Meet the Team
Elliott Forrest
Executive Artistic DirectorElliott Forrest is a Peabody Award winning broadcaster and producer. He is currently heard on Classical 105.9FM WQXR and guest-hosts for Leonard Lopate and John Schaefer and on WNYC. He is the Executive Artistic Director of ArtsRock. He's produced at The Hollywood Bowl, Lincoln Center and scores of concerts, events and shows. He is the host and producer of the national radio concerts of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and hosts and produces regular podcasts for the New York Philharmonic; has been the 'voice' of CNN and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER on PBS. For more than 12 years he was with the A&E Television Network as host of Breakfast with the Arts and Biography.
Shane Killoran
Managing DirectorShane received her B.F.A in Acting from New York University with a heavy concentration in Women's Studies. Realizing she enjoyed the rehearsal process far more than performing she set off to London where she pursued her post-graduate work in theatre including her Doctoral candidacy focusing primarily on Dramaturgy and Devised Performance. Upon her return from London, Shane produced televsion for several years before transioning full-time to Commications Management and theatrical work. As Resident Dramaturg and Literary Manager, she also served as Co-Creator and Dramaturg for the Private Theatre's site-specific production of Strindberg's Playing with Fire at The Box in NYC. She adapted and served as production Dramaturg for the Indian play Sakaram Binderat at MAD Playhouse Theater. In July of 2016, Nepenthe, a play centered around the brothel at Auschwitz, that Shane conceived, co-created, dramaturged and co-produced, premiered at the Women and War Festival in London, United Kingdom. Nepenthe was a 2021 grant recipient from the Jewish Heritage Fund. Shane was an artist-in-residence at the Marble House Project with the Private Theatre for Dramaturgy.
With the mission to create and connect community through the experience of theatre and film programming Shane established Hit House Creative/Film in 2022. Hit House has partnered with Safe Harbors of the Hudson to launch the first-ever Newburgh Fringe Festival. The festival will feature 24-hours of interdisciplinary theatrical programming and workshops October 24-26, 2025.