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Eric Glauber

Eric Glauber has been doing theatre for years now, with practice in acting, directing, and sound design. He has an interest in making theatre from scratch, creating something from the ground up with no real plan or expectation for what the end result may be. His credits include but are not limited to appearing in plays such as All New People and Suburbia, both performed on New Paltz campus, directing scenes for SUNY New Paltz’s Fresh Act, and designing shows such as Crimes of The Heart and the New Play Festival, performed on SUNY New Paltz Campus as well. Eric hopes to continue his love and drive to create new theatre and continually finding new and inventive ways that theatre can be presented, constructed, and performed.

Kelly O’Connor

Kelly O’Connor is finishing her third year at SUNY New Paltz where she studies Theatre Arts and Secondary English Education. Starting out as a performer but moving on to focus more on directing and with an interest in costumes, she has been involved in several components of theatre and has touched nearly every main stage production at New Paltz as well as student productions one way or another since her arrival. Once she got a taste of devised theatre, she could not get enough and knew it was something she wanted to continue as it gives her a chance to use the different elements of theatre she has learned about and bring them together. Her inspirations are companies such as Complicité and individuals such as writers/actresses Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling. She enjoys the collaborative and creative process of devising and can be both team player and leader as necessary. In the future she hopes to return to London for more devised theatre.

Chrissy Piontek

Christina Piontek grew up doing theatre, and she now attends SUNY New Paltz as a theatre major. Christina has gotten involved in theatre in many different ways and enjoys experiencing the wide range of things you can do n the field. Christina Piontek has performed in countless productions including The Wiz, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, The Little Mermaid, Babes in Arms, Bye Bye Birdie, and as played ensemble roles in many more. Christina has also done run crew for The Miracle Worker, and has done paint and props for MacBeth and Crimes of the Heart. She also did the dramaturgy for The New Play Festival, and The Producers, and also Assistant Stage Managed for The Producers. Christina began devising this semester and has come to love its collaborative evolutionary nature and is excited to continue to have the opportunity to devise theatre.

Brendan Quinn

Brendan Quinn has enjoyed devising for years. As the producer of SUNY New Paltz’s 24 hour theatre, he has a good deal of experience with short term devising. He has experience in writing and performing in a devised setting as well. He enjoys using found text and incorporating it into an existing piece.

Erin Thomas

Erin Thomas is a third year theatre major at SUNY New Paltz with a concentration in performance. She also specializes in hair & make-up with a focus on wigs. She has performed in Assassins, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Into the Woods, and Whose Life is it Anyway? She has directed for Fresh Act at New Paltz and this semester is trying her hand at producing and performing in a show called All New People by Zach Braff. She loves working with kids and will be a camp counselor for a drama program this summer. Erin values a well-rounded experience and enjoys the collaborative aspect of devising.