The Yale University Dramatic Association, Inc

President: Yuvika Tolani, TC '14
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. 

Yuvika is a junior Theater Studies and Psychology double major in Trumbull College. She loves theater, peanut butter, and tropical islands. Especially when they all happen at the same time.

Vice President: Molly Houlahan, CC '14 
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. 

Molly Houlahan is a double major in theater studies and film studies. When she isn't in a theater or a rehearsal room, she tries to surround herself with her favorite things: delicious food, quality movies and good friends.

Secretary: Emily Miller, BR '14 
The Secretary takes minutes at all Board meetings. She 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.

Emily is an English major in Branford who grew up in Indiana and now lives in New York. She loves reading, theater, traveling, and MICE. Her weakness is puppies, espeically small fluffy ones, just in case you need to know.

Treasurer: Emma Hills, TC '14
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. 

Emma Hills is a Junior in Trumbull and an American Studies major. In her time doing theater at Yale, she has worked as a Technical Director, Lighting Designer, and Producer. No matter what project she is working on however, she can usually be found, covered in paint, drinking unhealthy amounts of coffee.

Production Officer: Hillary Luong, PC '14 
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 

Hillary is a junior in Pierson and a Comparative Literature major. She spends most of her time in the theatre, either skipping or screaming (both at the grid/rail and at the genie's nearly indomitable legs). In lieu of sleep, Hillary is powered by milkshakes, giggles, and lots and lots of coffee.

Marketing Director: Kyle Yoder, BR '15 
The Marketing Director works with graphic designers to create posters, programs, and a signboard to advertise each Dramat show. He is also responsible for securing advertising contracts for programs. He coordinates with Yale and local media for advertising and reviews of Dramat shows. 

Kyle is a sophomore in Branford and a Cognitive Science major. He loves doing generally theatre-y things both on stage and off, including speaking in foreign accents, dangling several stories off the ground, wearing a green hardhat for no apparent reason, and doing most of the Board's heavy lifting. He also has a penchant for head injures and names that begin with the letter D.

Special Events Coordinator: Marisa Kaugars, TC '15
The Special Events Coordinator organizes all of the extra events for the membership, such as the birthday party, membership dinner, and DRAMATalks. 

Marisa is a prospective architecture major and a sophomore in Trumbull. In addition to theater and her sewing machine, she loves dancing in the snow, fuzzy socks and green tea pancakes.

Fall Mainstage Producer: Derek Braverman, PC '15
The Fall Mainstage Producer produces the Yale-Harvard Weekend Show. His responsibilities include (in collaboration with the rest of the Executive Board) selection of the plays and hiring the professionals. He lines up the student staff and crew, organizes auditions, creates the budget, runs production meetings, and coordinates with the fire and safety inspectors. Ultimately, he makes sure that the show goes up on time, within the budget, and in the best form possible. 

Derek Braverman is a sophomore in Pierson College majoring in biology and philosophy. When not producing, acting, or sound designing, he plays violin in the Davenport Pops Orchestra and plays intramural sports. Derek has a fondness for cats, sweaters, and cats in sweaters.

Spring Mainstage Producer: Jonathan Lian, JE '15 
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.

Jonny is a Sophomore in Jonathan Edwards hailing from Singapore. He absolutely loves strumming away on his ukulele, budget traveling, watching rom-coms, gyrating his hips, and devouring gummy bears. He is the proud owner of thirteen pairs of glasses, eleven of which are broken.

Associate Board

The Associate Board is appointed by the Executive Board on an application basis. The term of an Associate Board member lasts one semester.

Costume Shop Manager: Justine Appel, ES '15 
The Costume Shop Manager is responsible for maintaining an efficient costume shop. This includes keeping the costume shop clean and orderly, keeping an accurate inventory of the costumes and supplies the Dramat owns, and managing the costume shop budget. She also offers at least one workshop per semester on costuming-related techniques, such as sewing machine use. Finally, she is responsible for the coordination and oversight of rentals, including both rentals of Dramat-owned costumes to non-Dramat shows and rentals of YSD-owned costumes by Dramat shows (both in terms of coordination with the YSD Costume Shop and maintenance of accurate rental records.)

Justine is a sophomore environmental studies major who enjoys (among other things) transplanting baby kale, Book Trader's vegan chocolate cake, bike rides, and calling cues at the perfect moment. She does not enjoy physics and challenges its validity.

Scenic Shop Manager: Fil Babalievsky, JE '16
The Scenic Shop Manager is responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly shop. This responsibility includes keeping an updated inventory of available supplies, ordering new tools and supplies when necessary, managing the scenic shop budget, and regularly working with the Production Officer and sets crews of Dramat shows to ensure the shop is appropriately cleaned. He works with the Assistant Production Officer to coordinate at least two workshops per semester on subjects such as tool use and construction techniques. 

Fil is a Jonathan Edwards freshman and at the moment a deeply confused theater studies/economics major. He enjoys hugs, wearing absurd costumes, caffeine in all its forms, econ blogs, and anything having to do with theater. But especially hugs.

Electrics Shop Manager: Javier Cienfuegos, CC '15
The Electrics Shop Manager is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the Master Electrician's toolkit and the Dramat gel, lamp, and gobo inventory. This responsibility includes keeping an updated inventory of available supplies, ordering new supplies when necessary in conjunction with the Master Electrician of each show, and keeping the gel supply organized and easily accessible. 

Assistant Marketing Director and Box Office Manager: Natalie Punzak, TC '16
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. 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. 

Assistant Special Events Coordinator: Henry Tisch, DC '16
The Assistant Special Events Coordinator is responsible for organizing membership nights attending plays at the Rep and around Yale. He also assists in the organization of parties and DRAMATalks. 

Historian: Dan Rubins, PC '16
The Historian works on maintaining Dramat archives and updating the large amount of files in a coherent and aesthetic fashion. He also works to research the history of the Dramat as well as organize photo call and videotaping for all productions. 

Assistant Production Officer: Skyler Ross, MC '16
The Assistant Production Officer is responsible for working with the Production Officer to schedule training workshops, scheduling load in and strike, setting up fire drills, and coordinating Dramat Board key distribution. He also maintains Crown Down and the Dramat Green Room and the Dramat office by regularly cleaning them so that they are up to YSD standards and may be used effectively for rehearsals and meetings.

Capital Improvement Coordinator: Angeline Wang, BR '16

The Capital Improvement Coordinator is responsible for working with Dramat shop managers to plan improvements for Dramat spaces, and researching and implementing institutional advancement.