Drowning Ophelia

Senaite Tekle
(Jane)

Senaite Tekle (she/her) is a Senior Theatre Major with a concentration in Performance/Directing, from Avon, Indiana. Her UIndy performance credits include Mrs. Daldry in In the Next Room (2020), Fraulein Kost, and Helga in Cabaret (2019), ensemble in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (2019), Assistant Director for The Mousetrap (2018), and Mary Hatch-Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (2018). Senaite's UIndy technical credits include Stage Manager for A Tale of Two Spectators 2021 (a part of the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions, Kill Moves Paradise (2021), and Woyzeck (2018), wardrobe head for the 2019-20 Student-Directed Productions, run crew for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (2018), and costume crew for Frankenstien (2017)

Audrey Panyard
(Ophelia)

Audrey Panyard is a Junior theatre major with a performance/directing concentration from Westfield, Indiana. Her UIndy performance credit includes Amy in Dry Land (a part of the 2018-19 Student-Directed Productions), and Margaret in Woyzeck (2018). Audrey’s UIndy technology credits include electrics crew for The Mousetrap and It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play. Audrey is a member of the International Thespian Society.

Refik Dogruyol
(Adam)

Refik Dogruyol (he/him) is a Junior Supply Chain Major from Fort Wayne, Indiana. His performance credits at Uindy include The War of The Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script (2020).

Nicholas Finch
(Edmund)

Nicholas Cage Finch is a sophomore theatre major with a performance/directing concentration from Shelbyville, Indiana. His UIndy performance credits include Mr. Daldry in In the Next Room (2020), Herr Schultz in Cabaret (2019), Ernie/Harry Bailey/et al in It's A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (2018), Detective Trotter in The Mousetrap (2018), and Jerry in The Zoo Story. His UIndy technical credits include Nicholas' other performance credits include Von Sochocky/Markley/ Venecine Salesman/Shop owner/Dr. Drinker/ Bailey in Radium Girls and Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, both at Shelby County Players.

Grant Williams, Ph.D
(Director)

Associate Adjunct Professor

James Leagre

(Live Streaming Director)

Assistant Professor

Christian Mckinney

(Technical Director/

Production Manager)

Kenton Jones

Scenic Designer

Adjunct Professor

Jill Wooster '22

(Costume Designer)

Jill Wooster is a Junior theatre major with a music minor from Indianapolis. Her UIndy technology/design credits include light-board operator for Kill Moves Paradise (2021), wardrobe supervisor for the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions and In the Next Room: Or The Vibrator Play, electrics crew for The Mousetrap (2019), and paint crew for Cabaret (2019), Costume, Hair and Makeup Designer for the 2018-19 Student-Directed Productions (2019). Jill’s UIndy performance credit includes Young Violet Bick/Janie Bailey/Reporter in It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play. Her other performance credits include Mabel in Pirates of Penzance and chorus in Drowsy Chaperone both at Footlite Musicals.

Kathryn Rohlfing '23

(Hair & Makeup Designer)

Katie Rohlfing is a sophomore theatre education major from Brownstown, Indiana. Her UIndy performance/directing credits include

director for He's Having A Baby [(2021) a part of the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions] and Lulu in Cabaret (2019), Katie's UIndy technologies/design credits include scenic artist for Kill Move Paradise (2021), props designer for Natural Shocks (2020) and assistant stage manager for In the Next Room (2020),

As part of the 2021 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival #53 [(Region III) 2021], Kathryn was cast as Guidance Counselor in Bathroom Tags a part of the National Playwrighting Program.

Kit Searcy '24

(Props Designer)

Kit Searcy (She/They) is a freshman theatre and criminal justice major from Fishers, Indiana. Her UIndy performance credit includes Ensemble in The War of The Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script (2020). Kit's UIndy technologies/design credits include electrics crew for Kill Move Paradise (2021), and assistant stage manager for The War of The Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script (2020). While attending Heritage Christian School, some of her technology/design credits included fight coordinator/set builder/prop team leader/stage manager for Fiddler on the Roof, and Twelve Angry Jurors, assistant stage manager/set builder for Thoroughly Modern Millie, and fight coordinator/graphic designer/set builder/weapons coordinator for Twelfth Night. Her performance credit while attending Heritage Christian School included Officer Two in Twelfth Night.

