THEATERMANIA.COM IS A LEADING SOURCE
FOR THEATER INFORMATION AND TICKETS NATIONWIDE.

Founded in 1999 to connect the theater industry with a mass consumer audience, TheaterMania.com features comprehensive listings, news, reviews, interviews and video content. TheaterMania.com widely distributes email newsletters and special offers to its subscribers, and provides online marketing programs and ticketing services to performing arts organizations, museums, concerts, festivals, events and sports teams across the nation through its proprietary ticketing system, OvationTix.

Gretchen Shugart

Chief Executive Officer

Gretchen joined TheaterMania.com in January 2001 after serving as advisor to the company through her position as President of eMediaCapital LLC, an investment bank advisory firm specializing in the media and Internet industries. She founded eMediaCapital in 1999, following an eighteen-year career in banking, most recently as Senior Vice President, Communications Equity Associates, as well as Chase Bank, Manufacturers Hanover and Bank of Montreal. She arranged and led financings for media and telecommunications companies. Gretchen holds a BS degree in Economics and Management from New York University's Stern School of Business.

Darren Sussman

President

Darren conceived and, along with producer Joe Corcoran, co-founded TheaterMania.com in early 1999. While working with several theater productions to market and sell tickets on the Internet he identified the need for a consumer destination site for theater information and tickets, and assembled a team of experienced theater journalists, programmers and marketing professionals to launch the site. Previously, Darren worked in the music industry promoting concerts and tours, and developed online marketing and sales programs during the early days of the Internet. He also founded a successful retail/wholesale apparel business, which was sold in 1996. Darren has a B.S. degree from the University of Maryland at College Park. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce.

David Stanke

Chief Technology Officer

Prior to joining TheaterMania.com in February 2002, David was vice president of Goldcap, a New York-based development firm specializing in Internet applications. Previously, he was the creative director of Silicon Alley Reporter magazine. He has also served as a technology consultant to companies including Vivendi Universal and iN DEMAND Pay-per-view. David holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Brown University.