Cricket Withall (Producer/Director) and is a senior Theatre Management major with a concentration in Women's and Gender Studies. She chose this play because of it's hilarious comedy, themes of intersectional feminism, challenging but exciting design elements, and of course, her own childhood obsession with American Girl Dolls.
Her career began by filming American Girl Doll stop motion movies at 9 years old. However, more recent credits include producing A Midsummer Night's Dream through SU's English department, working as Production Staff at Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Production Manager at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts. In her next (and final) semester she will work as a Teaching Assistant for both SU's "Doing Shakespeare" course, as well as the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival's ASPIRE Arts Leadership program.
Sami English is a sophomore Stage Management student from Mesa, Arizona. She is a stage manager for ISWT.
Amelia Brown (she/her) is a sophomore theatre management major here at Syracuse University. She has worked on a few productions previously, but is incredibly excited to be assistant directing for the first time here at SU! She is so grateful to have learned so much from such an incredibly creative cast and crew. Amelia would like to especially thank Cricket for being such a wonderful collaborator and assembling such a fantastic group of people to work with!
SU Drama Debut! Tess Feldman is the Assistant Stage Manager on this production. In Syracuse, she has been a production assistant on Black Box Players' productions of B.F.A! and The Rocky Horror Picture show. At SU, she is also involved on campus with Hillel, WERW, U100, and Campus Cursive. At home, she was the stage manager at her high school, as well as the production manager and co-founder of the Youth Artist's Project, a student run theater collective in Fairfield County, CT. She is currently based in Manhattan and Los Angeles. Tess is ecstatic to be starting her SU Drama career on a show with such a great company and material based around a company she adores!
This is Mere's first production here at SU. She is so excited to work on ISWT!
Sarah is so excited to be working with the amazing, lovable cast! She has been seen most recently at SU drama as a cast member of The World is Hours. Other credits include the Droll and Push Pull Together Apart. Sarah is grateful to the production team, who has been incredibly supportive and encouraging on this amazing new project.
Clara Permuy (Theater Design '27) is so thrilled to be the costume designer for this hilarious, horrifying, spectacular show! In Sisters We Trust is Clara's first head costuming project, and she's had a blast working and learning alongside her peers. Clara recently worked as the assistant costume designer for SU Drama's Twelfth Night, and will be working on Hedda Gabbler next semester. This has been such a fun learning experience, and she hopes you love the show!
Claire McConnell is a sophomore Fashion Design major at Syracuse University. She gained an interest in historical fashion during her time abroad in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeares birthplace. Over the summer she worked at her local theater costuming the show "Rock of Ages." Claire is excited to continue her journey in the performing arts and looks forward to using this opportunity as a chance to grow.
Harry Mullin is a junior theater design and technology minor from Pittsburgh, PA. He is very excited to be working on such a great show with such great people!
Select credits include:
Department of Drama: Pippin (Assistant Lighting Designer)
First Year Players: The Addams Family (Scenic Designer/Orchestra Conductor); Pippin (Sound Engineer/A1)
Pittsburgh CLO: Once on this Island; Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Set Electrician/Production Assistant)
Kennedy Center: The Play that Goes Wrong (Scenic Construction)
Gray is so excited to be debuting as a lighting designer. They hope to move towards concert lighting and film in the future. In the past, they have worked as an assistant lighting designer for The Juliet Letters, and helped to build the pre-broadway set for The Hippest Trip: The Soul Train Musical. They invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the drama.
Reyna Sanchez (she/they) is a sophomore theatre design and technology major with a concentration in lighting design from Salinas, CA. Other ALD credits include Pippin (SU Department of Drama production). I grew up with an American Girl doll, and as a little kid dressing her up and playing pretend was a massive influence on my love for costumes today.
Victoria "Vic" LaFarge is a senior dual English & Textual Studies and Television, Radio & Film major from Stoughton, Massachussetts. They're so excited to be apart of this wonderful project after meeting Cricket last spring in their ENG 411 Doing Shakespeare class with Prof Shirilan in their production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. After doing publicity for their last play together, Cricket gave them a chance on this show and they are so grateful.
When they're not rotting their brain with some sort of media (Emergency Intercom reference), they like to take walks or write. As a child they loved to play with American Girl Dolls, Felicity was their favorite and first doll growing up.
Vic is so proud of Cricket and so thankful to be on this production.
P.S. I made this website so I'm breaking into first person: Be on the lookout for my Molly and Felicity dolls in the show! Also follow my Instagram @vic78pics or my LinkedIn, I'm trying to be a Linkfluencer. Thank you Cricket <3
Phineas loves diet coke and music, and is assisting with fight an intimacy on this production. He has assisted with fight and intimacy on previous SU Drama Department productions, and is so excited to work in that capacity again on such a unique and relevant show!