DEPARTMENT
WRITTEN BY
William Shakespeare
ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY
Will Pomerantz
SCENIC DESIGNER
Mabel McPhee
STAGE COMBAT AND INTIMACY COORDINATOR
Alec Barbour
COSTUME DESIGNER
Amanda Moore
VOICE/VERSE COACH
Holly Thuma
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Maddy Clark
STAGE MANAGER
Emily Grace Kellner
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Ralph Zito
SEASON SPONSOR
SOUND DESIGNER
Jay Korter
DRAMATURG
Katharine Stephenson
CAST
Viola..................................................................Violet Way, Natalie Kaplan
Olivia................................................................Eleni Stavros, Micaiah John
Orsino................................................Seamus Doyle, Connor Mozart Tell
Malvolio................................................................................Anthony Tibolla
Maria...................................................................................Haley Thompkins
Toby.............................................................................................Maya Landry
Feste...................................................................................................Ella Johns
Sir Andrew........................................................................Christian Ellwood
Fabian.........................................................................................Avery Larson
Sebastian...................................................................................Seth Winnick
Antonio..............................................................Benjamin Robert Simpson
Captain, Thurio, Jessica, First Officer.....................Kari Lynn Haugsten
Sailor 1, Valentine, Ursula, Second Officer...........Emily Kiyomi Gorin
Curio, Sailor 2, Cressida, Priest.....................Mary Caroline Wilkerson
SETTING
Illyria
INTERMISSION
There will be one fifteen-minute intermission
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Fight/Intimacy Captains: Polly Jeanne Gilmore, Natalie Kaplan, Benjamin Robert Simpson
Assistant Director: Grace Mineiro
Assistant Scenic Designer: Lillian Benge, Hannah LoGiudice
Assistant Costume Designer: Clara Permuy
Assistant Lighting Designer: Reyna Sanchez
Assistant Stage Manager: Antoinette Garner, Polly Jeanne Gilmore
PRODUCTION STAFF & RUN CREW
Faculty Advisor to Student Designers: Carmen Martinez
Faculty Advisor to Stage Managers: Don Buschmann
Light Board Operator: Chase Archbald
Sound Board Operator: Amelie Chu
Deck (Run Crew): Reed Grayner, Aasha Puri, Jack Wyant
Dressers (Run Crew): Maisey O’Brien, Nikky Spencer, Nova Starling, Nat Wilson
Electrics: Jed Daniels, Kat Larrabee, Andy LiDestri, Alex Malli
Costume Maintenance: Lisa Ryu, Sam Reinhard
Ushers: David Bellin, Nika Jomei Cospolite, Amelia Dayton, Carly Gold
Quinn Hendel, Ellis Honma, Aidan Karp, Sienna Mello, Morgan McGarry
Meredith Musial, Lily Nelson, Livia Nieves, Priyanka Oomman
Brooke Phelan, Samantha Ryan, Abigail Werner
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
For our production, we decided to lean into Shakespeare’s title and what it references — the Twelfth Night holiday, which occurs on the twelfth night after Christmas, just before the feast of the Epiphany. Traditionally, the celebration was filled with revels, pranks and disguises, music and merriment, with women dressing like men and men like women. There was role playing and heavy drinking was encouraged — all elements that find themselves in Shakespeare’s play in one form or another. The play was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I, and was first presented as part of an actual Twelfth Night celebration
In a nod to the air of holiday merriment within the play, our design elements and conceptual approach both contain strong references to the Christmas holiday — the joy it brings and the introspection which often accompanies it, as one enters the deepest part of winter.
I’ve had a great time working with this wonderful group of actors, designers, and production team members, and I am excited to share our work with you. I hope you enjoy it.
I would also like to extend a special thanks to Ralph Zito for inviting me to explore this wonderful play as part of the Department of Drama’s season.
— Will Pomerantz, Director
CAST
Seamus Doyle (he/him) (Orsino) is ecstatic to be returning to the Storch stage as Count Orsino. Recent credits include Billy in Touch(ed) (Department of Drama, mainstage), White James T. in Barbecue (Department of Drama, mainstage) and as an ensemble member in The Queen of England (Syracuse and Edinburgh Fringe debut). Many thanks to the wickedly talented team of Twelfth Night
Christian Ellwood (he/him) ( Sir Andrew ) is a sophomore musical theater major from Princeton Junction, NJ. This is his first production at the Department of Drama. He recently had his professional debut in Titanic the Musical at Surflight theatre. He is so grateful to work alongside such a brilliant company, and for all the support from his family and friends to make it here.
