Marsha was part of our original national touring ensemble in 1981, and continues to bring delight to performances with her lively characterizations and comic timing. She is primarily responsible for developing Lampost’s unique mentoring and training program for dozens of short-term team members over the years, and has managed logistics ranging from community living to coffeehouse operation. She is frequently part of writing and developing performance material, and many of our major productions have come from her “middle-of-the-night hair-brain ideas.” Her design skills put the icing on the cake whether it’s converting a funeral home into a welcoming theatre space, creating an inviting coffehouse atmosphere, or dressing a mainstage production with her costume designs and set pieces.

As creative director, Jeff is primarily responsible for bringing Lampost creations to life not only on stage but first on paper through writing and musical composition. He joined our team in 1981 and shortly after made the best decision of his life in marrying Marsha. Together they have been the creative team behind most of our undertakings on stage and off through training and outreach projects. Jeff is also the primary architect behind our media projects, ranging from creative use of video and projection in live performance to the creation of training videos and short-subject films. When not making things move on stage or on screen, he attempts to ignite creative inspiration in others through teaching and speaking.

Rae made her debut on stage before her first birthday, but never had time to become a stage brat — always ready with a hammer on set or creative use of a glue gun and colored paper to create something of visual delight. She studied theatre at Nortwestern College, and not only brings to Lampost her skills in movement and vocal performance, but contributes in choreography and directing as well. With her husband Jordan she shares a passion for improv as both a performance medium and a tool for releasing creativity and teamwork. On the other side of the creative spectrum, she enjoys manipulating digital imagery, creating animation, and editing video to engage viewers.

Jordan has a knack for delivering a punchline whether it’s from a script, or one of his own improvised zingers. At Northwestern College he met Rae, and together they toured with the college’s improv team. They continue to train and direct improv teams with Lampost, and offer improv workshops as a way for others to discover and release their creativity in a context of community. Jordan has also influenced Lampost mainstage productions with his comedic writing and improv ability in shows like The Waiter. His skills extend far beyond comedy not only in a wide range of performances, but also as a musician, writer, and teacher.