CCM PLAY SERIES PRESENTS

EMILIA

By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm 

Feb. 13-15, 2025, Patricia Corbett Theater

  • Director/Choreographer | Bridget Leak
  • Assistant Director | Hannah Toronto*
  • Assistant Choreographer | Amanda Sant*
  • Scenic Designer | Taylor Helms*
  • Lighting Designer | Jules Cabrera*
  • Costume Designer | Jayna Fry*
  • Sound Designer/Composer | Kaitlin Barnett Proctor*
  • Wig & Make-Up Designer | Emily Kemmerer*
  • Production Stage Manager | Maggie Harris*
  • Props Manager  | Amber LB Slater*
  • Technical Director | Troy Brizius
  • Dialect Coach | Kat Littrell
  • Fight Director | k. Jenny Jones

*CCM Student

Emilia will last approximately two hours with one 15-minute intermission

The Company

  • Helena/Howard/Eve | Gabi Adams
  • Margaret/Sidney/Hester | Becca Anderson
  • Emilia 2 | Joysoline Ivory Smith
  • Clifford/Midwife/Man 1 | Hannah Toronto 
  • Emilia 3 | Yodeet Nymberg
  • Alphonso/Emilia | Jahmiya Quarles
  • Shakespeare/Man 2 | J.J. Sanchez
  • Emilia 1 | Palini Sunkara
  • Carey/Judith/Priest | Kiki Hellerman
  • Bertie/Mary/Bob | Maria Leigh
  • Collins/Anne/Dave | Amanda Sant
  • Katherine/Desdemona | Lily Villaflor
  • Cordelia/Flora | Lauren Grammer
  • Understudies | Kathuure Miriti, Alaya Rhett, Iris Shipley, Maeve Gillespie 

Student Bios

Helena/Howard/Eve

Gabrielle Mignonne

Gabrielle Mignonne 
Senior BFA Acting student from Seattle, Washington

At CCM: Clarice in Frankenstein, Emilia in The Winter’s Tale, Joey in Love and War. Elsewhere: Nicole in The Light Chasers, Hermia U/S in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.


Margaret/Sidney/Hester

Becca Anderson

Becca Anderson (they/them) 
Senior BFA Acting student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Nell in John Proctor is the Villain, Usher/God/Understanding in Everybody, Lina/Kristine/1st Coal Heaver in A Dream Play, Janette in The Burials, #00 in The Wolves. Elsewhere: Ida Jackson understudy & Others in The Amen Corner at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Benvolio understudy in Romeo and Juliet at Oak Park Festival Theatre (Oak Park, Illinois).


Emilia 2

Joysoline Ivory-Smith

Joysoline Ivory Smith (she/her)
Senior Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Girl/Time in EverybodyTeapot in Who Lives on Drury Lane (Transmigration), Jasmine in “Walking in the rain” (capstone film project by CCM Media Production), Kennedy in "Sonder" (CCM BIPOC Affinity group film project). Elsewhere: Supernumerary Aida (Cincinnati Opera), ensemble member in Ilya Kaminsky’s Deaf Republic, produced by Cincinnati State in conjunction with the sign language department and deaf association.


Clifford/Midwife/Man 1

Hanah Toronto

Hannah Toronto 
Senior BFA Acting student from McLean, Virginia

At CCM: Swing #3 in A Dream Play, Gretel/Servant in Frankenstein, Somebody in Everybody, Understudy for Beatrice (with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company), Lady Margaret Clifford/Midwife/Man 1 in Emilia. Directing: Assistant Director for Clue, Assistant Director for Witch (Co-production with the Carnegie).  


Emilia 3

Yodeet Nymberg

Yodeet Nymberg 
Senior BFA Acting student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Ismania in Lysistrata + The Trojan Women, Somebody in Everybody, Roberta in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Emilia 3 in Emilia. Elsewhere: Understudy in A Christmas Carol at Playhouse in the Park (Cincinnati), Nina in Small Victories (Podcast Drama).


