Mission

Incorporated in 2003, White Horse Theater Company is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to producing and developing American plays. We seek to investigate and celebrate American culture by re-examining American classics and nurturing new American voices. We aim to champion great American playwrights by revitalizing their masterworks and shedding new light on their seldom-produced works. We strive to support emerging American playwrights by offering them developmental readings, labs and workshops. White Horse is committed to making high-quality theater and we aim to share our passion for American plays and playwrights with our fellow artists and audiences.

History

The White Horse Theater Company was created in 2002 by actors Rod Sweitzer & Kirk Kjeldsen out of a strong desire to make meaningful, passionate theater. For Rod and Kirk, Sam Shepard’s True West had long been a dream project. They hired director and fellow Shepard fan Cyndy A. Marion, who had just directed Fool for Love as her Brooklyn College MFA Thesis. From the very beginning, White Horse was committed to allowing its members to realize projects of their dreams. Under the Artistic Direction of Cyndy A. Marion since 2007, White Horse continues to provide an ideal creative environment for all of its artists. United by a love of Sam Shepard and Tennessee Williams, as well as a fascination with the American West, the American family and the search for an American identity, the company remains committed to making theater of a distinctly American flavor.

Board of Directors

Cyndy A. Marion

Producing Artistic Director. A native New Yorker, Cyndy is a Producer, Director & Playwright. Her play THISTLES recently premiered at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Dev Bondarin. Cyndy directed the NYC world-premiere of her play BROKEN STORY as well as the NYC and LA productions of her first play YOU ARE PERFECT. BROKEN STORY received its West Coast Premiere at The Sherry Theater in North Hollywood, directed by Tamara Ruppart. YOU ARE PERFECT has also appeared at The Red Mask Players’ Kathryn Randolph Theater in Danville, IL, The Toronto Fringe Festival, Off-Broadway’s Theatre 80 and Charlotte Off-Broadway’s Page to Stage Series. WHTC directing credits include: THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION, SOMETHING UNSPOKEN, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, EYES FOR CONSUELA, 'NIGHT, MOTHER, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, CLOTHES FOR A SUMMER HOTEL, SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS, IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL, THE LATE HENRY MOSS, STATES OF SHOCK, A LIE OF THE MIND & TRUE WEST. Other directing credits include: the world premieres of THE BOOK OF LAMBERT and MINA by Obie-winner Leslie Lee (La MaMa E.T.C.), PB&J (NYC International Fringe Festival), LA TURISTA (Michael Chekhov Theatre Co.), ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY (The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre), FOOL FOR LOVE (Brooklyn College), LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC (American Theatre of Actors), 12 ANGRY MEN (Riant Theatre) and THE MANDALA (The White Heron Inc.). She has directed readings of new plays for WHTC, La MaMa E.T.C., New Dramatists, Theater for the New City, and PRTT. Cyndy holds an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College where she was the 2001 recipient of the Joel Zwick Scholarship in directing. She was named person of the year for 2007 by nytheater.com. Cyndy is a member of The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Dramatists Guild. Her plays BROKEN STORY & YOU ARE PERFECT are published by and available for licensing with Off The Wall Plays.

Loretta Hunt Marion

Honorary Director, WHTC Board. Loretta had a long career in educational publishing at Scholastic Inc. and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for nearly 60 years. She also served as WHTC's Director of Development from 2003-2022 and was a major force behind the company's development. Loretta is a member of The Players and sings with the NYC Encore Chorale.

Vanessa R. Bombardieri

Managing Director. Worked as Dramaturg/Assoc. Director on WHTC’s BROKEN STORY, YOU ARE PERFECT, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, EYES FOR CONSUELA, I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW, 'NIGHT, MOTHER, FREEZER DREAMS, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, CLOTHES FOR A SUMMER HOTEL and SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS. Other WHTC credits include the Lab production of her one-act play EVERYBODY DIES IN FEBRUARY, Director for the staged readings of BROKEN STORY by Cyndy A. Marion and THE WITCHES’ AVENUE (A EULOGY) by Greg Lemoine, and Assistant Director on HALF, also by Greg Lemoine. Vanessa worked as Assistant Director on Cyndy A. Marion’s productions of MINA (a new play by Obie-winner Leslie Lee at LaMaMa, E.T.C.) and PB&J (NYC Fringe Festival). She also worked as an Associate Producer for Crossing Jamaica Avenue's production of THOUSAND YEARS WAITING at PS 122. Directing credits include: Eugene Ionesco's THE PAINTING and her own adaptation of Samuel Beckett's HAPPY DAYS. Regional and Summer stock credits include: The Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival and The New Repertory Theatre. Vanessa holds a BA in Theatre Directing from Bard College.

