STAFF
ARTISTIC CO-DIRECTORS
Maria Gobetti thevictory@mindspring.com
Tom Ormeny tomormeny@mindspring.com
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC CO-DIRECTORS
Carri Sullens carrisullens@sbcglobal.net
Tim Sullens timsullens@sbcglobal.net
THEATRE MANAGER
Lisandra Vazquez victoryadmin@mindspring.com
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Maria Gobetti
 Maria Gobetti and Tom Ormeny co-founded and built the Victory Theatre Center
in 1979. Maria directed the theatre’s first production - and the world premiere -
of Beth Henley’s critically acclaimed The Miss Firecracker Contest. More recently,
Maria directed the critic’s choice world premieres of Jon Klein’s Suggestibility and
Wishing Well. An Evening with the Egos had its world premiere at the VTC and
then moved to an equity production in Chicago - with Maria directing both productions.
She also directed and produced the critic’s choice production of David
Mamet’s Oleanna (starring Tom Ormeny); the world premieres of American Iliad
by Donald Freed, Lee Murphy’s Monkey Grass, and Freed’s The General & The
Archbishop. Her latest critically acclaimed productions include directing the play
Kimberly Akimbo and co-starring in Taking Care with Tim Sullens. Maria is the
Director of the Gobetti-Ormeny Acting Studio, coaches at various major studios,
and teaches at the New York Film Academy. She is a member of the Directors’
Guild of America as well as Women In Film, and Maria was the 1992 recipient of
Women in Theatre’s Outstanding Achievement In Theatre Award.
Tom Ormeny
 Tom was born into a theatrical family in Hungary and continues the legacy as
Artistic Co-Director of the Victory Theatre Center. He was instrumental in forming
the Los Angeles Municipal Promotions (LAMP) and is President Emeritus of
the Board of Governors of Theatre LA. Tom is also the proud recipient of Theatre
L.A.’s James A. Doolittle Award for Leadership in Theatre. As a director, Tom
received several Drama-Logue awards for the Victory’s production of The Mound
Builders and he recently directed a world premiere production for The National
Theatre of Hungary. Tom’s other directing credits include the award winning
Olympic Arts Festival production of Back to Back and the Victory’s original production
of Venus in Orange. He has numerous producer credits including the
Drama Critics Circle award-winning On the Money and he wrote and produced the
world premiere of Life on the Line. Tom recently appeared in the critically
acclaimed Broken Glass at the Victory as well as a guest starring role in Grey’s
Anatomy. Tom teaches acting at the Gobetti-Ormeny Acting Studio, Cypress
College and the New York Film Academy and is a member of the Directors Guild
of America.
Click here for Tom Ormeny's Demo Reel.
ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS
Carri Sullens
 Carri Sullens is an Associate Artistic Director at The Victory Theatre Center and
directed last season’s critically acclaimed Orange Flower Water. In 1991, she and
her husband Tim Sullens co-founded Tight & Shiny Productions in Chicago. Their
numerous productions included Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, All Men are Whores
and The Madness of Lady Bright. Since moving to LA in 1999, Carri has directed
two original 10-minute plays for Stevedore Productions and this season’s outstanding
production of Taking Care co-starring Maria Gobetti and Tim Sullens.
Carri won critical acclaim as a stage actress in Chicago, most notably for her
work in The Woods and Fool for Love. She holds a BFA in theater from Webster
University Conservatory of Theatre and Dance.
Tim Sullens
 Tim serves as Associate Artistic Director and was last seen in the Victory Theatre
Center’s critically acclaimed Taking Care with Maria Gobetti. In Chicago, he cofounded
Tight & Shiny Productions with his wife Carri, where they mounted more
than 17 theatrical productions. Last season Tim appeared in the ensemble cast
of Craig Wright’s critically acclaimed Orange Flower Water. Tim is a graduate of
Illinois Wesleyan University where he received a BFA in Theater Performance.
Since moving to Los Angeles, Tim and Carri have produced two daughters,
Eleanor and Harper.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SENIOR BOARD
Kathy Dailey, President
Creative & Strategic Consultant
Jennifer Logan, Vice President
Creative Principal, Studio Fuse
Mark Rice,Treasurer
Director of Marketing
Donna Peacher-Hall, Secretary
Foreign Language Teacher & Dialect Coach
Phyllis Cohen, TBD
Herb Hall, TBD
Theatre Educator & Actor
Norm Levy, TBD
Educator
JUNIOR BOARD
William Folger
Actor, Producer, Director
Kathryn Gilbert
Producer
Rob Poe
Writer, Director, Actor
Josh Puliam
Political Consultant
Jennifer Puliam
Political Consultant
Patrick Rogers
Actor, Directors
Rafael Ruthchild
Literary Agent
Brett Snodgrass
Scenic Artist/Graphic Artist
Matt Tauber
Writer, Director, Producer
Jeff Doden, TBD
ADVISORY BOARD
David Colville, TBD
Hardia Madden Jr., President Emeritus
Sales & Marketing Consulting
Tim Choy, Publicist
Davidson & Choy
Raymond M. Cohen, CPA
Cheryl Howard
Writer
Ron Howard
Director
Leigh Kennicott
Creative Consultant
Kathleen Neumeyer
Kathleen O'Steen
Margie Friedman
Robert E. Alschuler
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