Elizabeth Enderle '24

(Sound Designer)

Elizabeth Enderle is a freshman music performance major with a concentration in voice and a dual minor in theatre and applied Spanish from Westfield, Indiana. Her UIndy performance credits include Carla Phillips/Smith/Operator Four in The War of The Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script (2020). While attending Westfield High School, Elizabeth’s performance credits included Ensemble in Legally Blonde the Musical, The Great Gatsby, Les Miserables, and Shrek the Musical; and Mrs. Enright in The Inspector General and Miskin in Fools.

Kyle Jeanor '22

Assistant Live Streaming Director

Kyle is a sophomore with a double major in theatre and communications with concentrations in performance/directing and Public Relations from Indianapolis. Kyle’s UIndy performance credits include Danny in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (2019), “He” in Sibs (a part of the 2018–19 Student-Directed Productions), Mr. Paravicini in The Mousetrap (2019), and Luka in The Bear (2019). His UIndy technologies/design credits include assistant sound design for Cabaret (2019). Kyle’s other performance credits include Michael O’Brien in All The Best Jack at Great Oak Commons with Nova Theatre Company.

Shania Brown '21

(Stage Manager)

Shania Brown is a senior theatre major with a concentration in performance/directing from Bluffton, Indiana. Her UIndy performance credits include Mrs. Groton in He's Having A Baby (2021) (a part of the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions), Angela in Natural Shocks (2020) (Shania's Senior Capstone), and Second Journeyman in Woyzeck (2018). Shania's UIndy technical credits include soundboard operator for In the Next Room (2020), assistant stage manager for Cabaret (2019), run crew for The Mousetrap (2019) and It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (2018), electrics crew for I and You (2018), paint crew for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (2018), scenic artist for the 2018-19 and 2017-18 Student Directed Productions, and costume crew for Frankenstein (2017).

Chase Williams '22

(Assistant Stage Manager)

Chase Williams is a sophomore theatre major with a concentration in performance/directing from Indianapolis. His UIndy performance/directing credits include Director for A Tale of Two Spectators (2021) (a part of the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions), Leo Irving in In the Next Room: or The Vibrator Play (2020), Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap (2019), and Joseph/Bert/Mr. Carter/Various Men in It’s a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play (2018). His UIndy technology/design credits include assistant stage manager for Cabaret (2019) and stage manager for Rare Birds (2019) ( a part of the 2018–19 Student-Directed Productions).

Abigail Wittenmyer '24

(Assistant Stage Manager)

Abigail (she/her) is a freshman theatre major with a dual concentration in technologies/design and performance /directing from Terre Haute, Indiana. Her University of Indianapolis technical credits include Assistant Stage Manager for Drowning Girls (2020), Stage Manager for Natural Shocks (2020), and He’s Having a Baby [(2021) a part of the 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions.]

Keli Ritchie '23

(Dramaturg)

Keli Ritchie (She/her) is a freshman theatre major with a concentration in acting and directing, from Shelbyville, Indiana. Keli's UIndy technologies/design credits include hair/makeup designer for The 2020-21 Student-Directed Productions (2021), assistant dramaturg for Kill Move Paradise (2021), and costume crew for In The Next Room (2020).

Nicole Bentley '21

(Assistant Dramaturg)

Nicole Bentley is a sophomore Social Work major with a minor in Theatre from Shelbyville, Indiana. Her previous theatrical credits include Marie in Woyzeck with the University of Indianapolis, Anne Gilbreth in Cheaper By the Dozen with Shelbyville High School, as well as numerous credits with Shelby County Players, including Gloria in Boeing Boeing, Katherine Wiley in Radium Girls, and board operator for House at Pooh Corner and Murder Inn.