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October 10 - 20, 2018 , The Helen

CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program

The Seagull

written by Anton Chekhov
translated by Paul Schmidt
directed by Sarah Elizabeth Wansley

Run time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (includes 15 minute intermission)

It’s The Seagull as you have never seen it before as Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece gets a fresh, contemporary take in this youthful and energetic production. Each on their own quest for artistic and romantic fulfillment, guests at a country estate find themselves entangled in romantic triangles, leading to resentment, jealousy, and misplaced affection along with love, music, and laughter through tears.

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The cast of The Seagull. Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Left to right: Alex Brightwell (Konstantin) and Elisabeth Yancey (Nina). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Gregory James (Trigorin). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Brett DiCello (Shamrayev). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Left to right: Kadijah Wingo (Paulina) and Abdul Seidu (Dorn). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Left to right: Elisabeth Yancey (Nina) and Alex Brightwell (Konstantin). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Left to right: Elisabeth Yancey (Nina) and Gregory James (Trigorin). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Courtney Stennett (Masha). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Conor Canning (Medvedenko). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Foreground: Abdul Seidu (Dorn) Background: Courtney Stennett (Masha). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Left to right: Comfort Dolo (Sorin) and Kasey Connolly (Arkadina). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Alex Brightwell (Konstantin). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Foreground: Kasey Connolly (Arkadina) Background: Gregory James (Trigorin). Photo credit: Kristin Netzband

Elisabeth Yancey (Nina) and Gregory James (Trigorin). Photo Credit: Kristin Netzband.

Artists

Alex Brightwell

Alex Brightwell

(Kostya) was born in West Virginia and raised in North Carolina. He earned his BFA from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. He was a Conservatory member for the 2018 and 2019 seasons at the Chautauqua Theater Company, where he played Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s more(Kostya) was born in West Virginia and raised in North Carolina. He earned his BFA from the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater Actor Training Program. He was a Conservatory member for the 2018 and 2019 seasons at the Chautauqua Theater Company, where he played Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Alfie in One Man, Two Guvnors; Silvius in As You Like It; and Br’er Rabbit/Ratts in An Octoroon. Cleveland credits include the New Ground Theater Festival reading of Tiny Houses and the CWRU/CPH MFA productions of Hay Fever, The Seagull, and Fifth of July. He has also been seen at Yellow Tree Theater, Minnesota Jewish Theatre, Walking Shadow Theatre Company, Public Theater of Minnesota, and the Guthrie Theater.

Conor Canning

Conor Canning

(Medvedenko) was born and raised in Alford, Massachusetts. He is a 2016 graduate of Georgetown University where he majored in Political Economy and minored in Theater and Performance Studies. During his time in the CWRU/CPH MFA program, Conor has played Medvenko in The Seagull and Jed Jenkins in Fifth of more(Medvedenko) was born and raised in Alford, Massachusetts. He is a 2016 graduate of Georgetown University where he majored in Political Economy and minored in Theater and Performance Studies. During his time in the CWRU/CPH MFA program, Conor has played Medvenko in The Seagull and Jed Jenkins in Fifth of July. Other notable credits include playing Joe Cooper in Killer Joe, Stacey Kinsella in The Metal Children, and Angelo in Measure for Measure. Conor would like to thank his family for all their love and support as well as all members of the CWRU/CPH community who have offered their guidance, wisdom, and encouragement over the two years.

Kasey Connolly

Kasey Connolly

(Arkadina) came to the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program from New York City where she attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU. While there, she focused primarily on classical texts and performed in Hamlet; Mother Courage; and an all-female, democratically directed production of Julius Caesar. Film credits include the more(Arkadina) came to the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program from New York City where she attended the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at NYU. While there, she focused primarily on classical texts and performed in Hamlet; Mother Courage; and an all-female, democratically directed production of Julius Caesar. Film credits include the upcoming independent shorts Apprehending Edmund Montrell and A Way Home. kaseyconnolly.com

Brett DiCello

(Shamarayev) is honored to be a part of The Seagull! Previous credits include The Addams Family (Gomez Addams), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Doug Panch), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), and Urinetown (Lockstock). Brett was a member of IMPROVment: Case Western’s Premiere Improv Comedy Troupe. He spent a more(Shamarayev) is honored to be a part of The Seagull! Previous credits include The Addams Family (Gomez Addams), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Doug Panch), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bottom), and Urinetown (Lockstock). Brett was a member of IMPROVment: Case Western’s Premiere Improv Comedy Troupe. He spent a semester studying abroad at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Brett also has a B.A. in Theater and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.