Emily Kiyomi Gorin (she/her) (Sailor 1, Valentine, Ursula, Second Officer) is a sophomore acting major from Los Angeles, CA. This is her first production with the Syracuse University Department of Drama, and she is more than grateful to share the stage with this committed cast. She is sending her thanks to her mom, peers, and the wonderful cast and crew.
Kari Lynn Haugsten (she/her) (Captain, Thurio, Jessica, First Officer) is a senior acting major from Los Angeles, CA. She is excited to bring Shakespeare to life with this modern twist. Previous Department of Drama credits include understudying the roles of White Adlean and Marie in Barbecue as well as being a script assistant for the world premiere of How to Dance in Ohio. She is grateful for all the support from friends, family, and faculty while here in the Syracuse University community. @karilynnhaugsten
Micaiah John (she/they) (Olivia) is a senior acting major with a disability studies minor from London, England. Past select credits include Margaret Killingworth in The Droll (Department of Drama, mainstage), assistant director of Clyde’s (Syracuse Stage) and u/s Storyteller 1 in the Syracuse Stage Children’s Tour production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. She is humbled to be performing in her final show
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at the Department of Drama and would like to thank her family, friends, and instructors for their continuous support.
Ella Johns (Feste) is a senior acting major originally from Birmingham, AL who is thrilled to clown around in her last Department of Drama show. Her previous Department credits include Chorus, u/s Jenny June in the mainstage production of Failure: A Love Story, directed by Thom Miller in her sophomore year. She most recently worked as an understudy for Mary and Greta in the Syracuse Stage production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Robert Hupp. Some past favorite credits include The Tempest (Atlanta Shakespeare Company), Hamlet (Atlanta Shakespeare Company), Merry Wives of Windsor (Alabama Shakespeare Festival) and Dancing at Lughnasa (Alabama School of Fine Arts). She would like to thank this incredible cast and crew for teaching her so much through this process, her roommates for putting up with her, and her parents for always supporting her love of the works of William Shakespeare. Keep up with her @ellajjohns
Natalie Kaplan (she/her) ( Viola, Fight/Intimacy Captain) is a senior acting major from Ambler, PA. She is thrilled to work with this incredible team after touring with Syracuse Stage Education’s Push, Pull, Together, Apart (Nunu) and performing in the Department of Drama production of A Stroll in the Air (Marthe). She most recently assistant directed the Department of Drama production of Touch(ed) and would like to thank her professors, friends, and family for their support and love.
Maya Landry (any pronouns) (Toby) is a sophomore musical theater major from Ventura, CA. This will be Maya’s first performance at the Department of Drama and they are ecstatic to debut with such a talented cast. They thank their family, professors, and friends for their endless support and encourage everyone to stay curious.
Avery Larson (she/her) (Fabian) is a senior acting major from Seattle Washington! Other credits include Push, Pull, Together, Apart (VeeVee), and Barbecue (u/s: White Lillie Anne). She wants to give a big shout out to this company for being a delight, and to her Family, Wesley, and Kane, for being the biggest supporters a human girl could ask for.
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Benjamin Robert Simpson (he/him) (Antonio, Fight/ Intimacy Captain) is a senior acting major from Boston, MA. This is Benjamin’s first time in the Storch theater, and he is incredibly excited for his last show at the Syracuse University Department of Drama. Benjamin Sends his love and thanks to his mothers, fathers, brother, family, and Gillian for their everlasting support!
Eleni Stavros (she/her) (Olivia) is a senior actor-singer from San Diego, CA. Previous credits include: Melancholy Play (Joan, Department of Drama), Lighthouse (Cheese Curd, Department of Drama), Little Red Riding Hood (Composer, Syracuse Stage Children’s Tour), The Droll (composer, Department of Drama), and Head Over Heels (assistant music director, Department of Drama). This one’s for you, Yia Yia! Se agapó! IG: @eleni.stavros elenistavros.com
Connor Mozart Tell (he/him) (Orsino) is a sophomore acting major from Manhattan Beach, CA. This is his first production at the Department of Drama, and he is absolutely astounded to have worked with this unbelievably brilliant company. He is very grateful for those who have supported him, especially his teachers, and for the director for giving him the ability to perform this role to the best of his abilities.
