Michael Gillette is a physician and classically trained composer who joined the TWTC board in 2017. Previously,  Michael worked with the company on sound design and original composition for their productions of The Mutilated and Camino Real. Michael studied music composition at the Hartt School and his interests range from traditional orchestral music to avant-garde fusion. Michael is in on faculty at the Tulane School of Medicine and Co-Director of the Tulane RIGHT Global Health Program. He is a resident of the Historic Lower 9th Ward and is committed to the resiliency and artistic vibrancy of our city.

Jeffrey LaHoste founded Tectonic Theater Project with Moisés Kaufman. He was nominated for a Best Play Tony Award for 33 Variations and an Emmy Award as a writer of the HBO film adaptation of The Laramie Project. Laramie won the Humanitas Prize, the National Board of Review, and the GLAAD Media Award, and was the opening night selection of the Sundance Film Festival. Jeffrey wrote The Very Extraordinary Mr. Law, which was presented at the Colorado New Play Festival. He teaches Moment Work, Tectonic’s method for devising theater.

Robert is an attorney and military veteran. Prior to moving back to New Orleans in 2022, he served as an operational meteorologist and circuit prosecutor in the United States Air Force. In 2016, Robert co-founded the Waldrup-Crosby Endowed Law Scholarship at Tulane Law School, an initiative that provides financial assistance and mentorship to black law students at Tulane.  Robert is also a member of the Tulane Law School Dean’s Advisory Board, and the Tulane Law Review Board of Advisory Editors.

Augustin is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of TWTC. 

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Elise Johns, Ph.D., LPC­S, NCC is an Assistant Professor at University of the Cumberlands. She holds a doctorate in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans and a master's in Counseling Psychology from Troy University. Dr. Johns has clinical experience in outpatient mental health treatment, grief counseling, crisis intervention, training clinics, and private practice. Dr. Johns has maintained a private practice in New Orleans for the past 8 years. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Professional Counselor Approved Supervisor and a National Certified Counselor. Dr. Johns' research and teaching interests include multicultural competencies, LGBTIQA, spirituality, and ethical competencies of clinicians working with terminally ill clients. 

Nick is the Co-Founding Artistic Director of TWTC. 

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