Montana’s Premiere Community Theatre

Corinne Woods

Managing Director

Dedicated to building a healthier and more stable performing arts field, Corinne (she/her) previously served as the Director of Programs at A.R.T./New York overseeing public programming to support non-profit theatres. During her tenure, she led the implementation of major funding initiatives focused on small and mid-sized theatres in New York City and across the state, created A.R.T./New York’s Body Autonomy program to address harassment and abuse in the field, and supported innovative initiatives to increase accessibility for theatre-makers and audiences with disabilities and further anti-racism and anti-oppression programming in NYC’s theatrical community.

Marianne Adams

Director of Education

Marianne Adams (she/her) received her BFA in Theatre Arts from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Marianne has directed many mainstage productions for Grandstreet, some favorites include Frozen, Jr Elf Jr, Tarzan, Rock of Ages, The 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee, Big River and Ragtime. She teaches acting classes for the Theatre School (greatest kids in town). She has also worked as a mentor and artist-in-residence in the Helena Public Schools and surrounding areas.

Marianne was the 2015 Runner-up for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented by The Broadway League and Carnegie Mellon University at The Tony Awards. She is also a Freddie G. Fellowship award recipient for 2018.

Danielle Wineman

Director of Marketing and Sponsorships

Danielle originally hails from Cut Bank, Montana and first came to Grandstreet in 2008 and from that moment GST became a home away from home. Since then she has spent the summers performing and teaching with Grandstreet Summer Theatre School, on and off for the past 15 years. She received her BFA in Theatre Arts from Stephens College and her MFA in Acting from UC San Diego. In 2021, Danielle opened her own Social Media Management and Branding Strategy company, Danielle Wineman Creative. She is excited to be bringing these skills home to Grandstreet.

Karen Hicks

Finance Manager

Karen joined the Grandstreet family in 2015 as the Finance Manager Karen graduated from the University of Montana with a B.S. in Business and Accounting and then moved to Helena. Karen retired from Heritage Propane in 2013 as its Vice President of Finance and Administration after working there for over 25 years. Karen now spends her time working part-time at Grandstreet, is currently on the Board at Ascent Bank of Helena and volunteers as the financial accountant/treasurer for Saint John’s Lutheran Church. Karen and her husband Garry are avid supporters of the Helena Arts Community, but especially partial to Grandstreet. Their children’s involvement in Grandstreet’s Theatre School Program introduced them to Grandstreet over 20 years ago and they have been involved ever since.

Julia Harris

Theatre School Faculty

Julia has been performing and teaching for most of the last 20 years and is honored to be part of the amazing team at Grandstreet Theatre School. Julia is also a Part-Time Instructor in the Theatre Department at Carroll College and also coordinates the Staged Health program, a unique collaboration with the Carroll Nursing Department. She holds a BA in theatre from Carroll College and an MA in Theatre Arts from UND, where she earned an Irene Ryan Acting Nomination with KC/ACTF for her role as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. Julia is an alum of the Shakespeare & Co. Winter Intensive and a four-season member of the Montana Shakespeare Co. Julia has served as the Drama Director for Devils Lake High School and a guest director in that community. Julia has directed six productions at Carroll College, most recently Twelfth Night, and has performed on several stages, most recently as Marianne in Grandstreet Theatre’s production of Constellations, and Mollie Raulston inThe Mousetrap. Other notable credits include the Women of The 39 Steps (GST), Juliet of Romeo & Juliet, Cecily in The Importance of Being Earnest (MSC), Mollie in Peter & the Starcatcher (GST), and Vanda in Venus in Fur (HTC). The role she most enjoys is “Mom” to her two boys and sharing adventures with them.

Brandon Taylor

Theatre School Faculty

Brandon Taylor (he/him) is an actor/singer/dancer/musician from Hollister, California. He’s been singing, dancing, and playing music ever since. He started taking tap and ballet at San Benito Dance Academy when he was 12, and after three years was made the tap instructor. The first show he ever choreographed was Oklahoma! at San Benito High School when he was a senior. He currently holds a BA in Musical Theatre from California State University, Chico, where he started as a Math major but switched to Musical Theatre after playing Jack in Into the Woods. He received an Irene Ryan nomination from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for playing the role of Johnny in Green Day’s American Idiot. Brandon loves working as a dance captain and understudy. He has performed professionally in both union and non-union productions. Credits include Grandstreet Theatre, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, and Legacy Stage. Since moving to Helena, he has been choreographing for both Carroll College and Grandstreet Theatre and teaches dance to all ages.