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University
Theatre
Experience
San Francisco
2016
Susan Woodell-Mascall
[email protected]
650-218-2578
Brent Wagner is Chair of the Musical Theatre Department. Before
joining the Michigan faculty in 1984 he taught at Syracuse University. He has directed
musicals and revues throughout North America, from off-Broadway in New York to the
Banff Center in Alberta, Canada. He has collaborated with Sheldon Harnick on numerous
projects, including a new opera at the O'Neill Theater Center, as well as the world
premiere of A Wonderful Life (music by Joe Raposo), and his recent musical Dragons,
both of which were staged at the University of Michigan. Professor Wagner recently held
an Arthur Thurnau Professorship, an award for outstanding instruction at the
undergraduate level. Among many responsibilities, Mr. Wagner also directs the senior
showcase, presented annually in New York City
Janet Maylie has performed Off-Broadway in the original
production of A.R. Gurney's The Dining Room at Playwrights Horizons and The Astor
Place Theatre, in Fourtune at the Actors' Playhouse, and in Approaching Zero at
LaMaMa ETC. Off-Off Broadway, she appeared as Viola in Twelfth Night at the Alvina
Krause Theatre, Susan B. Anthony in Chamber Music at the Walden Theatre, and Doreen
in The Private Ear. Professor Maylie's regional theatre experience includes Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike (Masha) at the Tipping Point Theatre; The Merry Wives of
Windsor (Mrs. Ford) at the Meadow Brook Theatre; When You Comin' Back Red Ryder
(Clarisse) at New Mexico Repertory Theatre; Taking Steps (Elizabeth) at the Arizona
Theatre Company; Bus Stop (Cherie) at The Barter Theatre; The Seven Keys to Baldpate
(Mary); The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show (Karen) at The American Stage Festival;
and The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (Theodora) at Performance Network. A Resident Artist
of The Purple Rose Theatre Company, Maylie has performed there in Off the Map
(Arlene), Shoe Man (Sally), The Purple Rose Spring Comedy Festival, Completing
Dahlia (Rachel), Blithe Spirit (Ruth), Sea of Fools (Stella), and The Vast Difference (Dr.
Howard), which also played at The Gem Theatre. She was seen at U-M in Uncommon
Women and Others (Mrs. Plumm), and in The Festival of New Works in Rock Garden,
Jack's Wife and The Immersion of Madeleine Favorini.
Maylie's television appearances include Hill Street Blues, The Love Boat, As The World
Turns, over 90 national and regional commercials, and numerous radio and television
voiceovers. She has received four Theatre Excellence Awards from The Detroit Free
Press, and is a member of SAG-AFTRA and AEA.
Kaitlin Hopkins is Head of the Musical Theatre program and brings
with her over 35 years of experience working internationally, on and off Broadway,
regional theatre, film, television, opera and radio. Kaitlin has a half dozen cast album
credits to her name, originating the roles of “Meredith Parker” in the critically acclaimed
Bat Boy-the Musical, for which she received Drama Desk and Ovation award
nominations, “Claire” in the cult-hit Bare: a pop opera, “Jeannie” in The Great American
Trailer Park Musical and “Diane” in Disney’s On The Record (National Tour). She has
toured the country, not only as an award-winning actress and director, but also as an
educator, teaching master classes at colleges and universities from coast to coast.
Michael Maresca began teaching at the age of eighteen. At age
nineteen Michael joined the National Tour of Saturday Night Fever where his met his
wife, Marqui. They relocated to Los Angeles, and three months later he joined the
Broadway National Tour of Mamma Mia! When Michael was twenty-three, he launched
his first formal vocal program online, “The For Starters Program.” Throughout his
travels, he has taught thousands of singers, changing both how they understand their
voice and how they use it. Now the president of MMOV Studios and creator of the One
Voice technique is teaching worldwide online and in person. He seeks for opportunities
to expand his knowledge and the knowledge of those he teaches; hoping to give as many
singers as possible the gift of singing with One Voice.
Lauren Lane has worked extensively in television, film and theater.
