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It takes a village to make a true Stone Soup — the shows we produce and the community we build could not happen without the work of donors, volunteers, and community members like you. Our work is only possible due to the combined contributions of friends and community members. Come help us make theatre magic!

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Founding Members

We sincerely thank our founding supporters: Marian Anders, Amber Boaz, Ada Brow, Carl Baumann, Barbara Cameron, Colleen, Rich and Kaitlin Case, Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts, Nadia Charguia, Christopher Cook, Ken and Gloria Craib, Steven Dobbins, Patrick and Melissa Dombrowski, Jeanne Fischer, Natasha Gore, Webster Grimes, Ken and Judi Hoisington, Janelle Krasovich, Ryan Madanick, Red Morgan, North Carolina Museum of Art, William Purvis, Joanna and Jos Sisk-Purvis, Pat Roos, Mike and Pat Sisk, Triangle Youth Ballet, Mark Welker, Susan White, Urban Durham Realty/Kelley Keats, Broker.

Our first “Stoney” award winners!

Board of Directors

Stone Soup’s Board of Directors forms the rich broth at the base of our soup. The Board provides artistic and financial direction to the company, including providing input on show selection, scheduling, fund-raising, and organizational philosophy.

Melissa S. Craib Dombrowski

Melissa is a theatre director, educator, arts administrator, and stage manager based in Durham, NC. She received her BA (Hons) Degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Middlesex University (London, UK). Melissa’s work has been recognized in regional awards including Best Director, Best Adapted Script, and Best Choreographer.  Her directing credits include Pirates of Penzance, Something Rotten!, Patience, Urinetown, Godspell, Romeo and Juliet, Oleanna, and All in the Timing. She currently serves as the Artistic Director for the Durham Savoyards and as the Director of Operations for Chapel Hill School of Musical Arts (CHSMA).  Melissa is proud to be a member of the SDC, MTEA, and NCTAE.

Dr. Joanna Sisk-Purvis

Joanna has musically directed for youth and community theaters in Los Angeles and North Carolina, for shows including Cabaret, Fiddler on the Roof, Sound of Music, Narnia, Alice in Wonderland, Annie, Cats, Seussical Jr., and more. In addition to her work with Stone Soup, she is currently the music director of the Durham Savoyards. She has performed as flutist with orchestras and chamber ensembles, and for theatrical productions in Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Triangle. A champion of living composers, Joanna ran a new music ensemble in Los Angeles and commissioned and performed music from several now well-known composers, including Andrew Norman, Vincent Ho, and Bear McCreary. Joanna holds performance degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill, Northwestern, and the University of Southern California. She has taught music at Carolina Friends School since 2008.

Lori Wiser

I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.

— Oscar Wilde

Lori, an eternal theater kid, is excited to join the board of Stone Soup Theatre Co. A business owner, animal lover, cyclist, and avid reader, she hopes to use her experience to get the word out about the vital work Stone Soup Theatre Co. does as a community-serving theater. 

She had more than 20 years of experience in Marketing, working on global brands such as McDonald’s, Verizon, and Volkswagen before launching her own firm, Wiser Insights Group.