Are We Delicious? Team
Stacey Garbarski
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/IMPRESARIO
Stacey Garbarski (she/they) is a dynamic and accomplished performer originally from the Chicagoland area, now proudly based in Madison since 2011. A 2016 graduate of Edgewood University with a degree in Theatre Performance, Stacey has become a vibrant and versatile presence in the Midwest theater scene.
She has collaborated with a wide range of esteemed companies, including Are We Delicious?, Ground Up, Broom Street Theater, Whoopensocker, Strollers Theatre, The Majestic Theatre-Madison, KRASS, Mercury Players Theatre, TAPIT/New Works, Series 125, Stage Q, Children’s Theater of Madison, and many more. Their work has also reached beyond the Midwest, with a performance at the New York Fringe Festival earning a glowing review in The New York Times.
Stacey was the first Edgewood University student to receive a Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Acting Award in 2015. Her comedic talents have been recognized with multiple Madison theatre awards and nominations throughout the years.
Recent works include the titular role in Mercury Players Theatre's production of Hamlet and Gironima Tofana in Are We Delicious' production of Aqua Tofana.
Offstage, Stacey brings care and compassion to their work as a Credentialed Veterinary Technician in Emergency Medicine and Oncology. She shares a home with her partner, Rachel, and their two beloved dogs (Connie and Big Dan), Russian Tortoise (Trigorin) and a carnival rescue Goldfish (Bandaid). More information at https://www.staceygarbarski.com/.
*Photo by Maureen Janson Heintz
Gina M. Gómez
COMPANY MANAGER/ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE
Gina M. Gomez (she/they) is a Venezuelan multidisciplinary artist, performer, director, and playwright with over 25 years of experience in the theater world. A lifelong creative, she began working with professional theaters as a child and has continued to build a vibrant and diverse career across the Midwest.
In Minneapolis, Gina has collaborated with companies such as Freshwater Theater, Little Lifeboats Theatre, CLIMB Theater, and the Playwrights’ Center. Their artistic footprint in Madison is equally extensive, with performances and creative work featured at Music Theatre of Madison, Theatre LILA, The Barrymore, Whoopensocker, Broom Street Theater, Stage Q, Mercury Players Theatre, TAPIT/New Works, Strollers Theatre, Encore Studio for the Performing Arts, Overture Center for the Arts, Children’s Theater of Madison, and of course, Are We Delicious? among others.
Whether on stage or behind the scenes, Gina brings a deep commitment to storytelling, collaboration, and community. She currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota with her partner, Josh, and their two delightful dogs, Winnifred and Toast.
*Photo by Luminash Images
Tony Trout
FOUNDER /ORIGINAL IMPRESARIO
Tony Trout (he/him) is the founder and original impresario of Are We Delicious?, the gloriously chaotic Madison ensemble where performer/writers conceive, write, rehearse, and perform a brand-new original show in just one week. Equal parts theatrical ringmaster, creative instigator, and fearless collaborator, Tony helped build AWD? into one of Madison’s most beloved incubators for wild ideas, bold storytelling, and beautifully unhinged creativity.
A producer, director, actor, and proud graduate of the University of Iowa with a BA in Theatre, Tony has spent decades leaving his mark across the Madison theater scene. His directing credits include A Little Night Music and My Fair Lady for Four Seasons, as well as Uncle Vanya, Apartment 3A, and numerous other productions for Strollers Theatre. As a performer, he has delivered fantastic turns as George in Alley Stage’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Bernard in Mercury Players Theatre’s production of A Number.
Since founding AWD? in 2012, Tony has championed a creative philosophy that throws perfectionism out the window in favor of immediacy, collaboration, and joyful artistic risk-taking. Under his leadership, the company produced nearly 30 original productions spanning comedy, drama, mystery, musicals, and everything in between.
In April 2023, Tony officially passed the AWD? torch to longtime company veterans Stacey Garbarski and Gina M. Gomez, though his spirit, influence, and deliciously daring creative legacy remain baked into the company’s DNA forever.