JULIUS CAESAR
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
A group of Roman senators fear Julius Caesar’s growing power and assassinate him to preserve the Republic.
December 3–6, 2025
GREENE theater
All performances open to the public.
Julius Caesar is in the public domain.
Run Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, including intermission
Content Advisory: Contains stabbing, crowd brutality and allusions to fascism. There are also “Roman” suicides, considered honorable in ancient times after committing a devastating mistake.
JULIUS CAESAR
Creative Team
Scenic Design
Zoe Mills
Costume Design
Madeline Henry
Lighting Design
Chiron Speidel
Sound Design
Anton Santiago
Props Lead
Lua Azancot Garcia
STAGE MANAGER
Maddie Wright
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Mac Medeiros
DRAMATURG
Bee LaClair
VOCAL And Text COACH
Tom Giordano
FIGHT AND INTIMACY DIRECTOR
Jessica Scout Malone
A note from the
Director, Bridget Kathleen O’Leary
During the fall of 2024, I found myself listening to the song “The Cult of Personality,” by In Living Color a lot. Beyond just being a really good song, it captures our political system with frightening clarity. The chorus of the song played over and over in my head as I listened to all the talking heads telling me what I should be concerned with in regard to economics, gender, foreign policy, immigration and so forth. Sadly, as I have gotten older, I find it easier and easier to put my wants and needs into smaller buckets so that I can stomach voting for somebody that doesn’t hold all my values, but at least cares about my top three issues. I find myself craving a Cult of Personality who can come forward and say everything I want to hear in a way that makes me believe them and incites me to work towards some huge goal while at the same time making me feel like it is totally achievable.
And yet, as I write these notes, trying hard not to doom scroll my news feed, I am aware that a true Cult of Personality can’t hold the vision and values of a whole country. Democracy exists to regulate the power elected officials can have and ensures that the voices of voters are heard fairly. As you are watching this production today, we are currently existing in a country where a true Cult of Personality is choosing to uplift the values of a very small group of people, excluding the majority and not considering what our whole community wants and needs. Yet, where Julius Caesar hits a little too close for me isn’t in the character of Julius Caesar. I am shaken by the Citizens at the end of Act 3. Like me, they are group of people that are desperate to feel seen, empowered
and incited. Over the course of their eulogy, Antony uses the feelings of scarcity and marginalization the citizens are feeling to provoke an insurrection. In the end, when it seems like everything is finished, the cycle just begins again.
Ultimately, the citizens didn’t need the Cult of Personality of Brutus or Antony. None of us do. There is no one person that can give every one of us all our wants and needs without neglecting the desires of somebody else. Until we find a balance in our system, we will continue to cycle back and forth too far in one direction and not far enough in another.
CAST
Antony — PETER KOLODZIEJ
Brutus — LULU ROYCE
Cassius — AISHA WURA AKOREDE
Caesar — CONNOR ROSSI
Portia — SYDNEY SIMENAUER
Casca— ARIEL ILANA COLEMAN-GREENE
Lucius — JJ MOORE
