


Welcome to Revel and Revolt - Fordham Theatre’s 2024-25 Season of plays presented on our Pope Auditorium Mainstage.
Each of these shows has a deep resonance within our community, offers exciting opportunities for creative risk and play, and celebrates empowerment through art and community – values that reflect the Theatre Program itself
Kicking off the season is Karen Zacarías’s compelling play, THE SINS OF SOR JUANA, a tale about legendary Mexican poet Juana Inés de la Cruz. Director Kat Yen helms Leah Nanako Winkler’s wry, refreshing, and playfully theatrical KENTUCKY, a modern–day millennial version of The Odyssey. The timeless Brechtian classic, THREE PENNY OPERA will jumpstart 2025, directed by Artist-in-Residence, George Drance, SJ Set in Victorian London, the story revolves around the notorious criminal Mack the Knife and his exploits in the city's underworld The culminating production of the season is Fordham Theatre’s commissioned work, HOROSCOPE, by acclaimed playwright Rajiv Joseph, a Pulitzer Prize finalist and recipient of the Obie award Helmed by May Adrales, the Director of the Theatre Program, this play is about twelve twenty-somethings experiencing early adulthood
The plays in our 2024-25 season break open genre and expand the boundaries of what we think of theatre These plays reinforce that the training and education Fordham Theatre’s students participate in is one of the most daring in the country. Not only because of our dedication to plays that examine relevant issues of our time, but also because our season reflects our belief that theatre is more than just entertainment It is a vehicle for examining our souls and bettering humanity.
This is a celebration of rebellion, resilience, and the transformative power of the stage We can’t wait to see you at our Mainstage shows this season!
by an expansive academic curriculum, Fordham University’s nationally renowned Theatre Program prepares students as theater practitioners and visionaries. In a creatively fertile, experential and artistically rigorous environment, the Theatre Program nurtures the individual, encouraging students to follow their passions and activism. As a program centered on the values of social justice and responsibility, we aim to serve our greater global community as citizen artists, using theatrical expression to create paths for empathy. understanding and dialogue.
Revel and Revolt was born out of a year - long collaborative process with our students during monthly meetings filled with lively discussions and thoughtful commentary on who we are as a Program and a people.
We look forward to working together to realize our dream of racial justice and equity, all while being good stewards of the work, our city, and our world. As we continue to engage with our everchanging world and field, we could not be more excited to share these stories of the power of art and community with our audiences.
Learn about our mission, and dive into the experiential work we do, by persuing our training and curriculum, and recent production photo pages at theatre.blog.fordham.edu/.
Fordham Theatre MainStage 2024
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico García Lorca
Directed by Dawn Akemi Saito
Choreography by Jessica Siegel (Fordham ‘25), Kana Seiki (Fordham ‘24), and Milagros Luis (Fordham ‘25)
PHOTO: Cason Doyle (Fordham ‘22)
113 West 60th Street New York, NY 10023
Thursday, October 1oth - Friday, October 18th 2024 g p
RUN TIME
SETTING 2h, 20m with intermission
Late 1600s, Mexico (Referred to as “New Spain” under its colonizers, Spain)
Isabelle Diaz
Sor Juana
Lizbeth Luciano................................................................
Novice
CREATIVE / PRODUCTION TEAM
Grace Zofia Alberti
PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER
Jessica Stekloff
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Kaitlyn Peterson
SCENIC DESIGNER
Natalie Foo
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER
Amy Orner
COSTUME DESIGNER
Sophia D’Orio
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
Ebony M. Burton
LIGHTING DESIGNER
Adam J. Rineer
SOUND DESIGNER
Elijah Warrington
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER
Deb Gaouette
PROPS DESIGNER
Stephanie Sutherland
INTIMACY DIRECTOR
Andrea Haring VOCAL COACH
Shaun Suchan
Dylan Perez.....................................
