Dorinda Toner - Producing Artistic Director
Dorinda has been performing on stages across North America for 40 years. She studied Theater/Directing at University in her native country, where she is also a multi-album Canadian Recording Artist. She is a proud Board Member at Large for the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). She has been the facilitator of the AACT West Coast Community Theatre Management Conference since 2021.She is delighted to have contributed both as a guest columnist for it’s national ‘Spotlight’ magazine and as a panelist for AACT’s ongoing virtual roundtables. Dorinda is a past Vice-President and past Executive Comittee member of PATA (Portland Area Theatre Alliance). A multi award winning actress, Dorinda was thrilled to play ‘Beverly’ in Kerrigan & Lowdermilk’s ‘The Mad Ones’ Virtual Broadway Lab in 2020. A prolific director, she has won several awards for her work, including Portland Broadway World’s Best Director and Best Play in 2021 for ‘A Feminine Ending’ and the Willamette Weeks Best Play of 2019 for ‘How I Learned to Drive’. Dorinda enjoys Intimacy Directing for stage actors and has completed her IDC (Intimacy Directors & Coordinators) level 2 certification. Dorinda is also a Certified EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging) HR Specialist. Dorinda believes strongly that community theatre changes lives. She has been the Producing Artistic Director of Twilight Theater Company in Portland, Oregon since May, 2016
Dorinda has been performing on stages across North America for 40 years. She studied Theater/Directing at University in her native country, where she is also a multi-album Canadian Recording Artist. She is a proud Board Member at Large for the American Association of Community Theatre (AACT). She has been the facilitator of the AACT West Coast Community Theatre Management Conference since 2021.She is delighted to have contributed both as a guest columnist for it’s national ‘Spotlight’ magazine and as a panelist for AACT’s ongoing virtual roundtables. Dorinda is a past Vice-President and past Executive Comittee member of PATA (Portland Area Theatre Alliance). A multi award winning actress, Dorinda was thrilled to play ‘Beverly’ in Kerrigan & Lowdermilk’s ‘The Mad Ones’ Virtual Broadway Lab in 2020. A prolific director, she has won several awards for her work, including Portland Broadway World’s Best Director and Best Play in 2021 for ‘A Feminine Ending’ and the Willamette Weeks Best Play of 2019 for ‘How I Learned to Drive’. Dorinda enjoys Intimacy Directing for stage actors and has completed her IDC (Intimacy Directors & Coordinators) level 2 certification. Dorinda is also a Certified EDIB (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging) HR Specialist. Dorinda believes strongly that community theatre changes lives. She has been the Producing Artistic Director of Twilight Theater Company in Portland, Oregon since May, 2016
Alicia Turvin, M.M. - Managing Director
Alicia has been involved in theater since she was a little one in the suburbs of upstate New York. With a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services and a Graduate Degree in Management, theater has always been Alicia's passion; rather than her profession. Though she works in Human Resources during the day, she holds every assumption that Broadway will come calling. Alicia is an award-winning Set Designer, Director, and Actor. She has most recently directed Twilight's 2023 summer musical, [title of show], and choreographed Beauty and The Beast for Hockinson High School. Her Twilight Directing Debut, Venus In Fur, won Portland Broadway World’s Best Play for 2018. Alicia has been the Managing Director of Twilight Theater Company since 2019.
"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." -Oscar Wilde
Alicia has been involved in theater since she was a little one in the suburbs of upstate New York. With a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services and a Graduate Degree in Management, theater has always been Alicia's passion; rather than her profession. Though she works in Human Resources during the day, she holds every assumption that Broadway will come calling. Alicia is an award-winning Set Designer, Director, and Actor. She has most recently directed Twilight's 2023 summer musical, [title of show], and choreographed Beauty and The Beast for Hockinson High School. Her Twilight Directing Debut, Venus In Fur, won Portland Broadway World’s Best Play for 2018. Alicia has been the Managing Director of Twilight Theater Company since 2019.
"I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being." -Oscar Wilde
Eric Toner - Board President
Eric has spent 25 years working as an automotive design engineer at Daimler Truck with the majority of time in managerial positions. He has experience working with professional talent across disciplines to help drive a unifying focus directed at well crafted outcomes. He has served an accumulated seven years on multiple non-profit boards in positions as vice-president, secretary, and education officer. For several of these, he acted as a coach to establish organization roles, especially in setting down a governance focus for boards and has led the development, proposal, and establishment of 5 year vision plans. For much of his life, he participated in non-profit work either volunteering or in contracted positions. This includes involvement in theater and music performance capacities since my high school years. As a young adult, he joined a music touring group and performed for 2 years at venues across Canada and the US. In his adult years, his work has been primarily in artistic technical areas, including some time as a theater technical director and having led the creation of a music department within a theater. He is enamored with the many ways to tell stories on stage and endeavor greatly to expand the possibilities for a diverse community to find itself in this shared expression.
Eric has spent 25 years working as an automotive design engineer at Daimler Truck with the majority of time in managerial positions. He has experience working with professional talent across disciplines to help drive a unifying focus directed at well crafted outcomes. He has served an accumulated seven years on multiple non-profit boards in positions as vice-president, secretary, and education officer. For several of these, he acted as a coach to establish organization roles, especially in setting down a governance focus for boards and has led the development, proposal, and establishment of 5 year vision plans. For much of his life, he participated in non-profit work either volunteering or in contracted positions. This includes involvement in theater and music performance capacities since my high school years. As a young adult, he joined a music touring group and performed for 2 years at venues across Canada and the US. In his adult years, his work has been primarily in artistic technical areas, including some time as a theater technical director and having led the creation of a music department within a theater. He is enamored with the many ways to tell stories on stage and endeavor greatly to expand the possibilities for a diverse community to find itself in this shared expression.
