Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Faculty: Pamela Robertson Wojcik (Chair), Matt Hawkins (Acting Director of Theatre), Ted Barron, Christine Becker, Terrance Brown, Tarryn Chun, C. Kenneth Cole, Jim Collins, John Corba, William Donaruma, Kevin Dreyer, La Donna L. Forsgren, Anne García-Romero, Ricky Herbst, Peter Holland, Michael Kackman, Mary Celeste Kearney, Cecilia Kim, Carys Kresny, Ted Mandell, Olivier Morel, Mary Pergola Parent, Matthew Thomas Payne, Siiri Scott, George Sikharulidze, Marcus Stephens
Emeriti: Reginald Bain, Donald Crafton, Richard Donnelly, Jill Godmilow, Anton Juan, Susan Ohmer, Mark Pilkinton
Staff: Lori Butchko, Tre Goodhue, Lynn Holbrook, Jo Ann Norris
2023-2024 Theatre Season
Play: A Doll’s House 1954
Author: Adapted by Carys Kresny, based on the original play by Henrik Ibsen
Date: November 9-12, 2023
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Cast List
Nora Helmer: Kate Turner*+
Theodore Helmer: Parker Fulton Felterman
Dr. Rank: Solomon Duane+
Mrs. Linde: Irene Cornett*+
Mr. Krogstad: Eli Gay
Annie: Lindsay Goldschmidt*+
The Boy: Minsub Song
Anja: Cecilia Nagy
Andy: Stephen Nagy
Artistic Team
Director: Carys Kresny
Acting Director of Theatre: Matt Hawkins
Costume Designer: Lynn Holbrook
Set Designer: Marcus Stephen
Lighting Designer & Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Assistant Lighting Designer: Grace Osoteo*+
Sound Designer: Karla Guerra
Graphic Designer: Quinn Early**, Evelyn Berry+
Dramaturg & Platform Translation^: Dr. Anne-Charlotte Harvey
Dramaturg: Abigail Schnell**
Production Team
Stage Manager: Carolyn Dell*
Assistant Stage Manager: Minsub Song
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Light Board Operator: Grace Osoteo*+
Sound Board Operator: Karla Guerra
Properties: Leah Jordan
Dressers: Angelina McKimson, Molly Fink
Professional Stitcher: Kathleen Werner
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Delna Balsara, Lindsay Goldschmidt*+, Lucia Aguzzi+, Angelina McKimson, Patrick Hsiao, Molly Fink
Scene Shop Assistants: Grace Osoteo+, Minsub Song, Karla Guerra, Nick Andersonz, Sydney Hank*
*denotes FTT Major
**denotes FTT Alumni
+denotes Musical Theatre Minor
^A platform translation combines extensive notes on dramatic action and context with a word for word translation and commentary on the function of the original diction, syntax, and character voices.
Play: As You Are
Author: Rachel Lynett ’11
Date: February 28 – March 3, 2024
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Cast List
Ros: Molly O’Toole
Celia: Eny Ramirez+
Orlando: Thomas Solano
Oliver: Nick Anderson*
Phoebe: Makena Mwathi*+
Silvy/Stone: Hannah-Nicole Park+
Jacques/Duke: Irene Cornett*+
Audrey: Logan Schlitt*^
Artistic Team
Director: Patrick Starner** ('20)
Acting Director of Theatre: Matt Hawkins
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Costumer Designer: Delna Balsara
Sound Designers: Leyra Rodriguez & Elwin Serrao
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Poster Art & Graphic Design: Evelyn Berry+
Production Team
Stage Manager: Audrey Boennighausen*
Light Board Operator: Beau Yates
Sound Board Operator: Elwin Serrao
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Head of Wardrobe: Deborah Mayers
Dressers: Lucia Aguzzi+, Robin Sanders*
Professional Stitcher: Kathleen Werner
Musicians
Composer & Pianist: Solomon Duane+
Orchestrator: Sean Ford
Guitarist: Ryan Downey
Violinist: Lauren Gascon
Cellist: Jackson Schelzig
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Delna Balsara, Lindsay Goldschmidt*+, Lucia Aguzzi+, Angelina McKimson, Patrick Hsiao, Robin Sanders*
Scene Shop Assistants: Grace Osoteo+, Cleveland Sellers+, Karla Guerra, Nick Anderson, Sydney Hank*, Megan McNellis, Ashleigh Jung
*denotes FTT Major
**denotes FTT Alumni
+denotes Musical Theatre Minor
Musical: A Chorus Line
Conceived and Originally Directed by Micheal Bennet; Lyrics by Edward Kleban; Co Choreographed by Bob Avian; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Book by James Kirkwood & Nicholas Dante
Date: April 18 - 21, 2024
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
From the Archives
Michael Bennett’s A Chorus Line was originally produced in 1975 and premiered at The Public Theatre in New York City. The inception of this production was groundbreaking for its time - a musical created by chorus line dancers showcasing the harsh realities of show business. Being devoid of large scenery pieces, elaborate costumes, and even a star (hallmarks of many of the great Broadway musicals), A Chorus Line is credited as the show that saved Broadway in the late 1970s by bringing audience members flocking back in droves to witness the sensation. A Chorus Line also held the title of longest running musical in Broadway history from 1983 to 1997 when it was surpassed by Cats.
