JULIE CLAMPITT (Costume Designer) Charlotte, MI; Senior, BFA Theatre Design. Recent credits include Othello (Paint Charge), Inching Towards Yeolha (Properties Artisan), and A Beautiful Day in November… (Paint Charge). Love and thanks to her friends for their constant support, and deep appreciation to Karen and Angie for their guidance and generosity.

ALEXANDRIA DAVIS (Choreographer/Creator) Alexandria Davis is an interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, researcher, and performance deviser. She is a certified Dancer in Healthcare through the University of Florida Center for Arts and Medicine and a Dunham Technique Teacher certified through the Institute for Dunham Technique Certification. Alexandria is a member of the Woodshed Collective, an international group of teaching artists dedicated to developing performance research methodologies for intercultural performance. A Professor of Dance in the Department of Theatre at Michigan State University, Alexandria believes that working at the intersection of creative process and intercultural performance methodologies fosters innovative and impactful experiences that deepens self knowledge while empowering creative habits that impact self esteem and belonging. Alexandria believes these practices encourage performers and audiences to begin to see themselves as part of change which for her is living.

KEANA DONG (Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) Grand Ledge, MI; Fourth-year, Graphic Design Major, Dance Minor. Recent MSU dance performances include P\A. Keana is super excited to be working alongside an amazing team and would like to thank her friends and family for their support!

MYLAH DORSEY (Unrest, Echoes From the Water, & Sense Determination) West Bloomfield, MI; Freshman, BFA Acting & Psychology Double Major, Dance Minor. Previous performances include MSU Unscripted, Big Fish (Ensemble), Fantastic Mr. Fox (Bean), Urinetown (Ensemble), 1984 ( Julia), Clue (Singing Telegram Girl), Mamma Mia (Rosie), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Fairy). Mylah would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her in every project she has been a part of as well as everyone involved in Echoes for their hard work on this show.

MYLEIGH DORSEY (Sense Determination/Echoes From the Water) West Bloomfield, MI; Freshman, BFA Acting, Dance Minor. Myleigh is excited to perform in her second show in MSU’s DOT. Some of her favorite performances at Michigan State University include Big Fish (Ensemble), Urinetown (Senator Fipp), Clue (Cop), Mamma Mia (Ensemble), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Fairy) and recently, MSU’s Unscripted. Myleigh would like to thank her family for their endless support in all of her projects.

ABBY EITNIEAR (Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) Grand Rapids, MI; Junior, Kinesiology Major on the Athletic Training Track, Dance Minor. Abby is excited to return to the stage for her first performance since senior year of high school. Favorite past performances include Peter Pan (Captain Hook) and The Nutcracker (Flowers, Snow, Harlequin, French Degas). Abby would like to thank her family for supporting her through this project and her dance journey.

ANGELINA FRANZESE (Production Stage Manager) Ann Arbor, MI; Senior, BFA Stage Management, BA Arts & Humanities, Spanish Minor. Recent MSU productions include Stupid Fucking Bird (SM), 9 to 5 The Musical (ASM), and In Pieces (ASM). Other productions include ROIAL Players’ Puffs (TD), Fun Home (SM), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (TD, SM). Angelina wants to give a big shoutout to her family; Dad, Mom, Lili, Lena, and Ikon for their neverending love and support. Angelina would like to thank her cast, crew, and SM team for all their hard work!

AUGUST GARRETT (Sense Determination/Echoes from the Water) Chicago, IL; Junior BFA Acting Major, Musical Theatre Minor. His previous roles include MSU Theater’s 9 to 5(Josh), Taking Off!(Ensemble), and Second Stage Productions Ride The Cyclone(Noel/Ricky U/S) and The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals(Paul). He would like to thank his friends and family for their unending support as well as the cast and crew of Echoes for their hard work on this production!

KYLE JEDRUSIK (MAC Student/Vocalist) South Lyon, MI; Junior, BFA Acting Major, Screenwriting & Musical Theatre Minor. His previous roles include MSU Theatre’s Stupid F**king Bird (Dev), A Beautiful Day in November… (Fred), and Waiting for Lefty (Clayton/Clayton’s Brother), as well as Summer Circle Theatre’s Fools (Leon) and Second Stage Production’s The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Bill). He would like to thank his friends and family for their neverending love and support.

