CAST & CREATIVE

LEO LION. DIRECTOR/WRITER.

TDF is Leo's Fordham senior thesis capstone, and an attempt to pack 4 years of education into 2 hours of showstopping fun. Grateful for this triumphant return to live storytelling, for my artistic family, and for the blessed power of combination. Mainstage: Twelfth Night (AD). Studio: Enterprise (Director), The Nether, Electricity (Sound Design). Other NY Directing: Death of Ivan Ilyich with Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. Artistic Director of The Firebird Project, and Associate Artistic Director of Phoenix Theatre Ensemble. leolion.com

YEV GELMAN. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/PROPS DESIGNER.

Yev Gelman (Assoc. Director & Prop Designer) (he/him) is a sophomore directing and creative writing double major. Credits include: The Wallpaper Project (Asst. Director), A Butterfly Dreams... (Asst. Dramaturg, Asst. Editor), Homesick (Asst. Director, ASM). Forthcoming credits include: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Prop Designer) and Space Show (Projection Designer). Thank you to Leo for being the other half of my brain & to the cast and crew for their tremendous dedication, empathy, and faith <3

LAUREN SANTOS. EMPATH.

LAUREN SANTOS (Empath): (she/her) Lauren is a Senior performance major. MainStage: The Wolves (#7), Airline Highway (Krista), Men on Boats (Bradley). Studio: Nineveh (Actress), Dutchman (Assistant Costume), The Most Massive Woman Wins (Assistant Costume). She is beyond grateful to all involved with TDF for making her final production at Fordham a beautiful one.

NATE DALLIMORE. SLEEPWALKER.

Nate Dallimore is a Sophomore Theatre and Music double major who’s previous roles include: MainStage: The Drag (Rosco Gillingwater); Studio: Ninevah (Young Slim); Other: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), The Three Musketeers (Athos), Fiddler on the Roof (Lazaar Wolfe). Huge thanks to the cast and crew for challenging and encouraging me in this process!

DAILEY WARD. DOCTOR.

Dailey is a freshman actor at Fordham and he is thrilled to be playing the role of The Doctor in The Dracula Files. Studio: The Pillowman (Tupolski). Thank you so much to the cast and crew for making this such a wild and magical experience! The blood is the life.

KANA SEIKI. SPECIALIST.

Kana Seiki (she/her) is a sophomore performance major. Credits include: Mainstage: Water By the Spoonful (Orangutan). Studio: The Pillowman (Michal), Homesick (Diane), The Wallpaper Project (Actor), B.R.E.A.D. (Joly), A Butterfly Dreams… (Ensemble), Halo Halo (Video Editor). Other: Hear. Eye. Stand. (Kyoko), Freak (Angry Poet Girl) at Round House Theatre. Thank you to Leo, Aurora, Iz and all the brilliant cast and production team involved in the show:)

CAROLINE PASTILHA. LOVER.

Caroline Emilia Pastilha (Lover): Studio: A Butterfly Dreams (Guan Yin, Ensemble 3). Other: The Warrior Heroes of Kala Kay (Claire) at the New York Theatre Festival 2019. The Winter's Tale (Polixenes), A Comedy of Errors (Emilia) at NYU Steinhardt. Thank you to an amazing cast and crew!! Super thanks and love to our amazing directors, Leo and Yevah, and our stage managers, Aurora and Ash!! Boom boom <3

BOONE SOMMERS. THE HUNTER.

Boone Sommers (The Hunter): Studio: Space Show (Mike), Regional: Hello Dolly (Barnaby) at the Bijou Theater, Bright Star (Station Master) at the Bijou Theater, Other: Peter and the StarCatcher ( Lord Leonard Aster) with Company West, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime (Christopher Boone) with Company West. Neverending thanks to Zack Allen and Dennis Perkins of the Knoxville Children's Theater.

AURORA WINGER. PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER.

