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Theatre South Carolina
presents
by
Lynn Nottage
Director Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Costume Design
Sound Designer
Production Dramaturg
Stage Manager
Jennifer L. Nelson
Craig Vetter
Ian Del Duca
Corinne Robinson
Anthony Lynch
Amy Lehman
Ashley Hyatt
CAST
Ernestine...............................Lauren Gist
Ermina..................RhyanMichelle Adams
Godfrey.....................Christopher Harvey
Lily......................Annette Dees Grevious
Gerte..................................Felicia Bertch
There will one intermission; running time is about 2 hours.
World Premiere Production by
The Second Stage Theatre, May 1995
Artistic Director Carole Rothman
Producing Director Suzanne Schwartz-Davidson
with a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund
Crumbs From the Table of Joy is presented by permission from
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
FROM THE CHAIR
“Fasten your seat belts...”
While recently waiting sixth in line
for take-off, I came upon the route
flight map in the airline’s in-flight
magazine. You know the map, a
spider web of arching lines springing
from the airline’s major hub to farflung destinations around the country
and beyond. While waiting on the
tarmac congested with airplanes, it
is easy to image all those flights in
and out. The destinations might be
exotic or mundane, they might be
short hops or long journeys, they
promise new adventures or the
return to hearth and home, and they
all seen about possibilities. Our
Department of Theatre and Dance
is the epicenter of a very similar
hub of journeys, discoveries, and
interconnections.
The spokes of the theatre program
branch out not only to actual physical
locations across the globe but to lives
of the past, present and future, to the
possible and impossible. Tonight’s
production is a perfect example of
the vast intersections each of our
productions represents.
Crumbs from theTable of Joy journeys
to 1950s Brooklyn to explore the
memories of a teenage girl and her
displaced family. Playwright Lynn
Nottage, still a resident of her native
Brooklyn, is know for her research
and exploration into the very heart
of a place or era. Through the eyes
and craft of Nottage we are taken on
this journey into the soul.
In her plays, as in her life, Lynn
Nottage is an intrepid traveler. With
a keenly perceptive eye and an
unerring ear for dialogue, as well as a
healthy appreciation for the unusual,
the absurd and the hilariously ironic,
she will go anywhere and try just
about anything to make the theatrical
experience full and rewarding.
She is addicted to excursions and
research…*
We, the audience, arrive from our
homes or work and journey into
this created world. Each of us
brings our own baggage, and each
departing Longstreet leaves with
this new journey within us. The
director, designers, technicians,
and actors have the luck to take a
long, insightful, even more personal
journey with each play they mount
for us. There are fifty-two people
named in tonight’s playbill, all of
whom influenced this production
of Crumbs to some degree. One of
the rewards of theatre study is this
immersive journey.
We have many more journeys in
preparation this semester. March
promises The Tempest and Romeo
and Juliet. April’s flight has changed
destinations from The Inspector
General to A Cabal of Hypocrites,
a behind-the-scenes journey to the
1660s Paris of Moliere and Louis
XIV. And don’t forget the wonderful
experimental excursions departing
from the Lab Theatre on Wheat
Street.
All of us will bring something to each
of these journeys and all will leave
with what our hunger and curiosity
allows. This is one of the true gifts
of the theatrical experience, this
coming together and then departing
back into the night.
- JIM HUNTER
Artistic Director / Dept. Chair
* www.tcg.org/publications/at/Oct05/nottage.cfm
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
JENNIFER L. NELSON
Jennifer L. Nelson is the former
Producing Artistic Director of
the African Continuum Theatre
which she led for eleven years.
She has worked in professional
theatre for thirty-five years
as an actress, administrator,
educator, playwright, producer
and director. She served two
terms as President of the League
of Washington Theatres and is
currently a board member of
Theatre Communications Group
(TCG), the national association of
not-for-profit theatres.
For African Continuum Ms.
Nelson
produced
twentysix plays, including several
world premieres. In addition to
extensive directing for African
Continuum, she has directed at
many theatres throughout the
Washington DC area, including
Ford’s, Round House, Woolly
Mammoth, Everyman, Rep Stage,
Theatre for the First Amendment,
Source, Imagination Stage, Young
Playwrights and Tsunami. Ms.
