Digital Program
Skidmore Theater presents:
MINOR CHARACTER:
SIX TRANSLATIONS OF UNCLE VANYA AT THE SAME TIME
Created by New Saloon
Text by Anton Chekhov
Translations by Marian Fell, Laurence Senelick, Paul Schmidt, Carol Rocamora, Milo Cramer, and Google Translate
Music by Deepali Gupta
Directed by Emily Moler
April 18-26, 2025
*The Sunday April 20th 2pm performance offers Closed Captioning
This service is provided by Ai-Media and sponsored by the Office of the Dean of the Faculty and the Presidential Discretionary Fund, in collaboration with the Arts Administration Program and Theater Department.
*The Saturday April 26th performance has a special start time of 7pm and will be immediately followed by our annual House Party to celebrate the end of Skidmore Theater’s performance season. Patrons attending this show are welcome & encouraged to attend the event!
FEATURING:
Actor 1………………………………………………………..Ben Harris
Actor 2………………………………………………..Jordan Azzinaro
Actor 3……………………………………Darren Jackson-Wilkins*
Actor 4…………………………………………………Georgie Svrcek
Actor 5……………………………………………………..Javier Soto*
Actor 6……………………………………………………George Fortin
Actor 7………………………………………………….Emma Froelich
Actor 8………………………………………………………..Josh Lucey
Understudies………………..Alyssa Galen, Benji van der Hulst
*Indicates a member of the Miranda Family Fellowship
CREATIVE TEAM:
Emily Moler (Director), Garett Wilson (Scenic Design), Alicia Austin (Costume Design), Evan Anderson (Lighting Design), Lillian Culver-Anderson (Sound Design), Hannah Schlosberg (Choreographer), Katya Yurkovskaya (Asst. Director / Dramaturg), Lu Glassberg (Stage Manager)
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Laura Menzie (Vocal Coach), Dennis Schebetta (Intimacy and Violence Coordinator), Liz Gluz (Asst. Stage Manager), Maggie Hogan (Asst. Stage Manager), Ella Theoharis (Asst. Scenic Designer, Props Coordinator), Jess Goerold (Paint Charge), Brian H Scott (Technical Director), Brandon Sewall (Asst. Technical Director), Jojo Zou (Wardrobe Supervisor), Ruth Leech (Master Electrician), Penelope Gibeau (Asst. Master Electrician / Light Board Operator), Garin Miner Drewes (Asst. Master Electrician), Eliza Clark (Asst. Costume Designer), Sam Garwood (Costume Shop Manager), Megan Richardson (Asst. Costume Shop Manager), Elena Chawla (Asst. Lighting Design), Max Kraftsow (Asst. Sound Design), Asa Baker-Rouse (Sound Board Operator), Linden Amster (Music Director)
CONTENT DISCLOSURES:
This production contains flashing lights, intimacy, simulated use of firearms, and references to suicide, depression, and alcoholism.
PLEASE NOTE:
The video and/or audio recording of this performance is strictly prohibited.
