Board President & Fundraising Committee Chair | Jillian Helget
Jillian was born and raised in Sparks, NV and is true Nevada girl through and through. A dancer for 30 years classically trained in numerous genres of dance including; Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop and Lyrical. She has performed in The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Life and Times of Walt Disney Ballets among others holding such lead roles as; The Sugar Plum Fairy, The Merliton Queen, Doll, Clown, Flora, Alice from Alice in Wonderland, The Genie from Aladdin, Drisella from Cinderella, and many others. At the age of 15 Jillian began teaching at local dance studio Jenny's Studio of Dance where she still currently teaches. Through Jenny's Studio, Jillian found a love for all art forms on and off of the stage! Jillian is honored to have served as Executive Director of TheatreWorks of Northern Nevada for 2 and half years and is thrilled to be back on the board being succeeded by Elisha Harris! Jillian also plans numerous events and produces several shows throughout the Reno-Sparks Community to raise money and awareness for several causes and local non-profits for which she is dedicated including; serving as Executive Director of Miss Nevada and Miss Nevada's Outstanding Teen, state preliminary programs to Miss America and Miss America''s Outstanding Teen. She is a former board member of Our Center, the Parade & Meet n' Greet Chair for Northern Nevada Pride. Co-Creator of Drag Wars - the Kickoff to Northern Nevada Pride and a member of the Board for The Nevada Gay Men's Chorus.
She also coaches the Reed High School Dance Team. She owns her own custom costume business
"Bently & Co Designs" where she creates custom dance costumes, rhinestones all the things and
creates lots of love through her love of bling and glitter!
In her free time Jillian enjoys spending time with her better half Regan, her Lhasapoo Bently and her Chorkie Penny, visiting family in Montana, traveling and camping. Jillian believes that a positive outlook and passion for all that you do will always guide you in the right direction!
Vice President | Ashley Sandifer
Bio coming soon!
Treasurer | Laura Evans
Bio coming soon!
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Hi!! My name is Sunshine! I was born and raised in the Bay Area in beautiful California. I have 2 daughters, Kat and Maddy, who are extremely talented and the whole reason I have become passionate to be part of the performing arts community! In my free time, I enjoy baking and attending as many concerts and local band shows as possible. I am very passionate about giving back to the community and enjoy volunteering at various events from anywhere between TheatreWorks to volunteering at special needs camps to feeding the homeless. I look forward to seeing many faces, both new and old, at our wonderful Theatre!!
Board Member | Cassie Russell
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Cassie was born in Reno, NV, and raised in Sacramento, CA. She returned to the Reno area in 2003 so she and her husband could start a family. Cassie has always had a love for the arts since she was a young girl. She enjoys painting, drawing, crafts, but live performance theater, especially musical theater, has been her favorite. She is grateful to be able to share this love of live performance with her two children, Seth and Haiden. Haiden has found her passion performing dance, and Seth found his home in acting. Seth has been a part of TWNN productions since Shrek the Musical (Artown 2017). TWNN has become very important to the Russell family, and their involvement ranges from cast, set design, props/set building, costuming, tech, and fundraising. After seeing what TWNN offered the community, and how important it became to her son, she just had to get more involved. Cassie believes that TWNN is a truly special place and important to our community. She is excited to be a part of helping the organization grow and reach more in the community.
Board Member | Elisha Harris
Secretary | Sunshine Obregon
Board Member | Elisha Harris
Howdy guys I'm Elisha! I've lived in Reno most my life and love it! In high school I did Track, Cross Country, and of course Drama! One of the reasons that I love acting is because I can transform myself into a different person every gig! I'm incredibly thankful for the roles I’ve been able to play this year. It started with Tom Robinson in “To Kill A Mockingbird” and most recently I got to play The Mad Hatter in “Alice In Wonderland”. Two totally different roles, but incredibly fun in their own ways. In my free time you will most likely find me daydreaming, working out, or bursting into song for no particular reason.