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  Johnny Kontogiannis

  Production Manager

  Johnny Kontogiannis is the Production Manager for the BU College of Fine Arts, School of Theatre. In this position, he works closely with the faculty to support all productions in the school, ensuring they meet the artistic and educational goals of the program. He also manages the day-to-day operations of the Joan and Edgar Booth […]
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  Kristin Leahey

  Assistant Professor, Dramatic Literature & Dramaturgy

  Kristin Leahey (she/her/hers) served as the Director of New Works at Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Resident Dramaturg at Northlight Theatre, and, prior to that post, the Literary Manager at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company. She has freelanced as an artist with the O’Neill Theater Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Play On Shakespeare!, Arizona Theatre Company, Orlando Shakes, […]
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  Nancy Lynn Leary

  Associate Professor, Costume Design

  Nancy Leary is a Costume Designer whose visionary work for Opera and Theater has graced stages across the United States. Experienced in producing both highly conceptual and more traditional models of Opera and Theater costuming, Nancy has successfully applied her expertise to a wide array of theatrical styles and artistic endeavors. From 2000 to the […]
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  Matt Lupulio

  Director of Admissions

  BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre Director of Admissions Matt Lupulio joins us most recently from the Perkins School for the Blind, where he oversaw all activities at the Grousbeck Center for Students & Technology. He brings extensive event planning, supervision of student workers & teaching assistants, crisis support and communication expertise. He is […]
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  Gg Martel

  Academic Operations Manager

  Currently the Academic Operations Manager for Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre, Gg Martel (she/her) has a long career in production management and administration in higher education. Most recently, she was the production manager at BU’s Wheelock Family Theatre and immediately prior to that was the chair of the Performance Production department […]
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  Patrese McClain

  Assistant Professor, Acting

  Patrese D. McClain is a professional actor, creator, arts educator, and arts engagement strategist whose body of work spans over 10 years. As a regional theater and network television actress, she has worked with many theater companies including: the Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, and the Court Theatre…just to name a few. In […]
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  James Noone

  Associate Professor, Scenic Design; Program Head-Scenic Design; Co-Chair Design, Production & Management

  James Noone has been working as a Scenic Designer since 1983 and has been a member of USA local 829 since 1986. During that time his work has been presented on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in major regional theatres and opera companies across America, as well as in national tours and on television. Broadway credits include Sunset […]
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  Penney Pinette

  Costume Shop Manager; Lecturer, Costume Production

  BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre Costume Shop Manager and Lecturer, Costume Production, Penney Pinette grew up in the untamed woods of Maine where she spent hours studying the shapes and colors in nature. Creating clothes for leading ladies, starlets, ingénues, and dancers yielded an understanding of how to make flattering forms functional. […]
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  Ashleigh Reade

  Assistant Professor, Voice & Speech

  Ashleigh Reade is a theater educator and coach, specializing in voice, speech, text, and accent work. Prior to joining the faculty at the School of Theatre, she was an Assistant Professor of Theater at the Boston Conservatory, where she taught Fitzmaurice Voicework and Knight-Thompson Speechwork. She also designed and taught the Vocal Production course for […]
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  Jon Savage

  Assistant Professor, Scene Design

  Jon Savage is BFA Design & Production Recruitment Administrator and Assistant Professor, Scene Design at Boston University School of Theatre. Savage has designed for the Huntington Theatre Company, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Olney Theatre Center, Village Theatre Project, U.S. Army Community Theatre (Hawaii), and Old Lyric Repertory Theatre (Logan, Utah). He has also worked with opera and […]
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  Hailey Madison Sebastian

  Administrative Coordinator, School of Theatre

  Hailey Madison "Maddie" Sebastian (she/they) is a Fil-Am theatre artist and arts administrator in the Boston area, and is the Administrative Coordinator at Boston University's School of Theatre. She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and holds a BMus in Professional Music, concentrating in Drama, Musical Theater Writing, & Musical Theater Performance. As […]
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  Ben Sigda

  Lighting and Sound Shop Manager

  Lighting and Sound Shop Manager Ben Sigda has been doing production work in Boston for the last 16 years since graduating from the BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre in 2005. His work has covered most aspects of theater, dance, events, and concerts. He has worked as a freelance designer, electrician, engineer, rigger, […]
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  Michael Swartz-Flores

  Business Manager, CFA School of Theatre

  Michael is a Boston-based artist currently working as the Business Manager at Boston University School of Theatre. Michael has been running his own businesses for almost a decade from make-up brands to salons around Boston. While invested in those, he also worked freelance as a professional photographer, make-up artist, and event coordinator. He is known […]
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  Victoria Sweetser

  Lecturer, Lighting

  Tori Sweetser is a Boston based production electrician, lighting supervisor, and educator with over twenty years of experience. She started out with a computer science degree, but ran off to join the theater with four days of work lined up and has been busy ever since. As a freelance production electrician she worked with Odyssey […]
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  Cristina Todesco

  Lecturer, Scene Design

  Cristina Todesco has worked in theater and film for over 25 years. She has designed with Actor’s Shakespeare Project, ART Institute, Capital Rep, Central Square Theater, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Company One, The Culture Project, Huntington Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, New Repertory Theatre, Olney Theater, Orfeo Group, Poet’s Theater, Shakespeare and Company, Speakeasy Stage, Summer Play Festival, […]
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  Tasha Vogt

  Prop Shop Manager and Gallery Preparator

  Tasha Vogt is the Prop Shop Manager and Gallery Preparator at the BU College of Fine Arts School of Theatre. She received her Bachelor of Science in Theatre Arts and Production from Northeastern University. Tasha enjoys mentoring and teaching the art of stage properties at BU and has a passion for theater. Throughout her career, […]
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  Renee E. Yancey

  SENIOR LECTURER, MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS HEAD; CO-CHAIR OF DESIGN, PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT

  “I believe that as a stage manager and a production manager I am an artist and a collaborator. I hope to foster and encourage in my students active engagement in collaborative processes, an open communication style where they speak the language of the actors, director, designers, and production team, and to guide them in the […]
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  Harvey Young

  Dean Emeritus, College of Fine Arts; Interim Vice President for the Arts, Boston University

  Harvey Young is Vice President for the Arts ad interim and Dean Emeritus of the College of Fine Arts at Boston University. He is Professor of English and Theatre Arts with affiliate appointments in American Studies and African American & Black Diaspora Studies. An arts advocate and a cultural critic, he has appeared on CNN, […]