Eric Colchamiro
DCTA Board Chair
A longtime theatergoer in the DMV, Eric counts eight Playbill books full of theatrical experiences as one of his prized possessions, and his favorite local productions include Caryl Churchill’s A Number at Studio Theatre, Sarah Ruhl’s A Clean House at Woolly Mammoth, and Psalmayene 24’s Monumental Travesties at Mosaic. Eric is a native of the Boston area, happily married, and loves taking his young daughter out for a show whenever he can.
John Stoltenberg
Executive Editor
John Stoltenberg is executive editor of DC Theater Arts. He writes both reviews and his Magic Time! column, which he named after that magical moment between life and art just before a show begins.
Member, American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association.
Nicole Hertvik
Editor in Chief
2019 National Critics Institute fellow at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center and a 2022 Entrepreneurial Journalism fellow at CUNY. Her reporting for DC Theater Arts was a 2022 finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists Best of DC Dateline Awards. Nicole lives in Maryland with her three daughters and two cats.
Susan Galbraith
Artistic Director for Alliance for New Music-Theatre
Susan Galbraith has worked in theatre on three continents as a director, performer, and writer, and, in this last capacity, has also proven an avid audience member responding to live performance through arts journalism.
She feels at home in DC’s international community, with its swirling cross-cultural currents.
Elena Velasco
Theatre Artist, Choreographer, Professor, Yoga Teacher
Elena Velasco (she/ella) is a theatre artist whose work encompasses performance, education, and community engagement. An associate member of Stage Director and Choreographers Society and Helen Hayes-nominated artist, her directing and choreography credits include GALA Hispanic, 1st Stage, Keegan Theatre, NextStop Theatre, Synetic Theater, Central Square Theatre in Greater Boston, and was the Founding Artistic Director of Convergence Theatre, a theatre for social justice performance collective.
She is an associate professor of theatre arts at Bowie State University, a yoga teacher, and the proud mother of seven, all who have varied paths and passions.
Chad Campfield
Technology Executive, Veteran