Nelson has also directed at
Manhattan Class Company in
New York, the Taper and LATC
in Los Angeles, Penumbra in
Minnesota, Oregon Shakespeare
and the Fulton in Pennsylvania.
She has also directed at University
of Maryland at College Park and
University of Maryland Baltimore
County.
Ms. Nelson is a past recipient
of an Early Career Director
Fellowship from the National
Endowment for the Arts and
TCG. She is a published poet
and playwright. Her play, Torn
from the Headlines was awarded
the 1997 Helen Hayes Award for
Most Outstanding New Play. She
is a three-time winner of the Larry
Neal Writers Award, a three-time
grantee of the DC Commission on
the Arts Individual Artist program,
and a recipient of the Mayor’s
Arts Awards for Excellence in an
Artistic Discipline.
Ms. Nelson is an adjunct
professor at George Washington
University, and has taught in the
theatre departments of American
University,
George
Mason
University and UCLA. She is
a graduate of the University of
California at Davis.
Jim Hunter
Artistic Director of Theatre South
Carolina and Department Chair
Jim’s scenic and lighting designs
have been seen
at such theatres
as Theatre Virginia, Arkansas
Rep, Florida
Rep, Charlotte
Rep, Playhouse
on the Square
(Memphis), Drury
Lane Theatre (Chicago), Heritage Rep, Wall Street
Danceworks and others. He designed the lighting for the World
Design Exhibition in Toronto,
Canada. Jim’s scenic design for
Thoroughly Modern Millie at
Phoenix Theatre in Arizona was
awarded his second consecutive AriZoni for excellence in
scenic design; he is currently
designing The Full Monty for
production at Phoenix Theatre
this spring. He recently served
as a mentor for the Association
for Theatre in Higher Education’s
2007 Leadership Institute and
is a program evaluator for the
National Association of Schools
of Theater. Jim is a member of
the national designers union,
United Scenic Artists, Local
829. Please visit his website at
www.jimhunterdesigns.com.
CAST
RhyanMichele Adams
Ermina
RhyanMichele
Adams is a senior theatre major at USC. Her
most memorable
roles include
Etcetera (Cats with Town
Theatre) and Reno Sweeney
(Anything Goes with The
Paschal Academy of
Music). A showgirl in the last
main stage production, Oh! What a
Lovely War, RhyanMichele is
excited to make yet another stage appearance
with Theatre South
Carolina--this time as Ermina
Crump in Crumbs from the Table
of Joy . She feels privileged to
work with Jennifer Nelson and
has had a blast creating memories with this talented cast. She
thanks her parents, Rolando and
Joy, for their continued support
and encouragement as she
pursues a career in musical theatre.
Felicia Bertch
Gerte
Felicia is grateful to
have been a part
of this wonderfully collaborative
process! She is a
second-year MFA
Acting Candidate
at the University
of South Carolina.
Felicia recently
had the privilege of performing
with P3/e as Varya in the New
York premiere of Gravity. Other
favorite roles include Helena
(A Midsummer Night’s Dream),
Varinka (The Man in a Case),
and Audrey (As You Like It).
Special thanks to Paul and Amy
for all their aiding and abetting; and to the hard work and
contagious joy of Jennifer, the
cast, and the crew! With love
to her Grandparents Bertch and
Starwalt. You can visit her website at www.feliciabertch.com
Lauren Gist
Ernestine
Lauren is very excited to return the
USC stage! After
graduating almost
a year ago (May
‘07) she’s been
on somewhat of
a theatre hiatus.
Her past credits with USC Theatre include; USC’s lab theatre
productions of Lysistrata as
Lysistrata, Flaming Gun’s of
the Purple Sage as Big 8 and
Usc’s mainstage production of
The Good Person of Setzuan as
Mrs. Shin. She also appeared
in the late night ensemble production of Kamel: 20 Plays in
an Hour performed at Trustus
theatre. She would like to give
special thanks to David Britt,
her buddies J and B, and everyone else involved in Crumbs
who put so much hard work
into it to make it possible!