Rachel Roberts - Board Treasurer
Rachel is pleased to join Twilight’s board as your newest treasurer. Her professional background includes some time working at Walt Disney World in Orlando, as well as nearly seven years with JPMorgan Chase. You may have seen her onstage at Twilight in years past, or in productions around town with HART, Theater in the Grove and Mock’s Crest. Rachel holds a B.A. in Drama from the University of Portland, right up the street from Twilight’s Kenton location. She is married to fellow local actor Andy Roberts and together they have two small children.
Rachel is pleased to join Twilight’s board as your newest treasurer. Her professional background includes some time working at Walt Disney World in Orlando, as well as nearly seven years with JPMorgan Chase. You may have seen her onstage at Twilight in years past, or in productions around town with HART, Theater in the Grove and Mock’s Crest. Rachel holds a B.A. in Drama from the University of Portland, right up the street from Twilight’s Kenton location. She is married to fellow local actor Andy Roberts and together they have two small children.
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Genevieve Larson - Board Secretary
Genevieve Larson has been in theater since highschool in the early 2000's and earned a BA in Theater Arts from Portland State Theater in 2015, focusing on performance and stage managing. She has worked with various theater companies as a stage manager and lighting designer all over the PDX for a little over a decade. Her journey with Twilight began in 2015 when Dorinda asked her if she could assistant direct/stage manage Terror by Gaslight. Genevieve accepted via email, never having met Dorinda, no questions asked, sight unseen. Lucky for her, she fell in love with Twilight the minute she stepped into the building and has been working on multiple shows per season since, eventually becoming the Box Office Manager. Twilight is a second home for her and she's excited to serve on the board as secretary, continuing to uphold Twilight's values in any way she can. |
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Makena Barnett - Member at Large
Makena is thrilled to be joining Twilight's board of directors. Makena has been involved in theater for 15 years, with some of her favorite roles being; Ocean in Ride the Cyclone at Twilight Theater Company, Mary Lane in Reefer Madness at Theater in the Grove, Veronica in Heathers and Lucy the Slut in Avenue Q at Mt Hood Community College. Makena's degree is in Cybersecurity with a focus on Network Infrastructure, though she works as the bookkeeper for her family business where she hopes to let her mother finally retire. Makena has been heavily involved in leadership programs with CYT North Idaho's youth theater programs, as well as Post Falls Boys and Girls Club to bring theater education to young audiences and encourage children to step out of their box and try their hands at the arts. Makena hopes to one day have the funds and the vigor to begin her own children's theater to help train and inspire the next generation of artists. |
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Keith Cordova - Member at Large
I was born and raised in the Southeast part of Portland and started my love for theater at the young age of 9 where I started taking classes at what is now known as Lakewood Theater. I continued drama classes and performing through high school. I eventually moved to Los Angeles and spent thirty years in the book industry (another passion) before moving back to my hometown and again becoming of a community that I absolutely adore. The theater and it’s people will always be home to me.
I was born and raised in the Southeast part of Portland and started my love for theater at the young age of 9 where I started taking classes at what is now known as Lakewood Theater. I continued drama classes and performing through high school. I eventually moved to Los Angeles and spent thirty years in the book industry (another passion) before moving back to my hometown and again becoming of a community that I absolutely adore. The theater and it’s people will always be home to me.
Alex Gutridge - Member at Large
Alex is honored to be first joining the TTC Board for the 2026 season. Alex began his journey in community theater with Twilight with their first T.O.A.S.T. festival, and has enjoyed working with Twilight on many of their productions since. Alex was also thrilled to join the Twilight staff in 2024 as the Administrative Production Assistant and as a House Manager. He is honored to have been given new opportunities in performance, design, and stage management within the local theater community! When not pursuing his passion in theater, Alex has been working in childcare and education for several years, and is thrilled to see a few of his students begin their own journeys in the performing arts.
Alex is honored to be first joining the TTC Board for the 2026 season. Alex began his journey in community theater with Twilight with their first T.O.A.S.T. festival, and has enjoyed working with Twilight on many of their productions since. Alex was also thrilled to join the Twilight staff in 2024 as the Administrative Production Assistant and as a House Manager. He is honored to have been given new opportunities in performance, design, and stage management within the local theater community! When not pursuing his passion in theater, Alex has been working in childcare and education for several years, and is thrilled to see a few of his students begin their own journeys in the performing arts.
Samm Hill - Member at Large
Samm Hill has been involved in the arts for more than half his life. He attended Sam Houston State University and transferred to the University Of Houston’s School Of Theatre to study Playwriting and Directing with Edward Albee. Samm has furthered his education by studying with Robert Allan Ackerman and with the National Shakespeare Conservatory, Steppenwolf West and the Beverly Hills Playhouse and he is also a graduate of Second City LA and Upright’s Citizen Brigade. Samm is a member of the education committee at PATA.
Steve Horton - Member at Large
Started acting when i was 5 years old. I never left the Land of Make Believe. I am very proud to be a member of the Board . I am proud to be an artist.
Started acting when i was 5 years old. I never left the Land of Make Believe. I am very proud to be a member of the Board . I am proud to be an artist.
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