Trebonius — LILYELLA VENTURA
Calpurnia/Clitus— JORDAN ROCHNA
Mettelus Cimber — CHARLOTTE EVELYN WEISSMAN
Cinna Volumus/Lepidus — ZOLA LOPES
Cinna the Poet/Strato — NUALA DOUGHERTY
Octavius — SETH WANNEMACHER
Pindarus/Soothsayer — NICHOLAS PAPAYOANOU
UNDERSTUDIES
U/S Antony — SYDNEY SIMENAUR
U/S Brutus — ARIEL ILANA COLEMAN-GREENE
U/S Cassius — LILYELLA VENTURA
U/S Caesar — XINYI SUN
U/S Portia — JORDAN ROCHNA
U/S Casca— NATALIE RABINOWITZ
U/S Trebonius — ZOË WEILL
U/S Calpurnia/Clitus — ZOË WOJNICKI
U/S Cinna the Poet/Strato/Pindarus/Soothsayer — CHARLOTTE EVELYN WEISSMAN
U/S Lepidus — NUALA DOUGHERTY
U/S Mettelus Cimber — CHARLOTTE PERNICONE
U/S Octavius — KATRINA MATONTI
Meet the
Artistic and Production Staff
Assistant Director — NINA TUROVSKIY
Assistant Scenic Designer — SAM GREENSTEIN
Assistant Costume Designer — GRACE CUNNIFF
Costume Production — IZZY BACALLAO
Wardrobe Assistant — ALEXA PETERSON-ISMAIL
Assistant Lighting Designer — LIZZIE LAMB
Programmer — CALLIOPE HERZOG
Production Electrician — KELLY FURMAN
Lead Electrician — SAM GREENSTEIN
Assistant Sound Designer — ANDY PHILIPPON
Production Sound Engineer — LORENZO SOSA LOPEZ
Assistant Stage Manager — MARIANA MORALES
2nd Assistant Stage Manager — LEO MARGIL
Production Assistant — GIA LOELE
Associate Production Supervisor — SASHA SALINS
Assistant Production Supervisor — STYX HATCH
Company Manager — ALYSSA SCHLAIFER
Assistant Company Manager — NATHAN HORWITZ
Cast Bios
PETER KOLODZIEJ (they/he) — Antony
BFA ’26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: 16 Winters, Or The Bear’s Tale (Julian, U/S Flory & Leo), Little Women (U/S John Brooks/Parrot & Robert March). Emerson College credits: MTAG’s Fun Home (Roy/Pete/Mark/Bobby Jeremy) and Hair (Ensemble). Other Credits: ART (Assistant Director) at Lyric Stage. Huge thanks to friends, family, Bridget, and my professors!
LULU ROYCE (she/her) — Brutus
BFA ’26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: POTUS (Jean) and A Doll’s House (Anne-Marie & U/S Nora). Emerson College credits: BlueJay’s Dog Sees God (Director, EVVY Award for Outstanding Directing for Stage) and OverBridge High… (Writer/Director); MTAG’s Fun Home (Director) and Hot Dam (Brody the Boyscout Kaplan); Independent Beyond Therapy (Director); Rareworks’ Five Times in One Night (Laura). She is also the proud Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of BlueJay Theater Collective alongside her best friend JJ. She would like to thank her dad for coming all this way to support her, her mom, her partner Sara, and her lovely lovely friends for everything. Enjoy this show! It’s not at all relevant to our current political strifes…!
AISHA WURA AKOREDE (she/her) — Cassius
BFA ’26 Theater and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: A Doll’s House (Nora), POTUS (Chris). Emerson College credits: EmShakes’ Lord of The Flies (Percival), Independent Jelly’s Last Jam (Ensemble), RareWorks’ Hookman (Jess), Mercutio Troupe’s In The Waiting Room (The Woman). Regional Theater Credits: The Huntington Theaters’ Sojourners (U/S Abasiama) and The Grove (Toyoima). EVVY Award winner: Outstanding Lead Performance on Screen. Thank you to God Almighty. To my brothers, Kamal and Abdullahi, for showing me gentleness; my sisters, Nafisat, Seki, and Tawa for your big hearts. Et tu, Mummy, for raising us with resilience — you are the true power behind the throne. And to Najat always. Ameen.
