BRIAN J. GILL (Director/Fight Director) is an Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Parkside.  He has been a professional stage actor for over 30 years, appearing at such theaters as Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Renaissance Theaterworks, First Stage Children’s Theatre, and Milwaukee Repertory Theatre.  Chicago credits include the Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Victory Gardens, Drury Lane Oakbrook, and Remy Bumppo Theatre Company; Regionally Brian has performed at Theatre at the Center, the Illinois and Texas Shakespeare Festivals, and the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington DC.  International credits include the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London where he trained as a member of the first International Artistic Fellowship.  Brian has staged violence for Parkside, College of Lake County, Harper College, Elgin College and the Southwest Shakespeare Company where he is a core company member.  He a proud member of Actor’s Equity Association and an Advanced Actor-Combatant with the Society of American Fight Directors.   

CODY HURM (Assistant Director) is a third-year Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Stage Management.  Previous credits at UW-Parkside include The Effect (Stage Manager), Macbeth (Assistant Stage Manager), Hand to God (Deck Crew), and The Altruists (U/S Ethan, Ronald, Lance).

JEFF BRAIN (Scenic Designer, Scene Shop Supervisor) is a graduate of UW-Parkside (2020) with focuses on performance, carpentry, and props design. At Parkside, his performance credits included Romeo and Juliet (Friar Lawrence), Love's Labour's Lost (Longaville), and War of the Worlds (Announcer #2). He also designed props for Silent Sky and served as Lead Carpenter for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Jeff has also worked as a carpenter and props artisan for theatres including The Alley Theatre (Houston, TX), American Players Theatre (Spring Green, WI), and Fireside Dinner Theatre (Fort Atkinson, WI). He is an ensemble member of Redtwist Theatre in Chicago, where he continues to expand his portfolio of performance, carpentry, and props design.

ALYSSA RITACCA (Costume Designer / Hair & Makeup Designer) is a junior Theatre Arts major. Previous credits at UW-Parkside include Macbeth (Hair & Makeup Designer / Asst. Costume Designer), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Jean), Hand to God (Assistant Costume Designer), Carrie: the Musical (Frieda), The Flood (Nahmuh), Meteor Shower (U/S Corky), Spring Awakening (Ensemble, Adult Woman Cover), The Wolves (U/S #7, #14, #25). She has been involved in multiple productions at Children’s Theater Academy (CTA) in Kenosha, such as Frozen (Sven), Moana (Moana), and Newsies (Hannah), painted for CTA’s production of Moana and designed scenery for their production of Seussical.

NOELE STOLLMACK (Lighting Designer) Noele’s lighting has appeared onstage at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Sydney Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Verizon Hall, The Library of Congress Theatre, as well as the opera companies of Santa Fe, Ontario, Houston, Portland, Vancouver, New Orleans, Nashville, Madison and Milwaukee. Regional design for the theatre includes Jeff Daniels Purple Rose Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Houston’s Alley Theatre, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Wisconsin’s, Peninsula Players, Milwaukee Rep, American Players Theatre, Renaissance Theatreworks, First Stage and Forward Theatre. As Lighting Director for Houston Grand Opera, she supervised the lighting and special effects for over 50 productions along with designing the lighting for such productions as Andrei Serban’s Elektra, Dr. Jonathan Miller’s Der Rosenkavelier, Aida, and the world premieres of Harvey Milk, Desert of Roses, and Dracula Diary. Her AIA award winning architectural and public space lighting is installed throughout the Midwest. www.stollmack-lighting.com  Member United Scenic Artists Local 829
 

KEVIN GRAY (Sound Designer) is UW-Parkside’s Sound Manager and Instructor, working with both the Theatre Arts and Music departments to produce art and events on campus. Kevin received a BA in Sound Design with a minor in Music Composition from Michigan Technological University. UW-Parkside Design credits include When We Dead Awaken, The Laramie Project, The Aliens, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Cinderella, and Stupid F##king Bird, for which he received a KCACTF National Award for Excellence in Sound Design.

KELLY DOHERTY (Musical Director / Intimacy Director) is graduate of UW-Whitewater with a BFA in Theatre Performance. Kelly calls Milwaukee home and has worked with many of Wisconsin’s leading theaters, including Forward Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Next Act Theatre, Northern Sky Theater, and First Stage. Favorite roles include Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, Annie Wilkes in Misery, Josie in A Moon for the Misbegotten, Bodey in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, and Williamina in Silent Sky. You can see her next in The Fisherman’s Daughters at the Milwaukee Rep this winter.  

