The Carriage House Arts Center Board of Directors

Executive Director: Lauren Nicole Sherwood

President: Ann Alford
Vice President: Ursula Caterbone
Secretary/Legal Advisor: Keith W. Wofsey        

Social Media Manager/Webmaster: Paul Goodman

Secretary: Frank Gaffney

Board Members At Large: Joe Guttadauro, Anthony Carregal, Andrea Garmun, Dan Ringuette, Matt Blank

Mission Statement

The goal of the Carriage House Arts Center is to provide an outlet for artistic expression in Fairfield County while entertaining the general public and providing a place for the community to enjoy a variety of theatrical arts.

The Carriage House Arts Center is a 501 (c) (3) corporation.                                                                                                  

Any contributions are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

BIOGRAPHIES

LAUREN NICOLE SHERWOOD has spent her time directing, choreographing and designing costumes for productions in schools and community theatres. She earned her B.F.A. from the University of Arizona and her M.F.A. from Florida State University, both in Theatre Management. Lauren could not do all that she does without the love and support of her family and friends, especially her husband Mateo, who inspires and motivates her every moment he gets, and her son Jackson, whose awesome dance moves and nonstop energy make life so much sweeter!

ANN ALFORD joins the Carriage House Board after being an enthusiastic supporter since its first season.  She fell in love with community theater through a children’s acting program in Lubbock, Texas, went on to major in Theatre at Texas Tech University and earned an MFA in Acting from the University of Virginia.  For many years Ann was on the artistic staff of the New York Renaissance Faire as a writer, director and as a member of the Steering Committee.  She has been very involved in local community theater since moving to Fairfield county in 2005.  She has been employed by General Atlantic since 1986, where she is currently Manager for Payroll & Benefits.

ANTHONY CARREGAL has been a member of the Carriage House Board since its inception. For him, the Carriage House has been his labor of love.  He has been involved in community theater for some time now - mostly behind the scenes and but has been on stage for that rare role.  Anthony has worked at several companies in his 30 years mostly in conference and event planning.  Anthony shares his home with Frank Gaffney and Presley, the sweetest Pug in the world.

URSULA CATERBONE discovered the Carriage House through her involvement in Friends of Cranbury Park. Once she got hooked there was no going back. The Carriage House is her first experience serving in community theater. She performs out front in the lobby and the box office. Prior to retirement Ursula worked as a Chemical Lab Technician followed by Technical Sales at Accounts in such exciting locations as North Jersey and Upstate New York. Ursula springs from Lancaster County. She and her husband Jack share their home with four-legged family members Bella and Buddy. 

FRANK GAFFNEY has been a member of the Carriage House Board since the beginning. He has spent the last 30 years in various community theaters, both in Fairfield County and Queens, where he spent his formative years. Frank has worked at several companies in his 30 years in the workforce. Since moving to Flroida in 2017, he has been an H.R. Coordinator.

ANDREA GARMUN has been involved in the Carriage House since its inception, jokingly referred to as its 'mascot.' She has been on the Carriage House stage numerous times and in the audience even more often. She is proud to join the Board and looks forward to helping the theater flourish in the future. Andrea works as an Inside Sales Specialist for Philips Healthcare in Stamford. She is wife to Marshall (for the last 45 years), mother to Phil and the very proud grandmother of Zach.

JOE GUTTADAURO was a founding member and first President of the Carriage House Arts Center and has enjoyed watching it grow and evolve. Joe first discovered community theater in 1990 when he relocated to Norwalk from Brooklyn, NY.  Since that day, he has been working both on and off the stage in pretty much every capacity.  Joe is a project manager at Aon Hewitt. 

PAUL GOODMAN has studied digital media and design at the University of Connecticut. He has been a performer at the Carriage House since 2015 as “Sonny” in Xanadu the musical and “Ted Scheider” in Disaster the musical. He was the assistant stage manager/producer of Fool for Love by Sam Sheppard. Paul is also a piano player and an audio/video producer.

DAN RINGUETTE has been involved with Carriage House Arts Center since 2010 when he was the Music Director and vocal arranger for Sista Act! Since then, he’s helped out as Music Director, Scenic Painter, and Poster & Playbill designer for lots of shows. Dan is also a private Voice, Piano & Woodwind Instructor, and a Keyboardist/Cantor for St. Louis de Montfort Parish in Litchfield.