Meet the Team

Administrative Staff

Philip Drennen

Executive Director

Philip Drennen is originally from Dayton, OH and found his love for theater at Fairmont High School and Muse Machine. He would later be inducted into the Fairmont Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2023. Philip holds a Bachelor in Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from The University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music and his professional career includes numerous national and international tours, regional theatre, and starring on the Las Vegas Strip. He joined the TLD team as they rebranded from Dare2Defy Productions and his directorial credits include Violet, A New Brain, Cabaret, Urinetown, Misery, Into the Woods, and The Full Monty. Philip is also a composer/lyricist and most recently co-wrote the score for The Big Gay Jamboree which ran off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre and was nominated for Outstanding New Musical by the 2025 Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards.

Mackensie King

Artistic Director

Mackensie King is a Dayton Local and has been with TheatreLab since its inception as a Resident Artist (formally D2D). In 2020, she stepped into the Artistic Director Position with a mission to offer high quality theatre in Dayton that featured local talent. Her training in the arts began at a young age where she studied with Howard School of Dance, piano with Bev Sheridan and voice with Lee Ann Kinner. She attended Sinclair Community College and Wright State University as a Theatre Studies Major while she continued to perform and direct around Dayton and the Columbus area. When not at the Theatre, you can catch Mackensie reading a book and discussing them with her favorite local book club. She believes that Theatre is truly one of the most important tools to teach empathy, compassion and the beauty of the human experience.

Becki Norgaard

Founder & CEO

Becki Norgaard is the founder and CEO of TheatreLab Dayton (formally D2D Productions). Theatre has always been a passion of Becki's and took off when she was cast in “I love you, you’re perfect, now change” during her time in the Army. After moving to Dayton, her passion for theater grew and she continued to perform and direct around the area. This eventually led to her decision to open TheatreLab, a home for local Dayton artists to perform at a professional level while also being compensated for their time and effort. During the day, Becki serves as CFO at Azimuth Corporation.

Board of Trustees
David Moyer - President
Josh Stucky - Vice President
Elom Dossa - Secretary
Becki Norgaard - Treasurer

At Large Committee Members
Robin Shank
Jason Slattery

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