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
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: Andrew Aaron Valdez
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 Administrative Assistant to the Artistic Director/Dean and Associate Artistic Director/Associate Dean: Josie Brown
Senior Administrative Assistant for Directing, Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism, Playwriting, and Stage Management programs, and Theater magazine: Laurie Coppola
Senior Administrative Assistant for Design Program: 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
Dramatic Arts Building Project Manager: Rob Chikar
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 (on leave)
Technical Directors for David Geffen School of Drama: Latiana “LT” Gourzong, Matt Welander
Electro Mechanical Laboratory Supervisor: Eric Lin
Metal Shop Foreperson: Matt Gaffney
Wood Shop Foreperson: Ryan Gardner
Lead Carpenters: Doug Kester, Kat McCarthey, Abigail ‘Galleon’ Richard
Carpenter: Isaac Lau
Carpentry Interns: Jacob Thompson, Laurel Capps
Painting
Scenic Charge: Mikah Berky
Lead Scenic Artists: Lia Akkerhuis, Nathan Jasunas
Paint Interns: Gabriela Ahumada, Gwendolyn Chen
Properties
Properties Supervisor: Jennifer McClure
Associate Properties Supervisor: Katie Pulling
Properties Craftsperson: Steve Lopez
Properties Associate: Zach Faber
Properties Stock Manager: Mark Dionne
Properties Assistant: Destany Langfield
Properties Interns: Angie Hause, Hsiao Ru-Ho
Costumes
Costume Shop Manager: Christine Szczepanski
Senior Drapers: Susan Aziz, Clarissa Wylie Youngberg, Mary Zihal
Independent Draper: Chris Larson-Nelson
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: Nana Chanmalee
Electrics
Lighting Supervisor: Donald W. Titus
Senior House Electricians: Linda-Cristal Young
Electricians: Alary Sutherland, Ryan White
Electrics Interns: April Salazar, Tyler Zickmund
Sound
Sound Supervisor: Mike Backhaus
Sound Interns: Eden Wyandon, Eun Kang
Projections
Projection Supervisor: Anja Powell
Lead Projection Technician: Victoria Loye, Henry Rodriguez
Projection Intern: Jada Rose Pinsley
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
Administration
General Management
Associate Managing Directors: Anne Ciarlone, Adrian Alexander Hernandez, Jeremy Landis, Mikayla Stanley
Assistant Managing Director: Sarah Saifi
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Managing Director, General Manager, and Theater Management Program: Sarah Masotta
Management Assistants: Raekwon Fuller, Jocelyn Lopez-Hagmann, Gavin D. Pak
Assistant Company Managers: Kay Nilest, Gavin D. Pak, Gaby Rodriguez
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: Roman Sanchez
Alumni Affairs Officer and Senior Writer: Cayenne Douglass
Senior Administrative Assistant to Development and Alumni Affairs: Jennifer E. Alzona
Development and Alumni Affairs Assistant: Jocelyn Lopez-Hagmann
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
Interim, 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
Senior Administrative Assistant to Business Office, Digital and Web Technology, Facility Operations, Human Resources, Tessitura: Monique Moore
Database Application Consultants: Ben Silvert, Erich Bolton
FINANCIAL AID, ADMISSIONS, AND STUDENT SERVICES
Financial Aid Officer: Andre Massiah
Registrar/Admissions Administrator: Ariel Yan
Non-Clinical Counselor: Krista Dobson
Senior Administrative Assistant to Financial Aid and Admissions: 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
Senior Administrative Assistant to Marketing and Communications: Mishelle Raza
Marketing and Communications Assistant: Alesandra Reto Lopez
Publications Manager and Program Designer: Marguerite Elliott
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: Taylor Blackman, Pilar Bylinsky, Emma Fusco, Jordan Graf, Aaron Magloire, Diana Shyshkova, Elliot Valentine, Timothy “TJ” Wildow
Accessibility Assistant: Prentiss Patrick-Carter
Ushers: Calum Baker, Danielys Batista, Mia Bauer, Maura Bozeman, Alex Brooks, Logan Carr, Gerson Espinoza Campos, Kelvin Esselfie, Megan Foster, Nicole Gillinov, Lydia Gompper, Issac Kozukhin, Nat Lopez, Di’Jhon McCoy, Bonnie Moeller, Sarah Ramos- Gonzalez, William Romain, Jonathan Singleton, Nicole Stack, 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: Jazzmin Bonner, Matteo Lanzarotta, Catherine MacKay, Alesandra Reto Lopez, Meredith Wilcox
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: 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.