She starred as C.C. Babcock on the television series, The Nanny for six years. She also
starred as Chris Novak on Hunter and as Julie Rayburn on LA Law, among other
projects. She received her graduate training at The American Conservatory Theater in
San Francisco. She has worked at Berkeley Repertory Theater, The Mark Taper Forum,
Actors Theater of Louisville, The Dallas Theater Center and The American Conservatory
Theater among others. For five years she was a company member of the critically
acclaimed experimental theatre company, The Actors Gang under the artistic direction of
Tim Robbins. She has taught undergraduate and graduate studies in acting at The
University of Texas and Texas State University where she is currently a full-time
Judith Moreland teaches acting at the UCLA School of Theater,
Film and Television. She is a seasoned actress who has performed both on and OffBroadway and has worked with many theater companies including the New York
Shakespeare Festival, Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theater Los Angeles and
Shakespeare Festival/LA. Additionally, she was a company member of San Francisco’s
American Conservatory Theater for many years. Professor Moreland won an Ovation
Award for her performance in the Fountain Theater’s production of Miss Julie and a Bay
Area Theater Critics Award for her performance in American Conservatory Theater’s
production of Miss Evers’ Boys. Her film and television credits include Dark Skies, Eagle
Eye, Parenthood, Grey’s Anatomy, Parks and Recreation, The Crazy Ones, The Big Bang
Theory, The Mentalist and Castle. She has taught at Stanford University, American
Conservatory Theater, the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and Oxford University
for the British American Drama Academy. Professor Moreland received a bachelor of
arts degree in human biology from Stanford University and an M.F.A. from ACT.
Jeremy Mann is Director of Singing for the Ray Bolger Musical
Theater Program at UCLA. In this capacity, he developed the singing curriculum for the
undergraduate Musical Theater majors, and teaches singing and Musical Theater
performance for the program. Directing credits at UCLA include "Into the Woods," "Hot
Mikado," "Cabaret" and "A Chorus Line" and vocal direction for "The Last 5 Years,"
"Urinetown," "Side Show," "Homer in Cyberspace," "Anything Goes" and "Rent."
Before moving to Los Angeles, Jeremy served for twelve years as Resident Musical
Director and Actor at the PCPA Theaterfest in Santa Maria. In addition to co-creating and
teaching the Singing Techniques for the Actor curriculum at PCPA, Jeremy musically
directed over 20 productions there, including "Honk!," "My Fair Lady," "Songs For A
New World. Directing credits at PCPA included "Peter Pan," "42nd Street" and
"Anything Goes," and he acted in "Arcadia," "The Normal Heart" (Robby Award) and
"Rope" (World Premiere). Jeremy has also served as Musical Director and Director for
the Utah Shakespeare Festival ("The Music Man," "Man of La Mancha," "The Spitfire
Grill," "HMS Pinafore," "Foxfire," "The Secret Garden," "Great Expectations") and
musically directed the World Premiere of Brad Carroll and Peter Sham’s "Lend Me a
Tenor," the Musical for USF in the summer of 2007. A lyricist and singer-songwriter,
Jeremy is also co-creator of the original musicals "Robin Hood," "Christmas Is...A
Musical Memory" and "Christmas is Here Again," with Brad Carroll.
Amy Rogers Head of BFA Musical Theater
Amy Rogers (Director of the BFA Musical Theater Program) created and developed the
BFA Musical Theatre degree program. Roger’s professional/academic directing credits
include: The original workshops of Factory Girls (Mahoney, Irons, Coleman), Quanah
(Larry Gatlin/Tony Dodge), Darling (Ryan Scott Oliver/B.T Rybeck, College: The
Musical (Fornarola, Elmgreen), the R&B Musical Warm, But I’m a Cheerleader
(conceptual director), Hoods and Hoofers (Rob Lindsay Nassif) and LUCK!(Brad Ross
and Mark Waldrop). Full productions include; Elegies, Ragtime, Carousel, Wild Party
(Lippa), The Most Happy Fella, Flora The Red Menace, Little Women, My Name is
Alice, Urinetown, Violet, Pippin, Into The Woods, Funny Girl, and A Grand Night for
Singing. Rogers has taught master classes at numerous universities and summer programs
and is an audition and repertoire coach in New York City. Rogers has assisted criticallyacclaimed director Lonny Price on the Pre-Broadway workshop of 110 in The Shade
starring Audra McDonald, the Emmy Award-winning Passion for Live at Lincoln Center
on PBS (Patti LuPone, Audra McDonald, Michael Cerveris); Candide with the New York
Philharmonic (Patti LuPone, Kristin Chenoweth); Anyone Can Whistle at the Ravinia
Festival, and both Kismet (Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie) and Can-Can with
Encores! at City Center.
