Twelfth Night Creative

Director

Shelley Delaney

[she/her] Credits include The Cake (Tantrum Theater), The Surrogate (Centenary Stage), Annapurna and An Appalachian Christmas Carol (Brick Monkey), four productions at Monomoy Theatre and 23 productions at the School of Theater. Acting credits include the McCarter Theatre, Bay Street, Geva, Two River, Cincinnati Playhouse, Virginia Stage, Delaware Theater Company, and Victory Gardens. New York City credits: La Mama, EST, Public Theater, The Ohio, HERE and the WIT Festival: all in premieres of new work. Shelley is an Emerita Professor of Acting and a proud member of AEA, SAG/AFTRA and the National Alliance of Acting Teachers.

Scenic Designer

Hannah Carey

MFA, Scenic Design and Props, Third Year. Ohio University. Scenic Designer: Yerma. Scenic Designer and Charge Artist: Little Shop of Horrors, Rent the Musical, School of Rock, Shrek the Musical, Romeo and Juliet. Scenic Charge Artist: Medea, Summer and Smoke. Other: Vibrancy Theater, Stuart’s Opera House, ABC Players, Ohio Valley Summer Theater, Northern Michigan University.

Costume Designer

C. David Russell

Professor Russell varied career includes costume and scenic design, costume and property crafts, event design, project management, fine art installation. He is currently Co-Head of the Production Design and Technology Program, and serves as head of Scenic Design Program and formerly Head of the Costume Crafts Program and instructor of Costume Design at Ohio University. This is his fifth design with Tantrum Theater. His other Professional Credits include Scenic and Costume Design with The Resident Ensemble Players in Newark, Delaware, The Enchantment Theater with The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, The Montreal Symphony, and the Seattle Symphony. Costume Design with The Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, Theater Works Hartford, and The Pittsburg Public Theatre. In addition Mr. Russell work at the Santa Fe Opera for 18 seasons as the Master Craftsman and Props Artisan. Mr. Russell received his BFA from Ohio University and received his MFA from New York University Tisch School for the Arts. Website: cdavidrusselldesign.com

Lighting Designer/Artistic Director, Tantrum Theater

Michael Lincoln

Michael began teaching at Ohio University in 2003, served as Director of the School of Theater from 2012 to 2020, and is now Professor Emeritus of Theater. Previously Michael taught for New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and the University of Southern California. His professional lighting design career numbers over 300 productions in theatre, opera and dance and includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international venues. Highlights: Copenhagen on Broadway, The Bubbly Black Girl… at Playwrights Horizons in NYC, and A Streetcar Named Desire for the Cleveland Play House and Tantrum Theater’s Next to Normal, Caroline, Or Change and Little Shop of Horrors. Michael’s extensive regional credits include long associations with Indiana Repertory Theatre, Alley Theatre in Houston, and the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC as well as multi-year associations with Los Angeles Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, and Santa Fe Opera. His multiple Broadway credits as an Associate Designer include hit revivals of Guys and Dolls and Anything Goes and original productions of City of Angels, Six Degrees of Separation, and Lend Me a Tenor. www.michaellincoln.net

Composter/Sound Designer

Megan Culley

Antigone (Cleveland Play House); The Loophole (The Public Theater); Holmes & Watson Apt. 2B (KCRep); Grounded/Hurricane Diane/Stew (Dobama Theater); Terminus (New York Theatre Workshop); Stranger Sings! (Off-Broadway); Inanimate (The Flea Theater); The Last Match (B Street Theatre); Roan @ the Gates (Luna Stage); The Color Purple (Theatre Horizon). Broadway Associate Design: A Christmas Carol (2022); Jaja’s African Hair Braiding; Flying Over Sunset. Selected Associate Design: The Secret Garden with Sierra Boggess (Center Theatre Group); King James (MTC); Come Fall In Love (The Old Globe); Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage).

