Live Theatre Workshop Staff

Dave Sewell has been active in the Tucson theatre scene since 1995 as playwright, director, actor, set designer, grant writer, board member, stage tech, and teacher. A native of Los Angeles, Dave holds a degree in Theatre (directing emphasis) from University of California, Riverside, where he studied under Jules Aaron and Rick Risso. He has directed nearly thirty full stage productions in his native Southern California and in Arizona. In addition to LTW, Dave has served on the boards of Desert Players, Tucson Theatre Ensemble (founding member), and Old Pueblo Playwrights (President and Vice President/Treasurer).

James has enjoyed watching his youngest child grow up as a part of the LTW community for more than a decade, and is proud to be able to support LTW as a board member. Over his 30 year career, James has worked as information technologist in a variety of industries, and is currently an identity and access management professional serving higher education. An avid cyclist and trail runner, James is also a past president of Southern Arizona Rocketry Association, and the founder of Rocketry Works, an educational model rocketry retailer in Tucson from 2018 - 2023. James loves teaching science, engineering, creativity, organizational skills, and teamwork through model rocketry.

Rachel Cramton is a professor of clinical pediatrics and a practicing pediatric hospitalist and palliative care provider at Banner University Medical Center-Diamond Children’s. Rachel was raised performing and watching theater, thanks to free tickets provided to Philadelphia public school students, and a father who thought cooking for a community dinner theater sounded like fun. Together with fellow board member James, Rachel is raising another thespian who has spent the last decade learning and performing at Live Theatre Workshop. Rachel is ecstatic to be able to give back to LTW as a Board Member, to ensure the continued success of this warm, welcoming place for theater lovers of all ages.