Dr. Mira Shin

Director, WHTC Board - is a physiatrist who opened her practice, New Jersey Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Institute, in 2007. She provides comprehensive treatment of sports injuries, joint, spine, musculoskeletal and neurobiomechanical issues enabling improved pain, strength, stability, function and quality of life especially when standard treatment has failed. Dr. Shin is a member of The Players, Co-Founder of The Producers Circle and a Founder of MiraMills Productions. She co-produced GOING GREEN: CANNABIS IN AMERICA, THE NEXT DECADE with Tiki Barber as the emcee. She also co-produced MY STORY, MY VOICE by Ivy Omere at The Players. She was an Associate Producer for the WHTC production of Romy Nordlinger's PLACES at The Players.

Rod Sweitzer

Founding Artistic Director. New York stage credits include: THISTLES, BROKEN STORY, CLOTHES FOR A SUMMER HOTEL, SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS, BURIED CHILD, THE LATE HENRY MOSS, STATES OF SHOCK, A LIE OF THE MIND, and TRUE WEST (WHTC); ARTHUR MURRAY TAUGHT ME DANCING IN A HURRY (PRTT). LA credits include: BROKEN STORY, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (PRT), FOOTE NOTES & THE IDIOT BOX (Open Fist Theater Company), OUT IN THE WOODS (Zeitgeist Theater Company), THE GUN (Electric Lodge). Film credits include: KING RICHARD, CHRIST RISING, PSYCHO COP II & THE INVISIBLE MANIAC. TV Credits include: RENT AN ELF, HOUSE OF DEADLY SECRETS, MARRIED WITH SECRETS, CHERNOBYL: ZONE OF EXCLUSION, GUIDING LIGHT, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, AS THE WORLD TURNS.

Matthew Gilbert

Bio To Come

Associate Artists

Michael G. Chin

Resident Fight Choreographer - is a member of AEA, AFTRA/SAG and SDC, as well as being a sanctioned master instructor and choreographer with the Society of American Fighting Directors. He serves as fight director in residence for both White Horse and Pan Asian Rep in New York City. He has taught, choreographed, and consulted on Broadway as well as for Juilliard, The Mint, La MaMa ETC, National Asian American Theatre Company, The Public, The Vineyard Theatre, New York University, Henry Street Settlement, The Drama League, and The Classical Theatre of Harlem. Currently, he is on adjunct faculty at Muhlenberg, Brooklyn College and Pace University.

Andy Evan Cohen

Resident Sound Designer - WHTC credits: THISTLES, THREE BY TENNESSEE, BROKEN STORY, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, YOU ARE PERFECT, EYES FOR CONSUELA, I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW, and 'NIGHT, MOTHER. Other recent credits include off-Broadway's IN BED WITH ROY COHN, I KNOW WHAT BOYS WANT, and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM (MasterWorks Theatre); THE AMERICAN SOLDIER (59E59, Edinburgh Fringe, Midtown International Theater Festival); LUCKY CHICK (Fringe NYC and FringeNYC Encores); IN VESTMENTS (2015 NYIT Award for Overall Production), UNMETIONABLES (2015 NYIT Nominee for Original Music), and many productions for T. Schreiber Theatre including SUMMER & SMOKE and HOT L BALTIMORE. Education: Oberlin and The Manhattan School for Music. www.andycomusic.com(link is external)

Julie Foh

Resident Dialect Coach - is a NYC-based voice coach and teacher. WHTC shows include THISTLES, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, YOU ARE PERFECT, EYES FOR CONSUELA, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. Other recent coaching credits include THE TALLEST TREE IN THE FOREST (Tectonic Theater Project at BAM); THE DANISH WIDOW and THE BABYLON LINE (New York Stage and Film); MURDER FOR TWO, THE TUTORS and MODERN TERRORISM (Second Stage); WASPS and MISS LILLY GETS BONED (Studio 42); NIGHTLANDS (New Georges). She is an Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® and of Knight-Thompson Speechwork, and she is currently on faculty at Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts and at the National Theater Institute in Waterford, CT.

