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Graduating Seniors

Rebecca Adams is a theatre and political science major at Baldwin-Wallace College. While at B-W, she has stage managed several productions including Lorca’s Blood Wedding; As You Like It; two consecutive years of B-W’s own 24-Hour Theatre Project; and senior recitals for the theatre and musical theatre classes. She also has  assistant stage managed productions including Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple (male and female versions); Andrew Lippa’s The Wild Party; and Rent.  After graduating, Rebecca will be stage-managing Sondheim’s Company and the family classic, Seussical for Fairmount Performing Arts Center.
         
Sarah Biondo  stage managed for Baldwin-Wallace College’s production of RENT (February 2011) and was the assistant stage manager of   B-W’s production of The Wild Party (Fall 2009). During the spring of 2010, she studied in England at The University of Hull, Scarborough Campus. While abroad, she enrolled in directing, marketing, and human resource management modules. Along with being steadily involved on campus, Sarah has maintained a 3.8 GPA. Sarah plans on pursuing a career in theatre administration, preferably in the Chicago, Cleveland, or D.C. area, after graduating in May 2011 with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts Management.
                                                                                                                                                             
Kyle Downing doubles as a theatre and political science major here at Baldwin-Wallace College.  He has been heavily involved in the theatre department since his freshman year, when he played the title role in B-W's production of Macbeth.  Kyle has gone on to play many other roles at the College, including William in As You Like It, Langfus in A Nightmare of Crime, and Barnette Lloyd in Crimes of the Heart.  Outside of school, Kyle has worked with over half a dozen semi-professional, summer stock and regional theatres during his college years, among them  The Great Lakes Theater Festival where he has gained equity membership candidacy through performances in Macbeth, Othello and An Ideal Husband.  He spent his most recent summer working as a hired-in actor for the Heartland Festival in Platteville, Wisconsin, where he performed in two musicals, a murder mystery and three cabarets.  Kyle hopes to receive further training from a good graduate school or a few internship programs so that he can improve himself as an artist and continue to act and direct regionally and across the country.
           

Kristen Danielle Fisher is double-majoring in English and theatre. She will be graduating in May of 2011. At Baldwin-Wallace, Kristen has been involved in many aspects of the College. She was an assistant stage manager for As You Like It in the spring of 2009, and was in the cast of Blood Wedding during the spring of 2010. She is also the senior class representative to the department of theatre and dance. Outside of theatre, Kristen has been an active member of Alpha Phi for four years, and has held five major leadership positions within her chapter. This spring she will be a course assistant for the acting Shakespeare class at B-W. After graduation Kristen will attend Baldwin-Wallace graduate school, enrolling in the MAEd program for Adolescent/Young Adult Education with a specialization in literacy. After finishing her six years of higher education, nothing would please her more than to devote her career to teaching English at the secondary education level.
                                                                                                                                                             
Stephanie Fisher is a December 2010 graduate of Baldwin-Wallace with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. She also has a minor in music, marketing and arts management. She has been involved with upwards of 15 productions at Baldwin-Wallace, including The Phantom of the Opera (wardrobe), A Nightmare of Crime (assistant stage manager), and two cycles of the New Play Festival (costume design), and has interned at New York Stage and Film in Poughkeepsie, NY (company management intern). In her last semester, she worked at Opera Cleveland on wig and makeup crew for The Pearl Fishers and Pagliacci. After several years of experimenting to figure out what she wanted to do in theatre, Stephanie discovered a love of costume design, which she hopes to pursue further in graduate school. Upon graduation, Stephanie plans to take some time to work on drawing, sewing and design and find a costume internship to jumpstart her future design career.
                                                                                                                                                             

Aly Geisler will graduate May 2011 with a B.A. in Theatre with a technical theatre emphasis. She has spent the last four years at Baldwin-Wallace College working in the scene shop as a carpenter with a primary interest in finish carpentry. She founded and runs the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Baldwin-Wallace College Student Chapter. She has tackled several management positions, selected positions include: stage manager for Freewill and Wanton Lust, Book 12 ½; and production manager for the 2011 student directed one-act, The Noodle Doodle Box. Her professional credits include two seasons with the Contemporary American Theatre Festival with plans to return for a third season; jobs here have included: props intern, carpenter, and deck manager. Post-graduation, she intends to continue her theatrical career in Washington DC. Aly can be contacted at aly.geisler@gmail.com.
                                                                                                                                             

 Corinne Halberg - Resume (PDF)                                                                        Crimes of the Heart
                                                                                                                                                             
 Pat Hayes - Technical Resume and Design Resume (PDF)
                                                                The New Play Festival 
                                                                                                                                                             
Candice Perdan will be graduating in May 2011 with a major in theatre and a minor in studio art. Her emphasis is in scenic construction and design, and she has worked in the Baldwin-Wallace Scene Shop for four years. For the past two and a half years, Candice has been the shop foreperson, allowing her to work on productions such as Lippa’s The Wild Party, RENT and La Bohéme. Outside of Baldwin-Wallace, Candice has worked at Cain Park (carpenter), Dobama Theatre (carpenter/electrician/painter) and The Ohio Light Opera (carpenter).  After graduation, she plans to move to Boston and work professionally before attending graduate school. Candice can be reached at cperdan@mail.bw.edu.
                                                                                                                                                             
Dane M. Urban is a senior theatre major with a minor in business administration and arts management.  Throughout his time at B-W, he has stage managed productions of Andrew Lippa’s Wild Party, The Odd Couple, and Chess.  He was an assistant stage manager for Macbeth, Parade, and [title of show].  He was the production stage manager for La Bohème and RENT in repertory.  Outside of B-W, he has worked regionally at Idaho Shakespeare Festival as a production assistant for An Ideal Husband and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  This spring, he is looking forward to working in New York City as the stage manager for the Baldwin-Wallace College Music Theatre Senior Showcase as well as the assistant stage manager for the Finale National Show Choir Championship.  Upon graduation, Dane hopes to become an equity stage manager and work in regional theatre or go on tour.