Hi everyone! My name is Kylee Faulkner and I am so excited to be directing this wonderful production. This is my third year with The Fairfield University Theatre Program and my first year as their Tech intern! My past TF acting credits include: Kiley (Mask Play), Maureen ("Director's Cut": Playtime). Past TF crew credits include: Wardrobe Crew (Eurydice, The Lightning Thief, The Complete Works), Tech Apprentice (2023-2024 season). I hope you enjoy this beautiful show! Thank you to Judy Primavera and everyone at the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation as well as the FU The Arts Institute! 

Hi everyone! I am Nora Jacobi and I am a senior double major in Theatre and Marketing. Past TF acting credits include Clarisse in The Lightning Thief  (2024), Christine in DollHouse  (2023), Loud Stone in Eurydice  (2023), Sugar in Tiny Beautiful Things   (2022), Lydia Bennet and Lady Catherine in Pride and Prejudice   (2022), and Turktok actor in The Thanksgiving Play (2021)/ Previous tech credits include: Assistant Director for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare  (2024), Director for The 39 Steps: Even More Abridged   (2024) and Lillian Goes to the Mirror  (2023), Wardrobe Crew for Project X  (2022), and Sound Board Op for The Thanksgiving Play (2021). I'm so grateful for the last four years with TF and there are not enough words to thank the amazing team of talented students we have working on this project! This has been the best experience I could've asked for! Thank you to the Jamie Hulley Arts Foundation, the Fairfield U Arts Institute, and the VPA Program for their generosity towards this production! 

Hi everyone, my name is Courtney Sabogal, and I’m a junior majoring in Communication and Public Relations with a minor in Marketing. I’m beyond ecstatic to be working on this production of Next to Normal! My previous performances with Theatre Fairfield include The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The 39 Steps: Even More Abridged  (Clown), DollHouse (Juliana, Nora Understudy), Eurydice (Big Stone), and “Director's Cut”: Playtime  (Nicole). Being part of Next to Normal has been an absolute joy, and I’m incredibly grateful for the talented, kindhearted people who have brought this beautiful show to life.

Hi! My name is Katharine and I am a junior with double majors in Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies and Theatre and a minor in Communication Studies. My past Theatre Fairfield credits include Letter Writer in Tiny Beautiful Things, Lillian in Lillian Goes to the Mirror from “Director’s Cut”, Nora in DollHouse and Annabeth Chase in The Lightning Thief. I also have worked as the Front of House Manager for Mask Play, The 39 Steps: Even More Abridged, and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised][again]. While I am studying abroad in London, England this semester, I was the Student Relations Production Intern last semester. I have worked as a choreographer at Brooks School Summer Programs prior to working as the choreographer on Next to Normal. It has been a joy to work on this production with this whole team. Enjoy the show!!

Hello! My name is Alyssa Suarez and I’m a senior Psychology and Spanish major. I feel incredibly lucky be a part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2025 Indy Project Next to Normal. This experience has been so incredibly eye-opening and rewarding. Past TF credits include Project X (Actor), Pride and Prejudice (Assistant Stage Manager), Eurydice (Little Stone), The Lightning Thief (Wardrobe head), the 2024 Indy Project The 39 Steps: Even More Abridged (Annabella/Pamela), and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Usher). I would like to thank my fellow TF members for sharing their light and creativity with me. And to the audience— enjoy the show! 

Jamie Monahan is an award-winning filmmaker, director, actress,  intimacy director (theatre), and certified intimacy coordinator (film/TV). Jamie completed IDC’s Intimacy Coordinator training, fostering intimate, safe spaces for performers. She is currently listed on the SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Pre-Registry. Jamie intimacy coordinated the short films: ONLY THE DEAD, IN THE NIGHT, HEALING TREE, BETTY BITES BACK, and THE BIG 3-OH to name a few. She also intimacy coordinated the award-winning feature film ESCAPING OHIO, and I’LL FIND YOU. Jamie intimacy directed POWERHOUSE Off-Broadway, GREASE at The Wilton Playshop, 9 to 5 at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre, and she is going into her third year at Fairfield University as resident intimacy director and adjunct professor for their 2024-2025 season.

Hi! I’m Liz Morin, I’m a junior English and Digital Journalism major with a minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. This is my first time participating in Theatre Fairfield and I’m so excited to be joining for the first time!

Hello! My name is Katherine Cash, and I am a freshman Nursing major here at Fairfield University! I am so excited to be helping out in Theater Fairfield's production of Next to Normal. I have previously worked with Theater Fairfield as the 'Techie' in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.  I'm so grateful to everyone in this cast and crew for their hard work in this production! I hope you enjoy the show!

Hello! My name is Jacobo Merino Fernandez. I'm a Freshman English, creative writing and Theatre double major. This is my second show in Theatre Fairfield as I was previously as Assistant Stage Manager for The Complete Works. I've loved my experience so far and everyone from the cast to the production team have been amazing. This show has been super fun to work on and to witness it grow from the words on the page to what it is now. Thank you for watching the show!

Hello! My name is Nathanael Wilhelm and I am a Sophomore Film Major and Creative Writing Minor. I am a writer for The Rearview, a student-run digital media organization, and an active writer for Inkwell, a student-run creative writing magazine. This is my second time working with Theatre Fairfield, but I’ve worked on several independent, original productions with SAY, the Stuttering Association for the Young, in NYC. It’s been great meeting so many creative people through Theatre Fairfield and I look forward to being a part of so much more in the future!