About Us
Carleigh-Jo Naylor
Artistic Director
Carleigh-Jo Naylor (previously Carleigh King) studied Theater Arts and Directing with Weber State University and went on to pursue film and television acting in California and Utah for several years, before returning to her love of stage. Carleigh spearheads Drunken Shakespeare for MadKing each year by choosing which show we get to basterdize on stage. She has worked with several theater companies across the valley; including Spotlight Productions, Midvale Main St. Theater, and performing in several shows at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival. She's been married to her highschool sweetheart for almost 17 years and they are raising 2 incredible, world changing children together.
Madman Madriaga
Communications and Marketing Director
This Madman has been actively involved in community and professional performing arts across the Wasatch Front for over 20 years, his theatrical resume exceeding eighty individual stage productions and drama competitions. In that time he has taught and directed youth theater for Murray City and has been at the forefront of several successful and ongoing theatrical companies, including The Sandbox Theater Company and Salty Dinner Theater. Madman is an award-winning story teller and nationally recognized artist, who plies his talent as a Master Craftsman at renaissance festivals across the nation. Despite routinely traveling across the great breadth of this country, he still manages to cheat the space-time continuum and return to Utah for his first love, the stage.
James Naylor
Director of Operations
James was pulled into theater by his high school teacher when they needed more male actors (typical), however this blossomed into a love of performing, which continued until he graduated and beyond. He attended Southern Utah University to perform with the award winning performing choir Acclamation! and could be seen on stages all across Utah. He keeps MadKing running on a daily basis, as well as acting as the Master Carpenter by building all production sets. He's been convinced by his wife to step back onstage for a Drunken Shakespeare production, but is perfectly happy just watching the magic happen on stage too.
Lindsey Jarman
Technical Director
Lindsey grew up loving theatre and everything involved with it. She was fortunate to attend the Salt Lake School for Performing Arts where her love for all things technical was cemented the minute she got that headset on! Lindsey has had the privilege of acting with and providing
technical expertise with a focus on state management for multiple theatre companies throughout Utah but is ecstatic to have a permanent home at MadKing!
Sara Goldberg-McRae
Production Manager
Sara fell in love with performing at the early age of 5 and not a single soul has been able to shut her up since. She spent 14 years as an original member of the One Voice Children's Choir, who were featured on America's Got Talent. Sara has been involved in performance arts across Salt Lake County for many years, and is so thrilled to have found a home with MadKing Productions.
Kristina "Stina" Stone
Production Manager
Madman is waiting patiently for Stina to write a bio.
So very patiently.
Carleigh and Madman met when they both agreed to perform in an undead-themed musical at the very first Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival in 2016, forming a lasting friendship. In the years following they collaborated on yearly performance projects, ultimately deciding to unite their respective talents to officially establish MadKing Productions in June 2020, with the goal to represent and support diversity in our community through performance arts.
MKP brought Drunken Shakespeare to Utah audiences in 2019, which has since become a highly anticipated recurring summer tradition in SLC. Through the support of our fans and patrons, this little company has blossomed to include musicals and modern plays in our yearly production lineup.
In 2025 MKP officially found a place to call their own, and proudly opened MadKing's Fellowship Theater.
