Dance At Illinois Thursday, april 19, 2012, At - Krannert Center for ...

Jess Gersz (Costume Coordinator) is a second-year
MFA costume design candidate. Jess received his BA
in theatre with a minor in costume production from
the University of Albany (SUNY Albany). During his
time at the U of I, Jess has worked in the Department
of Theatre designing The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
and has been an assistant designer on operas such as
Rigoletto and The Magic Flute. Jess has also worked
at the Glimmerglass Festival on productions such as
The Tender Land, Carmen, and the world premiere of
A Blizzard on Marblehead Neck. This summer, Jess
will be returning to the Glimmerglass Festival as the
costume shopper.
Jack Horwitch (Lighting Designer) is a junior in
the BFA Lighting Design Program at the U of I. He
recently finished working as an assistant lighting
designer/master electrician for the School of Music
Opera Program’s production of The Barber of
Seville. Other credits include lighting design for the
Department of Theatre’s abbreviated production of
The Glass Menagerie on last summer’s trip to China.
Jack has also served as an assistant lighting designer/
master electrician for the Department of Theatre’s
production of Cabaret and November Dance 2011,
as well as numerous other Department of Theatre,
Dance at Illinois, and School of Music Opera Program
productions. Jack will be interning this coming
summer as an electrician for the Santa Fe Opera.
Austin Lin (Stage Manager) is a junior double
majoring in theatre and computer science. At the U
of I, Austin has served as an assistant stage manager
on a variety of productions, including Macbeth, The
African Company Presents Richard III, Studiodance
I, La Calisto, Cabaret, and The Last Days of Judas
Iscariot. Austin is excited to be stage managing with
Bethany Regalbuto.
Beanz Ramirez (Lighting Designer) is a student in
the BFA Lighting Design Program, and this is his first
design project. He’d like to thank all the faculty and
employees at Krannert Center who have helped him
over the last couple of years.
Bethany Regalbuto (Stage Manager) is a senior BFA
stage management student. She has previously been
an assistant stage manager for November Dance
2011 and Studiodance 2011 with Dance at Illinois.
In her time at the U of I, she has been the stage
manager for Hoodoo Love with the Department of
Theatre and an assistant stage manager for Man of La
Mancha and The Barber of Seville with the School of
Music Opera Program. She comes to the U of I from
South Carolina, where she worked on shows such as
Ferdinand the Bull, Steel Magnolias, and Beauty and
the Beast. She is excited to have the opportunity to
work as a stage manager with Austin Lin.
Julie Rundell (Properties Master) has been the
assistant properties director at Krannert Center
since 1990. Before coming to Urbana, she worked at
theatres in North Carolina, Michigan, Massachusetts,
and Wisconsin, and, occasionally, her work can be
seen in Chicago. She has a BFA from the North
Carolina School of the Arts.
Jeff Zahos (Sound Designer) is passionately
dedicated to exploring the confluence of music,
sound, and movement. He finds himself doing work
that crosses and blurs lines between disciplines. For
example, he is currently exploring live performance
as a sound design practice. Musically, his primary
pursuit is partnering with dance, and he has also
performed with orchestras, rock bands, gamelans,
and West African drumming ensembles and in
musical theatre. Highlights as a sound designer
include his collaboration with Dance at Illinois on
several concerts. He has engineered recent CD
releases by Rhythm Manding featuring Moussa
Bolokada Conde, piano virtuoso Ian Hobson, mezzosoprano
Elizabeth Buckley, and the Atlantic Harp
Duo. This evening, Jeff is also dancing in Found
choreographed by Tamin Totzke.
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