The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Up In One Productions, The CENTER for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck
March 2025
CAST:
Jenna Zipparo - Olive Ostrovsky
Mary Kate Barnett - William Barfée
Cassiopeia Ottulich - Logainne ShwartzandGrubenierre
Lisa Bettencourt - Marcy Park
Ory Lopez - Chip Tolentio/Carl Dad
Kevin See - Leaf Coneybear
Maria Giovanetti - Rona Lisa Peretti
KT Ryan - Vice Principal Panch
Jalen Carr - Mitch Mahoney/Olive's Dad
Roxy Ruedas - Dan Dad (Barfee u/s)
Katie Beth Anspach - Olive's Mom (Olive, Rona u/s)
Emerald Hall - Jesus (Marcy, Logainne u/s)
PRODUCTION:
Caleb Sheedy - Director/Choreographer
Russell McCook - Music Director
Crystal Carolan - Stage Manager
Brooke Stupple - Assistant Stage Manager, Crew
Corrine Carolan - Properties
Caleb Sheedy - Set Design and Scenic Charge
Duane Olsen, Leiws Daly - Set and Paint Crew
Bryan Mechtley - Master Carpenter
Kim Denise Barnett - Costume Designer
Vera Perry - Lighting Designer
Maddie Carolan - Production Assistant/Crew
Scott Tunkel - Sound Designer
Brian Cordella - Light Board Operator
Patrick Bogert - Technical Director
Diana Di Grandi - Producer
Photography by Caleb Sheedy
Lonely Planet by Steven Dietz
Black Box Players, Syracuse University
April 2021
CAST:
Sam Asa Brownstein - Carl
Brandon Richards - Jody
Rachel Langetieg - Dancer
Stella Schwartz Dancer
Sammy Haines - Carl U/S
Shaun Collins - Jody U/S
PRODUCTION:
Caleb Sheedy - Director
Haley Wright - Choreographer
Emily Hernandez - Assistant Director, Dramaturg
Ethan Harpole - Stage Manager
Alexis Wilner - Assistant Stage Manager
Sophia Napolitano - Production Assistant
Samantha Olszewski - Scenic Designer
Ningning “Renee” Yang - Properties
Ally Turlo - Scenic Charge
Jason Zong - Master Carpenter
Adeline Santello - Costume Designer
Rosario Figueira - Assistant Costume Designer
Ben Wolfe - Lighting Designer
Mairead Cummins - Assistant Lighting Designer
Jackson Norman - Production Manager
Kiara Brown - Assistant Production Manager
Christine Albright-Tufts - Director’s Faculty Advisor
Katherine McGerr - Black Box Players Faculty Advisor
Photography by Ben Wolfe
Songs For a New World
Independent Project, Syracuse University
September 2020
CAST:
Olivia Lacie Andrews, Giuliana Augello, Elana Babbitt, Michael Cagnetta, Kennedy Campbell, Emily Decker, Eve Dillingham, Christina Dimare, Savannah Devlin, Corinne Ferrer, Ellie Kallay, Katarina Kelly, Jaelle Laguerre, McKay Marshall, Tida Niles, Yasmin Ranz-Lind, Tom Riggleman, and Olivia Tyrrell
Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Black Box Players, Syracuse University
July 2020
This project was produced by Black Box Players in the summer of 2020, as part of an initiative to continue creating art in the face of the pandemic and provide new opportunities for students.
This production was directed and cast with the vision of casting consciously to highlight a diverse array of love stories and human experiences.
CAST: Andrea Baker, Sam Asa Brownstein,
Zara Lombardo, Kevin Morrison, Elizabeth O'Malley, Maria Victoria Polanco, Eli Schwartz and Freddy Vaccaro
A Deeply Disturbing Dive into the Family Dynamics of a Teen Rom-Com by Anka Chiorini
Young Playwrights Festival, Syracuse Stage
June 2021
CAST: Sam Asa Brownstein, Michael Cagnetta, Tom Riggleman and Haley Wright
This project was done as part of Syracuse Stage's education initiative, the Young Playwright's Festival. Each spring, high school students in the greater Syracuse area are encouraged to submit a 10 minute short play. Finalists will have their plays chosen and done as a staged reading in partnership with Syracuse University's Department of Drama.
You can watch the full Young Playwrights Festival Night 2 here.
"The Retreat"
Syracuse University Tepper Semester
April 2022
CAST: Andrea Baker, Michael Cagnetta, Alessandra Casanova, Diane Cervelli, Ruthie K Evans, Imri Leshed, Emily Madison, Brina Rosen, and Haley Wright
This project was created as part of a short film assignment for class while at the Tepper semester in NYC. The only prompts and requirements that were given was a choice of one of three promtps, this one's prompt ebing, "The Trip". The film was written, directed and produced by myself in collaboration with my classmates. The film was inspired by Broad City (S3 E9) and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.