OTTERBEIN THEATRE & DANCE and DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC present
Directed by LENNY LEIBOWITZ
Musical Direction by LORI KAY HARVEY
Lighting Design by JOSIE ROCCA
Stage Managed by ZOYA BOKHARI
Choreography by STELLA HIATT KANE
Sound Design by KITTY MADER
December 4, 2022 - 2:00pm
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, 30 S. Grove St., Westerville
Featuring the BFA Acting & Musical Theatre Class of 2023
Emily Baggarly
Lucy Breedlove
Nijah Dent
Kora Duvall
Grace Guichard
Sam Hoyer
Daniel Keeling
Brittany Koscinski
Kate Maniuszko
John Michael McCall
Victoria Mesa
Taylor Reister
Beth Sanford
Dale Saunders
Hannah Schmidt
Isaac Steiger
Tru Stites
Dean Yurecka
Katie Christine Wagner
accompanied by Lori Kay Harvey, piano
“Side by Side by Side” from Company .......................................................... The Class of 2023
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Dance Medley .............................. The Musical Theatre Class of 2023, Taylor, Isaac, Daniel
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ........................................................................... John Michael
Created by Rob McElhenney
“Tchaikovsky” from Lady in the Dark ................................................................................ Dean
Music by Kurt Weill, Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
“My House” from Matilda ................................................................................................... Kate
Music & Lyrics by Tim Minchin
“Hey There” from The Pajama Game ..................................................................................... Tru
Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
“I’m Not At All in Love” from The Pajama Game .......Hannah with the Musical Theatre Women
Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
“I Know Things Now” from Into the Woods ................................................................... Taylor
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
“Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid ................................................................ Emily
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
The Heidi Chronicles ................................................................................... Daniel with Brittany
By Wendy
Wasserstein“Love Will Come and Find Me Again” from Bandstand ................................................. Lucy
Music by Richard Oberacker, Lyrics by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor
“Gethsemane” from Jesus Christ Superstar ......................................................................... Dale
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Tim Rice
Acting Medley ......................Kora, Grace, Daniel, John Michael, Taylor, Beth, Isaac, Dean, Tru
“Astonishing” from Little Women .................................................................................. Victoria
Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein
Endgame ..................................................................................................................................Kora
By Samuel Beckett“Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man ............................................................................. Isaac
Music & Lyrics by Meredith Willson
“Uncharted Territory” from String ................................................................................... Grace
Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon
Black Comedy ........................................................................................................................... Beth
By Peter Shaffer“Right Hand Man” from Something Rotten! ......................................... Katie with Dean, Sam
Music & Lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick
“Dust and Ashes” from Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 ................................Sam
By Dave Malloy“Sexy” from Mean Girls ........................... Nijah with Victoria, Kate, Katie, Hannah, Emily
Music by Jeff Richmond, Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
“I’m Still Here” from Follies ........................................................................................... Brittany
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Musical Theatre Medley ................................................... The Musical Theatre Class of 2023
A Sondheim Sendoff ....................................................................................... The Class of 2023
Emily Baggarly is a senior Musical Theatre major with a Dance minor. Her Otterbein credits include, conceiver, choreographer, and The Lost Love in Dance 2022:Find Me in the Shadows, Female Swing and Assistant to the Choreographer in A Little Night Music, Portia in Something Rotten!, Poopsie in The Pajama Game, Soloist in Into A Lamplit Room, Avabelle in Dance 2020: The Wild Within, Florence in The Odd Couple, Beth in Little Women, and a featured dancer in Dance 2019: Together Again. Emily would like to thank her mom and dad for their support, the faculty for their fantastic mentorship, and her friends for making these last four years so memorable. Emily will be moving to New York in the Spring and interning with Broadway Vocal Coach as their Community Manager.
