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Yale Repertory Theatre, the internationally celebrated professional theatre in residence at David Geffen School of Drama, has championed new work since 1966, producing well over 100 premieres—including two Pulitzer Prize winners and four other nominated finalists—by emerging and established playwrights. Seventeen Yale Rep productions have advanced to Broadway, garnering more than 40 Tony Award nominations and 10 Tony Awards. Yale Rep is also the recipient of the Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Established in 2008, Yale’s Binger Center for New Theatre has distinguished itself as one of the nation’s most robust and innovative new play programs. To date, the Binger Center has supported the work of more than 70 commissioned artists and underwritten the world premieres and subsequent productions of more than 30 new plays and musicals at Yale Rep and theatres across the country.

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James Bundy

Artistic Director/Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean

Florie Seery

Managing Director/Associate Dean

Chantal Rodriguez

Associate Artistic Director, Director of New Play Programs/Associate Dean

Carla L. Jackson

General Manager/Assistant Dean

Nancy Yao

Assistant Dean of Student Life

Chair, Acting Program: Tamilla Woodard

Associate Chair, Acting Program: Grace Zandarski

Co-Chair, Design Program and Head of Set Design Concentration: Riccardo Hernández

Co-Chair, Design Program and Head of Costume Design Concentration: Toni-Leslie James

Head of Sound Design Concentration: Jill BC Du Boff

Head of Projection Design Concentration: Wendall K. Harrington

Head of Lighting Design Concentration: Donald Holder

Chair, Directing Program: Liz Diamond

Associate Chair, Directing Program: Yura Kordonsky

Chair, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program: Catherine Sheehy

Associate Chair, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism Program: Kimberly Jannarone

Co-Chairs, Playwriting Program: Anne Erbe, Marcus Gardley

Chair, Stage Management Program: Narda E. Alcorn

Associate Chair, Stage Management Program: James Mountcastle

Chair, Technical Design and Production Program: Shaminda Amarakoon

Associate Chair, Technical Design and Production Program: Jennifer McClure

Chair, Theater Management Program: Joshua Borenstein

Yale Rep Resident Artists

Playwright in Residence: Tarell Alvin McCraney

Resident Directors: Lileana Blain-Cruz, Liz Diamond, Tamilla Woodard

Dramaturgy Advisor: Amy Boratko

Resident Dramaturg: Catherine Sheehy

Set Design Advisor: Riccardo Hernández

Resident Set Designer: Michael Yeargan

Costume Design Advisors: Oana Botez, Ilona Somogyi

Resident Costume Designer: Toni-Leslie James

Lighting Design Advisors: Alan C. Edwards, Donald Holder

Projection Design Advisor: Shawn Lovell-Boyle

Sound Design Advisor: Jill BC Du Boff

Voice and Text Advisor: Grace Zandarski

Resident Fight and Intimacy Directors: Kelsey Rainwater, Michael Rossmy

Stage Management Advisor: Narda E. Alcorn

Associate Artists: 52nd Street Project, Kama Ginkas, Mark Lamos, MTYZ Theatre/Moscow New Generation Theatre, Bill Rauch, Sarah Ruhl, Henrietta Yanovskaya

Artistic administration

Production Stage Manager: James Mountcastle

Yale Rep Senior Artistic Producer: Amy Boratko

Yale Rep Associate Producer: Kay Perdue Meadows

Yale Rep Artistic Fellow: Hannah Fennell Gellman

Yale Rep Artistic Coordinator: Mithra Seyedi

Yale Rep Casting: James Calleri, Erica Jensen, Paul Davis 

Editor, Theater magazine: Tom Sellar

Managing Editor, Theater magazine: Gabrielle Hoyt

Senior Associate Editor, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni Magazine: Catherine Sheehy

Senior Executive Assistant to the Artistic Director/Dean: Grace O’Brien

Interim Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Artistic Director/Associate Dean: Miguel Benitez

Senior Administrative Assistant for Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting, and Stage Management programs, and Theater magazine: Laurie Coppola

Senior Administrative Assistant, Design Program: Kate Begley Baker

Senior Administrative Assistant, Acting Program: Krista DeVellis

Library Services: Erin Carney

Production Management

Director of Production: Shaminda Amarakoon

Production Manager: Jonathan Reed

Production Manager for Studio Projects and Special Events: C. Nikki Mills

Senior Administrative Assistant to Production, Theater Safety, and the Technical Design and Production Program: Rachel Zwick

Scenery

Technical Director for Yale Rep and Fall Protection Program Administrator: Neil Mulligan

Technical Directors for David Geffen School of Drama: Latiana “LT” Gourzong, Matt Welander (on leave, fall 2025)

Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor: Eric Lin

Metal Shop Foreperson: Matt Gaffney

Wood Shop Foreperson: Ryan Gardner

Lead Carpenters: Doug Kester, Kat McCarthey, Sharon Reinhart, Abigail Richard

Carpenter: Isaac Lau, Jacob Thompson

Carpentry Interns: Kai Hancock, Red Wehrmann

Painting

Scenic Charge: Mikah Berky

Lead Scenic Artists: Lia Akkerhuis, Nathan Jasunas

Paint Intern: Michaela Meyer

Properties

Properties Supervisor: Jennifer McClure

Associate Properties Supervisor: Katie Pulling

Properties Craftsperson: Steve Lopez

Properties Associate: Zach Faber

Properties Stock Manager: Mark Dionne

Properties Interns: Lee Donegan, Susan Gibbs

Costumes

Costume Shop Manager: Christine Szczepanski

Senior Drapers: Susan Aziz, Clarissa Wylie Youngberg, Mary Zihal

Senior First Hands: Deborah Bloch, Patricia Van Horn

First Hand: Maria Teodosio

Costume Project Coordinator: Linda Kelley-Dodd

Costume Stock Manager: Jamie Farkas

Costume Technology Intern: Eli Oremland

Electrics

Lighting Supervisor: Donald W. Titus

Senior House Electricians: Price Foster, Linda-Cristal Young

Electricians: Aspen Rogers, Alary Sutherland

Electrics Interns: Toni Carton, Gabriel Landes

Sound

Sound Supervisor: Mike Backhaus

Lead Sound Engineer: Mariah Keener

Sound Interns: Jay Korter, Skylar Linker

Projections

Projection Supervisor: Anja Powell

Lead Projection Technician: Solomon Sheffield

Projection Interns: Naomi Rodriguez, Sarah Webb

Stage Operations

Stage Carpenter: Janet Cunningham

Lead Wardrobe Supervisor: Elizabeth Bolster

Lead Properties Runner: William Ordynowicz

Light Board Programmer: Sabrina Idom

Lead Front of House Mix Engineer: Keirsten Lamora

General Management

Associate Managing Directors: Joy (Xiaoyue) Chen, Victoria McNaughton, Kavya Shetty, Iyanna Huffington Whitney

Assistant Managing Director: Kay Nilest

Senior Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director, General Manager, and Theater Management Program: Sarah Masotta

Management Assistants: Kiara Rivera, Quinn O’Connor, Jenn London

Development and Alumni Affairs

Senior Director of Development and Alumni Affairs and Editor, David Geffen School of Drama Alumni Magazine: Deborah S. Berman

Deputy Director of Operations for Development and Alumni Affairs: Susan C. Clark

Senior Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Scott Bartelson

Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Claudia Campos

Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Alesandra Reto Lopez

Alumni Affairs Officer and Senior Writer: Cayenne Douglass

Senior Administrative Assistant to Development and Alumni Affairs: Jennifer E. Alzona

Development and Alumni Affairs Assistant: Ebonee Johnson

FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, DIGITAL AND WEB TECHNOLOGY

Director of Finance and Business Administration/Lead Administrator: Nicola Blake

Human Resources Business Partner: Trinh DiNoto

Manager, Staff and Faculty Affairs: Malaika Green El Hamel

Director of Information Technology: Eric Lin 

Director, Yale Tessitura Consortium, and Web Technology: Janna J. Ellis

Manager, Business Operations: Martha O. Boateng

Business Office Analyst: Shainn Reaves

Financial Analyst: Juliana Norman

Digital Communications Asssociate: Kenneth Murray

Business Office Specialists: Moriah Clarke, Karem Orellana-Flores

Digital Technology Associates: Edison Dule, Garry Heyward

Database Application Consultants: Ben Silvert, Erich Bolton

FINANCIAL AID, ADMISSIONS, AND STUDENT SERVICES

Director of Financial Aid: Andre Massiah

Registrar/Admissions Administrator: Ariel Yan

Non-Clinical Counselor: Krista Dobson

Senior Administrative Assistant to Financial Aid and Registrar/Admissions Administrator: Laura Torino

Marketing, Communications, and Audience Services

Director of Marketing: Daniel Cress

Director of Communications: Steven Padla

Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Communications: Caitlin Griffin

Associate Director of Marketing and Communications: Taylor Ybarra

Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications: Jazzmin Bonner

Senior Administrative Assistant to Marketing and Communications: Mishelle Raza

Publications Manager and Program Designer: Marguerite Elliott

Marketing Assistant: Maya Simon

Director of Audience Services: Laura Kirk

Assistant Director of Audience Services: Shane Quinn

Subscriptions Coordinator: Tracy Baldini

Audience Services Associate: Molly Leona

Customer Service and Safety Officers: Teo Baldwin, Ralph Black, Jr., Kevin Delaney

Box Office Assistants: Pilar Bylinsky, Emma Fusco, Aaron Magloire, Diana Shyshkova

Accessibility Assistant: Abigail Murphy, Prentiss Patrick-Carter

Ushers: Mia Bauer, Maura Bozeman, Alex Brooks, Logan Carr, Jackie Cook, Gerson Espinoza Campos, Kelvin Esselfie, Anna Forbes, Saskia Globig, Isaac Kozukhin, Nat Lopez, Kristin Loughry, Bonnie Moeller, Sarah Ramos-Gonzalez, Eric Regis, William Romain, Jonathan Singleton, Nicole Stack, Kane Trundle, Julia Weston, Larsson Youngberg

Theater Safety and Occupational Health

Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health: Anna Glover

Assistant Director of Theater Safety: Kelly O’Loughlin

Associate Safety Advisors: Mara Bredovskis, Tamara Morris-Thompson, Nat King Taylor

Operations

Director of Facility Operations: Nadir Balan

Associate Director of Operations: Brandon Fuller

Operations Assistant: Devon Reaves

Facilities Area Manager: Joey Adcock

Arts and Graduate Studies Superintendents: Jennifer Draughn, Francisco Eduardo Pimentel

Custodial Team Leaders: Andrew Mastriano, Sherry Stanley

Facility Stewards: Ronald Douglas, Marcia Riley

Custodians: Leo Torres, Sulema Hamilton, Rodney Heard, Jessica Hernandez, Cassandra Hobby, Wendy Jerez, Melloney Lucas, Shanna Ramos, Johnny Stanley, Jerome Sonia