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Yale Repertory Theatre, 1120 Chapel Street. Photo by T. Charles Erickson, 2018.
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 60 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.
Our Mission
David Geffen School of Drama and Yale Repertory Theatre train and advance leaders in the practice of every theatrical discipline, making art to inspire joy, empathy, and understanding in the world.
Our Core Values
Artistry
We expand knowledge to nurture creativity and imaginative expression embracing the complexity of the human spirit.
Belonging
We put people first, centering well-being, inclusion, and equity for theater makers and audiences through anti-racist and anti-oppressive practices.
Collaboration
We build our collective work on a foundation of mutual respect, prizing the contributions and accomplishments of the individual and of the team.
Discovery
We wrestle with compelling issues of our time. Energized by curiosity, invention, bravery, and humor, we challenge ourselves to risk and learn from failure and vulnerability.
Yale Repertory Theatre Staff
James Bundy
Artistic Director
Florie Seery
Managing Director
Jennifer Kiger
Associate Artistic Director
Artistic Staff
Resident Artists
Playwright in Residence: Tarell Alvin McCraney
Resident Directors: Lileana Blain-Cruz, Liz Diamond, and 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, Stephen Strawbridge
Sound Design Advisor: Mikaal Sulaiman
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 Generations Theatre, Bill Rauch, Sarah Ruhl, Henrietta Yanovskaya
Artistic Management
Production Stage Manager: James Mountcastle
Senior Artistic Producer: Amy Boratko
Artistic Associate: Kay Perdue Meadows
Artistic Fellows: Jisun Kim
Casting: Tara Rubin, C.S.A., Merri Sugarman, C.S.A., Claire Burke, C.S.A., Felicia Rudolph, C.S.A., Xavier Rubiano, C.S.A., Kevin Metzger-Timson, C.S.A., Spencer Gualdoni, Olivia Paige West, Frankie Ramirez
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director: Josie Brown
Senior Administrative Assistant for Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting, and Stage Management: Laurie Coppola
Senior Administrative Assistant for the Design program: Kate Begley Baker
Senior Administrative Assistant for the Acting program: Krista DeVellis
Library Services: Tess Calwell
Production Staff
Production Management
Technical Director for Yale Rep: Neil Mulligan
Technical Directors for David Geffen School of Drama: Latiana “LT” Gourzong and Matt Welander
Scenery
Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor: Eric Lin
Scene Shop Supervisor: Eric Sparks
Senior Lead Carpenter: Matt Gaffney
Lead Carpenters: Ryan Gardner, Kat McCarthey, Sharon Reinhart, Libby JollyStone
Painting
Paint Shop Supervisor: Ru-Jun Wang
Scenic Artists: Lia Akkerhuis and Nathan Jasunas
Scenic Painting Intern: Marcus Fort
Properties
Properties Supervisor: Jennifer McClure
Properties Craftsperson: David P. Schrader
Properties Associate: Zach Faber
Properties Stock Manager: Mark Dionne
Properties Intern: Bennet Goldberg
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager: Christine Szczepanski
Senior Drapers: Clarissa Wylie Youngberg and Mary Zihal
Senior First Hands: Deborah Bloch and Patricia Van Horn
Costume Project Coordinator: Linda Kelley-Dodd
Costume Stock Manager: Jamie Farkas
Additional Costume Staff: Judianne Wallace
Electrics
Lighting Supervisor: Donald W. Titus
Senior House Electricians: Jennifer Carlson and Linda-Cristal Young
Interim Production Electrician: Jasmine Moore
Sound
Sound Supervisor: Mike Backhaus
Lead Sound Engineer: Stephanie Smith
Sound Interns: Saida Joshua-Smith and Zoey Lin
Projections
Acting Projection Supervisor: Eric Lin
Projection Engineer: Mike Paddock
Projection Intern: Erin Sims
Stage Operations
Stage Carpenter: Janet Cunningham
Lead Wardrobe Supervisor: Elizabeth Bolster
Lead Properties Runner: William Ordynowicz
Lead Light Board Programmer: David Willmore
