August Wilson's Seven Guitars

Proscenium Theatre, October/November 2024

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Guest Director, Terence Spivey; Scenic and Properties Designer, Megan Wells (MFA '26); Costume Designer, Rebecca Turk; Lighting Designer, Maranda DeBusk; Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Kami Bumpers (BA '25); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

The Moors by Jen Silverman

Blackbox Theatre, November 2024

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Tom Dugdale; Scenic Designer and Properties Designer, Katherine Simon (MFA '25); Costume Designer, Rebecca Turk; Lighting Designer, Yasmine Kashubeck (BA '25); Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Composers, Dean Alkire and Matt Murphy; Production Stage Manager, Persis Yoder (BA '27); Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

The Dog Project created by Mandy Fox and the Graduate Acting Class of 2025

Blackbox Theatre, March 2025

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Claudia René Wier; Scenic and Properties Designer, Kaitlyn Crosby (MFA '27); Costume Designer, Rebecca Turk; Lighting Designer, Robbie Wilt (MFA '27); Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Orlando by Sarah Ruhl, adapted from Virginia Woolf

Proscenium Theatre, April 2025

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Mandy Fox; Scenic and Properties Designer, Kaitlyn Crosby (MFA '27); Costume Designer, Alexis Miller (MFA '27); Lighting Designer, Sarah Herkert (MFA '27); Sound Designer, Ruth Luketic; Media Designer, Alex Oliszewski; Production Stage Manager, Ellie Price (BA '25); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen

Proscenium Theatre, October/November 2023

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, J. Briggs Cormier (PhD '05); Scenic and Properties Designer, Katherine Simon (MFA '25); Costume Designer, Catherine Huffman (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Maranda DeBusk; Sound Designer, Deken Foster (BA '24); Production Stage Manager, Katie Stephan (BA '24); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca, Translated by Lillian Groag

Blackbox Theatre, November 2023

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Guest Director, Leda Hoffman; Scenic and Properties Designer, Ladini Wallace(BA '24); Costume Designer, Jo Fuller (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Matt Hazard (BA '00; MFA '11); Sound Designer, Anne Lang (BA '24); Production Stage Manager, Ellie Price (BA '25); Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson

Blackbox Theatre, March 2024

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Tom Dugdale; Scenic and Properties Designer, Chad R. Mahan; Costume Designer, Rebecca Turk; Lighting Designer, Iz Nichols (BA '24); Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Maddie Green; Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin, Conceived by Rebecca Feldman, Additional Materials by Jay Reiss, Originally Directed on Broadway by James Lapine

Proscenium Theatre, April 2024

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Mandy Fox; Music Director, Theo Jackson; Scenic and Properties Designer, Megan Wells (MFA '26); Costume Designer, Coco Mayer; Lighting Designer, Matt Hazard (BA '00; MFA '11); Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Garrett Ratliff; Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Men on Boats by Jacklyn Backhaus

Final performance in Roy Bowen Theatre, October/November 2022.

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Beth Kattelman (MA '91; PhD '99); Scenic and Properties Designer, Braden Graves (MFA '23); Costume Designer, Catherine Huffman (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Braden Graves (MFA '23); Sound Designer, Jesse Tack (BA '23); Production Stage Manager, Skylar Kyser (BA '23); Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

The Country Wife by William Wycherley

Final performance in Thurber Theatre, November 2022.

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Directors, Tom Dugdale and E.J. Westlake; Scenic and Properties Designer, Jessica Lynn Hightower (MFA '23); Costume Designer, Jo Fuller (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Amber Whatley; Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Katie Stephan (BA '24); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

Wilderness by Seth Bockley and Anne Hamburger

Performed in the Harbor Room because the theatres closed for the move, March 2023.

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Mandy Fox; Scenic and Properties Designer, Katherine Simon (MFA '25); Costume Designer, Jo Fuller (MFA '24);  Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Garrett Ratliff; Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Performed in the Harbor Room because the theatres closed for the move, April 2023.

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Kevin McClatchy (MFA '12); Scenic and Properties Designer, Katherine Simon (MFA '25); Costume Designer, Catherine Huffman (MFA '24); Sound Designer, Jesse Tack (BA '23); Production Stage Manager, Ellie Price (BA '25); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

The Seagull by Anton Chekhov, adapted for the stage by Janice L. Blixt, translated from the Russian by Alexandra LaCombe

Roy Bowen Theatre, October/November 2021.

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Producer, Brad Steinmetz (MFA '03); Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, J. Briggs Cormier (PhD '05); Scenic and Properties Designer, Jessica Lynn Hightower (MFA '23); Costume Designer, Kristine Kearney; Lighting Designer, Amber Whatley; Sound Designer, Jesse Tack (BA '23); Production Stage Manager, Harshitha Kommaraju; Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

In the Next Room (or the Vibrator Play) by Sarah Ruhl

Thurber Theatre, November 2021

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Producer, Brad Steinmetz (MFA '03); Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Jeanine Thompson; Scenic and Properties Designer, Will Ledbetter (MFA '21); Costume Designer, Jensen Glick (MFA '21); Lighting Designer, Kelsey Gallagher (MFA '19); Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Production Stage Manager, Skylar Kyser (BA '23); Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Sweat by Lynn Nottage

Roy Bowen Theatre, March 2022

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Producer, Brad Steinmetz (MFA '03); Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Tom Dugdale; Scenic and Properties Designer, Jessica Lynn Hightower (MFA '23); Costume Designer, Catherine Huffman (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Kelsey Gallagher (MFA '19); Sound Designer, Jesse Tack (BA '23); Media Designer, Jessica Lynn Hightower (MFA '23); Production Stage Manager, Emma Burton (BA '25); Technical Director, Chris Zinkon

Violet by Jeanine Tesori (music) and Brian Crawley (book and lyrics), based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts

Thurber Theatre, April 2022

Department Chair, E.J. Westlake; Producer, Brad Steinmetz (MFA '03); Production Manager, Sherée Greco; Director, Mandy Fox; Music Director, Theo Jackson; Scenic and Properties Designer, Braden Graves (MFA '23); Costume Designer, Jo Fuller (MFA '24); Lighting Designer, Amber Whatley; Sound Designer, Keya Myers-Alkire; Media Designer, Jenna Ko; Production Stage Manager, Harshitha Kommaraju); Technical Director, Chad R. Mahan

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the department cancelled its planned 2020 - 2021 season. The faculty provided alternative theatrical experiences for its students including a performance over Zoom of Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties by Jen Silverman, a radio production of The Big Loop by Paul Bae, and various design installations. Projects by the MFA acting class of 2021 and by moving-image production majors were streamed online, including the 1st senior showcase by our undergraduate film-makers.