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Anna Skidis Vargas is Resident Director of Mary Moody Northen Theatre and Assistant Professor of Theater Arts at ¶¥¼¶¹ú²úÊÓƵ. Skidis Vargas is a director, actor, and playmaker whose research subverts stereotypes through myth, spirituality, and humor with a focus on Latine and Mixed Identity stories. Previous MMNT directing include The Play That Goes Wrong, The Book Club Play, Godspell, and The Wolves. Skidis Vargas most recently directed Romeo y Juliet adapted by KJ Sanchez and Karen Zacarías with UT Austin and the premiere workshop reading of ZAPATA: A Folklorico Superhero Musical by Jesse J. Sanchez with Zach Theatre and Teatro Vivo. Some favorite directing credits include the World Premiere of Carmela Full of Wishes with The Rose in Omaha and Laughs in Spanish with Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. She is part of the 2018-2021 Rising Leaders of Color cohort with the Theatre Communication Group, and is the Founding Artistic Director of Theatre Nuevo in St. Louis. She holds an MFA in Directing from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Performance from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

Jarret Mallon joined MMNT in 2022 after serving as the Producing Executive Director at TexARTS, where he oversaw the daily operations, audience development and fundraising campaigns, securing grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Lakeway. He also served as the Producing Artistic Director of the acclaimed TexARTS Professional Series, which employed 100’s of theater professionals from across the nation and attracted thousands of tourists to Lakeway. As a member of Actors’ Equity, he performed in regional theaters throughout the U.S. and played Corny Collins in the national tour of Hairspray. His MMNT guest artist performing credits include Violet, The Robber Bridegroom, Merrily We Roll Along and The Spitfire Grill. He holds a MA in Vocal Performance from NYU and a MA in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis on Arts Management, Higher Education Administration and Communications from Texas Tech.