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ABOUT
Our mission:
To bring professional theater to the community regardless of economic status, fostered by the belief that access to the arts is a human right.
Stephanie Faatz Murry- (Founder/Ougoing Producing Artistic Director/Incoming Executive Director) A native of Rochester, NY, Stephanie currently resides in Golden, CO. She founded NDSF in 2017 while on Faculty at the University of North Dakota and has been running the company for the past nine years. She holds an M.F.A. in Acting from the University of Arkansas and a B.F.A in Musical Theatre/Dance Minor from SUNY Fredonia. She also holds a certificate in Classical Acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). She has worked regionally throughout the United States and internationally at Gyeonggi English Village in Paju, South Korea. She is also a 200-hr certified Yoga Teacher.
Aside from theatre, her greatest loves in life are her husband Matt and their fur baby, Chuggie. She is so excited to share her love of classical theatre with the greater Grand Forks community!
Veronica Lee Folkedahl- (Incoming Artistic Director) is beyond thrilled to take a trip to Scotland with you all! Previous NDSF appearances have included Phebe/Duke/Oliver (As You Like It), Lady Abbess/Etc.(Comedy of Errors), Peaseblossom/Hippolyta (Midsummer), Horatio/Gertrude (Hamlet), Ursula (Much Ado about Nothing), and Sampson/Apothecary (Romeo & Juliet). She is especially excited to connect with so many familiar faces on stage, and is so thankful to David and Stephanie for this opportunity to work alongside such a wonderful group of people. For our Grand Forks locals, you might have seen Veronica recently as Katherine (Taming of the Shrew: Unrehearsed), Pirelli (Sweeney Todd), or as Ado Annie (Oklahoma!). Veronica would like to extend a special thank you to Stephanie - the greatest friend, cheerleader, supporter, and inspiration you could ever hope for in your corner, without whom none of this would be possible.
2026 Board of Directors
Dexter Perkins- President
Jonathan Geiger- Treasurer
Jennifer Stoner- Secretary
Brad Reissig
Otto Lieder
Grant Mudge (Advisor)