Alphonso/Emilia

Jahmiya Quarles

Jahmiya Quarles 
Senior Acting student from Washington, D.C.

At CCM: Lysistrata + Trojan Women, Clue: On Stage and EmiliaElsewhere: Understudy Helena in Midsummer Night's Dream at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company (Cincinnati, Ohio).


Shakespeare/Man 2

J.J. Sanchez

J.J. Sanchez 
Senior BFA Acting student from San Antonio, Texas

At CCM: Mirrhine in Lysistrata/Trojan Women, Cook in Clue: On Stage, Paige in Love and War (CCM Acting Lab Show), CB's Sister in Dog See's God (CCM Acting Lab Show), Strong Bear in Strong Bear (Cincinnati Fringe Festival).


Emilia 1

Palini Sunkara

Palini Sunkara  
Senior BFA Acting student from Suwanee, Georgia

At CCM: Somebody in Everybody, Cougar/Greek Chorus in Lysistrata + The Trojan Women, To Us, With Love: For Us By Us (BIPOC Theatre Project), Claire in All On the Table (CCM Radio Play). Elsewhere: L in Peerless with Human Race Theatre Company (Dayton, Ohio).


Carey/Judith/Priest

Kiki Hellerman

Kiki Hellerman 
Junior BFA Acting student from Chicago, Illinois

At CCM: Zayd in Quiet The Kids Are Talking!, Riley in MOM COME PICK ME UP SH@T HOLY F@CK!, and Ensemble in WOMP WOMP (Transmigration) Gustav in Frankenstein, Caleb/Leroy in Love and War (Lab), Evelyn in To Those Listening Back Home (CCM Radio Play) Director for Stop Kiss (Directing One Acts). Elsewhere: Mutius/Emilius in Titus Andronicus at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.


Bertie/Mary/Bob

Maria Leigh

Maria Leigh 
Junior BFA Acting student from Grand Rapids, MI

At CCM: Van’s Sister in Dog Sees God (Lab), Ghost 2 in Unfortunate Mechanism (Radio Play), K.I.D.S., Lucy D’s B& B, and Candyland (Transmigration), Writer/Director for Love and War (Lab) and When It’s More Than Lust (Directing One Acts).


Collins/Anne/Dave

Amanda Sant

Amanda Sant 
Junior BFA Acting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Singing Telegram Girl in Clue: On Stage, Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing, Evil/Swing in Everybody, Transmigration. Elsewhere: Viola/Olivia Understudy in Twelfth Night at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Olga Mara/Dancer Ensemble/Kathy Understudy in Singing In The Rain at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.


Katherine/Desdemona

Lilia Villaflor

Lilia Villaflor 
Junior BFA Acting student from Joliet, Illinois

At CCM: Bailey Gallagher in John Proctor is the Villain, Stefan in Let the Right One In, Coconut Mall is Burning Down and Rogue (Transmigration), Quinn in The Light Chasers (Co-production with the Know Theatre of Cincinnati).


Cordelia/Flora

Lauren Grammer

Lauren Grammer 
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Prosper, Texas

At CCM: Shelby in John Proctor is the Villain, Swing in The Winter’s Tale, Player in Transmigration, Wife/Mistress in The Lover. Elsewhere: Anne Boleyn in Queens at Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland).


Understudies

Kathuure Miriti

Kathuure Miriti  
Sophomore BFA Acting student from Lexington, Kentucky

At CCM: Ensemble in Transmigration


Iris Shipley

Iris Shipley
Freshmen BFA Acting Student form Columbus, Ohio

At CCM: Adam in Love and War. Elsewhere: Little Comet in Momentum: We are Stars at the Davidson Theatre (Columbus, Ohio).


Maeve Gillespie

Maeve Gillespie 
Freshman BFA Acting student from Garden City, New York

At CCM: Understudy in Emilia. Elsewhere: Orsinio/Maria/Antonio Understudy in Twelfth Night at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Solo Singer in Futurefest at 54 Below (NYC), Berthe in Pippin at Long Island Musical Theatre Festival (Garden City, New York).


