A NOTE FROM THE SCHOOL OF THEATRE DIRECTOR
The School of Theatre is overjoyed to welcome you to our 2025-2026 season. This year all of our work explores the themes of Renew and Reuse, an invitation for all of our resident theatre practitioners here at SOT to present work that takes a story or theme that may seem somewhat familiar, use the storytelling power of theatre to examine those themes anew. For some of our projects such as Dream this entails adapting a play that has been mounted perpetually since its first incarnations and re-shaping it to push the boundaries of live performance through its exploration of technology on stage, or, not so perpetual, such as Islander and its exploration of sound. For our many instances of new work–The Eleanors, Thumbprint, Calf Scramble, Flowers for Mrs. Harris, Flight, and our Next Stage Workshops and Springboards– this re-envisioning takes the form of new and emerging artists re-considering essential queries of what it means to be human during our brief period of time on this earth together. For pieces such as Top Girls, Fefu and Her Friends, 12 Angry Jurors, and contemporary adaptations of Roméo and Juliette, Medea and The Oresteia, this can mean rediscovering work by playwrights who have demanded audiences contemplate the forces that bind, or otherwise threaten to tear us apart. We are also delighted to revisit offerings that appear each year in our season–namely our collaboration with Boston University's Dance Theatre Group Aurora Borealis and Director’s Project. We hope, however, that you will experience all of our pieces as a celebration of community and collaboration, forces that have proven time again, to instill meaning not only in our work, but the processes that we share to bring that work to life.
Kirsten Greenidge Director of the School of Theatre, Boston University
This
Scene
Lighting
Sound
CAST
MEDEA
NURSE
JASON
CREON
AEGEUS
MESSENGER
TUTOR
CHORUS OF CORINTHIAN WOMEN
CREON’S ATTENDANT
CREON’S ATENDANT/
AEGEUS’S ATTENDANT
PUPPETEERS
Natalia Martinez
Amanda Miller
Nicolas Bolton
Edward Bergham
Lucas Brown
Emery Genga
Sofía Worley
Taline Banks
Ava Cronin
Madelyn Blythe French
Jamie Foerst
Asher Cohen
Miranda Souki
Avery Leahey
PRODUCTION & CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR
STAGE MANAGER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
PRODUCTION MANAGER
ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER
DRAMATURG
ASSISTANT DRAMATURG
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
VOICE & TEXT COACH
FACULTY PROJECT ADVISORS
Christine Hamel
Sofia Merie Maravillas
Annabel Ji
Nichole Man
Hannah Whittington
Scarlett McConnell Elder
Miranda Souki
Yo-El Cassell
Rowan Benz
Ashleigh Reade
Christine Hamel
Mark Stanley
DESIGN & TECHNICAL TEAM
SCENIC DESIGNER
ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER
COSTUME DESIGNER
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER
LIGHTING DESIGNER
ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER
SOUND DESIGNER
ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER
PROP DIRECTOR
SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN
ASSISTANT PRODUCTION ELECTRICIANS PROGRAMMER
SOUND ENGINEER
ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER
PUPPETRY CONSULTANT
Khushi Chavda
Dabin Nam
Angela Zhang
Renata Pavell
Hope Debelius
Terry Ford
Tianle Shen
Joanne Tseng
Sadie Yun
Kara Zacharewicz
Levi Leca
Zoe Tompkins
Ailsa Smith
Kadynce Morton
Sam Lehrich
Frankie Kraus
Rachael DeBraal
Elliot Aydin
Jake Sung-Guk Sullivan
PRODUCTION CREW
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Avery Leahy
Alice McGill
Miranda Souki
Asher Cohen
WARDROBE CREW
Amy O'Brien
Sonya Klinger
Griffin Nedelka
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR
SOUND CREW
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR
LIGHTING CREW
LEAD USHER
Serena Wong
Oren Alperin
Celia Voges
Jordyn Raville
Eden Desel Dolan
Jeremy Cronenberg
Melany Menendez
Leanne Parks
SPECIAL THANKS
Special Thanks: Felice Amato & Gaby Tovar.
PLAYWRIGHTS
Euripides (PLAYWRIGHT)
Euripides was one of the great Athenian playwrights and poets of ancient Greece, known for the many tragedies he wrote, including 'Medea' and 'The Bacchae.'