Padre Nuñez/Viceroy
Catherine Otero................................
Isabella Gallegos ..............................
Elian Rodrigo Rivera
Carlos Bravo
Sor Filothea/Xochitl
Sor Sara/Vicereine
Silvio
Pedro
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Laney Schwantes
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Jason Aguirre is a New York-based, queer, Mexican-American director, bookwriter, and choreographer. He has developed and presented work at Ars Nova, HERE Arts, Vineyard Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Judson Arts, The Tank, Pete’s Candy Store, and the Maker’s Ensemble.
He is a SDCF Fellow – mentored by Susan Stroman, an alumnus of the Directors Group at Roundabout Theatre Company, a graduate of the George and Joy Abbott MFA in Musical Theatre Collaboration at Temple University, the 2021 Artistic Producing Fellow at Vineyard Theatre, and recipient of the 2024 Boris Sagal Fellowship from Williamstown Theatre Festival.
Jason is the Founding Co-Artistic Director of UNTITLED Musical Project a notfor-profit dedicated to providing space for marginalized musical theatre writers of BIPOC/Global Majority, LGBTQIA+/Queer, and their intersecting identities
Upcoming and recent credits include THIRD SEX: 1930s TRANSVESTITE LIEDER at Ars Nova’s ANT Fest and R.U.R. at Long Island University.
@jasona57
www.j-aguirre.com
Karen Zacarías was born in Mexico City, and now resides in Washington D C Her plays include The Book Club Play, Legacy of Light, Mariela in the Desert, the adaptation of Julia Alvarez’s How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, and several musicals: Einstein Is a Dummy, Looking for Robert Clemente, Jane of the Jungle, Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans, Ferdinand the Bull and Frida Libre.
Her plays have been produced at The Kennedy Center, Arena Stage, Round House Theater, Goodman Theater, The Denver Center, Alliance Theater, Imagination Stage, GALA, Berkshire Theater Festival, South Coast Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, Cleveland Playhouse, San Jose Rep, Repertorio Español, and other venues.
Her awards include: the 2010 Steinberg Citation for Best New Play, the National Francesca Primus Prize, the New Voices Award and the National Latino Playwriting Award; she was also a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize in 2003.
Zacarías is a playwright-in-residence at Arena Stage and teaches at Georgetown University. She is the founder of Young Playwrights’ Theater, an award-winning theater company that teaches playwriting in local public schools.
Isabelle, a sophomore performance concentration, is thrilled and honored to be a part of this incredible process with such an amazing team! Previous studio credits include Cringe (Christine) and What Moves Me (Company/Choreographer). Thank you to my family and Mariana for always supporting me and making this possible A special thanks to Grace and Jessica for being such a supportive, uplifting team Most of all, thank you to Jason for this amazing opportunity and for helping me grow as an actor throughout this process Enjoy the show!
Lizbeth Luciano is a 20-year-old actor born and raised in NYC As a proud first-generation Latina artist, she is determined to break racial and gender barriers in Hollywood Lizbeth discovered her passion for acting in 2015 at Rosie’s Theater Kids, where she began her journey with her first on-camera role in Disney Frozen Jr (2018), based on the Broadway musical Her notable performances include the Professional Performing Arts High School production of The Thugs (2022), Fordham University's main stage production of La Cocina (2022), and the Queens Short Play Festival with I Wish You Would Come Back (2024). She has also contributed to various movement pieces choreographed by Earl Mosley, Chase Brock, and Kyle Pleasant. Currently, Lizbeth is training at Fordham University, double majoring in Theatre and Psychology She looks forward to using her creativity and voice to advocate for a more inclusive artistic community and aspire to inspire other POC artists
Isabella is an actor and writer from Queens based in NYC. She is currently in her fourth year pursuing her B.A. in Theatre Arts with a minor in Political Science at Fordham University. She recently completed a semester abroad at the London Academy of Music and the Dramatic Arts. Her recent credits include Zuzu in Dance Nation (Dir Sanaz Ghajar), Amanda in Merry Go Round (Dir Fabiola Arias), and Portia in Julius Caesar (Dir Nick Hutchison) She is delighted to be contributing to the legacy of such a prolific poet and feminist as Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, alongside such a wonderful cast, crew, and director Many thanks to those coming to see the show!
