Episode 2: Meet the Squad (Code Name: The Creative Team)

Every production consists of a team. For the most part, we are a shifting demographic of team members depending on the particular production. The portion of the team that is made up mainly of the director and designers is often referred to as the “creative team.” Obvs that word could and should extend to many practitioners in the making of a piece of theatre. However, for the sake of simplicity, all the individuals discussed in this post will be referred to collectively as the Creative Team. I’m including the technical director in this because she is also a fellow graduate student, and she definitely had a great deal of input that helped inform creative decisions. Similar reasoning led me to also include our master electrician. So, all readers of all ages, meet one of the best squads I have had the privilege of working with in my short career so far:

***A note about Code Names: These are entirely in my own mind and completely made up for my own brain paths. I never referred to/addressed these incredible artists by anything other than the name they preferred and I hope they don’t mind that I gave them all epic aliases in my own mind.

*** Another note: With the exception of our director and our sound designer, all the participants on this team are current students at UConn as of the writing of this post.

Director: Dexter

Code Name: The Captain

Team Scenic Design:

Scenic Designer: KP

Code Name: Buckle Up Buttercup

Website: KPEZ Designs// Instagram: @kpezdesign

Lead Assistant/Associate: Amber Meadows

Code Name: Boss Sprout

Instagram: @ambermdwsdesign

Assistant: Ray

Code Name: Ninja Sprout

Website: Ray Dondero



Team Puppetry:

Designer: Will

Code Name: Dr. Frankenstein

Audrey 2 Puppet Performer/Operator/Co-designer/ Dramaturg: Rob

Code Name: IT’s Alive!

Team Costume:



Designer: Jess

Code Name: Princess of Making you Look Excellent

Website: Jessica Haswell Designs

Assistant: Brittny

Code Name: Mother of Good Vibes

Website: Brittny Mahan Costume Design

Team Lighting:

Designer: Sam

Code Name: All Them Saturated Colors

Website: SJB Lighting Design

Lead Assistant: Chandler

Code Name: Queen (Nuff Said)

Assistant: Kelly

Code Name: Maglite

Website: Kelly Daigneault Portfolio

Master Electrician: Jacob

Code Name: Mighty Mouse

Website: Jacob Sikorski// Instagram: @sikorskidesign

Team Sound:

Designer: Hide

Code Name: Rockstar

**This picture is a poor substitute for the actual subject, but hope you enjoy anyway!



Associate in Charge of Content: Mack

Code Name: Classy Collector

Social Media Info:

Website: MLG Design// Instagram: @mlg__designs

Associate in Charge of Systems: Daniel

Code Name: Wave Master

**This picture is a poor substitute for the actual subject, but hope you enjoy anyway!

Team Technical Direction:

Technical Director: Kimberly

Code Name: Makes It Happen



Assistant: Gavin

Code Name: The Dash

Social Media Info:

Instagram: @gav_bparker

We spent many hours working together to make a show that was going to be an excellent ride. You will definitely hear more about and from the team as we continue forward. Everything about a good piece of theatre is rooted in good communication and teamwork. Couldn’t have asked to be apart of a better team for this project.