Meet the board

Lissa Miller has been ‘doing theatre’ since she was a child performing Elvis Presley songs!  Since then she has worked in community theatre and educational theatre.  Acting was her first love while studying at Indiana University.  After graduation, she worked for a children’s theatre program - teaching and directing.  In 1981, she met and married her husband when they played opposite one another in an Ibsen tragedy.  They have acted together many times since then.  He has directed her in plays and she has directed him.  Most recently, she launched and ran a vibrant high school drama program in Colorado.  Lissa’s experience in technical theatre is primarily as the costumer.  She enjoys helping actors define their characters with the help of unique and appropriate costumes. 

Sarah has been involved in theater since 1968 as actor, student, artist-in-residence in

the Minneapolis Schools, founder of community theater group, grant-writer, and

enthusiastic audience member. She is a piano teacher and Irish fiddle player. Sarah has

been studying the Irish language for several years.

 Bridget has been involved in theatre for most of her adult life, both here and overseas. 

The last eight years of her teaching life we spent teaching theatre at the St. Paul Open School.

Bridget became involved with Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre about twelve years ago, as it evolved from the original Celtic Collaborative to the present and has served on the Board for most of that time.

For over 35 years, Cheryl worked in Los Angeles as an entertainment attorney and business affairs executive in film and television, finishing her career at Netflix.  In 2023 she retired and returned to her native Minnesota to be closer to family.  Prior to moving to Los Angeles, while a student at the University of Minnesota, Cheryl was involved in the Twin Cities theater community, working on productions at the Actors Theater of St. Paul, G2 (a Guthrie experimental theater in the late 70's and early 80's) and the Gilbert and Sullivan Very Light Opera Company.  

Kevin has been on the board since the original group formerly known as Celtic Collaborative was formed in 2011.  Kevin has served as treasurer for several years and has appeared in several productions.

Laurelie MacKenzie has a great passion for the arts, education and professional development.  She is honored to be involved with Out Of The Mist Celtic Theatre. She has enthusiasm for all theatrical endeavors and values connection, compassion and community.  Laurelie is working towards her PhD in Expressive Arts Therapy with an emphasis on education.  She continues her studies with the New York City Ballet, undergoing teacher training with The American Ballet Theatre and is also a member of the Creative Change Coalition, where she is pursuing a focus on fabric and visual arts and photography.  She is also founder of a non-profit that provides art classes, materials and experiences to welcome, uplift and support others so they may be immersed in the profound beauty of the arts.

Alisa has been involved in over 100 theatrical productions over the past four decades.  She was a member of the Calibanco Theatre from 2004-2006. In addition to performing Alisa was the managing director of The Brooklyn Project (A theatre collective in Brooklyn New York) from 1989-1993.  She was also the founding director of the Lexham Community theatre (1996-1998) and has been on the board of Out Of The Mist Celtic Theatre since 2020.