A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Justus was born and raised in Prescott, Arizona and has been involved in professional theatre across the Southwest for over 20 years. He currently acts as the Artistic Programs Manager for the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival, and manager of the Beaver Street Theatre. His directing credits include Julius Caesar (2024) and King Lear (2025), both with FlagShakes. Other theatre companies that Justus has worked with, either as an artist or administrator, include Southwest Shakespeare Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, and his hometown’s own Laark Productions. Justus holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre performance from Northern Arizona University. He owes much of the joy in his life to his wife, Bree, who is a career journalist and the current host of Morning Edition at KNAU public radio. Together they are the proud parents of 2 rescue dogs (Jill and Sonora) and a cat (Indigo). In his spare time, Justus enjoys hiking,
powerlifting, horror movies, and frequenting Flagstaff’s many excellent coffee shops and microbreweries.

Matthew Herman (Scenic Designer) Select credits include: CCAE Theatricals: The Curious Incident of the Dog…, Witnesses (World Premier), Every Brilliant Thing, Once, Joseph and the…Dreamcoat. Sierra Rep: Hair, Wizard of Oz. Rubicon Theatre Company: Crazy Mama (World Premier), Bonnie & Clyde, A Cowboy Lullaby, . Diversionary: The Mystery of Irma Vep. San Diego Musical Theater: Matilda, Legally Blonde. Arizona Broadway Theater: Cinderella, Newsies (Media Design), Little Mermaid (Media Design), On the Town (Media Design). Barn Stage Company: James and the Giant Peach, Songs for a New World, Chess in Concert, Peter and the Starcatcher, Spring Awakening, Urinetown. UC San Diego: Othello, What of the Night?, and How to Use a Knife (WNPF 2016). Cypress College: The Curious Incident of the Dog…and Carrie: The Musical. Off-Broadway and Regional Assistant credits include: Escape to Margaritaville (La Jolla Playhouse – Walt Spangler), Summer (La Jolla Playhouse – Robert Brill), Ain’t Too Proud (Berkeley Rep. – Robert Brill), and  Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (The Atlantic Theater Company – Narrell Sisson). MFA in Scenic Design from UC San Diego.

IG: @MHermanDesign www.MatthewHermanDesign.com

Tommy is very excited to be designing his first show for Theatrikos. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Costume Design from the NAU Theater Department many many years ago. Since then, she has made an array of pretty things for cyclists, brides, nerds, and drag queens. You might have seen their work gracing the FlagShakes stage in God of Vengeance, Indecent, and The Duchess of Malfi. Witty and insightful conclusion of gratitude.

ESSIE WINDHAM is a multimedia artist focusing on visual storytelling through interconnected mediums. Windham has been a puppeteer on Saturday Night Live, the lead puppet artist for the Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors (NYC), an Emmy nominated puppet artist for Helpsters currently airing on Apple+, and a puppet artist for NBC, Disney, HBO, SONY, and 20th Century Studios. They are honored to contribute to Theatrikos. Love you, Moonbeam.

Kelsey is delighted to return to the place where her stage management career began in Flagstaff for this production of A Christmas Carol. You may have seen her backstage (or occasionally onstage!) with FlagShakes under the summer rep tent, as a puppeteer in a few Theatrikos musicals, or commandeering the microphone at a karaoke night or local drag show. You may even recognize her voice as an Audio Description narrator on select Netflix and Discovery channel programs! Thank you so much for supporting real human art.