COMPANY MEMBERS

DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Ginger graduated with a BFA in Theatre and a minor in Speech Communications from the University of Texas - Austin in 1998. While in college, Ginger worked as Assistant Stage Manager and Academy Director for Austin Musical Theatre. She has directed productions with St. Edward’s University, Zilker Theatre Productions, Austin Scottish Rite Children’s Theatre, Second Youth Family Theatre, and the Austin Jewish Repertory Theatre. She is co-founder of SSA, where she has directed Footloose, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Little Shop of Horrors, The Producers, Pippin, and Into the Woods. She is currently the Director of Education and Outreach of the Long Center for the Performing Arts. She is also the director of the Texas Arts Project, Greater Austin High School Musical Theater Awards, and the College Audition Program.

CREATIVE TEAM, OPENING & CLOSING WRITER/DIRECTOR

Vincent Jamal Hooper began his artistic journey in and around Austin, TX; honing his craft in various Summer Stock Austin productions as well as shows like Hairspray, Passing Strange, and In the Heights. He was most recently seen on stage in the hit musical sensation, HAMILTON where he inhabited the boots of Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson.

In addition to performing, Vincent is a visual/graphic artist, videographer, accomplished screenwriter, and lyricist, and has worked as a director and choreographer.

He is so honored to help bring the talent and creativity of young artists to the forefront as part of the original creative team for Summer Stock Austin’s unprecedented Cyber Stock initiative.

CREATIVE TEAM, OPENING & CLOSING WRITER/MUSIC DIRECTOR

J. Quinton Johnson is a multi-hyphenate creative artist born and raised in Athens, TX. Johnson continues his education in music, voice, choreography, musical theatre composition, as well as directing and writing for stage and film. As a writer, he’s penned the pilot episode of his animated series Fresh Squad. In addition, he has contributed to the development of the TV series Code Switch with a long-time co-conspirator, Vincent Jamal Hooper. Day by day, Johnson continues to work on his original musical ideas that span a wide range of genres and tones. The hope is to bring the magic of Disney, Marvel, and Pixar to the stage in a whole new way!

As a performer, Broadway credits include Hamilton; an American Musical (took over the role of Hercules Mulligan/James Madison from OBC member Okierete Onaodowan), and the Tony Nominated Choir Boy (r/o Bobby Marrow, OBC). Some of Johnson’s favorite Film credits include The Son for AMC starring Pierce Brosnan and Last Flag Flying, a second partnering with Oscar Nominated director Richard Linklater, starring Laurence Fishburne, Bryan Cranston, and Steve Carell.

CREATIVE TEAM, OPENING & CLOSING CHOREOGRAPHER

Sara, born and bred in Texas, grew up in a small town outside of Austin dancing at a competition dance studio and found her second home in a small but thriving community theatre. Starting at the early age of 9 - this is where she got her feet wet and trained in everything from acting to dancing, choreography, and directing.

Sara has appeared in many regional productions as well as across the Eastern Caribbean with the Norwegian Cruise Lines inaugural cast of Legally Blonde.

Some of her favorite regional credits include...Matilda (Mrs. Wormwood), Peter and the Starcatcher (Molly), Xanadu (Kira), and Spring Awakening (Wendla).

Sara’s work as a choreographer won a B. Iden Payne Award and was nominated by the Austin Critics Table Awards in 2018 and 2019. She emphasizes the value of strength, musicality, and emotional honesty in performance. Sara has had the opportunity to choreograph for some amazing talents such as Emmy Award-winning Allen Robertson, The Texas Medal of the Arts, The Long Center's Select Ensemble, Summer Stock Austin, and ZACH Theatre. She is signed with Collier Talent Agency for film/television/VO and is available for private lessons focusing on dance, acting through song, and audition prep. For more information please visit saramorganburke.com.

CREATIVE TEAM

Damon Brown has been working in the field of entertainment for young audiences for decades. He's a co-creator, writer, producer, director, and performer on the multiple Emmy award-winning PBS musical television series “The Biscuit Brothers.” He's also a member of TYA/USA and has co-written a number of award-winning musicals for family audiences. “Haunted: A Ghost Story," "ROB1N," and "Shoe Story," among many others written with composer Allen Robertson, were produced at the Long Center in association with their Summer Stock program for young, pre-professional performers. “Tortoise & Hare” enjoyed an extended run at Zach. At the Georgetown Palace, Damon directed another of his musicals for young audiences, “Wish,” as part of the professional TYA season.