Annette Dees Grevious
Lily
Annette Dees
Grevious is an
Assistant Professor of Speech and
Drama, Director of the Claflin
University Theatre Ensemble,
Founder and
Director of the
Claflin University Touring Company, former Assistant Project
Director of Claflin University’s
Performing Arts for Effective
Civic Education (PAECE) program, a project funded by the
U.S. Department of Education’s
Fund for the Improvement of
Post Secondary Education, and
Chair of the College and University Division of the South
Carolina Theatre Association.
Annette recently completed a
faculty exchange program
with Hofstra University,
where her experiences inspired her to further research
differences and similarities
among students and pedagogy at an HBCU versus a
majority institution specifically examining how it
affects Acting pedagogy. She
received her Master of Fine Arts
in theatre performance from
the University of Louisville in
Louisville, Kentucky; a Bachelor
of Arts in theatre from Brenau
University in Gainesville, Georgia; and an Associate of Arts
in speech and drama from
Gainesville College in Gainesville,
Georgia. While her passion is
acting, she has taught a variety of theatre courses as well
as introductory level speech
communications courses to
students who have ranged from
age five to sixty-five. Mrs. Grevious has been featured in several training videos for KFC and
Coastal Mart, and has also appeared in a national commercial
for the University of Louisville.
Additionally, she has appeared
in numerous stage plays including Flyin’ West, Twilight Los
Angeles, 1992, and Monsieur
Baptiste, The Con Man. Most
recently, she has had the opportunity to perform a one womanshow entitled The One and a
domestic violence choreopoem
entitled Struggle. Annette
is pleased to be making her
debut on the USC stage and
is extremely honored to be
working with such a talented director and cast.
Christopher Harvey
Godfrey
Chistopher Harvey
is excited to be performing in his first
show with Theater
South Carolina. He
has appeared in several productions at
TRUSTUS Theater, Workshop Theater, SC
Shakespeare Company, High
Voltage Theater, Benedict College and NiA. It was with NiA
that he had the privilege to
perform at the 2006 Piccolo
Spoleto Festival, as Booth, in
Topdog/Underdog. Christopher would like to thank the
crew and cast for an awesome
time. “Peace and Blessings.”
ARTISTIC COMPANY
Nasir Brown
Assistant Stage Manager
Nasir is a transfer
student from Benedict College. Though
he is a senior, it is
only Nasir’s third
semester here at the
University of South
Carolina. Nasir made
his main stage debut this past
semester in Oh! What a Lovely
War and is cast in the show A
Tale Told By An Idiot which will
be performed at the beginning
of April. His passion in life is
film and he wants to become a
successful screenwriter, actor,
director, and producer, and one
day win a lifetime achievement
award. Nasir is currently writing a screenplay that he hopes
to have made and star in one
day. Upon graduating in August
2008, Nasir plans to move to
Los Angeles to pursue his dream
of acting. He believes that everyone has something to say and
through acting, he is expressing
himself. Nasir loves his family
members and friends very much
and thanks them for all of their
support. He also thanks Jennifer L. Nelson and Ashley Hyatt
for believing in him and giving
him this opportunity. To the cast
members and everyone else
who had a hand in making this
show successful, Nasir thanks
you and wishes you the best of
luck in your future endeavors.
Walter Clissen
Sound Design Advisor
Walter has 25+
years of experience in all aspects
of the audio world.
He received his
BFA/MFA from the
Higher Institute of
Theatre and Culture
Spreading in Brussels, Europe.
Born in Belgium and working
in venues all over Europe, he
moved to Los Angeles, CA in
1988. His Sound Designs include work for the L.A.’s Center
for Bilingual Arts, The National
Flanders Opera in Belgium,
where he resided 2001-2003,
PCPA Theaterfest in Santa Maria and Solvang, CA and the
Arizona Repertory Theatre in
Tucson, AZ. He taught several
audio courses, workshops and
lectures in Europe, at UCLA, at
the Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts in Santa Maria, CA
and at the University of Arizona
in Tucson, AZ. For the last three
years he’s been producing an
opera project with Austrian Opera singer Arno Raunig and just
finished a theatre/opera production by Subsonic Sonar called
Emerald Green Vortex
scheduled for release in 2008.
