Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Faculty: James Collins (Chair), Ted Barron, Christine Becker, Christine Burgess, C. Kenneth Cole, Donald Crafton, William Donaruma, Richard E. Donnelly, Kevin Dreyer (Director of Theatre), Anne García-Romero, Karen Heisler, Peter Holland, Scott Jackson, Anton Juan, Michael Kackman, Mary Celeste Kearney, Carys Kresny, Ted Mandell, Olivier Morel, Grant Mudge, Briona Nic Dhiarmada, Susan Ohmer, Mark Pilkinton, Siiri Scott, Gary Sieber, Jeffrey Spoonhower, Marcus Stephens, John Welle, Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Emeriti: Reginald Bain, Jill Godmilow
Staff: Lynn Holbrook, Jennifer Krauser, Jo Ann Norris, Stacey Stewart
Shakespeare at Notre Dame
McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies: Peter Holland
Executive Director: Scott Jackson
Ryan Producing Artistic Director: Grant Mudge
General Manager: Debra Gasper
Audience Development Manager: Aaron Nichols
Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival 2015
Play: ShakesScenes
Author: William Shakespeare
Dates: July 18-19, 2015
Producing Organization: Community Company
Play: Love’s Labor’s Lost
Author: William Shakespeare
Dates: August 4-30, 2015
Producing Organization: Young Company
Dates: August 4-30, 2015
Play: William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (Abridged)
Author: William Shakespeare
Dates: August 4-30, 2015
Venue: Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Coordinating Director: Christy Burgess
Play: The Winter’s Tale
Author: William Shakespeare
Dates: August 18-30, 2015
2015 - 2016 Theatre Season
Play: Wildflower
Author: Lila Rose Kaplan
Dates: October 1-11, 2015
Producing Organization: Department of Film, Television, and Theatre: ND Theatre NOW!
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Artistic Staff
Director: Anthony Murphy*
Producer/Faculty Advisor: Kevin Dreyer
Lighting Designer: Michael Burns*
Costume Designer: Austin Hunt*
Set Designer: Brynn Alexander*
Sound Designer: Madeline Kusters
Composer: Tré Carden
Stage Manager: Amanda Bartolini*
Assistant Stage Manager: Rose Anderson*
Props: Stephanie Konrady, Nandi Mgwaba
Assistant Director: Kitty Baker*
Department Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Scenic Design Advisor: Marcus Stephens
Costume Design Advisor: Richard E. Donnelly
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Acting Coach: Siiri Scott
Dresser: Courtney Becker*
Sound Board Operators: Maddie Landon*, Jon Olansen*
Light Board Operator: Amy Teske
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast List
Randolph: Joseph Blakey
Erica: Mary Patano*
James: Keenan Kelley*
Astor: Róisín Goebelbecker
Mitchell: Dominic Acri*
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Katie Campbell, Alexa Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Karen Gilmore, Elizabeth Konicek, Alexa Monn
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, Michael Burns*, Thomas Favorite*, Jon Olansen*, Andrew Poirier, James Woodley
Production Staff
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Michelle Christine Acabado, Benjamin Albin, Madeline Altenau, Bennett Auwaerter, Courtney Becker, Arthur Bent, Nadezhda Braun, Gregory Broadwater, Julie Brown, Sarah Brown, Kelly Burke, Samuel Bush, Jinhailun Chen, Peter Chiang, Bonzie Colson, Lydia Costello, Joseph Crowley, Ryan Dixon, Anne Dooley, Matthew Farrell, Joseph Faulkner, Patrick Fine, John Flannery, Christina Fontana-Koleoglou, Samantha Fry, Martinas Geben, Patrick Gerspach, Joseph Ghirardo, Mackenzie Graaf, Sofia Hargil, Nicholas Homolka, Matthew Howenstine, Jiale Hu, Reed Hunnicutt, John Julien, Jacob Knutson, Kelsey Lynch, Krista Madrid, Daniel McFadden, Samantha Murray, Annalie Nagel, Jonathan Neupauer, Alexandra Nicholas, Emily Okawara, Mitchell Olinger, Charles Pflueger, Hannah Proctor, Sierra Rainey, Steven Ramos, Matthew Ryan, Julio Salazar, Mario Simone, William Smith, Kevin Stewart, Daniel Szydlowski, Tyler Troxell, Andrew Trumbetti
