Elena Kostakis, Executive Director
Elena Kostakis has a graduate degree in Arts Administration from Goucher College. She previously served as Executive Director of the Baltimore Theatre Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting theater in Maryland. Elena is an actor who has been involved in a number of local productions, appearing at Spotlighters Theatre (Elegies, Eat the Runt, Raven's Quest), Vagabond Players (Suddenly Last Summer), Laurel Mill Playhouse (Actor's Nightmare, Check Please), and, most recently, Fells Point Corner Theatre (Coastal Disturbances), among others. She brings her experience as arts administrator, as well as her passion for theater and acting, to her position as the Executive Director of the Strand Theater Company.
Elena Kostakis has a graduate degree in Arts Administration from Goucher College. She previously served as Executive Director of the Baltimore Theatre Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting theater in Maryland. Elena is an actor who has been involved in a number of local productions, appearing at Spotlighters Theatre (Elegies, Eat the Runt, Raven's Quest), Vagabond Players (Suddenly Last Summer), Laurel Mill Playhouse (Actor's Nightmare, Check Please), and, most recently, Fells Point Corner Theatre (Coastal Disturbances), among others. She brings her experience as arts administrator, as well as her passion for theater and acting, to her position as the Executive Director of the Strand Theater Company.
Alma Davenport, Artistic Director
Alma Davenport is an award-winning Baltimore-based artist with roots in Washington, D.C., and New York. A playwright, poet, storyteller, director, producer, teaching artist, art scholar, and arts administrator, she is driven by a belief in the power of empathy to foster connection. She sees storytelling, particularly theater, as the most effective way to build these human bonds. A graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., Alma holds a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University.
Alma Davenport is an award-winning Baltimore-based artist with roots in Washington, D.C., and New York. A playwright, poet, storyteller, director, producer, teaching artist, art scholar, and arts administrator, she is driven by a belief in the power of empathy to foster connection. She sees storytelling, particularly theater, as the most effective way to build these human bonds. A graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., Alma holds a BFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Arts Leadership from Seattle University.