Joe Gianono

Resident Composer/Arranger. Joe designed original music for the WHTC productions of THISTLES, THREE BY TENNESSEE, BROKEN STORY, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, YOU ARE PERFECT, EYES FOR CONSUELA, I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW, 'NIGHT MOTHER, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, CLOTHES FOR A SUMMER HOTEL, SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS and IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL. Other credits include: Metropolitan Opera, NYC Opera, New York Philharmonic, BBC, Juilliard Symphony Orchestras, among others, Paul Taylor Dance Company, NBA, NY Yankees, The British Rock Symphony, Radio City Music Hall, over 30 Broadway & regional musicals, Film & Television: Booty Call, Two Much, Chip 'n Dale's Rescue Rangers, Kite, Dora the Explorer. His music can be heard on the E –Entertainment television network. Joe composes and produces music for his record company. His new cd Story Teller will be released shortly. Recently, the Beryllium Piano Quartet released their new cd, Beryllium Performs Chamber Music of Joe Gianono. His new ballet in 3 acts, Sayadio And The Magic Cup, is based on a Native American Indian legend. His music has been featured on Exploring Music on WQXR, is available on iTunes, Amazon, Cdbaby and all major digital distributors and can be heard on YouTube. Please visit: www.joegianono.com. (link is external)

Lindsay Danielle Gitter

Resident Actor. Lindsay has performed in three White Horse Productions in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles: She played Susan Atkins in YOU ARE PERFECT (Toronto & NYC/LA) and most recently, Jess Garner in the Los Angeles production of BROKEN STORY. Other credits include an Off-Broadway production of CRASHLIGHT, a new musical performed at the historic Cherry Lane Theatre and DRESS OF FIRE (opposite Austin Pendleton). Lindsay is also an accomplished singer-song-writer and is the recent recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Jay Gorney Award.

Andis Gjoni

Resident Set Designer – was born in Tirana Albania to an artistic family. WHTC Set Design: THISTLES, THREE BY TENNESSEE, BROKEN STORY, EYES FOR CONSUELA & HALF. Other set design credits include: ONE HALF AND ONE STUPID, THE SERVANTS, MISS JULIE, OUTSIDE IT SNOWS by V. Salemme, THE STAR WITHOUT A NAME by M. Sebastian, IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE by R. Budina, WEST SIDE STORY. New York set design: UNCLE VANYA, PB&J by T. Dairman, set and costumes for the musical KISS ME KATE, set design, costumes and co-directing of the opera PORGY & BESS , MINA and THE BOOK OF LAMBERT by L. Lee (La MaMa),THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF KHALID AMIR by M. Bower, the world premiere of the opera VILLA DIODATI by M. J. Spektor, (for which he received an honorary mention at the NYMF Awards), THE SERVANT BOSS by G. Pergolesi with the New Jersey State Opera, HANSEL & GRETEL by E. Hamperdink, set design and directing of the comedy THE OPEN COUPLE by Dario Fo, set design of ALBANIAN EXCELLENCENational Opera Theater Tirana Albania, set design and directing of the show ALBANIAN WOMEN OF NEW YORK at Symp Space Theater. In 2018 on the occasion of his 50th birthday he produced and created sets and costumes for the comedy IS HE DEAD? by Mark Twain, which he also translated and directed. Andis is director of the board of thenot for profit organization Albanian Excellence that promotes Albanian culture andheritage, and also supports the theater and performing arts.

James Michael Hughes

Resident Graphic Designer - is an entertainment veteran whose experience in the industry encompasses theater, television and ﬁlm. His ﬁrst venture into theatrical stage producing began with THE MASK OF ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON directed by Anna Strasberg. James Associate Produced THE WHY and SONS OF THE PROPHETS at The Blank Theater. He also produced THE GLASS MENAGERIE at the Greenway Court Theatre. In NYC, James Co-Produced YOU ARE PERFECT, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT and A CAVALIER FOR MILADY for the White Horse Theater Company. James continues to create marketing materials and initiatives for WHTC.

Derek Nye Lockwood

Resident Costumer Designer. Originally from Ojai, CA, Derek has a BFA in Theater from California Institute of the Arts. Derek designed costumes for the WHTC productions of THISTLES, THREE BY TENNESSEE, BROKEN STORY, A CAVALIER FOR MILADY, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, YOU ARE PERFECT, EYES FOR CONSUELA, FREEZER DREAMS and ‘NIGHT, MOTHER. Some of Derek's other credits include South Pacific, Mary Poppins, Titanic, Guys and Dolls, Kiss Me Kate, and White Christmas directed by Randy Skinner, all at Westchester Broadway Theater. Derek just finished Supervising the Broadway tour of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas at Madison Square Garden. Derek enjoys designing for Film, TV, and Theater.

