Janie E. Howland** (Scenic Design) – Janie considers the Lyric Stage her theatre home having designed over sixty shows including: Thirst, Ken Ludwig’s The Game’s Afoot, and Rooted. Recent productions include: Reagle Music Theatre: South Pacific, All Shook Up. Moonbox Productions: New Works Festival. Trinity Repertory: La Cage Aux Folles. Southwark Playhouse UK: Operation Epsilon. SpeakEasy Stage Company: Cost of Living. Umbrella Stage: The Minutes. Other Venues: InterAct Theatre (PA), Berkshire Opera Festival, Mass MOCA, Willamette University (OR), Central Square Theatre, Wheelock Family Theatre, New Repertory Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Odyssey Opera, Weston Playhouse (VT), Company One, Gloucester Stage Company. 2024 recipient of the Elliot Norton Award for Sustained Excellence, eight prior design awards, adjunct faculty at Bridgewater State University, and Wellesley College. Founder of Prop Co-Op, www.prop-co-op.com, www.janiehowland.com, USA Local 829.