Lucy Breedlove (she/her) is a Musical Theatre major from Washington, D.C. She’s so grateful for all she’s learned in the last few years and can’t wait to make the move to NYC for internship and beyond! Fav past regional credits include Sue Snell in Carrie (Short North), Babette Muller in Watch on the Rhine (Arena Stage), and Narrator (c) in Joseph...Dreamcoat (Utah Festival Opera). In New York she›ll be working with the Digital Marketing and Development team at Vineyard Theatre. Much love to the fam, Harry, 61, Kappa, and my class <3 We made it!
Nijah Dent (she/her) is a senior Musical Theatre major from Cincinnati, Ohio. She is feeling a wide range of emotions as the semester comes to an end. This semester has been quite bittersweet for her, as she is excited for what lies ahead, but saddened that her time as a student is almost finished. Her time at Otterbein hasn’t always been simple, dealing with the stresses and anxieties that come with being a college student. However, she is proud of herself for making it to her senior year, as there were many moments she didn’t think she would. She owes so much to her friends and family that have been there through tears and smiles, and she cannot thank each and every professor that believed in her abilities enough. She especially wants to thank Keyona Willis-Lynam and Robert Bux for being thoughtful and caring educators, who go above and beyond for each and every one of their students. Without these two she would not be the performer or person she is today. She also wants to thank her mother who has been her rock throughout her time at Otterbein, as being away from home (although only two hours away) has made her realize that distance truly makes the heart grow fonder. Next semester Nijah will be continuing her internship with Brave Young Voices: the Westerville Youth Theatre Group, and hopes to move to NYC! She thanks all who’ve come to watch her class on Cowan stage for the last time.
Kora Duvall is a senior Acting major from Louisville, Kentucky. At Otterbein, she has appeared in Black Comedy (Carol Melkett), The Tempest (Ensemble, u/s Alonso & Sebastian) and Land of Ours (Company). Other credits include The America Project (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), Alice in Wonderland (Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company) and Richard II (Commonwealth Theatre Company). Film/TV credits include A League of Their Own (Amazon Prime/ Sony Pictures) and So Cold the River (Saban Films). Next semester Kora will be moving to Los Angeles to intern with RPM Talent Agency. So, so much love to her entire class - wouldn’t have been able to get through these past 4 years without any of them. Huge thank you to her family and friends (especially Whitby for being the best support guinea pig). Cheers to the goons! Onwards and upwards!
Grace Guichard (she/her) is a senior BFA Acting major with a minor in Philosophy from Walnut Creek, CA. Favorite Otterbein Credits include A Lie of the Mind (Meg), God of Carnage (Veronica), and Something Rotten (Lady Clapham/Ensemble). Aside from her stage credits, Grace is grateful for the directing opportunities Otterbein has given her. She treasures her experiences with Time Stands Still, Eggs, and Assisting on Something Rotten. Otterbein has been a wonderful home for her the past three and a half years. Whether it was performing alongside her classmates or leading MainStage Improv, Grace is eternally grateful for the supportive and nurturing community she got to grow in. She would like to thank the faculty (especially Melissa, Sara, Coach, Melinda, and Lenny), her family, friends, and the Class of 2023. Next semester, Grace will be interning for Stephanie Klapper Casting in NYC. Cheers! graceguichard.com
Sam Hoyer (he/him) didn’t have a normal college experience here in the Otterbein Theatre and Dance Department. Working through academic trials and struggling during the COVID-19 semesters, he wasn’t always sure that he would be here today. Now, after all he went through, he’s performing with his class for the last time in Cowan, and there are some classmates with who he is performing for the first time! Some of his favorite shows he worked on here were Something Rotten! (Shakespeare), Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King), and his recent directing debut with The Last Five Years. He would like to dedicate this performance to his parents, Jim and Shelley, for supporting him through all his time here. Enjoy the show!
Daniel Keeling is thrilled to have one final performance on the Cowan stage! Most recently, he worked on Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows as a choreographer and as The Business Partner. He would like to thank his classmates, Lenny, Stella, LK, the rest of the faculty, and his family for all of the continued support throughout the past three and a half years. Daniel will be interning with Lily’s Talent Agency in Chicago next semester. Enjoy the show and Happy Holidays!