Whitney Dearden
Assistant Stage Manager
Whitney is a
freshman art
studio and art
history double
major in the
Honors College.
This is her first technical position
in a South Carolina mainstage
production, having previously stage managed Green
Room Production’s No Exit
this past semester. She is
thankful for this experience and wishes best of
luck to cast and crew.
Ian Del Duca
Lighting Designer
Ian is a Second
year Lighting
Design MFA candidate and pleased to
be part of another
Theatre South
Carolina Production. In addition to his designs
for Theatre South Carolina’s
productions of As You Like
It and Noises Off he has
previously been involved with
USC’s Lab theatre season
designing lights for Fuddy
Meers, Twelfth Night and On the
Verge. Many thanks to everyone
who has helped to make this
production both possible and
pleasant: Jennifer Nelson,
Jim Hunter, Nic Ularu, Lisa
Martin-Stuart, Stephen and Patricia Del Duca, and Matt.
Sam Gross
Assistant Technical Director
Sam is a graduate of Indiana
University where
he earned an
MFA in Theatre
Technology. He
specializes in mechanized
scenery, computer controlled
systems, electronics, set
construction, and rigging. He
has designed and built motion
control systems for such productions as The Real Thing, Sweeney
Todd, Romeo and Juliet, Sweet Charity, Dracula
and Pal Joey. He has overseen
the construction of USC productions since 2005. Mr. Gross received his Bachelor of Sciences
Degree from the University of
North Alabama where he also
worked as a sound designer,
lighting designer, sound engineer, carpenter, and actor. In
his position as Assistant Technical Director, Sam supervises
graduate and undergraduate
students in the construction of
scenery and props for USC
Theatre and Dance productions.
Sam teaches Introduction to Scenic Technology and Introduction
to Three Dimensional Computer
Modeling.
Ashley Hyatt
Stage Manager
Ashley is a junior
theatre major from
Greenville, South
Carolina. She enjoys watching theatre, but her true
passion is working
behind the scenes,
and she is pleased to be working
as the stage manager of such a
brilliant production. She would
Crumbs from the table of joy
T I M E L I N E
February 9, 1950
Sen. Joseph McCarthy delivers speech accusing
many in federal government of being Communists
October 23, 1950
September, 1950
McCarran Internal Security Act, calling for the
registration of all Communists, passes despite President
Truman’s veto
Jazz great Al Jolson dies
November 30, 1950
President Truman states US will drop atomic bomb on
Korea if necessary
December 11, 1950
Ralph Bunche becomes first African-American to
receive Nobel Peace Prize (for mediating the
Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948)
December 15, 1950
President Truman declares hope that the US will
become an “arsenal of freedom” for the world
January 4, 1951
Communist Chinese and North Korean forces
capture Seoul, South Korea
April 24, 1951
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
admits its first black student
June 28, 1951
Amos and Andy, the first network television series
to feature an all-African-American cast, debuts on CBS
July 14, 1951
More than 3000 protestors riot in Cicero, Illinois
after an African-American family moves to town
February 16, 1951
New York City bans racial discrimination
in public housing
May 24, 1951
The District of Columbia bans racial segregation
in restaurants
July 10, 1951
Author Dashiell Hammett is sentenced to six months
on a contempt charge for refusing to reveal names
of Communist sympathizers to House Un-American
Activities Committee
August 3, 1951
US District court of Kansas states that racial segregation
is detrimental to African-American children, but rules
that there is no significant discrimination in Topeka’s
school system. The decision prompts the NAACP to
appeal the case to the Supreme Court
FATHER DEVINE AND
THE PEACE MISSION MOVEMENT
Father Divine was born George Baker from their seats . . . That night, Father
in 1879, and became an evangelist Divine served tea, milk, postum,rice,
and itinerant preacher in Baltimore macaroni, potatoes, peas, baked
around 1900. Influenced by the beans, turkey, pork chops, corn bread,
“New Thought” or “Power of Positive biscuits, graham bread, cake, pie,
thinking” which also inspired Mary peaches, and salad . . . His spiritual
Baker Eddy and Christian Science, children piled their plates full and
Father Divine developed the Peace exploded into song. (Watts 64)
Mission Movement and founded a
religious community which preached When Father Divine’s first wife
celibacy and self reliance. Father died in 1943, he married one of
Divine claimed to be an incarnation the “Rosebuds,” a young white
of God on earth, and encouraged his woman who had been his personal
followers to “channel” his spirit for secretary. He claimed that she was
guidance. He taught that poverty, the reincarnation of his first wife,
racism and sickness were the results and renamed her “Sweet Angel.”