HARMONY LINDSTROM* (Lighting Designer for Echoes in the Bone) Manistee, MI; First Year MFA Candidate in design. Into the Woods (lighting design), You on the Moors Now (set and lighting design). After designing shows for the Barker Playhouse in Providence, RI for several years Harmony is looking forward to seeing their first design at MSU come to life onstage!

AVA MAZILAUSKAS (Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) South Lyon, MI; Sophomore, BFA in Acting for Stage, Screen and New Media. MSU performances include The Yellow Boat (Mother) and MSU Unscripted (Performer). Professional commercials include Camtasia Video Editor, The NOCO Company and ARDEN Heated Stadium Seat. Notable film credits include Tongue-Tied Trilogy (Veronica) and Parlay Love (Wendy). Ava sends love to her family and friends for their continuous support in her acting journey.

BRANDON MCDUFF* (Sound Designer) Lansing, MI; Third-year M.F.A in Theatrical Sound and Media Design at Michigan State University. He is an award-winning Sound Designer and Composer with his most recent works being Wait Until Dark (Sound Designer/Composer) at The Lebowsky Center and Othello (Sound Designer), Inching Towards Yeolha (Sound Designer/Composer), and Stevie and the Real World (Sound Designer/Composer) at MSU. He most recently worked at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center as the Audio Supervisor and has won awards for all of the shows he has worked on at MSU, including a USITT sponsored national sound design contest for Stevie… and Runner up for the ACTF Design Excellence Award for Othello.

ALEXIS MENDEZ* (Young Professor Beal) Coatepec, Mexico. Second-year M.F.A in Acting. Alexis is an international actor, he received his BA in Theatre Performance and Musical Theatre from Marymount Manhattan College. Alexis has performed as an actor and singer at New York venues such as Lincoln Center, The York Theatre Company and The Edison Ballroom. Recent credits include: I and You, Elephant and Piggie, Inherit the Wind and Electra. Alexis would like to thank his family for his support and the MFA cohort for an amazing second year! Come on MFAS!

MATTY D. PETERSON (Lighting Design) San Antonio, TX; Senior, BFA Theatre Design. Matty is #superbummed this is his last show at MSU. Recent credits include Island Song (Lansing Community College), The Seagull/Stupid Fucking Bird (Michigan State University), and The Addams Family (Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts). Website: mattypeterson.com

CECELIA POWERS (AI Embodiment, Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) Columbus, OH; Junior, BS Astrophysics, Computational Mathematics, Science & Engineering Minor, Dance Minor. Recent MSU dance performances include P/A  and Orchesis Dance Company’s Apricus. Other favorite performances include The Nutcracker (Clara) and Be Our Guest (Belle). Cecelia is super excited to dance with this talented cast and would like to thank her family and friends for their support!

DESTINY RODNEY (Unrest, Sense Determination & Echoes From A Body) Beverly Hills, MI; Senior, BS Neuroscience, Dance Minor. Multidisciplinary dancer and choreographer. Choreographed pieces include Mary (solo), Run Boy Run (group modern/contemporary), White Noise (group modern contemporary), Dog Days (solo). She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her through this project.

CAMRON ROST (Scenic and Properties Designer/Manager) Livonia, MI; Junior, BFA Theater Design: Scenic and Lighting, minor in Graphic Design. Camron is thrilled to be the Scenic and Properties Designer/ Manager for Echoes on the Banks of the Red Cedar. You could have seen his work in past shows such as Othello (Lighting Designer),  9 to 5 (Properties Designer), Inherit the Wind (Assistant Scenic Designer) and Unscripted (cast member) with the Department of Theater and multiple student productions with Second Stage Productions and They’re So Dramatic. He would like to thank DJ Selmeyer, Marc White, Ranae Selmeyer, and the Scene shop Employees and Volunteers for all of the help and support that they have given. @camron_rost Website Camronrost.com

MIA RUSH (Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) Byron Center, MI; Sophomore, BS Food Science concentration in food technology and food business/industry, Dance Minor. Mia is excited to perform her first show with Michigan State’s Theater Department and would like to thank her family for supporting her!