CONNOR ROSSI (he/him) — Caesar
BFA ‘26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: Little Women (Mr. Dashwood), A Doll’s House (U/S Nils Krogstad), Second Star to the Right (Smee), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Track 5), NewFest Short Works: “The Death of Gogh” (Fight Director). Emerson College credits: RareWorks’ Feeding The Moonfish (Martin) and Paul Bunyan is My Boyfriend (Fight Director); Kidding Around’s A Wrinkle in Time (Calvin), Snow Angel (Benny), and Alice by Heart (Mad Hatter); BlueJay Theatre Collective’s Dog Sees God (Matt, EVVY Award for Best Supporting Actor); Musical Theatre Society’s High School Musical (Jack Scott); EmShakes’ No Exit (Garcin). Regional Credits: Ice Cream (Benji) at The Huntington. Mom, without you, none of this would be possible. @connor._.rossi www.connorrossi.com
SYDNEY SIMENAUER (she/her) — Portia, U/S Antony
BFA ’26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: Bat Boy (U/S Meredith/Maggie/Ron), POTUS (Dusty). Emerson College credits: MTS’s Falsettos (Trina) and Chicago (Mary Sunshine); Rareworks’ 5 Times In One Night (Heloise); MTAG’s Hot Dam (Ms. Garheim); BlueJay’s Overbridge High… (Cockatoo). Other credits: Henry IV (Lady Percy/Mortimer) at Prague Shakespeare Company. Thank you to my friends and family especially; mommy, Jod, Lu, JJ, and Ari I love you all!!!! @sydney_simenauer
ARIEL ILANA COLEMAN-GREENE — Casca, U/S Brutus
BFA ’26 Acting, minor in marketing. Emerson Stage credits: The Revolutionists (Marianne Angelle); How We Got On (U/S Luanne, U/S Selector); The Impracticality of the Modern Day Mastodons (Tracy Weathers); NewFest ShortWorks: “The Hotel Visitants” (Lover), “Convenience of Proximity” (Trinity), and “Period (.) Play” (Director). Emerson College credits: MTS’ Bare: A Pop Opera (Director). Film credits: “The Right Time” (Zoe), “GRIT” (Simone), “Ashes” (Roe), “Junk” (Aloe), and “Acockalypse” (Poppy). Ariel is endlessly grateful for her friends and family’s love and encouragement —especially Edin, who always finds a way to upstage her (on and off the stage). @GlitterBonesss
JJ MOORE (they/them) — Lucius
BFA ’26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: The Revolutionists (Marie Antoinette), NewFest Short Works: “Convenience of Proximity” (Director), POTUS (U/S Dusty), A Doll’s House (Female Swing). Emerson College credits: BlueJay Theater Collective’s Overbridge High… (Writer/Director), SLUT: The Play (Jane), Significant Other (Director); Independent How to Make Friends and then Kill Them (Director); MTAG’s Hot Dam (Citizen). Co-founder and Co-Artistic Director of the BlueJay Theater Collective. Thanks to family and friends for their unwavering support.
LILYELLA VENTURA (they/them) — Trebonius, U/S Cassius
BFA ’27 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: Limber: A Love Story (Sonja). Emerson College credits: Rareworks’ 5 Times in One Night (Kacy), MTAG’s Fun Home (Joan). Off-Broadway: Sunday In The Park With George (Celeste #1). Thank you to all my friends for supporting me during this process, and thank you to my family for all your love! @Lilyella_Ventura
JORDAN ROCHNA (she/her) — Calpurnia/Clitus, U/S Portia
BFA ‘26 Musical Theatre. Emerson Stage credits: Amour (U/S Whore), NewFest Short Works: “Don’t Be A Stranger” (Leia). Emerson College credits: MTS’s Sweeney Todd (Beggar Woman) and Dogfight (Marcy); Kidding Around’s Tuck Everlasting (Mae Tuck); MTAG’s The Wild Party (Mae) and Tanner Maverick’s Book of Sound (Mrs. Baker/Swing). Film credits: EIV’s “The Nobodies” (Jacqueline) and “Pandora’s Room” (Rhea); “Mary and Joseph” (Mary). Other credits: The Green Room 42’s Rep Book Roulette (Soloist), Moonbox Productions’ FANGIRL (Syd), CAMP x Bluey Immersive Adventure (Performer, Assistant Stage Manager), Palace Theatres’ Grey Eye (Child). @jordanrochna <3
CHARLOTTE EVELYN WEISSMAN — Mettelus Cimber, U/S Cinna the Poet/Strato/Pindarus/Soothsayer
BFA ’27 Theatre & Performance. Emerson Stage Credits: NewFest Short Works: “second place” (Playwright), NewFest Short Works: “goose” (Playwright). Emerson College credits: Musical Theatre Society’s Sunday in the Park with George (U/S George, Ensemble) and Dogfight (Assistant Director); Kidding Around’s Alice by Heart (Tabatha/Cheshire); Musical Theatre Against the Grain’s Tanner Maverick’s Book of Sound (Cassidy Martin). Thank you always to my dear family and friends — the fuel that keeps me going. Love you always. @charlotteevvee
ZOLA LOPES (they/she) — Cinna Volumus/Lepidus
BFA ’26 Acting. Emerson Stage credits: Limber: a Love Story (U/S April), Emerson College credits: EmShake’s The Sea Ends at Troy (Andromache), Crown Studio’s Pass Over (Stage Manager), Independent Jelly’s Last Jam (Ensemble), Kidding Around’s A Tail of Socks the Street Cat (Aphrodite). Thank you to my friends, family, and girlfriend for all of your support and love!
