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College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Theatre and Dance
Theatre South Carolina presents
Noises Off
by Michael Frayn
Directed and Choreographed by Scenic Design
Assistant Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Costume Design
Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Dotty Otley
Lloyd Dallas
Gary Lejeune Brooke Anderson Poppy Norton-Taylor
Fredrick Fellowes
Belinda Blair
Tim Allgood
Selson Mowbry
Steven Pearson
Dennis Maulden
Craig Vetter
Ian DelDuca
Vanessa Streeter
Walter Clissen
Mallory Morris
CAST
Robyn Hunt
Eric Bultman
Nathan Bennett
Jennifer Burry
Carin Bendas
Ben Blazer
Elizabeth Lach
Daryl Ball
Richard Jennings
There will be two ten-minute intermissions.
Noises Off is produced through special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service.
From the Artistic Director...
Let the Fireworks Begin
Welcome to the kick-off of the 2007-08 season!
We hope that you will find Noises Off the perfect start
to this year’s series of theatrical journeys. Tonight’s
farce is a rollercoaster of fun that simply cannot be
resisted. So just surrender yourself and hold on!
Following Noises Off, in our main stage series will
present Oh, What a Lovely WaR in the Longstreet
Theatre. Using original material from World War I,
the play uses songs, anecdotes, jokes, and newsreel
projections to provide a thought-provoking journey
into the conflict that claimed nealry 20 million military
and civilian lives. Lynn Nottage’s coming-of-age tale,
Crumbs form the Table of Joy, starts off the spring
of 2008. Our main stage season ends with Gogol’s
comedy of errors, The Inspector General.
The MFA Directing Series opens on October 4th with
The Real Inspector Hound and is followed by
Fuddy Meers on November 15th. Both of these
productions will be presented in the BTW Lab Theatre
on Wheat Street. The MFA Directing series also plans a
rotating rep of Shakespeare productions in the spring.
The Lab Theatre Series just completed casting two
exciting undergraduate productions of Cinder and For
Whom the Southern Bell Tolls. One of next semester’s
three Lab Theatre productions will be an outreach
project that will mix USC undergraduates with area high
school students.
The Dance Program is as busy as ever with five major
productions in the Koger Center for the Arts. The 200708 dance season opens with The Divine Comedy on
September 27th and is following by Mixed Repertory
opening on November 1st. Other Koger events include
An Evening of Dance Masterpieces, Ballet
Stars of New York, and Young Girls in Europe.
The always exciting annual student choreographed
showcase We Know We Can Dance opens this
November in Drayton Hall.
Last, but certainly not least, by unanimous decree the theatre faculty
has declared 2007-08 the Year of the Undergraduate Theatre Major!
Everyone in the department is committed to finding out more about
how we can help our wonderfully talented undergraduate majors
reach their goals. All of our undergraduate classes, productions,
and programs are
under examination and
will benefit from this
renewed focus. There
are new workshops, new
outreach programs, new
internships, new study
abroad opportunities,
and some very unusual
Lab productions in the
works. Keep an eye out
for announcements as the
year develops.
Each new school year
brings the excitement of
new student and faculty
faces. New opportunities.
New challenges. Building
on the hard work,
energy, scholarship, and
creative success of our
past, we look forward to
our upcoming journey
together this year. This is
quite simply a great time to be at the University of South Carolina and
involved with theatre and dance!
Please let us know what you honestly think about our program and
events. The main office phone number is 777-5208 and my email is
[email protected]. The department has attracted an outstanding group
of students, faculty, staff, and patrons so, please, if you are not
involved already, don’t miss the chance to become involved.
--Jim Hunter
Chair & Artistic Director
Jim Hunter
Artistic Director
of Theatre South
Carolina and
Department Chair
Jim’s scenic and
lighting designs have
been seen at such theatres as Theatre
Virginia, Arkansas Rep, Florida
Rep, Charlotte Rep, Playhouse on
the Square (Memphis), Drury Lane
Theatre (Chicago), Heritage Rep,
Wall Street Danceworks and others.
