Tom Burmester is a producer, theatre-maker, and educator. In Los Angeles, as Audience Experience Designer for Center Theatre Group, he created engaging participatory experiences for audiences at the Ahmanson, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre, as well as for The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage, working with world-class artists, such as Madrid’s classical theatre company Rakatá, Rude Mechs, Second City, and Culture Clash. His work in the emerging field of participatory and immersive theatre was recognized in American Theatre magazine and by LA Weekly's annual "Best of LA."  
Tom was the founding Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble (LATE), where he produced and directed over 30 new plays and developed "one of the finest and most committed ensembles performing on any Los Angeles stage," according to Backstage. During LATE's residency, he served as Managing Director of the historic Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica. His work as playwright, director, and producer of The War Cycle earned awards and recognition, including three Ovation Award nominations and a Special Citation from LA Weekly for "Excellence and Breadth of Vision."
​Most recently, in collaboration with UC Davis, he was a Founding Co-Director and producer of the Ground and Field Theatre Festival. This three-year sandbox project invited international playwrights to create new plays and musicals that centered narratives of environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Tom is an Adjunct Professor of Performing Arts at St. Mary's College, where he teaches Science Fiction Theatre and Season Planning. He has also taught acting, directing, design, and theatre studies at UCLA and UC Davis. Tom earned his Ph.D. in Performance Studies at UC Davis, where his research explored the intersection of theatre, play, games, and performance psychology. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from UCLA and a BA in Theatre and Dance from UC Davis.  

Dedicated to the practice of sustainable creativity and authentic communication, Danika Sudik roots her rigorous performance training practice in the concepts of relationship, compassion, and play.
Ms. Sudik's education programs, workshops, and curricula have been used by Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum and The Kirk Douglas Theater), The Broad Stage, Journeys in Film, Bonnie Franklin's Classic & Contemporary American Plays, University of California, Davis, and K-12 classrooms throughout Southern California.
Ms. Sudik's education programs, workshops, and curricula have been used by Center Theatre Group (Mark Taper Forum and The Kirk Douglas Theater), The Broad Stage, Journeys in Film, Bonnie Franklin's Classic & Contemporary American Plays, University of California, Davis, and K-12 classrooms throughout Southern California.
An L.A.-based theatre-maker and educator, Danika Sudik collaborates with individuals and ensembles to discover artful approaches to inspired performances. Each bodymind instrument has unique strengths. By developing it to be more receptive and adaptable, individuals build a repertoire of earned confidence in approaching their environment, character, and interpersonal challenges on and off the stage.
​Ms. Sudik fulfills her storytelling vocation through parenting, acting, directing, dramaturgy, and education. She is a lecturer in Directing, Acting and Theatre History at the University of California, Davis, where she earned her M.F.A. in Dramatic Arts.  She holds a B.A. in Theatre, Film, and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles.