The Dramat Board: Spring 2007

President: Ashley Rodbro, ES '09
The President assumes responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Board and the effective functioning of all departments of the Association. She represents the Association in any negotiations with Yale University and presides at all meetings of the Executive Board and of the Producing Membership.

Ashley Rodbro is a rising senior Theater Studies major from Chicago. She has produced and stage managed many a musical for the Dramat including Urinetown, A Little Night Music, and Into the Woods and has recently ventured into the world of scenic painting and set design. She previously served as Marketing Director on the Executive Board. Outside of theatre, she enjoys Street Fighter II on Super Nintendo and office supplies.

Vice President: Eva Bitran, SY '09
The Vice-President assists the President and conduct meetings in the absence of the President. She takes responsibility for all Association Correspondence, including that with the alumni, as well as being in charge of fundraising.

Eva is a junior History major in Saybrook College whose homes include Mexico City, Pittsburgh and California. She has held various theatrical positions in her Yale career, including Stage Manager, Master Electrician and Rusty Lunchbox Catcher. She enjoys studying languages like Arabic, has studied abroad in Paris, and is considering dropping everything and becoming a brain surgeon. Who's with her?

Treasurer: Jessica Fried, PC '09
The Treasurer is in charge of the Dramat's finances. She runs financial strikes, writes and deposits checks, and does the Dramat's taxes. She also creates yearly financial reports to track the Dramat's costs and expenditures.

Jessie is actually named Jessica, but no one ever calls her that. She's a junior Psych major in Pierson College from New York. She recently stage managed the Spring Mainstage Our Town, and has been an assistant to something on many a Dramat production. Besides theater, Jessie really loves Oprah, the Yankees, and the 80s (yes, the decade).

Production Officer: Rachel Sturm, JE '10
The Production Officer is responsible for communication between the Dramat and the Drama School, and is also the primary liaison to the Technical Advisor. She is in charge of ensuring that all show activities are carried out safely and efficiently, and that all Drama School facilities and equipment are treated with the utmost care. She is in command during load-ins and strikes of all Dramat shows

Rachel is a junior in Jonathan Edwards from Maui (yes the tropical island, and no you can't stay there for the summer). You should call her Sturm if you want her to answer as there are too many Rachels around. She is planning on majoring in English and doing way too much extra curricular theater.

Secretary: Gary Jaffe, ES '10
The Secretary takes minutes at all Board meetings. He is also responsible for the administration of all e-mail lists, as well as for compiling and sending out the weekly Theater Bulletin. The secretary is also responsible for many of the daily operations of the Dramat, including coordinating elections.

His middle name is Scott.

Marketing Director: Amanda Vandenberg, BK '11
The Marketing Director works with graphic designers to create posters, programs, and a signboard to advertise each Dramat show. She is also responsible for securing advertising contracts for programs. She coordinates with Yale and local media for advertising and reviews of Dramat shows.

Amanda Vandenberg is a sophomore from sunny California trying to convince herself that snow is "fun." She enjoys talking to strangers, magic, and the sexual tension between Mulder and Scully. She tends to spend both waking and shouldn't-be-awake hours in the theatre, but loves it. She can't decide whether her favorite animal is the zebra or the flamingo and won't admit to her favorite color.

Special Events Coordinator: Becky Bicks, BK '10
The Special Events Coordinator organizes all of the extra events for the membership, such as the birthday party, membership dinner, and Master's Teas.

Becky Bicks is a sophomore theatre studies major from MEMPHIS. She has been the assistant marketing director and assistant special events coordinator for the Dramat board. She was also an assistant producer for Urinetown, Icarus, and Into the Woods. She is very excited to be doing something for the Dramat that does not involve the word assistant. Besides Broadway musicals, Becky particularly enjoys University of Memphis Tiger Basketball, Round Hill Jamaica, Berkeley College, Walt Disney World, and weekly trips to New York City.

