
Collide Staff
Regina Peluso, Artistic Director (she/her)
Regina@collidetheatrical.org/ 651-395-7903, ext. 3​
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Noelle Bohaty, Managing Director (she/her)
Noelle@collidetheatrical.org/ 651-395-7903, ext. 2
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Jess Yates, Engagement Coordinator (she/they)
Jess@collidetheatrical.org/ 651-395-7903, ext. 1
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FREELANCE
Patti Peluso, Grant Writer- Patti@collidetheatrical.org
Josh Wallace, Graphic Design
Alexis Lund, Photography
Caitlin Hammel, Videography
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Regina Peluso
Executive Artistic Director

A graduate of The Boston Conservatory of Music with a BFA in Musical Theater & minor in Dance, Peluso founded Collide in 2013 after over a decade of working as an actress and dancer in New York and Los Angeles. Her stage credits include the original off-Broadway cast of The Awesome 80's Prom, series regular role on an Emmy award winning children's television show and numerous regional theater credits throughout the country.
Peluso has created over 30+ original full-length dance theater productions for Collide. Favorites include Romeo & Juliet , Bonnie and Clyde, SKOL!, Wonderland, Class of '85, The Great Gatsby, Frankenstein, and Dracula.
Regina has been the resident choreographer of The Guthrie's A Christmas Carol since 2018. Other regional theater includes The Guthrie Theater (A Dolls House), The History Theater ( (Dance Til You Drop, River Road Boogie, Coco's Diary, This Side of Paradise), Old Log Theater (The Wedding Singer, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) and Stages Theater Co, among others.
Industrial choreography includes theme parks, music videos, art gallery commissions, industrial videos, corporate events, and more.
Regina has worked as an adjudicator for numerous national dance competitions. She has taught master classes and set choreography at numerous dance institutions throughout the country.
Regina is a member of the SDC. She is grateful to her husband and 3 theater-loving children for their support.
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Noelle Bohaty
Managing Director

Noelle Bohaty holds a Master of Fine Arts from The Ohio State University with an emphasis in choreography and performance (2016). Bohaty was a tenured Associate Professor and Director of Dance at University of Nebraska-Kearney for 8 years.
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Originally from Nebraska, Noelle has taught dance for more than 2 decades, including a year-long residency with the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. She was a guest instructor at American College Dance Association and Lecturer of Dance at the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln. She has taught at various pre-professional studios across the Midwest, including BalletMet Academy in Columbus, OH.
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Prior to receiving her MFA, she was immersed in arts administration, serving in various roles for institutions such as the Lincoln Community Playhouse and the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Noelle has choreographed and/or directed over 80 theatrical productions including: Don Giovanni
(The Ohio State University), Church Basement Ladies (Nebraska Repertory Theatre), Hansel & Gretel, The World Goes ‘Round, and Eurydice (UNK), which was an Invited Production for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival 51.
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Bohaty graduated magna cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology, with additional degrees in Acting and Children’s Studies (2008).