FOH Mix Engineer: Stephanie Smith
Administration
General Management
Associate Managing Directors: Sarah Scafidi and Matthew Sonnenfeld
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director: Emalie Mayo
Management Assistants: Andrew Aaron Valdez and Fanny Abib-Rozenberg
Company Manager: Annabel Guevara
Assistant Company Managers: Anne Ciarlone and Ramona Li
Development and Alumni Affairs
Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Deborah S. Berman
Senior Associate Director of Institutional Giving: Janice Muirhead
Senior Associate Director of Operations for Development and Alumni Affairs: Susan C. Clark
Associate Director of Development Communications and Alumni Affairs: Casey Grambo
Senior Administrative Assistant to Development and Alumni Affairs: Jennifer E. Alzona
Development Associate: Delaney Kelley
Development Assistants: Anne Ciarlone and Maya Louise Shed
FINANCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Finance Consultants: Regina Bejnerowicz, Katherine D. Burgueño, and Denise Zaczek
Director of Human Resources: Trinh DiNoto
Director, Yale Tessitura Consortium, and Web Technology: Janna J. Ellis
Manager, Business Operations: Martha Boateng
Digital Communications Associate: George Tinari
Interim Business Office Analyst: Win Knowles
Business Office Specialists: Aditya Agarwal: Moriah Clarke and Andrea Valcourt
Digital Technology Associates: Edison Dule and Garry Heyward
Senior Administrative Assistant to Business Office, Digital and Web Technology, Operations, and Tessitura: Shainn Reaves
Database Application Consultants: Ben Silvert, Erich Bolton, and Bo Du
Marketing, Communications, and Audience Services
Director of Marketing: Daniel Cress
Director of Communications: Steven Padla
Senior Associate Director of Marketing and Communications: Caitlin Griffin
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications: Jacob Santos
Senior Administrative Assistant for Marketing and Communications: Mishelle Raza
Publications Manager: Patrick Ball
Marketing Assistant: Sarah Machiko Haber
Assistant: Marguerite Elliott
Production Photographer: Joan Marcus
Art and Design: Paul Evan Jeffrey/Passage Design
Videographer: David Kane
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: Ralph Black, Jr., Kevin Delaney, Ed Jooss, John Marquez (on leave)
Box Office Assistants: Sydney Raine Garick, Jordan Graf, Lucy Harvey, Aaron Magloire, Kenneth Murray, a.k. payne, Dominic Sullivan, Jessica Wang
Ushers: Tracy Bennett, Danielys Batista, Maura Bozeman, Denny Burke, Regina Carson, Amalia Crevani, Gerson Espinoza Campos, Nina Gaither, Madi Garfinkle, Lydia Gompper, Elli Herzog, Şeyma Kaya, Spencer Knoll, Di’Jhon McCoy, Justin Meadows, Keenan Miller, Bonnie Moeller, William Romain, Jana Ross, Joe Webb, Larsson Youngberg
Theater Safety and Occupational Health
Director of Theater Safety and Occupational Health and Interim COVID Compliance Manager: Anna Glover
COVID Compliance Coordinator: Amy Stern
Associate Safety Advisor: Megan Birdsong
Operations
Director of Facility Operations: Nadir Balan
Operations Associate: Brandon Fuller
Interim Operations Assistant: Kelvin Essilfie
Arts and Graduate Studies Superintendents: Jennifer Draughn and Francisco Eduardo Pimentel
Custodial Team Leaders: Andrew Mastriano and Sherry Stanley
Facility Stewards: Ronald Douglas and Marcia Riley
Custodians: Rodney Heard, Andrew Martino, James Hansberry, Sybil Bell, Jerome Sonia, Willia Grant, Melloney Lucas, Tylon Frost
Photo Credits
James Udom and Eboni Flowers in Father Comes Home From the Wars, Parts 1, 2 & 3 by Suzan-Lori Parks, directed by Liz Diamond, songs and additional music by Suzan-Lori Parks, scenic design by Riccardo Hernández, costumes by Sarah Nietfeld, lighting by Yi Zhao, sound design and music supervision by Frederick Kennedy, wig design by Cookie Jordan, technical direction by Latiana (LT) Gourzong, and stage management by Shelby North. Photo © Joan Marcus, 2018.
Yale Repertory Theatre photo © T. Charles Erickson, 2018.