PRODUCTION CREWS:
Scenic Build
Andie Alcorn, Ken Caron-Quinn, Tommy Cattalani, Noelle Dravis, Penelope Gibeau, Tabi Mechner, Mira Meola, Garin Miner Drewes, Theo Perkins, Emile Sentveld, Mia Snorek-Yates, Jordan Zickmann
Electrics Crew
Asa Baker-Rouse, Tommy Cattalani, Noelle Dravis, Liz Gluz, Adin Kasmin, Max Kraftsow, Garin Miner Drewes, Ella Theoharis, Nathan Vardi, Jordan Zickmann
Costume Shop
Xander Burt, Eliza Clark, Lillian Culver-Anderson, George Fortin, Emma Froelich, Lily Gould, Lily Lugiano, Nex Hagan, Maggie Krieg, Eleanor Lewis, Juliana Lopez, Ezra Merleax, Veda Ramaswami, Nina Renkert, Ellie Rosser, Lila Sandler, Milo Scowden, Javier Soto, Audrey Spiegel, Anna Staltari, Jojo Zou
Paint Crew
Andie Alcorn, Amanda Denney, Maggie Kreig, Sal Malach, Brianna Segura, Lucy Silcox, Meghan Wax, Chenbei Zhou
Props Crew
Penelope Gibeau, Nate Lewis, Tali Lissai, Ellie Rosser, Lucy Silcox, Mia Snorek-Yates
Front of House
Matthew Bukzin, Beti Essa, Crosby Jassem, Isabella Li, Tali Lissai, Sal Malach, Zizi Meeks, Mira Meola, Sarah Neel, Theo Perkins, Yvette Walla, Chenbei Zhou
Theater Technicians
Asher Cortés, Lillian Culver-Anderson, Penelope Gibeau, Lu Glassberg, Maggie Hogan, Max Kraftsow, Ruth Leech, Josh Lucey, Lillie Shelor, Ella Theoharis, Ava Vitale, Naomi Wagner, Isadora Zucker
Wardrobe
Amanda Denney, Nex Hagen, Jojo Zou
Newsletter
Gray Birchby, Stephanie Kemple, Moxie Mills, Ellery Shea, Kit Simpson, Anna Staltari, Em WIlliams, Isadora Zucker
MANAGEMENT STAFF:
Sue Kessler (Management Director), Reyn Ricafort* (General Manager), Lucas Falick (Program Manager), Becca Durst (Assistant Program Manager), Aminah Hopewell* (Advertising / Office Manager), Bailey Gerson (Online Media Manager), Maggie Krieg (Online Media Manager), Sophie Kelly* (Publicity & Social Media Manager), Brenna O’Brien (Visuals Manager), Logan Waugh (Photography Manager), Kit Simpson (Newsletter Editor-in-chief), Emily Landolfi (Front of House Manager), Audrey Tignor (Box Office Manager)
*Indicates a member of the Miranda Family Fellowship
TIME AND PLACE:
DRAMATURGICAL INFO:
Uncle Vanya Characters (and their colors):
Alexander / The Professor – a retired professor, Sonya’s father
Yelena (Red) – the Professor’s wife
Sonya (Blue) – the Professor’s daughter from his first marriage, Vanya’s niece
Mrs. V / Maria Vasilyevna (Black) – mother of the Professor’s first wife, Vanya’s mother
Vanya / Ivan Petrovich (Beige) – Mrs. V’s son, Sonya’s uncle
Astrov / Mikhail Lvovich (Gray) – a doctor
Waffles / Ilya Ilyich (Green) – an impoverished landowner
Marina (Lavender) – a nanny
Plot Summary of Uncle Vanya:
Action takes place at the rural estate, which Vanya has been managing for the past twenty-five years. The Professor and his young wife, Yelena, have recently moved to the estate from the city.
Act 1:
Afternoon in early June. Astrov and Marina are waiting for the rest of the family to gather for tea, asked for by the Professor. Vanya enters and, alongside Marina, complains about how life at the estate has gotten worse since the Professor’s arrival. The Professor enters with Sonya, Yelena, and Waffles, cancels tea, and retreats to his study. Vanya continues to complain about the Professor and then proceeds to admire Yelena’s beauty and question her relationship with the Professor. Condemning infidelity, Waffles interjects with the story of how his wife left him. Meanwhile, Sonya passionately speaks about Astrov’s dedication to forest preservation. After everyone leaves, Vanya makes advances towards Yelena, which she rejects.
Act 2:
A month later. Nobody in the household has slept for two nights, tending to the Professor. Yelena, Sonya, and Vanya each have a confrontation with the Professor until Marina finally takes him to bed. Yelena confides in Vanya about her unhappiness, and Vanya unsuccessfully declares his love for her once again. After Yelena leaves, Vanya realizes that he has wasted his life working for the Professor. Astrov and Waffles burst into the room, drunk and playing music, and Astrov pokes Vanya about his feelings for Yelena. Sonya comes in, and Vanya cries to her about his sorrow and grief. After Vanya leaves, Sonya invites Astrov to talk. Astrov shares his feelings of desolation while Sonya hints about her love for him. Once alone, Sonya laments about her unattractiveness. Yelena enters and the two women decide to become friends. Sonya confides in Yelena about her feelings for Astrov; in turn, Yelena shares that her life seems insignificant. Yelena longs to play the piano, however, the Professor forbids it.
