Co-Artistic Director

Molly (she/her) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist based in Austin, TX. She has been seen on stage in productions by Street Corner Arts, Hyde Park Theatre, Shrewd Productions, Capital T Theatre, Penfold, and Ground Floor Theatre. As a solo performer, her original one-person plays Actor of the Year, Lady Without a Baby, and MS have been presented at FronteraFest. In 2023, she received a commission from ScriptWorks to co-create A Woman Managing Her Anxiety for FronteraFest, which was selected as Best of Fest. Recent directing credits include The Odd Couple and Dead Man’s Cell Phone at Georgetown Palace Theatre, where she is also a teaching artist. Molly is an adjunct faculty member at Austin Community College. She received her MFA from the University of Arkansas.

Co-Artistic Director

Anikka (she/her) is an actor, playwright, and producer based in Austin, TX. As an actor, she has most notably been seen as #00 in The Wolves, (Hyde Park Theatre), and Amy Macklin in Dry Land (Cap T Theatre). In 2023, Scriptworks commissioned Anikka’s one-act play, A Woman Manages Her Anxiety for FronteraFest, which went on to be selected for the Best of the Fest Week. In 2024, her first full-length play, Hungry Teenage Track Stars, was the inaugural full-scale production for Broad Theatre. She is currently studying at the University of Houston, where she is pursuing her Master’s in Theatre Studies and concentrating on how playwrights depict abortion on stage.

Company Member/Board Member at Large

Amara Johnson (she/they) is a Nonbinary Actor born and raised in Austin, Texas. Amara has had a calling to the stage for as long as they can remember. With an early introduction into classical training Amara found a particular liking to the world of Shakespeare, admiring its historical tendency to defy gender roles in and out of character. Especially as a half black, queer, gender-nonconforming individual. Amara has accumulated many Hyde Park Theatre performances over the years with shows like Dryland, A Woman Manages Her Anxiety, and Ballot Eats the Bullet. All operating on a similar theme which would become a necessary element into Amaras main call to the stage, Inclusion. As a Board member for Broad Theatre, Amara hopes to expand opportunities and share stories to those who seek a safe place in the theater as well as a chance to be represented on stage.

Company Member/Board Secretary

Ariane Stier (she/her) is an actor and theatre artist. Originally from Houston, Texas, Ariane has over ten years of performance experience ranging from classical theatre to improv. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she studied Theatre & Dance and Public Relations. Ariane is also passionate about writing and creating inclusive spaces within theatre and the arts. Her thesis project, centered around exploring Latina representation in theatre and film, won the Senior Thesis Award in the Latino Media Arts & Studies Awards in 2020. Ariane currently serves as the Secretary on the Board for Broad Theatre and is a member of their acting company. Ariane was most recently seen in A Woman Manages Her Anxiety, and she will be playing the role of Emily in Broad Theatre's upcoming production of Hungry Teenage Track Stars. She is thrilled to be collaborating with Broad Theatre in our mission to produce and uplift more stories by and for diverse artists.