Moors

Department Chair
E.J. Westlake

Production Manager
Sherée Greco

Director
Tom Dugdale

Scenic Designer and Properties Designer
Katherine Simon

Costume Designer
Rebecca Turk

Lighting Designer
Yasmine Kashubeck

Sound Designer
Keya Myers-Alkire

Composers
Dean Alkire and Matt Murphy

Production Stage Manager
Persis Yoder

Technical Director
Chris Zinkon

Assistant Director
Victoria Smith

Dramaturg
Sarah Garfinkel

Intimacy Coordinator
Aviva Neff

Fight and Violence Director
Bill Gordon

Assistant Costume Designer
Alexis Miller

Assistant Lighting Designer
Evan Lane

Assistant Stage Manager
Ray Hahn

External Relations and Publicity Coordinator
J. Briggs Cormier

Ticketing Services and Audience Services Specialist
Julia Buttermore

Business Operations Manager
Dev Singer

Graphic Design
Jack Seal-Roth

Technical Director
Chris Zinkon

Scenic Studio Manager
Chad R. Mahan

Master Carpenter
Scott Stiles

Charge Artist
Carla Chaffin

Scenic Studio Teaching Associates
Kaitlyn Crosby, Katherine Simon, Megan Wells

Scenery Construction Crew
Ben Ault, Torrey Brown, Aly Diallo, Grace Dicus, Morgan Eisenbraun, Matthew Fisher, Gracy Frea, Desiree Gailes, Gregory Goldberg, Matt Henry, Sydney Howells, Luke Kleeman, Natalie Knaggs, Jennifer Oberly, Ellie Price, Jason Tang, Kamryn Wechter, Klaire Weinroth, Gabe Willenberg

Set Run Crew
Rex Bammerlin, Jason Tang

Costume Studio Manager
Coco Mayer

Costume Studio Teaching Associate
Alexis Miller

Costume Construction Crew
Reva Baste-Bania, Avani Bhalla, Paige Bourquin, Macayla Childs, Brett Enders, Maddie Green, Claire Jesionowski, Thomas Robinett, Anastasia Smith, Kalee Sribanditmongkol, Emily Straughn, Tristan Weathers, Ava Williams

Wardrobe Crew
Ashlynn Hanlin, Sydney Howells, Ansley Wilson

Lighting Studio Manager & Production Electrician
Eric M. Slezak

Lighting Studio Teaching Associates
Sarah Herkert, Evan Lane, Robbie Wilt

Lighting Crew
Alan Bach, Eris Dale, Gregory Goldberg, Ruth Luketic, Samesh Mundra, Maya Stepnick, Katherine Swift

Lighting Programmer
Matt Henry

Light Board Operator
Melissa Hobson

Sound and Media Studio Manager
Keya Myers-Alkire

Sound Crew
Matthew Fisher, Gregory Goldberg, Ruth Luketic, Eliana Wellmeier, Ava Williams

Sound Board Operator
Colin Barberic

Ticket Office Staff
Fatoumata Kante, Brenda Ramos Perez, Logan Thomas, Eryn Toppin, Julie Wietholter 

Nathan Criss (Mastiff), senior
Pronouns: he/him
Hometown: Grove City, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Department Productions: Silent Sky

Valerie Dunmire (Marjory), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Delaware, OH
Major(s): communication technology
Minor(s): theatre
Department Productions: debut

Maddie Green (Emilie), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Springboro, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Minor(s): history
Department Productions: Silent Sky

Ray Hahn (asst. stage manager), junior
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: 1st department production

Caitlyn Harris (Moor-Hen), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Major(s): psychology; theatre
Minor(s): business; forensic science; musical theatre
Department Productions: debut

Isabella Korzenok (Agatha), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Granville, OH
Major(s): English
Minors: creative writing; voice acting
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Sarah London (Understudy Moor-Hen), junior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Aurora, OH
Major(s): English
Department Productions: debut

Ethan McCoy (Understudy Mastiff), junior
Hometown: Painesville, OH
Major(s): English; theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; She Kills Monsters

Mae Neighbor (Understudy Huldey), sophomore
Hometown: Lancaster, OH
Major(s): psychology
Minor(s): musical theatre
Department Productions: debut

Sophie O'Leary (Huldey), sophomore
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Major(s): music performance; theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Isabella Richardson (Understudy Marjory), senior
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Major(s): environmental engineering
Minor(s): city and regional planning
Department Productions: debut

Katherine Simon (scenic and properties designer), graduate student
Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: Wilderness; Everybody; She Kills Monsters

Klaire Weinroth (Understudy Emilie), sophomore
Pronouns: she/her
Hometown: Twinsburg, OH
Major(s): strategic communication; theatre
Department Productions: debut

Victoria Smith (asst. director; asst. intimacy coordinator), graduate student
Pronouns: she/they
Hometown: Greensburg, PA
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: Silent Sky

Persis Yoder (stage manager), sophomore
Pronouns: they/she
Hometown: Wooster, OH
Major(s): theatre
Department Productions: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

In The Moors, playwright Jen Silverman remains true to the style of 18th-century gothic novels while simultaneously reinventing and modernizing the genre using dark humor, unconventional romance, and fantasy. Inspired by the work of the Brontë sisters, Silverman creates a world where women can achieve power and independence, and her female characters are in tune with their sexuality and emotional well-being in a way that would have been impossible in Victorian England. Silverman’s exploration of agency also extends beyond women to include other groups typically seen as powerless, like servants and animals. The play follows Emilie, a governess, who soon realizes she is not in the position she thought she was hired for and that those who surround her may not be honest about their identities. In a play where nothing and no one is as it seems, we see how seclusion can lead to desperation, danger, and depression. Deep in the heart of the isolated, dark, and lonely English moors, Silverman illustrates the ways that characters’ surroundings reflect their inner lives and emotional states. The residents of the moors have been changed by the land that keeps them sequestered from the rest of the world. As you step into a solitary landscape that can make a person desperate for power and connection no matter the cost, you begin to see how our environment and emotional well-being are so tightly intertwined. Bit by bit, as the secrets of moorland mansion are unveiled, Silverman masterfully guides audience members on a haunting journey through the places we call home.

Take this short quiz to determine which character you'd be in The Moors.

Stick around after the performance on Saturday, November 9th for a post-show discussion about the play's themes and contemporary relevance with the director, dramaturg, and Dr. Amanpal Garcha from the Department of English.

This production includes the use of strobe lights and fog. It also includes moments of graphic staged violence with blood, staged intimacy, references to suicidal ideation, and references to nonconsensual intimacy.