NUALA DOUGHERTY (they/them) — Cinna the Poet/Strato, U/S Lepidus
BFA Theatre & Performance, BA Interdisciplinary Studies ’27. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: EIV’s “Framheim”(Cameron/Sverre); Matchbox Mouse Studio’s “Necrosis” (Aria), Sandro Mercado’s BFA Capstone film, “Memories of the Forest,” (Sophie); Victoria Capitano’s short film, “Birds in Glass Houses,” (Max); Emerson Urban Dance Theatre’s REM; Sincerely, EUDT; PANIC; and FAME. Regional credits: Between the Willows’s Beasts of Crete (Ariadne). Thank you to their parents, Kristin and Jim, for their constant support and love — very awesome. #loveyouguys
SETH WANNEMACHER (he/him) — Octavius
BFA ‘26 Theatre Education and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: Imogen Says Nothing (Crier/Isaac). Emerson College credits: MTAG’s The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Sam Sweetly/Others), Tanner Maverick’s Book of Sound (Jason Maverick), and The Wild Party (Oscar); Crown Studio’s Passover (Mister/Ossifer); MTS’ Dogfight (Eddie Birdlace), Mercutio Troupe’s The Trail to Oregon (McDoon/Others). Seth would like to think his family, especially his younger sister, Sage and mother, Susan, as well as his teachers for always being the support he needed for everything he does. Thank you! <3
NICHOLAS PAPAYOANOU (he/they) — Pindarus/Soothsayer
BFA ‘26 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: I Love XXX (Ensemble), 16 Winters… (Ghost of Dead Prince), and NewFest Short Works: Geese Not Gooses (Hughes). Emerson College credits: Rarework’s Paul Bunyan is my Boyfriend (Jacob), EmShakes’ The Sea Ends at Troy (Agamemnon), Kidding Around’s A Tail of Socks the Street Cat (Socks). Regional credits: Learning How to Read by Moonlight (Player 5) at CHUANG Stage/Company One, The Suppliant Women (Chorus) at Apollinaire Theatre, Mermaid Hour (Jacob) at Moonbox Productions, The F&L at 1330 (Ensemble) at Boston New Works Festival.
XINYI SUN — U/S Caesar
BFA ’27 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: I Love XXX (Ensemble). Other credits: Suor Angelica (Ensemble) and Die Fledermaus (Ensemble) at University of Minnesota Opera Theatre.
NATALIE RABINOWITZ — U/S Casca
BFA ’27 Theater and Performance. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: The Inheritance (Track 4, U/S Toby). Other Credits: FlimFlam Season 4 (Sadie), “Joan” (Katie), “Don’t You Remember” (Sammy).
