Who’s Holiday!

Jacob Dunham

Director

Jacob is an award-winning Theatre Director and Artist with a career spanning from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional Theatre, Opera, and TV/Film productions. He is a two-time nominee of the prestigious Josephine New York Theatre Award for Best Direction Of A Play, as well as a current nominee for the New Hampshire Theater Alliance Award for Best Direction Of A Musical. Highlighted credits include: The Great Look (Manhattan Repertory Theatre), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway), Chicago (Broadway), On The Town (Broadway) Bullets Over Broadway (Broadway Tour), Dishwasher Dreams (Off-Broadway). Throughout his career, Jacob has had the honor of working and studying alongside legendary director/choreographers Susan Stroman and the late Ann Reinking. He is a proud graduate of the Temple University School of Drama, where he earned degrees in Theatrical Directing and Business. For more information: www.Jacob-Dunham.com

Sarah Acker

Lighting Designer

Sarah Aker (Lighting Design) - Sarah teaches and works at both Grand Valley State University and Ferris State University. This is her first show with National Broadway Theatre. This fall she designed Hyenas and Spain with Actors' Theatre, her other Actors' shows include Botticelli in the Fire, Alabaster, POTUS, and Paradise Lost. She also designed Wrens at GVSU this fall. Some of her recent scenic/lighting designs include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Urinetown, and Radium Girls at Ferris State. Favorite lighting design credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Revolutionists, Fun Home, Julius Caesar, and Pippin (Stephens College, MO); The Spitfire Grill (Okoboji Summer Theatre, IA); Pretty Theft (Beloit College, WI); and Frankenstein (South Bend Civic Theatre, IN). She holds an MFA in Lighting Design from Florida State University and a BA in theatre from Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame.

Matthew Hodges

Scenic Designer

“Once you got it in your nostrils, you never forget it. Sixty years now, and the smell of the theatre still haunts me.” – Selsdon, Noises Off. Matt may not have been at it sixty years, but he’s well seasoned. He got his start in props and lighting at Midland Theatre Guild before moving into sound design in the ’80s. A proud member of Thespian Troupe 679 at Dow High, he earned multiple production awards while working on Noises Off, Deathtrap, Godspell, and more. A 1993 graduate of Otterbein College’s BFA Technical Theatre program, Matt has since worked in theatres across several states and now provides scenic design for local productions, including Crestwood Middle School and The National Broadway Theatre. He lives in Michigan with his two sons—one following in his theatrical footsteps at WMU—and spends his free time in Scouting, photography, and the great outdoors.

Duc Voung

Sound Engineer

Duc Vuong is a freelance audio engineer based out of Grand Rapids MI, and has been working in the audio industry for about 15 years globally. He has been involved within the Grand Rapids theatre scene now for about 10 years now with theaters like Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, Circle Theatre, Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids, and also The National Broadway Theatre.