, director, playwright and instructor. A Milwaukee native with a degree in Film, Television and Theatre from the University of Notre Dame, she's taught improv for ComedySportz Milwaukee and First Stage Children's Theatre, among others, and worked with Radio WHT, Sketch 22, the Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Schmitz 'n' Giggles, V-Core productions, Milwaukee Metro Voices, Dinner Detective Milwaukee, All In Productions, and many more.  She is a founding member of and performer with a number of local improv groups.

​Brenna is delighted to be a contributing teaching artist with Pink Umbrella Theater Company! Brenna is an advocate for accessibility and inclusion, and has experience as a program director, teacher, yoga instructor, and care provider within the Disability Community. She currently serves as Program Administrator for Living Our Visions Inclusively (LOV Inc.), a Wisconsin nonprofit that supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to unite and live their best lives. In all of her work, Brenna strives to cultivate clarity, compassion, and connection.

Brian has spent his career in IT working over two decades in Financial Services. He loves to laugh, make jokes, and volunteer his time. When not teaching or working he enjoys learning more about technology, reading and spending time outdoors with his wife and phenomenally precocious pooch!

Debbie Das is a Speech-Language Pathology graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. She holds a B.S. from Purdue University in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and minors in Theater and Critical Disability Studies. Back home, she works for an agency assisting people with all abilities in recreational activities. She served a 900-hour Americorps term with Camp Easterseals. A nature and dog lover, she is eager to bring a smile to so many faces. Debbie is thrilled to continue enriching the lives of people with all abilities through Pink!

Drea McAlister is an Artist and Poet based in Milwaukee, WI. Influenced by her experiences as a young black woman, she creates pieces that tell the story of her life and those around her. She currently attends Alverno College as a Thea Bowman Scholar pursuing a degree in Art Therapy with a Minor in Community Engagement and Activism. 

Emily is a director, choreographer, and teaching artist based in Milwaukee. She holds her B.A. in Directing and minor in Dance from Illinois State University. Emily has been working in theatre education since 2020. She believes in the inclusivity of theatre and its power to start conversation and change minds. Emily is very excited to be working with the Pink Umbrella team!

Jess (they/them) is a Chicagoland area teaching artist. They have been a proud member of MOMENTA Dance Company for over a decade. They trained at the Academy of Movement and Music, Dancing Wheels, Axis Dance Company, and more! Jess is trained in several techniques, including Graham, Humphrey, ballet, Laban technique, and Body-Mind Centering. They choreographed their first piece with MOMENTA in 2011, and produced 3 full length concerts with Links Hall. In 2017, they started their own dance company, called EXPLORATION: An Evening of Dance, Discovery, Creativity, and Fun.

Kaela is a current student at Concordia University Wisconsin for Special Education with a minor in Social Work. Kaela is passionate about serving and creating healthy relationships with children. When Kaela is not working, she is doing self-care or finding new passions. Kaela plans to create an experience for children that is a core memory in their journey in the drama world.

Kayla Tillisch is honored to be working with Pink Umbrella Theater Company. She has a deep passion for this line of work and has been inspired primarily from her sisters Morgan and Kasey. Her theater experience includes both acting and directing with a particular love of Shakespeare. She is a proud First Stage Alumni, yogi, artist, and coffee connoisseur. 

Molly Kiefer (she/her) is a neurodivergent mover, teaching artist, and disability advocate. Her artistic work is informed by disability and investigating seemingly mundane everyday experiences. She has performed with Zeze Schorsch and Wild Space Dance Company and has choreographed for Pink Umbrella Theater Company (SHINE!).  Molly is passionate about making artistic spaces more accessible for everyone who enters them and co-leads 'Sunshade: A meeting place for Disabled Artists'.

OJ is a thespian, scientist, and life-long learner.  She has her B.A. in Theater Arts, B.S. in Biological Sciences, and M.A. in Teaching. OJ has directed and designed productions all around the Milwaukee suburbs. When OJ isn't teaching, she is at home playing the Sims, reading, or playing with her two cats: Luci and Ham.

Phoebe Troeller is studying Public Health at UW-Milwaukee and hopes to pursue a MPH in epidemiology. Phoebe is a board member of the Public Health Graduate Student Association at the Zilber School of Public Health, and volunteers at the City on a Hill free clinic. Phoebe began acting, dancing, and playing violin in elementary school. She is an alum of First Stage Theater Academy and has experience in multiple styles of dance, including competitive Irish dance. Phoebe enjoys playing with her dogs, cooking, and watching Disney movies.

Rebekah Farr (she/her) has been working in Milwaukee as an actor, educator, and director since 2018. Her main values are accessibility and community. She is grateful to have worked with companies such as Skylight, First Stage, Optimist, Mad Rogues, Sunstone, and Milwaukee Chamber. Rebekah is also an Associate Artist with The Constructivists. A great big thank you to Katie Cummings for that first cup of coffee and for welcoming her under the umbrella immediately. Rebekah is so lucky to be doing exactly what she loves everyday with Pink Umbrella.

Ryan is a Wisconsin native who grew up in Milwaukee and attended a Montessori school. He has autism and is passionate about advocacy and education. Ryan believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect. He loves animals, sports, music, hanging out with friends, and writing poetry. Ryan discovered Pink Umbrella at an Autism Society presentation and joined in the summer of 2022. He thoroughly enjoys his time here and looks forward to every class.