Brittany Koscinski (She/They) is thrilled to be performing on Cowan stage one last time while celebrating her time here at Otterbein. She is a Musical Theatre major with a minor in Dance from Oviedo, Florida. Her past Otterbein credits include The Heidi Chronicles as Heidi Holland and The Pajama Game as Mabel. She was also fortunate to perform this past summer during Otterbein Summer Theatre in The Pirates of Penzance (Edith) and Side by Side by Sondheim. She is extremely grateful to be back on stage, due to their recovering from a surgery that required her to stay home this semester. Thankfully, she’ll be moving to New York next semester to take part in an internship with New Perspectives Theatre Company and is looking forward to someday furthering her education by obtaining her Masters in Theatre. She would like to thank her amazing professors and classmates for all their support. Lastly, Brittany’s time here at Otterbein wouldn’t have been possible without all the love and guidance her mom and grandma have given her, especially during this difficult time. Without you both, she wouldn’t be standing on this stage today. Thank you and enjoy The Launch!
Kate Maniuszko is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major with Dance and Exercise Science/Health Promotion minors from Scottsdale, Arizona. Most recently, she had the pleasure of choreographing the Mistress in Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows. Her previous Otterbein credits include A Little Night Music (Anne Egerman), Something Rotten (Ensemble, Assistant Choreographer), The Pajama Game (Ensemble, Dance Captain), and Into a Lamplit Room. Kate is ecstatic to move to NYC and intern with Lincoln Center where she will be working with the press representatives for the Broadway revival of Camelot! She would like to thank Robert Bux, Anna Elliott, Emily Glinksi, Lori Kay Harvey, Stella Kane, Melissa Lusher, and Thom Christopher Warren for shaping the artist she is today. Love always to her friends, family, and her rocks Mom & Dad. Kate hopes you enjoy the show and experience the joy of new beginnings! katemaniuszko.com
John Michael McCall (He/Him) hails from Marin County, CA, and is so thrilled to be presenting The Launch and being a part of such an amazing class! Previous credits include Black Comedy (Colonel), Mrs. Mannerly (Jeffrey), A Lie Of The Mind (Jake), and Land Of Ours (Ensemble). John Michael would like to dedicate this show to his loving family and friends who have supported him along the way. Enjoy the show!
Victoria Mesa (she/her) is a Musical Theatre major with a Dance minor from Miami, FL. Previous Otterbein credits include A Little Night Music (Desiree Armfeldt), The Pajama Game (Gladys), The Heidi Chronicles (Susan), and Into a Lamplit Room. She was also one of the choreographers for the most recent dance concert, Dance 2022: Find Me In the Shadows. This upcoming spring, Victoria will be moving to New York City to intern with Binder Casting! Victoria extends all of her love and thanks to everyone who has gotten her to this point: her family, every dance teacher she has ever had, all of the Otterbein Theatre and Dance faculty, Sara Fishburn, her classmates, Luke, and every colleague/stranger/friend along the way who told her she could do it. She would like to extend a FINAL special thank you to her roommate and forever friend, Hannah. You are loved and appreciated beyond words—thank you for never giving up on the loud girl who borrowed your scissors 3 years ago. Finally, a congratulations to the Class of 2023—not sure how we got here but we did it. Enjoy our last performance on Cowan Stage! Cheers! @victoriamesa_
Taylor Reister (she/her) is an Acting major with a Film Studies minor from Sarasota, FL. Her favorite Otterbein credits include Sally in A Lie of the Mind and Elly in Sunday on the Rocks, which was student directed by Michelle Silva. In addition to her studies in performance, she recently directed Dry Land by Ruby Rae Spiegel. Taylor is moving to Brooklyn, NY where she will intern with Michael Cassara Casting. Thank you to Melissa Lusher and Sara Fishburn for your invaluable knowledge and guidance. To Dom, my friends, and my family, thank you for your unwavering support. I love you all! Let’s launch! taylorreister.com
Beth Sanford (She/They) is a senior Acting major from San Francisco, California. She is so grateful for all of the opportunities Otterbein has provided her, and will miss it greatly. Some Otterbein mainstage performance credits include Black Comedy (Miss Furnival), The Heidi Chronicles (Jill/Debbie/Lisa), and The Tempest (Miranda). Beth is so excited to begin the next chapter of her career in Los Angeles this coming January. She is grateful for everyone she crossed paths with at Otterbein for playing a part in bringing her to where she is today. Extra special thanks to friends and family who supported her all this way.
