by William Shakespeare
adapted for the Union College Department of Theater and Dance
November 2-6, 2022
Four young lovers lose and find each other at the whim of a forests' magical inhabitants. The course of true love never did run smooth.
Yulman Theatre, Schenectady, NY
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Stage Manager -- Charlie Whiteford
Scenic Design -- Andrew Mannion
Costume Design -- Brittney Belz
Lighting Design -- Zach Pizza
Sound Design -- Luke Krauss
Technical Director -- Drew Bodd
Properties Design -- Maya Gempler
Assistant Director/Musical Coaching -- Lili Wang
Musical Consultants -- Elizabeth Rapp, Aspen Morris
CAST
Hippolyta ----------------------------------- Maggie Kelley*
Theseus ----------------------------- Tremaine Richardson
Egeus --------------------------------------- Lauryn West
Helena ------------------------------- Melanie De La Cruz
Hermia ------------------------------------ Tessa Fountain
Lysander ----------------------------------- Thomas Raimo
Demetrius ------------------------------- Dylan Robichaud
Bottom ----------------------------------- Trip Sherwood
Quince/ Prologue ------------------------- Lilian Ruggieri
Snug/ Lion ---------------------------------- Hestia Doud
Starveling/ Moonshine---------------- Justine Westphal
Flute/ Thisby ------------------------ Matthew Connolly
Snout/ Wall -------------------------- Spencer Newman
Puck ---------------------------- Mollyjane (MJ) Boyle
Oberon ----------------------------- Victoria Lucontoni
Titania ---------------------------------- Sarah Wright
Peaseblossom -------------------------- Delaney Beck*
Cobweb -------------------------- Mary (MK) Darden*
Mustardseed -------------------------- Haley Gatley*
*Denotes Swing/ Understudy
PRODUCTION STAFF
Assistant Stage Managers -- Latte Khambete, Aspen Morris
Hair -- Sash Stark
Makeup -- Yuxuan Li
House Manager -- Komila Dustbabayeva
Box Office Team - Paige Curran, Brendan Cullen
Graphic Designer -- Lilith Haig
Scene Shop Supervisor -- Robin MacDuffie
Costume Crafts & Wardrobe -- Isobel MacKinnon
Draper/ Assistant Shop Manager -- Elizabeth Magas
RUN CREW
Victoria Avon, Zach Dickinson, Sam Granger, Elise Heater, Will Popper, Alex Roginski,
Jay Spahn, Riley Spagnuolo
STAGE CRAFT
Delaney Beck, Eli Coleman, Nolan Kelley, Hannah Lane, Sophia Pegolo, Thomas Raimo,
Xuanzhuo, Sheng, Efu Takahashi, Lili Wang, David Willis, Andrew Wurts, Asher Zive
COSTUME SHOP WORK STUDY
Dana Aument, Elaine Du, MK Darden, Isobel Mackinnon, Emmett Suh, Lauryn West,
Temi Olasubomi
SCENE SHOP WORK STUDY
Victoria Avon, Zach Dickinson, Maya Gempler, Hanah Tokarski, Will Zimmer
Photos by Richard Lovrich and Jorge Luna
by Kate Hamill
adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott
March 18-22, 2022
*WINNER - 2022 Stanley Award- Best Direction of a Play
Jo March isn’t your typical Victorian lady. She’s indecorous and headstrong, and one day she’s going to be a great American novelist. As she and her sisters grow up in the middle of the Civil War, they strive to be brave, intelligent, and imaginative young women. But as adulthood approaches, each sister must negotiate her private ambitions with society’s expectations. In a war-torn world defined by gender, class, and personal tragedy, Jo March gives us her greatest story: that of the March sisters, four dreamers destined to be imperfect little women.
George S. Lindsey Blackbox, Florence, AL
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Scenic Design and Props by Mary Moore
Costume Design by Jolene Richardson
Lighting Design by Liz Schweitzer
Sound Design by Ethan Franks
Stage Managed by Hailey Drake
Assistant Stage Managed by Samantha Davis
Associate Produced by Amanda Perry
Technical Director- Kayla Manzolillo
Scenic Supervisor- Jacob Brown
Wardrobe Supervisor- Emily Hill
Wardrobe Assistant- Marianna Warner
Lightboard Op/ Assistant LD- Mason Nelms
Sound Board Op- Lily Higginbotham
Run Crew- Alise Cooper and LaCorrey Williams
Piano Arrangements by Aubrey Clay
Cast:
Marmee March- Keandra Garth
Aunt March- CJ Kane
Meg March- Soukayna Sabro
Jo March- Emma Higby
Beth March- Alexandra Perez
Amy March- Ella Neal
Hannah- K.P. Whisenant
Mrs. Mingott / Messenger- Kennedy Edwards
Theodore “Laurie” Laurence- Tyler Hankins
John Brooks- Davis Farlow
Parrot- Deyanara Holt
Mr. Laurence- Jacob Adams
Robert March- Jacob Adams
Mr. Dashwood- Zach Denton
MEN ON BOATS by Jaclyn Backhaus
October 21-26, 2021
Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. MEN ON BOATS is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition, when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River.
