Maggie Mancinelli-Cahill, (she/her). Maggie has worked in NYC and regional theatres around the country, producing and directing new work, classics and musicals. She has served on the staff of Ensemble Studio Theatre and as Producing Director of Urban Stages in NYC, before taking the helm at Capital Repertory Theatre in Albany, where she served as Producing Artistic Director for three decades. She is honored to be making her WAM debut, directing ROOTED. Favorite directing credits include Once, The Lehman Trilogy, Red, Secret Garden, Intimate Apparel, Terra Nova, Beautiful, the Carole King Musical, Ring of Fire, Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley and A Sherlock Carol to name a few. Maggie enjoys discovering and directing plays that illuminate the great diversity of our world, while celebrating the capacity and perseverance of the human spirit. She has served on the board of Herbert Berghoff Studios, the Albany-Colonie Chamber of Commerce and Discover Albany. She was named a Woman of Excellence and is the recipient of the Distinguished Career Award from the Capital Region Chamber of Commerce and the Norman S. Rice Award for Art, Culture and Education. Proudest achievements include writing and co-writing eight plays for young audiences, based on history and classic literature, that have reached thousands of students every year since 1995, as part of Capital Repertory’s On the Go school tours. Maggie is proud to be part of WAM’s long-standing commitment to support and create opportunities for women around the world to lead better lives.