Haley Thompkins (she/her) (Maria) is a senior acting major from Cerritos (Los Angeles), California! She is excited and blessed to work on her final production at the Syracuse University Department of Drama! Previous credits include: Chorus/us Gerty in Failure: A Love Story (Department of Drama, mainstage), Black Adlean in Barbeque (Department of Drama, mainstage), assistant director of Once (Syracuse Stage) and Huldey in The Moors (Department of Drama, small scale). She also had a fantastic time studying abroad at Shakespeare’s Globe in London, England, where she performed a piece of The Scottish Play as Lady M. Special thanks go out to Mom, Dad, Kylee, Aunt Shel, and Nana & Papa for their endless support! Find more of her @Haley.thompkins!
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Anthony Tibolla (he/him) (Malvolio) is a senior acting major from South Jordan, UT. He is so grateful to have worked with such an amazing cast and crew on this production! Previous Department of Drama credits include Failure: A Love Story (John N. Fail) and The Droll (James Killingworth). He thanks his family, friends, and teachers for their constant support!
Violet Way (she/her) (Viola) is a sophomore acting major from Charlottesville, VA. This is her first production at the Department of Drama and she is very grateful for the love and support from her collaborators, instructors, friends, and family. Some of her recent professional credits include Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof at the Barn Theatre and Patrice in 13: The Musical at Virginia Rep. To see more of her work, please visit violetway.net
Mary Caroline Wilkerson (any pronouns) (Curio, Sailor 2, Cressida, Priest) is a senior acting major. This is their first mainstage production. Previously, she appeared in the Syracuse Stage Children’s Tour production of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. They want to thank their family, friends, and partner for all their love and support.
Seth Winnick (Sebastian) is a sophomore acting major from Hershey, PA; he is thrilled to be making his Department of Drama debut. Previous credits include: John Proctor (The Crucible), Algernon Moncrieff (The Importance of Being Earnest), Lysander (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Arthur Roeder (Radium Girls), Mr. Allen (Dark of the Moon).
ARTISTIC STAFF
Mabel McPhee (Scenic Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with concentrations in scenic and lighting design from Plantsville, CT. Design credits: BBP Spring Dance Revue (Black Box Players), Ghost Ship (Department of Drama, mainstage), The Moors (Department of Drama, studio project), Stage Struck (New London Barn Playhouse, junior intern program), Tuck Everlasting (New London Barn Playhouse, junior intern program), the world is hours (Department of Drama, studio project). Special thanks to family, friends, foes, faculty, and Maddy Clark. @mabelitsmabelline
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Amanda Moore (she/her) (Costume Designer) is a Syracuse based costume designer, normally you can find her working as the assistant costume shop manager for Syracuse Stage and the Syracuse University Department of Drama. Amanda obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Technical Theatre and Design with a concentration in Costume design from SUNY Fredonia, and her Master of Fine Arts in Costume Design and Technology from the University of Florida. More recent design credits include Orlando (Le Moyne College), You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Redhouse Arts Center), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Evergreen Family Theatre), Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Gifford Family Theatre), A Christmas Story: The Musical (Redhouse Arts Center), and The Tempest (Evergreen Family Theatre).
Maddy Clark (Lighting Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with concentrations in lighting design and stage properties from Austin, TX. Other credits include Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express (Syracuse Stage, student assistant lighting designer) and Department of Drama mainstage shows Head Over Heels (assistant lighting designer), Dance Nation (assistant lighting designer), and Failure: A Love Story (assistant lighting designer). They would like to thank their friends, family, Jetta and Mabel McPhee, and Aidan. @mddyclrk
Jay Korter (Sound Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with concentrations in sound and lighting design from Syracuse, NY. Select credits include Ghost Ship (sound designer, Department of Drama mainstage), Push, Pull, Together, Apart (associate creator, Syracuse Stage), Dial M for Murder, A Christmas Carol, What the Constitution Means to Me, and How to Dance in Ohio (student assistant sound designer, Syracuse Stage). He also served as the sound designer and engineer for the Theatre Aspen 2024 summer education season.