He designed the lighting for the
World Design Exhibition in Toronto,
Canada. Jim’s scenic design for PICNIC
at Phoenix Theatre in Arizona was
awarded the AriZoni for excellence
in scenic design; he is currently
designing THE FULL MONTY for
production at Phoenix Theatre this
fall. He recently served as a mentor
for the Association for Theatre in
Higher Education’s 2007 Leadership
Institute and is a program evaluator
for the National Association of
Schools of Theater. Jim is a member of
the national designers union, United
Scenic Artists, Local 829. Please visit
his website at www.jimhunterdesigns.
com.
Dance and Company, worked with
performance artist Eleanor Antin on
several tours, and directed a number
of original operas including TRILLIUM
by jazz great Anthony Braxton. Since
his first work in Japan with Tadashi
Suzuki in 1982, he has played in
NIPPON WARS, CLYTEMNESTRA, and
Claudius in HAMLET. For P3 Steve
has directed DAYS AND NIGHTS
WITHIN, MIZU NO EKI, END OF THE
ROPE at LaMama and in Romania,
MYRA’S WAR, and BALANCE. He
also conceived, wrote and played
Thomas in OPIUM directed by Kenji
Suzuki and performed in Seattle,
Tokyo, and Kanazawa, and played
Hooke in SKIPPY-O’S DREAM. He is
writing and directing GRAVITY which
will open in December ‘07. Other
recent professional work includes the
premiere of FLAGS by Jane Martin
produced by the Mixed Blood Theater
and the Guthrie Theater. Steve was a
professor teaching graduate acting
and directing in the School of Drama
at the University of Washington,
where he was head of the Professional
Actor Training Program for eleven
years.
CAST
Steven Pearson
Director
Steve is a professor of
acting and directing at
the University of South
Carolina. He is a cofounder and director of
P3. He has directed and
acted professionally in
the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. In
addition to theatre work, Steve has
performed in New York, Los Angeles
and San Francisco with Malashock
Daryl A. Ball
Tim Allgood
Daryl is a second year
MFA Acting candidate
who is excited to be
back at South Carolina
for another year. Daryl
has always loved the
theatre and is excited
that he has found a new home here
at USC. He wishes to thank his
classmates and professors for their
continued love and support.
Favorite rolls include: Orlando
in AS YOU LIKE IT, Sir Don
Miguel Perez in RULE A WIFE,
HAVE A WIFE, and the title
roll in THE BUDDAFUCO
CHRONICLES.
Carin Bendas
Poppy Norton-Taylor
Carin is thrilled and
extremely grateful to
have the privilege of
performing alongside
this incredibly
talented cast. NOISES
OFF marks Carin’s
second production
“down south,” having appeared last
semester as Catherine in STANDING
ON MY KNEES in the Lab Theatre.
Currently Carin is busy teaching
kids how to eat healthy and exercise
through her performance in DHEC’s
ADVENTURES IN MEADOWLAND.
Favorite roles include Lavinia in
TITUS ANDRONICUS, The Woman in
THE AMERICAN CENTURY,
Alcmene in AMPHITRYON,
Maria in A TOOTHACHE &
A PLAGUE & A DOG, and
Apatura Iris in THE INSECT
PLAY. In addition, Carin had
the honor of portraying the
title role in the North American
premiere of the acclaimed Swedish
play THE RUNNER. Special thanks to
Mummy and Abba for their neverending support and for making the
schlep. Love to Ben, her very own
Southern Gentleman Caller.
Nathan Bennett
Gary Lejeune
Nathan is a second year MFA student
in acting at the University of South
Carolina and is
proud to be a part of
Noises Off. Nathan
was last seen on
the Theatre South
Carolina stage in AS
YOU LIKE IT, THE
PILLOWMAN, and in
the Lab Theatre production of Eric
Overmeyer’s ON THE VERGE. Nathan
also voiced a new children’s book on
CD called Jack & Inar: The Brothers
Grimble. In 2004, he co-founded
Chicago’s Overshadowed Theatre
where he directed OUR TOWN and
starred in a three-person show of
KING LEAR and the debut of Nathan
Van Buren’s PROFIT. Nathan was an
ensemble member of the Magnum
Opus Shakespeare Company in
Clemson, South Carolina and played
in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE
TWO NOBLE KINSMEN, and PLAYBOY
OF THE WESTERN WORLD. Other
stage roles have included a oneman show of THE ELEPHANT MAN,
Malcolm in Macbeth, Hotspur in
Henry IV, Pericles in Pericles
the Prince, Ferdinand in Love’s
Labour’s Lost, and Mr. Wickham
in Pride and Prejudice. Nathan
also directed Romeo and Juliet for
ShowForth video and holds a Master
of Arts degree in Interpretative
Speech from Bob Jones University.
