Meet the CalRep Team

The CalRep Team

Amanda Anderson

Perla Barajas

Paula Eagleman

Chaunsa Oyos

Contact us: COTA-CALREP@CSULB.edu

Drew Olvey

Bob Williamson

Claire Pearson

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or visit our office.

A Note from CalRep’s GM

Dear all,

Welcome to CalRep! The producing arm of the CSULB Theatre Arts department. We are so happy to welcome you to our space and can’t wait to have you in our theater.

I’m a 3rd-year graduate student receiving a dual Masters in Theater Management and Business Administration. I’m one of seven very special, talented folks whom you will meet throughout the semester, either in person or through email.

While you may not always see us, you do see the fruits of our labor in and around the department as we are the point people for running the class pass sales drive, marketing shows, hosting community events, and providing educational activities for all students around the theater building.

Please know that the door to our office is always open for you to pop in and say hello, we love having visitors and are always happy to chat.

I hope to see you around the department, have a wonderful spring semester!

Warmly, Claire

Claire Pearson

(She/They)

3rd Year Grad Student, CalRep General Manager Contact: Claire.Pearson-SA@CSULB.edu Claire is so happy to be a part of this department.

She loves her cat, her partner, and live entertainment. Send her an email if you need to chat about anything, or if you just want to sit and hang out, her door is always open! She warns you though that she may have you watch “Too Many Cooks” if you haven’t seen it yet...

Fun Fact: Claire loves chocolate buttercreams from See’s Candies and her birthday is February 17th so you have an opportunity coming up!

Team Bios Amanda Anderson

(She/Her)

Perla Barajas

(She/Her)

1st Year Grad Student Contact: Amanda.Anderson-SA@CSULB.edu

2nd Year Grad Student Contact: Perla.Barajas-SA@CSULB.edu

Amanda Anderson graduated from Western Oregon University with a B.F.A in Technical Production. She then worked in the Portland, Oregon Area as a freelance Stage Manager and Intimacy Choreographer for multiple years, joining Actors' Equity as a Stage Manager in 2022. She was also the Production Manager and Associate Producer at MediaRites Productions.

Perla grew up in the San Fernando Valley and has a background in Residential Life and Housing. She graduated from the University of Redlands with a B.A. in Theater Business.

Fun fact: Amanda interned in London on a West End Production called "The Woman in Black.”

Her curiosity and love for education motivated her to continue her studies about the theater industry. Feel free to stop her in the halls to chat, she loves meeting new people!

Fun fact: Perla has over 15 tattoos & LOVES flowers!

Team Bios Paula Eagleman (She/Her)

Chaunsa Oyos

3rd Year Grad Student Contact: Paula.Eagleman-SA@CSULB.edu

1st Year Grad Student Contact: Chaunsa.Oyos-SA@CSULB.edu

Paula has been working professionally as a Stage Manager and stagehand for over twenty years. For the last 9 years, she has been the Crew Chief at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. Paula is happy to be involved in the Theatre Management program where she is learning about the non-technical aspects of running a theatre.

Chaunsa Serene Oyos is a performing arts practitioner whose theatrical experience has found her spending time on the boards, in the casting and rehearsal room, in the wings, in the booth, in the shop and in conference rooms. She strives to build and cultivate connections, ideas, understanding and innovation through theatre production.

Fun fact: Paula enjoys cycling and hiking.

(She/Her)

Fun Fact: She really likes college football.

Team Bios Drew Olvey

(He/Him)

Bob Williamson (He/Him)

1st Year Grad Student Contact: Drew.Olvey-SA@CSULB.edu

2nd Year Grad Student Contact: Robert.Williamson-SA@CSULB.edu

Drew is from Brea, California, and received a B.A. in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

He loves a good latte, is a tremendous baker, and looks forward to a great year with you all. Go Beach!

Bob is just happy to be here. You will always find Bob doing Bob things, like traveling across Europe during the summer or visiting Japan. He has a segment on Instagram called “Bob Eats,” so find it and follow him, he reviews all kinds of food. If food isn’t your thing, have no fear; he will talk your ear off about Magic The Gathering. No seriously, he loves to chat.

P.S. The best coffee spot on campus is in the Library!

Fun Fact: Drew has two Siberian huskies named Indy and Bodhi that he loves to hike with.

Fun Fact: Bob loves Mountain Dew & gaming!