Act 3:
About two months later. Vanya, Sonya, and Yelena are waiting for a family meeting, called by the Professor. Yelena is bored, Sonya has abandoned her work, and Vanya tries to entertain everybody. Vanya steps out to get roses for Yelena, and Sonya confesses to her that she is in despair over Astrov. Yelena volunteers to find out whether Astrov reciprocates Sonya’s feelings, but once Sonya leaves, she admits that she knows he doesn’t. Astrov enters and shows Yelena the maps he’s been developing. Yelena admits that she wanted to ask about his feelings for Sonya. Astrov turns the conversation on Yelena, accusing her of seducing him. They kiss as Vanya walks into the room, carrying a bouquet of roses. Yelena begs him to get her out of the estate as soon as possible.
Shortly, everyone else arrives and the family meeting begins. The Professor proposes his plan: to sell the estate. Vanya confronts the Professor about his selfishlessness and accuses him of ruining his life. Eventually, Vanya grabs the gun and fires at the Professor twice – missing both times.
Act 4:
A few hours later. While winding wool, Marina and Waffles discuss the aftermath of the confrontation. The Professor and Yelena are urgently leaving the estate. Meanwhile, Vanya steals a bottle of morphine from Astrov and refuses to give it back. Sonya pleads with him to keep living, despite his struggles and disappointment, and Vanya returns the morphine. Yelena and Astrov have their farewell moment; Astrov wants her to stay with him, but Yelena is determined to go. They kiss for the final time. The Professor gives his farewell to everybody and departs with Yelena. Vanya and Sonya return to their work. At last, Astrov leaves the estate as well. Vanya speaks of his suffering, and Sonya comforts him by proclaiming that, after their death, they will finally rest.
SPECIAL THANKS:
Aaron Abrams
Joseph Cermatori
Milo Cramer
Josh and Celina Dean
Joe Dinicol
Kate Graney
Morgan Green
Duncan Gregory
Deepali Gupta
Mark and Barrie Moler
Russell Sperberg
Emily Stout
Madeline Wise
CAST BIOS:
Jordan Azzinaro ’26 (Actor 2) is a junior Theater and Anthropology double major. Their previous Skidmore credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Son Type), Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (Little Boy), Edie and Mae (Edie), Blood and Bows (Jasper), The Place That Made You (Swing), and Up Your Ass (Little Boy). They are so excited to be a part of this production alongside a cast and crew who have provided such a loving and welcoming space. They would like to thank the whole team for creating something so brilliant, as well as their family and friends for never resembling any of the characters in this play.
George Fortin ’28 (Actor 6) is a freshman and prospective Theater and Psychology double major. George’s previous Skidmore credit is from Black Super Hero Magic Mama (Dave Lester/Death Tap). He has been beyond grateful for the opportunity to work with such incredible artists, and even better people. He would like to send a massive thank you to his cast and crew, Director Emily, and all of his friends and family for inspiring him everyday.
Emma Froelich ’25 (Actor 7) is a senior Theater major with a minor in Arts Administration. Emma’s favorite credits include Romeo and Juliet (Juliet/Lady Montague) with the British American Drama Academy, and Skidmore’s productions of Layla’s Room (Monica/Mum), Silent Sky (Margaret), and Twilight Bowl (Maddy). She is thrilled to be ending her Skidmore career on the Mainstage with the most giving and jubilant cast and crew. She would like to thank her family, friends, housemates, and most importantly, her full-sized bed for their support and comfort during this process.
Alyssa Galen ’27 (Understudy) is a sophomore Theater and Psychology double major and Environmental Studies minor. Alyssa’s previous Skidmore credits include A Year with Frog and Toad (Mouse, Young Frog) and Blood and Bows (Luna). She is thrilled to be a part of such an amazing show filled with extremely talented and skilled people. She would like to thank all of the cast and crew, the incredible director Emily, and all her friends and family.
Ben Harris ’27 (Actor 1) is a sophomore Theater major double minoring in Computer Science and Business. Previous department credits include The Leper and The Damned (Priest), A Year with Frog and Toad (Snail), Hippos of the Eastern Enclosure (Jacob), and Blood and Bows (John). Outside the JKB, Ben is a member of The Sketchies and co-music director for The Skidmore Dynamics (end of semester shows coming soon!). He is so grateful for this incredible team, especially to Emily for being a guiding force, and would like to thank his family and friends for all their support over the years.
