OUR TEAM
Graham Wetterhahn
Executive Producer
Graham is an Ovation-nominated theatrical producer and the founder of After Hours Theatre Company. Previous theatrical credits include: One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest: The Immersive Experience (2018 Ovation Nomination for Best Production of a Play – Intimate Theatre, L.A. Times Critics’ Choice), the first Los Angeles production of Pasek and Paul’s Dogfight (2017 Ovation Nomination for Best Production of a Musical - Intimate Theatre, L.A. Times Critics’ Choice), Jonathan Larson’s tick, tick...BOOM!, Pasek and Paul’s song cycle Edges, and Salzman and Cunningham’s I Love You Because. Graham has also directed immersive marketing activations for companies such as HBO and Cinemax. He recently produced his first film, horror short Goodnight, Gracie. The film had its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Sitges Film Festival in Spain, and has since played at over 100 festivals worldwide and been seen by millions online.
Graham Wetterhahn
Executive Producer
Sara Beil
Creative Director
is an experiential writer and immersive designer, having written experiences for theater, film, virtual reality, theme parks, location-based entertainment, and experiential marketing activations. By day, Sara works as a creative writer for experience design agency Thinkwell Group, where she has worked on various projects with Warner Bros., Universal, and Lionsgate. Past (and present) projects include Lionsgate Entertainment World, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter, and NFL Experience. By night, Sara works as an immersive designer on various theatrical project and makes up half of Bee’s Knees Productions. Past immersive productions include One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Immersive Experience, Best Night Ever: A Bachelor(ette) Night, Welcome Back Woodchucks, and What Went Wrong.
Sara Beil
Immersive Lead
KJ Knies
Producer
KJ is a creative producer with a focus on immersive artistic forms, both digital and physical.
He’s had the opportunity to produce experiences for Giant Spoon (creators of SXSWestworld, Adweek Breakthrough Agency of the Year 2018), Tool of NA (winner of 2 Clios), Okidoki, Hello Design, and AMP Agency, and is a creative producer of After Hours, a leading immersive company in Los Angeles.
Clients include HBO, Warner Music Group, Amazon Prime Video, Calvin Klein, OVO, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., STX Films, Southwest Airlines and Herschel Supply Co.
KJ Knies
Producer, Outreach
Shen Heckel
Production Designer
is a professional theatre artist and alumnus of UCLA Theater Film and Television School and the New York Lincoln Center Directors Lab. Predominately, Shen works as a director and producer credits include assistant director of both Allegiance and Next to Normal at East West Players, assistant director of Rotterdam both at Skylight theatre and the Kirk Douglas. Producer/production manager of One Flew Over the Cuckoo‘s Nest: The Immersive Experience, associate producer for When Jazz Had the Blues. And prop design on both iama Theater Company‘s production of Mama Metal and The Fountain Theatre’s production of Hype Man. Recently Shen expanded his talents to both the film and marketing world working art department with Fox Studios, Universal, Facebook, and directed immersive marketing activations for Cinemax/HBO. For more information and to contact please visit:
Shen Heckel
Production Designer
Austin Quan
Technical Designer
is the owner of Circular Rhythm Productions and a UCLA Alumni. His sound designs include: Desire Under the Elms, Columbinus, Boxes, Get That Snitch, The Late Late Show, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Last Train to Nibroc, See Rock City, Gulf View Drive, and Levi - The Musical. Shows mixed: Little Shop of Horrors, Sound of Music, 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Noteworthy clients: Disney, Warner Bros., UCLA, Kina Grannis, David Choi, Josiah Hawley, Julian Le and India Carney. Austin's nominations/awards for Best Sound Design include: LA Weekly's Nomination, Stagescene LA Scenie Award, and Ovation Nominations. He was also part of the team that won an Ovation Award for Best Production in a Large Theatre for the show, Gulf View Drive.
Austin Quan
Technical Designer
Jen Oundjian
Choreographer
Jen has been choreographing and designing award-winning show choir, musical theatre productions, and large event performances for more than two decades. She has been the resident Artistic Director and Choreographer for John Burroughs Powerhouse Showchoir (known as one of the inspirations for the Fox TV show Glee) for 25 years. Her work has been featured on TV Shows such as The Voice, Dancing with the Stars, Ellen, America’s Got Talent, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has directed and choreographed large event performances at local venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, LACMA, and abroad in Hong Kong and Beijing. Her LA theatre credits include After Hours Theatre Company’s Ovation-nominated productions of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Dogfight, Broken Beauty Vignettes, The Apple Sisters, The Harmony Boys, and glory|struck’s productions of American Idiot, bare, and Almost Famous in Concert. With a BFA from CalArts in costume design/theatre design, her shows consistently push the boundaries of creativity and passion.
Jen Oundjian
Movement Designer
Juliana Scott
Stage Manager, Producer
is thrilled to work alongside such a talented team of actors, designers, and musicians on this production of The Last Five Years. Juliana is honored to return to the After Hours team after stage managing its Ovation! nominated production of Dogfight. Other previous stage management credits include Almost Famous in Concert, American Idiot and bare! with glory|struck productions. Juliana has also been fortunate to stage manage one-night only productions at Carnegie Hall, John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, and the Goodman Theatre through her work with No Limits for deaf children.
Juliana Scott
Stage Manager, Producer
Spirit Guides
Cocktail Designers
is an experience-based cocktail company specializing in themed drink design for hosted events & private parties. Spirit Guides offer bar services, mixology classes, and cocktail tours around Southern California. Follow Spirit Guides on Instagram @ spiritguidescocktails. www. spiritguidescocktails.com
Spirit Guides
Cocktail Designers
