MEET TEAM ILLUMINAUGHTY

LILY COLE
Producing Director
& Co-Founder

A Bay Area native, Lily (they/them) graduated from the University of Michigan in 2018 with a BFA in Theatre Performance (Directing) and a minor in Women’s Studies. Lily serves as Programs Manager for Dance Entropy/Green Space in Queens. In addition to their signature “butch-lesque,” they perform with NYC-based parade dance team, The TailShakers.

GRACE SANTAMARIA
Artistic Director
& Co-Founder

Grace (she/her) was born and raised in Kalamazoo, Michigan, earning a BFA in Theater Design & Production and a minor in History of Art from the University of Michigan in 2018. She is a costume designer maker and artist currently based in Baltimore, Maryland. Grace’s drag persona, AL DENTE, is a “one-man Spaghetti Western” with Neil Diamond flair.

LINDSEY ZINBARG
Production Stage Manager & Associate Producer

Lindsey (she/her) received her BA in Theater Arts from The University of Michigan in 2018 with a concentration in Stage Management and Theater Education. Lindsey has has been stage and production managing for The New School’s MFA Theater Department since 2021.