Ben Blazer
Fredrick Fellowes
Ben is a second-year
MFA Acting candidate
at USC. Born and raised
in Pittsburgh, PA, he is
a huge Steelers fan and
an even larger admirer
of his family and circle of friends.
Here at USC he has appeared as
Yang Sun in The Good Person of
Setzuan, Detective Tupolski in The
Pillowman, and Oliver in As You
Like It. Cast and Crew: “Break a leg!
My respect and admiration for you all
can’t be put into words. Thanks for all
the laughs and great memories!”
Eric Bultman
Lloyd Dallas
Eric is a Second-year MFA acting
candidate. His roles at USC include
Duke Fredrick in As You Like It,
Malvolio in Twelfth Night, and
The Water Seller in THE Good
Person of Setzuan. Recent stage
work includes the title
role in MACBETH for
the South Carolina
Shakespeare Company
and Eugene in Dael
Orlandersmith’s
YELLOWMAN at
Trustus, which was remounted for the
Piccolo Spoleto in 2005. He was the
recipient of the 2004 South Carolina
Arts Commission’s Fellowship in
Acting. A graduate of Duke University
and a South Carolina native, Eric also
studied at the Eugene O’Neill Theater
Center’s National Theatre Institute.
Jennifer Burry
Brooke Anderson
Jennifer is a second
year MFA acting
candidate. Recent
roles at USC include
Celia in As You
Like It, Olivia in
Twelfth Night
and Shen Te/Shui Ta in The Good
Person of Setzuan. Past roles
include Dull Gret/Angie in Top
Girls, Adela in The House of
Bernarda Alba, Kitty in Kitty The
Waitress, Elizabeth in Courtship,
and Belle in Beauty and the Beast.
She received a BS in Mathematics from
Suny Brockport and an A.O.S. from the
American Academy of Dramatic Arts in
NYC.
Robyn Hunt
Dotty Otley
Robyn Hunt is a professor of
performance/acting at the University
of South Carolina. She is co-founder
and director of Pacific Performance
Project east. She has
appeared in professional
theaters throughout
North America, Europe
and Japan. Her work with
Tadashi Suzuki, spanning
more than a decade,
included a production of
CLYTEMNESTRA, in which she played
the title role. Also in Toga-mura she
appeared in NIPPON WARS directed by
Takeshi Kawamura. At Actors Theater of
Louisville, Robyn played Lady Capulet
in ROMEO AND JULIET, Leontine in
TRIUMPH OF LOVE, Emilia in OTHELLO
(with Delroy Lindo), Gertrude in
HAMLET, and Hesione in HEARTBREAK
HOUSE. At Intiman Theater in Seattle
she played Lady Macbeth, and at
ACT, Zaira in GRAND MAGIC. P3
performances include Elsa in DAYS
AND NIGHTS WITHIN, and Elizabeth in
OPIUM directed by Kenji Suzuki. At On
The Boards she created PRIX FIXE with
Peter Kyle, and acted in MIZU NO EKI.
She wrote, directed and choreographed
SUITE FOR STRANGERS, featured in the
School of Drama’s 2003-04 season. In
spring of ‘05 she played Mother Courage
at the Connecticut Rep directed by Jim
O’Connor. Robyn was a professor in the
from the Director...
When I first worked on this
play in the fall of 2001, a
friend said, “That’s not a
Pearson show!” In many
ways he was correct. Most
of my work has dealt with
social or political issues
and has been theatrical and
usually non-realistic.
So why
NOISES OFF?
First, it is a
wonderfully
difficult
technical
challenge
for actors,
designers
and director.
