Staff
Julianne Brienza
Executive Director /Founding Member
Julianne is a multi-faceted leader whose artistic sensibility, philosophical perspective, humor, tenacity, and independence, along with her passion for learning and education comprise her leadership style.
Julianne moved to Washington DC in December 2003 to manage the Cultural Development Corporation's Flashpoint project. She programmed Flashpoint venues, managed their arts incubator program, recruited participants and managed the facility. While at Flashpoint, Julianne started the Mead Theatre Lab Program- an intensive mentorship program for the performing arts.
Julianne came to DC from Philadelphia where she created and ran the Greenfield Elementary School artist-in-residency program for Mum Puppettheatre. She also served as Managing Director of 1812 Productions, a non-profit theatre company that focuses on comedy. Also, she worked on the Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe for three years in various capacities from venue manager, box office, to performing in Festival productions. Previously, she was a Professional Apprentice with the Arden Theatre Company.
Born and raised in Dillon, Montana, Julianne is a graduate Viterbo University, Bachelor of Fine Arts-Theatre, Minors, Philosophy and Visual Arts, Magna Cum Laude and The Sandglass Theatre Puppet Residency at Marlboro College.
Cory Ryan Frank
Director of Artist & Audience Services
Moved to College Park, MD in 2005 for graduate School. Since then he’s made DC home spending his summer’s with Capital Fringe and the rest of the year doing various theatre related things. Cory started as an assistant production manager with Capital Fringe during the inaugural festival in 2006. Since then he’s been a Venue Manager, Festival Venue Manager, Box Office Assistant, and Audience Services Manager. He also directed and produced two shows in the festival; Lebensraum in 2008 and Please Listen; A Musical Chaos in 2009, which won the Audience Choice award for Best Musical.
Before coming to fringe full time, Cory has worked for No Rules Theatre Company as their production manager, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as the Video Coordinator as well as various other roles, and spent two years as the Director of Production at the Edmund Burke School in Van Ness. In his spare time, Cory is a lighting designer, having designed shows for Theatre J, Imagination Stage, Gala Hispanic Theatre, Factory 449, Dance Performance Group, Bowen McCauley Dance, Rorschach, 1st Stage, and WSC Avant Bard.
Hailing from Long Island, NY Cory has a BA in Theater Design & Technology from SUNY New Paltz, and an MFA in Lighting Design from the University of Maryland.
Katie Golden
Business Manager
Katie combines her passion for the arts with her experience in business operations. Before becoming Capital Fringe’s first business manager, Katie was a financial associate for Bright, Yaneza and Associates, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit financial management. Katie has worked for organizations such as The Washington Chorus and Pyramid Atlantic Art Center. She started as an Operations Assistant at Alexandria Financial Associates, a $130 million investment company, improving everything from client management to reconciling accounts and creating databases. Katie holds a Master’s degree in Arts Management from George Mason University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Virginia Tech.
Caitlin Wood
Development Consultant
Caitlin is a seasoned fundraising and administrative professional who helps Capital Fringe clearly articulate its mission and leverage its core strength and position in the community. Caitlin brings passion, energy and dedication to her work while providing practical advice, effective materials and concrete strategies to maximize Capital Fringe's fundraising potential and sustainability.
Caitlin holds a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at Austin, where she was a James Michener Fellow, and a Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Chicago. Caitlin is currently based in Ithaca, New York and works with clients in Ithaca, New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. To learn more about Caitlin and her work, visit her website at caitlinwoodconsulting.com.