Dylan Perez is a senior at Fordham He is a theatre major, studying both performance and playwriting Past credits include: (Theatre) Picasso at the Lapin Agile (The Visitor), Last Exit in NY (Jesus), The Wonderful Misadventures of Steve Willy (Randy), Mommy (Various Men) At Fordham: (Studio) Kodachrome (Hardware Store Owner/Policeman), Sagittarius Ponderosa (Owen), Night and Daedalus (Daedalus.) (MainStage) Indecent (Major Balsam/Swing). (Film) Dylan has acted various short films, some of which being nominated for rewards at some film festivals! He has an upcoming film in post-production, Kelly & Kai, and is set to film a horror/suspense film, Last Summer. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support and help throughout this journey
Elian is a senior performance major excited to be back on the MainStage one last time. Previous productions include Fordham Studio: Space Show, Night and Daedalus, My Sweetest Baby Angel Princess. Fordham MainStage: La Cocina, LAMDA's Macbeth, Picasso’s Guernica at the United Nations In a cast full of Latinos, he has never felt more at home He has had so much fun on this process and is glad to be in a leather jacket once more (THANK YOU, AMY) Thank you, Jason, for taking a chance on me and Karen Zacarias for creating such a brilliant character and world for me to play in He would like to thank Mom, Dad, and Esteban for their never-ending love and support He could not do it with out him! He wants to thank Eric and Teresa for sticking by him This cast has been a dream, and he hopes you have just as much fun watching as the team did making it Enjoy the show!!!
Carlos Bravo is a sophomore theatre major with a performance concentration. He is so thrilled to be making his Fordham Theatre MainStage debut with this production! He sends all the gratitude in the world to the cast, crew, his friends, and family for their endless love and support! Regional: The Little Mermaid (Jetsam). Fordham Theatre Studio: The Practice Room (Elijah) Other educational credits include: Sweeney Todd (Sweeney), 12 Angry Men (Juror 8), Rent (Collins), West Side Story (Tony), Almost Maine (Lendall & Dave), Be More Chill (Rich)
Catherine is a Sophomore in the Theater Program pursuing both Performance and Playwriting at Fordham Lincoln Center She is beyond grateful to The Sins of Sor Juana cast and crew for such an incredible process! Credits: Fordham Studio: This House is Haunted (Poppy), Fordham Mainstage: The House of Bernarda Alba (Ensemble) Upcoming: Playwright's Festival 2025 (Miss Davis) She would also like to thank her Mom, Dad, and sister for their constant love and support @catherine oteroo
Fordham Theatre Costume Design major class of 2025! MainStage: High School Play (Wardrobe Crew Head), Indecent (Assistant Costume Designer). Selected Studio: Sunena (Puppet Designer), Sagittarius Ponderosa (Puppet Designer), My Sweetest Baby Angel Princess (Costume Designer), Dead Man's Cell Phone (Costume Designer), A Number (Costume Designer) Thank you to Jess, Grace, Sophia, Teri, and the entire Fordham costume shop for their hard work and dedication to making her designs come to life!