V. Sophie Klein (TRANSLATOR)
Dr. Klein is a classicist who loves reading, seeing, staging, and teaching ancient drama. She has taught a wide range of courses on language, civilization, literature, and drama at both Boston University and Boston College. Her research focuses on the ways in which themes and devices from Greek and Roman theater pervade and influence other ancient and modern art forms. Her projects have explored: Horace’s use of dramatic material in the Sermones and Epistles, the chorus in Sophocles’ Ajax, mute characters in the plays of Plautus and Terence, parallels between Roman comedy and modern television sitcoms, and the striking similarities between the comedic formulas employed by Greek satyr drama and the American cartoon, Animaniacs.
She is the author of a book-length work on Plautus’ Menaechmi. In addition to her academic work, Dr. Klein has written several plays inspired by classical literature.
DIRECTOR
Christine Hamel (DIRECTOR)
Christine Hamel (she/her/hers) is a director, actor, voice coach, and an Associate Professor of Voice and Acting at BU School of Theatre.
BROADWAY: Fish in the Dark (voice coach). OFF-BROADWAY: The Possibilities, After-Dinner Joke, Brecht on Brecht (PTP/NYC).
REGIONAL: Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Olney Theatre Center, Geva Theatre, Huntington Theatre Company, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, SpeakEasy Stage, New Repertory Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, North Shore Music Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Greater Boston Stage Company, Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Central Square Theater, Vineyard Playhouse, Wellesley Repertory Theatre, and others. Christine has specialized in devising and directing solo work, including Ibrahim Miari’s In Between, Leahy Ardon’s Conflict Zone, Antonia Lassar’s God Box, and was granted a Granada Artist Fellowship at UC Davis to create the new work Alone/Together. At BU, Christine has directed The Seagull, Sense and Sensibility, Uncle Vanya, Richard III, Hamlet, Twelfth Night, The Cherry Orchard, Titus Andronicus, and Julius Caesar. EDUCATION: MFA from Boston University, BA from Williams College. AFFILIATIONS: member of Actors’ Equity, VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), MICHA (Michael Chekhov Association). She is co-author of Sounding Bodies: Identity, Injustice, and the Voice (Bloomsbury/Methuen). WEBSITE: www.christinehamel.info.
MEET THE CAST
Natalia Martinez (MEDEA) is a Performance Theatre Arts major at Boston University. She is excited to be a part of the program and continue her artistic journey here at BU.
Amanda Miller (NURSE) (she/her) is a Miamibased actress and a senior acting major at Boston University. Her BU credits include Julius Caesar, Yerma, Calf Scramble and she’s delighted to be part of this cast with her fellow classmates and life-long friends She thanks her family for their support! Instagram @amxndasoph.
Nicolas Bolton (JASON) (he/him/his) is a Senior Acting major in the Boston University School of Theatre Originally from Los Angeles, Nicolas decided to pursue acting at a very young age, which eventually led him to pursue this passion, as a career. While attending BU, he’s been apart of many productions such as Julius Caesar, One Penny Down, and now 12 Angry Jurors Nicolas is excited for the remainder of his senior year, and for his post grad experience to commence!
Edward Bergham (CREON) (He/Him/His) is a senior acting major from North Salem, New York You may have seen them in past BU productions such as Julius Caesar (Cicero) and Hot L Baltimore (Jamie). Edward would like to thank all of the BU SOT faculty he has had the immense pleasure of working with, as well as his friends and family. He is thrilled to be part of this wonderful cast, and hopes that you enjoy some good old fashioned mischief in the woods!
Lucas Isiah Brown (AEGEUS) is a senior BFA Acting major at Boston University and is honored to tell this story with this incredible team. Previous credits include Claudio in “Measure for Measure” (Interlochen Shakespeare Festival), Romeo in “Romeo and Juliet” (LAMDA), and Daphne in “Present Laughter” (LAMDA). Previous training includes Interlochen Arts Academy (Drama Graduate), The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Endless gratitude to his family and friends. lucasisiahbrown.com
Emery Genga (MESSENGER), (she/her), born and raised in Los Angeles, is an acting major at Boston University's School of Theatre in the class of 2026. She recently played the roles of Puck/Philostrate in "Dream" (A Midsummer Night's Dream). She is eternally grateful to everyone who has helped her on her college journey, and is ecstatic to be playing the Messenger in Medea and work alongside such a talented and dedicated ensemble.
