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2023 Peggy Ezekiel Design Expo
Sarah "Bear" Alvarez
Carrie
Scenic Craft
Sarah "Bear" Alvarez (they/she) is a second year Props Technology graduate student at Ohio University. They graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from the South Carolina School of the Arts, where they fell in love with props. Since then, they have completed an apprenticeship at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in West Virginia and worked with various theatres in the Upstate of South Carolina. Making stories come to life is their passion and look forward to putting the skills they learn at Ohio University to use all over the country, and maybe one day, the world. Their favorite past productions include Cinderella (Props Master) Greenwood Community Theatre, The Great Gatsby (Props Master) The Market Theatre, Twelve Angry Men (Props Master & Stage Manager) SCSA Studio, and Affliction (Director) Furman University.
Sarah "Bear" Alvarez
Carrie
Scenic Craft
Sarah "Bear" Alvarez (they/she) is a second year Props Technology graduate student at Ohio University. They graduated with a B.A. in Theatre from the South Carolina School of the Arts, where they fell in love with props. Since then, they have completed an apprenticeship at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in West Virginia and worked with various theatres in the Upstate of South Carolina. Making stories come to life is their passion and look forward to putting the skills they learn at Ohio University to use all over the country, and maybe one day, the world. Their favorite past productions include Cinderella (Props Master) Greenwood Community Theatre, The Great Gatsby (Props Master) The Market Theatre, Twelve Angry Men (Props Master & Stage Manager) SCSA Studio, and Affliction (Director) Furman University.
Ameera Ansari
Addams Family, The Musical
Costume Design
iAmeera Ansari (Costume Designer)
s currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
s currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
Ameera Ansari
Addams Family, The Musical
Costume Design
Ameera Ansari (Costume Designer)
is currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
is currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
Ameera Ansari
Addams Family, The Musical
Costume Design
Ameera Ansari (Costume Designer)
is currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
is currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ansari holds an MFA in costume design from Illinois State University and a BA from Pennsylvania State University. She came from Eastern University, located outside the suburbs of Philadelphia, where she was the costume shop manager and resident designer. In addition, She has worked for other institutions, such as The People's Light & Theatre Compay, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Ursinus College, and The Savoy Opera. Ansari has worked as a designer and educator in theatre for 15 years, whose other credits include "Wonderful Town," "Godspell," "Bell, Book, and Candle," "Good Person of Szechwan,"; "Noises Off;" "Our Town," "The Centurion," and Twelfth Night.
Ameera Ansari
Julius Caeser
Costume Design
s currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ameera Ansari
Julius Caeser
Costume Design
s currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Ameera Ansari
Julius Caeser
Costume Design
s currently Ohio Northern University's costume shop manager and resident designer. She costume designs the annual ONU Holiday Spectacular. Also, she designed this fall's production of "It Shoulda Been You", last spring's production of The Addams Family: The Musical, the 2022 production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and the 2021 fall production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. She has designed for other ONU productions, such as "Waiting for Lefty" and "Blocked," along with the 2021 spring ONU show of "The House of Bernarda Alba."Ameera's work was featured in "Sweet Charity," Carrie: The Musical, and Hayavadana.
Charlie Calvert
Spring Awakening
Scenic Design
CHARLIE CALVERT is an Associate Professor of Scene Design at University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music and a professional scenic designer. Charlie also serves as the Commissioner of Scenic Design and Technology for USITT. Recent professional credits include: A Man for All Seasons, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VIII, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Learned Ladies, and Comedy of Errors at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Tempest, Dial M for Murder, and Fickle: A Fancy French Farce at Olney Theatre Center, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Charlie received his MFA in design from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Charlie Calvert
Spring Awakening
Scenic Design
CHARLIE CALVERT is an Associate Professor of Scene Design at University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music and a professional scenic designer. Charlie also serves as the Commissioner of Scenic Design and Technology for USITT. Recent professional credits include: A Man for All Seasons, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VIII, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Learned Ladies, and Comedy of Errors at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Tempest, Dial M for Murder, and Fickle: A Fancy French Farce at Olney Theatre Center, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Charlie received his MFA in design from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Charlie Calvert
Spring Awakening
Scenic Design
CHARLIE CALVERT is an Associate Professor of Scene Design at University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music and a professional scenic designer. Charlie also serves as the Commissioner of Scenic Design and Technology for USITT. Recent professional credits include: A Man for All Seasons, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry VIII, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Learned Ladies, and Comedy of Errors at The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, The Tempest, Dial M for Murder, and Fickle: A Fancy French Farce at Olney Theatre Center, and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Charlie received his MFA in design from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
TL Codella
Blood at the Root
Lighting Design
T.L. Codella is a Northeast Ohio based lighting designer who serves as a guest artist at Case Western Reserve University. Previous designs at CWRU include Bethany, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Electra, opening November 2023. T.L Codella also designs for Ohio Contemporary Ballet (formerly Verb Ballets) and Nightingale Opera Theatre. She has a BA in theatre from Wittenberg University and an MFA from University of Cincinnati - CCM.