Play: Little Shop of Horrors
Authors: Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Alan Menken; Based on the film by Roger Corman; Screenplay by Charles Griffith
Dates: November 18-22, 2015
Producing Organization: Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Artistic Staff
Producer: Kevin Dreyer
Director/Choreographer: Nathan Halvorson**
Music Director: Caleb Wenzel
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Costume Designer: Richard E. Donnelly
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Puppet Designer: RJ Haddy**
Stage Manager: Michael Burns*
Assistant Director: Katie Mackin
Assistant Stage Managers: Rose Anderson*, Kelsey Dool, Amy Teske
Props: Amanda Bartolini*
Department Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Sound Editor: Maddie Landon*
Sound Technician: William Smith
Light Board Operator: Sarah Brown
Follow Spot Operators: Lydia Costello, Jacob Knutsen
Assistant Scenic Charge: Michael Burns*
Stagehands: Michelle Acabado, Gregory Broadwater, Kelly Carr
Assistant to the Costume Designer: Austin Hunt*
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Professional Stitcher: Michele Jackson
Wardrobe Heads: Caitlyn Geary, Karen Gilmore
Wardrobe Crew: Madeline Altenau, Maggie Behan, Kelly Burke, Allyson Halonen, Mario Simone, Kathryn Tyler
Wig Master: Katie Campbell
Graphic Designer: John Salazar
Cast List
Seymour: Quint Mediate*
Audrey: Maggie Moran*
Mr. Mushnik: Shane Dolan
Orin, Bernstein, Snip, Luce, and others: Tommy Favorite*
Audrey Two (Voice): George Timmins
Audrey Two (Puppeteer): Jon Olansen*
Crystal: Alex Joyce*
Ronnette: Fia Hargil
Chiffon: Emily Okawara
Ensemble/Skid Row patrons: Denis Alexander, Alexa Monn, Jon Olansen*
Pit Band
Piano: Caleb Wenzel
Keyboard: Joseph Tang
Bass: Samuel Henderson
Guitar: Craig Reingold
Drums: Anthony Villano
Rehearsal Pianists: Joseph Tang, Alec Sievern, Elliot Smith
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Katie Campbell, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Karen Gilmore, Elizabeth Konicek, Alexa Monn
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, Michael Burns*, Thomas Favorite*, Jon Olansen*, Andrew Poirier*, James Woodley
Production Staff
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Michelle Christine Acabado, Benjamin Albin, Madeline Altenau, Bennett Auwaerter, Courtney Becker, Arthur Bent, Nadezhda Braun, Gregory Broadwater, Julie Brown, Sarah Brown, Kelly Burke, Samuel Bush, Jinhailun Chen, Peter Chiang, Bonzie Colson, Lydia Costello, Joseph Crowley, Ryan Dixon, Anne Dooley, Matthew Farrell, Joseph Faulkner, Patrick Fine, John Flannery, Christina Fontana-Koleoglou, Samantha Fry, Martinas Geben, Patrick Gerspach, Joseph Ghirardo, Mackenzie Graaf, Sofia Hargil, Nicholas Homolka, Matthew Howenstine, Jiale Hu, Reed Hunnicutt, John Julien, Jacob Knutson, Kelsey Lynch, Krista Madrid, Daniel McFadden, Samantha Murray, Annalie Nagel, Jonathan Neupauer, Alexandra Nicholas, Emily Okawara, Mitchell Olinger, Charles Pflueger, Hannah Proctor, Sierra Rainey, Steven Ramos, Matthew Ryan, Julio Salazar, Mario Simone, William Smith, Kevin Stewart, Daniel Szydlowski, Tyler Troxell, Andrew Trumbetti
Play: The Bear and Afterplay
Author: Brian Friel, inspired by the plays of Anton Chekhov
Dates: February 18-28, 2016
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Artistic Staff
