Chelsea Kerl has previously worked as costume designer for Macbeth (Brown Box Theatre Project); Spamalot, The Little Mermaid Jr. (Stoneham Theatre Summer Education Program); Henry V (Arts After Hours); Der Vampyr (OperaHub); and Tongue of a Bird (New Repertory Theatre). She has also worked in costume construction for Our Lady (New Rep). This November, Chelsea will be working as costume designer for The Little Prince (New Rep). Chelsea recently graduated with an MFA in costume design from Boston University; she previously graduated cum laude with degrees in both theatre and English from the University of Maryland.

Roopa joined Central Square Theater in May 2014 and handles financial accounting, reporting, budget management, human resources, and several administrative tasks. She is delighted to apply her master’s degree in finance in the context of a nonprofit arts organization.

Benjamin Emerson (Sound Designer) For the last 20 years Ben Emerson has been the Sound Supervisor at the Huntington Theatre. During that time, Ben also developed a Sound Design program for Boston University’s School of Theatre, teaching and advising undergraduate and Graduate Sound Design students. Ben has designed over a dozen productions at the Huntington, as well as many shows in Boston’s small theatre community and New England regional theatres. In 2009, Ben was awarded an IRNE for Sound Design for Speakeasy Stage’s production of The Seafarer, and in 2010 he was awarded an IRNE for Sound Design for the Huntington’s production of Fences. In 2015 Ben was awarded an Elliot Norton Award for Sound Design for the Huntington’s production of The Second Girl.