The play is
built like a
watch and
must work
as precisely
if you are to
laugh. And
that is the second and far
more important reason:
your laughter.
In a true laugh in the theatre
there is an imbedded nod
“Yes!”
Something has occurred
which seems to be true,
and that recognition
comes from the audience
member’s unique history
and understanding.
When a large group of people
laughs at the same time we
have common recognition of
something about being human
that we share, based on the
unique and disparate personal
histories we bring to the
theater.
More than
being a simple
entertainment,
NOISES OFF
can, by its very
silliness, help
us understand
ourselves more
deeply and subtly
as part of a
community. So
we invite you to
share our joy and
hard work by
simply enjoying
this comment on
the perils and
foolishness of
rehearsing and performing
plays, and we hope you too
will do what we’ve done every
night in rehearsal: laugh.
--Steve Pearson
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope
of new possibilities. ~Jean Houston
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not
laugh I should die. ~Abraham Lincoln
There can never be enough said of the virtues, dangers, the power
of a shared laugh. ~Françoise Sagan
I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise
from the soul saying, "Ain't that the truth." ~Quincy Jones
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
~Woody Allen
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School of Drama at the University of
Washington where she taught acting
on the graduate faculty. In 2000 she
received a UW Distinguished Teacher
Award.
Richard Jennings
Selson Mowbry
Richard is a professor of theatre
and film at the University of South
Carolina. He has been at USC since
1979. A member of Actors’ Equity
Association and the Screen Actors
Guild, Richard is a
professional film
and stage actor,
who has been acting
professionally since
1966. He was Director
of Theatre for several
years at Morningside College and was
head of the Acting Program at the
University of South Carolina for over
two decades. He has been a guest
master acting teacher at colleges
and universities across the country.
Richard has acted in professional
companies from the Pearl Theatre
in New York to the Odyssey Theatre
in Los Angeles and lots of others in
between. He has acted and directed
at the Clarence Brown Theatre in
Tennessee playing such diverse roles
as Mozart in Amadeus and Valmont
in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Richard has appeared in national film
and television productions as well.
Elizabeth Lach
Belinda Blair
Beth is a second year MFA graduate
acting student at USC. She is
originally from Downers Grove, thirty
minutes outside of Chicago. Beth
received her undergraduate degree
from Western Michigan University
in Kalamazoo. Her
past USC productions
include: Phoebe in
As You Like It,
Maria in Twelfth
NighT, and Mary
in On the Verge.
You may have seen
her over the summer in her Trustus
debut as Diane in Hag, or in the USC’s
student run production of Funeral
Wedding in the Lab Theatre. She
would like to thank her fellow MFA
class for being a constant inspiration,
and her professors for their patient
guidance.
CREW
Walter T.J. Clissen
Sound Designer
Walter has 25+ years
of experience in all
aspects of the audio
world. He received
his BFA/MFA from
the Higher Institute of
Theatre and Culture
Spreading in Brussels,
Europe. Born in Belgium and working
in venues all over Europe, he moved
to Los Angeles, CA in 1988. His sound
designs include work for the L.A.’s
Center for Bilingual Arts, The National
Flanders Opera in Belgium, where he
resided 2001-2003, PCPA Theaterfest
in Santa Maria and Solvang, CA and
the Arizona Repertory Theatre in
Tucson, AZ. He taught several audio
courses, workshops and lectures
in Europe, at UCLA, at the Pacific
Conservatory of Performing Arts in
Santa Maria, CA, and at the University
of Arizona in Tucson, AZ. For the last
three years he’s been producing an
opera project with Austrian Opera
singer Arno Raunig and just finished a
theatre/opera production by Subsonic
Sonar called ‘Emerald Green Vortex’
scheduled for release in 2008.
Ian DelDuca
Lighting Designer
Ian is a second year MFA lighting
design student at the University of
South Carolina. Since beginning his
graduate studies with the Department
of Theatre and Dance he has had
the opportunity to design lighting
for several productions including
On The Verge, Twelfth Night,
and Funeral Wedding in the Lab
Theatre and also the departments
production of As You Like it this
past spring. Ian is proud to be a part
of this fall’s production of Noises
Off and excited to kick off another
year at USC. He wishes to thank the
faculty and staff of the Department
of Theatre and Dance, his friends
in the design program, and also
his family for all their support and
encouragement.