Alec Barbour (Stage Combat and Intimacy Coordinator) is a Rochester, NY based actor, fight choreographer, and playwright. He has been studying stage combat since 2005 and is a certified teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors. He received his M.F.A. in acting at the Hilberry Repertory Theatre at Wayne State University in Detroit, where his roles included Iago in Othello, Carson in Gross Indecency, and Charles Lomax in Major Barbara. Regional acting credits include Sir Castor (and fight captain) in Camelot at Drury Lane Theatre and Horner in The Country Wife at Franklin Stage. Intimacy Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus; (for Syracuse University Department
ARTISTIC STAFF
of Drama) Romeo & Juliet, Everybody, Wild Party; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co.) Bard Bending: Fight Club Edition, Two Gentlemen of Verona; (for Utica College) Dracula. Fight Direction: (for Syracuse Stage) Amadeus, Suzette who Set to Sea, Deathtrap, Disgraced; (for Syracuse University Department of Drama) Wild Party, Kiss Me, Kate; (for University of Rochester) Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (with J. David Brimmer); (for Nazareth College) Spring Awakening, Hayfever, Vinegar Tom; (for Le Moyne College) She Kills Monsters, Macbeth in Concert, Romeo & Juliet in Concert, The Liar; (for Hilberry Repertory Theatre) The Cripple of Inishmaan, Macbeth, The Mousetrap, Moon Over Buffalo; (for Wayne State University) Arabian Nights, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, SubUrbia; (for Wallbyrd Theatre Co) Two Gentlemen of Verona, Taming of the Shrew, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Dracula. Alec teaches stage combat courses at Le Moyne College, Nazareth College, and Utica College. He is an apprentice with Intimacy Directors International and is a proud member of Actors’ Equity Association and SAG/AFTRA.
Holly Thuma (she/her) (Voice/Verse Coach) teaches Voice/Verse in the Syracuse University Department of Drama and is a certified associate teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework. She has served as vocal and dialect coach for many Department of Drama productions including Top Girls, Violet, To Chekhov with Love for the Edinburgh Festival, Major Barbara, Romeo and Juliet, among others. For Syracuse Stage she was vocal coach for Mickey Rowe in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, for the commissioned work, Our Words are Seeds, and for Once. Holly’s acting and directing credits include productions with Quantum Theatre, the Dallas Theatre Center, City Theatre Company where she was a founding member, Perry Mansfield New Play Festival, as well as independent films. A passionate believer in arts education, Holly’s career has included development and direction of performance programs for children. She is a proud union member of Actors Equity and SAG/AFTRA.
Emily Grace Kellner (she/her) (Stage Manager) is a senior stage management major from Miami, FL. She is excited to be stage managing her second Department of Drama mainstage production. Other Syracuse credits include Head Over Heels (stage manager) and Black Box Players (artistic director). She is very grateful for the love and support from her instructors, friends, and stage management team!
Katharine Stephenson (Dramaturg) is a senior theater management major from Wellesley, MA. She previously served as dramaturg for the Department of Drama production of Touch(ed) (mainstage).
ADAPTATION/DIRECTION
Will Pomerantz has directed and developed new plays and musicals with such theaters as The Guthrie, American Repertory Theatre, 2nd Stage, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theatre, Hartford Stage, New York Theater Workshop, The Signature Theatre (DC), The Kennedy Center, Soho Rep, Culture Project, The Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Studio Theatre, Bucks County Playhouse, The Mark Taper Forum, Bay Street Theater, and Ensemble Studio Theater, as well as for training programs and universities, such as The Juilliard School, SUNY Purchase, NYU Graduate Acting, Bard College, Cornell University, The University of Rochester, Smith College, Molloy College, and The Atlantic Theater School. He has directed world premieres by such playwrights as John Guare, David Auburn, Neil LaBute, Craig Lucas, Kia Corthron, David Lindsay-Abaire, Stephen Belber, Noah Haidle, Linda Cho, Kira Obolensky, and Russell Davis. In addition to his work on new plays, Will has also directed texts by Chekhov, Ibsen, Strindberg, Shakespeare, Shaw and Sophocles. Will was Director-In-Residence for Culture Project for six seasons and has been the Boris Sagal Fellow in Directing for Williamstown Theatre Festival, Staff Repertory Director for The Acting Company, and is an alumnus of the Directors Lab at Lincoln Center, a Usual Suspect at New York Theatre Workshop, and a member of Ensemble Studio Theater. He is the co-librettist for the new music theatre works This Side of Paradise and FOR THE LAST TIME, and has adapted works by Dorothy Parker, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Charles Dickens, John Cheever, Christopher Isherwood, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and F. Scott Fitzgerald for the stage. He is currently Associate Artistic Director for Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY, where he has directed The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Crucible, RAGTIME, and a newly envisioned production of EVITA, which broke all box office records of the 33-year history of the that theater. Will is thrilled to be working with the students and faculty at the Syracuse University Department of Drama and would like to express his deep gratitude to everyone involved in this production for their dedication and clear love for the work.
ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES
Lillian Benge (she/her) (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a senior theater design and technology major with a concentration in costume and scenic design from Seattle, WA.
Antoinette Garner (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager) is a freshman stage management major from Euless, TX.
ASSISTANTS AND ASSOCIATES
Polly Jeanne Gilmore (she/her) (Assistant Stage Manager, Fight/Intimacy Captain) is a sophomore theater management major from New York City.
Hannah LoGiudice (Assistant Scenic Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major from Wooster, OH.
Grace Mineiro (she/her) (Assistant Director) is a sophomore theater management major from San Diego, CA.
Clara Permuy (Assistant Costume Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a focus in costume design originally from Washington, D.C.
Reyna Sanchez (she/they) (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a sophomore theater design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Salinas, CA.
PLAYWRIGHT
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Most of his known work was produced between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories, genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the sixteenth century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language. In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the nineteenth century. The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare’s genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called “bardolatry”. His plays remain highly popular today and are constantly studied, performed, and reinterpreted in diverse cultural and political contexts throughout the world.
CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Ralph Zito (he, him) is in his fifteenth year as chair of the Department of Drama. He came to Syracuse University from the Juilliard School Drama Division, where he had been a teacher and director from 1992 to 2010 and chair of the Voice and Speech Department since 1999. He was a director and adjunct lecturer in the Barnard College Theater Department from 2006 until 2010 and has been a guest artist at training programs across the country, including the Old Globe in San Diego, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Academy for Classical Acting in Washington, DC. Directing credits for the Department of Drama include: The Spitfire Grill, As You Like It, Gruesome Playground Injuries, and The Aliens. He has served as a voice, text or dialect consultant for numerous professional productions both on and off-Broadway, including: The Light in the Piazza; Awake and Sing!; The Herbal Bed; Mrs. Klein; The Fiery Furnace; The Time of the Cuckoo (Lincoln Center Theatre); Tongue of a Bird; The Merchant of Venice (New York Shakespeare Festival); The Pitchfork Disney (Blue Light Theatre Company); Birdy (The Women’s Project); The Model Apartment (Primary Stages); the New York premiere of Tony Kushner’s SLAVS! (New York Theatre Workshop); and The African Company Presents Richard III (The Acting Company). His regional theater credits include numerous productions at The Shakespeare Theatre and Arena Stage in Washington, DC; Syracuse Stage; Baltimore CENTERSTAGE; Hartford Stage; and the McCarter Theatre, among others. A former touring member of The Acting Company, he served as artistic associate of The Chautauqua Theatre Company for seven years and was a member of the Board of Directors of The American Society for the Alexander Technique (AmSAT) for six years. He is a graduate of Harvard University, The Juilliard School, and the American Center for the Alexander Technique. He was recently awarded the prestigious Juilliard President’s Medal in recognition of his contributions to both Juilliard and to the broader performing arts community.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Part of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Syracuse University Department of Drama offers degree programs in acting, musical theater, theater design and technology, stage management, and theater management utilizing conservatory-style training in a university setting and in collaboration with Syracuse Stage. With much appreciation, the Department of Drama wishes to acknowledge the valuable contribution of the Syracuse Stage staff.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Chair.......................................................................................................................................Ralph Zito
Business Manager.................................................................................................................Lisa Tucci
Administrative Specialist..................................................................................................Jen Ballard
Director, Tepper Semester in NYC...............................................................................Erica Jensen
Academic Operations Manager, Tepper Semester NYC.....................................Casey O’Neil
Production Manager..............................................................................................Stuart Plymesser
Dean, VPA...................................................................................................................Michael S. Tick
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Christine Albright-Tufts
Robert Andrusko
Kiira Schmidt Carper
Brian Cimmet
James A. Clark
