Executive Director
Jennifer Austin Hughes
Jennifer graduated from Northern Michigan University in Michigan's Upper Penninsula with a BFA in Performance Theatre. After 12 years of working as a professional entertainer in over 10 states and two countries, Jennifer moved to the Roaring Fork Valley, which she has made her home. Working at the Crystal Palace Dinner Theatre, as well as Aspen Community Theatre, and most recently Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale, Jennifer has been an active member of the RFV Theatre Community for over 20 years. In addition, she received her Graphic Design Professional Certification from Colorado Mountain College, which has come in handy designing all of the marketing and online materials for SoL.
With Sol, Jennifer has co-directed and produced over 50 productions and camps. It has been a daily gift to make theatre with the beautiful, talented and diverse children and young adults of the Roaring Fork Valley the last 13 years.
Director of Education
Brittany Crooke
Brittany (she/her) is a teaching artist, director, and performer originally from Fort Worth, TX, now living in the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley with her husband, Steven. As a lifelong theatre kid and clown, she is passionate about fostering the next generation of young artists who will share new imaginative stories to shape a better world through uninhibited imagination. Brittany Directing credits with SoL include The Sound of Music, Bridge to Terabithia and A Christmas Story (Assistant Direction). Other directing credits include The Secretary (Thunder River Theatre Company), Matilda Jr., Shrek the Musical Jr., and Harriet the Spy (Theatre Aspen). Selected performance credits: Scenic Painter in Ghostlight (TRTC), Izzy in Rabbit Hole (TRTC), Kate in Lyonesse (Aspen Fringe Festival), Jane Eyre in Jane Eyre (UMKC), Vannessa/The Moms in Dance Nation (The Unicorn Theatre), Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (UMKC), Peter/Judas u/s in Jesus Christ Superstar (SoL), Texas/Sally u/s in Cabaret (SoL). Brittany holds a M.F.A in Acting from the Conservatory at The University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Creative Consultant/Summer Director
Luke Ryan
Luke is so excited to be joining the SoL team! Born and raised in Aspen, he was on stage frequently in the valley, and grew up part of the original SoL family starting way back in 2013. After leaving the valley he moved to New York City where he studied theatre and dance at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in their conservatory behind Lincoln Center. After graduating from the conservatory he worked at professional theatres, both equity and non union, in NYC and all over the country and continues to split his time between the valley and the city. Select Performance credits include: An American in Paris (Argyle Theatre), Elf (Argyle Theatre), Kinky Boots (Interlakes Theatre), Footloose(Interlakes Theatre), Cabaret (Peregrine Theatre, Broadway World Award Nom.), and Meet Me in St Louis (Theatre Aspen). Select Direction and/or choreo credits include: Ride The Cyclone (SoL), Beauty and The Beast (Theatre Aspen Edu.), Seussical (SoL), Ghost (Theatre Aspen Edu.), Little Shop of Horrors (SoL). Luke is proudly represented by FSE Talent.
Resident Costume Designer
Ginny Bultman
In 1986, Ginny Bultman came, just for the summer, to build costumes for the Snowmass
Repertory Theatre. A graduate of The University of North Texas, she planned to return to Texas to teach Theatre and French, however, like many others, she fell in love (first with Colorado, then with her future husband) and never left. Now, she enjoys lending a helping needle and thread for local theatre productions as well as being the Costume Designer and teaching Costuming classes for Carbondale’s SoL Theatre. Ginny loves doing period pieces, being historically accurate yet allowing for whimsical touches. She believes costumes are an art form and in bringing the director’s vision to life in the creative process of design and construction.
Teaching Artist
Landan Berlof
Landan Berlof (any/all) is a Texas-grown artist, fresh off of 2 years in NYC performing, auditioning, and training, Landan has joined SoL’s team as a teaching artist- previous credits include Ernst Ludwig in SoL’s Production of Cabaret! @berlobster
Teaching Artist
Malia Yucai Machado
Malia (she/her) is a teaching artist, choreographer, and performer originally from the Roaring Fork Valley. Her passion for theatre began at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, sparking a lifelong love of storytelling and movement. She trained with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet School for over a decade in ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz before studying theatre and earning a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Some of her recent performance credits include The Sound of Music and Jesus Christ Superstar (SoL Theatre Company), Mary Poppins and Once Upon a Mattress (Aspen Community Theatre), The Addams Family (Cabrillo Stage), Hair (The Western Stage), and In the Heights (Rainbow Theatre Company).
By day, Malia serves as the Programs Administrator at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, supporting education and outreach initiatives alongside a wide range of performances and community arts programs. She is thrilled to share her creativity, love of collaboration, and belief in the transformative power of theatre throughout the Roaring Fork Valley.