Department of Film, Television, and Theatre
Faculty: James Collins (Chair), Ted Barron, Christine Becker, C. Kenneth Cole (Co-Acting Director of Theatre, fall semester) 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, Matthew Payne, Mary Pergola Parent, Siiri Scott (Co-Acting Director of Theatre, fall semester), Gary Sieber, Jeffrey Spoonhower, Marcus Stephens, Stacey Stewart, John Welle, Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Emeriti: Reginald Bain, Jill Godmilow, Mark Pilkinton
Staff: Lynn Holbrook, Ann Karwoski, Jo Ann Norris, Stacey Stewart
2016-2017 Theatre Season
Event: ND Theatre NOW!
Producers: C. Kenneth Cole, Kevin Dreyer, and Siiri Scott
ND Theatre NOW! Faculty Advisor: Anne García-Romero
Production Stage Manager: Rose Anderson*
Set Designer/Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Faculty Advisor, Costume Design: Richard E. Donnelly
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Acting Coach: Siiri Scott
Scenic Artist: Brynn Alexander*
Property Designer: Braden Kimmel
Sound Designer: Ben Woodley*
Light and Sound Board Operator: James Woodley
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Play: In Paradisum
Author: Tori Babcock*
Dates: September 29 – October 9, 2016
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Director: Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui*
Stage Manager: Kelly Carr*
Assistant Stage Manager: Callista Kinnan
Lighting Designer: Andrew Poirier*
Costume Designer: Lottie VanderGoot*
Cast
Sophia: Patricia Fernández de Castro Sámano*
Emmy: Róisín Goebelbecker*
Oliver: Donovan Kelly
Ada: Stephanie Konrady
Soldier #1: María Amenábar
Soldier #2: Winnie Mang’eni*
Play: The Pink Pope
Author: Taeyin ChoGlueck
Dates: September 29 – October 9, 2016
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Director: Mary Patano*
Stage Manager: Nadezhda Braun
Assistant Stage Manager: Jonathan Ward
Costume Designer: Ariel Kim
Lighting Designer: Maddie Landon*
Cast
Bri/Vanto/Teddy: Zoë Alexandra Usowski*
Gerie: Simone West*
Rudy/Father Tom: Alexa Monn
Maria: Fauvé Liggans-Hubbard
Frieda: Lisa von Werder
Protesters: Patricia Fernández de Castro Sámano*, Stephanie Konrady, Róisín Goebelbecker*, Donovan Kelly, María Amenábar, Winnie Mang’eni*, Callista Kinnan
Costume Shop Assistants: Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Alexa Monn, Lottie VanderGoot*
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Ryan Dixon, Tommy Favorite*, Andrew Poirier*, Douglas Smith, Ben Woodley*, James Woodley
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Michael Antipas, Maria Amenabar Farias, Sean Berg, Cecilia Biagini, Raymond Blajda, Gregory Bullen, Noah Busk, Edward Damstra, Michael Doherty, Megan Donnelly, Sarah Duehren, Lindsay Farrell, Colleen Fink, Mako Giordano, James Graham, Louise Gregory, Beckett Haglund, Charles Hallett, Mary Henrichs, Mary Hogan, Nia Hurst, Alize Jones, Cooper Klaus, Ryan Krutz, Samuel LaPlatney, Kolby Lee, Victoria Llorens, Keenan MacQuarrie, Winnie Mangeni, Steven Marvin, Robert McAvoy, Corey Miller, Debora Mulokozi, Ryan O’Callaghan, Andrew Peeke, Molly Pierce, Shaynne Pryor, Daniel Purcell, Christopher Ray, Luis Ribera, Madison Riehle, Dawn Russell, James Russell, John Ryan, Ellis Sargeant, Gabriel Tauro, Thomas Walsh, Brendan Watts, Nicholas Waytula, Veronica Wegner, Mary Wentzel, Dexter Williams
Play: Frankenstein
Author: Tim Kelly, based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Dates: November 9-13, 2016
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Producers: C. Kenneth Cole and Siiri Scott
Director: Chuck Gessert**
Costume Designer: Richard E. Donnelly
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Lighting Designer: Sarah Prince**
