Stage Management

Photographer: Lauren Buscemi

A Wrinkle In Time

Adelphi University

Stage Manager

Adapted by Morgan Gould

From the book by Madeleine L’Engle

Dirs. Paul L Coffey & Emily Young

Assis. Dir. Katie Goz

Sejal Joshi
Johan Carreon
Sarah Baileigh
Jordan Boyatt
Anthony Buonagurio
NayaJoy Dean-Colbert
Nicole Felix
Katie Goz
Tayla Madison
Sierra McDaniel
Liam O’Farrell
Peter Sansky-Traficanti
Latrel Thompson
Amina Tulemissova
Scenic Design: Devised by Cast
Lighting Designer: Nikki Colaitis
Sound Designer: Brian Judge
Costume Designer: Latrel Thompson
Assistant Costume Designer: Austin White
Props Supervisor: Ian Himmelstein

Cast of 14

Directors & cast collaboratively devised the blocking and design elements
Immersive utilization of theatre venue in the round (including the booth, balcony to catwalks, & venue entrances)
Managed production as a one-person SM team

Unique Elements:

Adelphi University

The Spitfire Grill

Photographer: Daniel Rader (@DanielRaderPhoto)

Assistant Stage Manager

Written by Fred Alley

Score by James Valcq

Dir. Lily Kanter Riopelle

Music Dir. Steven Altinel

Percy Talbott: Sarah Baileigh
Shelby Thorpe: Alyssa Infranco
Hannah Ferguson: Tayla Leahy
The Visitor/Eli: Austin White
Joe Sutter: Justin Koczko
Effy Krayneck: Nicole Felix
Caleb Thorpe: Liam O’Farrell
Production Stage Manager: Latrel Thompson
Production Assistant: Ian Himmelstein
Scenic Designer by Michael Bennett Lewis
Assistant Scenic Designer & Paint Charge: Danielle Pecchioli
Props Supervisor: Jamie Knafel
Lighting Designer: David Shocket
Associate Lighting Designer & Spot Op Designer: Nikki Colaitis
Sound Designer: Riley Oberting
Costume Designer: Sean Sullivan

Cast of 8

Determined and documented all prop placements, which included stacks of letters, tableware, consumables, axe, & lit cigarettes
Coordinated large scene transitions

Unique Elements:

Me and the besties!! (Sarah Baileigh & Alyssa Infranco

Props tracking was done in sheets so I could easily search the amount of props used & specific set ups for any point in the show

Photographer: Riley Oberting (@rileyoberting.png)

Classics in Short: Seaweed & Suppressed Desires

Adelphi University & Hedgepig Ensemble

Stage Manager

Seaweed by Alice Gerstenberg

Suppressed Desires by Susan Glaspell & George Cram Cook

Directed by Triza Cox

Cast of 7

Barbara Post: Ciarah Lungrin
Myra Swanson: Shannon Summers
Pansy Richheimer: Katrina Pedri
Linda Luchini: Tayla Madison
Mabel: Nicole Felix
Henrietta: Alex Gaeta
Stephen: Austin White
Assistant Stage Manager: NayaJoy Dean-Colbert
Scenic Designer & Co-Paint Charge: Danielle Pecchioli
Properties Master & Co-Paint Charge: Vishal Ramnarine
Lighting Designer: Nikki Colaitis
Master Electrician & Light Board Operator: Jamie Knafel
Sound Designer: Olivia Reid
Costume Designer: Sean Sullivan
Assistant Costume Designer: Latrel Thompson

Time managed two different casts within one show
Onstage live smoking with herbal cigarettes
Both shows were revived and played in rep for Adelphi’s Day of the Arts Open House
Loaded in & called cues for Seaweed when it was remounted as a part of Hedgepig’s Classics in Short at the Mitu Theatre

Unique Elements:

Photographer: Richard Termine (@richardtermine)

