Afterglow - Off-Broadway Creative Team
Production Staff
S. Asher Gelman
Playwright
Evan Bernardin
General Manager
Evan Bernardin is a General Manager and Producer. He has supported the development of new pices working regularly in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Evan has worked with the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF), Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS (BCEFA), Fringe (NY & LA), The Workshop Theatre Company, The Broadway Youth Ensemble (BYE), and The Make A Wish Foundation; his collaborative projects include performances at Lincoln Center, The United Nations, The Harvard Club, Georgetown's Gaston Hall, The Culture Project, The Ohio Theatre, 54 Below, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
He has had the opportunity to speak about producing, nontraditional development models, and immersive theatre at New ... read more
Ann Beyersdorfer
Scenic Design
Ann Beyersdorfer is a New York City based environmental, theatrical storyteller. Her set designs have been featured across New York, regionally, nationally and on television, including venues such as The Davenport, 59E59, Theater Row, Williamstown Theater Festival, NYMF, The Guild Hall, The Hudson Theater (LA), Sharon Playhouse, and Optimum.
Recent designs include the critically acclaimed AFTERGLOW, THE NIGHT ALIVE, A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS (National Tour), THE DODGERS, and THE BOX SHOW where she received best set design in the NYC United Solo Festival.
Ann Beyersdorfer is a New York based environmental and visual storyteller. Her set designs have been featured ... read more
Alex Dietz-Kest
Sound Designer
Fabian Fidelaguilar
Costume Design
S. Asher Gelman
Director
S. Asher Gelman is a director, choreographer, playwright, and producer. He is the Artistic Director of Midnight Theatricals, through which he produced and directed his first play, Afterglow. The show premiered Off-Broadway in the summer of 2017, ran for 14 months, and continues to see productions around the world. Asher has directed and choreographed all four of Midnight Theatricals’ critically acclaimed productions of the show: the original Off-Broadway run; a 2022 production in Los Angeles, which was extended multiple times due to popular demand; a sold-out 2024 production in London; and the recent 2026 Australian tour, with runs in Melbourne ... read more
Nina Kauffman
Assistant Director
Nina Kauffman is an NYC-based bookwriter/lyricist, composer, director, performer, dramaturg, and producer. She has a BFA in Acting (Towson University) and an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing (Tisch School of the Arts). Writing credits include "The Boy Who Cried Succubus!" (book/lyrics), "Paranormative" (book/lyrics), "Naught" (co-book/lyrics), "Mixed Media" (book/lyrics/music), and "A Different Point of View," a song cycle (lyrics/music). Off-broadway credits include "Afterglow" (Assistant Director, Co-Dramaturg) and "Paranormative," a reading performance. Her work has also been featured at Joe's Pub at the Public, the Laurie Beechman, and Green Room 42. She is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, ... read more
Katie Lumpkin
Casting
Laura Malseed
Assistant Stage Manager
Amanda Bohan Marketing
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Jamie Roderick
Lighting Design
Jamie Roderick is a New York based lighting designer who's work ranges diversely throughout entertainment industry.
Mike Ross
Dramaturg
Michelle Tewksbury
Production Stage Manager
AEA Stage Manager.
Midnight Theatricals
Producer
