Meet The Team
James Corry
James has an extensive background in theatre. His MFA in theatre design was achieved on a full scholarship and graduate assistant program at NYU. He earned membership in the United Scenic Artists union upon graduating, working on and off Broadway in NYC and on feature films and documentaries.
James was the assistant costume designer for A Matter of Gravity starring Katherine Hepburn and Christopher Reeve. James was also the assistant costume designer for Over Here which starred Patty and Maxene Andrews, Treat Williams, Ann Reinking, and John Travolta. James worked with Ann Roth on the Twentieth Century Fox production of Independence, a film directed by John Huston and starring Eli Wallach, Pat Hingle, Anne Jackson, and narrated by EG Marshall.
Locally he became known for creating the costumes for nine shows and the sets for three at Manoa Valley Theatre. He was awarded three Po'okela awards from The Hawaii State Theatre Council for work on The Legend of Georgia McBride and Lisa Matsumoto's Happily Eva Afta. Additionally, James designed and made the looks for the 2019 Queen of Queens winner of the BOA Arts Ball. 2019 also had James designing the period costumes and the set for A Timeless Princess.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Miles Phillips
Miles is a multiple award-winning actor, director, and vocalist, with numerous New York and regional roles, film & television appearances, an acclaimed solo album, and over two dozen original & studio cast recordings to his credit. His wide-ranging music career spans from classical to musical theatre to jazz and pop, with appearances in nightclubs, stadiums, and concert halls from Honolulu to London.
Miles received his graduate training with the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the National Theatre Conservatory (ANTA).
He's served as Artistic Director for Musical Theatre Renegades in Chicago and The Hot Spot Theatre Company in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was lauded for his work as author and director in his marriage of classical and musical theatre in the hit NY revue of Shakespeare in song Words Words Words & Music.
Hawaii audiences may know Miles for his work as director of productions like 1776 at Paliku Theatre, Shear Madness, Desperate Measures, and The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Manoa Valley Theatre, An Iliad, Laughing Wild, and A Steady Rain at KOA Theatre, Zarah! and Pride Stories for PlayBuilders PlayFest, or his acclaimed guest artist performances for Diamond Head Theatre as Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol or Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady. He’s been honored with the Drama-Logue and Joseph Jefferson awards for his work as an actor, 4 MAC Awards and 2 New York Nightlife Awards for his nightclub acts, Best Director award from PlayBuilders PlayFest, and 4 Po‘okela Awards from the Hawaii State Theatre Council for his work as actor and director. For more, please visit MilesPhillips.com.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION MANAGEREvans Siskel
Evans has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Education with a minor in dance and became a graduate gemologist. Together he owned a successful jewelry store in Manhattan for 20 years with James Corry - designing, creating and selling high-end custom jewelry.
Evans relocated with James to Hawaii in 2015 and they began to develop local theatre affiliations. That brought them both to Manoa Valley Theatre where he assisted James in the costume shop on their production of The Elephant Man during their 2016-17 season. Following that he assisted the technical directors at MVT - building, painting and dressing sets for Stage Kiss, Rock of Ages, Wait Until Dark, Lisa Matsumoto's Happily Eva Afta, The Full Monty, The Legend of Georgia McBride, Baskerville - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, and Fun Home - as well as assisting James in the costume shop.
Evans worked on A Timeless Princess in 2019 with James - assisting in costuming and set design and build.
In 2023, as Executive Administrator and Board Treasurer of Hawaii ArtSpace, Evans took on the role of Production Manager for their first production, HAlloween- seeing to all communications, scheduling and coordination of the cast, crew, design team and the venue, including catering, transportation and ticket sales. He performed a similar role for the subsequent two reviews produced by Hawai'i ArtSpace in 2024-HArtSpace and HA-ha-ha -Comedy Tonight.