Music Director

Devin Sudman

Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, Devin is a singer, pianist, storyteller, and educator. He is currently activated as the Director of Education at Stuart’s Opera House. Devin holds two degrees from Ohio University, a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Conducting, and a Masters of Arts Administration in Theatre and Production Management, where he wrote his thesis on ‘Anti-Racism in the Arts: 5 Questions Every Arts Administrator Should Ask Themselves, and Why’. Devin has held the baton for over 30 projects in the past decade with local organizations and colleges (Stuart's Opera House, Tantrum Theater, Ohio Valley Summer Theater, ABC Players). As a musician and community activist, Devin has served on various local boards of arts organizations, including the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, and fulfills his civic duty by serving as Secretary of the City of Athens Municipal Arts Commission (AMAC). Devin is proud to have been living in Appalachia for the past decade and to be creatively collaborating with the southeastern Ohio communities. Most recent Music Directing credits include: Little Shop of Horrors (Stuart's Opera House), School of Rock (ABC Players), Carrie: The Musical (Tantrum Theater, Associate MD), Rocky Horror Picture Show (Stuart's Opera House)

Stage Manager

Leslie Ann Boyden*

[she/her] is a stage manager based in the Philadelphia area. In the past she has worked at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Theatre Horizon, The Wilma Theater, Pig Iron Theatre Company, Azuka Theatre, Simpatico Theatre, Shakespeare in Clark Park, Act II Playhouse, Arden Theatre Company, Millbrook Playhouse, and Hedgerow Theatre. She graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2014 with a B.A. in Theatre and Drama. *Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

Dramaturg/Assistant Director

Sam Nelson

PhD, Interdisciplinary Arts, Third Year. Ohio University Director: Squeakers, …“Iron” Mike Malloy. Asst. Director: Julius Caesar. He has an MFA from the University of Alabama and a BA from Furman University. www.Sam-Nelson.net

Technical Director/Assistant Technical Director, Tantrum Theater

Jaxon Meadows

Assistant Technical Director at Ohio University's school of Fine Arts. MA, Theater Management. BFA, Production Design & Technology. Recent works: Men on Boats (Assistant Technical Director), Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Assistant Technical Director), Julius Caesar (Technical Director), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Technical Director), Hotel Berry (Assistant Technical Director) Yerma (Assistant Technical Director), Little Shop of Horrors (Technical Director) & Twelfth Night (Technical Director). He has collaborated with River City Players, Ohio Valley Summer Theater, and Stuart’s Opera House.

Props Manager

Grace Easterday

MFA, Props Technology, Third Year. Ohio University: Props Manager: 12th Night, Yerma, what the Gods gave me. Berry Hotel (Assist. Props Manager). Props Artisan: Dr. Voynich and her Children, Julius Cesar, Everybody, Summer and Smoke, Men on Boats. Other: Utah Shakespeare Festival. She has a BS in theater from Frostburg State University.

Charge Scenic Artist

Carly Huff

BFA, Production Design and Technology, Fifth Year. Ohio University Charge Artist: Julius Caesar, Dr. Voynich and Her Children, What the Gods Gave Me. Other: Broadway At Music Circus’s 2023 Summer Season (Scenic Artist), Carrie (Asst. Scenic Charge Artist), Tantrum Theater: Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Lead Scenic Artist), Absentia (Scenic Charge Artist) Vibrancy Theater.

Executive Director of Arts Partnerships and Programming, Tantrum Theater

Joshua Coy

Josh is an arts administrator, arts advocate, and performer whose most recent administrative roles prior to joining Tantrum Theater include Executive Director of the Wayne Center for the Arts, Executive Director of the Ohio Arts Presenters Network, and Director of Artists Programs at the Ohio Arts Council. For the past decade, his primary performance outlet has been as a banjo player across the Ohio valley region, and previous favorite theatrical roles include Seymour (Little Shop of Horrors), Feste (Twelfth Night), Uncle Jack (Dancing at Lughnasa), and Edmund (Long Day’s Journey into Night). He holds an MA in Arts Policy and Administration from The Ohio State University, a BA in Theatre from Westminster College (PA), and an MA in Theater (Dramatic Writing) at Ohio University.

Director of Education, Tantrum Theater

Rebecca VerNooy

Rebecca VerNooy is a movement theater artist, actor, and writer. Her original work has been performed at Ensemble Studio Theatre, Dance Theatre workshop, Joyce Soho, Dixon Place and PS 122. Both Sides of Crazy, her short memoir was published in 2022. She is the Head of Acting at Ohio University’s School of Theater and the Director of Education for Tantrum Theater. https://www.rebeccavernooy.com/

