Co-Artistic Director ; Board Treasurer

Molly (she/her) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist based in Austin, TX. She has been seen on stage in productions by Street Corner Arts, Hyde Park Theatre, Shrewd Productions, Capital T Theatre, Penfold, and Ground Floor Theatre. As a solo performer, her original one-person plays Actor of the Year, Lady Without a Baby, and MS have been presented at FronteraFest. In 2023, she received a commission from ScriptWorks to co-create A Woman Managing Her Anxiety for FronteraFest, which was selected as Best of Fest. Recent directing credits include The Odd Couple and Dead Man’s Cell Phone at Georgetown Palace Theatre, where she is also a teaching artist. Molly is an adjunct faculty member at Austin Community College. She received her MFA from the University of Arkansas.

Co-Artistic Director ; Board President

Anikka is an award-winning Texas-based playwright and theatre producer. Her writing has been supported by the Mid America Theatre Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, Scriptworks, and Ground Floor Theatre Writes. Her full-length plays include Hungry Teenage Track Stars (Winner of Best Original Script from Austin Theatre Critics), A Doctor’s Visit (GFT Writes), and A Texas Jesus Abortion Play (Mid America Theatre Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference). In 2024, her play, Hungry Teenage Track Stars, became the inaugural full-scale production for Broad Theatre, the nonprofit theatre company she co-founded with her frequent artistic collaborator, Molly Fonseca. Anikka received her Masters of Arts in Theatre Studies from the University of Houston, and specialized in theatrical depictions of abortion.

Board Social Media Chair ; Company Member

Amara Johnson (she/they) is a Nonbinary Actor born and raised in Austin, Texas. Amara has had a calling to the stage for as long as they can remember. With an early introduction into classical training Amara found a particular liking to the world of Shakespeare, admiring its historical tendency to defy gender roles in and out of character. Especially as a half black, queer, gender-nonconforming individual. Amara has accumulated many Hyde Park Theatre performances over the years with shows like Dryland, A Woman Manages Her Anxiety, and Ballot Eats the Bullet. All operating on a similar theme which would become a necessary element into Amaras main call to the stage, Inclusion. As a Board member for Broad Theatre, Amara hopes to expand opportunities and share stories to those who seek a safe place in the theater as well as a chance to be represented on stage.

Board Secretary & Philanthropy Chair ; Company Member

Ariane Stier (she/her) is an actor and theatre artist. Originally from Houston, Texas, Ariane has over ten years of performance experience ranging from classical theatre to improv. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she studied Theatre & Dance and Public Relations. Ariane is also passionate about writing and creating inclusive spaces within theatre and the arts. Her thesis project, centered around exploring Latina representation in theatre and film, won the Senior Thesis Award in the Latino Media Arts & Studies Awards in 2020. Ariane currently serves as the Secretary on the Board for Broad Theatre and is a member of their acting company. Ariane was most recently seen in A Woman Manages Her Anxiety, and she will be playing the role of Emily in Broad Theatre's upcoming production of Hungry Teenage Track Stars. She is thrilled to be collaborating with Broad Theatre in our mission to produce and uplift more stories by and for diverse artists.

Board Media Relations Chair ; Company Member

Mia Gomez-Reyes (she/her) is a Latina multi-hyphenate theatre maker. Her recent projects include, but are not limited to, A Doctor’s Visit (Producing Assistant, Broad Theatre), Amy and The Orphans (Production Stage Manager, Ground Floor Theatre, B. Iden Payne nominee for Outstanding Stage Management), unbury your gays (Producing Assistant, Broad Theatre), and Fairview (Production Stage Manager, Ground Floor Theatre). She was a 2025 GFT Writes Fellow and a 2025 Austin Emerging Arts Leader Fellow. Her plays have been featured in Austin’s 14/48 Play Festival, Teatro Vivo's Austin Latinx New Play Festival, and UT New Theatre. When not working in theatre you can find her listening to Taylor Swift, watching the hit TV show MASH, or reading her library books. B.A. Theatre and Dance, UT Austin (2022).

Board Fundraising & Season Selection Committee ; Company Member

Alicia Romariz (any pronouns) is a Brazilian actor from Rio de Janeiro with experience in voice acting and stage performance. In 2024, Alicia worked with Broad Theatre for the first time, originating the role of Haley in Hungry Teenage Track Stars, and, in 2025, they worked as Rehearsal Stage Manager in the production of A Doctor's Visit. 

Alicia is currently pursuing two Associate's Degrees in Business Administration and Musical Theatre at Austin Community College, with plans to pursue a B.S. in Marketing within the next few years, while also working with the Broad Theatre board and company to bring inclusivity to Austin stages.