LILLY WENDRICKS (Choreographer) is a second-year Theatre Arts Major with a concentration in Musical Theatre.  Previously at UW-Parkside Lilly was Wardrobe Supervisor for Macbeth and performed in Dead Man’s Cell Phone (U/S Hermia, Ensemble).  

JULIANA CAMPOS-TAYLOR (Stage Manager) is a third-year Theatre Arts major with concentrations in Musical Theatre and Stage Management.  Previous roles at UW-Parkside include Macbeth (Donaldbain/Lord), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Assistant Stage Manager), Hand to God (Jessica/Jolene), Carrie: the Musical (Assistant Stage Manager), Peter & the Starcatcher (Ensemble, U/S Grempkin/Fighting Prawn/Mack/Sanchez/Bill Slank/Hawking Clam), and The Laramie Project (Ensemble).

APRIL SERSEN (Assistant Stage Manager) is a second year Theatre Arts major with concentrations in Design & Technology and Stage Management. Prior credits at UW-Parkside include Macbeth (Asst. Charge Artist), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Assistant Stage Manager), and Carrie: the Musical (Light Board Operator).

SAM SIEPLER (Assistant Stage Manager) is a second-year Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Stage Management.  Previous credits include Macbeth (Asst. Stage Manager), Carrie: the Musical (Deck Crew), Hand to God (Deck Crew), and Waiting for Godot (Light Board Operator) at UW-Parkside.  

JOYCELYN FISH (Dramaturg) is a second year Theatre Arts major with a concentration in directing, and is the Director of Marketing and Development at the Racine Theatre Guild. Prior credits include The Importance of Being Earnest (Production Stage Manager / Dramaturg), First Date (Stage Manager), Seasonal Allergies (Production Stage Manager), and Native Gardens (Stage Manager) at the Racine Theatre Guild, Snow White (Director) at the Racine Children’s Theatre, and Macbeth (Spotlight Operator), and The Effect (Dr. Lorna), at UW-Parkside.

JULIANA GARCIA-MALACARA (Props Lead) is a senior Theatre Arts and Communications major.  Previous credits include Carrie: the Musical (Mrs. Gardner), Peter & the Starcatcher (Mrs. Bumbrake/Teacher), Spring Awakening (Ensemble/Thea Cover), and As You Like It (Phoebe, U/S Oliver Martext), and Collective Rage: a Play in Five Betties (Betty 3) at UW-Parkside.

ALI LACSON (Charge Artist) is a senior Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Design & Technology. Her prior credits include Hand to God (Assistant Scenic Designer), Macbeth (Scenic Artisan), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Scenic Artisan), When We Dead Awaken (Assistant Scenic Designer), The Laramie Project (Props Artisan) and Meteor Shower (Props Artisan, Deck Crew) at UW-Parkside, and Story Book Club (Camera Operator, Deck Crew), Gruesome Playground Injuries (Scenic Designer, Costume Designer (Scene 3)), Lions in Illyria  (Deck Crew), and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Deck Crew) at the College of Lake County.

LUMI SHALAEV (Assistant Lighting Designer) is a second-year Theatre Arts and Music double-major with a concentration in Design & Technology. Prior credits include Macbeth (Asst. Lighting Designer), Lighting & Projections Designer for the 2024 Video Game Concert, and Lighting Designer for the spring Jazz concert, and The Nutcracker (Light Board Operator) at UW-Parkside.

JOHN BATORY (Assistant Sound Designer) is a second-year Theatre Arts Major with a concentration in Design & Technology.  Previous credits at UW-Parkside include Waiting for Godot (Sound Designer), Hand to God (U/S Timmy / Pastor Greg) and Carrie: the Musical (Sound Board Operator).

ANNE PLUMMER (Lead Carpenter) is a second-year Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Design & Technology.  Prior credits include Macbeth (Asst. Projections Designer) and Carrie: the Musical (Asst. Projections Designer) at UW-Parkside, and Guys & Dolls, The Sound of Music, Me and My Girl, The Gondoliers, The Count of Luxembourg, The Arcadians, Camelot, How to Succeed at Business Without Really Trying, No, No, Nanette, H.M.S. Pinafore, Arizona Lady, and Orpheus in the Underworld (Carpenter) at Ohio Light Opera.  