Wig Designer: Liz Printz**
Stage Manager: Amy Teske
Assistant Stage Manager: Anna Paula Cury
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Assistant Technical Director: Brynn Alexander*
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Acting Coaches: Siiri Scott and Carys Kresny
Creature Prosthetics: Lottie VanderGoot*
Creature Makeup: Patricia Fernández de Castro Sámano*
Wardrobe Head: Deborah Mayers
Wig Run Crew: Maggie Behan*
Dressers: Lindsay Farrell, Daniel Purcell
Light Board Operator: Shyanne Pryor
Sound Board Operator: Bryn Allen
Stagehand: James Woodley
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast
Victor Frankenstein: Joseph Blakey*
Elizabeth: Ellen Bleier
Henry: Eric Ways*
Mother: Ingabirano Nintunze
Sophie: Mary Patano*
Ernst: Zachary Spitzer
Creature: Mateusz Bendisz
Justine: Patricia Fernández de Castro Sámano*
Costume Shop Assistants: María Amenábar Farias, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Louise Gregory, Alexa Monn, Lottie VanderGoot*
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Ryan Dixon, Tommy Favorite*, Andrew Poirier*, Amy Retartha, Douglas Smith, Ben Woodley*, James Woodley
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Michael Antipas, María Amenábar Farias, Victoria Babcock, Sean Berg, Cecilia Biagini, Raymond Blajda, Gregory Bullen, Noah Busk, Edward Damstra, Michael Doherty, Megan Donnelly, Sarah Duehren, Lindsay Farrell, Tommy Favorite*, Patricia Fernández de Castro Sámano*, Colleen Fink, Mako Giordano, Roísín Goebelbecker*, James Graham, Louise Gregory, Beckett Haglund, Charles Hallett, Mary Henrichs, Mary Hogan, Nia Hurst, Aliza Jones, Cooper Klaus, Ryan Krutz, Josephine Jackson, Nam Yoon Kim, Samuel LaPlatney, Kolby Lee, Cassidy Leyendecker*, Victoria Llorens, Keenan MacQuarrie, Winnie Mang’eni*, Steven Marvin, Robert McAvoy, Corey Miller, Debora Mulokozi, Ryan O’Callaghan, Mary Patano*, Andrew Peeke, Molly Pierce, Shaynne Pryor, Daniel Purcell, Christopher Ray, Luis Ribera, Madison Riehle, Dawn Russell, James Russell, John Ryan, Ellis Sargeant, Gabriel Tauro, Lottie VanderGoot*, Victoria Velasquez, Thomas Walsh, Brendan Watts, Nicholas Waytula, Veronica Wegner, Mary Wentzel, Dexter Williams
Play: I and You
Author: Lauren Gunderson
Dates: March 1-5, 2017
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Patricia George Decio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Producer: Kevin Dreyer
Director: Carys Kresny
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Costume Designer: Richard E. Donnelly
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Sound Designer: Ben Woodley*
Stage Manager: Amanda Bartolini*
Assistant Director: Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui*
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Wardrobe: Zoe Usowski*
Acting Coach: Siiri Scott
Stagehands: Nicolas DeBickero and Douglas Smith
Light Board Operator: Kyle Stefanek
Sound Board Operator: Amanda Bartolini*
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast
Anthony: Eric Ways*
Caroline: Mary Patano*
Mom’s Voice: Jo Ann Norris
Anthony (understudy): Samuel Jackson
Caroline (understudy): Róisín Goebelbecker
Costume Shop Assistants: María Amenábar Farias, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Louise Gregory, Alexa Monn, Lottie VanderGoot*, Zoë Usowski*
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, Tommy Favorite*, Andrew Poirier*, Douglas Smith, Thomas Walsh, Ben Woodley*