Dale Saunders is so excited to be wrapping up his time at Otterbein with his class’s senior launch. He’s so thankful for the support from his Mom, Dad, God, Shelby, his entire class, and all of his friends who have never doubted him along the way. This spring, Dale will be working with the Wojcik Casting team in New York City, and is looking forward to getting hands on experience in the casting world. He hopes you enjoy some of our favorite moments from the last four years!
Hannah Schmidt (she/her) is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major and Dance minor from Bainbridge Township, Ohio. Her past Otterbein credits include The Pajama Game (Babe Williams), Something Rotten (Ensemble), and Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows (Wife Shadow/Choreographer). Additionally, for the past year and a half she has acted as the Artistic Director of 11th Hour Theatre Company. In January, she will be moving to New York to intern with Abingdon Theatre Company. She would like to thank every member of Otterbein’s faculty for always believing in her and pushing her over the last three and a half years, especially Stella, Anna, and Sara. She is so grateful to her class for their strength, resourcefulness, and humor throughout this wonky college experience. She owes everything to her parents and her two siblings who are her biggest inspirations. Hannah sends all her love to Dean, Victoria, the 2C gang, and her perfect dog Blue.
Isaac Steiger is so honored to be a unit amongst a class that has paved the way to success through their individual achievements and the communal support of their peers. He cannot let it go unsaid, the experience and memories created on this journey have been, for lack of a better word, awesome. He is going to continue this journey of pursuing the arts because it’s pretty much the crux of his existence; something he has found passion and purpose in. He is anxious to make his debut on the theatre scene and strives to follow his heroes, Tom Hanks, Serena Williams, and Jesus. Safely he can say, there is no greater honor then to close out his Otterbein experience on Cowan Stage, a stage he once performed on, muffled by a mask, captured by a camera. The growth since then has been extremely influential in the forms of utilizing his time wisely, putting a foot in the door of employment, the advancement of society, and the growth of the world. “It all sounds crazy until it’s right in front of you, and you can almost reach out and touch it, but know when to make your move because the Willy Wonka’s of the world are watching.” Isaac Steiger, in reference to his perspective on the future.
Tru Stites is a Musical Theatre major from Richland, Washington. You may remember him from A Little Night Music (Fredrik Egerman), The Pirates of Penzance (Frederic), Something Rotten (Brother Jeremiah), The Pajama Game (Sid Sorokin), Into a Lamplit Room, or The Theory of Relativity (Anthony). Next semester, he’ll be working as an intern for DGRW, a talent agency in New York City that he couldn’t be more thrilled about. He’d like to thank the mentors that have helped him get to this point and beyond, his incredible class, his mom Caroline, Crystal, RJ, team 2C, and Emily.
Katie Christine Wagner is a BFA Musical Theatre major from Lewis Center, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include Something Rotten (Bea), God of Carnage (Annette Raleigh), The Pajama Game (Brenda), and The Theory of Relativity (Swing). Katie dedicates her performances to her late father, Jeff Wagner. She would like to thank her fellow classmates of 2023 and her family for all their support, specifically Evan, Sydney, and her mom!
