The cast of The Daddy Machine. Photo credit:Ken Jacques Photography.

Staff

Dan Kirsch, Executive & Artistic Director
Dan has worked in arts management and for LGBT social justice organizations since 1982. He moved to San Diego from Charlotte, NC in January 2005 to work at Diversionary. In Charlotte, he was the executive director of their Lesbian & Gay Community Center from 2002-2004. He has worked with the Zeiterion Theatre (New Bedford, MA), Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble (Bloomsburg, PA), People’s Light & Theatre Company (Malvern, PA), Charlotte Shakespeare Company, and North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. In Charlotte, he also founded the gay and lesbian chorus and an LGBT cultural festival.

Bret Young, Managing Director
Bret started work at Diversionary in August 2002. Bret’s varied career in theater both on and off stage includes work with Mystery Cafe Dinner Theater, The Fritz Blitz, Actors’ Alliance, North Coast Repertory Theatre, Sledgehammer, Utah Musical Theater, San Diego Performing Arts League and Ballet West.

Travis Guss, Patron Services Manager
Travis is originally from Vancouver, Canada, worked for seven years for the IMAX Corporation. Then for three years in San Francisco, he worked for various touring stage productions. In San Diego, he has worked for Triple Espresso, Theatre in Old Town as Box Office Manager and as Member Services Coordinator for the Performing Arts League.