SpeakEasy Staff

Paul Daigneault, Producing Artistic Director
Paul has produced over fifty Boston premieres for SpeakEasy since 1992. Directing credits for SpeakEasy include: Some Men; Zanna, Don't!; Parade (2008 Elliot Norton Award – Outstanding Director Midsize Company); The Mystery of Edwin Drood; Almost, Maine; Caroline or Change; Take Me Out; Company; Elegies: A Song Cycle; A Man of No Importance (co-production Sugan); Bat Boy: The Musical (2003 Elliot Norton Award- Outstanding Director, Small Company); Passion; A New Brain; Violet; Merrily We Roll Along; A Class Act; Songs for a New World; Floyd Collins; Jeffrey; and Love! Valour! Compassion! Regional credits: Grand Hotel and Nine (The Boston Conservatory and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music); City of Angels and Wonderful Town (The Boston Conservatory); and Urinetown and Blue Window (Boston College). Paul is also on the Faculty of The Boston Conservatory. Last spring, Paul was honored with the Boston College Arts Council's Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement.

Paul Melone, Production Manager & General Manager
Paul is a graduate of Boston University's Theatre Dept. Directing credits include: The Little Dog Laughed; Fat Pig; The Moonlight Room; Our Lady of 121st Street and The Shape of Things at SpeakEasy Stage; Curse of the Starving Class at TheatreZone; and Things Beyond Our Control at Brandeis University. Paul also serves as Production Manager for SpeakEasy, where he has worked on over thirty plays, musicals, concerts, cabarets and special events.

Jim Torres, Director of Marketing, Press, and Public Relations
Jim Torres (Director of Marketing, Press and Public Relations) is proud to have come up through the ranks at SpeakEasy, rising from volunteer to be the first official half-time (thank you Most Fabulous Story) and then first official full-time (thank you Bat Boy) company employee. Prior to SpeakEasy, Jim held a myriad of jobs, including stints as an admissions officer for Harvard College, a television producer for the ill-fated Christian Science Monitor Channel, a reporter for an insurance trade newspaper, and a property manager for a local realty company, all of which were in their own way, just different form of live theatre.

Julie A. Otis, Director of Development
Julie has worked in, watched, and supported Boston theatre for over 12 years. Prior to SpeakEasy, she worked with many local performing arts groups including ArtsBoston, Boston Theatre Works, Live Nation, Boston Lyric Opera, and the American Repertory Theatre. Ms. Otis graduated from Tufts University with a B.A. in Philosophy and Drama and has a Masters of Science in Arts Administration from Boston University. She is thrilled to be part of SpeakEasy’s team and to share their love of theatre and dedication to staging local premieres.