Directors Ciaran Byrne
Ciaran was asked to join the TWN Board of Directors in 2006 because of
his unquenchable enthusiasm for live theatre and particularly the
success of theatre on Nantucket. He has featured in several TWN
productions and is currently a student of acting with HB Studio in New York.
Meryl L. Bralower
Meryl L. Bralower has been visiting Nantucket since 1972 and currently
spends summers in Sconset. Meryl has had multiple careers, most
recently working with entrepreneurs and new ventures. She is currently
helping set up venture forums to help bring entrepreneurs and investors
together. She has a particular interest in non-profits and social
entrepreneurism. She co-founded Social Venture Partners Boston, a group
of professionals, business executives and entrepreneurs promoting
engaged philanthropy by pooling financial resources and business
expertise to non-profits. Prior to founding SVP she brought
craigslist.org, a popular community website, to Boston. In conjunction
with craigslist.org she organized the first non-profit venture forum in
Boston. In addition she helped create "Investing in Media that Matters,
A Gathering at Sundance Village," a conference focused on social mission
media.
Cheryl Fudge
Cheryl is a local clothing designer and retailer. Her business acumen and dedication to Nantucket non-profits is well known and even before joining the TWN board in 2005 she provided costumes and advice for many TWN productions. She has also performed for both TWN and Nantucket
Theatrical Productions. Since joining the board she has dedicated her efforts to fund raising and costuming.
Susan Lucier
A summer resident of Nantucket since 1988, Susan earned her degree in
theater from Case Western Reserve University in her home town of
Cleveland, Ohio, where she has performed in several productions—at the
Cleveland Play House and other local theaters. She has also studied at
Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting, Michael Chekhov Association, and
Ward Studio in New York; and at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. An
original member of Nantucket’s Seaside Shakespeare Company, she also
performed in TWN’s 2006 production of The Smell of the Kill. Susan
served on the Advisory Board for the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival in
2002-2005. She joined the TWN board in 2007.
Gordon McGregor
Gordon graduated from SUNY Purchase with a degree in Theatre Technology.
He went on to work at the La Jolla Playhouse during which he was involved in
the theatrical debut of The Who's Tommy and the Broadway revival of How to
Succeed in Business. Gordon worked in television for Fox, PBS, and spent
five years on the hit television show Sex and the City. He came to Nantucket
to help produce a show for Seaside Shakespeare Festival and stayed. Gordon
is a certified Life and Business Coach and is the lead consultant for his
firm Jump Start YOUR Life based here on Nantucket. He joined the TWN board
in 2004.
Judith Seinfeld
Judith is President of Heritage Management Company, LLC, a real estate
investment, development and management company based in Ridgewood, New
Jersey. She serves on a number of boards and committees in Nantucket,
New Jersey and Arizona. On Nantucket she was a Trustee on the Board of
Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Currently, she serves as Trustee at the
Nantucket Atheneum, the Nantucket AIDS Network, and the Nantucket Film
Festival. She revived her college acting skills in TWN's 2004
production of "Born Yesterday." A new board member in 2004, her business
acumen and contacts have been a welcome support to the work of TWN.
Jane Silva
Jane joined the board in 2003 having acted with the group back in the 1960's under the direction of Mac Dixon. She was part of the summer repertory theater at the old Straight Wharf Theatre. Jane is owner of the Galley Restaurant where she has hosted fund raising events for TWN, Hospice and the Nantucket Land Council. | 