Sam Gross
Assistant Technical Director
Sam is a graduate of Indiana
University where he earned an MFA
in Theatre Technology. He specializes
in mechanized scenery, computer
controlled systems, electronics, set
construction, and rigging. He has
designed and built motion control
systems for such productions as
The Real Thing, Sweeny Todd,
Romeo and Juliet,
Sweet Charity,
Dracula, and
Pal Joey. He has
supervised the
construction of
USC productions
since 2005. Mr. Gross received his
Bachelor of Sciences Degree from
the University of North Alabama
where he also worked as a sound
designer, lighting designer, sound
engineer, carpenter, and actor. In
his position as Assistant Technical
Director, Sam supervises graduate
and undergraduate students in the
construction of scenery and props for
USC Theatre and Dance productions.
Sam teaches Introduction to Scenic
Technology and Introduction to Three
Dimensional Computer Modeling.
Ashley Hyatt
Assistant Stage Manager
Ashley is a junior theatre major from
Greenville, South Carolina. She
enjoys watching theatre, but her true
passion is working behind the scenes,
and she is pleased to be
working as an assistant
stage manager of such a
brilliant production. She
would like to continue
her theatre education in
hopes of becoming a stage
manager and director. Aside from
theatre she enjoys spending time with
her family and friends and would like
to thank them for their continuous
love and support. She would also like
to thank Mallory Morris for her strong
leadership and devotion.
Arpina Markarian
Costume Studio Supervisor
Arpina has been Costume Studio
Supervisor since 1988. She served
on the design faculty of Kent State
University and Kalamazoo College
prior to coming to USC. Design
credits at USC have included A
Taste of Honey, The Lark, The
Birds, Seasons
Greetings, The
Liar, Rimers of
Eldridge, and
Picasso at the
Lapin Agile. Arpina
has also been active
at other theatres in the Columbia
area. Design credits include The
Old Settler , Beast on the
Moon ( Tech Advisor) for Trustus
Theatre; Grease, Cinderella,
Hansel and Gretel (Makeup),
The Miracle Worker, The
Ladies of the Camelias, and The
Crucible at Workshop Theatre;
King John, Henry V, The Lion in
Winter, Tartuffe, and Love’s
Labour’s Lost for the South
Carolina Shakespeare Company.
Film assignments have included
working as a costumer’s assistant
on Separate But Equal, dye
master for Chattahoochie and
The Program. Arpina, a long time
vegetarian, enjoys her garden, baking,
writing and volunteer work at
church and in the community.
Lisa Martin-Stuart
Costume Design Supervisor
Lisa’s professional
credits include
costume designs for
regional and national
touring theatres
(Hippodrome State
Theatre, Asolo State
Theatre, Aquila
Theatre Company of London) and
film (Ulee’s Gold). She continues
to work with Mad Monkey
Productions as wardrobe stylist.
Carolina Opera, USC
Opera, and Trustus.
His most recent
work was “Dogs,
The Musical” at
Piccolo Spoleto. Andy
currently teaches
Intro to Theatre
Design and Theatre Laboratory. He
specializes in the area of properties,
finding or building the most obscure
of items. Andy is a Member of USITT.
Mallory Morris
Stage Manager
Mallory is a junior at USC and thrilled
to be stage managing Noises Off
as her first mainstage
Dennis Maulden
production. Mallory
Scenic Designer
has previously
Dennis has been Resident Scenic
stage managed
Designer for Flat Rock Playhouse,
Lysistrata in
the State Theatre of North Carolina the Lab Theatre
since 1985. He has worked as head
and assistant stage
of the Design Program in Theatre
managed Measure for Measure.