Linda S. Nelson

Resident Actor & Dramaturg is also a director and producer. As an actor, Ms. Nelson has been seen in four White Horse Productions: SOMETHING UNSPOKEN, SMALL CRAFT WARNINGS, A PERFECT ANALYSIS GIVEN BY A PARROT, and A CAVALIER FOR MILADY. She has also appeared in numerous productions in the NYC Area with companies such as New Jersey Rep, Boomerang Theater, and Oberon Theatre Ensemble. Film and Television credits include “Orange Is The New Black” and the award winning Indy Short “Lipstick Ladies.” As a dramaturge, she was honored to work with Cyndy Marion on THISTLES & BROKEN STORY. Other dramaturg collaborations include working with playwright/novelist, Cailin Heffernan; Screenwriter, Michael Lee Stever; and playwrights, Roman Feeser, Bob Ost, and Phil Olson on his popular series, Don’t Hug Me. She is the dramaturg for VIETNAM…THROUGH MY LENSE, a solo piece written and performed by Stu Richel which she now tours nationwide as its producer and director, www.vietnamthroughmylens.com(link is external). SSD, SAG-AFTRA, AEA, TRU, CTI Graduate. lsnacts@nyc.rr.com(link sends e-mail)

Laura Siner

Resident Actor & Marketing Strategist. Laura has taken the stage in WHTC productions of SOMETHING UNSPOKEN, ‘NIGHT MOTHER and IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL. Other NYC theater credits include multiple productions with Oberon Theatre Ensemble and Boomerang Theater Company as well as performances at the Soho Playhouse, Midtown International Theatre Festival, and Fringe NYC. Laura collaborated with WHTC on marketing strategy for BROKEN STORY and the LA production of YOU ARE PERFECT. SAG-AFTRA, AEA. BA Yale University, MBA Columbia Business School. laurasiner.com(link is external), musestudioconsulting.com(link is external)

Michael Wiener

Resident Actor is also a writer, educator, curator and DJ. Michael Wiener believes that the spirit of improvisation is a building block for the most fully-realized, incendiary storytelling artistry. WHTC credits include: DIRTY LAUNDRY, THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION and YOU ARE PERFECT (Los Angeles). Recent and upcoming: Michael costars as Alfred Beauvais in the Tribeca FF sensation, feature film COLLECTION DAY. A staged reading of his play Regulars was directed by Andy Paris, as part of the first annual edition of Regulars: A Mini-Festival of Works-in-Progress, co-founded with Michael Laurence. Avant rock music collaboration (as vocalist-lyricist) The Children…, featuring members of Swans, Human Impact, Cop Shoot Cop and Barkmarket, released an LP on the Erototox Decodings label, spring 2024. The label reissued The Children…’s self-released debut in spring 2026. His latest band, The Social X-Rays, debuts live in fall 2026. Michael is an ensemble member of Blessed Unrest and frequently collaborates with Tony Torn, and previously, Liz Magic Laser. He earned an M.A. with a Creative Writing concentration in an interdisciplinary liberal arts program at Dartmouth College during the pandemic. Michael serves on the Dartmouth Club Executive Committee, the National Arts Club Theater, Music, Film, and Roundtable Committees, including co-chairing and co-producing the 2024-26 Halloween Balls and is a Board Advisor on Foundation Funding for the Unite for Health Foundation.

Nancy Wolfe

Resident Actor - WHTC credits include: DIRTY LAUNDRY written & directed by Cyndy A. Marion for the Inaugural Woodstock Short Play Festival, THE LADY OF LARKSPUR LOTION & I CAN'T IMAGINE TOMORROW by Tennessee Williams and the world-premiere of YOU ARE PERFECT by Cyndy A. Marion. A student of Sandy Meisner at The Neighborhood Playhouse, Nancy is best known for her portrayal of Susan Atkins in Tom Gries TV Special, HELTER SKELTER. She guest starred in 70s tv series Baretta and Barnaby Jones and independent films such as The Intruder. Other stage work includes: leads in COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA and THE GIN GAME. Supporting roles include: CLARENDON ROAD and HORSE by Jan Bentley which garnered supporting actress nominations. Nancy also appeared in RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay Abaire, directed by John DeSotelle and most recently in THINGS REMEMBERED written & directed by Emily Rosamine at the Nu Works summer festival which garnered her an Outstanding Actor Award.

Alumni

Gregory S. Bendelius

Founding Board Member (2003- 2005)

Katy Cashin

Resident Artist (2015 - 2018)

Leslie Feffer

Resident Graphic Designer (2002-2018)

Dr. Jennifer-Scott Mobley

Resident Dramaturg & Actor (2004-2010)

Mark David Ransom

Resident Actor (2004-2010)

Debra Leigh Siegel

Resident Lighting Designer (2002-2018)

Jen Wiener

Resident Stage Manager (2005-2020)