Fall Mainstage Producer: Emma Griffin, TC '10
The Fall Mainstage Producer produces the Yale-Princeton Weekend Show. Her responsibilities include (in collaboration with the rest of the Executive Board) selection of the plays and hiring the professionals. She lines up the student staff and crew, organizes auditions, creates the budget, runs production meetings, and coordinates with the fire and safety inspectors. Ultimately, she makes sure that the show goes up on time, within the budget, and in the best form possible.

Emma is a junior Cognitive Science major from Washington, DC who hopes someday to attain representation in Congress. Her theatrical interests range from stage management to anything having to do with the UT fly system, and she has produced several times for the Dramat. Emma is particularly fond of kittens, wireless dimmers, and Nationals baseball. She can't whistle.

Spring Mainstage Producer: Laura Vrana, DC '11
The Spring Mainstage Producer's duties are essentially the same as those of the Fall Mainstage Producer. However, the Spring Mainstage is generally a straight play, and exceptional students are given the opportunity to design alongside the professional director and designers.

Laura is a rising sophomore in Davenport College from Delaware (though some people, herself included, doubt that the state really exists). She wants to major in English, Music, Philosophy, Classics, Humanities, Theater Studies, and sleep-deprivation. Most of all, she enjoys ridiculous strikes after not sleeping for 4 days, eating challah French toast, constantly singing obscure music, and trying to convince people to call her by her last name.

Costume Shop Manager: Elizabeth Palazzolo, SY '11
The Costume Shop Manager is responsible for maintaining an efficient costume shop, by keeping it clean and orderly, and also by keeping an accurate inventory of the costumes and supplies available. Moreover, she offers at least one workshop per semester on costuming-related techniques, such as sewing machine use, and oversees the rental of the costume shop for use by non-Dramat shows.

Liz is a freshman in Saybrook from San Francisco (the city proper).She enjoys reading in dead languages, constructing historical costumes, and making grandiose plans to save the world. To her everlasting shame, she cannot knit, type properly, or raise one eyebrow. She wears a lot of rings. Her middle name is Grace.

Scenic Shop Manager: Cathy Schroeder, BR '11
The Scenic Shop Manager maintains a clean and orderly shop, and keeps an updated inventory of available supplies. She works with the Assistant Production Officer to coordinate at least two workshops per semester on subjects such as tool use, construction techniques, and drafting.

Cathy is a freshman in Branford College who may or may not become a Physics major. She is not from Kansas, but rather from the City in Missouri of that name. Dorothy/Toto/Oz jokes will be met with inappropriate use of the shop's pneumatic devices. Cathy did various things with sets and ASMing last semester, and mostly recently is Assistant TD for The Importance of Being Earnest.

Archivist: Eleni Christidis, BR '11
The Archivist is in charge of making video recordings and running photo call for all Dramat shows, integrating show paraphernalia, such as programs, posters, and plots, into the Dramat archives, and coordinating the sale of show photo CDs and DVDs. She also works with the Development Assistant to research the history of the Dramat.

Eleni is a freshman in Branford College from Los Angeles (the area, not the city proper), California. She has ASMed for Into the Woods, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Shadow Box. She is generally good-natured, optimistic, and enjoys a good laugh. She hopes to direct someday.

Assistant Marketing Director: Miles Jacoby, BR '11
The Assistant Marketing Director assists in the creative design of Dramat projects, and works with the Marketing Director to ensure that all advertising (such as posters, signboards, and banners) is in place during show runs. He also assists in the coordination of group sales.

His middle name is Hutton.

Development Assistant: Gwynedd Davis, CC '11
The Development Assistant's responsibilities include working with the Vice President to prepare alumni and parent mailings, and other material needed for fundraising campaigns, coordinating the preparation of the Dramat Newsletter, assisting the Vice President and Treasurer in processing gift donations and assisting the Vice President in compiling a more complete list of former Board members, former Dramat members, and of alumni working in the entertainment industry. With the Archivist, she also conducts research into the history of the Dramat using resources available in Yale libraries and online.