Benji van der Hulst ’25 (Understudy) is an Environmental Studies major and History minor. His other Skidmore credits include A Year With Frog and Toad (Toad) and The Thugs (Joey). He is very excited to be doing his third and final show on the Skidmore Mainstage with such amazing people. He would like to thank the incredible cast and crew, his friends and family, and his housemates for supporting him every step of the way.
Darren Jackson-Wilkins ’25 (Actor 3) is a Theater major with a double minor in Music and Arts Administration and a Miranda Family Fellow. Previous JKB credits include Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days (Chorus), Eurydice (Orpheus), Up Your Ass, After Jane (Chorus), The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (Fernando), and Black Superhero Magic Mama (Tramarion). Darren also studied abroad at the British American Drama Academy. In the fall, he will attend the University of California Santa Cruz for a Theater Arts M.A. He would like to thank Prof. Teisha Duncan and frozen chicken tenders for their continuous support.
Josh Lucey ’25 (Actor 8) is a Theater major and Computer Science minor. He is deeply thankful to round out his Skidmore career on the Mainstage once more! Prior Skidmore credits include The Leper and the Damned (Damned), [RE]MAKING (Body), After Jane (Thomas), Eurydice (Chorus), and Heddatron (Billy). He extends a big thank-you to his inimitable cast and crew, Director Emily, his family, and every professor in and out of the department who steered him toward the finish line.
Javier Soto ’25 (Actor 5) is a Theater major and Media & Film Studies minor, proudly born and raised in Chile. An actor, director, and multimedia artist, previous Skidmore Theater credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Trevor/Jared), The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (Juan), After Jane (Edward), Somewhere: A Primer for The End of Days (Chorus), Los Vendidos (Mexican-American), Rhapsody: A Nostalgia (Topher), and El Mito or The Myth of My Pain. He is deeply grateful to his director, cast, and crew for their collaboration, to his family—near and far—for their endless support, and to Brynn, his brightest light in every season.
Georgie Svrcek ’25 (Actor 4) is a senior Theater major and Creative Writing/Honors Forum minor. Her Skidmore Theater credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Joy), Up Your Ass (Ginger/Teacher), The Cagebirds (The Guzzle), and Swimming in the Shallows (Donna), as well as her one-woman show coming in May. Outside of the theater department, she is also the president of The Ad-Libs, Skidmore’s best and only improv comedy team. She would like to say an enormous thank you to the cast, crew, and Emily for all their hard work on this beautiful show, her friends for their unending support, and her family for convincing her that she could, in fact, be in the Mainstage her senior spring.
PRODUCTION BIOS:
Linden Amster ’27 (Music Director) is a Music and Environmental Science double major. On campus, he performs with the Skidmore College Orchestra, Concert Band, and Jazz Ensemble, and serves as orchestral director for Off-North Broadway, Skidmore’s musical theater club. He is thrilled to be music directing this production and is grateful to the cast and creative team for their talent, time, and energy.
Evan Anderson (Lighting Designer) is a Brooklyn-based lighting designer and musician. His designs and music have been seen and heard across the United States and internationally in Europe and Asia. Recent work includes: I Love That For You, Blue is the light that doesn’t reach us (Paul Budraitis); Symphony of Rats (The Wooster Group); Jekyll & Hyde, The Winter’s Tale, It’s A Wonderful Life (Hartford Stage Co.); Pipe Dream (Berkshire Theatre Group); John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO); Scenes With Girls (TheaterLab). He is an associate artist with The Wooster Group, a company member of CabinFever, a Burry Fredrik Design Fellow, and a graduate of Yale School of Drama. He is a member of United Scenic Artists, Local 829. www.evancanderson.com
Alicia Austin (Costume Designer) is a Costume Designer for theater, dance, and film. With a passion for storytelling through textiles, texture, and silhouette, Alicia has collaborated with a diverse range of institutions and productions designing in both the contemporary and classical spheres. Her work draws inspiration from a spectrum of influences, including fine art, literature, and fashion. Her goal when designing for any production is to support the storytelling by creating costumes that enhance the visual and cultural narratives being expressed on stage. Her work is often elevated through the use of vivid color, prints, and craft. Alicia’s process is informed by extensive research, impulse, and a rigorous analysis of the people and world for which she is designing. Recent and notable costume design credits include Stargazers (Page73), The Play That Goes Wrong (Northern Stage), Aristotle Thinks Again (LaMama ETC), Regretfully, So The Birds Are (Playwrights Horizons), You Will Get Sick (Roundabout), Babes (Film Nation), Bupkis S1 (Peacock), Only Murders In The Building S2, S3 (Hulu). After working in the field for several years, she is excited to expand her career into higher education as an Assistant Professor of Costume Design at Skidmore College. Alicia believes that invested mentorship and theater have the ability to change one’s life. She is a recipient of the Princess Grace Theater Award, Pierre Cardin Honor.
