The Lesser Magoo Director’s Note Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater—is one
of New York City’s leading institutions in the training of actors,
by Mac Wellman As a grad student at Brooklyn College in the aughts I de- directors, designers, dramaturgs, performing arts managers, and
cided to traverse the campus to Mac Wellman’s playwriting theater technicians. The Department offers undergraduate degree
Directed by Meghan Finn class in the English Department from the Theater Depart- programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Theater, the Bachelor of
Set Design by Matthew Deinhart Fine Arts in Acting, the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design & Technical
ment at Whitehead. It wasn’t a long walk, and to alleviate
Costume Design by Sarah Knauss Theater, the Master of Arts in Theater History & Criticism, and
any concern, I was not winded upon my arrival. I brought the Master of Fine Arts with concentrations in Acting, Directing,
Lighting Design by Yang Yu with me my signature smarm of the time that served me Design & Technical Theater, and Performing Arts Management.
Sound Designer & Composer Michael Cassedy well— along with a fair amount of apathy. The perfect
Stage Manager Daricel Calcano* amount I had hoped to convince the playwrights that if
given the opportunity to direct I would not ruin their plays.
That’s what I told them anyway. And as time would tell Brooklyn College Department of Theater
CAST on occasion I did not—exempting a few of course. To my Faculty and Staff
great fortune I found that Mr. Well-Man shared my sense
of humor. In retrospect it could have been disastrous. Full-Time Faculty: Margaret Araneo, Jessica Bathurst, Thomas
Danielle Kogan Ms. Curran Bullard, Dr. Amy E. Hughes, Michael Colby Jones (Interim
Kevin Herrera Mr. Candle BFA Acting Program Head), Kip Marsh (Chair), Dr. Helen E.
From the lens of that time it is a miracle that we are now Richardson, Teresa Snider-Stein, Dr. Laura Tesman, Dr. Lynn
Carol Mazhuvancheril Mr. Torque presenting The Lesser Magoo at the brand new Don Bu- M. Thomson, Justin Townsend, Judylee Vivier
chwald Theater. This is how it should be. It is a joy to see
Ryan Bannon Mr. Bullock/Joegh Bullock’s Ghost the Theater Department, even as it faces the challenges College Lab Technicians: Michael Hairston, Deborah Hertzberg,
of transition, continue to attract incredible talent —local Sarah Iams, Michael Redman, Jeff Stiefel
Liz Tancredi-Gillam Ruth Candle
and from further afield— a student body that is better than
Adjunct Faculty: Jessica Adam, Kaitie Adams, Nick Benacerraf,
Kaila Saunders Tessara Candle ever. It has always been my hope that these two depart- Josh Benghiat, Richard Crawford, Raphaele De Boisblanc,
ments would be synonymous with one another. A lot con- Cristina Duarte, Logan Erstthal, Liz Tancredi-Gillam, Elizabeth
Geovonday Jones Mr. Gabriel Pleasure
tinues to go into fostering their connection and there are Hayes, Pei-Wen Huang-Shea, Geovonday Jones, Diane
Anthon Mondesir Mr. Candle Prosper many to thank including MaryBeth Easley, Judylee Vivier, Krausz, Christopher Lueck, Chris McCreary, Michael Magliocca,
Kip Marsh, Tom Bullard, Niluka Hotaling and Erin Court- Lillian Meredith, Maria Mukuka, Jenny Mudge, Patrick Mulryan,
Eric Martin Smith Mr. Foss Michael Page, Paul Pryce, Brian Pickett, Mary Robinson, Kathryn
ney to name a few. FYI, as a side note, the technical staff
Rossetter, Christina Roussos, Marc Routh, Jorge Sanchez-Diaz,
Ian Parker Shimmer is doing an incredible job to boot. Graham Schmidt, Sabra Shelly, Manual Simons, Laura Smith,
Corinne Tamler , Jolie Tong, Ian Wen, Welker White, Evangeline
Vanessa Chia-Chung Aunt Sycorica Everything I love about the theater is due in some way to Whitlock, Jennie Youssef , Francine Zerfas
Mac Wellman. Not only his plays but his essays, his trust
of me as a collaborator, the span of his influence, the com- Professors Emeritus: Rose Burnett Bonczek, Robert Cohen,
*Member of Actor’s Equity Rebecca Cunningham, David Garfield, Dr. Samuel Leiter,
pany he keeps, the theaters he has made, the talent he
Margaret Linney, Dr. Benito Ortolani, Dr. Tobie S. Stein
has nurtured, and every opportunity I have ever had in my
Time/Place career in the theater. So thanks, Mac. Sorry for ruining Administrative Assistant: Jaclyn Smerling
your play. Sort of sorry anyway. Not really. Er.
