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MoveAbout is proud to be an entirely youth-led theatre company that operates purely through the dedication and hard  work of its leaders, actors, and technicians.

Staff 2020

Martine Kolderup-Lane (Artistic Director) is very excited to be directing her first MoveAbout show this year! She is a Senior at Lowell High School and has performed in MoveAbout’s 2018 production of Spider’s Web, and played Margaret in our 2019 production of Much Ado About Nothing. Apart from being in Lowell's advanced drama since her sophomore year, she has also performed in Lowell's productions of Peter/Wendy as Wendy, The Green Bird as Pantalone, Daughters of Atreus as Melissa, Sweeney Todd, Seussical, and Twelfth Night. Catch her in Lowell's fall play, Comedy of Errors, as Adriana!

​Francesca Ficano (Lead Management) is thrilled to be managing her second MoveAbout show! Currently a Senior at Lowell High School, she has been acting in Lowell’s Advanced Drama since her freshman year, where she was able to compete in the Ohlone High School Theatre Festival in 2018. She has acted in Lowell’s productions of Peter/Wendy as Mrs. Darling, and The Green Bird as The Golden Waters That Dance. Some favorite shows she's been in include Chicago, The Taming of the Shrew, Bring it On, Matilda, and Guys and Dolls. Catch her in Lowell’s fall play, Comedy of Errors, as Dromio of Syracuse!



Ember “Smudge” Draffin (Assistant Director) is ecstatic to be directing her first MoveAbout show this year! She is a Junior at Lowell High School and performed in MoveAbout’s 2019 production of Much Ado About Nothing. She has been a part of Lowell’s Advanced Drama program since her sophomore year, and has participated in many productions both with Lowell Drama and other companies, including as Lost Boy #1 in Peter/Wendy, Emily in Chatroom, and Queen Gertrude in Hamlet. She also wrote, directed, and produced her own Shakespeare-inspired show her freshman year. Catch her in Lowell's fall play, Comedy of Errors, as Dromio of Ephesus!

​Isidore Lu (Assistant Management) is stoked to be assistant managing his first MoveAbout show this year! Currently a Junior at Lowell High School, he has previously performed in MoveAbout’s 2019 production of Much Ado About Nothing and Lowell’s 2018 production of Daughters of Atreus as Orestes’s Past and 2019’s Peter/Wendy as Peter. In his sophomore year, he was a part of Lowell’s Advanced Drama program. He has also been involved in productions with the San Francisco Ballet, including its annual production of The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, and Yuri Possokhov’s Swimmer.

PAST teams

The Importance of Being Earnest -- 2013 -- Fort Mason, SF

2021
Martine Kolderup-Lane, Artistic Director
Francesca Ficano, Lead Management
Ember Draffin, Assistant Director
Isidore Lu, Assistant Management

2020
Emma Greene, Artistic Director
Francesca Ficano, Lead Management
Martine Kolderup-Lane, Assistant Director

2019
Isabelle Bushkov, Artistic Director
Emma Greene, Assistant Director
Adrian Jones, Stage Management

2018
Cleo Blackketter, Artistic Director
Isabelle Bushkov, Assistant Director
Charlotte Schwartz, Management and Marketing
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2017
Kate Adler, Artistic Director
Cleo Blackketter, Assistant Director
Charlotte Schwartz, Management and Marketing

2016
Kali Kecskemeti, Artistic Director
Kate Adler, Assistant Director
​Lydia Jenkins-Sleczkowski, Management and Marketing

2015
Avery Chung-Melino & Kali Kecskemeti, Artistic Directors
Jerry Ng, Marketing
Lydia Jenkins-Sleczkowski, Management
Rachael No, Technical Director

2014
Elisa Vidales & Lauren Taylor, Artistic Directors
Alexandra Beem & Avery Chung-Melino, Management and Marketing 
Praise Ching, Technical Director

2013
Elisa Vidales & Lauren Taylor, Artistic Directors
Cecily Montgomery, Management and Marketing 

2012
Natalie Girshman & Margot Pierluissi, Artistic Directors
Cecily Montgomery, Management and Marketing

2009-2011
Taylor Edelhart, Founder and Director

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