Lillian Culver-Anderson ’26 (Sound Designer) is a Theater major and Studio Art minor. Their previous Skidmore credits include Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (Lighting Designer), Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (Sound Designer), Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (AME), The Winter Guard Play (Asst. Sound Designer), The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (Asst. Lighting Designer), The Great Impresario… (SM), Silent Sky and After Jane (ASM). They are an employee of both the scene and costume shops and look forward to spending the summer as Adirondack Theatre Festival’s Lighting Intern.
Samantha Garwood (Costume Shop Manager) is a costume designer and draper with her bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College (‘14) and her Master of Fine Arts from Boston University (‘18). Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she has been living and working on the East Coast for the past several years working with theater companies including the Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Huntington Theatre Company, Home Made Theatre, Saratoga Shakespeare Company, Boston Conservatory, and Capital Repertory Theater. Some of her favorite shows to design have been Le Nozze di Figaro, (Boston University Opera Institute in association with the Huntington Theatre Company), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Saratoga Shakespeare Company), and Cabaret (Skidmore College).
Penelope Gibeau ’27 (Asst. Master Electrician / Light Board Op.) is a sophomore Theater major and Arts Administration minor. Her previous credits include Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (SM), Layla’s Room (SM), Persephone (SM), The Winter Guard Play (ASM), and The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (ASM). She is also an employee of the scene shop! She would like to thank the whole cast and crew for their great work on this show!
Lu Glassberg ’26 (Stage Manager) is a Theater major with Spanish and Education minors. Their previous credits at Skidmore include Silent Sky and After Jane (ASM), The Great Impresario… and Neighborhood 3… (LD), The Cagebirds and [RE]MAKING (SM), The Winter Guard Play (Dramaturg & Master Electrician), Black Superhero Magic Mama (Master Electrician), and Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (Asst. Lighting and Vid Designer). Outside of Skidmore, Lu trained with Trisha Todd, and the YP Company at OCT, and is looking forward to spending the summer in New York City with the Bushwick Starr. They would like to thank Emily for her incredible direction, guidance, and mentorship, and their favorite ASM team, Maggie and Liz.
Liz Gluz ’27 (Asst. Stage Manager) is a Theater major with a double minor in Sociology and Spanish. Their previous credits at Skidmore include Preaching to The Choir (SM), Of People and Places I Know (SM), In The Tank (SM/LD), Heart in the Ground (LD), Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (ASM), and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (AME). Currently, Liz is also working as the lighting designer for I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire. She would like to thank Emily and the fiercely brilliant team of Minor Character, especially Maggie and Lu, for all of their dedicated work.
Jess Goerold (Paint Charge) is the Scenic Charge Artist for the Skidmore Theater Department. She has worked in theater, opera and film as a freelance scenic artist for over a decade. Previous companies include Opera Saratoga, Infinite Scenic, and Syracuse Stage. She is delighted (as always) to be a part of Skidmore Theater’s production team!
Maggie Hogan ’27 (ASM) is a Theater and English double major. Her previous credits include The Leper and the Damned (Stage Manager), Never Swim Alone (Stage Manager), Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (Assistant Stage Manager), and Incriminating Innocence (Technical Director). Over the summers, she spends her time working at the Luna Stage Teen Conservatory in New Jersey. Maggie would like to thank her entire family for doing the drive to come see the show, the cast for all of their whimsy, and especially Lu and Liz for their incredible work on this show and being the best SM team ever!