Bye-Bye Birdie

Argyle Theatre

Assistant Stage Manager

Written by Michael Stewart

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics by Lee Adams

Dir./Choreographer: Jen Wineman

Music Dir. Johnathan Brenner

Associate Dir./Choreographer: Rebecca Frazier

Albert Peterson: Brian Owen
Rosie Alvarez: Sonia Roman
Conrad Birdie: John Drinkwater
Kim MacAfee: Haley Root
Mr. MacAfee: Allen Lewis Rickman
Mrs. MacAfee: Deb Radloff
Randolf MacAfee: Oliver Cirelli & Jackson Parker Gill
Mrs. Peterson: Bevin Bell-Hall
Hugo Peabody: Randie Ford
Ursula: Madeline Falco
Harvey Johnson: Ben Marshall
Margie/Gloria Rasputin: Amy Smith
Jamie/Mayor: Steven Klenk
Nancy: Abbs Lyman
Jason/Maude: Mikey Evangelista
Helen: Leah Cecillia Wilson
Travis: Austin Wicke
Alice: Kianna Kelly-Futch
Freddie: Mundo Ballejos
Deborah Sue: Jessie Grimaldo
Swing: Jake Van Eycken
Swing: Raffaela Cicchetti
Director/Choreographer: Jen Wineman
Associate Director/Choreographer: Rebecca Frazier
Music Director: Johnathan Brenner
Production Stage Manager: Gabrielle Guagenti
Assistant Stage Manager: Gabby Duarte & Victoria Clark
Set Designers: Steven Velasquez & Elizabeth Olson
Lighting Designer: Dan Sexton
Costume Designer: Amanda Scanze
Wigs/Hair/Makeup Designer: Samantha Naso
Sound Designer: Sarah Goodman
Props Designer: Callie Hester

Cast of 21

Joined production during tech!
Handed large moving set pieces between transition

Unique Elements:

Photographer: Peter Frukoff

Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play

Adelphi University

Stage Manager

By Anne Washburn

Score by Micheal Friedman

Dir. Aileen Groddy

Music Dir. Gui Duvignau

Cast of 10

Matt/Mr. Burns: Isaiah Faircloth
Jenny/Homer: Grace Lardner
Maria/Bart: NayaJoy Dean-Colbert
Sam/Marge: Sarah Baileigh
Colleen/Mr. Burns: Mary Walker
Gibson/Mr. Burns: Peter Sansky-Traficanti
Quincy/Edna: Alyssa Infranco
Itchy: Gianna Nicoletta
Scratchy: Mel Rhodes
Production Stage Manager: Cat Farrell
Assistant Stage Manager: Latrel Thompson
Production Assistant: Katie Goz
Scenic Designer & Mask Designer: John McDermott
Assistant Scenic Designer: Danielle Pecchioli
Props Master: Reid Taub
Costume, Hair & Makeup, and Mask Designer: Alexis Favia
Lighting Designer: Nic Vincent
Sound Designer: Matthew Minelli
Assistant Sound Designer & Audio Engineer: Riley Oberting
Fight Director: Ray Rodriguez

Immersive utilization of theatre venue (including the booth, scene shop, & audience rows)
Coordinated shifting audience seating arrangements between acts alongside House Management
Called cues during performances from onstage & next to audience members
Handled prop guns & weapons

Unique Elements:

Digital Calling Script p1 (I merged the score & script)

Act 3 Scene change (you can see my calling location behind the pillar)

Photographer: Riley Oberting (@rileyoberting.png)

Vanities

Adelphi University

Stage Manager

Written by Jack Heifner
Directed by Emily Shain

Cast of 3

Kathy: Madelyn Barkocy
Joanne: Kimmarie Lynn
Mary: Kayla Salter
Understudy: Isabella Viera
Assistant Stage Manager: Danielle Pecchioli
Production Assistant: Grant Kinzie
Scenic Designer: Alexis Favia
Props Supervisor: Lex Schlee
Lighting Designer: John Vaiano
Sound Designer: Matthew Minelli
Costume Designer: Gabrielle P. Guagenti

Minimal unit set
Cast never left the stage during performance
Onstage quick changes between acts

Unique Elements:

Photographer: Jocelyn Cortez

This is Our Youth

Assistant Stage Manager

Adelphi University

Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Directed by Emily Shain

Cast of 3

Warren: Sam Kang
Jessica: Grace Lardenr
Dennis: Ben Saxe
Fight & Intimacy Director: Ray Rodriguez
Production Stage Manager: Melissa Garber
Production Assistant: Danielle Pecchioli
Scenic & Props Supervisor: John McDermott
Lighting Designer: Alexis Favia
Sound Designer: John Vaiano
Costume Designer: Lex Schlee

Period-accurate props & naturalistic design
Onstage live smoking with herbal cigarettes & joints alongside other fake drug paraphernalia
Executed detailed scene transitions between acts

Unique Elements:

Mid-transition photo of myself and Nicole Felix