Aurora J Winger (PSM) - Mainstage: Fucking A (PM), Continuity (ASM), Everybody (crew). Studio: The Nether (PSM), Enterprise (SM), Hand to God (Social Media), Into Me See (Set Designer), Halo Halo (Ass. Video Editor), Louisiana Garbage Kings (ARG Developer). Off-Broadway: The Importance of Being Earnestly LGBT+ (PSM), Funikijam: Totally Awesome (PSM). Other: MicroTeatro at INTAR Theatre (SM), Seize the King at Classical Theatre of Harlem (FOH Intern). All the love to Ash Daniels & Katie Curran <3

ASH DANIELS. STAGE MANAGER.

Ash Daniels (Stage Manager) - Mainstage: The Drag (Lighting Board Operator), Studio: Space Show (ASM), Other: The Dracula Files, Devising Process (SM) at Pheonix Theatre Ensemble

KATIE CURRAN. PRODUCTION MANAGER/AUDIO ENGINEER.

Katie Curran (Production Manager & Audio Engineer) Select Fordham credits include: Continuity (PSM), Hand to God (PM), Enterprise (PSM), and Men on Boats (ASD). Katie has also been fortunate to work with INTAR Theatre on Oso Fabuloso and the Bear Backs (ASM) as well as at Little Island during the NYC Free arts festival (SM PA). As always, much love to Janae.

SARAH ZWART. ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER.

Sarah is a lighting designer here at Fordham and they are thrilled to be working with Katie on this wonderful production. They can be found on instagram @sarah.zwart

JUJU JAWORSKI. HOUSE MANAGER.

JuJu Jaworski (House Manager): Studio: Hand To God (Assistant Director, Intimacy Director, Dramaturg), The Nether (Props Manager, Assistant Sound Designer), Enterprise (Assistant Director), The Wallpaper Project (Editor). Outside Credit: “Yeah…” Cabaret (Director, Writer, Producer). Much love to the Dracula family! IG: @juliannajaworski jujujaworski.com

LEE MELILLO. COVID COMPLIANCE OFFICER.

Lee Melillo (Covid Compliance Officer) is a senior English and theatre directing major. Mainstage: Continuity (AD/Dramaturg), The Wolves (AD), Satellites (SBO). Studio: B.R.E.A.D. (Director, Creator), The Complete Works… (ACD), Icarus’s Mother (Props), Dybbuk (ASD), The Turn of the Screw (AD), Conversations with Stars (ACD), Dutchman (Props). Upcoming Studio: Next to Normal (Director).

CHLOE RICE. MOVEMENT DIRECTOR.

Chloe Rice is an actor, creator, and recent graduate from Fordham’s Theatre Program. Credits include Comfort Women (Jansen, Original Off-Broadway Cast) at Playwrights Horizons, A Sleepless Play (Cash/ Creator) via CyberTank and through the Women’s Theater Festival Occupy the Stage 2020, and Seven Days to the End of the World (Quinn/ Creator) at Dixon Place and through Company of Fools Plague Play Readings. Select Fordham credits include Twelfth Night (Malvolio) and Men on Boats (Hall). @chl0e_rice

EMMA KOSSOY. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER.

Emma Kossoy (Social Media Manager): Working in nonprofit advocacy and communications, prior media management includes @youthstandupforjustice, @yeacamp, and @jatpzine on Instagram. Many thanks to the cast and crew!

IZ GONZALEZ. DRAMATURG.

Isabella Gonzalez: Mainstage: Men on Boats (Voiceover). Studio: Constructed Realities (Contributor), The Science Project (Science Sam, Writer), Neighborhood 3 (Costumes), Nineveh (Dramaturg). Other: Waiting with The Masked Collective (Playwright), LAByrinth Theater Company Intensive Ensemble 2020. So blessed to work with this cast and crew!

ISABELLE PFLANZ. CO-ADAPTOR AND CREATIVE CONSULTANT.