Max Kraftsow ’26 (Asst. Sound Designer) is a junior Theater major with a concentration in Stage Management and a Media and Film Studies minor. His previous stage management credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (SM), Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (SM), The Courage to Right A Woman’s Wrongs (ASM), The Thugs (SM), and The Place That Made You (ASM). Other Theater credits include The Wizard of Oz (Flight Crew) and Silent Sky (Sound Board Op). Max would like to thank his mother for always being there for him.
Laura Menzie (Vocal Coach) is an Actor, Educator, and Theatre Maker. She has studied at the Uta Hagen Institute, the Terry Knickerbocker Studio, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and at the Accademia Dell’arte. She was also part of a collaborative devising ensemble in Querétaro Mexico with Icaro Teatro in 2013 and 2014 and a year-long writing and devising team for Modern Chalk Circle, a modern re-telling of The Caucasian Chalk Circle. Laura’s core training has been in Shakespeare and some favorite roles include Juliet, Ophelia, Beatrice, the Dutchess of York, as well as the titular role of Tartuffe at the Queens Theatre in NYC. She is passionate about helping students find their own way into dramatic material and about reimagining “traditional” theatre texts.
Garin Miner Drewes ’28 (Asst. Master Electrician) is a first year prospective Theater major who plans to study acting and lighting. His most recent tech and design credits include Anon(ymous) (Asst. Technical Director), The Laramie Project (Lighting Design), Chicago (Asst. Lighting Design), Pippin (Asst. Lighting Design), and She Kills Monsters (Asst. Lighting Design/Student TD). He would like to thank his family for always being there for him and the Mighty Mighty Lighting Crew!
Emily Moler (Director) is a multidisciplinary director of theater, film, and voice-over performance. Selected theatrical credits include: The Grown-Ups (Baby Teeth), Bitch Boxer (Krank Brooklyn), The Winter Guard Play (Skidmore College), Dance Nation, Nonna Kills the President, Promithes Promithes, Uncle Vanya, As You Like It, Men on Boats, End Days, and Ironbound (UCSD); And We’re Live, Coffee Break (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Chamber Music, Untitled American Flag Craft Project, and Good Cry (self-produced). She has developed new plays with The New Harmony Project, Actors Theatre of Louisville, The Orchard Project, Chautauqua Theater Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre LA, The Associates Theater Ensemble, Joe’s Pub, Chance Theater, IAMA Theatre Company, SITI Company, The Duplex, The Geffen, The Tank, and Pipeline Theatre Company. B.S Skidmore College. M.F.A UCSD.
Dennis Schebetta is Assistant Professor of the Theater Department where he teaches acting and directing. He has worked Off-off-Broadway and regionally as an actor, director and writer at theaters such as Ensemble Studio Theater, 29th Street Rep, Vital Theater, Capital Rep, Adirondack Theater Festival, Northeast Theatre Ensemble, City Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, FringeNYC, and Saratoga Shakespeare Company. At Skidmore, he previously directed Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, Silent Sky and Heddatron. Other directing credits include the award-winning film My Date with Adam, Soldier Song (also writer), Romeo & Juliet, American Soldiers, Dog in the Manger, Nine, Agamemnon and the devised production 7 Minutes to Midnight. He has an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University and studied the Meisner technique with William Esper. He is also the co-author of Building a Performance: An Actor’s Guide to Rehearsal (with John Basil).
Hannah Schlosberg ’26 (Choreographer) is a Music and Sociology double major with an Arts Administration minor. Her previous choreography credits at Skidmore include Never Swim Alone, Layla’s Room, and The Winter Guard Play. She is also involved in the dance department, and has performed in several faculty and student-choreographed pieces. Hannah also choreographs for her dance club, Rithmos, and music directs for the Skidmore Dynamics. She would like to thank Emily, the cast, designers, and production team for their amazing work on this show!
Brian H Scott (Technical Director) is a Lighting Designer based in New York City. He recently designed The Handmaids Tale’ with Anne Bogart and Boston Lyric Opera, ‘the theatre is a blank page’ with SITI Company and Ann Hamilton and Lost In The Stars for LA Chamber Orchestra, Falling and Loving with Elizabeth Streb and SITI Company as well as a number of projects with Kronos Quartet. He created lighting for Tears become…Streams become, Bound to Hurt and Neck of the Woods with artist Douglas Gordon. With Ann Hamilton habitus, The Event Of A Thread. He designed lighting for Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet’s Landfall. As a SITI Company member he designed lighting for Chess Match No.5, Steel Hammer with Bang on a Can All Stars, American Document with Martha Graham Dancers, bobrauschenbergamerica, The Bacchae, Trojan Women, and many others.