Grant Kretchik Head of BFA Acting has appeared Off B’way:
Silvio in The Servant of Two Masters and a youthful Sean O’Casey in I Knock at the
Door and Pictures in the Hallway, both directed by Stuart Vaughan. Film/TV: Law and
Order, Guiding Light, As The World Turns, Man on the Moon, and When Harry Tries to
Marry (Official Selection Austin, Mumbai and London film Festivals). His latest film
Broken received official selections to the following film festivals: Cannes, Chelsea, Santa
Fe, Soho, Boston LGBT, Long Island, Honolulu and Fresno. Kretchik has worked as both
an actor and director at La Mama etc. In 2012 Kretchik assisted Michael Grief on the first
Broadway National Tour of Next to Normal. Other directing credits include Scottish
Sperm (world premier) the Edinburgh Fringe Festival the production went on to be
selected for Zoofest and Just for Laughs in Montreal, Canada. The Parade by Tennessee
Williams at the Tennessee Williams Theater Festival in Provincetown, MA. Kretchik is a
proud member of Actors Equity and The Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
Grant holds an MFA in Acting from the New School University
Mary-Joan Negro is the Director of BA Acting and an Associate
Professor of Theatre Practice at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. She is an acclaimed
actress who has acted on Broadway, off-Broadway, at repertory companies throughout
the United States, including the Old Globe in San Diego and the O’Neill Playwrights
Conference in Connecticut. Negro received a Tony nomination for her performance in
Arthur Kopit’s play, Wings, directed by John Madden. A founding member of John
Houseman’s The Acting Company, she performed with that company both on Broadway,
as well as on tour throughout the U.S. She has guest starred in countless television
movies, mini-series, episodic, soaps and sitcoms. In Los Angeles, Negro has been a
founding member of Joseph Stern’s Matrix Theatre Company, as well as The Antaeus
Company. Since 1996, Negro has been working primarily as a director and teacher in a
variety of venues including The Acting Company in New York, CalArts, and here at
USC. For the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Negro has directed four productions: A
Mother, Pendejos, Those Who Can’t and Thin Air: Tales From A Revolution. Negro
received her BA in Drama and Language Arts at the University of Michigan. Upon
graduation, she was given a scholarship by the Juilliard School to join the first class of
the Julliard Drama Division, headed by John Houseman.
Lenny Leibowitz is the founding artistic director of Marvell
Repertory Theatre (Drama Desk Award nominee for Lenny’s production of THE
THREEPENNY OPERA). Recently, Lenny joined the faculty of Otterbein University’s
B.F.A. program. As the former artistic director of New Harmony Theatre and as a
freelance director in New York, Boston, DC, and Seattle, Lenny has firmly established
himself as a director who helps actors “unlock” their best performances in a supportive,
encouraging, positive environment. As a professor in the acting programs at Boston
University and University of Southern Indiana, Lenny developed his own teaching
method that focuses on clear, compelling storytelling; active, imaginative choices; and
integration of body, breath, and thought. Based on years of experience as a director,
teacher, musical director, actor, and coach, Lenny offers specific, practical guidance to
today’s working actor in a variety of classes, workshops, and private coaching.
Barbara Mackenzie-Wood began her professional acting career
playing opposite Raul Julia in the title role of: The Hide And Seek Odyssey Of Madeline
Gimple, directed by Lloyd Richards, at the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Center. As a
professional actress she has appeared in more than sixty-five roles in New York and
regional theatre, stock and film. She is a founding member, actor, director and current
member of the board of trustees of the Irondale Ensemble Project, a thirty year old Obie
Award-winning theater company in New York City. Barbara has worked with leading
theater directors, Paul Sills, Jacques Levy, Joanne Akalitis, and Jacques Lecoq, and was a
member of the acting company at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven for five
seasons. She played the central role in How To Make A Woman, the American
representative at the International Theatre Festival in Wroclaw, Poland. Barbara created
the theater program for Global Camps South Africa, a pioneering, international venture
fighting the devastating effects of HIV/AIDS on children in South Africa. She has taught
and directed in Moscow for Moscow Art/CMU graduate Acting Program and in London
at the Drama Center. She is a certified master teacher in the Meisner Technique. Barbara
holds a B.F.A. in Acting from Boston University and an M.F.A. in Directing from CMU.
