This is his first summer in this position and he is thrilled to serve and work with the OLO family. Thank you to Ramona Parsons for passing on her love of theatrical arts and to Cyndi Lohrmann for her mentorship this last year. When not in the costume shop, Adam loves exploring the outdoors; while in Ohio, he hopes to go hiking and experience the natural beauties of the state. MICHELLE PETTIT, stitcher, just completed her first year as an MFA student in costume technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is her first summer at Ohio Light Opera. Michelle graduated from Wittenberg University with a BA in theater in 2016. She enjoyed working in the costume shop there and helped costume many shows, including Much Ado About Nothing, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Last summer, Michelle worked as a stitcher apprentice at the Black Hills Playhouse. Shows she costumed included Jeeves Intervenes and The Addams Family. The previous summer (2015), Michelle was a stitcher and wardrobe assistant at Maples Repertory Theatre. Michelle has costumed Into the Woods Jr., The Little Mermaid Jr., Sleeping Beauty Kids, and Legally Blonde for the Columbus Children’s Theatre. Michelle is from Dublin, OH and was introduced to theater costuming at Dublin Jerome High School. AMBER PHILLIPS, costume shop assistant manager, is pleased to be returning to Ohio Light Opera for the second year. Last year she was a costume stitcher, and is excited to be returning as costume shop assistant. She is a recent graduate of East Carolina University, completing her BFA in theater arts, focusing on costume design and construction. Amber has worked on several theatrical productions, as well as designed and sewn for children’s shows and dance pieces. Amber enjoys mentoring beginner sewers, draping costumes, and many other aspects of costuming. MARY RATHELL, assistant costume designer, is very excited to be working at Ohio Light Opera this summer. She received a BA in theater arts from Davis & Elkins College and is currently working towards her MFA in costume design and technology at Virginia Tech. Mary is a proud alumna of both the Cleveland Play House apprenticeship program and Florida Studio Theatre’s internship program. Other regional
credits include Shawnee Summer Theatre of Greene County, Central City Opera, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre, Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Cleveland Public Theatre, and Groundworks DanceTheater. Mary would like to thank her friends and family for all their love and support. HANNAH SMITH, stitcher, is thrilled to be returning to the OLO costume shop for her second year in a row. Hannah is a rising junior at the College of Wooster, majoring in theater and dance, focusing in costume design and construction. She is an employee of the College costume shop and spends her time during the school year helping bring the College’s main stage shows to life through costumes. Her work during the 2016 OLO season included stitching doublets left and right for Kiss Me, Kate, inhaling hair spray while maintaining the wigs during full rep, and discovering just how quick quick changes can be. She will be spending the fall of 2017 working as a stage management intern at the New Group Theatre in New York City. COLLEEN SNYDER, wardrobe assistant, is very excited to be joining OLO for the first time. She is a rising junior theater major at Denison University in Granville, OH. Thus far into her Denison career, she has been the wardrobe mistress/hair designer for a production of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. Previously, she worked for two seasons with MTVArts in Mount Vernon, OH. In her time with them, she was the assistant hair/wig mistress on productions of Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast. Colleen is thrilled for this opportunity and sincerely hopes you enjoy the show. TAYLER WINER, wig master, is excited for her first season with the Ohio Light Opera. She worked, last summer in upstate New York at the Seagle Music Colony, as the wig assistant to Steven Bryant, wig designer for the Fort Worth Opera and San Diego Opera. She is from a town about 30 minutes north of Boston and currently attends the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Tayler will enter her fourth and final year this fall as a wig and makeup design major. She loves what she does and has a lot of passion for her work. While she does enjoy opera and theater very much, she also aspires to be a makeup artist in the film industry, and is fully dedicated to working toward that goal.
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