at the University of Florida and at
Recent acting credits include By
the University of South Carolina. In the Sea, By the Sea, By the
his forty years as a scene designer,
Beautiful Sea in the Lab Theatre
Maulden has designed standard
and Fefu and her Friends
and classical repertory works,
performed in Ann Dreher’s house
experimental projects, new plays,
last Spring. Mallory is the President
operas, and musicals in regional
of Green Room Productions, USC’s
and university theatres as well as
newest undergraduate theatre group,
in New York. He received his MFA
and encourages anyone interested
degree from UNC-Greensboro in
to get involved. She would like to
1977 and is a member of United
thank K. Dale for his instruction and
Scenic Artists, New York Local #829. guidance, Steve, the cast and crew
of Noises Off for making this a
Andy Mills
fabulous and memorable rehearsal
Technical Director
process, and her family and friends
Andy has designed professionally
for their constant support. “My God,
at Shakespeare Theatre’s Young
here we are.” Thanks for always
Company (Washington , DC)
believing in me. I love you.
Charlotte Repertory Theatre,
Valerie Pruett
Hair/Makeup Design
Valerie is the head of hair and
makeup design at Theatre South
Carolina. She teaches courses in
period styles, makeup design and
craft technology to undergraduate
and graduate students. She has
worked for several regional theatres
including: Milwaukee
Repertory, Utah
Shakespeare Festival,
American Player’s
Theatre, Dallas
Theatre Center, The
Hippodrome, New
American Theatre
and the American
Folklore Theatre. She has recently
designed hair and wigs for the
Hippodrome’s production of The
Chosen and co-designed costumes
for Madison Repertory’s production
of Muskie Love to open in January
2008. Before returning to USC, Valerie
was a re-occurring guest artist and
instructor at Lawrence University
in Wisconsin and the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional
Theatre Training Program. She is
currently working on a textbook
manual “Period Styles with Hair
and Wigs”, which she hopes to have
completed by summer of 2008.
Valerie is a registered makeup artist
and continues to design and consult
professionally with theatrical and
media productions with over fifty
commercials in the tri-state area.
Vanessa Streeter
Costume Design
Vanessa Streeter is a second year MFA
Costume Design Candidate. She has
previously designed costumes for Lab
Theater productions of Twelfth
Night and On the
Verge here at USC.
Before coming to
USC she designed
for Burning Coal and
Hot Summer Nights
theatre companies
in Raleigh, NC. She
is thrilled to be working on her first
mainstage production. Vanessa
appreciates the continuous support of
her family.
Erica Tobolski
Dialect Coach
Erica Tobolski currently oversees
the voice component of the
professional actor training program
at the University of South Carolina,
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teaching graduate and
undergraduate voice
and acting, and is
primary vocal coach for
the production program.
She has coached voice/
dialects at the Tony
Award-winning Utah Shakespearean
Festival, Charlotte Repertory
Theatre, Purdue University, Ball State
University, Trustus and Workshop
Theatres in South Carolina and was
dialect consultant for productions at
the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for
the radio play Merry Go Round
on NPR. She has presented Master
Classes and workshop presentations
at the Warehouse Theatre, University
of Florida, and most recently, in
Glasgow, Scotland on Greek Theatre.
Ms. Tobolski presently is the South
Carolina Editor for the online
resource International Dialects
of English Archive, and is a Board
Member of the University/Resident
Theatre Association.
Craig Vetter
Assistant Scenic Designer
Craig is a second year MFA Scenic
Design student here at University of
South Carolina. Having received his
BFA at the Penn State University, he
is delighted to be studying at USC
under Nic Ularu. His designs include
several shows at his undergraduate
school as well as On The Verge,
Twelfth Night,
and most recently, AS
YOU LIKE IT, at USC.
He looks forward to his
remaining time here,
developing his design
aesthetic before finally
moving abroad.
Josh Welch
Assistant Stage Manager
Josh Welch is excited to be back at
USC after spending a year working
on the Walt Disney World College
Program, which he will now represent
on campus. A returning junior, he
has previously worked with the box
office staff and as a
lighting apprentice.
He loves working with
this cast and crew and
thanks them for their
dedication as well as
providing the perfect
paradigm of professionalism. He also
wishes to thank those helping him
find his future: Lisa Martin-Stuart, K.
Dale White, Danielle Almeida Wilson,
David Britt, and his fellow stage
managers.
