Executive Director: Marques Brown   exec (at) gctcomeplay.org

Marques Brown (he/him) “In one way or another, I have worked with, or for, Germantown Community Theatre for almost twenty years. I have always been amazed at the kind of Magic that can be made in this one-room school-house-turned church-turned Theatre,” states Marques, referring to the various iterations from which the red brick building on Forest Hill Irene has evolved over its historic hundred plus years of existence in Germantown, and becoming the “home” of GCT in the 1980’s. Marques holds a Master’s degree in Arts Education and has been working in and around the Memphis area as a theatre professional and education specialist since 2001. Before that, he was an actor with theatrical companies in Chicago whose missions centered on social awareness. He has worked in the theatre departments of several Memphis area schools as a teacher, director and technical director. Marques also founded the Full Spectrum Theatre Initiative with the goal of bringing theatre and the neurodiverse community together. The Full Spectrum Theatre outreach program is featured at GCT, consisting of inclusive workshops that harness the imaginations of teen and adult neurodivergent members of our community through the healing expression of theatrical play. He is the husband of noted actress and teacher, Ashley Bugg Brown and is the father of two. Marques has been nominated for several local theatre awards and has won an Ostrander for lead in a musical, as well as HSMTAs for direction and design. He is most recently nominated for Ostrander awards for Sound Design for Curious Incident (which he also directed), Props Design for WIT , Scenic Design for I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Best Original Script for One Man’s Christmas Carol all at GCT.

Education Director: Christina Hernandez     education (at) gctcomeplay.org

Christina Hernandez (she/her) joined the GCT staff in 2020 after many years of teaching summer camps and performing here. She was a part of the inaugural  Musical Theatre Performance BFA class at the University of Memphis. She has been a vocal instructor for the last 7 years, specializing in musical theatre and youth education. She has directed and taught educational theatre all over the 901, while performing in theatres such as Theatre Memphis, Playhouse on the Square, New Moon Theatre Company, The Circuit Playhouse, and The Harrell Theatre. She is thrilled to bring her passion for teaching and the arts to GCT and join the theatre that holds such a dear place in her heart. “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” – Aristotle

Engagement Director: Annie Freres      engage (at) gctcomeplay.org

Annie Freres (she/they) joined the GCT staff in March 2019.  She is a born and raised Memphian who performs all over town from the title character in The Drowsy Chaperone, Dragon in Shrek and Ladies & Legends at Theatre Memphis, “The Plant” Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors and Domina in Funny thing Happened… Forum at Harrell, Donna in Mamma Mia, Justyce in Rock of Ages, Mama in May We All and DeeDee in The Prom at Playhouse on the Square and appearances with independent companies like Killer Joe, LIZZIE, Twelfth Night and Reefer Madness with New Moon Theatre. She is proud to have graced the GCT stage as Mr. Bennet/Charlotte in Pride & Prejudice in 2023. After getting her BFA from U of Memphis she spent 8 years on the road in National tours and dinner theatres from Florida to Alaska! She continues to create her own theatrical concerts like A Place For Us at GCT, Filling The Air at Buckman PAC, and variety cabarets. Annie loves to emcee and lend vocals to multiple events in the MidSouth and beyond, having spent the summers of 2020-23 in North Dakota as Calamity Annie hosting the Medora Musical. You can even find her teaching camps and classes from time to time at GCT and at University Middle School. Investing her love, energy and talents in her home town has been her mission since she returned. She loves lending her smiling support and ideas to GCT, uniting our beautiful theatre and entertainment scene from the riverfront to the county lines. 

Production Manager: Rachel Crenshaw      production (at) gctcomeplay.org

Rachel Crenshaw (she/her) is happy to be back at GCT as the new Production Manager on staff.  She previously worked at GCT as the stage manager for Next to Normal in 2020 and worked on crew for Dracula, the Bloody Truth in 2023.  She studied photography and graphic design at Mississippi State University.  After college she moved back to Memphis to become the in-house stage manager at the Harrell Theatre in Collierville, Tn for two seasons.  Rachel is currently the scenic artist for Evangelical Christian School and is excited to be working on their Fall show, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat soon.  Over the past 10 years she has worked on over 80 shows in the Memphis area in educational, community, and professional theatre while working full time with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.   She excited to start this new chapter with GCT. 

Bookkeeper: Steven Sharp      bookkeeper (at) gctcomeplay.org

Steven Sharp (he/him) joined the GCT staff in July of 2022. Raised in Texas, he has lived in Memphis and Germantown since 2003. Steven and his family have been involved in GCT since 2015 in when his son got involved with the camps and student productions. Steven has experience with bookkeeping and financial duties through various career positions. In the interim between our previous and new Executive Director his expertise and attention to detail helped GCT thrive and put good habits in place for a successful future.

Box Office Support Staff: Sheri Bancroft & Hunter Steele

All-Star Volunteers: Cathi Johnson, BC Jennings, Teresa Jordan, Molly Waugh, Chandra Murphy, Olivia Bondurant, Stan Hays, Ashley Wilder, Jeanne Ellett, Roland Mittag, Sue Binnie, Alissa Kerney, Cierra May Alissa