George S. Lindsey Theatre- Florence, AL
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Assistant Directed by Sarah McCormack
Stage Managed by Hailey Drake
Scenic Design by Vince Salpietro
Costume Design by Red Hall
Lighting Design by Mason Nelms
Assistant Lighting Design by Laine Loggins
Sound Design by Sean McDonald
Vocal Direction by Dr. Gretchen Windt
Guest Dramaturgy by Stephanie Vickers
Assistant Dramaturgy by Bonnie Smith
Head Carpenter: Kayla Manzolillo
Lead Carpenter/ Audio Recording Technician: Ethan Franks
Assistant Scenic Designer/ Props Director: Clinton Dodson
Props Coordinator: Stephanie Beeson
Run Crew: Alise Cooper, Abigail Salgado, William Geiger
Paint Crew: Archer Hickerson & Fern Osborne
CAST
Mary Moore as John Wesley Powell
Soukayna Sabro as William Dunn
Deyanara Holt as John Colton Sumner
Alexandra Perez as OG Howland/ Tsauwiat
Keairria Hall as Seneca Howland/ The Bishop
Shannon O’Neill as Frank Goodman/ Mr. Asa
Carolina Mooring as Bradley
Emma Higby as Old Shady
Skylar Thomas as Hawkins
CJ Kane and Samantha Davis as Hall
Photos by Jorge Luna and Sam Thigpen
Chatroom by Enda Walsh
George S. Lindsey Theatre
March 2021
When a new member joins a chatroom full of restless teenagers to share his depression and thoughts of suicide, the conversation takes a dark turn. The group is torn between those who want to help and those who see a chance to create a martyr for the teenage population.
Actors performed in contained booths in front of a socially distanced audience.
Directed by Keelie Sheridan
Scenic Design by Vince Salpietro
Lighting Design by Derek Keifer
Costumes by Emily Hill and Keairria Hall
Assistant Directed/ Assistant Stage Managed by Kellee Willis
Associate Produced by Alexandra Perez
Stage Managed by Hailey Drake
Associate Scenic Design/ Props by Mary Moore
Assistant Lighting Design by Tori Herbert
Sound Design by Sean McDonald
Run Crew- Deyanara Holt, Andrew Jordan and Samantha Davis
William- Cole Johnson
Jack- Chris Whitehead
Eva- Shannon O’Neill
Emily- Kennedy Edwards
Jim- Royce “Ed” Sparks
Laura- Soukayna Sabro
IPHIGENIA AND OTHER DAUGHTERS
by Ellen McLaughlin
George S. Lindsey Theatre/ Youtube
November 2020
WATCH THE STREAMED PERFORMANCE HERE.
This three-play cycle is a modern retelling of the fall of the House of Atreus. It follows the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, siblings who are both players in the family tragedy and victims of it.
Actors were socially distanced and performed in individual green screen booths.
Director- Keelie Sheridan
Designer- Vince Salpietro
Wardrobe Assistant- Amanda Perry
Sound Designer- Chip Bailey
Sound Technician- Sean McDonald
Production Assistant- Tori Herbert
Stage Manager- Hailey Drake
CAST
Mary Maggie Stewart
Amanda Sánchez-Sandoval
Alexandra Perez
Jeanne Baughman
Kellee Willis
Freddie Carodine
Emma Higby
Keairria Hall
Deyanara Holt
Mary Moore
Konner Bendall
Written by Jorge Luna. Directed by Keelie Sheridan. Featuring Jorge Luna, Otto Luna-Caratini and Yokko. Photography by Joe Spit. Sound & production by Jason Freidman-Mendez/ Omega Jay Sound. Costumes by Valentin Eisele. Music by César Dávila-Irizarry and Carlos Iván Márquez. Executive Producer Ian Weintraub.
A father thousands of miles away from his son creates an alternate world to help him cope with the anxiety, depression and desperation of separation. The imagination perseveres, but sometimes at the cost of reality.
We feel that there is a dearth of good storytelling that investigates the complexity of long-distance relationships between fathers and sons. Through truth and imagination, planet b234 explores the borders between reality and perception and the perfectly imperfect ways we express love.
Thanks to our incredible community who contributed and help spread the word, our Indiegogo campaign was 100% funded. Festival updates are available on our website: planetb234.com.
