BONNETS: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder

Creative Team Bios

ANNIE G. LEVY — Director
Annie G. Levy is a theatre-maker and director whose work often revolves around mythology, historical turning points, and scientific breakthroughs. She is an educator and facilitator focused on connecting the next generation of theatre practitioners to current professional trailblazers and the dynamic conversations that make up our evolving field and art form. Her original pieces include Space Rock | Door Stop, Tree Army: The CCC Project, Daughter of the Sun, and SIX SEEDS: The Persephone Project. Levy is a founding member of the World Wide Lab (WWL), an international director’s collective and theatre laboratory with an emphasis on cross-cultural dialogue through experiments in co-directing. With WWL, she has created work for the Irondale Center in Brooklyn, Teatro Due in Rome, Syros Institute on the Greek Island of Syros, Art Zone 453 in Taipei, Taiwan, and for the Superior Theatre Festival in Thunder Bay, Canada. She has also created and directed new work with theatre incubator warner | shaw, the Northwood Theatre Company, and various other theatres in her home town of NYC, including City Center, Dixon Place, HERE, The New Ohio Theatre, Theatre at the Tank, Fringenyc, and Access Theatre. She has curated and line-produced live experiences that range from ongoing literary reading series to fundraising events to walk-through theatre pieces for multi-generational audiences. Levy is the recipient of a FAIR assistantship at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, a residency at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, Paul Artist Residency at Indiana University, Bloomington, and a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Uptown/Downtown Artist. She is a member of the Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab and an associate member of SDC. As an educator, she creates community as a theatre teaching artist, teaching coach, professional development facilitator, and curriculum designer working with students from kindergarten through college. She has created and taught courses and workshops for all levels of theatre makers and theatre directors. Her research explores the relationship between embodied cognition and physical theatre and the integration of theatre and STEM subjects with college-aged populations to create more fluid science literacy. She serves as the artistic director of Emerson Stage at Emerson College. www.annieglevy.com

LULU BATZORIG (she/her) — Scenic Designer
BFA ‘24 Theatre Design & Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder (Scenic Designer), Cabaret (Assistant Scenic Designer), The Secret in the Wings (Scenic Artist). Big thanks to my mentors, family, and friends for their support in fueling my journey. Your encouragement has been inspiring, and your continued belief in me motivates me to the fullest. Thank you for being my pillars of strength and inspiration!

RACHEL PADULA-SHUFELT (she/her) — Costume Designer
Rachel Padula-Shufelt is a graduate of Emerson College. Recent costume design credits include Assassins, Fabulation, Preludes, Be Here Now, Thanksgiving Play at Lyric Stage, 39 Steps at Greater Boston Stage Company, Heroes of the Fourth Turning, The Children, Choir Boy, Once, Shakespeare in Love, Men on Boats at Speakeasy Stage, Young Nerds of Color, Frankenstein at Central Square Theatre, Oliver, 1776 at New Rep Theatre, Macbeth, Edward II  (Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design) at Actor’s Shakespeare Project, Charlotte’s Web at American Repertory Theatre, Gloria, Barefoot in the Park, Trad, and Crimes of the Heart at Gloucester Stage Company. Rachel’s work as a hair and makeup designer has been seen at Boston Ballet, American Repertory Theatre, Huntington Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, and on Broadway.

ELI GOLDBERG (he/him) — Lighting Designer
BFA ’25 Theatre Design & Technology. Select Emerson Stage credits: The Loyals (Production Electrician), The Secret in the Wings (Asst. Lighting Designer), The Wolves (Asst. Lighting Designer). Select Emerson College credits: MTAG’s A Chorus Line (Lighting Designer), MTS’s Ride the Cyclone (Lighting Designer), EDC’s Revival, Vitality, and Elements (Lighting Designer) Evvy42 (Asst. Lighting Designer). Other credits, Summit Playhouse’s American Idiot and Spring Awakening (Lighting Designer). He would like to thank his friends and family for everything. IG: @egoldberg.lx

SARAH MILLER — Sound Designer
BFA ‘24 Theatre Design & Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (Sound Designer), Cabaret (Sound Designer), The Secret in the Wings (Production Sound Engineer), The Spitfire Grill (Production Sound Engineer), The Wolves (Sound Designer), Into the Woods (A2), RAGE (Sound Designer), Next to Normal (Production Sound Engineer). Emerson College credits: Rareworks Theatre Company’s Feeding the Moonfish (Sound Designer) and SUB (Associate Sound Designer). Regional credits: Who’s There? (Sound Designer) at Boston Theatre Marathon; Into the Woods (Assistant Sound Designer) at Boston Conservatory; The Great Leap (Assistant Sound Designer) at Lyric Stage Company. Thanks to my friends and family!

LAUREN CORCUERA (she/they) — Props Lead
Lauren Corcuera is a Boston-area theater technician/designer and an Emerson alum who enjoys working with props, paint, and wardrobe. Emerson Stage prop credits include: Stupid Fucking Bird, Next to Normal, Into the Woods, Old Jake’s Skirts, and Cabaret. Other select prop credits: Little Shop of Horrors, The Cake, the Treasurer, Be Here Now, The Last Five Years, Mr. Parent, the Light, Fabulation, or… of Undine, Preludes, Assassins (Lyric Stage Company); Barefoot in the Park, Tiny Beautiful Things, Seared, Think of Me Tuesday, Grand Horizons (Gloucester Stage Company); Pippin, Oklahoma! (Reagle Music Theater); Chicken & Biscuits (Front Porch Arts Collective), Sweeney Todd (Moonbox Productions). Lauren is also currently the Assistant Prop Director for Emerson Stage and wants to thank all of the great students in the shop and on the various productions.

LIV MILLER (she/her) — Hair & Makeup Designer
BFA ‘25 Theatre Design and Technology. Emerson Stage credits: The Loyals (Wardrobe Supervisor), The Secret in the Wings (Props Lead), Paris (Assistant Costume Designer), Old Jake’s Skirts (Assistant Scenic Designer), Into the Woods (Wig Runner), RAGE (Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor), Next to Normal (Assistant Props Lead). Emerson College credits: MTAG’s Rock of Ages (Hair/Makeup Designer); MTS’s La Cage Aux Folles (Hair/Makeup Artist and Designer). Big thanks to the costume shop and to Rachel for all of the wonderful collaboration!

JAMIE NICKERSON (she/her) — Stage Manager
BFA ’24 Stage & Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Mary, Sweet Mary (Assistant Production Supervisor), Are You Someone to Somebody? A New Devised Piece (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Baltimore (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), and Spring Awakening (Production Assistant). Emerson College credits: EVVY42 (Assistant Stage Manager); emShakes’ Lord of the Flies (Stage Manager) and Antigone (Dramaturg); Mercutio Troupe’s Our Dear Dead Drug Lord (Dramaturg) and All Night: At a Party In the Suburbs (Assistant Stage Manager). Other credits: Punctuate4’s Rite of Passage (Stage Manager, Co-Sound Designer). Thank you to Mum, Dad, Allie, and Alex for being forever supporters, as well as Ethan, Bee, Farren, and Joanna for being the most epic team.

GRACE DINATALE (she/her) — Production Supervisor
BFA ’24 Stage & Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: The Wolves (1st ASM), Three Romances… (2nd ASM), Marisol (Production Assistant), The Loyals (Assoc. Production Supervisor), This Girl Laughs… (Asst. Production Supervisor). Emerson College credits: EVVY42 (ASM), Musical Theatre Society’s Big Fish (Co-Costume Designer). Other credits: Summer Theatre of New Canaan’s Once On This Island (ASM) and The Wizard of Oz (ASM). A very big thank you to her family and friends for their unyielding love and support!

SUZIE RZECZNIK (she/they) –– Movement Director
Suzie Rzecznik is a movement director and dancer based in Boston and NYC. As a performer, Suzie has been seen with Phish at MSG, the art installations at Panorama Music Festival, in work by Kelly-Ashton Todd, Boy Friday, Mike Esperanza, the Kuperman brothers, Elena Vazintarias, and many others. Suzie’s work has been presented by BOMB Magazine, DIY Dancer Magazine, Marie Claire Mexico Magazine, Triskelion Arts, HiArtist, Maine International Film Festival, Mobius Gallery, Create Art/The Ace Hotel, Boston Conservatory, and Keshet Arts. Suzie worked as movement director in last year’s Emerson Stage performance of The Secret in the Wings and is thrilled to be back for Bonnets! 

HANNAH FREEMAN (she/her) — Dramaturg
BFA ‘23 Theatre. Emerson Stage credits: New Fest Short Works (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Marie Antoinette (Assistant Production Supervisor), This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl Does Nothing (Production Assistant). Emerson College Credits: RareWorks Theatre Company’s Gold (Stage Manager and Dramaturg), Sub (Stage Manager), Cornflower Blue (Associate Producer); ERA Awards (Assistant Stage Manager); Resident Dramaturg for Kidding Around, Snow Angel (Dramaturg). Thank you to all my friends and family, and for a wonderful final EmStage production!