Producing Director, Tantrum Theater

Roberto Di Donato

Roberto’s highly collaborative projects have been seen from New York to Austin. Their work was called "An Experimental Masterstroke" by Austin Arts Watch and The Austin Chronicle states it "carries you to the boundaries of what you think you want to watch and tips you over it". Roberto has worked with Tantrum dating back to assistant directing Rhinoceros. Roberto is the creator of Chicharrón: a communion with the triple A’s which has workshopped in Austin, Tx and performed in Cleveland, Austin, and NYC. Roberto is currently on the Board of Directors for Salvage Vanguard Theater which has been pushing the boundary of experimental performance in Austin, TX since 1994. www.salvagevanguard.org Additional recent accolades: Director: The Tempest at Shakespeare in the Woods, Director: Premiere of A Perfect Day Away and Co-Presenter at The Association of Arts Administration Educator's annual conference in New York. @roberto_di_donato | www.robertodidonato.net”

Associate Artistic Director, Tantrum Theater

Ellie Clark

Ellie is an actress, producer, and teaching artist and has performed on stages throughout the United States and across the pond at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Notable theater credits include Antony & Cleopatra (Cleopatra), Pride & Prejudice (Elizabeth Bennet), A Streetcar Named Desire (Stella), Marie Antoinette (Marie), Dancing at Lughnasa (Agnes), Crimes of the Heart (Meg), and A Chorus Line (Sheila). Her most recent Film/TV credits include The Wonder Years (ABC), First Wives Club (BET), a recurring role on Seasons 5, 6 & 7 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas (BET), Johnson (Bounce), as well as several Independent Feature Films. Ellie has been an educator for 20+ years and is currently the Artistic Director for Arvold Warner Studio, a training ground for Atlanta/Southeast artists pursuing film and TV, founded by Emmy-nominated casting director Erica Arvold. She is the Movement Specialist and Chair of the Drama program at Kentucky’s Governor’s School for the Arts and Co-Founded Voices Amplified, which generates brave and equitable spaces for voices historically underrepresented in theater. Other notable endeavors include co-founding Project SEE Theatre, a fellowship of artists dedicated to exploring the human condition through visceral and provocative storytelling. Ellie obtained her MFA from Ohio University and has trained extensively with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company. www.ellieclark.org

Assistant Director/Assistant Dramaturg

Ivy Laine Posey

BFA, Acting, HTC, Third Year. Ohio University School of Theater: Dr. Voynich and Her Children (Rue). Ohio University Lab Productions: The Easy Way to Find Love (writer, director, producer).

Streaming Services Sound Engineer

Andrew Krag

At Columbia College Chicago, under the direction of Sheldon Patenkin, Drew performed guitar, piano, and banjo in numerous productions including Hair, The Wiz, Working, and Cabaret. Most recently Drew performed guitar in the musicals Carrie (Tantrum Theater) and School of Rock (Stuart's Opera House). Drew is a Music Instructor at Hocking College, where he teaches courses in digital production, creative mix and sequencing, music theory, and piano. With nearly 30 years experience teaching private music lessons in guitar, bass, drums, piano, ukulele, banjo, mandolin, and audio production, Drew continues to teach private students in Athens and online. A Detroit native, Drew graduated from Columbia College Chicago, where he studied jazz guitar and audio production. After gigging and teaching in Chicago for over a decade, he moved to Marin, California where he served as Music Department Chair at a private high school. Drew has worked with talents such as: The Black Crowes, Umphree’s Mcgee, The Pharcyde, Howard Levy (Bela Fleck), Badal Roy (Miles Davis), Matt Nelson (Lupe Fiasco), Alex Burke (Bob Dylan), Beachwood Sparks, and many more. Drew currently performs lead guitar in two Athens singer-songwriter bands: Chris Michael & The Andrews, and Emily Singer’s new project.

Video Technician

Douglas Spears

Douglas is excited to be able to help bring streaming to Tantrum Theatre. A Hocking College and Ohio University graduate, Douglas studied video production and transitioned into multicamera film work, which he does professionally at Ohio University Conference and Event Services. He has been a part of multiple theatrical recordings, such as Hotel Berry by Tantrum Theatre and Animal Tales by the ABC Players, and also ran lights for the Jackson High School Drama Club before graduating in 2011.

