Julie-Anne Whitney she/her (Dramaturg) is a dramaturg, writer, and theater reviewer. Previous Central Square Theater credits include The Half-Life of Marie Curie. Other dramaturgy credits include: The Book of Will (Advice to the Players, Hub Theatre of Boston), What We Know (Company One Theatre Volt Lab), Into the Breeches! (Hub Theatre of Boston), and Machinal (BoCo at Berklee), among others. Julie-Anne’s 10-minute plays have been performed at the Boston Theater Marathon, SUNY Plattsburgh Climate Play Festival, Lake Creek 10-minute Play Festival, and at Lesley University. She is the Editor of The Theater Mirror, one of the country’s oldest theater review websites. She has an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA in Theatre Arts.
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Mackenzie Adamick
Mackenzie Adamick (Sound Designer) is an award-winning Boston-based Sound Designer and Composer. Her design work has been heard frequently at Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (2024 Elliot Norton Winner), Greater Boston Stage Company, The Hub Theater Company of Boston, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, and CSC2 productions. She has written original music for Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Wheelock Family Theatre, Island Shakespeare Festival, and Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Mackenzie serves as the resident sound designer for Lean Ensemble Theater in Hilton Head, SC, and the Production Manager for Actors’ Shakespeare Project.
Mackenzie holds an MFA in Sound Design from Boston University and a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Western Carolina University. She is a proud member of United Scenic Artists Local USA 829.
Zoey Roth
Zoey Roth (Production Assistant) is a Boston-based theatre artist, currently studying theatre and sustainability sciences at Northeastern University. She recently completed a 6-month internship with the artistic, connectivity, and education departments at Central Square Theater and now works as CST’s Connectivity Curator and Facilitator. She has also spent the summer working with Northeastern’s Data Theatre Collaborative on Los Bocados, an experimental production investigating food insecurity in the Boston area. Upcoming projects include Meeting Notes (Northeastern University).
Sawyer Grabow
Sawyer Grabow (Lighting Designer) is a recent graduate of Emerson College’s Theatre BFA program, where they studied directing, lighting design, playwriting, and arts management. Some of their lighting design experience at Emerson includes Romeo and Juliet (Mercutio Troupe), Chicago (Emerson Musical Theatre Society), Hair (Musical Theatre Against the Grain), The Effect (Mercutio Troupe), and OverBridge High (BlueJay Theatre Collective), as well as assisting for both Emerson Stage and The 44th EVVY Awards. During their time at Emerson, Sawyer was the Artistic Director of emShakes Theatre Co, as well as a four-time EVVY nominated lighting designer, having won the award for Outstanding Lighting Design for the Stage this past May. They would like to thank Alex Lonati for this incredible opportunity, and they hope you enjoy the show!
Alex Lonati
Alex Lonati (Director) is a Boston-based director, producer, and arts administrator. She directs throughout the city, including at SpeakEasy Stage Company (The Antiquities; Cost of Living), Greater Boston Stage Company (Webster’s Bitch – upcoming), Umbrella Arts (The Counter), and Brown Box Theatre Project (The Hotel Nepenthe; Don’t Feed the Bear), as well as at local colleges and universities. Professionally, she serves as SpeakEasy Stage’s Director of Artistic & Community Programs, is the President of the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund (TCBF), and serves on the Leadership Committee of the Boston Area Theatre Auditions (BATA). She is also an Adjunct Professor of Arts Management and Design Collaboration: Directing at Emerson College. Alex holds an MS in Arts Administration from Boston University and a BA in Theatre Studies Directing from Emerson College, where she hosted Standing Room Only on 88.9 WERS.