Laney Schwantes is a senior Theatre Design and Production major at Fordham University specializing in stage management, production management, and producing. Laney is currently a digital marketing intern at Theaterlab and clerical program manager for Fordham Theatre. Laney recently completed a production management apprenticeship at Theatre Aspen this summer in Aspen, Colorado Production Management credits include: Fordham: Marisol (PM), The Moors (APM); Theatre Aspen: Come From Away (APM), Legally Blonde (APM), Steel Magnolias (APM) @laneycreative
Natalie Foo is a Senior, studying scenic design in the Fordham Theatre Program! She is so excited to be working on her first MainStage production here at Fordham This process has been a spectacular process and she thanks the incredible cast and creative team Studio Production: The Practice Room (Scenic Designer), What Moves Me (Scenic Designer), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Assistant Scenic Designer)
KAITLYN PETERSON is a NYC scenic designer and fine artist Broadway (Associate): The Great Gatsby, The Cottage. Additional associate credits: Broadway Center Stage at The Kennedy Center: tick, tick… BOOM!, Sunset Boulevard, Guys and Dolls, The Music Man. Usher’s Vegas Residency, Turandot (Austria), 42nd Street (Ordway), Grand Hotel (Signature). kaitlynpeterson.com
Ebony M Burton (she/her) is an Oakland-born, Brooklyn-based collaborative artist and lighting designer. Recent design credits include Hurricane Diane (People’s Light Theater), Loving and Loving (Actors Theatre of Louisville), P is for Pop, D is for Dip (Perelman Performing Arts Center), the end/the beginning (NYLA), Dance Nation (Williams College), Julia Jarcho’s Marie It’s Time (HERE Arts Center), The Book of Lucy (Brown/Trinity), Mr Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Brown/Trinity), Don’t Do This To Us (The Tank), Blaze Ferrer's Gusher, Electric Feeling Maybe (Target Margin Theater), and Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec Other projects include Ultramarine, an art installation presented in Hearst Plaza as part of Lincoln Center’s Social Sculpture Project, and New Phase Collective's Phase One: The Underbrush, a multi-media/multi-platform experience. MFA in Design for Stage & Film, NYU Tisch. BA in Psychology, Oberlin College. website: ebonyburton.com, IG: @thecolorcarmine
Adam J Rineer (they/xe/he) is a composer, writer, musician, and artistic leader dedicated to interdisciplinary collaboration Their works include Third S*x: 1930s Transvestite Lieder (Ars Nova, HERE Arts Center, Pete's Candy Store, Makers' Ensemble, Parkside Lounge, Semi-Finalist O'Neill NMTC, Semi-Finalist The Civilians' R&D Group), A Trip to the Moon (Judson Memorial Church/Prism Festival, CAP21, Temple University), The Naked Truth (Semi-Finalist O'Neill NMTC, The GreenRoom 42, The West End Lounge), Obscene Lewd Lascivious and Filthy! (NAMT 15-minute Musical Contest Winner, The Latest Draft Podcast), and Branded(TM!) (Polyphone Musical Festival Finalist) Their works in early development include Public Dominance (Roundabout Space Jam) and B*tchfest: Live! (commissioned by Prima Theatre, DGF Fellowship Finalist) Adam has worked as a musician or music director at Goodspeed, MCC, Joe's Pub, NAMT, The Cutting Room, and others. Adam is co-Artistic Director of UNTITLED Musical Project, holds an M.F.A. in Musical Theatre Collaboration from Temple University, and is an Associate Professor at Pace University.
The Sins of Sor Juana is Deb’s 35th Fordham MainStage show. Other recent credits include: Americano, Robin and Me, The Other Josh Cohen, Desperate Measures, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Turtle, and The Karovpossky Variation
Elijah Warrington (he/him) is a junior lighting and sound design student, composer, and electrician. He would like to thank Adam for making his first (official) sound design work at Fordham such a great experience! NYC: reasons to be pretty (2024, Lighting Designer) Fordham: The Untitled Tim Zay Musical (2024, Sound Designer/Composer), PAUL (2024, Co-Lighting Designer), Marisol (2024, Lighting Designer), The Practice Room (2024, Lighting Designer), Sagittarius Ponderosa (2023, Co-Lighting Designer/Video Designer), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2023, ALD), High School Play (2023, ALD) Upcoming: SCOUTS (2024, Lighting Designer), The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2025, Composer), Orange Sky at Night (2025, Sound Designer) See his work at elijahwarrington com!