Dean Yurecka (he/him) is a senior BFA Musical Theatre major with a minor in Dance from Clearwater, Florida. Otterbein credits include Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows (Father/Choreographer), A Little Night Music (Frid), Something Rotten (Nigel Bottom), The Pajama Game (Vernon Hines), and Into a Lamplit Room (Soloist), as well as the Otterbein Summer Theatre productions of Side by Side by Sondheim (Soloist) and The Pirates of Penzance (Edward, Chief of Police). In the Spring of 2022, he will be interning with Asylum NYC in Chelsea, NY. He would like to thank his family for their years of support, all the Otterbein Theatre and Dance faculty for their encouragement and wisdom, and the Theatre and Dance class of 2023 for becoming lifelong friends. Special thanks to MainStage Improv for instilling and developing new dreams. Enjoy the show!
Chair, Department of Theatre & Dance ..................................................................T. J. Gerckens
Chair, Department of Music ........................................................................................... Nick Ross
Managing Director .......................................................................................... Elizabeth Saltzgiver
Production Manager .......................................................................................... Hannah Pohlman
Lighting & Sound Supervisor Kitty Mader
Assistant Stage Manager ...................................................................................... Luke Maynus
Lead Electrician .................................................................................................... Luca Fragiotta
Spot Light Operators
Sound Engineer (A1) .................................................................................................. Paige Vick
Sound Engineer (A2) ............................................................................................. Jenna Davies
House Manager Libby Carroll
T.J. Gerckens (Theatre & Dance Dept. Chair) is the lighting design faculty member at Otterbein University, a USA829 Union Lighting Designer, and proud Otterbein alumnus. At Otterbein, he has designed the lighting for Dance Concert 2022 (with Luca Fragiotta and Sage Wuertzer), The Pirates of Penzance, Gentleman’s Guide, Into a Lamplit Room, Dance 2020: The Wild Within (with John Diver), Chicago, Oklahoma!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Diary of Anne Frank, Adding Machine: A Musical, Damn Yankees, Dance 2016: The Goddess, The Crucible, Fiddler on the Roof, Dance 2015: Famously Yours...Forever, Dance 2014: Tell-Tale Poe, and Into the Woods. As a freelance lighting designer, T.J. has been part of the design team for the Tony Award winner and MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Mary Zimmerman for the last 29 years. Most recently, he designed lighting for Notebooks of Leonardo DaVinci in Washington DC, the new opera Eurydice, by Sarah Ruhl and Matthew Aucoin at the Metropolitan Opera and L.A. Opera, The Steadfast Tin Soldier at Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre, the recent revival of Metamorphoses at the Guthrie Theatre and Berkeley Rep, and Rusalka at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. Other notable designs include The Odyssey at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Music Man at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Guys & Dolls in L.A., and Treasure Island at the Lookingglass Theatre and Berkeley Rep. His lighting designs have been seen at regional theatres across the United States, on and off Broadway, and at the Metropolitan Opera. Internationally, he has designed in England, Australia, and at the LaScala Opera House in Milan, Italy. He has received numerous awards for his designs including New York’s Drama Desk Award and Lortel Awards for his lighting of Metamorphoses on and off Broadway, Jefferson Awards for The Odyssey and Metamorphoses in Chicago, and an award for “Exemplifying the Art of Collaboration” given to the Zimmerman design team by Entertainment Design Magazine. You can see his designs for Lucia di Lammermoor and La Sonnambula on DVDs released by the Metropolitan Opera. T.J. holds a BFA from Otterbein University and an MFA from Boston University. He is married to set designer, educator, and scenic artist Stephanie R. Gerckens.
Lenny Leibowitz (Director) is in his eighth year as a member of the Otterbein Theatre faculty. Since his arrival in Westerville, Lenny has directed The Pirates of Penzance, Side by Side by Sondheim, The Pajama Game, An Enemy of the People, Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma!, My Fair Lady, Into the Woods, Clybourne Park, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Top Girls, Fiddler on the Roof, Radium Girls, and Adding Machine: A Musical. As founding artistic director of Marvell Rep, Off-Broadway, Lenny directed 11 productions, including The Threepenny Opera, which received a Drama Desk nomination for Best Revival of a Musical. Other New York directing credits include the world premiere of Brian Yorkey’s Making Tracks, which ran Off-Broadway at Rockefeller Center’s Taipei Theater. Lenny has directed at some of the nation’s leading regional theatres including the Olney Theatre, the National Players, the Huntington Theatre’s Breaking Ground Festival, and the New Harmony Theatre, where he was artistic director for four years. A Philadelphia native, he made his professional debut as a piano soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He received his B.A. from Columbia University and his M.F.A. from Boston University. Member, SDC and AEA.
