SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Wally Jones
President & Executive Producer
Mr. Jones has led the Casa Mañana team for nearly 15 years where his creativity, ideas, and passion have taken the professional theatre to a new level. He joined Casa Mañana in November 2008 after a long tenure in various roles including Executive Director at the North Carolina Theatre. Over the past 14 years under the leadership of Mr. Jones, the number of shows produced at Casa Mañana has tripled, and Casa Mañana has experienced increased attendance year after year. In 2013, he conducted a profitable campaign to reduce the debt ratio. He also started the theatre’s renowned Apprentice Program for young aspiring artists, brought Casa Mañana’s Broadway Series back to the Dome, and opened the Reid Cabaret Theatre in February 2018.
Ms. Rushen joined Casa Mañana in 2009. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance from the University of Arkansas and a Master of Music in Historical Musicology from Florida State University. Lindsey has spent the last 13 years at the theatre in various roles including company management and production to marketing and development. She also serves as an adjunct professor in the Arts and Entrepreneurship Program at Texas Christian University, is a member of Rotary International, the Woodhaven Woman’s Club, the Philanthropic Educational Organization, and the Cultural District Alliance board.
A native of Farmers Branch, Lyndsey is thrilled to join Casa Mañana after 16 years working in New York as a Broadway Production Manager, Stage Manager & General Manager. Credits include: Jersey Boys, Matilda, A Bronx Tale, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, I Love You Because, Soul Samurai, and numerous other Off-Broadway and Regional highlights. TV: One Night Only: Best of Broadway, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ABC’s Day of Giving and 2 seasons of Nurse Jackie. Most recently, Lyndsey spent 4 seasons with Texas Ballet Theater. In addition, volunteers with Junior League of Arlington, Girl Scouts & several AISD booster clubs. Graduate of Abilene Christian University & UC-Irvine (MFA). Primary gig: Trey’s wife and Clara & Alice’s mom.
Dominika joins Casa Mañana with over 18 years of experience in sales, marketing, and brand development. For 8 years, she led a marketing agency, helping small businesses and personal brands nationwide grow through content strategy, short-form video, storytelling, and e-learning. A native of Poland with dual U.S. and Polish citizenship, Dominika spent 11 years in Europe working with global brands like Kraft Foods and Mondelēz International, driving successful campaigns that boosted sales and brand recognition. She has also supported non-profits, coordinating international art initiatives across Europe, and advancing literacy programs with the Fort Vancouver Regional Library Foundation in Washington.
Kelsey holds a bachelor’s degree in Drama from Texas Woman’s University and a master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Texas at Tyler. She taught theatre in public education for six years and was the head theatre director for a middle school in Keller ISD for the last four. Kelsey won multiple awards for UIL One Act Play, directed over 20 plays and musicals and her program numbers tripled under her direction. Kelsey is no stranger to the professional theatre world, having worked with various theatres in North Texas and California as both an actress and stage manager. She moved to California after graduating college where she worked at The Old Globe theatre in San Diego. In addition to The Old Globe, she worked at Scripps Ranch Theatre and acted in a few TV productions based out of Los Angeles: The Last Ship and Pitch.