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Andrew Abbattista, Emma Albrecht, Brian Ball, Peter Betz, Jonathan Biagini, Matthew Bianucci, Zachary Biek, Matthew Bridgman, Connor Brown, Quentin Colo, Nicolas DeBickero, Arianna Deshpande, Isabella DiLisio, Meagan Downes, Clare Durkin, Clare Eilers, Jalen Elliott, Monika Fanous, Lincoln Feist, Christopher Florimonte, Cassandra Ford, William Fox, Madeleine Hamilton, Daelin Hayes, Andrew Herbst, Cristian Herrera, Annica Hill, Kimberly Hogan, Brandon Hutson, Evan Isaacs, John Jenkins, Andrew Kim, Joshua Kovacs, Matthew Kowalczyk, Michal Kusznerko, Eric Lee, Thomas Lennon, John Lombardo, Kevin Maus, James McElenney, Anne McGonigle, Thomas McNamara, Bruce Morris, Brian O’Sullivan, William Paranzino, Melvin Perry, Matthew Pitts, Spencer Randle, Daniel Richardson, Melissa Rochford, Valentina Rojas, Mackenzie Rooney, Trevor Ruhland, Christina Schuler, John Shannon, Joshua Thomas See, Liam Wallis, Christopher Wittig, Bonna Yi, Regina Zavala Rangel
Play: Christ’s Passion: Medieval Mystery Plays
Author: derived from the Medieval Civic Religious Drama of Chester, N-Town, Wakefield, and Cornwall plus the Quem Quaeritis Trope; adapted by Mark Pilkinton
Dates: April 5-12, 2017
Producing Organization: Notre Dame Film, Television, and Theatre
Venue: Philbin Studio Theatre, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
Producer: Kevin Dreyer
Director: Anton Juan
Lighting Designer: Kevin Dreyer
Costume Designer: Richard E. Donnelly
Set Designer: Marcus Stephens
Stage Manager: Rose Anderson*
Dramaturg: Victoria Velasquez*
Assistant Stage Manager: Anna Paula Cury
Props: Louise “Scout” Gregory
Scenic Artist: Jeff Szymanowski**
Technical Director: C. Kenneth Cole
Assistant Technical Director: Ryan Retartha
Costume Shop Manager: Lynn Holbrook
Wardrobe: María Amenábar Farias*, Caitlin Geary, Alexa Monn, Lottie VanderGoot*
Acting Coach: Siiri Scott
Light Board Operator: R. Tyrel London*
Graphic Designer: John Salazar*
Cast
Prologus, Noah, Judas, and Ensemble: Luis Lopez-Maldonado
God, Joseph, Peter, and Ensemble: Omar Dumont Hunter
Adam, Jesus, and Ensemble: Najmeddine Harrabi*
Lucifer, Pilate, and Ensemble: Joseph Blakey*
Lightborn, Serpent, Mak, Second Torturer, and Ensemble: María Amenábar Farias*
Gabriel, Mary, and Ensemble: Eileen DiPofi*
Michael, Third Shepherd, John Baptist, First Torturer, and Ensemble: Nandi Mgwaba*
Eve, Jill, Simon, and Ensemble: Tori Babcock*
Noah’s Wife, Caiaphas, and Ensemble: Alexa Monn
First Shepherd and Ensemble: Callista Kinnan*
Second Shepherd, Mary Magdalene, and Ensemble: Mary Elsa Henrichs*
Angel, Annas, Thomas, and Ensemble: Winnie Mang’eni*
Harpist: Olivia Bratton
Costume Shop Assistants: María Amenábar Farias*, Alex Ciesla, Caitlin Geary, Louise Gregory, Alexa Monn, Lottie VanderGoot*, Zoë Usowski*
Scene Shop Assistants: Brynn Alexander*, Kelly Burgess, Tommy Favorite*, Andrew Poirier*, Douglas Smith, Thomas Walsh, Ben Woodley*
Costumes, Scenery, Props, and Lighting Crew: Andrew Abbattista, Emma Albrecht, Brian Ball, Peter Betz, Jonathan Biagini, Matthew Bianucci, Zachary Biek, Matthew Bridgman, Connor Brown, Quentin Colo, Nicolas DeBickero, Arianna Deshpande, Isabella DiLisio, Meagan Downes, Clare Durkin, Clare Eilers, Jalen Elliott, Monika Fanous, Lincoln Feist, Christopher Florimonte, Cassandra Ford, William Fox, Madeleine Hamilton, Daelin Hayes, Andrew Herbst, Cristian Herrera, Annica Hill, Kimberly Hogan, Brandon Hutson, Evan Isaacs, John Jenkins, Andrew Kim, Joshua Kovacs, Matthew Kowalczyk, Michal Kusznerko, Eric Lee, Thomas Lennon, John Lombardo, Kevin Maus, James McElenney, Anne McGonigle, Thomas McNamara, Bruce Morris, Brian O’Sullivan, William Paranzino, Melvin Perry, Matthew Pitts, Spencer Randle, Daniel Richardson, Melissa Rochford, Valentina Rojas, Mackenzie Rooney, Trevor Ruhland, Christina Schuler, John Shannon, Joshua Thomas See, Liam Wallis, Christopher Wittig, Bonna Yi, Regina Zavala Rangel
*Film, Television, and Theatre major
** Guest Artist