Comfort Dolo

Comfort Dolo

(Sorin) was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in friendly Fridley, Minnesota. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN with double majors in Honors Theatre and Communication Studies. Since graduating, she has been performing around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Favorite credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird (The more(Sorin) was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in friendly Fridley, Minnesota. She graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN with double majors in Honors Theatre and Communication Studies. Since graduating, she has been performing around the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Favorite credits include: To Kill a Mockingbird (The Guthrie Theatre), TOUCH, a remake of the 1984 Emmy Award winning film project (Illusion Theatre), and various commercials ranging from the Minnesota State Lottery to hand modeling for KeyBank. Recent credits include: Sorel Bliss in Hay Fever and Sorin in The Seagull (CWRU/CPH), Naomi in Sugar (Phoenix Theatre), Carlos Sirah’s The Utterances (The Playwright’s Center), and Shirley in Fifth of July (CWRU/CPH debut). She is a big fan of theatre for social justice, the German language, and gummy bears!

Gregory James

Gregory James

(Trigorin) is a Buffalo, NY native who received his B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from SUNY at Buffalo. Upon graduating he spent six years working in Los Angeles. He is a current sketch comedy writing student of Michael Busch. Stage credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Brooke in Little more(Trigorin) is a Buffalo, NY native who received his B.F.A. in Theatre Performance from SUNY at Buffalo. Upon graduating he spent six years working in Los Angeles. He is a current sketch comedy writing student of Michael Busch. Stage credits include Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet and Brooke in Little Women (Oberlin Summer Theater Festival), Trigorin in The Seagull, John in Fifth of July, and Billy in Cicada (CPH), and The Fate of the Date presented at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. LA theatre credits include Summer and Smoke, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and Lend Me a Tenor with the Actors Co-Op Theatre Hollywood, and Some Girl(s) with the LA Fringe. Gregory was a founding resident member of the Whitefire Theatre Company in Los Angeles. Film credits include Jilted for Glamour Magazine, Slow Clap Comedy, and the original Actors Co-Op Series, The Fur is Gone. GregoryJamesActing.com @GregoryJamesActing

Abdul Seidu

Abdul Seidu

(Dorn) is beaming to be acting again alongside his fellow teammates in the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA class of 2020’s third production, Hay Fever. Abdul has graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University with a BA in Theatre Arts. He has recently been seen in the more(Dorn) is beaming to be acting again alongside his fellow teammates in the Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House MFA class of 2020’s third production, Hay Fever. Abdul has graduated summa cum laude from Kent State University with a BA in Theatre Arts. He has recently been seen in the MFA productions of The Seagull and Fifth of July

Courtney Stennett

Courtney Stennett

(Masha) is a native of Eagle, Idaho. She graduated with her BFA in Performance from Baylor University. Prior to making the move to Cleveland, Courtney enjoyed living and performing in Chicago. She most recently appeared onstage at Chautauqua Theatre Company in One Man, Two Guvnors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; and more(Masha) is a native of Eagle, Idaho. She graduated with her BFA in Performance from Baylor University. Prior to making the move to Cleveland, Courtney enjoyed living and performing in Chicago. She most recently appeared onstage at Chautauqua Theatre Company in One Man, Two Guvnors; A Midsummer Night's Dream; and in the New Play Workshop production of Agent 355. She has been seen in the CWRU/CPH productions of Hay Fever as Judith Bliss, The Seagull as Masha, and Fifth of July as Sally Friedman. Summer of 2018 she appeared internationally at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Call of the Void. Additional recent professional credits include Agnes of God (Aleatoric Theatre), A Little Princess (Windy City Music Theatre), and Seminar (Spartan Theatre Company). Courtney is delighted and humbled to be working toward her MFA in the CWRU/CPH Acting program and thrilled to be part of this ensemble!