Producer: Kevin Dreyer
Director: Carys Kresny
Lighting Designers: Jon Olansen* and Ben Woodley*
Costume Designer: Austin Hunt*
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Stage Manager: Amy Teske*
Assistant Stage Manager: Kelly Carr
Props: Brynn Alexander*
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Costume Design Advisor: Richard E. Donnelly
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Wardrobe: Winnie Mangeni
Sound Board Operator: Winnie Mangeni
Light Board Operator: Anthony Murphy*
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast List
The Bear
Luka: Benjamin Vasquez*
Elena Ivanova Popova: Imani Parker-Robinson*
Gregory Stepanovitch Smirnov: R.Tyrel London*
Musician: Jacob Schrimpf*
Conductor: Emmy Schoenbauer
Afterplay
Sonya Serebriakova: Lesley Stevenson*
Andrey Prozorov: R. Tyrel London*
The Gorgon: Kelly Carr
Musician: Jacob Schrimpf*
Conductor: Emmy Schoenbauer
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Katie Campbell, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Karen Gilmore, Elizabeth Konicek
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, John Dean, Ryan Dixon, Jon Olansen*, Andrew Poirier*, James Woodley, Ben Woodley
Production Staff
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Tabahn Afrik, JeongHyun Ahn, Mariana Albuquerque de Saint Edmond, Brynn Alexander*, Ian Aschieris, Sloan Austermann, Cecelia Barry, Ryan Barry, Maggie Behan, Mateusz Bendisz, Patrick Berrigan, Chizita Biosah, Kevin Boyd, Genevieve Bradford, Martin Buckley, Talia Campbell, Christopher Carbonaro, Albert Choi, Frank Chung, Nicholas Coleman, Walter Coles, Iliana Contreras, Shaun Crawford, Patrick Crouch, Micah Dew-Treadway, Shane Dolan, Carlos Duran, Marcos Esquivel, Eric Feliz, Christopher Finke, Benjamin Foley, Daniel Fujan, Samuel Gehman, Dennis Gilbert, Eric Gilgenbach, Paul Githens, Jared Gonzales, Sonia Gonzalez, John Goss, Julia Greeley, Rose Hart, Tara Hassett, Lawrenzo Howell, Connor Hurley, Gabriel Jacobs, Paul Jones, Samuel Kohler, Jack Kovalik, Katherine Lucke, Sean MacLeod, Winnie Mangeni, Sydney Manista, Nicholas Martinez, James Marvin, Alexander McLaughlin, Robert Moots, Luke Morley, Anthony Murphy*, Marilyn Murphy, Andrew Oglevie, Luigi Olinto, Kunwoo Park, Adam Ramos,Tayde Ana Revilak Fonseca, Nathan Rourke, Christopher Sanders, Thomas Schneeman, Cameron Smick, Caroline Smith, Douglas Smith, Nicole Smith, Matthew Stevens, Connor Stutts, Brandon Tiassum, Thomas Vaccaro, Erin Vaughan, Tristan Vitale, Selwin Wainaina, Meaghan Wagner, Jennifer Westendorf, Logan Wishart, Ashley Zheng
Play: Pride and Prejudice
Author: Adapted by Jon Jory from the novel by Jane Austen
Dates: April 13-17, 2016
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
From the Acting Chair
This spring marks the retirement of Dr. Mark Pilkinton after 32 years of service to Notre Dame. During his career, Mark directed fifteen productions for the Department (from 1984 through 2008), created the New Playwrights Workshop (1998), and served as Department Chair for thirteen years (between 1984 and 2003). Mark is not only a theatre historian – he is the historian of theatre at Notre Dame. Author of Washington Hall at Notre Dame (2011), Mark has served for many years as co-editor of the Notre Dame Theatre Chronology, a database containing essential details of campus theatre productions from 1845 to the present day. Mark also initiated the “From The Archives” note in our programs to help our audiences understand our long tradition of theatre at Notre Dame. Thank you, Mark, for molding the Department into the one we have today. Don’t make yourself a stranger!