ANNIE SHEREDA (Production Assistant) Macomb, MI; First-year BFA Theatre Design, concentration in Scenic, and minor in Film Studies. Select previous credentials include Little Shop of Horrors (SM), Newsies (deck captain), A Wrinkle in Time (backstage & lighting opp.), Great Gatsby (head of rail), and MSU Unscripted (cast member and lightboard opp.). Annie would like to thank her SM team for their guidance and her family, friends, and boyfriend for their constant support!

SANNA SIPPOLA (scenic and props assistant) Ann Arbor, MI; Second Year BFA Theatre Design, concentration in Scenic, BA Public Policy, and minor in classical studies. Recent shows include The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (scenic designer) and Othello (scenic deck crew), as well as all of the shows she has worked on as part of the MSU Scene Shop. She would like to thank all of the Scene Shop team and Camron Rost for helping her with this show and everything leading up to it.

EL STUCKER* (Costume Designer) Spirit Lake, IA; Second-Year M.F.A in Theatrical Design, tri concentration in Costumes, Scenic, & Wardrobe. Recent credits include The Seagull/Stupid F*cking Bird (Costume Designer, MSU), 9 to 5 (Costume Designer, MSU), And Then There Were None (Costume Designer, Prairie Repertory Theatre), The Play That Goes Wrong (Costume Designer, Prairie Repertory Theatre), Tosca (Wardrobe Dresser, Glimmerglass Opera), Sunday in The Park With George (Wardrobe Dresser, Glimmerglass Opera), Titanic The Musical ( Wardrobe Dresser, Maine State Music Theatre) and Something Rotten (Wardrobe Dresser, Maine State Music Theatre). El sends her congratulations to the company of Echoes, for without artists life is less colorful.

GABRIELA SWENSON (Soil Reimagined/Unrest & Sense Determination) São Paulo, Brazil; Sophomore, BA Communications concentration in Mediated Communication, Dance Minor, BA Public Relations, BA Digital Storytelling concentration in Filmmaking. Gabriela is excited to perform her first show with Michigan State’s Theater Department. 

AUDREY THEIS (Lighting Designer) Haysville, KS; Sophomore, BFA Theatre design, Education and Society Minor. Audrey is overjoyed to be working on this with her fellow LD’s Some of her other works include Assisting on Ride the Cyclone (Second Stage Production, Michigan State University),  and Island Song (Lansing Community College) and designing Puffs… School of Magic and Magic (Roial Players, Michigan State University). She would like to thank her family and friends for supporting her ambitions and goals!

ALEC TRAN (Act 2 Scene 2 Student) Novi, MI; Junior, BFA Acting, Comic Art and Graphic Novels Minor. Alec is excited to be working on this production alongside so many talented people. Some of his recent work at MSU includes acting in The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Ensemble) and What If Wilhelmina (Papa). Alec would like to thank his friends and family for their undying support.

QUINN TUCKER (Unrest & Sense Determination/ Soil Reimagined/ Echoes from the Water) Round Rock, TX; Freshman, BS Psychology. Quinn would like to thank everyone who worked to make this production come to life, and is excited to work with many talented people. Her recent work include The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Alice) for second stage productions, and The Addams Family (Morticia) for the Georgetown Palace Theater. Quinn would like to thank her family for all the calls they’ve answered while commuting to rehearsals.

SEAN WILSON JR (Lighting Designer) West Bloomfield, MI; Sophomore, BFA Theatre Design & Technology. His recent credits include The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (Lighting Designer), 9 to 5 The Musical! (Asst. Flyrail Op/Deck Crew/Electrician), Ride the Cyclone (Electrician), and The Seagull (Asst. Lighting Designer). He would like to thank his family and friends for their love and support.

KAYLA YINGLING (Soil Reimagined/Unrest) East Lansing, MI; 5th year, Elementary Education (3–6) major, Dance minor, Music minor. Kayla is excited to return to the stage after a two-year hiatus. She is grateful for the formative and insightful experiences of her college years and thanks her younger sister for inspiring her to explore more collaborative theater work alongside dance.

NATHAN ZARKOWSKY (Media Designer) Buffalo Grove IL; Recent Credits include Seagull and SFB (Sound Designer) for MSU Department of Theatre, A Sherlock Carol  (Projection Designer) for Williamston Theatre  and  Ride the Cyclone (Projection Designer)for second-stage productions. He is so grateful for the opportunity to work on this show and work with this great production team. He would like to thank his Friends and Family and as always his sisters Sara and Rachel.