MEET OUR COMPANY FOR PRIDE & PREJUDICE!
Tracy Ferguson is a senior Theatre major with minors in Educational Studies and Religious Studies. She is currently from Miami, Florida. She is the Audience Relations Production Intern for Theatre Fairfield, a Student Fellow in the Humanities Institute, the soprano section leader for the Glee Club, and on the leadership team for Music Ministry. Previous Theatre Fairfield roles include Alicia in The Thanksgiving Play, Heidi in [title of show], Woman in Woman and Scarecrow, Betty/Woman/Monologue in Love & Imagination, and Lavinia in Titus Andronicus. She also worked as Light Board Operator for Project X and directed The Competent Heart as part of TF’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut. Tracy is so thankful to have had such a wonderful cast and crew for her last show with Theatre Fairfield, and she hopes that you enjoy the show!
Carlin is a Senior at Fairfield from Rhode Island. He is a Marketing major with a minor in Theatre, and he is Theatre Fairfield’s Marketing PI. Previous roles with Theatre Fairfield include Fortinbras in Fortinbras, Harold Dobbs in Proof, Peter Shaw in Silent Sky, Hunter in [title of show], Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Titus Andronicus in Titus Andronicus. He recently directed Talking About It as part of Theatre Fairfield’s 2020 production of Director’s Cut.
Lillie Kortrey is Junior from Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She is majoring in history with a minor in theatre. Lillie is Theatre Fairfield’s 2021- 2022 Dramaturgy Production Intern. Lillie’s past Theatre Fairfield credits include Fortinbras (Wardrobe Crew), Titus Andronicus (Wardrobe Crew), Jill/ Voice of Baker/ In Love Monologue in Love & Imagination, and The Thanksgiving Play (Stage Manager). Lillie is so excited to return as an actor in Pride and Prejudice, and cannot wait for audiences to see this fantastic show.
Chase has spent a lot of time doing stage management and box office work for Theatre Fairfield over the past four years. He is excited to return to the stage after working professionally in New York as an adolescent. A senior, he is set to pursue a JD after graduation and hopes to pursue entertainment law. Many thanks to Dr. L, the cast, the crew, and everyone involved with this show. And to Carlin, this is for you.
Nora Jacobi is from Ortley Beach, New Jersey. She is a freshman Business and Theatre double major. Previous Theatre Fairfield credits include Turktok Actor, sound crew, and costume crew for The Thanksgiving Play as well as costume and props crew for Project X. Nora will also be serving as the Marketing PI for the 2022-2023 TF season. She is so honored to be working alongside and amazing cast and crew and cannot wait to make her live onstage acting debut with Theatre Fairfield.
Angelo Corsini (freshman and theater major) is delighted to make his Theater Fairfield acting debut in Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Collins, Wickham, and Ms. Bingley. In the fall of 2021 he was the assistant stage manager for TF’s production of The Thanksgiving Play. He is from Bay Shore, New York and has performed for the community theaters in his town for the past seven years. Some of his favorite roles in the past include Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone, Officer Lockstock in Urinetown and Orin Scrivello D.D.S. in Little Shop of Horrors. He would like to thank Dr. L, Brad, Jennie, and the rest of the P&P team for all of their hard work and hopes that everyone will enjoy-savor-RELISH the show!
Emily Sheridan is a current Sophomore at Fairfield University, from Westchester New York. She is a Communication major with a minor in Theatre. This is her third time performing through Theatre Fairfield. Previous Theatre Fairfield roles include Astronaut in Contact, as well as Logan in The Thanksgiving Play. Emily is very excited to be working on the production and hopes you enjoy the show.
Margaret Fishman is a first year Psychology major with a Educational studies minor, and she is from Farmington, Connecticut. Although this is Margaret’s first Theater Fairfield production, she had been involved in theater since she was a child; her favorite performances include Rosie in Mamma Mia! and Mrs. Peacock in Clue. Margaret is also the future co-librarian of the Fairfield University Glee Club, an active member of the campus book club, and was selected as a New Student Leader for the Class of 2026. She is so honored to have been cast in this production and thanks the incredibly talented cast and crew for their dedication, and her family for their never-ending support. Enjoy the show!
Amir "Dima" Alibali is from Bridgeport, Connecticut and his family comes from Shkoder, Albania. He is a freshman Computer Science major with an undeclared minor but is leaning towards cyber security and data analysis. He has practiced MMA since he was seven years old and continues to do so in hopes of reaching a semi-professional or professional level, swam competitively from nine years old till 17, and has been performing in plays since the 6th grade. Pride & Prejudice is Dima's first time working with Theatre Fairfield. He remains humble in the presence of the attention of the audience and is simply delighted to put on a spectacular show for all!
And Now, Our Wonderful Creative Team!
Dr. Marti LoMonaco is Professor and Resident Theatre Director ― recent productions include The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Anne Carson’s adaptation of Sophokles’s Antigone, Rachel Crothers’s A Man’s World and Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus. She is the author of two books, most recently Summer Stock: An American Theatrical Phenomenon, editor of “Theatre Exhibitions,” volume 33 of Performing Arts Resources (Fall 2017), and since 2010, editor of “New England Theatre in Review” for New England Theatre Journal. She curated Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County, a theatre history exhibition for the Fairfield Museum and History Center, and has curated three performance series for the Quick Center for the Arts. She teaches Directing, World Theatre courses, American Drama, American Women Playwrights, Acting, and graduate American Studies courses. She is also a Kripalu Certified Yoga Instructor, which is part of actor training in many of her productions. She holds a doctorate in Performance Studies from New York University.
