Jeff Casey - Managing Director
Jeff believes he began making an impact in the region when he created the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation 17 years ago. This organization serves as a conduit between community theatres throughout Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties and continues to thrive today even without his direct involvement. Ten years ago, Jeff accepted a newly created position with South Shore Arts (then Northern Indiana Arts Association) as Director of Regional Services. In this position Jeff was charged with providing services to arts providers all over the region as 1 of 12 partners with the Indiana Arts Commission. During this time he also served as a panelist for Indiana's Individual Artist grant process and presented at State-wide arts conferences. In 2003 Jeff served as a consultant/advisor for the New Jersey State Arts Council in a 3 county region that borders New York City, making it geographically similar to NW Indiana in relation to Chicago.

Jeff proudly serves as Managing Director for the Towle Theater in downtown Hammond. Taking nothing but a beautiful facility and a great deal of support, Jeff and his team have built the Towle into a leader in the arts community. The Towle has become synonymous with professional quality theatre and mutually beneficial partnerships throughout NW Indiana and Chicagoland.

In addition to his duties at the Towle, Jeff has served as a building/program consultant for the new Carnegie Arts Center project in East Chicago and sat on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Hammond Council and the Board of Governors for the NW Indiana Society of Innovators.

Kevin Bellamy - Director of Administration
Kevin has been employed as Director of Administration since October of 2006. He has a degree from Indiana State University in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing, Management & Insurance. Immediately out of college, Kevin took a job as a claims adjustor for State Farm Insurance. After three years at State Farm, Kevin was offered a job entertaining on a cruise ship and that started his professional entertaining career which lasted seven years. Kevin decided to work locally and took a job at Master Tile Carpet One. He was employed there for eight years prior to the Towle Theater position. The position at the Towle Theater is a dream job. It combines all aspects of theater that Kevin loves.

Shelley J Crosby - Director of Education
Shelley Crosby comes to the Towle Theater after a ten year employment with American Girl / Mattel as first the Theater Manager and then the Artistic Director of American Girl Theater where she was "mother" / director to 50+ young girl performers, stage managers, tech staff, costumers and adult performers where she directed The American Girls Revue. She was instrumental in the casting and opening of each of the American Girl Theaters, not only Chicago but New York and Los Angeles as well. She developed the training program for the front of house team and the casting process which was implemented at each new venue. Shelley had a huge hand in creating much of the successful programming that was offered at American Girl Theater over her ten years. However, Shelley is not a stranger to the Calumet Region having been born and raised in the area. Shelley has worked with many of the theaters in Northwest Indiana and Illinois Theater Center in Park Forest, IL. She is a proud member of Actors Equity Association. While acting, Shelley worked as the Box Office Manager at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster for eight years prior to moving to Chicago to work with American Girl. Not only is she an actress and director but she is also a mom. Shelley is the proud mother of two grown daughters, Erin who is a professional actress/singer in New York who and Megan who is a professional photographer. With all of her accomplishments, the one role she is most proud of is the role of mother to Erin and Megan.
Shelley is thrilled about beginning her collaboration with the Towle Theater as Director of Education. Having directed three productions for the Towle - Heartbeats, Sentimental Journey and Penny Serenade, Shelley has a clear understanding of the quality and goals of The Towle and is proud and excited to be a part of making the theater grow and provide a place for community and outreach.