ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION BIOGRAPHIES

(Monmouth, ME). He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design from the University of Missouri-Kansas City with a focus on Lighting and Projection Design and is the Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at the University of Southern Maine where he brings his knowledge and experience to help shape the next generation of theater professionals, focusing on developing complete storytelling.

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Seth Asa Sengel (Sound Designer) is a lifelong listener and tinkerer from South Parsonsfield, and a graduate of Waynflete School (‘93). He recently collaborated with The Fulton Theatre for the productions Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol, Changing Channels, and Sweat; and with Cortland Repertory Theatre for Murder on the Orient Express, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ( Abridged ), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Seth loves creating with Portland Stage, where he has designed A Tuna Christmas, Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Last Ship to Proxima Centauri, Where We Stand, A Christmas Carol (2020), Talley’s Folly, Native Gardens, The Last Five Years, The Half-Light, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sex and Other Disturbances, The Haunting Hour, Buyer & Cellar, Dancing at Lughnasa, Souvenir, The Savannah Disputation, Tribes, Words By, Wittenberg, A Song at Twilight, Heroes, and Collected Stories. For more info about Seth, please visit www.sethasa. com. Please be good to yourself, and to each other, and let people know that you love them. Much Love to Mary Lana, Hazel, and Boo.

Meg Lydon* (Stage Manager) is thrilled to ring in the new year at Portland Stage! She has loved getting to know the fabulous theater community here in Portland; recent work has been at Fenix Theatre Company, Good Theater, Dramatic Repertory Company, and Bates and Bowdoin Colleges. She also loves to spend summers at Chester Theatre Company in the Berkshires. Meg is a proud member of AEA and is forever grateful to Darren. Many thanks to the cast and production team – here’s to a great show!

Jenn Haltman (Casting Director) (she/her) is a freelance theater, film, and new media casting director, and is thrilled to be returning for her fifth season with Portland Stage. Previous PSC shows include Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, Sabina, Perseverance, Native Gardens, Babette’s Feast, and The Last Five Years. Regional theaters include Pig Iron Theatre Company, Hartford Stage, Gloucester Stage, Virginia Stage Company, and Sharon Playhouse. Films include Boy Meets Girl (dir. Eric Schaeffer), the award-winning shorts Behind the Wall (dir. Bat-Sheva Guez) and Someone Will Assist You Shortly (dir. Jon Levenson), and the 2017 Sundance selection Madeline’s Madeline (Josephine Decker). As Co-Producing Artistic Director of Between Two Boroughs Productions, Jenn has cast and directed Cannibal Galaxy: a love story, Summertime, The Understudy, and, most recently, Trich. Previously, Jenn was the Casting Associate at New York Theatre Workshop (shows include Peter and the Starcatcher, Little Foxes, Aftermath) and worked with Page 73 Productions and Soho Rep. She is a proud graduate of Muhlenberg College. www.jennhaltman.com of AEA)