THE GREAT GOD PAN
By Amy Herzog
Directed by Lindsay Beamish
Jamie, a journalist, is confronted with the possibility that he was abused as a chid, forcing him to confront his past and questions the reliability of his memories and relationships.
February 25-28, 2026
GREENE THEATRE
All performances open to the public.
The Great God Pan is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

THE GREAT GOD PAN
Creative Team
Scenic Design
MJ Fox
Costume Design
Alexa Peterson-Ismail
Lighting Design
Ryan Tse
Projection Design
Emery Frost
Sound design
Catalina Mayoral
Props Lead
Lauren Corcuera
STAGE MANAGER
Nathan Hernandez
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Kylah Nee
DRAMATURG
Paige Boyon
A note from the
Director, Lindsay Beamish
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A note from the
Dramaturg, Paige Boyon
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CAST
Jamie — MAX RIPLEY
Paige — NUALA DOUGHERTY
Doug — SOFANYAS ALEBACHEW
Cathy — LIZ NUNNERY
Frank — JJ MOORE
Polly — ROMA WELSH
Joelle — GEORGIA RAE
UNDERSTUDIES
U/S Jamie — LIAD LEWANDOWSKY
U/S Paige — PEYTON FENNER
U/S Doug — RAINER OCHS
U/S Cathy — CHARLOTTE WEISSMAN
U/S Frank — BEN MCGEE
U/S Polly — EMMA MASON
U/S Joelle — ROWEN GORING
Meet the
Artistic and Production Staff
Assistant Director — SAMANTHA AUTUMN
Observing Director — BRIANNA HESSION
Technical Directors — KRISTIN KNUTSON
Assistant Scenic Designer — ERNEST SHAO
Assistant Props Lead — SAM GREENSTEIN
Assistant Costume Designer — PARKER FEDAK
Costume Production —
Assistant Lighting Designer — MAYA SHOKRIAN
Production Electrician — LIZZIE LAMB
Lead Electrician — MAYA SHOKRIAN
Production Sound Engineer —
Assistant Sound Designer — HENRY HOUGHTON
Assistant Sound Designer — EVELYN WALYUS
Assistant Stage Manager — AMIT KESHET
2nd Assistant Stage Manager — CORA GLAZER
Production Assistant — EMILY DEICH
Associate Production Supervisor — ALYSSA SCHLAIFER
Assistant Production Supervisor — CHARLIE O’CONNOR
Company Manager — JESSE LIPSHUTZ
Run Crew —
Cast Bios
MAX RIPLEY (PRONOUNS) — Jaime
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NUALA DOUGHERTY (PRONOUNS) — Paige
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SOFANYAS ALEBACHEW (PRONOUNS) — Doug
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NICOLAS CARMENATE (he/him) — Cathy
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MADELINE NILES (she/her) — U/S Dessa
BFA ’28 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: Emerson FreshFest 2024’s Cabin Fever (Jenni) and Katie and Amara (Katie). Other credits: Colgan High School’s The Little Mermaid (Ariel), The Play That Goes Wrong (Chris), and PUFFS (Hannah/Xavia/First Headmaster). She would like to thank her parents for all their support and the cast and crew for making this such a wonderful experience.
ALEXANDRA AZAN (she/her) — U/S Esther
BFA ’27 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: NewFest Short Works: “Hear Me Out” (Partner B). Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Tuck Everlasting (Ensemble), BlueJay Theater Collective’s SL**: The Play (Natalie). Thank you so much to the Dessa team! Te quiero mucho familia! @alexaleidaa!
JESSICA KNOWLES (she/her) — U/S Mary Anning
BFA ‘27 Acting. Emerson Stage debut! Emerson College credits: MTS Emerson’s Chicago (Merry Murderess, Ensemble), EmShakes’ My Dearest Apologies (Lauren) and No Exit (Estelle). Thanks to my loved ones who I can’t function without, and thanks to the cast, crew, and everyone involved in this very special production! @JessicaKnowlessss
MAX NAIDL (he/him) — U/S Nilo
BFA ‘27 Theatre and Performance. Emerson Stage credits: Head Over Heels (Ensemble/Dametus U/S). Emerson College credits: Musical Theater Society’s High School Musical (Ryan Evans), Kidding Around’s Alice by Heart (Doremouse), Musical Theater Society’s Dogfight (Fector), Musical Theater Society’s 13: The Musical (Malcolm). Other Credits: Fort Peck Summer Playhouse’s Newsies (Romeo). Thank you to my family for the constant support. Follow the TikTok: MaxTaps 😉
Creative Team Bios
JONATHAN KITT — Director
Emerson Stage Director debut! Directing credits: Late Bus To Mecca, Yellowman, for colored girls…, 4.48 Psychosis, In Real Life, Songs For A, New World, Gee’s Bend, School Girls…, Holly Down In Heaven, Gem of the Ocean, In The Continuum. Acting credits: Off Broadway: Boy x Man (Negro Ensemble Company). Off-Off Broadway: Becoming Something: Canada Lee (The Kraine Theater), Blues For an Alabama Sky (NYU Gallatin School), The Mighty Gents (African American Showcase Theatre). Regional: August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, (Actor’s Shakespeare Project and Shakespeare and Company), Toni Stone (Huntington Theatre); Knives In Hens (The Vineyard Playhouse); North Folk and Ends (New Jersey Repertory Company); Servant of the People and Julius Caesar (Jomandi Productions). Film: Unexpected (Student Teacher LLC). TV: Crisis (NBC); Chicago Fire (NBC). Education: MFA (The Theatre School at DePaul University). He is an Assistant Professor of Scene Study/Acting at Emerson College. jonathankitt.com
ELODIE LAMBERT (she/her) — Scenic Designer
BFA ‘27 Theater Design/Technology. Emerson Stage Credit: Head Over Heels (Asst. Technical Director), Amour (Asst. Scenic Designer). Emerson College credit: Rareworks’ Stains (Co-Scenic Designer). Thanks to all the other designers for their hard work!
