Creative Team

Kaelin Tester is a Junior, Theatre Technology BA here at Chapman. This is her first time directing and her first full-length play. She has previously worked as a lighting designer for Tunnel Vision, and dramaturg for Native Gardens. She is so proud of her cast and crew for getting through the immeasurable challenges this project has faced.

Blake Huntley is a current Theatre Technology senior at Chapman. In addition to his support on numerous theatre department productions as both a technician and designer, he is also a freelance lighting designer based in Orange County, CA, with over five years of experience. His work seeks to illuminate and manipulate shadows to reveal worlds that are otherwise hidden.

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Katie Palino is excited to be a part of her 10th Chapman production. She is a Senior Theatre Technology major and her credits at Chapman include, Stage Manager for Native Gardens, Assistant Costume Designer for A Midsummer Nights Dream, Makeup Designer for Tartuffe, Assistant Stage Manager for Home Unchained, Stage Manager for Lonesome Hollow, Hair/Makeup designer for EquAllity, Prop Master for The Wolves, hair and makeup crew for Measure for Measure, Assistant Stage Manager for the Archetype production of Kinked, Stage Manager for Vagina Monologues, and Ensemble for The Players Society production of The Rocky Horror Picture.

Sam Trott is a Junior BFA Theater Performance Major. Chapman Design: Horse Girls (Projections). Chapman Acting: Native Gardens (Frank), Tartuffe (Orgon), Theory of Relativity (Adam). He is also a board member of Guerilla Shakespeare and USITT. He is beyond excited to have designed this show and he hopes you all enjoy the production and experience.

Kevin Wang is a junior BFA Theatre Performance major and Music Technology minor. This is his first time sound designing anything (woahhh!). He was last seen as Steve in Zanna, Don't! and will be seen later this semester as The Dukes in Guerilla Shakespeare's As You Like It and as The Pupil in The Lesson. He hopes you enjoy what you hear, see, and experience here tonight; and he encourages you to explore every corner of the Mystery Forest!

Miles Shickman is a Junior BFA Theatre Performance Major here at Chapman. At Chapman he has played Damis in Tartuffe. He is vice president of USITT. Additionally, he will be the assistant lighting designer for Freaky Friday this upcoming spring. He hopes you enjoy the show!

Emily Tolli is a Junior Theatre Technology major from New York City. This is her first stage management role at Chapman, and her second contribution to the show season this semester. She aspires to work in professional lighting design for live events and themed entertainment.

Lindsay Newland is a senior Television Writing and Production and Theatre Tech double major with a Production Design minor. She is the Assistant Director of Mystery Forest and plays the ensemble role of Laurie. She co-directed TPS’s production of Much Ado About Nothing. She has also been in TPS’s version of Princess Bride as Miracle Max, TPS’s version of Sky High as Speed, and ensemble in TPS’s version of Spy’s Who Are Kids. She is a lover of interactive theatre and can’t wait to share it with both long-time lovers of interactive theatre and those who this is there first time.