ZOË WEILL (she/her) — U/S Trebonius
BFA ’28 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage Debut! Emerson College credits: Independent Beyond Therapy (Stage Manager), Independent How to Make Friends and then Kill Them (Assistant Stage Manager), BlueJay’s SLUT: The Play (Observing Director), EmShake’s The Sea Ends at Troy (Assistant Stage Manager). Thanks to my family, friends, and the amazing production team, creative team, cast, stage management team, and directing team of Julius Caesar!
ZOË WOJNICKI (she/her) — U/S Calpurnia/Clitus
BFA ’28 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: EIV’s Potato Heads (Audrey/Marilyn/Ethel) and The Sleepy Night Night Show (Sam); Emerson Channel’s The Emerson Archives (Jane/Narrator) and Stella Kinney’s The Otherrealm (Anna). Other credits: Sense & Sensibility (Elinor Dashwood), The Prom (Angie), She Kills Monsters (Narrator/Ensemble), SpongeBob The Musical (Squidward), Our Town (Sam), and Pippin (Ensemble) for Little Red Elisabeth Irwin High School; 13 The Musical (Kendra) and Emma: A Pop Musical (U/S Emma/Harriet) for LUX Performing Arts. Thanks to my friends and family for all the love and support! @z_zoe_zz
KATRINA MATONTI (she/they) — U/S Octavius
BFA ’27 Theatre Education and Performance. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: Noteworthy (Ensemble), the EIV’s “Silly Love Songs” (Mel). Other credits: Bluebells (Melony) at Central Square Theatre. Thank you to my family for their endless support! @katrina.matonti
CHARLOTTE PERNICONE (she/her) — U/S Mettelus Cimber
BFA Theater and Performance ‘28. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Honk! (The Cat) and MTS’ Sunday in the Park with George (Old Lady). Charlotte would like to thank her cast and crew for making her Emerson Stage debut such a welcoming experience and her friends and family for supporting her journey in theatre!!!
Creative Team Bios
BRIDGET KATHLEEN (she/her) — Director
Bridget Kathleen O’Leary is a freelance director, dramaturg and theater educator. She has been the Director of New Play Development at Moonbox Productions since 2022 where she has overseen the production and development of over to 30 new plays from New England area writers. From 2008-2018 she served as the Associate Artistic Director at New Repertory Theatre. Locally, Bridget has directed productions with The Lyric Stage Company, Moonbox Productions, New Repertory Theatre, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Gloucester Stage Company, Central Square Theatre, Whistler in the Dark, and SpeakEasy Stage Company. Select world premiere directing credits include: Great Reveal, Heartland, Ripe Frenzy (IRNE Award winner for Best New Play), Blackberry Winter (Elliot Norton Nomination, Best New Play), Pattern of Life (IRNE Award winner for Best New Play), Soft Star, Jado Jehad, Reconsidering Hanna(h), and The Devil’s Teacup (IRNE Nomination, Best New Play, 2007). Bridget served on the Executive Committee for the National New Play Network (NNPN) from 2014-2020 where she oversaw the selection process for both the NNPN Showcase of new works and the Kennedy Center’s MFA Playwrights’ Workshop. She was the production dramaturg on the premiere of Finish Line: A Documentary Play About the 2013 Boston Marathon (Elliot Norton Nomination, Best New Play) and has worked as a dramaturg with the Kennedy Center and Washington University’s Hotch Fest. Before moving to Boston, Bridget worked in Washington, D.C. Bridget received her MFA in directing at Boston University.
ZOE MILLS — Scenic Designer
BFA ‘27 Theatre Design/Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder (Wardrobe), POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive (Assistant Scenic Designer), Head Over Heels (Assistant Technical Direction). Emerson College credits: The EVVYs (Co-Scenic Designer), Rarework’s Stains (Co-Scenic Designer). Thanks to my beloved family and friends for their support! @zoewiththehat zoe_mills@emerson.edu
MADELINE HENRY (she/her) — Costume Designer
BFA ‘26 Theatre Design/Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Imogen Says Nothing (Costume Designer), The Impracticality of Modern-Day Mastodons (Assistant Costume Designer), Bonnets… (Wardrobe Supervisor). Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s A Tail of Socks the Street Cat (Co-Costume Designer). FIlm: Michael Gilbertie’s The Sundowner (Costume Designer), Three episodes of Jack Reiber’s Speedwell (Costume Designer), Yuli Hachmon’s SuperTall (Costume Designer), and ScaleTusks (Director/Costume Designer).