EVELYN WALYUS (she/her) — Costume Designer
BFA ‘27 Design and Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Imogen Says Nothing (Assistant Costume Designer), Red Wolf (Wardrobe Supervisor), Amour (Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor), A Doll’s House (Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor). Emerson College credits: MTAG’s Daddy Long Legs (Ccostume Designer) and The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Costume Designer), Mercutio Troupe’s The Effect (Co-Costume Designer) and My Dearest Apologies (Assistant Costume Designer). Thank you to my family and my roommates for all of the support! @evelynwalyus
GRACE ELPHINSTONE (she/her) — Lighting Designer
BFA ’26 Theatre Design & Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Amour (Lighting Designer), Red Wolf (Production Electrician), BONNETS: How Ladies of Good Breeding Are Induced to Murder (Assistant Lighting Designer), Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Lead Electrician), Little Women (Dramaturg). Emerson College credits: Kidding Around’s Dear Morgan Le Fay (Lighting Designer), Mercutio Troupe’s Room 333 (Lighting Designer). Regional credits: Baby and Sunday in the Park with George (Costume Intern) at Pittsburgh’s Front Porch Theatricals. Thank you so much to my friends, family, Kirby, and Francis for their endless love and support!
SKYLAR D’AMORE (she/her) — Sound Designer
BFA ’27 Theater Design and Technology. Emerson Stage credits: The Impracticality of Modern Day Mastodons (Asst. Production Sound Engineer), Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (Asst. PSE), POTUS (PSE), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Asst. PSE), I Love XXX (Asst. Sound Designer), and Head Over Heels (Asst. PSE/A2). Emerson College credits: Rareworks Theatre Company’s Stains (Sound Designer), Musical Theatre Society’s Sunday in the Park with George (Sound Designer), Musical Theatre Against the Grain’s Hair (Asst. Sound Designer), Mercurio Troupe’s The Effect (Asst. Sound Designer), and EmShake’s No Exit (Sound Designer).
MJ FOX — Props Lead
BFA ‘26 Theatre Design and Technology. Emerson Stage credits: Amour (Scenic Designer), Second Star To The Right (Asst. Technical Director), Bat Boy (Asst. Props), Little Women (Asst. Scenic Designer), The Loyals ( Asst. Props/Scenic Designer).
KYLAH NEE (she/her) — Stage Manager
BFA ’26 Stage and Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Mary Sweet Mary (PA), How We Got On (2nd ASM), Head Over Heels (1st ASM). Emerson College credits: Mercutio Troupe’s Our Dear Dead Drug Lord. Outside Credits: Boston Ballet Summer Season 2025 (PA), The American Ballet Theatre Summer Season 2025 (PA). Thank you to my family for encouraging me to dream and helping me live them. Mahal Kita.
JENNA THOMAS (she/her) — Production Supervisor
BFA ’26 Stage and Production Management. Emerson Stage credits: Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812 (2nd Assistant Stage Manager), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (1st Assistant Stage Manager). Emerson College credits: Musical Theatre Against the Grain’s Tanner Maverick’s Book of Sound (Stage Manager), Kidding Around’s Tuck Everlasting (Stage Manager). Other credits: Prague Shakespeare Company’s Summer Shakespeare Intensive 2024 Measure for Measure (Stage Manager) and The Comedy of Errors (Stage Manager) Thanks to Eric, Angela, and Katie for all their incredible work this year. Thank you to my amazing pSupe team, Amit and Ben. You are rockstars! Find me and my website at @jennaskindafunny on Instagram.
XANDRIA BAO –– Dramaturg
BFA ’27 Theatre & Performance. Emerson Stage credit: I Love XXX (Ensemble). Emerson College credits: Assemblywomen and the Farce of Democracy (Elsa). Regional credits: Hairspray (Prudy), Time and The Conways (Joan Helford/Scenic Designer), Jack Studio Theatre’s Butterflies (Langhua’er), Peckham Fringe Festival’s Miracle (Alisa). To every young woman out there, we can do anything we put our minds to, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. @xandria_wawa
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
Education Team Instructor — Lily Odekirk
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
Stitchers:
Anna Ten Eyck, Zee Cowan, Amanda Jacobson, Nina Turovskiy, Alexa Peterson-Ismail, Heidi Keithahn, Sidra Sundberg, Morgan Burke, Chiron Speidel, Evelyn Walyus, Parker Fedak, Jaidyn Wein
Crafts:
Madeline Henry, Georgianne Ten Eyck
Stock Attendants:
Sophia O’Quest, Maria-Renee Herman
* Denotes staff external to the college
