P R O D U C T I O N S TA F F Dylan Elhai (Assistant Stage Manager) Dylan is a sophomore majoring in Theatre Arts and minoring in Graphic Design. She is honored to have been given the opportunity to assistant stage manage The Women of Lockerbie. She is grateful to Deb Krajec and to Carissa Saia, who has been a wonderful role model in stage management. Dylan has most recently worked as assistant light designer for The Foreigner. Her other Marquette credits include: Master Electrician (Holy Days), Light Board Operator (Defying Gravity), Sound Designer (Great Falls), Assistant Light Designer (Dancing Through the Decades: A Dance Show), and Light Board Operator (Little Shop of Horrors). Dylan’s professional work credits include: Light Designer (Sweet Mama, String Bean), Stage Manager (Godspeed), Stage Manager (Deathtroupe), and Asst. Director (Willy Wonka, Jr.). John Gallagher (Sound Designer/Composer) John is a proud graduate of Marquette University’s Diederich College of Communication, class of 2011. He earned his degree in Broadcast & Electronic Communication, and was very involved in the Theatre program. Acting credits included Jack Archer in The Beaux’ Stratagem, Mitch Mahoney in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and numerous student-directed scenes and shows. As a senior, he composed music for The Laramie Project under Deb’s direction. He is thrilled to have the opportunity to compose once again for The Women of Lockerbie. Many thanks to Deb for asking me to do this! Special thanks to my family, friends, roommates, and Jen for their love and support. Enjoy the show! Lex Gernon (Scenic Designer) Lex is a senior and proud to be designing the set for this production of The Women of Lockerbie. He has previously designed last season’s If You Take a Mouse to School and was on the scenic design team for Holy Days. Aspiring to be a scenic designer, he is applying for his MFA in scenic design. He will also be designing Urinetown and the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival. Special thanks to SHM, Deb, and all the lovely ladies. Stephen Hudson-Mairet (Chair) 2012-13 marks Stephen’s thirteenth season at Marquette. As chair of the Department of Digital Media and Performing Arts, Stephen is blessed
to be working with a great faculty, staff, and student body, and he is happy to share their great work with you. Stephen has completed numerous scenic or lighting designs on the Helfaer stage. This season Stephen will be completing the scenic design for The Foreigner and Gathering Blue. Stephen is once again thrilled to be serving as the faculty advisor for all the student designers for every other show this season. He will also be designing Collected Stories for Milwaukee Chamber Theatre and Forward Theatre in Madison. Stephen lives quite happily in a very old house in Wauwatosa with his wife Heidi, and daughters Emma and Grace. Jordan Kardasz (Lighting Designer) Jordan is a freelance lighting designer living and working in her hometown, Chicago. Jordan attended Marquette University and received her BA in Theatre Arts and Philosophy in 2004. She is so excited to be back at MU to work with Deb (and Chester, Stephen, and Connie!) again. Jordan received her MFA from Ohio State in 2008 and has since been working with many companies around Chicago such as Strawdog, Sideshow, Strange Tree, Urban Theatre, Lifeline, City Lit, Theatre Seven, Matter Dance, Chicago Dance Crash, and many more. Recent credits include Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom and Pontypool (Strawdog); and Duck for President (Lifeline Theatre). For the past three years Jordan has worked as the technical director and rental coordinator at St. Scholastica Academy in Rogers Park before its closing in June 2012. Jordan is a very proud ensemble member with Strawdog Theatre Company, as well an artistic associate with Sideshow Theatre Company and The Strange Tree Group. When not lighting shows, Jordan likes to travel, read, knit, and catch up on TV. She lives in Chicago with her dog Bruce. You can see some of her work at www.jordankardasz.com. Maureen Kilmurry (Dialect Coach) A graduate of Marquette University, Ms. Kilmurry received her MFA from Southern Methodist University’s Professional Actor Training Program. She has acted in professional regional theatre companies in Seattle, Dallas, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival. A member of Actors Equity Association, she also she has also appeared both “Off” and “Off-Off” Broadway. Since returning to her native Milwaukee, Ms. Kilmurry has turned her focus to directing, teaching and vocal coaching. The Women of Lockerbie
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