Production Staff

  • Assistant Stage Managers | Kait Naylor, Patrick Johnson
  • Production Assistant | Lilly West
  • Assistant Production Managers | Annalee Crosser, Bethany Untener
  • Assistant Props Manager | Ben Wright
  • Assistant Costume Designer | Kyle Williams
  • Assistant Lighting Designer | Kassidy Schley
  • Wardrobe Supervisor | Maura Kesterson
  • Pattern Makers/Drapers | Shelby Allred, Abigail Barrientes, Lauren Fitts, Cassidy Kempthorne, Alanna Gorrigan, Rachel Luneke, Cassie Smith
  • Stitcher | Julia Schillaci
  • Craft Artisans | Peggie Dona, Meredith Randall
  • Wardrobe Crew | Maddie Belanoff, Deanna Berryhill, Jacobs Gers, A’Dianna Luckey
  • Production Electrician | Abigail Fluck
  • Lighting Programmer | Ella Rosoff
  • Assistant Production Electrician/Board Operation | Lia Lubinsky
  • Deck Electricians | Zayda DeJong, Jack Walter
  • Assistant Technical Director | Willow Heichel
  • Head Carpenter | Jamie Boeskool
  • Scenic Charge Artist | Liz Mitan
  • Set/Props Running Crew | Josie Heys, Hadley Klusman, Carmella Somich, Raegan Ziegler
  • Assistant Sound Designer/Composer | Lucia Thill
  • Production Sound Engineer | Bryan Pivaral
  • A1 | Reagan Warvel
  • Sound Crew | Niko Thaman
  • Wig and Make-Up Running Crew | Ella Hamlin, Ryan Peerless, Jill Schlax

Student Bios

Assistant Director

Hanah Toronto

Hannah Toronto 
Senior BFA Acting student from McLean, Virginia

At CCM: Swing #3 in A Dream Play, Gretel/Servant in Frankenstein, Somebody in Everybody, Understudy for Beatrice (with Cincinnati Shakespeare Company), Lady Margaret Clifford/Midwife/Man 1 in Emilia. Directing: Assistant Director for Clue, Assistant Director for Witch (Co-production with the Carnegie).  


Assistant Choreographer

Amanda Sant

Amanda Sant 
Junior BFA Acting student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Singing Telegram Girl in Clue: On Stage, Narrator in Every Brilliant Thing, Evil/Swing in Everybody, Transmigration. Elsewhere: Viola/Olivia Understudy in Twelfth Night at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Olga Mara/Dancer Ensemble/Kathy Understudy in Singing In The Rain at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.


Scenic Designer

Taylor Helms

Taylor Helms 
First-year Masters Stage Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Props for Suor Angelica, Theory of Relativity. Elsewhere: Scenic Artist for Murder on The Orient Express, Stella Luna, Little Prince, Nate The Great, A Chorus Line, The Chinese Lady, Shane, Origin Story, Ring of Fire, and A Christmas Carol at Playhouse In The Park (Cincinnati). Scenic Artist for Castor and Patience, The Knock, and Madame Butterfly at Cincinnati Opera. Scenic Artist for Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Mamma Mia, Almost Heaven, 42nd Street, and Clue at Cincinnati Landmark Productions.


Lighting Designer

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Jules Cabrera 
Second-year MFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Austin, Texas

At CCM: Lighting Designer for The Winter’s Tale, Lighting Designer for An American in Paris & Other Works, Lighting Designer for Rappaccini’s Daughter, Assistant Lighting Designer for Let the Right One In. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Concert With the Stars 2025 at Lexington Theatre Company (Lexington, Kentucky), Lighting Designer for Up-Close 2024: Nature/Nurture at Mutual Dance Theatre (Cincinnati), Associate Lighting Designer for Amen Corner at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Assistant Lighting Designer for “We Are One- Asylum” Festival with Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.