CHIRON SPEIDEL — Lighting Designer
BFA ’26 Theatre Design/Technology. Emerson stage credits: Red Wolf (Lighting Designer). Thank you Mom and Dad for being there for everything. Thank you to my sister and Lauren for always supporting me. I also want to thank Jessica Elliot for being an amazing mentor.
ANTON SANTIAGO (they/he) — Sound Designer
BFA ’26 Theatre Design/Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Red Wolf (Scenic Designer), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Assistant Technical Director), Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Technical Director), The Impracticality of Modern Day Mastodons (Assistant Props), How We Got On (Assistant Scenic Designer), Mary Sweet Mary (Assistant Technical Director). Select Emerson College credits: EmShake’s The Inheritance, Part One (Sound Designer) and Hamlet (Director); BlueJay’s Rabbit Hole (Sound Designer).
LUA AZANCOT GARCIA (she/her) — Props Lead
BFA ’27 Theatre Design/Technology. Emerson Stage credits: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Assistant Scenic Designer), Limber: A Love Story (Assistant Props). Emerson College credits: BlueJay’s Overbridge High… (Scenic Designer), Independent How to Make Friends and Kill Them (Scenic Designer).
MADDIE WRIGHT (they/them) — Stage Manager
BFA ‘26 Theatre Education. Emerson Stage credits: Bat Boy (Assistant Director), POTUS (Production Assistant), I Love XXX (co-2nd Assistant Stage Manager), Red Wolf (Assistant Production Supervisor). Select Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Seussical (2nd Assistant Stage Manager); MTAG’s The Wild Party, Hair, Daddy Long Legs (Stage Manager), Artistic Director; MTS’s Ride the Cyclone, Chicago (Sound Designer); BlueJay’s Dog Sees God (Sound Designer); Mercutio Troupe’s Trail to Oregon (Co-Director), Romeo and Juliet (Stage Manager); EmShakes’ Metamorphosis, The Sea Ends At Troy (Sound Design). Thank you to the team and cast, and the biggest thank yous to Deb, Mariana, Leo, Gia, Sky, and Sid <3. @wrightmaddier
MAC MEDEIROS (he/him) — Production Supervisor
BFA Fall ‘25 Stage and Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Confederates (Stage Manager), Amour (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Second Star to the Right (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), Head Over Heels (Associate Production Supervisor), The Impracticality of Modern Day Mastodons (Assistant Production Supervisor), and Cabaret (Production Assistant). Emerson College credits: The EVVY Awards (Stage Manager), RareWorks Theater Company’s The Ball Game (Stage Manager), Kidding Around’s Snow Angel (Assistant Stage Manager), BlueJay Theater Collective (Company Manager). Other credits: Keith Lockhart 30th Anniversary Concerts (Assistant Stage Manager), Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (Production Assistant). Love and thanks to the Caesar production team! For Mom, Dad, Oliver, and Tippens.
BEE LACLAIR (they/them) –– Dramaturg
BA ’26 Script Writing, Analysis, and Production. Emerson Stage credits: Red Wolf (Dramaturg), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Props Assistant), Bonnets: How Ladies of Good Breeding are Induced to Murder (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), and NewFest Short Works (1st Assistant Stage Manager). Emerson College credits: Mercutio Troupe’s My Dearest Apologies (Props Lead); 24 Hour Play Festival: Sustainability (1st Assistant Stage Manager), Kidding Around’s A Wrinkle in Time (Props Assistant). Other credits: Interlakes Theatre’s She Loves Me, Tootsie, My Fair Lady (Props Lead), Grease, Little Shop of Horrors, Sammy Davis Jr., I Do! I Do!, Cats, A Chorus Line, Sister Act, The King & I (1st Assistant Stage Manager); Brown Ledge Theatre’s Hamlet, Hamle, Ham! (Writer/Director), The Goblins Plot to Murder God (Director), and 10,000 Cigarettes (Director).
