Who We Are:

2008 Board:

Brian Tanner, President
Chuck Dufano, Vice President
Jeff Emrich, Treasurer
Matthew Falduto, Secretary
Kris Denniger
Chris Hunt
Vicki Krajewski
Rachael Lindhart

Executive Director:
Chris Hunt

Co-Artistic Directors:
Chuck Dufano and Rachael Lindhart

Website Editor:
Brian Tanner

Webmaster:
Ali Zimmerman

Dreamwell Founders:

Matthew Falduto
Matthew Falduto - Matt hails from the Chicago suburbs but fell in love with Iowa City upon his arrival in 1992. After graduating from the University of Iowa with a degree in English, he decided to fulfill his dream of starting a theatre company. His acting credits include "Paul" in Barefoot in the Park, "George" in Of Mice and Men, "Edward" in Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, "King Philip" in The Lion in Winter, "Andrew" in Love Letters, and "Philip" in Corpus Christi. Directing credits include The Hobbit, Wait Until Dark, How To Sell a Chair, Intellectual Orgasms, and That Day in September, which he adapted for eight actors. Matt and his wife, Sharon, have three daughters, Rachel, Samantha, and Piper. Matt has served as President longer than anyone else, but is currently taking it easy as an at large board member. Send an email to Matt by clicking here.
Ali Zimmerman
Ali Zimmerman - arrived in Iowa City in 1994 from Vermillion, South Dakota. She has appeared in several shows, such as Hello, Dolly!, Guys & Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, Personals, and Once Upon a Mattress. Her only Dreamwell performances were as the victim in Cruise to Murder, and as "Cynthia" in Baby With the Bathwater. Ali graduated with a degree in Anthropology from the University of Iowa in December 1998. She is now a web designer and developer in the Boulder, CO, area. After becoming profoundly deaf in 2001, Ali now spends her theatre energy with the Physically Handicapped and Amatuer Musical Actors League (PHAMALy) of Denver, CO.
Sharon Falduto
Sharon Werch Falduto - Sharon is a native of Dallas Center, Iowa. She came to Iowa City for the University in 1991 and hasn't left since. She enjoys theatre tremendously, and has appeared as "Daisy" in Biloxi Blues, "The Marquis de Sade" in Robert Anton Wilson's Wilhelm Reich in Hell, "Corrie" in Barefoot in the Park, "Bianca" in Dreamwell's production of Desdemona, A Play About a Handkerchief, and "Myra" in Hay Fever. She directed Woody Allen's God with another theatre troupe, and was the director of Dreamwell's first full-length production, Of Mice and Men. She lives in Coralville with her husband and cofounder, Matt, their daughters, Rachel, Samantha, and Piper, a dog named Shadow and four stuffed pigs. Sharon resigned from the board at the end of 2002.
Paul Chakrin
Paul Chakrin - Originally from Chicago, Paul has been involved in theatre for over 20 years. As an actor, some of his favorite roles have included "Mr. Hollander" in Don't Drink the Water, "Dr Einstein" in Arsenic and Old Lace, "Sam" in Crossing Delancy, and "Dr Boyle" in Prelude to a Kiss. Among his directing credits are Barefoot in the Park, Baby With the Bathwater, Moon Over Buffalo, and I Hate Hamlet. Paul currently resides in the Chicago area. He left the board in 2001.