Gary Kline was appointed as Assistant Head of Musical Theater, and
during that tenure created the CMU/CLO New Works Partnership, resulting in
Workshops of new Musicals such as CASPAR, ONE RED FLOWER, and YEAST
NATION (created by URINETOWN Writers), among several others. Under the
partnership, Gary coordinated the JERRY HERMAN LEGACY CONCERT, with Mr.
Herman appearing on the Chosky Stage along with Broadway vets Karen Morrow, Jason
Graae and Donald Pippin. In 2006, Gary negotiated a new National Partnership with
CLO, ASCAP and Stephen Schwartz’ New Writer’s Workshops, which have produced
Staged Readings of ALIVE AT TEN and BUBBLE BOY at CMU’s School of Drama.
Gary has directed several Musicals for CMU, including CAROUSEL, 110 IN THE
SHADE, JACQUES BREL, and THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND, which was named in
the “Top Five” of Pittsburgh’s Theatrical Best in 2000 by the PPG. He has served as
Head of Music Theater for the Flying Swan Acting Program at Wesleyan University (CT)
as well as Perry Mansfield School (CO), CLO Academy, and taught Master Classes for
NATS and local Schools. He has soloed twice with Marvin Hamlisch and the Pittsburgh
Pops. His CD, released in 2004, includes duets with singers Margaret Whiting, Billy
Porter, Patrick Wilson, as well as guitarist Joe Negri, among others musicians.
Paula Murray is an associate professor of acting in the
Department of Theatre Arts. Her professional work is centered on the development of
rasaboxes, a suite of exercises devised by Richard Schechner. Based on a combination of
performance theories, practices and contemporary emotion science, rasaboxes trains
emotional awareness and expressivity through the use of breath, body, voice, and
sensation. She has taught performance workshops at NYU, University of Tennessee,
Central Washington University, The Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theatre,
Brown University, The Actor’s Movement Studio and The Hangar Theatre Lab. She has
presented rasaboxes at conferences in Israel, Montreal, Turkey and Singapore, China, and
Poland. She has taught acting, coached and/or directed productions at Hofstra University,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Interlochen National Arts Camp, and the
Governor’s Magnet School for the Arts of Norfolk, Virginia. She has acted at The Alley
Theatre, The Houston and Dallas Shakespeare Festivals, Adirondack Theatre Festival,
Karin Coonrod's Arden Party in NYC, in Schechner's productions of Three Sisters and
Hamlet with East Coast Artists. She performed at The Kitchen (NYC) and Lincoln
Center's Outdoor Festival in a piece by choreographer Douglas Dunn and composer
Joshua Fried. She holds her MFA in Acting from Southern Methodist University and her
BFA in Drama from Ithaca College. She is a member of Actors Equity Association, The
International Society of Researchers on Emotion, the Association of Theatre Movement
Educators.
Roy Lighter Roy Lightner is an award winning choreographer,
actor and dancer. He graduated summa cum laude from Oklahoma City University with a
degree in Musical Theatre. His choreographic credits include New York City Opera’s
Lucky to be Me (Lincoln Center, asst. to Peggy Hickey), Miss Saigon (Sondheim Center),
NYC’s Magical History Tour (off-broadway) The Music of the Night (Transcendence
Theatre Company) the original work In Your Eyes (Miller-Marley Youth Ballet),
Hairspray (W.O.B. at the Sondheim Center), Hound of the Baskervilles (Cape Playhouse,
New Jersey Rep, Westin Playhouse, Depot Theatre) Legally Blonde, Gone Missing
(Ithaca College) Throughly Modern Millie, Good News, Little Shop of Horrors, Urban
Cowboy, Starmites, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and he was the assistant director for No Way
to Treat a Lady (Cape Playhouse). Roy has enjoyed working with Donna Murphy,
Cheyenne Jacskon, Kelli O’Hara, Michael Urie, Victoria Clark, Christine Ebersole, and
Michael Cerveris. Performance credits include Babes in Toyland (Lincoln Center),
Kansas City Symphony, Stages St. Louis, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Geva Theatre,
Oklahoma City Rep. and Music Theatre of Wichita’s CATS (Mungojerrie), 7 Brides for 7
Brothers (Gideon), West Side Story (Baby John), Seussical (Wickersham), Hairspray
(IQ), The Full Monty, Phantom, Aida, Beauty and the Beast and more.