Lori Kay Harvey (Music Director) is in her 16th year as a member of the musical theatre faculty at Otterbein. She has music directed over 35 shows in central Ohio and throughout the US and has performed extensively as an actor/ singer/ dancer on both national and international tours and in numerous regional theatres. Recent Otterbein credits include A Little Night Music, Something Rotten, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Into A Lamplit Room, The Theory of Relativity, Chicago, Singin’ in the Rain, Big Fish, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Adding Machine. Tour credits: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Grease. Regional: Next to Normal, Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll and Hyde, The Taffetas, Camelot, The Who’s Tommy, Damn Yankees, Brigadoon, Carousel, The Desert Song and The Good War. Concert credits: Soprano soloist with Westerville Symphony, Springfield Symphony and Newark-Granville Symphony, Columbus Dance Theatre - Claudel - CDT @ 20, Mozart “Requiem” with The National Chorale (Avery Fisher Hall), Puttin’ On the Ritz with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Carnegie Hall and recorded on TELARC label), and The Magical Music of Disney (Cincinnati Music Hall and Circle Theatre, IN, recorded on TELARC label and GRAMMY- nominated). Television credits: Sex in the City, Guiding Light, Mel Torme’s Christmas Special, and various commercials and industrials. Education: BS in Voice Performance and Theatre from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Member of Actor’s Equity Association. Lori Kay and her husband, TJ, live in Galena with their 2 children, Macrae (10) and Clara (7). Congratulations to the BFA Otterbein class of 2023!! We will miss you all!!
Stella Hiatt Kane (Choreographer) is a professor in the Otterbein Department of Theatre and Dance and is the Associate Artistic Director and Director of Dance. She is also the founding Artistic Director of JazzMet. Ms. Kane has been a member of the national companies of Sugar and Bob Fosses’ Dancin’ and a member of the national and international companies of The American Dance Machine. She has made television appearances in productions such as PBS’ Dance in America and The Ann Reinking Special with Ann Reinking, Chita Rivera and Ben Vereen. Ms. Kane has taught for New York’s American Dance Machine/Harkness House and the Actors’ and Directors’ Lab. She has been a visiting guest artist/teacher at several universities including The Ohio State University and New York University and has been a master teacher in residence at the Northern Ballet Theatre in Leeds, England. She has also been a guest choreographer for BalletMet and Columbus Dance Theatre, including
the world premiere of Women Leading. Her most current Otterbein collaborations have included A Little Night Music, Something Rotten, The Pajama Game and Chicago. Additionally, she has directed and choreographed the recent Otterbein University productions of The Wild Within and Move Me. I wish the best of everything to each and every senior as you start your next exciting journey. Merde!
Josie Rocca (Lighting Designer) is a junior BFA Design & Technology major from Lewis Center, OH. Previous Otterbein credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Assistant Stage Manager), Something Rotten (Assistant Lead Electrician), A Little Night Music (Stage Manager), and Find Me in the Shadows (Lead Electrician). She spent this past summer in Saint Louis, MO working on the electrics crew for the Opera Theater of Saint Louis. She would like to thank everyone for their hard work this semester and wishes the seniors the best as they move forward in life.