Kadijah Wingo

(Paulina) BFA Acting at Ohio University: Defiance of Dandelions (Queerness/Lee), Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Saint Monica), Madness of Ladybright (Girl), The Rover (Don Pedro), and Machinal (Mother). more(Paulina) BFA Acting at Ohio University: Defiance of Dandelions (Queerness/Lee), Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Saint Monica), Madness of Ladybright (Girl), The Rover (Don Pedro), and Machinal (Mother).

Elisabeth Yancey

Elisabeth Yancey

(Nina) was most recently seen onstage as Myra in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program production of Hay Fever. Other credits with CWRU/CPH include The Seagull and Fifth of July. Internationally, Elisabeth performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the world premiere of Call of the Void. Other favorite credits include more(Nina) was most recently seen onstage as Myra in the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program production of Hay Fever. Other credits with CWRU/CPH include The Seagull and Fifth of July. Internationally, Elisabeth performed at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in the world premiere of Call of the Void. Other favorite credits include CPH’s New Ground Theatre Festival in Cicada and Christina, and the Oberlin Summer Theater Festival in Romeo and Juliet and Little Women, as well as work with Wellesley Repertory Theatre. Elisabeth holds a BA in Theatre Studies from Wellesley College, a certificate of classical acting from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, and a certificate of literature from Cambridge University. She could not be more delighted to join this ensemble in bringing this story to life! Instagram: @elisabethyancey

Inda Blatch-Geib

(Costume Designer) her work as a costume and production designer for over 1,000 theatrical, commercial, and film releases has spanned 30 years and crossed 4 continents. Set styling, costume, and puppet designs include the Broadway special production of Kris Kringle, The Musical. Current collaborations include set design for Machine Gun more(Costume Designer) her work as a costume and production designer for over 1,000 theatrical, commercial, and film releases has spanned 30 years and crossed 4 continents. Set styling, costume, and puppet designs include the Broadway special production of Kris Kringle, The Musical. Current collaborations include set design for Machine Gun Kelly’s European Tour, Wolstein Arena Show, and EST Fest. Current commercial work includes costume design for The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 1970’s and 80’s themed videos, national spots for the team, and design for on court half time shows. Print designs include set styling for Harper’s Bazaar UK Scarlett Johansson cover and spread and set styling for Foundations and Kilgore Trout. Ms. Blatch-Geib’s designs include exhibits at The Smithsonian Institute as well as national commercials including Microsoft, McDonald’s, Under Armour, and TroyBuilt. Recent film projects include production and costume design for an upcoming Netflix Original series and Ohio Art Direction for The Signal starring Laurence Fishburne. Music Video Production and costume design includes Machine Gun Kelly’s Alpha Omega and Let You Go releases.

Kyra Button

(Stage Manager) is excited to be in her 3rd season at Cleveland Play House, having worked on An Iliad, Tiny Houses, The Seagull, Shakespeare in Love, Macbeth, The Invisible Hand, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, just to name a few. Her previous credits include The Heart’s Impatience more(Stage Manager) is excited to be in her 3rd season at Cleveland Play House, having worked on An Iliad, Tiny Houses, The Seagull, Shakespeare in Love, Macbeth, The Invisible Hand, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, just to name a few. Her previous credits include The Heart’s Impatience (Shufflefoot Theatre Company), Resistance (Semicolon Theatre), A Streetcar Named Desire (St. Ann’s Warehouse), Medea and Dreamgirls (Red House Arts Center), This Day Forward (The Vineyard Theatre), and The Intergenerational Project (Rose Bruford, London). She is overjoyed to be continuing her work with CPH and is proud to hold a BFA in Stage Management from Syracuse University’s Department of Drama.