Isabelle Pflanz (Co-Adaptor & Creative Consultant) is thrilled to be working on this project! Credits Include: Yeast Nation, The Mermaid's Legs, Animal Farm, and I Am Nobody with The Theater of the Apes. A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest with Stephen DeRosa. eXpresso, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and Our Town with Firebird. Studying Theater and Dance at Oberlin College. They’re incredibly grateful to everyone in this beautiful hive for resurrecting this story! Looking forward to feasting on Your Blood Personally.

LEE LILLIS. LIGHTING DESIGNER.

Lee Lillis is a sophomore lighting and sound designer. Mainstage: Fucking A (Assistant Sound Designer), Everybody (Sound Board Operator), Uncle Vanya (Dramaturg). Selected studio: Even So (Associate Lighting Designer), Hand to God (Assistant Lighting Designer), Neighborhood 3 (Lighting Designer), The Nether (Assistant Dir. of Photography), A Butterfly Dreams (Assistant Lighting Designer), Louisiana Garbage Kings (Researcher). Specialist of thanks to Eвa for keeping me sane every day, and to Abigail for being the best mentor(/assistant) in Fordham Theatre!

ABIGAIL LO. ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER/LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR.

Abigail Lo (Asst. Lighting Design) is a junior double majoring in Performance and Humanitarian Studies. Select studio: The Moon & The Wolf (Wolf), A Butterfly Dreams… (Actress/Woman), Louisiana Garbage Kings (Magda/Dagny), Halo Halo (Choreographer), Hand to God (Asst. Props & Puppetry and Asst. Lighting), Even So (Asst. Scenic Design). Regional: Stoo’s Famous Martian-American Gumbo (Yun), The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Cowardly Lion), and Lost Girl (B/Cora) at Hangar Theatre (see -- I'm an actor!). They'd like to thank Lee for being the better half of the best Fordham Theatre mentor-mentee pairing -- also, this entire team is phenomenal <3

CAM DASHER. SOUND DESIGNER.

Cam Dasher, MERGER (they/them) (Sound Design/Orchestration): Cam is a current Senior at Fordham University Lincoln Center majoring in Comparative Literature with minors in Music and Russian. They are very excited to be working on their very first studio production at Fordham and are very grateful to Leo and the entire cast and crew for trusting MERGER (as well as our wonderful engineering assistants Max Collura and Sunil Prabhu and compositional assistants Grace Tyson and Justice! Sommerville Adair) to help bring the show to life sonically. Past Credits: Co-Producer/Writer/Vocalist for MERGER, Producer/Mixing Engineer “variations in green” by Mars Rucker, Producer/Writer/Vocalist under Cam Dasher on all platforms.

KID (RENO) HAAS. SOUND DESIGNER.

Reno Haas (they/he) (Sound Design/Engineer) is an algorhythmic Sound Designer, Engineer, and Producer studying Music Technology at New York University. This is their first stab at a theatrical production, and they could not be happier than to be working on The Dracula Files. MERGER teamed up with Max Collura and Sunil Prabhu (Engineering/Max MSP Assists) and Grace Tyson and Justice! Sommerville-Adair (Compositional Assists) to produce something deeply intricate, immersive, interactive and metaphysical. Reno is so grateful for every single person involved in this project and every last ounce of effort and energy put into it.

ALEX ALIPIO. PROJECTION DESIGNER.

Alex Alipio: Mainstage: Fucking A (Projection Designer), Continuity (Co-LD). Studio: Even So (LD), Small Mouth Sounds (LD), Cloud Tectonics (LD), Moon and the Wolf (LD), God of Carnage (LD), Icarus' Mother (Assoc. LD), Delirium (ME), Dark Play or Stories for Boys (ALD). Other credits: Ashley Everhart's Only Time (LD) at The Tank Theater. www.alexalipio.com.

NICK SWENSEN. ASSISTANT PROJECTION DESIGNER.

Nick Swensen! Performance Major and theatre maker of many forms; also a D&D enthusiast and Dungeon Master. Credits include: To the Bone, Fordham Mainstage; Electricity and Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, Fordham Studio; and The Addams Family, with Hamilton Masquers. Lover of good food and drink, cooking, company, nature, Critical Role, and yoga! Special thanks to Alex for bringing Nick on, and to 128 and his friends for their encouragement.

KATIE HEATON. SCENIC DESIGN.

Katherine Heaton (Set Design): Mainstage: Aulis (Assistant Scenic), Fuckin’ A (AS), Everybody (AS). Studio: Homesick (Creative Director), Hand to God (SD), The Nether (SD), The WallPaper Project (PD), Valor Agravio y Mujer (SD), My Papier Mache Monster (SD), Up, Up, & Away (Scenic Painter), Cloud Tectonics (ASD); Electricity (ASD). Off Broadway: Nothings Plenty for Me (Associate Scenic). Other: Beneath the Fold (Production Designer), Anniversary (Art Director). Much love to the amazing team, especially Sam and Raquel!

ALYSSA WITVOET. PROPS DESIGNER.

Alyssa Witvoet is a sophomore majoring in English with a Creative Writing Concentration. They work in a variety of creative fields, including metalwork, writing, sewing and embroidery, and building and fixing furniture for Eв. Many thanks to Eв and Ash for being incredible in so many ways :)

EMMA CREEKMORE. COSTUME DESIGNER.

Emma Creekmore (Costume Designer) : Mainstage: Airline Highway (Assistant Costumes), Men on Boats (Assistant Costumes), Continuity (Assistant Costumes). Studio: The Pillowman (Costume Designer), Electricity (Costume Designer) The Dybbuk (Assistant Costumes), Most Massive Women Wins (Assistant Costumes), Delirium (Assistant Stage Manager). Regional: Macbeth (Production Designer) at Silver Spring Stage. Contact: emmacreekmore@gmail.com

KATIE BARTLETT. ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGNER.

Katie Bartlett is a first year theater major on the costume design track. She is so excited to be working on The Dracula Files with this amazing team. She has previously worked on The Pillowman (Assistant Costume Designer) at Fordham University and she is thrilled to be working on another studio show. Enjoy the show!

HALEY CRAWFORD. SFX/MAKEUP DESIGN/ASSISTANT SET DESIGNER.

Haley Crawford (Makeup, FX & Assistant Set Designer) Mainstage: Men On Boats (sound board operater). Studio: Even So, a Radical Celebration of Joy (Scenic designer), Hand to God (props and puppetry designer), Neighborhood 3 (Production designer), The Nether (Associate production designer). Off-Broadway: Little Christmas Miracles (Assistant set designer). Thank you to the cast and crew enjoy the show!!

ANDREW SHAPIRO. SOUND BOARD OPERATOR.

Andrew Shapiro: (Sound Board-Op) Theatre performance class of 2025. Thanks to the cast and crew for this opportunity. Follow me on instagram: @anjewwwww

JOSH SCREEN. PROJECTION BOARD OPERATOR.

Joshua Screen (Projection Board-Op): Mainstage: Continuity (The PA). Studio: Even So: A Radical Celebration of Joy (team props). Many thanks to the cast and crew for my first Fordham Theatre Mainstage debut. (follow my insta @jtscreen)

SPECIAL THANKS!:

Will Rossiter****

Craig Smith & Elise Stone

The Phoenix Theater Ensemble Development Cast 

Ryan Murphy 

Julia Walker

Pradanya Subramanyan

Janae Beaver

Tim Zay

Carlos Armesto 

Terrence Mosley 

Lee Melillo

Sam Deetjen

Danie Taylor

Trevor Trotto

Mom

Bram Stoker

David the Golden Statue

Reno Haas

Sunil Prahbu

Max Collura

Grace Tyson

Justice! Somerville-Adair

Bill Cornforth

Tim Thompson

William Burton

Jess Shay

Anna Mayo 

Asa Nestlehut

Raekwon Fuller 

Lucy Murray

Manny McCollum