Director's Note
There could be no better way to celebrate five years of FTT’s musical theatre program than to produce what has become the department’s largest musical to date. With 26 students and faculty on the production side, a 19 student cast plus an additional 13 student ensemble, a 14 student off-stage chorus, a 17 person orchestra, 6 student costume shop assistants, and 7 student scene shop assistants, this production has been a massive undertaking for everyone involved and couldn’t have come together in a more spectacular way. A Chorus Line exemplifies the struggle of the working actor and puts on stage the ambition, desperation, and overarching humanism found within our cast of characters and the real people they were created from, and we are so excited to share these stories with you. -Matt Hawkins
Cast List
Bebe: Avery Trimm
Mark: Cameron Jones
Maggie: Caroline Mereness*^
Al: Christian Dunne ^
Kristine: Christina Sayut^
Diana: Claire Ann Santos^
Mike: Harry Larson*^
Don: Jack Duncan*
Greg: Joe Golden*^
Paul: Josh Von Werder
Judy: Libby White
Val: Lucy Bullock*
Lauren: Macy Gunnell
Zach: Mark Hieatt*
Bobby: Mason Kacmar*
Sheila: Maia Tolud
Connie: Serena Melonio
Cassie: Theresa Thomas*
Richie: Wakabul Gomwalk^
Ensemble: Aine Starshak, Erin May, Logan Schlitt*, Brigid O'Driscoll^, Anna Bohlen, Emmalyn Barry^, Kate Hahn, Anna Szczerba, Madeline Bendzick*^, Grace Mazurek, Robert Fuller^
Artistic Team
Director: Matt Hawkins
Assistant Director: Irene Cornett*^
Acting Director of Theatre: Matt Hawkins
Choreographer: Theresa Thomas*
Assistant Choreographer(s): Joe Golden*, Libby White
Costume Designer: Lynn Holbrook
Poster Art & Graphic Design: Evelyn Berry^
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Music Director: Dror Baitel
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Associate Scenic Designer: Emmalynn Berry^
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Assistant Technical Director: Karla Guerra
Vocal Director: Deborah Mayer
Production Team
Stage Manager: Carolyn Dell*
Assistant Stage Manager(s): Molly Fink, Makena Mwathi*^
Audio Assistant & Light Board Operator: Elwin Serrao
Fly Operators: Josh Evans+, Brian Simmerman+
Music Facilitator: Leah Jordan
Spotlight Operator: Grace Mazurek
Rehearsal Pianist: Dror Baitel
Head of Show Wardrobe: Deborah Mayers IA
Professional Sewers: Emily Chidalek, Deborah Mayers IA, Kathleen Werner
Dressers: Lucia Aguzzi^, Delna Balsara, Patrick Hsiao, Robin Sanders*
Orchestra
Conductor/Music Director: Dror Baitel
Key 1: James Bennett
Key 2: Anthony Schmidt
Key 3: Madeline Huie
Reed 1: Marcus Alvarez
Reed 2: Emily Mikel
Reed 3: Cade Dembski
Reed 4: Juan Maldonado
Trumpet 1: Maximilian Wilfinger
Trumpet 2: Mateo Gutierrez
Trumpet 3: Roy Chalko
Trombone 1: Matthew Ritterbusch
Trombone 2: Noah Sim^
Trombone 3: Adam Bell
Percussion 1: Zuzu Vidourek
Drums/Percussion 2: Ben Warren Flynn*
Bass: Ivan Rodriguez
Off-Stage Chorus
Erica McDowell^, Marie Hermens, Monika Scott, Daniel Payne, Natalie Ceonzo, Caroline Knight, Christalia Barone^, Steven Conaway, Hannah Simon^, Monica Cichon, Emmalynn Barry^, Xinyl Qi, Robert Fuller^
Shop Staff
Costume Shop Assistants: Delna Balsara, Patrick Hsiao, Lucia Aguzzi^, Angelina McKimson, Robin Sanders*, Lindsay Goldschmidt*^
Scene Shop Assistants: Grace Osoteo^, Cleveland Seller^, Karla Guerra, Nick Anderson, Sydney Hank*, Megan McNellis, Ashleigh Jung
*denotes FTT major
^denotes Musical Theatre minor
+denotes IATSE member