Costume Designer

Jayna Fry

Jayna Fry 
Third-year MFA Costume Design and Technology student from Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

At CCM: Costume Designer for Emilia and The Rape of Lucretia, Assistant Costume Designer for Fellow Travelers and The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Assistant Costume Designer at Festival of International Opera (Urbania, Italy), Costume Shop Floor Manager at Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York), Resident Assistant Costume Designer and Costume Designer for Camp Rock Jr. and Annie Jr. at Hale Center Theater (Orem, Utah).


Sound Designer/Composer

Kaitlin Barnett

Kaitlin Barnett Proctor 
Third-year MFA Sound Design student from Butler, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Sound Designer for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Production Sound Engineer for Frankenstein and Once on This Island, A1 for 30 Years of Stephen: The Music of Stephen Flaherty. Elsewhere: A1 for A Wrinkle in Time and Paradise Ballroom at New York Stage and Film (Poughkeepsie, New York), Cinderella and Steel Magnolias at Studio Tenn (Franklin, Tennessee), Sound Designer for The Lightning Thief and Secret Soldiers at Nashville Children's Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee), Little Women, Peter and the Starcatcher, and 42nd Street at Belmont University (Nashville, Tennessee), A Christmas Carol at Nashville Repertory Theatre (Nashville, Tennessee).


Wig & Make-Up Designer

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Emily Kemmerer
Second-year MFA Make-Up and Wig Design student from Wooster, Ohio

At CCM: Wig Stylist and Wig and Make-up Supervisor for Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Assistant Wardrobe Manager at The Glimmerglass Festival for 2023 season (Cooperstown, New York). Wardrobe Supervisor at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company for 2023 season (Cincinnati, Ohio). Wardrobe Supervisor at Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre for 2022 season (Grand Lake, Colorado).


Production Stage Manager

Maggie Harris

Maggie Harris 
Second-year MFA Stage Management student from Fayetteville, Arkansas

At CCM: Assistant Stage Manager for Wonderful Town, Rappaccini's Daughter. Elsewhere: ASM for American Idiot, Assassins and Spring Awakening at University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Production Stage Manager for Metal Children at University of Arkansas, PSM for Believe in Stupid Sh*t at Starline Theatre Co.


Assistant Stage Managers

Kait Naylor

Kait Naylor  
Junior Stage Management student from Loveland, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for Dance Works 2024, Assistant Stage Manager for for Angles, Assistant Stage Manager for The Cunning Little Vixen, Assistant Event Manager for BOOM 2024, Assistant Stage Manager for The Rape of Lucretia, Production Assistant for Frankenstein. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager for Annie Jr. at the Royal Theatre Company (Mason, Ohio), Production Stage Manager for The Magic Flute at Queen City Opera (Cincinnati), Production Assistant for Don Giovanni at Cincinnati Opera.


Patrick Johnson

Patrick Johnson
First-Year MFA Stage Management student from Canton, Ohio

At CCM: Sub-Assistant Stage Manager for La Finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: AEA Production Stage Manager for Forbidden Broadway, Escape to Margaritaville, The Prom, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Rock of Ages, and Hand to God at the Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York), AEA Production Stage Manager for Theatre Workshop of Nantucket 2024 Season (Nantucket, Massachusetts) which include the world premiere adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s Winter Street, and Assistant Stage Manager for Head Over Heels at Theatre Horizon (Norristown, Pennsylvania).


Production Assistant

Lilly West

Lilly West (she/her) 
Freshman BFA Stage Management student from Elgin, Illinois

At CCM: Production Assistant for In the Green and Emilia, Child Supervisor for A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for The Cake and The Lightning Thief and Production Stage Manager for Mary Poppins, Frozen Jr. and Absurd Person Singular at Steel Beam Theatre (St. Charles, Illinois), Production Stage Manager for Twelfth Night and Shakespeare's Sonnets in Modern Times at Goodly Creatures Theatre (Elgin, Illinois).