College Assistant: Pei-Wen Huang-Shea
Meghan Finn
This production runs approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
with no intermission.
Production Staff
Brooklyn College’s Department of Theater
Assistant Stage Managers Emily La Rosa, Marie Fiero 2019 Spring Season
Assistant Scenic Designers Sara Vandenheuval, Andrej Nawoj
Prop Master Andrej Nawoj
Assistant Costume Designers Caroline Fana, Andrea Bonilla
Assistant Lighting Designer
Associate Sound Designer
Caitie V. Miller
Anthony Dean
February 15th – 23rd
Scenic Charge Niluka Hotaling I Will Be Gone By Erin Courtney
Scenic Painter Gizel Buxton, Matt Deinhart,
Andrej Nawoj, Jose Sanchez, Sara Vandenheuvel Directed by Christina Roussos
Wardrobe Supervisor Christine Barringer
Deck Crew Bryan Davis, Tonisha Maldonado,Sarai Frazier
Wardrobe Crew Harrison Hernandez, Kenneth Roeseman March 15th – 20th
Jessica Campbell,Stina Pinsky
Light Board Operator Emma McManus Porch Play (A World Premiere) By Kate Kremer
Sound Board Operator Dominique Nelson Directed by Lillian Meredith
Scene & Electrics Shop Crew
Sarvin Alidaee, Ryan Bannon, Ariel Boland, Angella Katherine Christopher,
Jesse Ganaishlal, Amy Guan, Josue Guerrero, Joseph Gurbo, Charles Fenner,
Taylor Fox, Karan Lama, Emily La Rosa, Joseph Lawton, Durkin Lee,
April 4- 6
Isabella Maranucci, Emma Mcmanus, Michael Mcelvaine Daniel Moshe, Undergraduate Directing 10-Minute Play Festival
Dominique Nelson, Max Otteson, Tabitha Perez, Theresa Rivera,
Kenneth Roesemann, Maya Sienkiewicz, Joanna Stuba,
Costume Shop Crew
Angel Torres, Angel Velasquez April 12th – 17th
Khrystal Agard, Andrea Bonilla, Amanda Enzo Burrell, Jessica Campbell, The Lesser Magoo By Mac Wellman
Christina Carucci, Trevon Chambers, Gary Chung, Sarai Frazier, Alyssa Judeh,
Tyler Krupp, Sara Lulanaj, William Mangan, Dara Mellon, Tiffany Reid, Directed by Meghan Finn
Kenneth Roesemann, Jeremy Rosenblum, Jose Sanchez, Seika Takeuchi
March 1st-5th
NEVA by Guillermo Calderon
Brooklyn College Production Directed by Jeremy Wein
Faculty and Staff May 10th-13th
Department Chair / Scenic Advisor
Head, Graduate Directing
Kip Marsh
Thomas Bullard
One Act Festival
Head, Graduate Acting Judylee Vivier Directed by 1st Year MFA Directing Candidates
Interim Head, Undergraduate Acting Michael Colby Jones
Production Manager Niluka Hotaling
Costume Advisor Teresa Snider-Stein
Lighting Advisor Justin Townsend
Technical Director for Scenery and Props Jeff Stiefel
Technical Director for Lighting & Sound Michael Hairston
Assistant Technical Director Michael Redman Productions sponsored in part by the
Costume Shop Manager Deborah Hertzberg Graduate Student Organization
Costume Draper Sarah Iams
Scene and Electrics Shop Graduate Assistants
Sofia Claudino, Matt Deinhart, Amy Gallacher,
Jennifer Ives, Caitie Miller
Costume Shop Graduate Assistants
Daricel Calcano,Sarah Knauss
Xindi Xu,Yang Yu
Production Management Assistant Jane Silverstein
Publicity Coordinator Pei-Wen Huang-Shea
Webmaster Charles C. Bales
Poster/Program Cover Design Joseph Loguirato
Program Editor Pei-Wen Huang-Shea
Copywriter Isabelle Pierre
PAC House Manager Gerard Vaccarello Michelle Anderson, President
PAC Director of Ticketing Services John Vetter
PAC Ticketing Services Associate Teresa Alston
Brooklyn College
Maria Conelli, Dean
School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts