Jeremy Paul - Executive Artistic Director

Jeremy Paul is the founder and Executive Artistic Director of Maelstrom Collaborative Arts since 2006. Primarily working in the field of devised theater, Jeremy has led the creation of the original productions Who We Used To Be, Don't Wander Off, Broken Codes, The Turing Machine, The Grand Celebration of the Celestial Mystery, TingleTangle, Code: Preludes, The Excavation, and Marble Cities. He is also the co-creator of the original works The Last Day (with the Maelstrom Cadre), NICK&JEREMY (with Nick Riley), Absence (with Michael Rau) and The Beetlebug and the Bad Worm (with Faye Hargate). Jeremy has also directed the world and regional premieres of many plays in Northeast Ohio, including Tall Skinny Cruel Cruel Boys, Stranded on Earth, Black Cat Lost, My Barking Dog, Inoculations and Anna Bella Eema. Jeremy graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut with dual majors in Theater and Film, and has post-graduate training with the Pig Iron Theatre Company, New World Performance Lab and the Celebration Barn International School for the Performing Arts. Jeremy is a recipient of CPAC Creative Workforce Fellowships in 2012 and 2016.

Jasmine A. Golphin - Associate Artistic Director

Jasmine A. Golphin is a filmmaker, visual artist and producer born and raised in several Cleveland neighborhoods. She has created and managed film education programs with leading non-profits such as MyCom and the Cleveland International Film Festival for over 8 years. Jasmine's words have been published in HitRecord's Tiny Book of Tiny Stories, Shadow And Act and Alturus. Her film work -which spans from documentaries to web series and feature films- has been recognized by Octavia Spencer’s Short Film competition and the Short. Sweet. Film Fest. No, she hasn't seen that whatever show you are about to suggest but she promises to add it to her ever expanding queue.

Katherine Nash - Technical Manager

Katherine Nash is a Cleveland-based artist and performer, and a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Theatre & Drama. Lighting Design credits include Maelstrom Collaborative Arts’ productions of Activate,Saturnalia, Inferno, Bricolage, Shortform, and FreeForm. Stage Management credits include: Station Hope 2019 (CPT), Saturnalia (Maelstrom), Pandemonium 2018 (CPT) and Bricolage (Maelstrom). Technical credits include: Technical Assistant for The Wandering(Maelstrom), Sound Operator for Revive and Cleveland Dance Fest 2019 (The Movement Project).