Sophia D'Orio (assistant costume designer) is currently a sophomore in the design and production track here at Fordham! most recent works: Observant for the Spark Festival NYC (Costume designer) as well as the New York premiere of the Cost Of Believing (co-costume designer) at the Sheen Center. Sending special thanks to the cast and crew of The Sins of Sor Juana!
A certified Intimacy Director through IDC Professionals, Stephanie works in theater, opera, film, dance, comedy, and the music video world as an Intimacy Professional and Consultant. In addition to her work as an ID, Stephanie is also a movement director, assistant director, choreographer, dancer, and actress, working nationally and internationally in dance, theater, film, commercials, and music As an ID/IC, she is a regular artist and guest lecturer at Fordham University and Manhattan School of Music, and serves as a consultant for numerous film & theater directors, production companies, and leading theater departments throughout NYC. Her collaborations have been seen at venues such as The Shed, A.R.T./NYC, The Gene Frankel Theater, Bard College, Fordham University, MSM, and Marymount Manhattan, and her music video collaborations have included work with artists NyOh and Neon Gru For more information about her or her work, you can find her at www stephaniesutherland com or on instagram @stephaniesland
Grace Zofia Alberti is a (gender) queer Polish- and Sicilian-American playwright, director, dramaturg, and stage manager located in Brooklyn, NY. Their directorial, written, and stage managing work has been seen at the New Ohio, the Chain Theatre, the Tank, NYU, and across New York State with Ad Astra Theatre Troupe, a non-profit theatre company they created with their friends in 2016 They’ve more recently collaborated with the Makers’ Ensemble, Judson Arts, Double Feature Plays, and the Invitation Arts Collective, the lattermost they are a core team member of! In Spring ’23, they earned their BFA in Drama from NYU, as a proud student of Playwrights Horizons. Currently they're dreaming up new works with pals, armed with puppetry, fiber art, collage, archival sleuthing, and the art of biomimicry. Beyond grateful to Jason, JStek, and this radiant, brilliant cast. ¿Quién en amor ha sido más dichoso?
Jessica Stekloff is a junior Stage Manager and Costume Designer. Select Fordham Studio Credits: Blood Wedding (Asst. Costume Designer), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Asst. Stage Manager/Assoc. Production Manager), The Practice Room (Stage Manager/Production Manager), The Medea Thing (Production Manager) Previous Fordham MainStage Credits: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Asst Stage Manager), The Wedding Gift (Asst Costume Designer) Additional: The Untitled Tim Zay Musical (Production Stage Manager/Costume Designer) Upcoming: SCOUTS (Production Manager/Asst. Costume Designer); Orange Sky at Night (Production Stage Manager). She hopes you enjoy the show!
