Founding Artistic Director

Lane Savadove (he/him) is the Founding Artistic Director of EgoPo Classic Theater, now in its 27th season. He has directed over 40 productions locally, regionally, Off-Broadway, and on NPR. He is a TCG Leadership recipient, Independence Fellow, Drama League Directing Fellow, and Henry Luce Fellow, for which he served as the Resident Director of the National Cultural Center of Indonesia in Surakarta, Java, where he forged a company with Javanese artists. Notable productions: World premiere of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze Trilogy; Beckett’s Company (NPR, Phila Fringe); world premiere of Tennessee Williams’ House Not Meant to Stand (Southern Repertory); dual version of Genet’s The Maids (Jean Cocteau Rep.); Wedekind’s Spring Awakening (Annenberg); Maeterlinck’s Bluebird (Mandell Theater). His EgoPo production of Chekhov’s The Seagull won Philadelphia’s Barrymore Awards for Outstanding Production and Set, among six nominations. He is a Professor and Head of Acting and Directing at Rowan University.

Managing Director

Alec Lee Williams (he/him) is a multidisciplinary arts administrator from Odessa, Texas. Previously, he was the inaugural Management Fellow at Paper Mill Playhouse, an 85-year-old, Tony Award-winning institution, where he acted as Board liaison, assisted with their capital campaign, and supported the grants department. Other notable experience includes festival managing the first Neurodiversity New Play Festival in Providence, Rhode Island, cofounding Less Than Three, an immersive arts company, and working as the Finance and Management Intern at 321 Theatrical Management, a Broadway general management firm. Noteworthy producing and devising credits include Hivemind (Less Than Three), Conspiracy Play (Less Than Three), and The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill performed at a homeless shelter (Renegade Productions). Alec’s artistic and managerial work focuses on furthering disability inclusive programming and practices, active audience participation, arts as service, and trauma informed management. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration from Texas Tech University.

Associate Producer

Devon (he/they) is the new Associate Producer and a long-time theater nerd and arts admin enthusiast. They first got involved in administration as a student, getting elected as the State Thespian Officer of Oregon. Devon is a graduate of Portland State University and an alum of the Orchard Project Core Company. As a professional theater artist, they have produced, directed, and designed across Portland and beyond. They are passionate about equity in the arts and making theater more financially accessible for both audiences and creators. Over the past 7 years, Devon has produced and directed new works across the Edinburgh fringe, Portland Center Stage, Fuse Theater Ensemble, Northwest Theater Workshop, and independently. Outside of new works, they’ve had the pleasure of working with Bag&Baggage, Profile Theater, and BoomArts and Co-produced and directed with Coho Theater. Prior to the pandemic, they were a producing Ensemble Member of Theatre Vertigo and an active member of the Drammy Committee.

Management Assistant

Gab Fischetti (they/them) holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Muhlenberg College, double majoring in both English and Theater. Gab’s theater experience includes working as a House Manager, Office Assistant, and Company Manager for Muhlenberg’s Summer Music Theater program. Gab has been a Philadelphia resident for the last 5 years and looks forward to building community within the theater world. They are excited to start this new journey with EgoPo Theater.