Lynne Porter is a theatre professor and the Resident Designer of Theatre Fairfield. At Fairfield, Lynne has designed numerous productions such as Avenue Q, Stop Kiss, Rhinoceros, The Rocky Horror Show, She Stoops to Conquer, Lend Me a Tenor, and Waiting for Godot. In addition to her work with Theatre Fairfield, Lynne has designed extensively with Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, where she is an Affiliated Artist of the Ensemble. She has also designed for CT Lyric Opera, Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival, Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, Arden Theatre, Horizon Theatre, Penobscot Theatre, and the Maine Shakespeare Festival, among others. Lynne is also the Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare Ventures, a professional classical summer theatre, where she both directed and designed. Over the past few years, Lynne has done extensive research on creativity and the design process, culminating in her book, Unmasking Theatre Design which was recently published by Focal Press. lynneporter.com
As Costumier for the Fairfield University Theatre Program, Julie designs and builds costumes for TF productions, manages the costume shop, and mentors student theatre artists and technicians. Her TF costume design credits include Silent Sky, The Taming of the Shrew, Dead Man’s Cellphone, The Arabian Nights, and The Rocky Horror Show, among many others. She also collaborated with Shakesperience Productions in Waterbury, CT, costuming Shakespeare from Comedy of Errors to King Lear, as well as The Sword in the Stone and Alice in Wonderland. Before coming to Fairfield, Julie was an Assistant Professor of English at Westfield State College, the Assistant Costume Designer at Chicago’s The Goodman Theatre, and a freelance costume designer at Organic Theatre Company (Mere Mortals), Pyewackett Theatre (The Belle of Amherst), and Emerald City Children’s Theatre (The Wizard of Oz). She holds an MFA in Costume Design from Northwestern University, and a BA in Theatre and English Literature from the University of New Hampshire.
Anne is the Technical Director and Production Manager for Theatre Fairfield. She also teaches courses in Entertainment Technology, Prop Construction, and Lighting Design.
Karl G. Ruling's design work for Theatre Fairfield includes scenery for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and A Man’s World, and scenery and lighting for Antigone, Measure for Measure, The Glass Menagerie, Machinal, As You Like It, and Hair. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the Technical Editor for the Entertainment Services and Technology Association’s journal Protocol and is a regular contributor to The New England Theatre Journal.
Porsche McGovern is a lighting designer. She designed Skeleton Crew and We Are Proud to Present... (Playmakers Repertory Company), The Thanksgiving Play (Repertory Theatre of St. Louis), A Single Shard (People's Light and Theatre Company), and The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). In New York, she designed Mothers (Playwrights Realm), Ghetto Babylon (Dramatic Question Theatre), and many shows with Spookfish Theatre Company, among others. She has an MFA from California Institute for the Arts and a BA from St. Lawrence University.
Porsche McGovern is the author of the Howlround series, “Who Designs & Directs in LORT Theatres by Pronoun”. She is a frequent panelist, speaker, and facilitator at regional and national events for conversations on diversity in theatrical design. She has been honored to attend the artEquity National Facilitation Training 2016, the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute Immersion NYC, and the Emergent Strategy Facilitation Training.
Jennifer Foster first joined Theatre Fairfield as voice coach for Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus in 2020. She has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Goddard College and a Bachelor of Music degree in Vocal Performance from Chapman University. She has performed as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles Opera, San Francisco Opera, New World Symphony, Aspen Music Festival, Verbier Festival in Switzerland, and locally with the Stamford and New Haven Symphonies and at the Westport Country Playhouse. She made her Actors' Equity debut in Camelot at Pennsylvania Center Stage. She teaches voice to singers of all musical genres and provides vocal coaching for actors, public speakers, pastors, podcasters, voice-over and other spoken word artists. She is passionate about arts education for all and loves to aid people on their vocal journeys.
Brad Roth, LMFT, MA, taught dance at Fairfield University from 2000-2015. He has collaborated with Dr. LoMonaco on many plays over the years, including Aristophanes’ “The Birds,” Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” and “As You Like It,” Anne Carson’s translation of Sophocles’ “Antigone,” and most recently, Stevens’ “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime,” and the Broadway musical “Title of Show.” Mr. Roth holds Masters degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy (SCSU) and Dance and Movement Studies (Wesleyan University), and a B.A. in Economics (Cornell University). He has a performing and teaching background in ballet, modern dance, and dance improvisation, and founded Dancing Day, LLC, to offer dance experiences to teens and adults with disabilities. Thanks to the hard working and talented cast and crew, to vocal coach Jennifer Foster, and a special thank you to my longtime friend and collaborator, Dr. LoMonaco, for making dancing so central to this production.
Also Featuring: Our Fantastic Crew!
Stage Manager: Mikaela Pratt
Assistant Stage Managers: Avery DiVincenzo and Alyssa Suarez
Light Board Operator: Maya Kapur
Sound Board Operator: Amanda Bull
Camera/Streaming Operator: Jay Martins