PRODUCTION STAFF

Fight Choreographer: Brian Evans

Intimacy Coordinator: Ellie Clark

Scene Shop Manager: Nicole Hankins

Costume Shop Manager: Sofia Perez

Electrics Shop Manager: Quentin Kurtz

Sound Shop Manager: Kerrie Lane

Lead Electrician: Tobby Tao

Assistant Directors: Sam Nelson, Ivy Posey

Assistant Costume Designer: Jackie Sokel

Assistant Lighting Designers: Madeleine Hebert, Tobby Tao

Assistant Stage Managers: Beatrice Feldbush, Maggie Wisda

Assistant Dramaturg: Ivy Posey

Production Assistant: Kayla Shy

Assistant Lead Electrician: Kharla Landrau

Light Board Programmer: Quentin Kurtz

Fight Captain: Jaimie Henderson

SCENE SHOP

Welders: Nicole Hankins, Jaxon Meadows

Carpenters: Lydia Ball, Rosemary Burmester, Sydney Campbell, Nic Crews, Kirstie Fontanez, Scarlett Fried, Karlie King, Tyler Murray, Molly Nixon, Alexander Olsen, Elisabeth O'Neill, Charley Peck, Terin Reiber, Christopher Reinhardt, Grayce Roderick, Finn Smith, Audrey Voccio, Lucy Walter, Simon Welch, Elliott Wortley

PAINT SHOP

Scenic Artists: Hannah Carey, Nicole Downing, Princess Ibeh, Zach Snow

Paint Crew: Morgan Beck, Datie Carpenter, Emilie Dexheimer, Kasey Dingee, Eliza Harbaugh, Adrien Legarth, Paige Marshall, Gabe Marusic, Emma Mayes, Hope McQuiston, Shelby Merchant, Elle Mitsch, Emily Royse, Madison Russell, Morgan Sprouse, Nick Swope, Paige Weir, Sebastian Yobe-Bowen, Isabella Zallo

PROP SHOP

Set Dresser: Bear Alvarez

Prop Artisans: Bear Alvarez, Iz Bawn, Logan DeLuca, Billy Elias, Sam Erwin, Gwyn Gaunt, Annaka Guerrero, Elizabeth Nease, Lucy Reinke, Eliza Russo, Dino Scott, Erin Stone, Gabriel Story, Katherine Telkamp, James Walkowski

Props Runner: Oakley Aughtman

COSTUME SHOP

Drapers: Sofia Perez, Madeline Hammons

First Hand: Baylor Hawks

Stitchers: Britney Cox, Georgia Fried, Madeline Hammons, Campbell Hogue, Jaimon Lovins, Sean McGlynn, Mei (Emersen) Miller, Allyn Simon, Jackie Sokel, Aiden Travis, Esther Yali-Williams

CRAFT SHOP

Crafts Artisans/Stitchers: Sarah Beth, Carissa Knitkowski

WARDROBE

Wardrobe Crew: Sarah Kykhuizen, Georgia Nelson, Anna Richcreek, Victoria Skok

ELECTRICS SHOP

Undergrad Shop Manager: Lillie Wright

Light Board Operator: Hayleigh Wilhite

Lighting Crew: Emma Archer, Lily Boulard, Devin Chen, Addie Collard, Jack Connelly, Ella Decker, Natalie Doocy, Destery Gunther, Teigue Hardestry, Charlie Herrman, Cameron Hess, Amanda Johnson, Chance Lane, Seth Langenkamp, Katie Mangan, Simon McFawn, Joey Negrete, Chris Penn-Hoffman, Jacob Simmons, Julia Smith, Aidan Timko

SOUND SHOP

Sound Board Operator: Elisabeth O'Neill

Sound Mixer (A1): Violet Weida

Mic Operator (A2): Semaj Wilson

Sound Crew: Erin Abney, Nick Foster, Kekoa Huihui-Andrew, Ayana Johnson, Sid McCarty, Michael Mylen, Kyler Rogers, Dan Rozin, Isabella Scanlan

PUBLICITY/FRONT OF HOUSE

Crew: Elizabeth Amstutz, Abby Covalin, Julia Germer, Abbie Hancock, Braven Jones, Madison Keally, Abbi Lindsey, Bella Martin, Alexander Olsen, Amy Pilgrim, Audrey Phipps, Alina Rosado, Anna Scott, Katherine, Soltis, Vivian Waye

BACKSTAGE RUN CREW

Crew: Noella Senra, Sarah Stepleman, Juniper George, Kayla Shy

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Director, School of Theater: Merri Biechler

Assistant Director, School of Theater: Rachel Cornish

School of Theater Faculty and Staff

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Charles Smith

The SHAPe Clinic

Heritage Interpreting: Alli Kisker and Katie Franklin

Federal Valley Resource Center for their loan of instruments

The Athens City Police Department