Assistant Production Managers

Annalee Crosser

Annalee Crosser  
Senior BFA Stage Management student from Edmond, Oklahoma

At CCM: Production Stage Manager on The Rape of Lucretia, Assistant Stage Manager on Little Mermaid, Assistant Stage Manager on Frankenstein, Assistant Stage Manager on Something Rotten, Production Assistant on The Marriage of Figaro. Elsewhere: Production Stage Manager on Sweet Charity and Gypsy at Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head Island, South Carolina), Assistant Stage Manager on Don Quixote at Cincinnati Ballet, Stage Management Intern on The Knock at Cincinnati Opera, Assistant Stage Manager on The Bridges of Madison County at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).


Bethany Untener

Bethany Untener 
Junior BFA Stage Management student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Production Stage Manager for John Proctor is the Villain, Assistant Stage Manager for Rappaccini’s Daughter, Assistant Stage Manager for Fall Dance 2023. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Unto These Hills at Cherokee Historical Association (Cherokee, North Carolina), Production Assistant for SpongeBob the Musical Youth Edition and Stage Manager for Kids at The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati.


Assistant Lighting Designer

Kassidy Schley

Kassidy Schley 
Junior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from North Richland Hills, Texas

At CCM: Assistant Lighting Designer for Sweet Charity and The Marriage of Figaro, Wonderful Town, Emilia, and Student Choreographers’ Showcase, Programmer for Rappaccini's Daughter and The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for Brigadoon, Don Giovanni, Cold Mountain, and Sweeney Todd at the Seagle Festival (Essex County, New York), Assistant Lighting Designer for Julius Caesar at Cincinnati Shakespeare Co.


Pattern Makers/Drapers

Shelby Allred

Shelby Allred  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Stitcher for Clue: On Stage, Crafts Artisan for Cunning Little Vixen and Once on this Island, Assistant Costume Designer for The Rape of Lucretia, Wardrobe Lead for Everybody. Elsewhere: Assistant Costume Designer and Shop Manager for the College Light Opera Company (Falmouth, Massachusetts), Stitcher for Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre (Arrow Rock, Missouri), Staff Technical Director at Turpin High School (Cincinnati, Ohio).


Cassidy Kempthorne

Cassidy Kempthorne 
Second-year Masters Costume Design student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Wardrobe Head for Something Rotten, Wardrobe Head for Dialogues of the Carmelites, Draper for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.


Rachel Luneke

Rachel Luneke 
Junior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Covington, Kentucky

At CCM: Stitcher for Once on This Island, The Cunning Little Vixen, Clue: On Stage, The Little Mermaid, Wardrobe Crew Head for Everybody and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Stitcher for Seven Deadly Sins, Così fan tutte, La Bohème, and Silent Night with Wolf Trap Opera (Vienna, Virginia), Stitcher for Camelot, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, No No Nanette, HMS Pinafore, Arizona Lady, and Orpheus in the Underworld at Ohio Light Opera (Wooster, Ohio).


Cassie Smith

Cassie Smith  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Arlington, Virginia

At CCM: Assistant Costume Designer for Once on this Island and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Elsewhere: Stitcher at Barrington Stage Company (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) and Assistant Costume Designer for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).


Stitcher

Julia Schillaci

Julia Schillaci  
Junior BFA Costume Design student from Frederick, Maryland

At CCM: Wardrobe Crew Head for The Cunning Little Vixen and Once on This Island. Elsewhere: Assistant Costume Designer for Fiddler on the Roof and Stitcher for Fiddler on the Roof, The Drowsy Chaperone, and The Wizard of Oz at Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre (Winchester, Virginia).

Craft Artisans

Peggie Dona

Peggie Dona
Sophomore Costume Design and Technology student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: Set/Props Running Crew for Our Town, Costume Running Crew and Set construction Crew for Xanadu.


