Elizabeth Gelman is delighted to return to the stage after a 15-year hiatus. A proud member of AEA, Gelman has appeared in national tours and Chicago area productions, including Shy in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Aldonza in Man of LaMancha, Rhetta in Pump Boys & Dinettes, Clelia in The Nerd (with Tony Shalhoub), and Contessa in HATS! (with Melissa Manchester). Gelman is currently the Senior Director of Arts and Cultural Programming at Creative Pinellas and serves as Cantorial Soloist at Temple B’nai Israel in Clearwater. She and her husband, composer Tom Sivak, are the parents of two exceptionally brilliant and beautiful daughters.