Donald Carrier

Donald Carrier

(Interim Director of CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, T) recently directed Fifth of July, Clybourne Park, The Misanthrope, Shaw’s Too True to Be Good, and The Violins of Hope for the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program; as well as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seminar and Really Really (Beck Center for the more(Interim Director of CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, T) recently directed Fifth of July, Clybourne Park, The Misanthrope, Shaw’s Too True to Be Good, and The Violins of Hope for the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program; as well as Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Seminar and Really Really (Beck Center for the Arts), and Becky Shaw (Dobama Theatre). Selected directing credits include: The Crucible, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Alms, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Habeas Corpus, The Pirates of Penzance, and Oh! What a Lovely War. He has appeared at Cleveland Play House in Shakespeare in Love; All the Way; Luna Gale; The Crucible; The Little Foxes; Yentl; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Ten Chimneys; Noises Off; andLincolnesque. Regional credits include: The Old Globe, Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival, Great Lakes Theater, The Studio Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre, The Wilma Theater, The Huntington Theatre, The Intiman Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater. He spent nine seasons at the Stratford Festival and two seasons at the Shaw Festival. Television/film: Guns, The Time Traveler’s Wife, The Passion of Ayn Rand, and Dead by Monday. Don is a proud Lunt/Fontanne Fellow. Upcoming- Directing As You Like It for the CWRU Department of Theatre's Eldred Season and Othello at the Texas Shakespeare Festival.

Jill Davis

(Scenic Designer) is an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University teaching scenic and lighting design and serving as Resident Scenic and Lighting Designer. Set designs for CWRU undergraduate productions include Uncle Vanya; Urinetown; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and The Learned Ladies. more(Scenic Designer) is an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University teaching scenic and lighting design and serving as Resident Scenic and Lighting Designer. Set designs for CWRU undergraduate productions include Uncle Vanya; Urinetown; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and The Learned Ladies. Set designs for the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program include Macbeth, Clybourne Park, Too True to Be Good, Identity Theft, Present Laughter, An Orchard, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, and Big Love. Other professional set design credits include Chez Feydeau (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London); Marjorie Prime, The Mystery of Love and Sex, Belleville, Time Stands Still, and Grizzly Mama (Dobama Theater); and A Doll’s House (The American Stage Theater Company). As the Charge Scenic Artist at Cleveland Play House 2001-2011, she was in charge of painting the sets for over 100 productions. Jilldavisscenicdesign.com.

Nicholas Drashner

(Sound Designer) is a Cleveland-based sound designer and projection designer. Credits include: THIS (Dobama Theatre), The Seagull (Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House), This Might Be The End (THE TRIP, Theatre Lab NYC), Macbeth(Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House), The Last Tiger in Haiti (La Jolla Playhouse/Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Orpheus more(Sound Designer) is a Cleveland-based sound designer and projection designer. Credits include: THIS (Dobama Theatre), The Seagull (Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House), This Might Be The End (THE TRIP, Theatre Lab NYC), Macbeth(Case Western Reserve University/Cleveland Play House), The Last Tiger in Haiti (La Jolla Playhouse/Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Orpheus & Eurydice (THE TRIP, Theatre Lab NYC), The Astronaut Farmworker (La Jolla Playhouse), Suzette Who Set to Sea (La Jolla Playhouse/Honolulu Theatre for Youth), Beijing Spring (East West Players), Kingdom City (La Jolla Playhouse), Fool for Love (Chalk Repertory Theatre), Chagall (Malashock Dance), Lonely Boys Guide to Survival (La Jolla Playhouse), Words By (North Coast Repertory Theatre), Topdog/Underdog (Ion Theatre). He received an MFA in Sound Design for Theatre and Dance from University of California San Diego, and is currently Assistant Professor of Sound Design & Projection Design at Kent State University.

Annie Garrett-Larsen

(Lighting Designer) is currently based in New York City and is thrilled to be returning to Cleveland Play House after spending the 2017-18 season as the Cleveland Play House Lighting Apprentice. Previous CPH design credits include: Hi, Are You Single?; Aunt Leaf; Junie B. Jones: the Musical; and Ghost Party. more(Lighting Designer) is currently based in New York City and is thrilled to be returning to Cleveland Play House after spending the 2017-18 season as the Cleveland Play House Lighting Apprentice. Previous CPH design credits include: Hi, Are You Single?; Aunt Leaf; Junie B. Jones: the Musical; and Ghost Party. Additional design credits include CRACKED (Theatre at 14th St. Y), Mamma Mia! and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Stagedoor Manor), MAIDS and These Young Men and Women (Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts), FEST, Making a Man, Into the Woods, and Miranda (Old Gym at Bard College), and How to Eat the Thing that Eats You (Dixon Place). She is a graduate of Bard College.

