Board of Directors

Edmonds Driftwood Players is adding to our Board of Directors. This is an excellent way to give back to our Community Theater. We are looking for people with experience in Facilities Management, Arts/Theater Arts Education Programming, Real Estate/Property Management, and Fundraising/Grant Writing. If you are interested, you may learn more about EDP and submit your interest below:

EDP Overview & Strategic Plan (July 2025)

Expression of Interest Application

CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVID AHLVERS | President

Since his first introduction to live theater in elementary school, David has had a passion for the art. He’s been involved in theater in various ways since then including as a cast member to a Board member of a summer opera company in Minnesota a founding Board Member and Managing Director of an LGBTQ+ theater company in Minneapolis. He’s also served on various non-profit Membership organization Boards, including as Chair of Minnesota’s LGBT Bar Association, Lavender Bar. For his day-job, David leads strategy for a streaming organization, and previously practiced law in Minnesota after receiving his Law Degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. David lives in Edmonds with his husband and daughter, and is thrilled to be a part of guiding the Edmonds Driftwood Players into the next phase of its growth.

SEAN MORRONE | Vice President

Sean (he/him) grew up in the surrounding neighborhood of Mountlake Terrace in the shadow of the Edmonds Driftwood Players. He started acting at a very young age taking the Youth Acting Program at the University of Washington and Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute for Kids and Teens. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Cornish College of the Arts. His first show at EDP was the 2002 production of Rough Crossing where he played Alex Gal. Over the years he has performed in many of EDP’s productions. He also discovered, through EDP, a passion for stage management and has now stage managed many of EDP’s productions. He hopes to encourage the discovery of theater in Edmonds and the greater community overall to all those who have ever dreamed to trod the boards.

HEATHER TORRETTA | Secretary

A lifelong theater enthusiast with a passion for working behind the scenes, Heather is excited to bring her unique blend of experience in service and administration to the Edmonds Driftwood Players board. Heather is an animal lover who also serves on the board of Purrfect Pals, a local cat sanctuary. There’s no free time with a toddler at home, but if she had any she would be spending it working on craft projects, singing karaoke, or watching horror movies. A longtime resident of Edmonds, Heather is eager to support the local arts community and contribute to the continued success of this very special theater.

HEATHER LAKEFISH | Treasurer

Heather was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio where she enjoyed going to the theater and performing in school plays. She continued her passion for theater in college, where she graduated with a degree Dramatic Literature from George Washington University. She moved to New York and then LA for a few years working in TV and Film productions. She settled in the Seattle area 20 years ago where she has worked as an event manager, chef and cooking instructor. Recently moved to Edmonds, Heather and her husband have two school age children, and a big fluffy dog whom she walks frequently along the Edmonds waterfront. Heather is excited to be a part of this amazing community theater, and to re-connect with her life-long love of the theatre arts.

JOSEPH WHEELER |

Joe Wheeler is thrilled to join the EDP Board. Joe is originally from Las Vegas where he was born and raised. At age 8 Joe performed in his first show as Tom of Warwick in Camelot with the Nevada Opera Theatre and was hooked for life. After graduating with a BA in Theater Performance Joe bounced around LA for a bit performing in musical theater reviews and appearing in the first season of MAD MEN. Deciding to grow up, Joe went to law school and is currently a practicing attorney around the greater Seattle area. Over the years, Joe’s been a frequent patron of EDP and even performed in the past production of Holmes & Watson. Joe looks forward to engaging the current EDP community and the next generation of theater-goers for years to come.