Danyon Davis
Izmir Ickbal
Alec Barbour
Kathleen Baum
Bradley Beckman
Kerry Bereza
Don Buschmann
Diane Coloton
Gretchen Darrow-Crotty
Marina de Ratmiroff
Whit Emerson
Danita Emma
Kathryn Fathers
Marcus Herndon
Jacqueline R. Herter
Alex Jainchill
Rebecca Karpoff
David Lowenstein
Celia Madeoy
Carmen Martínez
Katherine McGerr
Thom Miller
Erica Murphy
Ricky Pak
Felipe Panamá
Bradley Stone
Holly Thuma
Kathleen Wrinn
Ralph Zito
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Emily Holm
Robert Hupp
Sandra Knapp
Richard Koons
Nicholas Kowerko
Barbara LaNeve
Zizi Majid
Michael McCurdy
Aldo Katton Santiago Mendez
Kathryn Miranda
Amanda Moore
Leslie Noble
Krystal Osborne
ACCOMPANISTS
Whitney Pak
Stuart Plymesser
Mara Rich
Rebecca Schuetz
Hanni Schwarzlander
Abel Searor
Blake Segal
Randy Steffen
Joseph Whelan
Dan Williams
Matthew Winning
Kerry Bereza, Abel Searor, Dan Williams
SYRACUSE STAGE STAFF
Artistic Director.............................................................................................................Robert Hupp
Interim Managing Director....................................................................................Michael McCurdy
Associate Artistic Director............................................................................................Melissa Crespo
Resident Playwright..............................................................................................................Kyle Bass
PRODUCTION STAFF
Director of Production Operations...........................................................................Don Buschmann
Associate Director of Production Operations.......................................................Stuart Plymesser
Company Manager and Production Management Associate......................................Brian Crotty
Assistant Company Manager.....................................................................................Sarai Ford
Technical Director..................................................................................................Randall Steffen
Assistant Technical Director............................................................................Rebecca Schuetz
Scene Shop Foreman...........................................................................................Michael King
Technical Assistant...................................................................................................Liz Daurio
Carpenters...............................................................................John Gamble, Brian McBurney
Student Employee.............................................................................................Emma Thoms†
Work Study Employee........................................................................................Chase Brown†
Scenic Charge Artist...................................................................................................Emily Holm
Lead Scenic Artist................................................................................................Laurel Arnold
Scenic Painter....................................................................................................Jessica Culligan
Props Supervisor............................................................................................................Mara Rich
Associate Props Supervisor...................................................................................Andrew Babb
Craftpersons....................................................................................Alexis Frizzell, Nora Galley
Student Employees..............................................................Maddy Clark†, Natalie Steinberg†
Costume Shop Manager..........................................................................Gretchen Darrow-Crotty
Assistant Costume Shop Manager.....................................................................Amanda Moore
Cutter-Drapers..............................................................................Emily King, Kathryn Rauch
First Hand.......................................................................................................Katelyn Yonkers
Stitchers.................................................................................Sidney Barmoha, Sophie Shahan
Craftsperson/Shopper.........................................................................................Sandra Knapp
Wardrobe Supervisor.........................................................................................Dylinn Andrew
Student Employee..............................................................................................Amaya Evans†
Electrics and Projection Supervisor...............................................................................Jed Daniels
Associate Electrics and Projection Supervisor......................................................Andy LiDestri
Electricians/Board Operators..............................................................Kat Larrabee, Alex Malli
Resident Sound Designer/Audio Engineer.....................................................Jacqueline R. Herter
Audio Engineer...............................................................................................Kevin O’Connor
Sound Engineer....................................................................................................Garrett Frink
Stage Management Production Assistants.............................................Katie Barnes, Erin C Brett
†Student, Syracuse University Department of Drama.