Meredith Randall

Meredith Randall  
Senior BFA Costume Design and Technology student from Toledo, Ohio

At CCM: Costume Designer for Dark Sisters, Wardrobe Supervisor for Wonderful Town, Wardrobe Supervisor for Let the Right One In, Assistant Costume Designer for Sweet Charity. Elsewhere: Costume Crafts Apprentice at the Glimmerglass Festival (Cooperstown, New York),  Wardrobe Head & Stitcher for Otterbein Summer Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).


Wardrobe Crew

Jacob Gers

Jacob Gers  
Freshman BFA Sound Design student from Greensboro, North Carolina

Elsewhere: Sound Designer/A1 for Anastasia: The Musical and Production Sound Engineer for Something Rotten! at Weaver Theatre (Greensboro, North Carolina), Sound Designer/A1 for Pride & Prejudice at Well-Spring Theatre (Greensboro, North Carolina), Sound Designer/A1 for The Lion King Jr. at Tamarack Camps (Ortonville, Michigan).


Production Electrician

Abby Fluck

Abigail Fluck  
Senior BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Wayne, Pennsylvania

At CCM: Production Electrician for Let the Right On In and Once On This Island, Associate Lighting Designer for Fall Dance Works and Assistant Lightning Designer for Clue: On Stage and Cinderella. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Miami Dance Spring Concert, Laser Designer for LAFC Post Game Pride Night, Pyrotechnic Designer for MLB Little League Classic.


Lighting Programmer

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Ella Rosoff 
Sophomore Lighting Design and Technology student from Bethesda, Maryland

At CCM: Everybody, Once on This Island, Wonderful Town, Emilia and Coppelia.


Assistant Production Electrician/ Board Operation

Lia Lubinsky

Lia Lubinsky 
Sophomore BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Westerville, Ohio

At CCM: Run Crew for Clue: On Stage and Spot Operator for Rappaccini’s Daughter. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Bye Bye Birdie at Westerville Civic Theatre (Westerville, Ohio).


Assistant Technical Director

Willow Heichel

Willow Heichel 
Junior BFA Technical Production student from Granville, Ohio

At CCM: Head carpenter for Once On This Island, Assistant Technical Director for Emilia, Run crew for Something Rotten!, Dialogues of the Carmelites, Cinderella, Fellow Travelers, Deck electrician for The Rape of Lucretia. Elsewhere: Scenic Carpenter at Flat Rock Playhouse (Flat Rock, North Carolina), Carpenter and Welder at Stages St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri).


Head Carpenter

Jaime Boeskool

Jaime Boeskool  
Sophomore BFA Technical Production student from Nashville, Tennessee

At CCM: Run Crew for Let the Right One In, The Rape of Lucretia, Once on This Island and Clue: On Stage.


Scenic Charge Artist

Liz Mitan

Liz Mitan 
Senior BFA Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Mason, Ohio

At CCM: Scenic Charge Artist for Let the Right One In, Rappaccini’s Daughter, Clue: On Stage, Frankenstein and She Loves Me. Elsewhere: Scenic Artist at The Ohio Light Opera


Set/ Props Running Crew

Josie Heys

Josie Heys
Freshman Stage Design, Props and Scenic Art student from Wilmington, Ohio

At CCM: Wigs, Hair, and Makeup crew for The Winters Tale. Elsewhere: Carpenter for Chicago and Into the Woods at Bare Boards Theatre Co. (Wilmington, Ohio).


Hadley Klusman

Hadley Klusman
Freshman BFA Technical Production student from Louisville, Kentucky

At CCM: Scenic Crew for The Winter’s Tale.


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Carmella Somich
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Cleveland, Ohio

At CCM: Wigs Hair and Make-up Crew for The Winter’s Tale, Spotlight Operator for Dance Works 2024.