of “negative thinking.” He argued Although this interracial marriage
that “race” did not exist but was an lost the movement a few followers,
artificial category which should be many disciples celebrated the union
avoided – and he discouraged his as a “victory in the Peace Mission’s
followers from labeling themselves battle for equal rights through the
“black.” He was also a staunch elimination of blackness.” (Watts 168)
anti-Communist, and against Labor
movements. He and his followers, a Father Divine’s influence began
core group of whom lived with him as to wane in the 1950s and he died
a family, moved to Harlem after WW in 1965. “Sweet Angel” (Mother
I. They relocated to Brooklyn, then to Divine) continued to lead the
Long Island, where they prospered Peace Mission movement, which
until 1942 when moving to their remains in existence today -- with
permanent home in Philadelphia. considerably
fewer
followers.
In the early 1940s, “orders” of the
Peace Mission movement, like the
“Rosebuds,” with specific creeds and
uniforms evolved. The “Rosebuds”
were young female followers who
pledged to remain virgins and be
“submissive, meek and sweet.”
They wore blue skirts, white blouses,
blue berets, and red blazers with
large Vs – for Virgin -- embroidered
on the lapels.
(Watts 161)
from God, Harlem U.S.A.: The Father
Divine Story by Jill Watts (Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1992)
A cornerstone of the Peace Mission’s
ritual was the regularly held Holy
Communion Banquet, where Father
Divine presided at huge feasts. A
description of one of these banquets
held in the community residence
on April 10, 1930 records that
At 6:30, Father Divine entered the
dining room, and twenty –six adults
and four children rose reverently
Father Devine, c. 1932
like to continue her theatre education in hopes of becoming a
director, and is very delighted to
be working with such a talented
director and cast. Aside from
theatre she enjoys spending time with her family and
friends and would like to
thank them for their continuous love and support.
Amy Lehman
Dramaturg
Prior to joining USC
in 2005, Amy taught
at Towson University, MD, and at the
State University of
New York at Albany.
She has taught undergraduate and
graduate level courses on topics
in theatre history and dramatic
literature, ranging from 17th
century French theatre to 20th
century women playwrights. She
has researched and published in
the area of 19th century theatre
and actresses, and has a book
about Victorian women performers and mesmerism forthcoming
from McFarland & Co., publishers. She has presented scholarship at the American Society of
Theatre Research and the International Federation of Theatre
Research. Other areas of interest include acting and dramaturgy for plays including Cloud
9 and The Duchess of Malfi.
Anthony Lynch
Sound Designer
Anthony comes to the University
of South Carolina
as a student of history on loan from
Warwick University
in England. He acknowledges that his
interest in theatre
sound has managed
to take up most of his
free time – leaving little left over
for vital pursuits such as the
drinking of tea (non-iced)
and the study of undergraduate history. He
is excited to be working with the
theatre department at USC, having previously designed sound
for Fuddy Meers. Before
coming to the US he
had designed sound for
productions of A Chorus
Line, Copacabana and The
Night Heron. He was the
assistant sound designer
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for the 2007 production of
The Last Five Years at the
Apollo Theatre in London’s
West End and was the head
of sound for the 2007 WSAF
Arts Festival, the largest student arts festival in Europe.
He is currently designing
sound for the upcoming production of Romeo and Juliet and this
summer will be doing sound
design for the play LifeCoach
at The Trafalgar Studios in
London’s West End.
Lisa Martin-Stuart
Costume Design Advisor
Lisa’s professional
credits include costume designs for
regional and
national
touring theatres
(Hippodrome State
Theatre, Asolo State
Theatre, Aquila Theatre Company of London) and
film (Ulee’s Gold). She continues
to work with Mad Monkey Productions as wardrobe stylist.