Sofía Worley (TUTOR) (she/her/hers) is a Theatre Arts minor (English major) from Puerto Rico. She's enjoyed working on her first BU production and would like to thank the cast and crew for welcoming her with open arms. Sofía would also like to thank her friends and family for supporting her and putting in the effort to come see the show!
MEET THE CAST
Taline Banks (CHORUS OF CORINTHIAN WOMEN) (she/her/hers) is an actor, singer, and comedian/writer. Past Theatrical Credits: Violet Butterfield (Flowers for Mrs Harris), Dorine (La Bete), Nurse (Sunday in the Park with George), Sonia (Godspell), and Zabel in Exile at Boston Playwrights Theatre (Workshop). Thank you to the cast and crew of Medea for their hard work and support!
Ava Cronin (CHORUS OF CORINTHIAN WOMEN) is excited to return for her third Booth Musical as the titular role of Chorus 2! Recent credits include, Anna Antonelli in The Rink, Emma in Fefu and Her Friends, and Celeste in Sunday in The Park With George Ava will be graduating next month and heading to NYC!! She cant thank her professors enough for their endless support over these last four years. avacroninactor.com @avavcronin
Madelyn Blythe French (CHORUS OF CORINTHIAN WOMEN) (she/her) is a class of 2027 Theatre Arts Performance major concentrating in Musical Theatre from Gainesville, Florida She is overjoyed to be a part of telling the powerful and pertinent story of Medea. Some of her favorite past roles have been Juliet (Romeo and Juliet) at Prague Shakespeare Company, Cassie (A Chorus Line), and the Baker's Wife (Into the Woods) In addition to her zeal for the theatre, she enjoys nature, matcha lattes, animals, acrobatics, film, and above all- ice cream. Madelyn would like to thank her lovely friends and family for supporting her through her theatrical journey!
MEET THE PRODUCTION & CREATIVE TEAM
Sofia Merie Maravillas (STAGE MANAGER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER) (she/her) is a senior BFA Stage Management major. Her past productions at BU include being the Assistant Stage Manager for “La clemenza di Tito” (2024), “Entry”, “The Rink”, “Florencia en el Amazonas” (2025), and the Production Stage Manager for “Gianni Schicchi” (2025), “Suor Angelica” (2025), and “Flowers for Mrs Harris”! She is super excited to be working on such a wonderfully delightful show with such an amazing group of people!
Annabel Ji (ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER) is a Stage Management major (Class of ’28) from NYC BU credits include Islander (SM), Corpus Christi (PA), and various dance shows at BU FitRec’s Dance Theater (PA). She'd like to thank her family, who will probably be upset if she doesn't thank them, and her friends, who she formerly claimed "were probably too busy to come to this show" but then they came to her last show, so never mind, they're perfect.
, Nichole Man (PRODUCTION MANAGER) (she/her) is a second-year MFA student in Production Management at Boston University. Originally from Hong Kong, she earned her BFA in Technical Production in Canada and has worked as a theatre technician, sound designer, and sound engineer across Canada and Hong Kong. A former ballerina and actress, Nichole is grateful to continue her theatre journey as a production manager and is passionate about sharing her cultural perspective through her work. She thanks her family for their constant love and support, as well as the SOT advisors, especially Renee, Johnny, and Gg, her PM fam here, and her high school drama teacher, Ms. Karla.
Hannah Whittington (ASSOCIATE PRODUCTION MANAGER) (she/her) is a first-year MFA Production Management student. She has a BA in English and Dramatic Art from UNC Chapel Hill, and spent the last three years making theater abroad in Germany before coming to Boston. Previous BU credits include Flowers for Mrs. Harris (APM) and I and You (PM). She is thrilled to be a part of Medea, and would like to thank her friends, family, and incredible cohort of artists for all their support throughout her first year of graduate school!
MEET THE PRODUCTION & CREATIVE TEAM
Scarlett McConnell Elder (DRAMATURG) (she/her) is an actor from Saint Charles, Minnesota. She is a Performance Core student in the Boston University School of Theatre Class of 2028 and has enjoyed working on productions of Siren Song and participating in a New Works reading. She would like to thank her parents, her friend, and her classmates for their encouragement and support
Miranda Souki (ASSISTANT DRAMATURG) is a Performance Core major in the Class of 2029 and she is deeply excited to be joining the School of Theatre community.
