About Us
The Philadelphia Artists' Collective, founded in 2008 by Damon Bonetti and Dan Hodge, is committed to promoting rarely performed classical plays through workshops and readings in the greater Philadelphia area. It is comprised of a group of performance and visual artists seeking to encourage the development of a common vocabulary and to promote arts awareness within the Philadelphia community. PAC's past workshops and readings have featured some of the region's finest artists, and its full productions have garnered wide audience and critical praise.
Company members include co-founding artistic director Damon Bonetti, artistic associates Cassandra Alexander and Eli Lynn, and general manager Susan N. Quinn. PAC prides itself on staging rarely produced classics in unexpected, site-specific locations, such as the Tall Ship Gazela, The Franklin Inn Club, Powell House, the USS Olympia, the Poth Brewery, and the Woodlands Mansion & Cemetery.
Company members include co-founding artistic director Damon Bonetti, artistic associates Cassandra Alexander and Eli Lynn, and general manager Susan N. Quinn. PAC prides itself on staging rarely produced classics in unexpected, site-specific locations, such as the Tall Ship Gazela, The Franklin Inn Club, Powell House, the USS Olympia, the Poth Brewery, and the Woodlands Mansion & Cemetery.
Meet the PAC
Damon Bonetti (Co-founder/ Producing Artistic Director) (he/him) is a Philadelphia actor, director, teacher and musician. As an actor for the PAC, he played Duke Ferdinand in The Duchess of Malfi, Gustav in Creditors, Parolles in All’s Well That Ends Well and split roles with Co-Founder Dan Hodge as The Villain and The Fool in Maria Marten. He has directed for the PAC The White Devil by John Webster, He Who Gets Slapped by Leonid Andreyev in a partnership with the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, Blood Wedding by Federico Garcia Lorca in a co-production with the Mandell Professionals in Residence Project at Drexel University, The Sea Plays by Eugene O’Neill aboard the Tall Ship Gazela for the 2013 FringeArts Festival, Changes of Heart by Pierre de Marivaux, adapted a two-man version of A Christmas Carol, and has appeared in or directed many PAC readings. Damon earned a BA in Theatre cum laude from DeSales University and an MFA in Acting from Florida State University / Asolo Conservatory. Since returning to Philly he has worked at many of the area theaters and has performed in nine of Shakespeare’s plays including The Duke in Measure for Measure, Mercutio in Romeo & Juliet, Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew, Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, the title role in Pericles and directed The Taming of the Shrew for Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company. Damon received a 2009 Barrymore Nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play for David in Orange Flower Water for Luna Theatre Company, a 2014 Barrymore Nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Play for True Story at Passage Theater and a 2015 Barrymore Nomination for Outstanding Ensemble in Play for The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Lantern Theater. Damon’s on-camera work includes films, commercials and industrials; he is a professor at Rutgers University–Camden and Drexel University, and is also the lead guitarist for Jawbone Junction.
Cassandra (Cassie) Alexander (Artistic Associate/Development) (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based actor, teaching artist, theatre maker, and arts administrator. Her acting credits include performances with PAC, Delaware Shakespeare, Revolution Shakespeare, Tiny Dynamite, Alterra Productions, Philadelphia Women’s Theatre Festival, and many more. Favorite credits include Imogen (Cymbeline), Child Jane/Adele (Jane Eyre), Rosalind (As You Like It), Woman (Talk to Me Like the Rain), and Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream). She holds degrees in Theatre & Drama and Arts Management from Indiana University, although her love of classical theatre blossomed while studying abroad at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Favorite acting credits include Benvolio (Romeo and Juliet with Delaware Shakespeare’s Community Tour), Horatio (Hamlet: Redux with Revolution Shakespeare), Woman (Talk to Me Like the Rain with A Way Home Productions), and Puck (A Midsummer Night’s Dream with The Word Players). She also works as the Development Officer/Artistic Assistant at Delaware Shakespeare. Cassie is honored to join PAC and looks forward to making theatre magic with this incredible team.
Eli Lynn (Artistic Associate/Marketing/Resident Fight Director) (they/them) is a trans nonbinary actor, IDC-certified Intimacy Director, and Barrymore Nominated fight choreographer in the greater Philadelphia area. They hold a BFA in Musical Theatre from Shenandoah Conservatory, and since moving to Philly in 2016, have worked with numerous theatres in all kinds of capacities. Acting credits include productions at PA Shakespeare Festival, The Folger Theatre, American Shakespeare Center, People’s Light, PAC, InterAct Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre, and Cleveland Playhouse. Their fight and intimacy work has been seen at numerous theatres, including PA Shakespeare Festival, The Wilma, People’s Light, Playwrights Horizons (NYC), Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, InterAct, Arden, Quintessence, Theatre Exile, and several universities. They have studied stage combat for over a decade, are a recognized Advanced Actor Combatant with 5 international stage combat organizations (SAFD, FDC, BASSC, SAFDi, and NSFS), and assistant to Broadway Fight Masters Ian Rose and J David Brimmer. They also own a lot of instruments, occasionally work as a theatrical carpenter and electrician, and sometimes paint things for people.
Susan Nicodemus Quinn (General Manager) (she/her) has held senior positions at Kimmel Cultural Campus, Walnut Street Theatre, Darlington Community Arts Center, Young Audiences and others. She has served on the board for Next Gen Theater, review panels for the NJ Council on the Arts, PA Council on the Arts and Philadelphia Cultural Fund, the Education, on the Community Service Award committee for the Barrymore Awards, as a reader for Philadelphia Young Playwrights and as a Barrymore judge. Susan holds a BFA in theater from the University of the Arts, a master's degree in nonprofit management from Eastern University, and a DEI certification from Northwestern University. Prior to focusing on management, she was a Teaching Artist in a variety of settings including teaching students with special needs. As a director and producer she focused on works by and for young people, receiving a Barrymore Award for Theatre Education and Community Service, a Beyond the Ramp Award for Accessibility and Best of Philly Awards. She commissioned several new plays for young audiences and created partnerships for their performance including the National Constitution Center, The Please Touch Museum and national touring. Susan also worked as a national agent representing artists like Aquila Theater and Bang on a Can. She started her career as an actor in Philadelphia area theatres, regional theater, festivals, and Off-Broadway productions.
Board of Directors
Damon Bonetti | Brendan P. Bovaird, Esq. | Jessica Doheny | Natajia Sconiers | Ann Garner | Paige Willan, Esq.
Damon Bonetti | Brendan P. Bovaird, Esq. | Jessica Doheny | Natajia Sconiers | Ann Garner | Paige Willan, Esq.
Previous PAC members:
Dan Hodge: Co-Founding Artistic Director
Natajia Sconiers: Associate Artistic Director
Megan O'Donnell: General Manager
Andi Sotzing: General Manager
Cynthia Janzen Rose: General Manager
Krista Apple: Artistic Associate
Katherine Fritz: Artistic Associate / Resident Designer
Charlotte Northeast: Artistic Associate
Dan Hodge: Co-Founding Artistic Director
Natajia Sconiers: Associate Artistic Director
Megan O'Donnell: General Manager
Andi Sotzing: General Manager
Cynthia Janzen Rose: General Manager
Krista Apple: Artistic Associate
Katherine Fritz: Artistic Associate / Resident Designer
Charlotte Northeast: Artistic Associate