ASEEL SAWALHA
Acting Chair of Theatre and Visual Arts Departments
MAY ADRALES
Director of the Theatre Program
Head of Directing
FADI SKEIKER
Chair of Theatre & Visual Arts
CHAUNTEE SCHULER IRVING
Head of Acting
Assistant Professor of Performance
ELIZABETH MARGID
Associate Professor, Directing
DAWN AKEMI SAITO
Clinical Professor, Acting
TONY MENESES
Interim Head of Playwriting
MARK WENDLAND
Interim Head of Design & Production
CHAD MCARVER
Associate Professor, Design & Production
MICHAEL A ZAMPELLI, SJ
Associate Professor, Theatre
GEORGE DRANCE, SJ
Artist-in-Residence
TIM ZAY
Technical Director
EVAN HALL
Assistant Technical Director
SHAUN SUCHAN
Director of Production
JAMES BARTHOLOMEW
Program Manager of Business and Recruitment
DONNA NICHOLLS
Program Manager of Communications and Producing
JULIENNE REID
Executive Secretary of Theatre & Visual Arts
JESSICA SHAY
Costume Shop Supervisor
GAA-EN GRACE JEON
Assistant Costume Shop Supervisor
OVERHIRE TECHNICIANS: Kenneth Olguin, Lee Lillis, Lexi Spera, Dwayne Fralin, Chikadibia Ebirim, Allysa Paulo, Camille Cooper, Aaron Conver, Emily Rochelle, Moira McAuliffe
SCENIC PAINTER: Katherine Heaton
HOUSE MANAGERS: Riley Halpern & James Bartholomew. BOX OFFICE MANAGER: Riley Halpern
ASSISTANT BOX OFFICE MANAGERS: Mariana Miranda, Salvatore Dilluvio
FRONT OF HOUSE: Ada Holmes, Adeline Blue, Alex Vargas, Amanda Rodriguez, Ashia Islam, Catherine Otero-Canton, Elise Benson, Emily Bongoy, Evan Cain, Fiona Nealis, Imani Carr, Lisa Felson, Lizbeth Luciano, Lynn Cheng, Madalena DiPentima, Maddie McAuliffe, Huy Nguyen, Samantha Ortiz, Sophia Nordling, Valeria Fernandez, Zoe Manarel
LAB HOURS CARPENTERS: Agam Rejwan, Andy Suarez, Arianne Batista, Avery Ash, Axelle Roberts, Bel Lazarsky, Ben Miller, Brian Munoz Reyes, Carrie Johnson, Chantal Gomes, Cristian Medeiros, Dylan Stern, Elena Lugo, Elias Bernstein, Eliza Byrnes, Em Koch, Eva Vila, Frida Ruiz-Berman, Gia Sood, Gianna Perlaza, Helena Franco, Jill Acosta, Johnny Hamilton-Janak, Jordan Williams, Jyonnah Ware, Kendall Mulligan, Luis Ovando, Jackie Kimbrough, Madison Marcus, Michiho Shimasaki, Nalin Reed, Nicholas Matos, Nyhjee Harmon, Olivia McCarthy, Rachel Hermes, Sabrina Oliveri, Sam Mund, Samuel Almonte, Sebastian Oprea, Sheba Jacobs, Soraya Rastegar, Thomas Harris IV, Tobias Foreman, Truman Rivera Mindt, William Butler, Zara Dautruche
WORK STUDY CARPENTERS: Boone Sommers, Chandler Wheeler, Ian Rios, Kamau Nosakhere, Kori Dezena Andrade, Maia Kraskouskas
WORK STUDY COSTUME ARTISANS; Monge Ío Rosado, Eli Tapia, Katie Bartlett, Trudy Cohen, Sophia D'Orio, Magdeline Fraser, Sophia Funicello, Rooke Lewis, Valerie Le, Bili Ramirez, Teri Salmon, Shreya Sharma, Alexa K.Smith, Jessica Stekloff, Evan Woodfill
COSTUME SHOP LAB STUDENTS: Isabelle Diaz, Lily Lawrence, Madison Marcus, Alexandra Pupo, Savannah Stovall, Andy Suarez, Elizabeth Tarsky
WORK STUDY ELECTRICIANS: Kal Larsen, Raina Williams
LAB HOURS ELECTRICIANS: Rodhe Costello, Aiden Castillo, Carlos Bravo, Elijah Warrington, John Stengel, Joshua Hightower, Julie Casamonti, Kei Sugae, Leah John, Micky Carpio, Tian Yi Cheung, Zachariah Baumhardt
Season Graphic Designer: Stephanie Yang
LIGHTING BOARD OPERATOR: Soraya Rastegar
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR: Sheba Jacobs
WARDROBE HEAD: Teri Salmon
WARDROBE CREW: Ari Batista, Cam Bauman, Zara Dautruche
DECK CREW: Eva Vila, Johnny Hamilton-Janak, Truman Rivera Mindt, William Butler, Elena Lugo,