Rowan Benz (ASSISTANT MOVEMENT DIRECTOR) ('26) is an experimental theatre artist, movement director, and puppeteer from Boulder, Colorado. In her time at BU, she has had the opportunity to act in One Penny Down, Museum, and Calf Scramble, as well as movement direct House Play as a part of the New Works Festival and study abroad in Sydney, Australia, studying International relations, and in Arezzo, Italy, studying Commedia Dell'Arte. She would like to thank her family for their steadfast support, her childhood director for inspiring her on this journey, and her niece and nephew for always reminding her how to see the world through the curious eyes of a child.
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Jake Sung-Guk Sullivan (PUPPETRY CONSULTANT) is a MFA Directing candidate originally from Minneapolis, MN. He has worked as a director with Theater Mu, Boston's Asian American Playwright Collective, Lyric Arts Main Street Stage, Stages Theatre Company, [un]qualified theatre, and as an assistant / associate director with The Guthrie Theater, Theatre Mu, and The Jungle Theatre. BFA Musical Theatre, MSU Mankato '16. Much love and thanks to this team, his family, and especially to his wife, Kiko.
MEET THE DESIGNERS
Khushi Chavda (SCENIC DESIGNER) currently based in Boston and Montreal. She is grateful for this phenomenal team, who have come together to make this production successful!
Hope Debelius (LIGHTING DESIGNER) (she/her) is a lighting designer based in Boston and Pittsburgh. She is an MFA lighting design student graduating in the spring of 2026. She holds her BFA in Theatrical Design from Point Park University's Conservatory of Performing Arts. Previous lighting designs at BU include The Rink, Fucking A, Hot L Baltimore, and La Clemenza di Tito. Recent professional credits include Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Assistant Lighting Designer, Broadway), The Hills of California (Assistant Lighting Designer, The Huntington Theatre), and Into the Woods (Lighting Designer, College of the Holy Cross). She is so grateful for her experience at BU over the last three years. Website: www.hopedebelius.com
Angela Zhang (COSTUME DESIGNER) is a costume designer and maker pursuing her MFA at BU. She recently designed The Rice Eaters by Yide Cai. At BU, she designed Desdemona: A Play about a Handkerchief and served as assistant costume designer for The Rink, gaining strong professional practice. She holds a BA from the University of the Arts London and previously worked at Cosprop Ltd. with a focus on historical and dance costume construction.
Tianle Shen (SOUND DESIGNER) Free Soul
MEET THE DESIGN & TECHNICAL TEAM
Dabin Nam (ASSISTANT SCENIC DESIGNER) is an MFA Scene Design student at Boston University, originally from Seoul, South Korea She is deeply grateful for this opportunity and wishes to thank her parents, brother and friends for their endless love and support.
Renata Pavell (ASSISTANT COSTUNE DESIGNER) is a Class of 2028 Costume Design and Production major from Columbus, Ohio. Her previous BU credits include Romeo Et Juliette, Thumbprint, and The Rink. She would like to thank her friends and family for all of their support.
Terry Ford (ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER) (he/him) is a Lighting Design student from Gainesville, Florida. He is grateful to work on this show with such an amazing team. He would like to thank his family and peers for their ongoing support
Joanne Tseng (ASSISTANT SOUND DESIGNER) (he/him)is a sound designer and songwriter from Taiwan, currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Sound Design at Boston University Recent works include "It’s Never Enough" (theme song producer) and "Graduation Trip" (sound design). She thanks her family, friends, and mentors for their constant support and for bringing so much joy to her life.
Sadie Yun (PROP DIRECTOR) (she/her) is a sophomore scenic design major from Seoul, South Korea. She would like to thank her family and friends for their support
Kara Zacharewicz (SCENIC CHARGE ARTIST) is a third-year BFA Scenic Designer. Their past productions at BU include properties coordinator for "Siren Song" (2024) and assistant scenic designer for "Emilia" (2025) and "Roméo et Juliette" (2026) as well as Scenic Designer for "Top Girls" (2025). They would like to thank everyone in the paint shop for all of their support throughout this process!
