The Auditorium Theatre is thrilled to announce two
new additions to our staff—Erica Bittner, our Development Associate, and Molly
Toohey, our Development Intern. They
each bring a wide assortment of skills, energy and enthusiasm to their
respective positions, and we’re honored to have them as part of our team.
Erica
Bittner, Development Associate
Originally from Ottumwa, Iowa, Erica moved to
Chicago to attend the Theatre Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing
Arts at Roosevelt University where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre.
She has since performed as a professional actor at various Chicago theatres, including First Folio Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Redmoon Theater, and Light Opera Works. She simultaneously gained experience in development as an intern at Redmoon Theater and as a grant writer for Oak Park Festival Theatre. She couldn’t be happier to join the development team at the Auditorium Theatre!
Originally from Ottumwa, Iowa, Erica moved to
Chicago to attend the Theatre Conservatory at the Chicago College of Performing
Arts at Roosevelt University where she earned her BFA in Musical Theatre. She has since performed as a professional actor at various Chicago theatres, including First Folio Theatre, Oak Park Festival Theatre, Redmoon Theater, and Light Opera Works. She simultaneously gained experience in development as an intern at Redmoon Theater and as a grant writer for Oak Park Festival Theatre. She couldn’t be happier to join the development team at the Auditorium Theatre!
Molly
Toohey, Development Intern
Molly Toohey is a junior at Denison University, in
Granville, Ohio, where is she is studying History and International
Studies. Because of Molly’s interest in development, the arts, and
working for a non-profit, her University recommended she apply for the
Auditorium’s internship program. Over the course of the summer, Molly has
learned the value of donor relations and the role strategy plays in development.
She is so appreciative of the opportunity to work with development team and
hopes to apply what she has learned about arts management and development to
her future career. Her internship will end in the middle of August, when
she leaves to travel abroad in Budapest, Hungary.
