Johnny Cagno
Owner, Designer
Johnny has been designing Costumes, Wigs, and Scenery from a very young age throughout Rhode Island and has been so happy to see the business continue to grow into what it is today. With a passion for always creating the most professional product he hopes ECT can grow into one of the most popular Theatrical Design and Rental Houses in the US. Johnny is so excited to see the team continue to grow as we follow the yellow brick road for many years to come!
Alessander Garcia
Administrative Assistant
Alessander was born and raised in Southern California and has recently moved to New England. He has been in the Theatre industry for about 8 years now. Working in many productions from Los Angeles to San Diego. Alessander graduated with his Bachelors in Fine Arts Musical Theatre from American Musical Dramatic Academy in 2022. Some of his credits include Beast in Beauty And The Beast, Doody in Grease, Mrs. fezziwig in A Christmas Carol, Laurie in Little Women, Angel in Rent, and Etc. When out of office you can find Alessander digging through his makeup drawers and glueing his nails. XOXO
Allana Turcotte
Finance Director/Artistic Director
Allana has been a part of our team in many ways since 2020. From assisting in fittings, on-site work, painting scenery, choreographing, and performing in ECT special events and stage shows, she has been our Number 1 supporter. Emerald City Ambassadors is a group of individuals who support us behind the scenes and out in the field with all of our projects. ECT Ambassadors are a true representation of how it takes a village to create art in the community. Without our Ambassadors, we could not create the magic you see.
Olivia Lancellotta
Director of Operations
Olivia has been a wonderful asset to ECT and a true pioneer in creating our social media presence. With her expert marketing and social media skills our audience can see behind the curtain and into the magic while staying up to date on everything happening! Aside from being on our board of Ambassadors, Olivia is an incredibly talented performer in the community and is a graduate from Rhode Island College with degrees in Musical Theater & Communications, with a minor in Dance Performance.
Regina O'Conner
Head Seamstress/Associate Designer
Regina began her theatrical career at a professional house in Connecticut where New York set and costume designer, David Guthrie began mentoring her, in the area of costumes. As costume shop supervisor at C.W. Post, Mount Holyoke, and Huntington/B.U. she worked with NY designers including Michael Sharp, Nancy Messima and Julie Taymour. She has either designed or built costumes for the NYC Ballet, Theatre-by-the-Sea, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Boston Shakespeare, Boston College and Mount Holyoke to name a few of her favorites. For five years, she was the resident designer for Woodland Theatre Company. When not designing, and constructing Regina works as the Director of Social Concerns for the Sisters of St. Anne in Marlborough MA.
Ryan Fitzgerald
Resident Technical Director
Ryan Fitzgerald: (Technical Director). Ryan has worked on productions for theaters all over New England, including: Harvard's American Repertory Theatre (MA), The Brattle Theatre (MA), Emerald City Theatrical (RI), The Barnstormers Theatre (NH), Interlakes Summer Theatre (NH), and other local high school/college programs. Ryan has played many various roles in productions such as; “A Christmas Story” -Massasoit Community College (Master Electrician), “Finding Neverland” - American Rep. Theatre (Lead Aerial Rigger), “Flowers for Algernon” -FHSTC (Technical Director), ”Get Smart” -FHSTC (Technical Director), “Legally Blonde” -FHSTC (Technical Director), “Once” -American Rep. Theatre (StageHand), “Popcorn Falls” -Barnstormers of New Hampshire (Master Carpenter), “The Heart of Robin Hood” -American Rep. Theatre (Ast. Aerial Rigger),”The Tempest” -American Rep. Theatre (Ast. Magic Prop Handler), “Hadestown” -WHSTE (Set Design/Technical Director), “Beauty and the Beast” -Emerald City (Master Carpenter). Ryan would like to thank his family and friends for all their support and words of encouragement in his chaotic lifestyle! S.K.M.D.O.C.S
Adam Ramsey
Board of Ambassadors Member