Interim Managing Director....................................................................................Michael McCurdy
Comptroller..............................................................................................Mary Kennett Morreale
Associate General Manager...................................................................................Jacob G. Ellison
Director of Information Management & Technology...................................Garrett Diaz-Wheeler
General Management Intern.................................................................................Maya Royston†
Director of Development.............................................................................................Ana Díaz-Diez
Development Associate.....................................................................................Candice Bermudez
Development Assistant/Executive Assistant..................................................................Julia Rakus
Development Interns...............................................................Yushan Deng†, Amanda Pothurst†
Director of Community Engagement..................................................................Joann Maria Yarrow
Director of Education.......................................................................................................Kate Laissle
Community Engagement and Education Coordinator.....................................................Zizi Majid
Education Interns.......................................................................Phineas Roy†, Lauren Schweers†
Director of Marketing and Communications..............................................................Joanna Penalva
Audience Development Manager..............................................................................Tracey White
Creative Director, Marketing..................................................................................Brenna Merritt
Marketing Content and Publications Manager.....................................................Matthew Nerber
Graphic Designer.................................................................................................Jonathan Hudak
Marketing Associate...............................................................................Talia Gabriel-Shenandoah
Marketing Intern...................................................................................................Amelia Brown†
Box Office Manager.....................................................................................Courtney Richardson
Assistant Box Office Manager.....................................................................Ahmanee Simmons
Box Office Show Supervisor.................................................................................Trevor Miller
Box Office Assistants..................................Clari Atherlay, Ro Harless Glatts†, Ben Simpson†, Isaiah Tucker†, Emma Waterhouse†, Gracie Whaley†, Mary Wilkerson†, Maya Zepeda†
Box Office Intern...........................................................................................Kat Stephenson†
Audience Services Manager.......................................................................................Korrie Taylor
House Managers.....................Pat Condello, Ella Lafontant, Alyssa Otoski-Keim, Adam Secor Front of House Associate...................................................................................Donna Stuccio
Assistant House Manager.......................................................................................Kevin Sene†
Bartenders.................................................................................Michelle Cannizzo, Meg Pusey
Audience Services Interns...................................................................Ginger Bai†, Youran Li†
Front of House Work Study Staff.........................Hope Allen†, Emilee Asa†, GB Bellamy†, Lilly Colter Berget†, Carolyn Burch†, Olivia Busche†, Josie Diodato†, Sami English†, Skye Faison†, Violet Lanciloti†, Nathaly Juarez Meza†, Annabelle Mistretta†, Lily Nelson†, Reyna Sanchez†, Esme Schaus†, Isbella Tokarz†, Gracie Whaley†, Logan Wilbanks-Davidson†, Elise Wobbe†, Maya Zepeda†
Sign Language Interpreters.....................................................................Brenda Brown, Sue Freeman
Open Captioning........................................................................Jacob G. Ellison, Michael McCurdy
Audio Description........Kate Laissle, Talia Gabriel-Shenandoah, Ahmanee Simmons, Joseph Whelan
Community Services Officers...........................................................Stacey Emmons, Martha Farmer
Custodians........................................................................Tony Rogers, Ron Taylor, Candace Velario
DEPARTMENT OF DRAMA
Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm Syracuse Stage 820 E. Genesee Street Syracuse, NY 13210
PIPPIN
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY STEPHEN SCHWARTZ | BOOK BY ROGER O. HIRSON | DIRECTED BY TORYA BEARD CHOREOGRAPHY AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTION BY KEVIN BOSEMAN | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET IN THE STORCH THEATRE OCT 11 – 20 | OPENING NIGHT: OCT 12
TWELFTH NIGHT
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE | ADAPTED AND DIRECTED BY WILL POMERANTZ | IN THE STORCH THEATRE NOV 15-23 | OPENING NIGHT: NOV 16
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA*
MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS | BOOK AND LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II | ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY TOM BRIGGS FROM THE TELEPLAY BY ROBERT L. FREEDMAN DIRECTED BY MELISSA RAIN ANDERSON | MUSIC DIRECTION BY BRIAN CIMMET | CHOREOGRAPHED BY JESSICA CHEN | CO-PRODUCED WITH SYRACUSE STAGE IN THE ARCHBOLD THEATRE NOV 22– JAN 5 | OPENING NIGHT: NOV 29
* Please Note: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is not included in the Department of Drama subscription package. However, discounts are available to Department of Drama subscribers.
A WALRUS IN THE BODY OF A CROCODILE
WRITTEN BY MJ KAUFMAN | DIRECTED BY DANIELLA CAGGIANO | IN THE STORCH THEATRE FEB 21 - MAR 2 | OPENING NIGHT: FEB 22
WHAT THE MOON SAW, OR “I ONLY APPEAR TO BE DEAD”
WRITTEN BY STEPHANIE FLEISHMAN | DIRECTED BY DANYON DAVIS | CHOREOGRAPHED BY MAYA JUNE DWYER ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY PAULO K TIRÓL IN THE STORCH THEATRE MAR. 28 - APR 6 | OPENING NIGHT: MAR. 29
LITTLE WOMEN
BOOK BY ALLAN KNEE | LYRICS BY MINDI DICKSTEIN | MUSIC BY JASON HOWLAND | DIRECTED BY DAVID LOWENSTEIN MUSIC DIRECTION BY MELISSA YANCHAK | CHOREOGRAPHED BY EMILY HOBBS | IN THE STORCH THEATRE MAY 2 - 10 | OPENING NIGHT: MAY 3