'by wing, fin, hoof or foot' is a new piece of physical-theatre that uses the simplicity and reliability of migrating animals to explore the complex and fluctuating rules of immigration, representation, private narratives of public spaces and vice versa. Tension and unity are collapsed and expanded at the points where these migrations intersect.
This simultaneously personal and public exploration considers the migrations and immigrations of animals and humans- particularly the body in transit. The ensemble has drawn from science, history, lore and autobiography to identify the stops, starts, pushes and pulls of individual and group mobility.
This piece is directed by Producing Artistic Director Keelie Sheridan and marks The Ume Group's first collaboration with Stuttgart-based scenic/costume designer Valentin Peter Eisele.
'by wing, fin, hoof or foot' will run at the Church of Grace & St. Paul on W 71st. Street in NYC from June 2nd - June 24th, 2017.
Image by Ryan Camarena
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Valentin Eisele
Image by Ryan Camarena
Image by Ryan Camarena
Image by Ryan Camarena
How much surveillance are we willing to accept? How much pollution? How much corporate malfeasance? Provoking what Reyes calls “political catharsis,” this immersive artwork distilled the horrors of our political landscape into the form of a haunted house, inviting us to navigate a maze of near apocalyptic torments, from climate change to pandemic gun violence to GMOs. Visitors to Doomocracy worked their way through a labyrinth of rooms, exploring the depth and breadth of American political anxieties.
'Doomocracy' occurred at the Brooklyn Army Terminal in October & November of 2016, produced by Creative Time.
Concept & Design: Pedro Reyes
Direction: Meghan Finn
Associate Direction: Keelie Sheridan
PRESS COVERAGE:
NY TIMES Art & Design: 'Doomocracy' Puts the Politics of Fear on Display in Brooklyn
NY TIMES: 'At Doomocracy, It's Fright Night in Brooklyn'
CBS NEWS: Scary Election Year Politics Come to Life in 'Doomocracy'
TIME OUT NY: See Pictures from 'Doomocracy'...
THE GUARDIAN: 'Doomocracy'- The Funhouse Haunted by Trump and Clinton
CURBED NY: 'Doomocracy' is the Haunted House of Your Electoral Nightmares
VILLAGE VOICE: 'Doomocracy' is a Manic, Playful Tour of America's Current Nightmare
THE NEW YORKER *VIDEO*- House of Political Horrors
NEW YORK 1 *VIDEO*- Political Horrors on Display at Brooklyn 'Doomocracy' Exhibit
VICE NEWS TONIGHT *VIDEO*- Doomocracy Haunted House
UNIVISION *VIDEO*- 'Doomocracy': la creativa casa embrujada basada en temas políticos
'how do we belong together?' placed pairings of people in front of the authorial eye of passersby. Spectators were asked to anonymously narrate a relationship between the subjects based solely on appearance.
This piece explores how the bodies of performers and civilians communicate meaning through simple movement. 'how do we belong together?' is a celebration, interrogation and meditation on perception and assumption in one of the world's most diverse cities.
Concept & Direction: Keelie Sheridan
Photography: Keelie Sheridan & Jorge Luna
Presented by: chashama & Garment District Arts Festival
A pair of Christmas tree salesmen have come to wreak havoc in NYC. A pair of detectives are bent on catching the killer. A young woman finds herself drawn into their cat-and-mouse games and transformed in ways she could never have imagined. Well, maybe she could’ve. Meanwhile, wild animals have been sighted in the vacant lot across the street. Are they dogs? Raccoons? Or something more ferocious?
'Grimly Handsome' was produced at The Lir, Dublin, Ireland.
written by: Julia Jarcho
directed by: Keelie Sheridan
set & costume by: Valentin Eisele
lights by: Bill Woodland
sound by: John Gunning
performed by: Eimear Keating, Frank Blake and Conor O Riordan
"And now you’re here. I saw you. The camera saw you. And by the way, might I add, you all look terrific. You really do. You look happy. You look together."
He turns to take a selfie with the audience. Flash.
"I was there, too. I mean, I am here, too. Now. With you. The camera saw us. We’re happy. We’re together. We’re a part of something. And I have proof. "
Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 at The Lir, Dublin, Ireland.
Director: Keelie A. Sheridan
Lights: Colm McNally
Costume: Valentin Peter Eisele
Actors: Amy Hughes, Aron Haggerty, Colin Smith, Jerry Iwu, Ciara Smyth
Performance inspired by an excerpt from The Waste Land, T.S. Eliot
@ the lir
—
—
Dead mountain mouth of carious teeth that cannot spit
. . .
If there were water
And no rock
If there were rock
And also water
And water
A spring
A pool among the rock
If there were the sound of water only
. . .
But there is no water
Performance & Choreography: Keelie Sheridan — keeliesheridan.com
Design & Concept: Valentin Peter Eisele