Kitty Mader (Sound Designer/Lighting & Sound Supervisor) is thrilled to be joining Otterbein Theatre and Dance as the department’s new Lighting and Sound Supervisor! Kitty is an alum of the Otterbein theatre department and holds a BFA in Design & Technology for theatre with an emphasis in audio engineering and design. She has also worked as the Assistant Audio Supervisor and A1 at Weston Theatre Company in Vermont, and has worked in sound for the Great Lakes Theatre and Bard Summerscape Music and Opera Festival. Some of her previous works include Dance Concert 2022: Find Me in the Shadows (Sound Designer, Otterbein Theatre and Dance), Black Comedy (Sound Designer, Otterbein Theatre and Dance), Marry Me a Little (A1, Weston Theatre Company), The 39 Steps (A2, Great Lakes Theatre), and A Lie of the Mind (Sound Designer, Otterbein Theatre and Dance). Kitty wishes the senior class the best of luck as they are launched from the nest!
Zoya Bokhari (Stage Manager) is a senior BA Theatre and Business Administration double major with minors in Arts Administration and Marketing from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas. This is her last show with Otterbein Theatre and Dance, and she is honored to have had her part in so many projects over the past 4 ½ years. She would like to thank mentors and friends past and present for their love and support. After graduation, she hopes to never stop making stories. “A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.” -Big Fish.
Hannah Pohlman (Production Manager) is thrilled to be back at her alma mater as Production Manager and Stage Management Mentor! Originally from central Ohio, she earned her B.F.A. in Theatre Design & Technology in 2018. Following graduation, Hannah interned with the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL before returning home to continue her work in the Columbus art scene. Hannah has worked professionally as a stage manager, events coordinator, and costumer for several regional theatres including Mason Street Warehouse, Orlando Repertory Theatre, Columbus Children’s Theatre, CATCO, BalletMet, Opera Project Columbus, and Weathervane Playhouse. She also worked as Assistant Production Manager in 2019 for the inaugural CAPA Marquee Awards Program, which provides educational opportunities to the greater Columbus area high school theatre programs. Every year since she has served as an adjudicator and teaching artist before returning as stage manager for the 2020 Marquee Awards. Hannah currently lives in Columbus with her fiancé, Nick, and their two cats, Pippin and Spooky.
Libby Carroll (House Manager) is a sophomore BFA Design & Technology major from Pittsburgh, PA. Her previous Otterbein credits include Black Comedy (Stage Manager) and The Heidi Chronicles (Assistant Stage Manager). During the summer, she worked with Opera Project Columbus’s production of Don Pasquale (Assistant Stage Manager) and worked with Sheldon Calvary Camp to introduce Performing Arts to the young kids that attended the camp. Libby is happy to welcome you into the theater and hopes you enjoy the show!
Jenna Davies (Sound Engineer - A2) is a junior BFA Design/Technology major with a Communications minor from Durham, NC. Jenna would like to thank her family and friends for all the love and support they’ve given over the years. For previous productions, she has been Sound Designer for Land of Ours, Assistant Sound Designer for A Little Night Music and Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows, and A1 for The Pajama Game, Into a Lamplit room, and The Theory of Relativity.
Luca Fragiotta (Lead Electrician) is a junior BFA Design &Technology major and Film Studies minor from Lewis Center, OH. He works on nearly every mainstage production on campus and is a major contributor to the student theatre scene. His latest production highlights include his role as a Lighting Designer on Dance 2022: Find Me in the Shadows, Technical Director and House Manager of Black Comedy, and his summer work in New York’s Gateway Playhouse. Luca is immensely grateful for his family, roommates, and Addy, as well as his supportive friends. Luca invites you to cheer loud for our seniors’ last Otterbein hurrah!
Luke Maynus (Assistant Stage Manager) is a junior BA Theatre and Political Science double major from Charleston, West Virginia. Luke is a noncorporeal being of light who is best known for directing the smash hit workshop “Desk Job” and for his groundbreaking sound A1 work on Black Comedy. When Luke is not wowing audiences, he is usually seen solving complex equations and giving to charities. Luke would like to thank Victoria Mesa for everything, and congratulate her on all of her accomplishments!
Paige Vick (Sound Engineer - A1) is a sophomore BFA Design & Technology major from Ellicott City, MD. She is excited for her first experience working sound here at Otterbein. She would like to thank everyone who encouraged her to try new things and make the most of hands-on opportunities.