Gwynedd is a freshman and one of two Welsh Mexicans at Yale. She is currently stage managing the Dramat's freshman show, The Shadow Box (which you should all come see), and has done everything from acting, to producing, to fighting with ladders while trying to load-in lights. She loves making pancakes, playing with iCal, staying up late, and being a potential pre-med Theatre Studies major.

Assistant Special Events Coordinator: Mallory Baysek, BR '11
The Assistant Special Events Coordinator is responsible for organizing membership nights attending plays at the Rep and around Yale. She also assists in the organization of parties and Master's Teas.

Her middle name is Lynn.

House Manager: Laura Vrana, DC '11
The House Manager is responsible for finding ushers, coordinating concessions (both before and during the performances) and working with the Production Officer to schedule a walkthrough of theatre spaces with the YSD/YRT Operations Manager and acquire walkie talkies and assisted listening devices for each Dramat show. She is expected to attend each show to manage the ushers and sell concessions, or to find an appropriate substitute if necessary.

Laura is a freshman in Davenport College from Delaware (though some people, herself included, doubt that the state really exists). She wants to major in English, Philosophy, Classics, Humanities, Music, Theater Studies, and sleep-deprivation. Most of all, she enjoys ridiculous strikes after not sleeping for 4 days straight, being the assistant-everything, eating challah French toast, constantly singing obscure music, and trying to convince people to call her by her last name only.

Box Office Manager: Isaac Durand, TC '10
The Box Office Manager is responsible for ordering or printing tickets, tracking reservations online and keeping track of ticket stubs and box office revenue. He prepares reserved tickets before each show and finds personnel to assist in working the box office for each performance. He is expected to attend each show to run the box office at the door, or to find an appropriate substitute if necessary. He is also responsible for attending financial strike to assist the Treasurer in keeping track of box office revenue.

Isaac is a sophomore theater studies major from Los Angeles obsessed with Thornton Wilder plays, overpriced coffee, and cycloramas. He recently directed Charles Mee's Big Love at the Off-Broadway Theater and has performed in several productions at Yale, including A Little Night Music and the upcoming Platonov. In addition to working both onstage and off with the Dramat, he has interned in the Production and Human Resources Departments at the Los Angeles Opera. Outside the theater, Isaac enjoys indulging in Dionysian revelry with his a capella group, the Society of Orpheus and Bacchus.

Box Office Manager: Lauren Bremen, JE '10
The Box Office Manager is responsible for ordering or printing tickets, tracking reservations online and keeping track of ticket stubs and box office revenue. He prepares reserved tickets before each show and finds personnel to assist in working the box office for each performance. He is expected to attend each show to run the box office at the door, or to find an appropriate substitute if necessary. He is also responsible for attending financial strike to assist the Treasurer in keeping track of box office revenue.

Her middle name is Kathleen.

Assistant Production Officer: Daisy Long, CC '11
The Assistant Production Officer is responsible for coordinating workshops and implementing and maintaining the mentor system for Dramat shows. She also maintains Dramat spaces (e.g. Crown Down, the Green Room) so that they may be used for rehearsals and meetings.

Daisy does not actually go to this university, but has finagled her way into the Dramat utilizing a strategic combination of girlish charm and threats of violence. When pressed, she will claim to be majoring in Arctic Exploration. She is currently living under Laura Vrana's bed and defending the weak from her sworn enemies, which include Chuck Norris, the overcaffeinated, and Technology Coordinators.

Technology Coordinator: Sean Owczarek, SM '11
The Technology Coordinator is responsible for updating the Dramat website with show information and with historical records. He also works with the Archivist to make photo CDs and DVDs for all Dramat shows.

On his first meditation as a technology coordinator, Sean has concluded, "I am rubber, you are glue."

Outreach Coordinator: John Wolff, CC '11
The Outreach Coordinator works to make Yale Dramatic Association productions affordable and accessible to local school and community organizations.

John sent his bio to Rachel and not Sean. His middle name is Edward.

Rental Coordinator: Davita Scarlett, TC '10
The Rental Coordinator helps to maintain and oversee the rental binders for the shows.

Davita is a sophomore English and Psych double major in Trumbull. She hails from the lovely city of New York and loves theatre.