heads the South Suburban College theatre program in South
Holland, Illinois, just south of Chicago. She is Director of the
SSC Playhouse, which hosted a Chicago-wide, week long Shakespeare
intensive with English Touring Theatre Artistic Director, Stephen
Unwin (UC Davis Granada Artist-in-Residence). In addition, Bobbie
built the SSC Playhouse’s first theatre website (
www.southsuburbancollege.edu/drm ), and developed core college
curriculum.
is the artistic director of City Lights Theatre Company of San
Jose and has accepted a full-time teaching position at Foothill
College. Tom’s 2001 winter holiday show was Moliere’s The Miser.
is the Conservatory Director of the Solano College Theatre’s
actor training program. Since graduation she has been teaching at
colleges and universities all around Northern California,
including UC Davis, acting, and raising her two daughters. She
played Vivian Bearing in Solano’s production of Margaret Edson’s
Wit . Appeared as Felicity in Shadow Box as a Guest Artist at
Solano College Theatre. Directed “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at
Solano Repertory Theatre in Fairfield. Appeared as Hecuba in
“Trojan Women” at the Aurora Theatre in Berkeley (Design by J
Iacovelli).
was Dorothy in The Wiz at Woodminster Amphitheater in Oakland and
also appeared at Sacramento’s Music Circus. She was with the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon from February
through October 2001, appearing in Life is a Dream, directed by
Laird Williamson; Enter the Guardsman, directed by Peter Amster;
and The Merry Wives of Windsor directed by Lillian Groag. Kalene
lives in the San Francisco Bay area and teaches when she is not
performing.
is New Works Director for TheatreWorks of San Francisco.
Previously he was associate artistic director at the Magic
Theatre, where he produced the Raw Play: Script-in-Hand series
and directed the world premiere of Kissing the Witch by Emma
Donoghue and the American premiere of Stones in His Pockets by
Marie Jones, as well as Swimming in the Shallows by Adam Bock
(winner of Bay Area Critics Circle Awards for Best Production,
Best New Play and Best Ensemble) and The Water Engine for Shotgun
Players.
is Executive/ArtisticDirector of Sonoma County Repertory Theatre
in Sebastopol, CA. Prior to the Rep, she served as Director of
Artistic Learning for the California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal
Shakes). During her tenure at Cal Shakes, year round classes
tripled in enrollment and the student matinee program increased
over 75%. She also developed education partnerships with schools
in Berkeley, Orinda, Richmond and Pinole, directed the Student
Company production of Much Ado About Nothing, and launched a
Pre-College Shakespeare program. Before Cal Shakes, Ms.
is living in New York City, and with former UCD classmate Kara
Tsiaperas (MFA ‘98) founded a new professional theatre, Pandora’s
Box, intended to “provide an environment for up-and-coming
theater artists…to explore contemporary plays.” Hall and
Tsiaperas’s first work was Eric Overmyer’s On the Verge directed
by Steve Ramshur, previously assistant director of the New York
premier of Edward Albee’s The Play about the Baby. Kate and Kara
appeared in the play with Doug Brandt and Stina Nielsen.
is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance
for the Claremont Colleges at Pomona College, where he
coordinates the dramaturgy emphasis, directs, and teaches courses
in Dramaturgy, Theatre History, Contemporary Theatre, Shakespeare
in Performance and Writing for Performance.
is the Dean of Visual and Performing Arts at Folsom Lake College.
Previously he taught theatre and film at Texas Tech University
and American River College.
is a voice and dialect coach in film, TV and theatre in London.
Some of Kara’s London West End credits include Dear Evan
Hansen, Mamma Mia! The Party, 9 to 5, Belleville, The Twilight
Zone, Show Boat, as well as the film The Commuter. Kara
received a MA in Voice Studies from the Royal Central School of
Voice and Speech and was mentored at the Royal National Theatre.
She lives and works in London. You can visit her website
at www.usaccents.co.uk
is the Director of Education and Community Programs for the Los
Angeles Opera. She sends warm regards to everyone, a big hello to
D. Kern Holoman of the UC Davis Music Department, and also asks
that opera students interested in internships contact her at the
LA Opera.
Brighton Polytechnic, B.A. Visual and Performance Arts
Barnaby O’Rorke is an interdisciplinary artist working in the
fields of theater, music, and dance for the past 30 years in
Europe. His physical training in dance, improvisation,
somatic practices, yoga and chi kung have informed his work in
music (cello, piano, voice, objects). He has worked for several
dance companies as a dancer and musician, and has developed
innovative solo and collaborative work in his field.
M.F.A., UC Davis, Dramatic Art, June 2020M.A., University of San Francisco, Education, September 2004B.A., San Francisco State University, Interdisciplinary Art, May 1994
Tasa Gleason holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Cornish
College of the Arts, Seattle WA, and a certificate in Apparel
Design and Merchandising from College of Alameda, Alameda CA. She
has been designing and creating costumes for dance and theatre
for over 15 years. Having a background in performance and
choreography offers Tasa an understanding of what is unique about
costuming for dance and theater; it also means that she
shares a vocabulary in regard to movement that is
indispensable to her when collaborating with directors,
choreographers, and dancers.
North Park University, B.A., Communication Arts: Theatre and Performance Studies, 2006
Joseph Schupbach is a director, deviser, and
playwright. Joseph has been a company member of Barrel of
Monkeys since 2007 and served as Artistic Director
2014–17. He is co-founder and Associate Artistic
Director of InGen Productions where he co-adapted and directed
twelve full-length projects. Joseph has had the pleasure of
collaborating with Akvavit Theatre, The Annoyance Theatre,
The Arts Club of Chicago, Athenaeum Theatre, The Center for
Independent Artists, Chicago Dramatists, Chicago Fringe
Festival, Chicago Sketch Fest, Compass Players
Lena Polzonetti is a dancer, choreographer, and dance
educator. She has performed professionally in ballet and
modern dance companies, including the Ithaca Ballet, alban elved
dance company, Danza Tersicore, and Fischerdance, among
others. From 2006 to 2017 she coordinated and taught in the
magnet dance program at Clay High School for the Visual and
Performing Arts in South Bend, Indiana.
University of California, Santa Cruz, B.A. Theater Arts, 1996
Slater Penney has won an Emmy, appeared on TEDx, and successfully
toured locally and internationally. He graduated from UC Santa
Cruz with a BA in Theatre Arts, trained at the Dell’Arte
International School of Physical Theatre, and is an Actor-Creator
of ensemble physical theatre. Notable devised production
companies include the Submarine Show, Naked Empire Bouffon
Company, California Revels, Bay Area Children’s Theatre, Kinetic
Arts Productions, and Lunatique Fantastique. Slater continues to
teach at the Berkeley Rep School of Theatre, and has eyes on
the rest of the world.