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Production Manager
K. Dale is a proud member of
Actors’ Equity. His credits include:
Virginia Scenic, Virginia Opera, NY
Shakespeare Festival, The Berkshire
Theatre Festival, Shakespeare and
Company, Bay Street Theatre Festival,
Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan
Theatre Club, Cambridge Theatre
Company, The
American Repertory
Theatre, Emerson
Stage, Chamber
Theatre Productions,
Boston Early Music
Festival, The Lyric
Stage, Boston Lyric Opera, Available
Light, St. Louis Symphony, Opera
Theatre St. Louis, Theatre Project
Company, the Repertory Theatre of
St. Louis, The Alley Theatre, STAGES,
and the Alaska Repertory Theatre. He
has taught at Emerson College, Old
Dominion University, and Simon’s
Rock College of Bard. K. Dale received
his BFA from Webster College, St.
Louis, MO.
Danielle Wilson
Assistant Technical Director
Danielle holds a BA in theater from
the University of North Carolina at
Asheville, and an MFA in lighting
design from the University of South
Carolina. In her present position
she supervises graduate lighting
designers, instructs undergraduates,
and manages the daily operations
in the lighting and sound areas.
Danielle also works
as a freelance lighting
designer. Her designs
have been seen on
the stages of Theatre
South Carolina, Texas
Repertory Theater,
Shakespeare Theater New Jersey,
and North Carolina’s Blumenthal
Spirit Square, among others. She has
also worked with dance companies
including the USC Dance Company,
The Joffrey Ballet, the Royal Ballet
School, and the Augusta Ballet. For
examples of her work please visit
www.epipsyche.org/gallery/portfolio.
!! ALSO COMING SOON !!
MFA DIRECTING SERIES PRESENTS:
Tom Stoppard’s
The Real Inspector Hound
Director: Neal Easterling
October 5-7 @ 8:00pm
BTW Lab Theater - Wheat St.
David Lindsay-Abaire’s
Fuddy Meers
Director: Brian Hanscom
November 16– 18 @ 8:00pm
BTW Lab Theater - Wheat St.
Behind the Scenes
Technical Director
Asst. Technical Director
Asst. Technical Director
Production Manager
Scenic Artists
Sound Engineer
Hair, Wigs, and Makeup Design
Dialects Coach
Movement Coach
Properties Master
Costume Studio Supervisor
Asst. Stage Managers
Lighting Graduate Assistants
Scenic Graduate Assistants
Andy Mills
Sam Gross
Danielle Wilson
K. Dale White
Carl B. Hamilton, Craig Vetter
Danielle Wilson
Valerie Pruett
Erica Tobolski
Steven Pearson
Andy Mills
Lighting Crew
Scenic Technicians
Students of THEA 220 and THEA 253
Students of THEA 220 and THEA 253
Running Crew
Light Board Operator
Sound Board Operator
Costume Technician
Costume Graduate Assistants
Costume Undergrad Assistants
Costume Stitchers
Dressers
Set Design Advisor
Costume Design Supervisor
Department Dramaturg
Artistic Director/Chair
Financial Manager
Administrative Assistants
Arpina Markarian
Ashley Hyatt, Josh Welch
Ian DelDuca
Carl B. Hamilton, Craig Vetter
Students of THEA 220 and THEA 253
Katie Grice
Dick White
Paula Ninestein
Vanessa Streeter, Corinne Robinson
Kelly Renko, Stephen Kopp, Kyla Watts
THEA 220 Students
Shelena Tate, Caroline Dorris
Nic Ularu
Lisa Martin-Stuart
Amy Lehman
Jim Hunter
Ray Jones
Lakesha Campbell, Lee Waters
The theatre programs of the USC Department of Theatre and Dance are accredited by the
National Association of Schools of Theatre. The Department is a member of the University/
Resident Theatre Association and is affiliated with the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington,
DC, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA, and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.
Theatre South Carolina
Longstreet Theatre
Columbia, SC 29208
803/777-4288
[email protected]
http://www.cas.sc.edu/thea
!! COMING NEXT TO THE MAINSTAGE !!
Directed by Robert Richmond
A Musical Jaunt
Through WWI — Outrageous!
November 2007
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