ACT Team
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Scottie Allen
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: she/they
What I love about performance work: collaboration with colleagues and learning about the why for the piece of art, learning all I can about a piece, whether that’s the author, the characters, the behind the scenes info, etc and incorporating what I can into the interpretation.
I like that performance interpretation stretches my mental and linguistic skills; it’s a good challenge that keeps the work interesting. I prefer to work on theater and musicals; I also enjoy comedians who are true storytellers. However, I am happy to do anything that would be a good fit in order to meet a consumers needs.
Favorite performance Experience: In the summer of 2000, I shadowed/assisted Maria Kielma at an Everclear concert at Summerfest. While I did not interpret, it was my first experience being in a performance interpreting space and I’ve never forgotten that feeling.
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Kelsey Broaden
ACT Interpreter
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Jenny Buechner
ACT Certified Deaf Interpreter
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Nix Carlson
ACT Interpreting Intern/Mentee
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Joshua Castille
Lead Director of Interpreters & Lead Director of Artistic Sign Language
Specialty/Niche: I specialize in pop, musical theatre, and plays.
Favorite Shows I’ve Interpreted: Oh Mary on Broadway, and Into the Woods in DC
What I Love about Performance Work: I love building the story arc and connecting deaf audiences with brilliant plays/performances. I love channeling character choices and finding ways to throw focus to the stage. I believe interpreters are the window that audiences use to watch the show, so how do I become a CLEAR, CLEAN window.
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Mayra Castrejon-Hernandez
Director of Interpreters & Director of Artistic Sign Language
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Diego Diaz
ACT Interpreter
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Autumn Diaz
ACT Intepreter
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Makeda Duncan
ACT Interpreter
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Dan Englund
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: he/him
Specialty/Niche: Musical Theatre, Drag Shows, Children's Theatre, Stand Up Comedy
Favorite Shows I've Interpreted: Cabaret (Metropolis PAC), English (Goodman Theatre)
What I Love About Performance Interpreting: I love the opportunities to work alongside Deaf performers, Deaf interpreters, and DASLs
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David Evans
ACT Interpreter
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Brady Greenwalt
ACT Interpreter
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Danielle Katers
ACT Interpreter
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Maria Kielma
ACT Interpreter
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Caden Marshall
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: he/him
Caden Zane Marshall is a professional ASL interpreter and theatre artist, specializing in Deaf theatre. He holds Bachelor's degrees in both ASL Interpreting and Musical Theatre and has worked alongside notable Deaf artists, including Joshua Castille, Peter Cook, Alexandria Wales, and Annie Weigand. Caden is passionate about advancing inclusivity in the arts through innovative, collaborative, and inspriring theatrical projects.
Favorite interpreting/Deaf theatre credits include Spring Awakening (Skylight Music Theatre), Romeo & Juliet (American Players Theatre), Milwaukee Pridefest (2024), The Man Who Thought He Knew Too Much (Voloz Collective), TEDx Chicago, and Islander (Chicago Shakes).
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Jana Mauldin
ACT Interpreter
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Grace Mildebrandt
ACT Interpreter
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Tammy Muraszewski
ACT Interpreting
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Bronwyn "Bron" Schlaefer
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: she/they
Specialty/Niche: musical theater, technical theater, and opera/choral work.
Favorite Shows I've interpreted: Next to Normal or Hannah Gadsby
What I Love About Performance Interpreting: I have a chance to really study the language of the text and get into how and why a person is saying something. It's script analysis, character analysis, performance analysis, and sociolinguistics all wrapped into one creative work. (Yes, I'm a nerd). Performance is also great for finding different ways to match the emotion of a speaker or a piece so that all the clarity, character, and feeling is right there. Like trying on different masks to see what makes sense with each character and each performance.
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Leia Sparks
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: she/her
Specialty/Niche: Concerts and musicals/plays. I also enjoy comedy and drag shows.
Favorite Shows I’ve Interpreted: SIX, From Here to Eternity
What I Love about Performance Interpreting: My love for performance work comes from my own background of singing and theatre. I love bringing the characters to life and providing the "meaning" behind the words in a script!
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CJ Speakman
ACT Interpreter
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Havalah Teaman
ACT Interpreter
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Jon Thomm
ACT Interpreter
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Jessica Toth
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: she/her
Specialty/niche: Musical theater, children’s theater, Christian concerts.
Favorite Interpreted Shows: Elf The Musical (First Stage and Marcus Center, National Tour), SpongeBob SquarePants: The New Musical (First Stage), Titanic: A New Musical (Milwaukee Rep), The Lightning Thief (First Stage), Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Madison Overture, National Tour). How can I pick just one?
What I Love About Performance Work: As an actress myself, I love bringing the same performance to interpreting! I get to make something that I love more accessible to the community that I love - what could be better than that!!?
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Leigh Whisenant
ACT Founder, Interpreter, & Coordinator
Pronouns: she/her
Specialty/niche: punk/rock music, musicals, comedy, children’s theater, improv, LGBTQ+ events
Favorite performance experiences: Post Malone, Kat & the Hurricane, Green Day & Smashing Pumpkins, Beetlejuice the Musical, Moulin Rouge The Musical
What I love about performance work: So much magic is shared in the performance space, whether through poignant and relatable lyrics, or transporting theatrical productions. Adding a layer of accessibility only accentuates performance spaces and allows more perspectives to come to the table as we evolve our performance spaces. I love the multi-faceted artistry that comes to the forefront as ASL teams craft works of art into a manual modality.
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Steph Zito
ACT Interpreter
Pronouns: She/Her
Specialty/Niche: Comedy (Improv & standup), concerts, classic musicals
Favorite shows interpreted: Mama Mia! (musical), Green Day(artist), Taylor Tomlinson (comedian), UWM Drag Show (performers)
What I love about performance work: That energy from performers and/or the audience that truly feeds the soul.