Andy Mills
Technical Director
Andy has designed
professionally at
Shakespeare Theatre’s Young Company (Washington,
DC,) Charlotte Repertory Theatre, Carolina Opera, USC
Opera, and Trustus. His most
recent work was Dogs, The Musical at Piccolo Spoleto. Andy
currently teaches Intro to Theatre
Design and Theatre Laboratory. He specializes in the area
of properties, finding or building the most obscure of items.
Andy is a Member of USITT.
Valerie Pruett
Hair/Wig/Makeup Design
Valerie is the head of
hair and makeup design at Theatre South
Carolina. She teaches
courses in period
styles, makeup design
and craft technology
to undergraduate and graduate
students. She has worked for
several regional theatres including: Milwaukee Repertory, Utah
Shakespeare Festival, American
Player’s Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center, The Hippodrome,
New American Theatre and the
American Folklore Theatre. She
has most recently designed hair
and wigs for the Hippodrome’s
production of The Chosen and
co-designed costumes for Madison Repertory’s production of
Muskie Love to open in January
2008. Before returning to USC,
Valerie was a re-occurring guest
artist and instructor at Lawrence
University in Wisconsin and
the University of WisconsinMilwaukee’s Professional Theatre
Training Program. She is currently working on a textbook
manual Period Styles with Hair
and Wigs, which she hopes to
have completed by summer
of 2008. Valerie is a registered
makeup artist and continues to
design and consult professionally with theatrical and media
productions with over fifty commercials in the tri-state area.
Corinne Robinson
Costume Designer
Corinne Robinson is an MFA
Costume Design
candidate in her
second year. She
attending Guilford
College in Greensboro, NC before transferring
to USC-Aiken, where she
received her BFA. Her previous work at USC includes Oh!
What A Lovely War! and The
Pillowman. She has worked at
the Chautauqua Opera for the
past two summers in multiple
capacities including stitching,
wardrobe, millinery, and crafts.
Other design work she has done
include From the Mississippi
Delta, Hansel and Gretel, The
Frog Prince, Aladdin, Smoke on
the Mountain, and Wax Work.
Nic Ularu
Scenic Design Supervisor
Born in Bucharest, Romania, Professor Ularu
has extensive design
credits in America and
Europe, including theatres in Sweden, Northern Ireland and Romania. Professor Ularu was the
head of scenography at the National Theatre of Bucharest and
served for four years as a board
member of The European League
of the Institutes of the Arts (ELIA),
Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
He has taught scene and /or
costume design in Romania,
Germany, Sweden, England,
Italy, Denmark and Hong Kong.
Prior to USC he taught at Smith
College and he was a visiting
professor at the Universities of
Texas, Minnesota and Tennessee.
Professor Ularu received an
OBIE award for outstanding
achievement in Off-Broadway
theater during 2002- 2003
season, for the set design of
the Talking Band’s Painted
Snake in a Painted Chair,
presented at LaMaMa (NYC).
Ularu’s designs for Star Messengers and Underbelly appeared
in the USA entries at the Prague
Quadrennial Exhibitions in
2003 and 1998. Ularu’s original
play, The System, was performed this summer in Romania
and will be staged at LaMaMa
Etc. in New York this Fall.
In 2005 Nic co-designed the
exhibit and designed the poster
of the World Stage Design Exhibition in Toronto, Canada.
During the summer of 2004 Nic
was an artist in residence at Konstepidemin Gothenburg, Sweden
and had a painting exhibition at
the Sense Gallery in Stockholm.
Recent freelance work includes
set design of several acclaimed
productions at LaMaMa and
at the Flea Theater (NYC) and
costume and set design for The
Nutcracker at the Ballet Academy of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Currently professor Ularu is the
co-designer and curator of the
USA entry at the Prague Quadrennial Exhibition of 2007.
Craig Vetter
Scenic Designer
Craig is a Second
year MFA Scenic
Design student here
at the University
of South Carolina.
Having received his
BFA at the Penn State University,
he is delighted to be studying
at USC under Nic Ularu. His
designs have included several shows at his undergraduate
school as well as On The Verge
12th Night and most recently
As You Like It here at South
Carolina. He looks forward to
his remaining time here and
developing his design aesthetic
before finally moving abroad.