Laura Kepley

Laura Kepley

(Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House) became Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House in 2013 and has directed numerous CPH mainstage productions including Tiny Houses (world premiere, also at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Sweat; The Diary of Anne Frank; Shakespeare in Love; The Crucible; Steel Magnolias; The Good Peaches more(Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House) became Artistic Director of Cleveland Play House in 2013 and has directed numerous CPH mainstage productions including Tiny Houses (world premiere, also at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park); Sweat; The Diary of Anne Frank; Shakespeare in Love; The Crucible; Steel Magnolias; The Good Peaches (world premiere); Fairfield (world premiere); How I Learned to Drive (also at Syracuse Stage); The Little Foxes; Venus in Fur; Good People (also at Syracuse Stage); A Carol for Cleveland (world premiere); In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; My Name is Asher Lev and CPH readings of Roe Green Award-winning plays Tiny Houses; The Chinese Lady; Soups, Stews and Casseroles: 1976; Marjorie Prime and Daphne’s Dive. She joined CPH in 2010, having arrived from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island where she was Resident Director and Artistic Associate for four seasons and Interim Director of the Brown/Trinity Rep M.F.A. in Directing Program for one. She has also directed for The Alliance Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Chautauqua Theater Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Contemporary American Theatre Festival, and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, among others. A native Ohioan, Laura received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her Master of Fine Arts from Brown University/Trinity Rep. She is a Drama League Fellow and a recipient of the 2009-2011 National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group Career Development Program for Directors.

Beth McGee

(Voice Coach) was the on-set dialect coach for Cinemax’s 2016 television series Quarry, directed by Greg Yaitanes. She was the 2016-17 Dialect Coach for Cleveland’s Dobama Theatre, coaching The Mystery of Love and Sex, An Octoroon, Peter and the Starcatcher, Night Alive, and The Flick that season. She was head more(Voice Coach) was the on-set dialect coach for Cinemax’s 2016 television series Quarry, directed by Greg Yaitanes. She was the 2016-17 Dialect Coach for Cleveland’s Dobama Theatre, coaching The Mystery of Love and Sex, An Octoroon, Peter and the Starcatcher, Night Alive, and The Flick that season. She was head voice coach of the 2011 Colorado Shakespeare Festival, and the vocal coach for CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program recent productions of The Seagull, Fifth of July, Macbeth, Claybourne Park, She Stoops to Conquer, The Philadelphia Story, The Misanthrope and An Orchard. Additional CPH main stage voice coaching credits include A Christmas Story, The Grapes of Wrath, A Kiss for Cinderella, The Imaginary Invalid, The African Company Presents Richard III, Lady from the Sea, Antigone, and Dracula. She dialect coached the 2002 film Welcome to Collinwood starring George Clooney and directed by the Russo Brothers. She has coached and/or acted in productions at numerous Cleveland area theaters. She is a Professor of Voice and Acting at CWRU. Devotees of folk music can find her 1980 Folkways album Love is Teasing housed in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution. McGee is an active member of Actors’ Equity Association

Kevin Moore

(Managing Director) is in his thirteenth season at Cleveland Play House, recipient of the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award. During his tenure, CPH made its historic relocation to the Allen Theatre in partnership with Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University. He serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Forward, more(Managing Director) is in his thirteenth season at Cleveland Play House, recipient of the 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award. During his tenure, CPH made its historic relocation to the Allen Theatre in partnership with Playhouse Square and Cleveland State University. He serves on the Board of Directors of Theatre Forward, the Community Partnership for Arts & Culture, and the Commission on Economic Inclusion. From 1998 to 2007, Kevin was Managing Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. where he helped lead the funding and construction of an award-winning new theatre facility. Previous positions include Director of Marketing at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California. He is a former president of both the National New Play Network and the League of Washington Theatres. Kevin teaches theatre management at Cleveland State University and is an adjunct professor in the Department of Theater at Case Western Reserve University. He is a graduate of Moorhead (MN) State University, holds a Master of Arts in Arts Administration from Indiana University, and is a member of the Leadership Cleveland Class of 2009.

