CORE COLLABORATORS

Klara Ballay, (Assistant Lighting Designer) This is Klara’s first show on the design team for an opera, and they could not have gotten a better team to jump into the world of opera with. They want to thank the lighting team for their support and patience. They are so proud of their friends who have grown so much in the past 4 years and stepped up to the challenge of designing in this space and hope you enjoy the show!

Emily Cady (Assistant Stage Manager) (she/her) is currently studying in the School of Theatre and Kilachand Honors College here at BU. She will graduate in 2025 with a BFA in Stage Management. Favorite Credits: Most Happy In Concert (Williamstown Theatre Festival), Just For Us (Regional Premiere, WTF), Lizzie (BU STAMP), Colossal (BU SOT). A million thanks to Elliot, Rebecca, and the entire Little Women Team! She also sends an endless amount of love to her family and the dream team for always supporting her in her endeavors. @emilyycadyy

Elliot Dupcak (Production Stage Manager) is a senior stage management student. He is thrilled to be working on this production of Little Women. Previous selected credits at BU include Proving Up, Mansfield Park, and Photograph 51. Elliot is also a sound designer (Hamlet, The Midsummer Projects) and a playwright (Against a Village). He is looking forward to his work beyond BU. Many thanks to his team and friends, who have supported him endlessly throughout this project.

Brenda Dziadzio (Scenic Paint Charge) is a freelance Scenic Painter in Boston. She brings her education in Fine Art and 30 years of Graphic Design experience in marketing and advertising to solve design problems in theatre, events and video/film production

– with paint. Brenda completed a Scene Painting Certificate program under Diane Fargo at Boston University. She has painted for multiple theatres and scene shops in the Boston area including The Huntington Theatre, Company One Theatre, Boston Playwrights Theatre, Shakespeare Actors Project, Berklee College of Music & Boston Conservatory, Reagle Music Theatre, Boston University Opera Institute, Fever Events, VDA Events and Wooden Kiwi Productions.

Samantha Galvao (Scenic Charge) is a Boston & New York based Scenic Artist. While studying Scenic Art, Design and Arts Administration at Boston University, Samantha worked with companies such as the Williamstown Theatre Festival, Des Moines Metro Opera; VDA Inc. — working on productions featured on Broadway and across the US. Samantha has loved painting since she first worked on scenery for her middle school plays (back when she had no idea it was a real job), and hopes to continue her work as a scenic artist and move into positions that allow her to mentor and teach others.

Youyou Huang (Associate Production Manager) is grateful to work as an associate production manager for Little Women. Youyou is a first-year production management major. Previously, she graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and worked as an assistant stage manager on Sleep No More Shanghai.

Slick Jorgensen (Lighting Designer) is a second year MFA in Lighting Design from Chicago, Illinois. Previous Boston University credits include Passage, Little Row Boat, or, Conjecture, and Aurora Borealis. Slick is a proud member of IATSE Local 2 Stagehands and IATSE Local 476 Studio Mechanics. He would like to thank his father and James Kasprzyk for sharing his love of opera.