HARLEY TAKAGI KANER

Co-Producer, Director, Sound Designer • They/Them

Harley is a dancer and actor who works in the Boston area as a solo performer/teacher and with their award-winning burlesque / drag / performance art troupe.

They do their best to break down the gender binary wherever they go.

kevin vibert

Co-Producer, Lead Writer • He/Him

Kevin has a Bachelor’s in English from University of Massachusetts Amherst as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University.

He is a high school English and Creative Writing teacher by day and strives to bring the central value of The Penumbra Podcast into every one of his classes: that everyone deserves to see themselves in stories.

GINNY D’ANGELO

Head of Operations • She/They

Ginny is a producer and performer with a background in operational support. She specializes in creating systems and strategies for mission-focused organizations. She has a degree in Liberal Arts with a focus on creative writing.

Ginny is the newest addition to The Penumbra staff and is thrilled to be joining such a dedicated team.She is a member of several burlesque/drag troupes in Boston and is a regular MC at a variety of events as well as co-producing a longstanding theatrical production called Old School Game Show. She's a human mom and a dog mom.

ALICE C. LEbeau

Head of Design • She/They

Alice is a product design manager working on Instagram DM’s.

Alice has designed mobile & web experiences for a number of products, ranging from early-stage startups to large software companies. She has also done a whole bunch of theater with this troupe.

Alice has degrees in Film and English from Mount Holyoke College, and currently lives in New York City.

NOAH SIMES

Production Manager & Live Show Producer • He/Him

Noah is a New York-based actor, director and producer. He had appeared on stage with a number of Boston companies, including Flat Earth Theatre (A Bright Room Called Day, The Farnsworth Invention), Imaginary Beasts (Knock!, Winter Pantos), Bad Habit Productions (Orlando), and Fresh Ink Theatre (That Time the House Burned Down).

Noah also performed for four years with the hit show Shit-faced Shakespeare in Boston, Austin, and Pittsburgh.

Sharon Oh

Sharon is a Korean-American character designer and game developer. She likes miniature things, chickens, angsty video games, and (of course) the one and only Juno Steel.