QUINCY WILSON (Head Electrician / Fight Captain) is a senior Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Acting.  Recently he was a scenic carpenter at American Players Theatre.  He is a scene shop assistant at UW-Parkside, and holds an AAS in Welding-Manufacturing Technology. Previous credits include Macbeth (Macduff), Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Scenic & Props Designer), Carrie: the Musical (Asst. Scenic Designer), Peter and the Starcatcher (Asst. Scenic Designer), When We Dead Awaken (Rubek / Lead Carpenter), Meteor Shower (Lead Carpenter), The Laramie Project (Ensemble, Lead Carpenter), and Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Scenic & Props Designer) at UW-Parkside, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed The Rock Experience (Grandpa Mole Rat) and The Stinky Cheese Man (Foxy Loxy) with the Cyclopedic Ensemble; Check Please/ Check Please Take 2 (Guy) with the Blue Springs Community Theatre; Puffs (Wayne Hopkins), Heathers (Kurt Kelly) and The Tempest (Gonzalo) at State Fair Community College.

HANNAH ALLIE (Wardrobe Supervisor) is a senior Theatre Arts major with a concentration in Musical Theatre.  Hannah transferred here from the College of Lake County, where her credits included School House Rock Live! (Shulie), Desdemona: A Play About a Handkerchief (Emilia), Complete Works of William Shakespeare [Abridged] (Actor 2/Jess), Into the Woods (Lucinda) and The Squirrels (Intimacy Captain / Swing). UW-Parkside credits include Macbeth (Seyton / Lord, U/S Lady Macbeth), Carrie: the Musical (Norma), Peter & the Starcatcher (Prentiss), and The Laramie Project (Ensemble). 

JODY SEKAS (Technical Director) is a production designer for theatre & film, whose recent designs include the Off-Broadway debut of Boswell, and the feature film What Happened to Dorothy Bell.  In 2021 he won the KCACTF National Scene Design award for his UW-Parkside design of Stupid F##king Bird.  He has worked for such venues as the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, First Stage Children’s Theatre, Door Shakespeare, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Renaissance Theaterworks, Dell’Arte International, Rochester Civic Theatre, Omaha Theatre Company for Young People, The Western Stage, and on the feature films The Music Inside, Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes, FLEA, and The Wine of Summer.  He taught Scenography for Theatre, Film, & Dance at Humboldt State University in northern California; Scenic/Lighting Design & Technology at UW-Eau Claire and was the resident scenic & lighting designer for the Sioux Falls Playhouse in South Dakota.  He is now in his thirteenth year at UW-Parkside as Associate Professor of Scenic Design & Technology.  See examples of his work at www.d4production.com.  

LESLIE VAGLICA (Costume Shop Supervisor) is a costumer whose foundation in fashion and art has enriched her focus in theatrical costuming. She has worked as a costume technician for Off-Broadway productions of Trevor, The Musical and Boswell, as well as for professional companies, including American Players Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Florentine Opera Company, Skylight Music Theatre, and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre. Professional regional design credits include The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, Sugar Creek Opera, Milwaukee Opera Theatre, Florentine Opera Company, Luminous Theatre, UW-Milwaukee Dance and Musical Theatre, Peter Stathas Dance, and Renaissance Theaterworks. She has also served as Costume Shop Manager at Hope Summer Repertory Theater in Holland, MI. Leslie is a graduate of UW-Eau Claire and holds a certificate in Apparel Product Design and Development from Mt. Mary University. Most recently at UW-Parkside, Leslie was the Costume Designer for Hand to God.

SAVANA ANDERSHOCK (Lighting Supervisor) is a UW-Parkside alumnus (2025) and is the Lighting Supervisor for the Rita. Last summer, Savana worked as a Lighting Apprentice at the Great River Shakespeare Festival. Previous credits at UW-Parkside include Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Lighting Designer), Carrie: the Musical (Lighting Designer), Peter & the Starcatcher (Asst. Lighting Designer), The Altruists (Stage Manager), When We Dead Awaken (Head Electrician), Meteor Shower (Lighting Designer), The Aliens (Light Board Operator), As You Like It (Assistant Stage Manager), The Wolves (Master Electrician), She Kills Monsters (Assistant Stage Manager), Indecent (Assistant Master Electrician), and The Penelopiad (Deck Crew). Recent acting credits include She Kills Monsters (Narrator) and The Thanksgiving Play (Logan).  www.savanaandershock.com