K.Dale White
Production Manager
K. Dale is a proud
member of Actors’
Equity. His credits
include: Virginia
Scenic, Virginia
Opera, NY Shakespeare Festival,
The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Shakespeare and
Company, Bay Street Theatre
Festival, Playwrights Horizons,
Manhattan The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Shakespeare and
Company, Bay Street Theatre
Festival, Playwrights Horizons,
Manhattan Theatre Club, Cam-
bridge Theatre Company, The
American Repertory Theatre,
Emerson Stage, Chamber Theatre
Productions, Boston Early Music
Festival, The Lyric Stage, Boston
Lyric Opera, Available Light, St.
Louis Symphony, Opera Theatre
St. Louis, Theatre Project Company, the Repertory Theatre
of St. Louis, The Alley Theatre,
STAGES, and the Alaska Repertory Theatre. He has taught
at Emerson College, Old Dominion University, Simon’s
Rock College of Bard. K. Dale
received his BFA from Webster
University, St. Louis, MO.
Danielle Wilson
Assistant Technical Director
Danielle holds a
BA in theater from
the University of
North Carolina at
Asheville, and an
MFA in lighting design from the University of South Carolina. In her
present position she supervises
graduate lighting designers,
instructs undergraduates, and
manages the daily operations
in the lighting and sound areas. Danielle also works as a
freelance lighting designer. Her
designs have been seen on the
stages of Theater South Carolina, Texas Repertory Theater,
Shakespeare Theater New Jersey,
and the North Carolina Blumenthal’s Spirit Square, among
others. She has also worked
with dance companies including
the USC Dance Company, The
Joffrey Ballet, the Royal Ballet
School, and the Augusta Ballet.
Behind the Scenes
Technical Director
Asst. Technical Director
Asst. Technical Director
Production Manager
Hair, Wigs, and Makeup Design
Properties Master
Assistant Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager
Dialect Coach
Andy Mills
Sam Gross
Danielle Wilson
K. Dale White
Valerie Pruett
Andy Mills
Nasir Brown
Whitney Dearden
Paul Kauffman
Lighting Technicians
Undergraduatute Scenic Techs
Deck Crew
Light Board Operator
Sound Board Operator
Lighting Graduate Assistant
Scenic Design Graduate Assistants
Costume Graduate Assistants
Costume Undergrad Assistants
Costume Technicians
Costume Stitcher
Dresser
Set Design Advisor
Sound Design Advisor
Costume Design Supervisor
Department Dramaturg
Artistic Director/Chair
Josh Welch, Trey Hobbes,
Amelia Underwood, Libby Pfaff
Kyle Gilstrap, Susan Gray,
Matt Burcham, Ashley McGraw, Charles Francis, Presley Coker
Ray Jones
Lakesha Campbell, Lee Waters
Financial Manager
Administrative Assistants
MJ Middleton, Anna Butler,
Bryan Dillon
Anne Reid
LaToya Ballard
Ian Del Duca
Craig Vetter, Carl B. Hamilton
Corinne Robinson, Vanessa Streeter
Kayla Watts, Steven Kopp,
Kelly Renko
Natasha Crabtree, Kimberly Poulter
Sean Stephens, Mallory Shirley,
Pettrina Barresi
Rochelle Michael
Sonaite Debebe-Kumssa
Nic Ularu
Walter Clissen
Lisa Martin-Stuart
Amy Lehman
Jim Hunter
The theatre programs of the USC Department of Theatre and Dance are accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Theatre. The Department is a member of the University/Resident Theatre
Association and is affiliated with the Shakespeare Theatre of Washington, DC
and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.
THERE’S MORE TO SEE!
2008 MFA
DIRECTING
SHOWCASE
IN ALTERNATING REP
FEBRUARY 27
THROUGH
MARCH 3, 2008
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THE MAIN STAGE
A CABAL
OF HYPOCRITES
by
Mikhail Bulgakov
April 18-27, 2008
at
DRAYTON HALL
Theatre South Carolina
Longstreet Theatre
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