Ted Weil
Artistic Director
Ted is one of the co-founders of Falcon and has been directing and acting with the organization for 20 years. He, along with Dave Radtke started Falcon in order to broaden the range of theatrical opportunities in the Greater Cincinnati area. Since 1989 he has performed in almost every capacity with various productions at Falcon including design, direction, acting, technical design and execution and production. Ted also currently serves as Vice-President of the League of Cincinnati Theatres with which Falcon is associated.
Jay Benson
Board Member
Jay Dallas Benson is a native Cincinnatian and has been involved in eater since the age of 10, when he was asked to portray King George III in a school play honoring the US Bicentennial. Jay was glad to finally find a place where his natural talents for making funny faces, wearing silly hats, loudly singing inappropriate songs, clowning around, stealing focus, and generally hamming it up were not only appreciated but were actively encouraged. Needless to say, Jay has been an actor ever since.
Since then, Jay has appeared in over 30 plays – almost half of which were Falcon productions. Some of Jay’s favorite roles have been Brad in The Rocky Horror Show, the Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, Laertes in Hamlet, Otto in Diary of Anne Frank, Demetrius in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, multiple roles in The Mystery of Irma Vep, and as himself in both The Bible – The Complete Works of God (Abridged) and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).
Judy Berrens
Board Member
House Manager
(Bio Coming Soon)
Bob Buchtman
Board Member
Bob has been associated Falcon for 13 years. In those years he has moved more sets in and out than he cares to count, and is still called on for moving. In board meetings he can be depended on to vote for anything Shakespearean. Finally, he has been learning the joys(?) of Mac operation and how to charge by Wi-Fi.
Ron Cropper
Board Member
Publicity Director
Ron has served on the Board since 2003. In 2004, he took on the role of Publicity Director for Falcon. Ron has also appeared onstage in 5 Falcon productions and has also served as producer for 3 different productions since 2003.
Julie Niesen
Board Member
Social Media Director
Julie Niesen has been a member of the Falcon Board since 2007, and involved with the company since 2004. She previously served as Costumer, and now heads up social media marketing initiatives for Falcon. Her broad experience in marketing, branding and social media help promote Falcon and its mission in new, exciting ways.
Dave Radke
Board Member
Ticket Manager
(Bio Coming Soon)
Holly Sauerbrunn
Board Member
Box Office Manager
(Bio Coming Soon)
Tracy Schoster
Board Member
Patron Manager
Tracy has been affiliated with Falcon since 1991 when she received an invitation from co-founder Dave Radtke to fill a last minute vacancy in a show. She has been part of the Falcon Family ever since. A marketing professional by trade, Tracy also volunteers for various non-profit organizations in the Greater Cincinnati area. Tracy’s background and experience are great assets to many aspects of Falcon operations.