Jerrold Scott

Jerrold Scott

(Chair of CWRU Department of Theater) is Katharine Bakeless Nason Professor of Theater at Case Western Reserve University where he teaches directing, classical acting, and speech and dialects, and also serves as Artistic Director of the Eldred Theater. For the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, he has directed She Stoops to more(Chair of CWRU Department of Theater) is Katharine Bakeless Nason Professor of Theater at Case Western Reserve University where he teaches directing, classical acting, and speech and dialects, and also serves as Artistic Director of the Eldred Theater. For the CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program, he has directed She Stoops to Conquer, The Philadelphia Story, Present Laughter, Heartbreak House, The Real Thing, and performed in As You Like It. Jerrold has directed 15 productions at Eldred Theater including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other local directing credits include A Doll’s House, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Polish Joke (Beck Center for the Arts); As You Like It (Cleveland Shakespeare Festival); and A Long Day’s Journey Into Night (Weathervane Playhouse in Akron). Prior to his CWRU appointment, he worked as a director, actor, and educator in Washington, DC. He has taught at George Mason University, The Catholic University of America, and served a visiting lectureship at The Ohio State University. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of South Carolina/The Shakespeare Theatre, a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh, and pursued further study in classical performance at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Jerrold is a member of AEA, SAG-AFTRA and an associate member of SDC.

Cyrus C. Taylor

(Dean of CWRU College of Arts and Sciences) is the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics at Case Western Reserve University. He joined the CWRU faculty in 1988. He has been a member of the Faculty Senate and served as chair of the Senate's Budget Committee, as well as a more(Dean of CWRU College of Arts and Sciences) is the Albert A. Michelson Professor in Physics at Case Western Reserve University. He joined the CWRU faculty in 1988. He has been a member of the Faculty Senate and served as chair of the Senate's Budget Committee, as well as a member of the SAGES Implementation Task Force. He was a member of the Steering Committee of the Academic Careers in Engineering & Science (ACES) program at CWRU, the first private university to be funded by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE program to promote full participation of women at all levels of faculty and academic leadership. Dr. Taylor earned his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A former Truman Scholar, Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow and Guggenheim Fellow, he has published more than 60 papers and given more than 70 invited talks. Taylor has worked in theoretical and experimental high-energy physics, serving as co-spokesman of the MiniMax collaboration (FNAL T-864) at Fermilab and as co-spokesperson of the FELIX collaboration at CERN. He created and directed the Physics Entrepreneurship Program (PEP), which he helped expand into the now internationally known Science Technology and Entrepreneurship Program (STEP) at CWRU. In 2002 he was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society for providing a new paradigm for graduate education in physics through creation of a Physics Entrepreneurship Master's Program and in 2003 was awarded the Price Institute Innovative Entrepreneurship Educators Award.

Sarah Wansley

(Director) is the 2018-19 Artistic Directing Fellow at Cleveland Play House and the Artistic Producer at Chautauqua Theater Company. At CPH, Sarah directed The Seagull by Anton Chekhov with the CWRU/CPH MFA program and assisted Laura Kepley on the 2015 production of The Crucible. Recent directing projects include Revolt. She more(Director) is the 2018-19 Artistic Directing Fellow at Cleveland Play House and the Artistic Producer at Chautauqua Theater Company. At CPH, Sarah directed The Seagull by Anton Chekhov with the CWRU/CPH MFA program and assisted Laura Kepley on the 2015 production of The Crucible. Recent directing projects include Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again by Alice Birch at Dobama Theatre, and The Amish Project by Jessica Dickey at Chautauqua Theater Company. She has directed new work at The Flea Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, the La Jolla Playhouse's Without Walls Festival, the McCarter Theatre's Youth Ink Festival, Fordham University, New York University and Columbia University. Up next: A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare at Chautauqua Theater Company. Sarah is a New Georges Affiliated Artist, a 2015 Drama League Directing Fellow and a member of the 2011 Lincoln Center Director's Lab. Sarah received her MFA in Directing from UCSD and a BA in English Literature from Columbia University (summa cum laude). She is an Adjunct Lecturer at Fordham University.

Learning From the Best: The CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program

Learning From the Best: The CWRU/CPH MFA Acting Program

In 1996, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Play House launched a jointly administered Master of Fine Arts in Acting program. This three-ye...

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