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Levi Leca (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR) is a junior BFA Technical Production major from Silver Spring, Maryland. They spent the fall semester CNC Managing (look it up) and are so excited to be wearing their TD hat again! Levi is immensely grateful to have Zoe as such a kick-ass ATD on their team and could not have made this show happen without the hard work of the build crew, thank you!
Zoe Tompkins (ASSISTANT TECHNICAL DIRECTOR) (she/her) is excited for her first production assignment at BU. She'd like to thank Levi for being an amazing TD and the rest of the production team for their hard work! Stay weird y'all <3
Frankie Kraus (PROGRAMMER) is a Theatre Arts student concentrating in Lighting Design and Technical Production. He is excited to contribute to this production at Boston University and proud of all the work this team has done for the show
MEET THE DESIGN & TECHNICAL TEAM
Rachel DeBraal (SOUND ENGINEER) is a Sound Design major from San Diego, CA. She has enjoyed working on many productions with BU including, Julius Caesar, Florencia en el Amazonas, and Flowers for Mrs Harris. She extends her deepest gratitude to her friends, family, and team sound for their endless support.
Elliot Aydin (ASSISTANT SOUND ENGINEER) (he/him) is a sound and technical production student in the Boston University class of 2028. He is from Seattle Washington where he is proud worker with IATSE Local 15. He would like to thank his fellow crew members for making this show happen, and his friend Triona for convincing him to go to school in Boston.
Ailsa Smith (PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN) is a junior lighting design major from Sudbury, MA Recent credits include Emilia (Assistant Lighting Designer), Llorona, or the Weeping Woman (Lighting Designer, Boston Center for the Arts), Guts (Production Electrician, Moonbox Productions) and Elements XXIII (Lighting Designer & Programmer, BU Student Production Services) She’d like to thank her friends and family for their support.
Kadynce Morton (ASSISTANT PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN) (she/her) is a lighting designer from Southern California, and a member of the BU School of Theatre Design, Production & Management Core (C/O 2028). She enjoys designing for both theatrical and concert-style performances but holds a special place in her heart for dance lighting. She would like to thank her friends and family for their unwavering support
Sam Lehrich (ASSISTANT PRODUCTION ELECTRICIAN) (He/Him) is a thespian pleased to be stepping out into the world of technical design. A Design and Production Core student in the Boston University School of Theatre Class of 2028, he has enjoyed working on a variety of productions. For inducting him into the world of lighting, he would like to his mentors Nolan and Scott.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
For centuries, Medea has often been imagined as a woman unraveling—a threatening figure consumed by hysteria, monstrosity, or loss of control. But in Medea, Euripides has written a character who is in fact precise, strategic, and fiercely clear-eyed. Medea’s anger isn’t chaotic; it is, as Audre Lorde writes, a potent force capable of generating change. What becomes dangerous is not her emotion itself, but the culture that denies her any just or equitable place within it.
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This production approaches Medea as someone who dares to inhabit the heroic code typically reserved only for Greek men—"help your own, harm your enemies”—even though that code was never meant for her, or perhaps ought not to have been for anybody. The story exposes how destructive a society is when its values apply unevenly to different bodies, when it is considered implicitly dangerous to be a “foreigner”, and when some are granted power and others are expected to suffer silently and invisibly. Medea’s “excess” is not madness but the logical conclusion of a system that refuses her humanity.
In a world obsessed with rhetoric, truth, and the slipperiness between them, Medea is a master orator who knows exactly how to shape perception. She performs her identities with deliberateness—sometimes “one of the women,” sometimes embodying the masculine heroism she has been told she cannot rightly possess. But ultimately by rejecting her interpellation into the dominant culture, she is able to reclaim her agency and deep ancestral knowledge, albeit at a significant personal cost. And when the gods intervene at the end—not to vindicate her choices, necessarily, but to insist that the culture itself bears responsibility—we are asked to look again at where suffering truly originates, to consider how injustice transforms those who live within it, and what radical change for a more just world might actually require.
- Christine Hamel, Director
Medea, tragedy by Euripides, performed in 431 bce. One of Euripides’ most powerful and best-known plays, Medea is a remarkable study of injustice and ruthless revenge. (www.britannica.com)
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