TL Codella
Blood at the Root
Lighting Design
T.L. Codella is a Northeast Ohio based lighting designer who serves as a guest artist at Case Western Reserve University. Previous designs at CWRU include Bethany, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Electra, opening November 2023. T.L Codella also designs for Ohio Contemporary Ballet (formerly Verb Ballets) and Nightingale Opera Theatre. She has a BA in theatre from Wittenberg University and an MFA from University of Cincinnati - CCM.
TL Codella
Blood at the Root
Lighting Design
T.L. Codella is a Northeast Ohio based lighting designer who serves as a guest artist at Case Western Reserve University. Previous designs at CWRU include Bethany, The Skin of Our Teeth, and Electra, opening November 2023. T.L Codella also designs for Ohio Contemporary Ballet (formerly Verb Ballets) and Nightingale Opera Theatre. She has a BA in theatre from Wittenberg University and an MFA from University of Cincinnati - CCM.
Kathleen DeVault
Swing!
Lighting Design
Kathleen E. DeVault is in her 23th season at Ohio Northern University and is currently head of ONU’s international theatre production major. She earned a BA in theatre/English from The Ohio State University and an MFA in lighting and sound design from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She has designed both nationally and internationally. She has presented at the World Stage Design 2022, the Prague Quadrennial 2023 and the USITT national conference. DeVault is national president of Theta Alpha Phi, theatre honorary and chairperson of the Ohio Valley section of USITT. Outside of theatre, she is a 4-h advisor and proud member of the Logan Country Junior Fair Poultry committee.
Kathleen DeVault
Swing!
Lighting Design
Kathleen E. DeVault is in her 23th season at Ohio Northern University and is currently head of ONU’s international theatre production major. She earned a BA in theatre/English from The Ohio State University and an MFA in lighting and sound design from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She has designed both nationally and internationally. She has presented at the World Stage Design 2022, the Prague Quadrennial 2023 and the USITT national conference. DeVault is national president of Theta Alpha Phi, theatre honorary and chairperson of the Ohio Valley section of USITT. Outside of theatre, she is a 4-h advisor and proud member of the Logan Country Junior Fair Poultry committee.
Kathleen DeVault
Swing!
Lighting Design
Kathleen E. DeVault is in her 23th season at Ohio Northern University and is currently head of ONU’s international theatre production major. She earned a BA in theatre/English from The Ohio State University and an MFA in lighting and sound design from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She has designed both nationally and internationally. She has presented at the World Stage Design 2022, the Prague Quadrennial 2023 and the USITT national conference. DeVault is national president of Theta Alpha Phi, theatre honorary and chairperson of the Ohio Valley section of USITT. Outside of theatre, she is a 4-h advisor and proud member of the Logan Country Junior Fair Poultry committee.
Grace Easterday
French Waisted Mantel Clock
Scenic Craft
Grace Easterday is a third-year graduate student completing her MFA in Props Technologies at Ohio University. Currently, she is involved in the Ohio University props shop, prop mastering for the upcoming production of 12th Night in the Forum Theater. Some of her previous work in props artisanship and management has included Mamma Mia (Destination Producing Inc), Scrooge in Rouge (Frostburg State University), Once the Musical (Arts West), and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Ohio University). She also has a background in scenic design and carpentry through her undergraduate theatre program.
Grace Easterday
Aaron Burr Desk
Scenic Craft
Grace Easterday is a third-year graduate student completing her MFA in Props Technologies at Ohio University. Currently, she is involved in the Ohio University props shop, prop mastering for the upcoming production of 12th Night in the Forum Theater. Some of her previous work in props artisanship and management has included Mamma Mia (Destination Producing Inc), Scrooge in Rouge (Frostburg State University), Once the Musical (Arts West), and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Ohio University). She also has a background in scenic design and carpentry through her undergraduate theatre program.
