finished my year at STC Academy with two shows in repertory. I played Sister Fransisca in Measure for Measure, directed by John Miller-Stephany, as well as Maria in a musical adaptation of Twelfth Night, directed by Shanara Gabrielle. I am officially done my course work for my MFA, and only a paper stands between me and the degree. This cumulative project was certainly an extraordinary end to an intense year.

Twelfth Night

a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night
Conceived by Kwame Kwei-Armah and Shaina Taub
Music and Lyrics by Shaina Taub

Design Team
Director – Shanara Gabrielle
Assistant Director/ Choreographer – Jay Frisby
Music Director – Emily Erickson
Stage Manager – Regina Vitale
Assistant Stage Manager – Angela Vivaldi
Costume Designer – Taylor Gray Burke
Assistant Costume Designer – Ashlynn Ludwig
Lighting Designer – Minjoo Kim
Sound Designer – Justin Schmitz
Text and Vocal Coach – Lisa Beley
Associate Producer – Charlotte La Nasa
Coordinator – Emily Whittaker
Fight Director – Robb Hunter
Props Director – Pauline Lamb
Intimacy Director – Sierra Young

Cast
Malvolio – Geoffrey Besser
Curio – Catie Carlisle
Officer – Colton Chaney
Olivia – Yihong Chen
Toby Belch – Robyn Cohen
Feste – Lucy Redmon Connell
Orsina – Sarah Cushman
Maria – Katie Ganem
Antonio – Selah Kreeger
Sebastian – Gil Mitchell
Attendant – Jessica Murillo Kemp
Andrew Augecheek – Jackson Knight Pierce
Captain – Gabriel Alejandro
Officiant – Rachel Sanderson
Fabian – Kira Simmons
Valentine – Mallory Trice
Viola – Emma Wirthwein

Measure for Measure

By William Shakespeare

Design Team
Director – John Miller-Stephany
Assistant Director – Shayna Freedman
Stage Manager – Regina Vitale
Assistant Stage Manager – Angela Vivaldi
Composer – Andrew Cooke
Costume Designer – Taylor Gray Burke
Assistant Costume Designer – Ashlynn Ludwig
Lighting Designer – Minjoo Kim
Sound Designer – Justin Schmitz
Text and Vocal Coach – Lisa Beley
Associate Producer – Charlotte La Nasa
Coordinator – Emily Whittaker
Fight Director – Robb Hunter
Props Director – Pauline Lamb
Intimacy Director – Sierra Young

Cast
Froth/ Barnadine – Geoffrey Besser
Elbow/ Kate Keepdown – Catie Carlisle
Claudio – Colton Chaney
Julietta – Yihong Chen
Escalus – Robyn Cohen
Gentelmen/ Guard/ Handmaiden – Lucy Redmon Connell
Mariana – Sarah Cushman
Sister Fransisca/ Attendant – Katie Ganem
Friar Thomas – Selah Kreeger
Angelo – Gil Mitchell
Provost – Jessica Murillo Kemp
Duke Vincentio – Jackson Knight Pierce
Lucio – Gabriel Alejandro
Isabella – Rachel Sanderson
Pompey – Kira Simmons
Mistress Overdone/ Abhorson – Mallory Trice
Justice/ Guard – Emma Wirthwein