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Kiersten is a senior at Fairfield from Branford, Connecticut. She is a Theatre and English double major with a Creative Writing concentration and minors in Environmental Studies and Classical Studies. She is Theatre Fairfield’s Marketing PI. Performing credits with TF include Percy in The Spitfire Grill, Alice in Authenticity, Laertes in Fortinbras, Demetrius in Titus Andronicus, and Auntie Ah in Woman and Scarecrow, among others. She worked as Scenic Designer for Rabbit Hole, and Master Carpenter for Silent Sky, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Fortinbras. She also recently directed Hot Wax as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut.

Tracy is a junior at Fairfield, currently from Miami, Florida. She is a Theatre major with a minor in Educational Studies. She is also a member of the Fairfield University Glee Club. Previous roles with Theatre Fairfield include Woman in Woman and Scarecrow, Betty/Woman 2/Monologue in Love and Imagination, and Lavinia in Titus Andronicus. She also directed The Competent Heart as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut.

Carlin is a junior at Fairfield from Rhode Island. He is a Marketing major with a minor in Theatre, and he is Theatre Fairfield’s Tech PI. Previous roles with Theatre Fairfield include Fortinbras in Fortinbras, Harold Dobbs in Proof, Peter Shaw in Silent Sky, Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Titus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus. He recently directed Talking About It as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut.

Brady is a freshman at Fairfield from Point Pleasant, New Jersey. He is a Film and Television major with a minor in Music. He is a member of the Video Game Club, as well as Fairfield’s Big Band and Pep Band. This is his debut with Theatre Fairfield! Previous high school roles include Winthrop Paroo in The Music Man, Bottle Dancer in Fiddler on the Roof, Dean in All Shook Up, and Chuck in Footloose.  

(Singer/Actor) Broadway National Tour of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man.  Live BBC Broadcast of Simply Sondheim.  Kenneth has appeared as a soloist in several of the country’s finest concert halls including Carnegie Hall.  Kenneth is a 2019 MAC Award Nominee for Duo/Group, Emcee and Comedy/Novelty Song; 2016 MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabaret and Clubs) Award Nominee for Best Duo; and a 2012 New York BroadwayWorld Cabaret Award Nominee for Best Male Debut.  He released his debut album “We Need a Little Christmas” in 2020 to critical acclaim.  (Music Director/Pianist) Inner Voices III: Arlington (Off-Broadway); Pippin, Kiss Me Kate, Singin’ in the Rain (Summer Theatre of New Canaan); The White City, Broadcast and The ToyMaker (Eugene O’Neill National Music Theatre Conference); Danny and the Rocket (NYU/Tisch School of the Arts); Reading of Once Removed (music by Graham Russel of Air Supply); Zapata! The Musical, Show Choir! The Musical, and The ToyMaker (NYMF); Trouble in Shameland (FringeNYC); Numerous cast recordings, demos, readings, cabaret workshops, cabaret shows, benefits, awards presentations and concerts. Gartman is the producer and booking manager of BJ Ryan’s Magnolia Room in Norwalk, CT which received the Best of Gold Coast Award for Live Music Spot 2020.  Kenneth is a proud member of Actors’ Equity.  

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Dr. LoMonaco is Professor and Director of the Theatre Program, Co-Producer of Theatre Fairfield, and Resident Theatre Director―recent productions include Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Anne Carson’s adaptation of Sophokles’s Antigone and Rachel Crothers’s A Man’s World. She is the author of two books, most recently Summer Stock: An American Theatrical Phenomenon (Palgrave), which was a Choice Outstanding Academic Title, and many articles; editor of “Theatre Exhibitions,” volume 33 of Performing Arts Resources; and, since 2010, editor of “New England Theatre in Review” for New England Theatre Journal. She curated Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County, a theatre history exhibition for the Fairfield Museum and History Center (Fairfield, CT), and has curated two performance series for the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, 21st Century Women and Ancient Greek Tragedy and It’s A Man’s World, and last year launched its new mobile bookstore for which she served as 2019-2020 curator. She teaches Directing, World Theatre courses (history, theory, criticism, literature), American Drama, American Women Playwrights, Acting, and Graduate American Studies courses. She is also a Kripalu Certified Yoga Instructor, RYT-200, which is integral to actor training for her productions. She holds a doctorate in Performance Studies from New York University. 

Michael, DMA, conductor, vocal coach, and educator, is active at the professional, university, and community worlds of music-making. He has taught at Fairfield since 2006, both in the classroom and vocal studio. Dr. Ciavaglia has produced solo and group vocal recitals which have included a wide variety of repertoire. His approach to vocal training includes a firm grounding in the basics that he applies throughout genres and styles. These performances of [title of show] mark Dr. Ciavaglia’s debut as music director with Theatre Fairfield. Previously, he has served as a musical consultant for Theatre Fairfield productions, and has maintained a long-time association with the Fairfield University Glee Club, conducting the ensemble at home, in the region, and abroad, and serving as a vocal technician. He has also given private instruction in conducting, choral methods, and the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).  In the professional sphere, Dr. Ciavaglia has served on the music/coaching staffs of companies including the Cincinnati Opera, the Asheville Lyric Opera, and On Site Opera in New York City. With the Asheville Lyric Opera, he conducted the premiere of When Adonis Calls, by New York composer Clint Borzoni, with words by John de los Santos. With On Site Opera, where he is chorus master, he has cast and prepared a chorus of individuals who have experienced homelessness for their annual productions of Amahl and the Night Visitors at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen; and has expanded his work with these singers as the founding conductor of the Breaking Ground Ensemble. Dr. Ciavaglia’s degrees in conducting and vocal performance are from Temple University in Philadelphia, and the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) in Cincinnati.

