Board Members

HITW Board

The Hole in the Wall Board of Directors are the elected members of the theater who handle the administration and business of our stage. The General Membership nominates and votes in Board Members at our monthly General Meetings. For more information on HITW’s Board of Directors responsibilities and duties, please review our Bylaws on our membership page

Current Members

Maranda Gallo [She/Her] – President (Voted  Nov. 2022)

Maranda Gallo has been heavily involved in theater for years, with some favorite credits including directing Don’t Dress For Dinner (Tunxis Stage), Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon (HITW) and Love’s Labour’s Lost (HITW) as well as doing props for Wife/Worker/Whore and Pet Peeves. She also is the head of marketing of HITW. In the small bits of time when she is not doing theater, she is probably listening to podcasts or rewatching Blown Away on Netflix for the 375th time.

Email: President (@) hitw (.) org | mgallo (@) hitw (.) org

Terrance J. Peters [He/Him] – Executive Producer (Voted  Jan. 2022)

Terrance J. Peters is a beardy theater lad hailing from Long Valley New Jersey, before jumping up North to UMass Amherst where he got his start as a thespian. He’s since been involved in numerous productions directing, acting, and producing at Hole in the Wall since 2019. Hole in the Wall credits include Pet Peeves (Director), This is Our Youth (Director), Completeness (Director), She Kills Monsters (Director), Proof (Hal), Jekyll & Hyde (Hyde) and The Curious Savage (Hannibal). He’s also designed numerous posters and graphics for the theater. Outside of HITW he is a Project Manager for Pratt & Whitney, Graphic Designer and Painter

Email: TJPeters (@) hitw (.) org

Patryk Mathieu [He/Him] – Vice President (Voted May 2024)

Patryk has been in theatre for over a decade now and was a cast member of HITW’s productions of The Curious Savage and The Tempest. On top of his work as an actor he is an educator of theatre both having substituted at GHAA and been a guest instructor for acting workshops at HITW. He is also a dialect coach.

Email: pmathieu (@) hitw (.) org |

Colette Jolie-Gardner [She/Her] – Vice President

“Terry, can I send it to you later?” – Colette Jolie Gardner

Email: cgardener (@) hitw (.) org

Luis Marrero [He/Him] – Secretary (Voted June 2023)

Luis Marrero-Solis. Philadelphia -> Guayama -> New Haven -> New Britain -> Middletown. NBHS Drama Club. A.S. Business Administration from Tunxis Community College. Tunxis Theatre Club, Tunxis Stage. HITW BoD 2018 – 2022, 2023 – present. HITW VP 2018 – 2022. Virtual Devotion, Hole in One, Haunting of Hill House, Marjorie Prime, Completeness, Stranger Still. Producer, actor, director. Anarchist. Five feet, eleven inches.

@luisalbertomsol
@mtmktct
@rumorfilms_

Email: luism (@) hitw (.) org

Wayne Crow [He / Him] (Voted June 2023)

Wayne Crow is a long time member of the Hole in the Wall Theater.
He is a Sales Representative for CT Valley Brewing Company.

Email: Wayne (@) hitw (.) org

Jess Fontaine [She/Her] (Voted June 2024)

Jess Fontaine joined the theater in January and it already feels like a second home to her because of how welcoming the community is. So far, she has acted in the Tempest, acted and stage managed in The Time of Your Life, and done marketing for Always Plenty of Light at the Starlight All Night Diner. Jess hopes to audition for future HITW shows and be involved in the theater however she can.

Email: jessf (@) hitw (.) org

Seth Madore [He/Him] – Maintenance Head (Voted Nov. 2022)

Email: madoreseth (@) hitw (.) org

Lynn Seery [She/Her] – Treasurer (Voted June 2023)

Lynn is a longtime musical theatre fan and first time playwright. She has a degree in music performance from Central Connecticut State University and is the co-owner of Pure Love Gluten Free Bakery in Avon. Her main theatre experience is in front of house.

Email: lynnseery75 (@) hitw (.) org

Ellie Kelly [She/They] (Voted July 2024)

Email: ekelly (@) hitw (.) org

Victor Trofimov [He/Him] (Voted July 2024)

Email: Victor.Trofimov (@) hitw (.) org

Keith Fiermonte [He/Him] (Voted October 2023)

Email: KeithF (@) hitw (.) org

Current Roster

  • Maranda Gallo – President
  • Patryk Mathieu – Vice President
  • Colette Jolie-Gardner – Vice President
  • Luis Marrero-Solis – Secretary
  • Lynn Seery – Treasurer
  • Terrance J. Peters – Executive Producer
  • Jenna Schultz – Board Member
  • Wayne Crow – ADA Coordinator
  • Jess Fontaine – Board Member
  • Keith Fiermonte – Board Member
  • Seth Madore – Maintenance Head
  • Victor Trofimov – Board Member
  • Ellie Kelly – Board Member