Grace Easterday
Jade Dragon
Scenic Craft
Grace Easterday is a third-year graduate student completing her MFA in Props Technologies at Ohio University. Currently, she is involved in the Ohio University props shop, prop mastering for the upcoming production of 12th Night in the Forum Theater. Some of her previous work in props artisanship and management has included Mamma Mia (Destination Producing Inc), Scrooge in Rouge (Frostburg State University), Once the Musical (Arts West), and Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Ohio University). She also has a background in scenic design and carpentry through her undergraduate theatre program.
Katherine Garlick
Antigone
Costume Design
Katherine Garlick, MFA, is an Associate Professor of Costume Design & Technology for Youngstown State University, where she serves as the resident designer. A graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, she has worked across the Mid-Atlantic region. Favorite theatres include CATCo, West Virginia Public Theatre, Weston Theatre, and the Unseam'd Shakespeare Company.
Katherine Garlick
Antigone
Costume Design
Katherine Garlick, MFA, is an Associate Professor of Costume Design & Technology for Youngstown State University, where she serves as the resident designer. A graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, she has worked across the Mid-Atlantic region. Favorite theatres include CATCo, West Virginia Public Theatre, Weston Theatre, and the Unseam'd Shakespeare Company.
Katherine Garlick
Antigone
Costume Design
Katherine Garlick, MFA, is an Associate Professor of Costume Design & Technology for Youngstown State University, where she serves as the resident designer. A graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, she has worked across the Mid-Atlantic region. Favorite theatres include CATCo, West Virginia Public Theatre, Weston Theatre, and the Unseam'd Shakespeare Company.
Braden Graves
Men in Boats
Lighting Design
Prof. Braden Graves is a scenic and lighting designer, technical director, and applied theatre researcher. He is originally from Prineville, Oregon. Braden is currently teaching theatre design at Belhaven University.
He received his Undergraduate Degree in Theatre from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and completed his MFA training at The Ohio State University. While in Oregon, he designed and built several shows for Broadway Rose Theatre Company and served as a technical director for Woodburn High School. While in Ohio, Braden designed and built numerous productions for Actors Theatre Columbus, The Sound Company, and The Contemporary Theatre Co. He also served as a designer and fabricator for Curtis Elliott Design Ltd.
Braden has received awards for his designs from the Kennedy Center for American College Theatre, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Braden was also a Featured Emerging Artist at the USITT National Convention in 2023.
He received his Undergraduate Degree in Theatre from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and completed his MFA training at The Ohio State University. While in Oregon, he designed and built several shows for Broadway Rose Theatre Company and served as a technical director for Woodburn High School. While in Ohio, Braden designed and built numerous productions for Actors Theatre Columbus, The Sound Company, and The Contemporary Theatre Co. He also served as a designer and fabricator for Curtis Elliott Design Ltd.
Braden has received awards for his designs from the Kennedy Center for American College Theatre, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Braden was also a Featured Emerging Artist at the USITT National Convention in 2023.
Braden Graves
Men in Boats
Lighting Design
Prof. Braden Graves is a scenic and lighting designer, technical director, and applied theatre researcher. He is originally from Prineville, Oregon. Braden is currently teaching theatre design at Belhaven University.
He received his Undergraduate Degree in Theatre from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and completed his MFA training at The Ohio State University. While in Oregon, he designed and built several shows for Broadway Rose Theatre Company and served as a technical director for Woodburn High School. While in Ohio, Braden designed and built numerous productions for Actors Theatre Columbus, The Sound Company, and The Contemporary Theatre Co. He also served as a designer and fabricator for Curtis Elliott Design Ltd.
Braden has received awards for his designs from the Kennedy Center for American College Theatre, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Braden was also a Featured Emerging Artist at the USITT National Convention in 2023.
He received his Undergraduate Degree in Theatre from George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, and completed his MFA training at The Ohio State University. While in Oregon, he designed and built several shows for Broadway Rose Theatre Company and served as a technical director for Woodburn High School. While in Ohio, Braden designed and built numerous productions for Actors Theatre Columbus, The Sound Company, and The Contemporary Theatre Co. He also served as a designer and fabricator for Curtis Elliott Design Ltd.
Braden has received awards for his designs from the Kennedy Center for American College Theatre, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, and the Southeastern Theatre Conference. Braden was also a Featured Emerging Artist at the USITT National Convention in 2023.
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