Brath, LMFT, MA, taught dance at Fairfield University from 2000-2015. He has collaborated with Dr. LoMonaco on many plays over the years, including Aristophanes’ The Birds, Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure and As You Like It, Anne Carson’s translation of Sophokles’ Antigone, and most recently, Stevens’ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Brad holds Masters’ degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy (SCSU) and Dance and Movement Studies (Wesleyan University), and a B.A. in Economics (Cornell University). He has a performing and teaching background in ballet, modern dance, and dance improvisation, and founded Dancing Day, LLC, to offer dance experiences to teens and adults with disabilities. 

Lynne is a Professor of Theatre and the Resident Designer in the Theatre Program. She serves as both Producer and Scenic Designer on [title of show]. Off campus, she frequently designs for the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, the Guerrilla Shakespeare Project, and the Gamut Theatre, where her most recent work was designing the interior of their new second stage space. She has worked professionally in theatres across the United States and designed extensively for theatres from Maine to Georgia. She is the author of Unmasking Theatre Design, a book that examines the creative process that underpins the design process. Lynne holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in scenic design from Indiana University.   

Julie is an MFA costume designer, theatre educator, and passionate fashion history buff. As Costumier for the Fairfield University Theatre Program, she designs and builds costumes for TF productions, manages the costume shop, and mentors student theatre artists and technicians. Her TF costume design credits include Silent Sky, The Taming of the Shrew, Dead Man’s Cellphone, The Arabian Nights, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, among many others. A theatre generalist, Julie teaches several Theatre courses. She also collaborated with Shakesperience Productions in Waterbury, CT, costuming Shakespeare from Comedy of Errors to King Lear, as well as The Sword in the Stone and Alice and Wonderland. She also created costumes for Shakesperience’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream collaboration with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and Angelus Choir. Before connecting with Theatre Fairfield, Julie was an Assistant Professor of English at Westfield State College, the Assistant Costume Designer at Chicago’s The Goodman Theatre, and a freelance costume designer at Organic Theatre Company (Mere Mortals), Pyewackett Theatre (The Belle of Amherst), and Emerald City Children’s Theatre (The Wizard of Oz). She holds an MFA in Costume Design from Northwestern University, and a BA in Theatre and English Literature from the University of New Hampshire.

Anne joined Theatre Fairfield in January 2017. Previously she has worked at the Westport Country Playhouse and on the Off-Broadway premiere of Hadestown at the New York Theatre Workshop. In her spare time she enjoys sailing Long Island Sound. She received her MFA at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where PlayMakers Repertory is in residence.

Kierstin is a senior at Fairfield from Connecticut. She is a Theatre major with a minor in Biochemistry, and she is Theatre Fairfield’s Dramaturgy PI. Previous roles with Theatre Fairfield include Scarecrow in Woman and Scarecrow, She in Undress Me Clarence, Aaron in Titus Andronicus, and Denise in Short Term Affairs. She has also worked as the Stage Manager for Rabbit Hole and Fortinbras, and the Assistant Stage Manager for Proof, among other crew credits. 

Chloe is a freshman at Fairfield from Rockland County, New York. She is an International Business major. She played the role of Voice in Contact as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut, and she also worked on the crew of Love and Imagination. 

Park is a senior at Fairfield from Seattle, Washington. He is an Economics major with a minor in Theatre, and he is Theatre Fairfield’s Audience Relations PI. Previous roles with Theatre Fairfield include Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Saturninus in Titus Andronicus, Claudius in Fortinbras, and Tiresias in Antigone, among others. Park has worked as the Master Electrician for Silent Sky and The Spitfire Grill, and recently directed Contact as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut, as well as the 2021 Independent Project, Woman and Scarecrow. 

Amanda is a Junior from Stratford, CT. She is a chemistry major with minors in Math, Educational Studies, and WGSS. Amanda has worked previously as assistant stage manager on Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime and the 2020 Director’s Cut. Amanda is very excited to be working on [title of show] as Sound Board Op and is proud of everyone’s hard work on this show. 

Emily is a freshman at Fairfield from Westchester, New York. She is currently an undecided major with a minor in Theatre. She has performed in the Iona Prep Player's shows A Night of Noir/ DOA, the Twilight Zone One Acts, and The Addams Family. At Ursuline, she performed in Beauty and the Beast, The Man Who Came To Dinner, and A Night of Shakespeare as Hermione from A Winter’s Tale. Emily played the role of “Astronaut” in Contact as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut. 

Grace is co-front of house with her friend Chase! She is excited to be a part of this special show. The world is in uncharted waters and she thinks that this show perfectly represents what it means to be outside your comfort zone and how to make the most of it! She is a junior from Pennington, NJ. She is a Communications major with a minor in Theatre. Previous performance credits with Theatre Fairfield include Edie in DUMBO as part of Director’s Cut in 2018, and the monologue “OMG BFF” in Love and Imagination. Grace most recently played the role of Tropie in Talking About It as part of the 2020 production of Director’s Cut.

Chase is excited to return for his third stint as Front of House with Theatre Fairfield and is even more excited to share the duty with his good friend Grace Kavulich. He is a junior Communications major with minors in Economics and Theatre. He previously worked with TF as Assistant Stage Manager on Fortinbras. Love to the cast, crew, faculty, and everyone who made it possible for this show to go on during these tough times!

Danielle is a junior at Fairfield, and is a Digital Journalism and Art History double major with minors in French, Anthropology, and Professional Writing. She is involved in music ministry and glee, and she wrote for The Mirror for a number of years. She played the role of Annie in Hot Wax as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut.