About Us
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 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.
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 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
Chantal Rodriguez
Associate Artistic Director, Director of New Play Programs
Carla L. Jackson
General Manager
Artistic Staff
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, Stephen Strawbridge
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 Management
Production Stage Manager: James Mountcastle
Senior Artistic Producer: Amy Boratko
Associate Producer: Kay Perdue Meadows
Artistic Fellows: Jisun Kim, Madeline Pages
Casting: James Calleri, Erica Jensen, Paul Davis
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 Design: Kate Begley Baker
Senior Administrative Assistant for the Acting Program: Krista DeVellis
Library Services: Erin Carney
Production Staff
Production Management
Director of Production: Shaminda Amarakoon
Production Manager: Jonathan Reed
Production Manager for Studio Projects and Special Events: C. Nikki Mills
Scenery
Technical Director for Yale Rep: Neil Mulligan
Technical Directors for David Geffen School of Drama: Latiana “LT” Gourzong, Matt Welander
Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor: Eric Lin
Scene Shop Supervisor: Eric Sparks
Senior Lead Carpenter: Matt Gaffney
Lead Carpenters: Ryan Gardner, Doug Kester, Kat McCarthey, Sharon Reinhart
Carpentry Intern: Isaac Lau
Painting
Paint Shop Supervisor: Ru-Jun Wang
Scenic Artists: Lia Akkerhuis, Nathan Jasunas, Kathleen Kennan
Paint Interns: Nicole Goldstein, Laam Tsang
Properties
Properties Supervisor: Jennifer McClure
Properties Craftsperson: David P. Schrader
Properties Associate: Zach Faber
Properties Stock Manager: Mark Dionne
Properties Intern: Destany Langfield
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager: Christine Szczepanski
Senior Drapers: Clarissa Wylie Youngberg, Mary Zihal
Interim Senior Draper: Susan Aziz
Senior First Hands: Deborah Bloch, Patricia Van Horn
Costume Project Coordinator: Linda Kelley-Dodd
Costume Stock Manager: Jamie Farkas
Craft Artisan: Juliann Kroboth
Costume Interns: Amani Jaramoga, Annie Wang
Electrics
Lighting Supervisor: Donald W. Titus
Senior House Electricians: Jennifer Carlson, Linda-Cristal Young
Electricians: Katie Brown, Alary Sutherland, Ryan White
Sound
Sound Supervisor: Mike Backhaus
Senior Lead Sound Engineer: Stephanie Smith
Sound Intern: Robert Salerno
Projections
Projection Supervisor: Anja Powell
Stage Operations
Stage Carpenter: Janet Cunningham
Lead Wardrobe Supervisor: Elizabeth Bolster
Lead Properties Runner: William Ordynowicz
Light Board Programmer: Sabrina Idom
Front of House Mix Engineer: Abe Joyner-Meyers
Administration
General Management
Associate Managing Directors: Jake Hurwitz, Chloe Knight, A.J. Roy
Assistant Managing Director: Ramona Li
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director and General Manager: Sarah Masotta
Management Assistant: Victoria McNaughton
Company Manager: Fanny Abib-Rozenberg
Assistant Company Managers: Kavya Shetty, Mithra Seyeti
Development and Alumni Affairs
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Deborah S. Berman
Deputy Director of Operations for Development and Alumni Affairs: Susan C. Clark
Senior Associate Director of Development: Casey Grambo
Associate Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Jacob Santos
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Affairs: Maya Louise Shed
Senior Writer and Development and Alumni Affairs Officer: Robert DiGioia
Senior Administrative Assistant to Development and Alumni Affairs: Jennifer E. Alzona
Development Associate: Delaney Kelley
FINANCE, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Director of Finance and Business Administration/Lead Administrator: Nicola Blake
Human Resources Business Partner: Trinh DiNoto
Director, Yale Tessitura Consortium, and Web Technology: Janna J. Ellis
Manager, Business Operations: Martha Boateng
Business Office Analyst: Shainn Reaves
Digital Communications Associate: George Tinari
Business Office Specialists: Moriah Clarke, Karem Orellana-Flores
Business Office Assistant: Asberry Thomas
Digital Technology Associates: Edison Dule, Garry Heyward
Senior Administrative Assistant to Business Office, Digital and Web Technology, Facility Operations, Human Resources, Tessitura: Monique Moore
Database Application Consultants: Ben Silvert, Erich Bolton, 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
Associate Director of Marketing and Communications: Samanta Cubias
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications: Andrew Aaron Valdez
Senior Administrative Assistant for Marketing and Communications: Mishelle Raza—on leave
Interim Senior Administrative Assistant for Marketing and Communications: Rachel Zwick
Marketing and Communications Assistant: Mithra Seyedi
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
Box Office Assistants: Pilar Bylinsky, Jordi Bertrán Ramírez, Emma Fusco, Sydney Raine Garick, Jordan Graf, Kenneth Murray, Elliot Lee, a.k. payne
Accessibility Assistant: Prentiss Patrick-Carter
Ushers: Calum Baker, Danielys Batista, Tracy Bennett, Maura Bozeman, Logan Carr, Josh Ellis, Gerson Espinoza Campos, Megan Foster, Lydia Gompper, Celete Kato, Şeyma Kaya, Di’Jhon McCoy, Keenan Miller, Bonnie Moeller, William Romain, Jana Ross, Mao Shiotsu, Jonathan Singleton, Nicole Stack, 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: Joy Chen, Luanne Jubsee
Operations
Director of Facility Operations: Nadir Balan
Associate Director of Operations: Brandon Fuller
Operations Assistant: Kelvin Essilfie
Arts and Graduate Studies Superintendents: Jennifer Draughn, Francisco Eduardo Pimentel
Custodial Team Leaders: Andrew Mastriano, Sherry Stanley
Facility Stewards: Ronald Douglas, Marcia Riley
Custodians: Tylon Frost, Willia Grant, Cassandra Hobby, Melloney Lucas, Shanna Ramos, Jerome Sonia
Photo Credits
Katherine Romans and Michele Selene Ang in a scene from THE BRIGHTEST THING IN THE WORLD by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by Margot Bordelon, Yale Repertory Theatre, November 25-December 17, 2022. Photo © Joan Marcus.
Yale Repertory Theatre photo © T. Charles Erickson, 2018.