Brandon Sewall (Asst. Technical Director) is thrilled to join the Skidmore College Theatre Department as Assistant Technical Director. Before this role, Brandon served as the Scene Shop Specialist at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where he oversaw scenic operations for theatre, musical theatre, opera, music, and dance. He has additional experience collaborating with students as Technical Director at Wilkes University, Assistant Technical Director at Albright College, and Scene Shop Advisor for Princeton University’s Triangle Club, one of the oldest collegiate theater troupes in the United States. Brandon also worked as a Scenic Carpenter at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, building scenic elements for all resident productions. Some of Brandon’s favorite productions he has worked on include The Threepenny Opera (Lycoming College), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (McCarter Theatre Center), A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre Center), Goodnight Nobody (McCarter Theatre Center), Sleuth (McCarter Theatre Center), and Sweeney Todd (Sam Houston State University). Brandon’s work aims to create inviting and innovative theatrical sets for each production he works on. He does this through continued learning and exploration with students and colleagues to collaboratively engineer scenic pieces that enhance and bring theatre to life.
Ella Theoharis ’26 (Asst. Scenic Designer and Props Coordinator) is a Theater and Math major. Her previous Skidmore credits include [RE]MAKING (ASM), The Courage to Write a Woman’s Wrong (AME), The Place That Made You (Sound Op), The Great Impresario… (LD) The Winter Guard Play (ME), Where Are You Going, Little Horse? (Props Coordinator), Neighborhood 3… (Asst. Scenic Designer), Black Superhero Magic Mama (ALD), and Last Summer at Bluefish Cove (ME). Ella’s other credits include Pride and Prejudice and Puppets (SM, LD), A New World (ASM, Fly Op), Les Mis (Sound Op) and Resident Lighting Designer at the Brooklyn Art House. She would like to thank Gary for all of his mentorship.
Garett Wilson (Scenic Designer) is a faculty member and scenic designer at Skidmore College. He is a graduate of SUNY Albany with a B.A. in Stage and Lighting Design, and has designed scenery, lighting, and has done stage work for numerous local and regional companies, including Maine State Music Theatre, Hampton Playhouse, Lake George Opera Festival, Portland Ballet, Capital Repertory Theatre, Yale Repertory, Candlewood Playhouse, Curtain Call Theatre, ACT, Berkshire Theatre Festival, NYSTI, and Shadowland Theatre. Some of his favorite productions include Fiddler On The Roof at the Maine State Music Theater, Steel Magnolias and Sleuth at Home Made Theater, The House of Bernarda Alba at Russell Sage College, Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville with the Lake George Opera Festival, The Nutcracker at the Egg with the Capital Ballet, and The Imp of Simplicity, Machinal, and Arcadia at Skidmore.
Katya Yurkovskaya ’26 (Assistant Director / Dramaturg) is a Theater and Psychology double major. Her previous Skidmore credits include Persephone (Director); The Winter Guard Play (Assistant Director); Edie and Mae, The Year It Stops, and Destination Unknown (Stage Manager); The Place That Made You (ASM); Where Are You Going, Little Horse? and The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs (Light Board Op); After Jane (Wardrobe Crew). She would like to thank Emily, Lisa, the cast and crew, and her sister for their support, guidance, and dedication.
Jojo Zou ’26 (Wardrobe Supervisor) is a Theater major with a Business minor. Her previous Skidmore credits include Silent Sky (Lightning Crew), After Jane (Wardrobe), The Winter Guard Play (ASM), Black Super Hero Magic Mama (Connie Wright / Lady Vulture), The Year It Stops (SM), and I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire (Costume Designer). An actor in her pre-college days, Jojo now excitedly explores various production roles across the theater. She is also an assistant for the costume shop. Grateful for the incredible dedication of Director Emily, Jojo extends her thanks to the entire cast, designers, and fellow members of the management team for the extraordinary experience!