Damon has also acted recently in productions of “Man of La Mancha,” My Fair Lady,” The Addams Family,” and appeared with his son in “A Christmas Story.”

In addition to his TV and stage career, he has premiered documentary films at the American Film Institute Festival to hold-over audiences and produced documentaries and artist profiles including features on poet Robert Creeley, the launch of musical group The Polyphonic Spree, and author Daniel Quinn. Damon’s career in theatre, film and television also includes work with regional non-profits and national organizations like the MDA, JDRF, and the Children’s Miracle Network. Damon and his wife Jill are also co-founders of "The Daydream Initiative" which is a project dedicated to exploring the human condition through the stories we tell each other and ourselves.

CREATIVE TEAM

Benjamin Roberts studies music at Northwestern University. This is his seventh consecutive season with Summer Stock Austin, where he's been involved as an actor, technician, orchestrator, music supervisor, and associate producer. A proud Austinite, Ben has hosted the Heller Awards for Young Artists (formerly GAHSMTAs) and worked as their student music director/conductor. He has orchestrated for the Texas Medal of Arts Awards, performed onstage at ZACH, the Georgetown Palace, and the Zilker Hillside Theaters, and been recognized by the B. Iden Payne Awards Council.

Since moving from Austin three years ago, Ben has worked as a music director, orchestrator, and copyist in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Milwaukee. He is thrilled to return home to be a part of the unique Cyberstock initiative's creative team.

CREATIVE TEAM

Currently residing in New York, Dustin is thrilled to be spending his summer with SSA and the Cyber Stock program. He teaches with the Texas Arts Project where he is in charge of the Filmmaking program. He graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts with a BFA in Film Directing. He’s grateful to Ginger Morris for creating SSA and providing this opportunity to so many talented young artists.

CREATIVE TEAM/MARKETING

Donelvan Thigpen was born and raised in Austin TX and is an alumnus of The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music achieving his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. He was recently staring as Prince in the show Purple Reign on the Las Vegas Strip.

CREATIVE TEAM/MARKETING

Peyton Calhoon is born and raised in Austin Texas. Since her first year of summer stock in 2016, she has studied at Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, lived in New York City, and become a soloist dancer in the Las Vegas Production of Purple Reign: The Prince Tribute Show. She has been a company member in three summer stock seasons and looks forward to working on a different aspect of the process this year.

PRODUCER & GENERAL MANAGER

Ronan is a native Austinite and SSA Alum who has returned home from getting his BFA at New York University & The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. He is a part of the Education team at the Long Center and a company member with Hidden Room Theatre. He hopes to be an advocate for and collaborator with local theaters and artists, including all the brilliant young people in the SSA Company. Recent credits include Parolles (All’s Well that Ends Well; Past is Prologue). Frederick (The Rover; Hidden Room Theatre) and Malcolm (Macbeth; Rosedale Shakespeare).

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Tyler B. Osgood is an Austin transplant and a graduate of the Texas State University Stage Management Program. Recent credits include The Long Center: House Manager, Production Coordinator (2020 HAYAs); ZACH Theatre: Assistant Stage Manager (A Christmas Carol 2019 & Sunday in the Park With George), Stage Manager (The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show & Holiday Heroes 2019). PRIDE PLAYS Stage Manager (2019: The Last Sunday in June, One Leg, 2020: Everything Beautiful Happens at Night). McCarter Theatre Center: Summer Education Production Associate, Stage Management/Education Apprentice (The Age of Innocence, Detroit ’67, A Christmas Carol, A Wrinkle in Time, The Tempest, High Seas Adventure, Broadway: By Kids for Kids).

STAGE MANAGEMENT

She is a recent graduate from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth where she received a BFA in Theatre - Design and Technology. In Fort Worth, Kaitlin has stage-managed and designed for Amphibian Stage Productions and Circle Theatre, and serves as an Assistant Technical Director at Trinity Valley School. Back home, in Austin, Kaitlin has worked with Texas Arts Project and five seasons at Summer Stock Austin (Into The Woods, Carnival!, A Show Story, ROB1N). Kaitlin is a member of Actor's Equity and the United States Institute of Theatre Technology and received the 2019 Live Theatre League of Tarrant County Bill Garber Young Artist Award.