TOM GIORDANO –– Vocal and Text Coach
Tom Giordano has been on faculty at Emerson since 2020, and also teaches at Shakespeare & Company and Commonwealth Stage Company. He is a Designated Linklater Voice teacher, and is certified to teach Colaianni Speech. Also a director and actor, Tom recently appeared in NETWORK at Umbrella Arts. Tom earned his M.F.A. in Acting from Columbia University.
JESSICA SCOUT MALONE (she/her) –– Intimacy and Fight Director
Jessica is a New York-based choreographer and dramaturg. Whether working with playwrights, actors, or creative teams, her focus is always on building confidence and fostering joy. She is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD), and holds a BFA in Theatre Arts from Boston University. Learn more at jessicascoutmalone.com.
Meet the
Emerson Stage Staff
Staff
Director of Theatre Operations — Eric Paris
Production Manager — Angela Harrington
Artistic & Production Associate — Katie Meade
Technical Director — Kristin Knutson
Head Carpenter — Connor Thompson
Properties Director — Ryan Bates
Assistant Properties Manager — Lauren Corcuera
Costume Shop Supervisor — Richelle Devereaux-Murray
Draper/Cutter — Erika Krause
Electrics Supervisor — Timothy Fairley
Mentors & Advisors FOR THIS PRODUCTION
Stage and Production Management Advisor — Debra A. Acquavella
Scenic Area Advisor –– Luciana Stecconi
Scenic Design & Props Mentor — Ryan Bates
Costume Area Advisor –– Tristan Raines
Costume Design Mentor — Chloe Moore
Lighting Area Advisor –– Jason Lyons
Lighting Design Mentor — Jessica Elliott
Electrics Mentor — Timothy Fairley
Sound Design Mentor — Aubrey Dube
Sound Engineering Mentor — Ben Emerson*
Student Staff
Emerson Stage Office Assistants:
Emery Frost, JJ Moore, Liliana Ravins, Alyssa Schlaifer, Joanna Su, Elizabeth Tippens
Production Management Assistants:
Mariana Morales, Oliver Worner
Scenic Technicians:
Lúa Azancot Garcia, Verrine Farag, Ari Flaherty, Kieran Graeff, Callie Herzog, Lizzie Lamb, Aiden Lank, Mack MacIntyre, Oscar McQuilkin, Zoe Mills
Volunteer Scenic Technicians:
Samuel Greenstein, Ernest Shao
Scenic Painters:
Rayan Afif, Gabriella Berry, Nel Blinman, Sophia Da Silva, Lily Hourin, Elodie Lambert, Kiana McCully, Leo Servetar, Maggie Stewart, Charlize Tabrizi
Prop Shop Assistants:
Eri Lackey, Bee LaClair, Alexa Lunney, Georgie Ten Eyck, Sydney Williams
Costume Shop Office Assistant:
Ila Nabi
Costume Shop First Hands:
Grace Cunniff, Nina Turovskiy
Stitchers:
Anna Ten Eyck, Zee Cowan, Amanda Jacobson, Alexa Peterson-Ismail, Heidi Keithahn, Sidra Sundberg, Morgan Burke, Chiron Speidel, Evelyn Walyus, Parker Fedak, Jaidyn Wein, Annabelle Jiang
Drapers:
Izzy Baccallo, Georgianne Ten Eyck
Crafts:
Madeline Henry, Georgianne Ten Eyck
Stock Attendants:
Sophia O’Quest, Maria-Renee Herman
* Denotes staff external to the college