Assistant Sound Designer/Composer

Lucia Thill

Lucia Thill  
Senior BFA Sound Design student from Minneapolis, Minnesota

At CCM: Sound Designer for An American in Paris + Other Works, Production Sound Engineer for The Cunning Little Vixen, Production Sound Engineer for Everybody, A2 for Spring Awakening, Assistant Sound Designer for The Dialogues of the Carmelites. Elsewhere: Associate Sound Designer for Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B at The Human Race Theater (Dayton, Ohio), Assistant Sound Designer and A2 at The Forestburgh Playhouse (Forestburgh, New York).


Production Sound Engineer

Bryan Pivaral

Bryan Pivaral  
Second-year MFA Sound Design student from Miami, Florida

At CCM: A2 for She Loves Me, Sound Designer for Dance Works, Everybody, The Cunning Little Vixen and Little Mermaid. Elsewhere: Monitor Mixer/A1 for Indi Friday at 5th & Vine Live with 3CDC (Cincinnati), Sound Designer for Laughs in Spanish at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), A1 for Little Shop of Horrors at Flint Repertory Theater (Flint, Michigan), A1 for Elton John’s Aida, Oliver and A Gentlemen's Guid to Love and Murder at Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan, Utah), Sound Designer for When Five Years Pass and Daughter at California Institute for the Arts (Santa Clarita, California), Sound Designer for The Children’s Hour at Florida International University (Hialeah, Florida).


A1

Reagan Warvel

Reagan Warvel
Sophomore Sound Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio


Wig and Make-Up Running Crew

Ella Hamlin

Ella Hamlin 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from St. Louis, Missouri

At CCM: Wardrobe for In the Green, Spotlight Operator for Wonderful Town. Elsewhere: Deck Electrician for Aida, Projections Operator for Steel Magnolias, Spotlight Operator for Newsies at STAGES St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri).


Ryan Peerless

Ryan Peerless 
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Cincinnati, Ohio

At CCM: Follow Spot Operator for In the Green, Wardrobe Crew for La Finta Giardiniera. Elsewhere: Assistant Lighting Designer for Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at The Carnegie (Covington, Kentucky).


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Jill Schlax  
Freshman BFA Lighting Design and Technology student from Yarmouth, Maine

At CCM: Light Board Operator for In the Green. Elsewhere: Follow Spot Operator for Ragtime and Light Board Operator for Guys and Dolls with Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (Hilton Head, South Carolina).

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  • Telephone: 513-556-4183
  • Email: boxoff@uc.edu
  • Mail: CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

Parking

Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283.


Tax Credit

If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you.


Lost and Found

If you have lost an item, contact lost and found at 513-556-9413.


House Policies

The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.


Cameras, Phones and Recording Devices

The video or audio recording of performances is prohibited.

The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager.


Smoking and Refreshments

Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective May 1, 2017, smoking and tobacco use (including chewing tobacco and electronic cigarettes) shall be prohibited by students, staff, faculty, visitors, vendors and contractors at all times in or on University of Cincinnati properties, including events on university property during non-school hours. This includes all shelters, indoor and outdoor theaters and athletic facilities, bridges, walkways, sidewalks, residence halls, parking lots, and street parking and garages owned by the university.


Hearing Enhancement

Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Please inquire at the Box Office.


Wheelchair Seating

Wheelchair seating is available in both Corbett Auditorium and Patricia Corbett Theater. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made with the Box Office when ordering tickets. These seats are subject to availability.


Group Sales

The Box Office can accommodate groups for major productions and concerts. Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. For more information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.


CCM Faculty and Staff

CCM's faculty and staff and its state-of-the-art facilities make possible the professional training and exceptional education on which CCM believes the future of the arts relies. The school's roster of eminent faculty regularly receives distinguished honors for creative and scholarly work, and its alumni have achieved notable success in the performing and media arts. More than 150 internationally recognized faculty members work with students from around the world, specializing in eight areas of study.


Know Your Exit

Map depicting exits from Patricia Corbett Theatre

Performance dates and repertoire are subject to change. View CCM's current calendar of events.

The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of a University of Cincinnati academic program.