COMPANY & CREATIVE TEAM

designer for Plan-B Theatre. Regional credits include produactions at The Egyptian Theatre, UFOCMT, Grand Teton, Dark Horse, SLAC, Utah Contemporary, and Lyric Rep. USU alumnus. Member of S.P.M., the Society of Prop Artisan Managers. Past and future projects include stage management, music, event hosting/emceeing, creating props for film/television, and the occasional acting gig.

SARAH SHIPPOBOTHAM (Intimacy Director/Dialect Coach) is a professor in the Department of Theatre and the 2021 recipient of the Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize for excellence in teaching. Sarah has trained with both Intimacy Directors and Coordinators (IDC) and Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE), and she has provided intimacy direction for multiple shows at the U and Salt Lake Acting Company. Sarah has also spent 18 seasons as a Voice and Dialect Coach for the internationally renowned Shaw Festival in Ontario, Canada; worked as the Additional Dialect Coach on The Hobbit Trilogy in New Zealand directed by Sir Peter Jackson; and worked locally as a voice and dialect coach for Pioneer Theatre Company and Salt Lake Acting Company. As an actor, Sarah has appeared in numerous plays at PTC, SLAC and the Utah Shakespeare Festival and has directed many shows for the Department of Theatre including Men on Boats, Our Country’s Good, and Romeo and Juliet. Her one-person show Can I Say Yes to That Dress? was awarded “Outstanding OnePerson Show” at the 2022 Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival.

ELIZABETH WEBB (Costume Designer) is a junior in the PADP (Costume Design Emphasis). Previously, Elizabeth designed costumes for Somewhere: A Primer for the End of Days (Studio 115) and The Book Club Play (Babcock); she currently works as a Production Assistant for the Properties department. Other credits include Crafts Artisan for the Utah Shakespeare Festival and Puppet Fabricator for Tuacahn Amphitheater’s production of Wonderland Elizabeth would like to thank her parents, mentors, and professors for their confidence, support, and endless assistance. Proud recipient of the Utah Flagship Scholarship and the Lee and Audrey Hollaar Scholarship.

JULIA WITESMAN (Assistant Stage Manager) is a sophomore in the Stage Management Program. Earlier this season Julia was Assistant Production Manager for U Theatre’s production of In Pieces (Babcock). Julia has been involved in theatre for several years; favorite credits include Stage Manager for The Phantom of the Opera (Springville HS), Production Assistant for Storm Still (Babcock), and Light Board Operator for Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience (Babcock). During her time at the U, Julia has also worked for the department as a Production Management Assistant for two years.

SAMANTHA WOOTTEN (Hair and Makeup Designer) is the Faculty Advisor for Hair and Makeup Design and the Wig Master for Pioneer Theatre Company. Previous career highlights include Wig Master for the Washington National Opera in D.C., Wig and Makeup Designer for Glimmerglass Opera in N.Y., Associate Wig Master for the Los Angeles Opera in CA, and Wig Master for the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

SYDNEY CHEEK-O’DONNELL (Producer) is the chair of the Department of Theatre and associate dean for research in the College of Fine Arts. In the Department of Theatre, Dr. Cheek-O’Donnell has taught History of Theatre, New Plays Workshop, Dramaturgy, and a variety of dramatic literature courses; she was also the head of Theatre Studies from 2005 to 2016. Recent projects include the creation of a video series intended to support families of children with Down Syndrome, as well as writing the handbook Arts for Health: Theatre (Emerald Publishing). Dr. Cheek-O’Donnell earned a PhD in Theatre History and Dramatic Criticism from the University of Washington’s School of Drama and received her undergraduate degree from Carleton College in Minnesota.

PRODUCTION STAFF & ADVISORS

Technical Director ................................................................................................................... Kyle Becker

Assistant Technical Director and Scenic Charge Artist ..................................... Halee Rasmussen

Assistant Director Ashlen Boresow

Assistant Choreographer Emily Frazier

Assistant Stage Manager ................................................................................................ Julia Witesman

Assistant Stage Manager ................................................................................................ Michael Davies

Costume Shop Manager ................................................................................................ Wendy Massine

Assistant Production Manager Emma Elzinga

Production Assistant Irey Oviatt

Audio Engineer .....................................................................................................................Jungwoo Jang

Dramaturgy Mentor ............................................................................................................. Mark Fossen

Sound and Lighting Lead Aaron Hoenig

Stage Management Area Head/Faculty Advisor Amber Bielinski

Faculty Advisor for Lighting and Media Design................................................... Michael J. Horejsi

Faculty Advisor for Sound Design ............................................................................. Jennifer Jackson

Faculty Advisor for Properties Design ..................................................................... Arika Schockmel

PADP Area Head and Faculty Advisor for Costume Design Brenda Van der Wiel

Faculty Advisor for Scenic Design Gage Williams

Faculty Advisor for Hair and Makeup Design................................................... Samantha Wootten

Crew

Light Board Op Sara Clark

Sound Board Erin Dickes

A2 - On Deck Sound .................................................................................................................Tyler Shaw

Props/Deck ....................................................................... Ella Frank, Alexa Shaheen, Castle Tierney

Costumes Coco Berwald, Issa Buckland, Carmin Fisk, Tyler Kline

Hair & Makeup Emma Ashton, Sophia Campagna, Savannah Hayes, Kathleen Williams