Kevin Dreyer
Director of Theatre/Producer for the Notre Dame Theatre Season
Artistic Staff
Producer: Kevin Dreyer
Director: Anton Juan
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Costume Designer: Richard E. Donnelly
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Dance Instructor: Rosalind Clark
Sound Designer: Ben Woodley*
Sound Engineer for riverrun: Richard Allen**
Stage Manager: Rose Anderson*
Assistant Stage Managers: Brynn Alexander*, Nadezhda Braun*
Assistant Director: Patricia Fernández de Castro-Sámano*
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Wig Master: Elizabeth Printz
Assistant Wig Master: Maggie Behan
Acting Coach: Siiri Scott
Wardrobe: Alex Ciesla, Iliana Contreras, Jack Goss, Clarissa Schwab*, Beatrice Smith, Lottie VanderGoot*
Sound Board Operators: Ben Woodley* and Amy Teske
Light Board Operator: Nandi Mgwaba*
Stagehand: Daniel Duran
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast List
Elizabeth Bennet: Emily Dauer*
Mr. Darcy: Clayton Conroy
Mr. Bennet: R. Tyrel London*
Mrs. Bennet: Lesley Stevenson*
Jane Bennet: Stephanie Konrady
Mary Bennet/Charlotte Lucas: Emmy Schoenbauer
Kitty Bennet: Natalie Boone
Lydia Bennet/Georgiana: Róisín Goebelbecker
Mr. Bingley/Colonel Fitzwilliam/Servant: Keenan Kelley*
Sir William Lucas/Mr. Collins/Mr. Gardiner: Cameron Hart
Miss Bingley/Mrs. Gardiner: Kitty Baker*
George Wickham/Ball Guest: Christopher Stepien
Lady Catherine de Bourgh/Housekeeper/Ball Guest: Kelly Anderson
Officer/Ball Guest: Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui*
Ball Guest/Servant: Jacob Schrimpf*
Musicians
riverrun country dance band**
Catherine Shoupe: fiddle and mandolin
Patricia Nuyken: keyboard
Brian Burchett: mandolin
Eric Tauck: recorder
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Katie Campbell, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Karen Gilmore, Elizabeth Konicek
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, John Dean, Ryan Dixon, Jon Olansen*, Andrew Poirier*, Amy Retartha, James Woodley, Ben Woodley
Production Staff
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Tabahn Afrik, JeongHyun Ahn, Mariana Albuquerque de Saint Edmond, Brynn Alexander*, Ian Aschieris, Sloan Austermann, Cecelia Barry, Ryan Barry, Maggie Behan, Mateusz Bendisz, Patrick Berrigan, Chizita Biosah, Kevin Boyd, Genevieve Bradford, Martin Buckley, Talia Campbell, Christopher Carbonaro, Albert Choi, Frank Chung, Nicholas Coleman, Walter Coles, Iliana Contreras, Shaun Crawford, Patrick Crouch, Micah Dew-Treadway, Shane Dolan, Carlos Duran, Marcos Esquivel, Eric Feliz, Christopher Finke, Benjamin Foley, Daniel Fujan, Samuel Gehman, Dennis Gilbert, Eric Gilgenbach, Paul Githens, Jared Gonzales, Sonia Gonzalez, John Goss, Julia Greeley, Rose Hart, Tara Hassett, Lawrenzo Howell, Connor Hurley, Gabriel Jacobs, Paul Jones, Samuel Kohler, Jack Kovalik, Katherine Lucke, Sean MacLeod, Winnie Mangeni, Sydney Manista, Nicholas Martinez, James Marvin, Alexander McLaughlin, Robert Moots, Luke Morley, Anthony Murphy*, Marilyn Murphy, Andrew Oglevie, Luigi Olinto, Kunwoo Park, Adam Ramos,Tayde Ana Revilak Fonseca, Nathan Rourke, Christopher Sanders, Thomas Schneeman, Cameron Smick, Caroline Smith, Douglas Smith, Nicole Smith, Matthew Stevens, Connor Stutts, Brandon Tiassum, Thomas Vaccaro, Erin Vaughan, Tristan Vitale, Selwin Wainaina, Meaghan Wagner, Jennifer Westendorf, Logan Wishart, Ashley Zheng
* Film, Television, and Theatre major
** Guest Artist