The Dramat Board

President: John Wolff, CC '11
The President assumes responsibility for coordinating the activities of the Board and the effective functioning of all departments of the Association. He represents the Association in any negotiations with Yale University and presides at all meetings of the Executive Board and of the Producing Membership.

John is a junior Chemistry major in Calhoun college. He has produced for the Dramat before, but has mostly worked in the shop on team sets. He is from outside Boston, loves Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream, and enjoys playing wiffleball.

Vice President: Miles Jacoby, BR '11
The Vice-President assists the President and conduct meetings in the absence of the President. He takes responsibility for all Association Correspondence, including that with the alumni, as well as being in charge of fundraising.

Miles Jacoby, a native of Boston, is a junior Theater Studies major in Branford College. Having previously held the position of Assistant Marketing Director and Assistant Special Events Coordinator, Miles has also acted in many Dramat shows, including A Midsummer's Night Dream, Into the Woods, The Shadow Box, Bat Boy, and The Full Monty.

Treasurer: Laura Vrana, DC '11
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.

Laura Vrana likes puppies. And African-American poetry, jazz music, and all literature written after the 19th century. And theater, but you probably figured that out by now.

Production Officer: Rachel London, TC '12
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 London is a junior English major in Trumbull who hails from Queens, NY. She loves Team SM, but is taking this year off to focus on the Exec Board. In her spare time she does schoolwork, and in all her free spare time she enjoys sleeping, rooting for her woeful Mets, and dealing with feisty Delacorte raccoons. And no, she is not from London, but she does have family from Liverpool, and no, they are not The Beatles. Though that would be really cool.

Secretary: Ezekiel Blackwell, BR '13
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.

Zeke is a village in the Tenkodogo Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso. As of 2005, Zeke has a population of 872.

Marketing Director: Lily Lamb-Atkinson, DC '12
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.

Lily is a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb. Lily is a little lamb, whose fleece is white as snow. And everywhere that Mary goes, Mary goes, Mary goes, and everywhere Mary goes, Lily's sure to go.

Special Events Coordinator: Lily Lewis-McNeil, CC '12
The Special Events Coordinator organizes all of the extra events for the membership, such as the birthday party, membership dinner, and DRAMATalks.

Lily Lewis-McNeil is a sophomore English major in Calhoun College, originally from Newton, Massachusetts. With the Dramat, Lily has ADed, APed, ASMed, ASECed -- and could not be happier to have an A of her own now!

Fall Mainstage Producer: Martha Burson, BR '11
The Fall Mainstage Producer produces the Yale-Harvard 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.

Martha really likes Cheez-Its, ranch dressing, and buffalo sauce. But not together.

Spring Mainstage Producer: Meredith Davis, CC '13
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.

Meredith is excited to be co-captain of the archivy team along with Gabby the Secretabby. She loves watching Friends while cleaning the office, pinwheels, traveling,and team ninja. and narwhals.

Costume Shop Manager: Maia Collier, MC '11
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.)

Maia is junior Theater Studies major in Morse College. She has worked on Dramat shows on teams Stage Management, Lights, and Production.

Scenic Shop Manager: Alex Kramer, BR '13
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.

Alex kramer plays around his home making "mischief" in a wolf costume. As punishment, his mother sends Alex to bed without supper. In his room, a mysterious, wild forest and sea grow out of his imagination, and Alex sails to the land of the Wild Things. The Wild Things are fearsome-looking monsters, but Alex conquers them by "by staring into all their yellow eyes without blinking once."

Electrics Shop Manager: Nikki Champlin, SM '13
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. The Electrics Shop Manager also assists the Scenic Shop Manager when necessary with larger projects, including the ordering of new tools and supplies and any scenic shop capital improvements.

Nikki is a projected Philosophy major, Harry Potter enthusiast, and Chubby Bunny Champion, from The Great State of Maine (where she lives in the middle of nowhere and owns seven sheep and sixteen chickens). When it comes to Dramat Theater, she reveals her secret passion for gaff taping EVERYTHING!

Archivist: Meredith Davis, CC '13
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.

This is a different Meredith Davis from the Meredith Davis who's producing the spring mainstage. Silly doppelgangers.

Assistant Marketing Director: Lily Lamb-Atkinson, DC '12
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. She also assists in the coordination of group sales.

Isn't it strange that there are 3 people named Lily on board?

Development Assistant: Leah Osterman, MC '13
The Development Assistant works with the Vice President to create and complete alumni and parent mailings, including ordering the appropriate envelopes and letterhead. She is also responsible for helping to coordinate all fundraising campaigns and works with the Vice President and the Treasurer to process donations and execute capital improvements for the organization. The Development Assistant works with the archivist to maintain a working database of Dramat alumni and to develop contacts with former Dramat members working in the entertainment industry.

Leah is originally from Baltimore, Maryland but is now a freshman in Morse College who will probably double major in Theater Studies and English...if she doesn't change her mind. Besides theater, she is fond of way too many television shows, T.S. Eliot, Old Bay and ducks.

Assistant Special Events Coordinator: Adela Jaffe, CC '13
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 DRAMATalks.

Adela Jaffe is a freshman in Calhoun College. Her middle name is indeed Ariel, but she would like to note that her name honors the spirit in The Tempest and not the title character in The Little Mermaid.

House Manager: Charlie Polinger, CC '13
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. He is expected to attend each show to manage the ushers and sell concessions, or to find an appropriate substitute if necessary.

Charlie Polinger is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1952, he has been heir apparent to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms. After earning a bachelor of arts from Trinity College, Cambridge, Charles served a tour of duty with Royal Navy in 1971-1976. He married Lady Diana Spencer before an enormous worldwide television audience in 1981.

Box Office Manager: Carson Evans, BR '13
The Box Office Manager is responsible for ordering or printing tickets, tracking reservations online and keeping track of ticket stubs and box office revenue. She prepares reserved tickets before each show and finds personnel to assist in working the box office for each performance. She is expected to attend each show to run the box office at the door, or to find an appropriate substitute if necessary. She is also responsible for attending financial strike to assist the Treasurer in keeping track of box office revenue.

Carson Evans rarely leaves the house without a hat and may be spotted traipsing across campus carrying her knitting and her life in a yellow Gummi Bear backpack. When not in a costume, she can be found making one. She intends to pursue time travel, potentially as a new interdisciplinary major.

Assistant Production Officer: Jordan Marschke, DC '12
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. She 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.

Jordan Marschke is a sophomore PoliSci major in Davenport hailing from the beautiful Windy City. She spends her few moments outside of the theater obsessing over vampire books, eating obscene amounts of pita chips, planning new tattoos, and forgetting to sleep.

Technology Coordinator: Oren Stevens, DC '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.

Oren Stevens was born in a small fishing village on an island off the coast of Newfoundland. Irked by the constraints of small town life, he soon absconded with his parent's life savings and moved to the big city, where his lifelong struggle with his addiction to chewing mint leaves quickly depleted his stolen fortune. Bankrupted and on the run, Oren changed his name to Charles Alexandre de Calonne and became an art dealer while simultaneously undergoing therapy for his persistent chewing problem. At the age of 35, having been clean for almost 12 years, he is now one of the most respected experts on animated films of the 1920's and is currently pursuing a doctorate in the History of Decorative Weaving.