Meet the Creative Team

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL BY BRIDGET DIEDEN MEET THE CREative team
Playwright & Director \| BRIDGET DIEDEN* Bridget Dieden is a fourth-year Theatre Arts and Publishing major at the University of Iowa. She previously wrote and co-directed her first full-length play Day Fades Into Night Fades Into Day last spring and has had smaller snippets of her work featured in festivals. Bridget could not be more grateful or thrilled to be making art with such a talented team of people once again–it has truly been an honor. She hopes anyone who is even mildly touched by this piece will consider donating to either Everytown for Gun Safety or Brady, two credible charities doing proactive work to prevent gun violence in the US.
Stage Manager \| ELLA CROSBY* Ella Crosby is a third year Creative Writing and Theatre Arts major with a focus in stage management. Her previous work in the department includes assistant stage manager for An Enemy of the People and stage manager for GOWANUS/DEGENERATES. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support, this team for their hard work and community, and everyone who continues to support the arts.
Scenic Designer \| GRACE ZIOMEK* Grace Ziomek is a fourth-year student majoring in both Creative Writing and Theatre Arts with a certificate in Social Justice in the Performing Arts. She was a part of the run crew for In the Red and Brown Water (2024) and the Iowa Director’s Festival (2025). She also does improv as a part of Janice in Iowa City. She’d like to thank her family and her Janice teammates for their constant support.
Media & Lighting Designer \| MARISA RODRIGUEZ* Marisa Rodriguez is a third year Theatre Arts major and Digital Arts certificate student. Previously, they were the automation operator and deck crew for Side Show and worked multiple crew positions during the 2024 New Play Festival. They did lighting design for Ten Minute Play Festival and sound design for salt tongue in the 2025 New Play Festival. They also stage managed and co-sound designed for Myocardium; Graphite with Dreamwell Theater.
Sound Designer \| EDITH KANG* Edith Kang is a second-year Theatre Arts student with a focus in Technical Theatre. They have previously worked in Day Fades Into Night Into Day as a sound board operator and Starry Night as the sound designer. They would like to thank their fellow production team and the cast for an amazing show and hope that everyone will enjoy this production.
Assistant Stage Manager \| JAZMIN WESTLIND*
Crew \| RHYA COWDEN*
Light & Media Board Operator \| TOMMY FERGUSON*

DRILL, DRILL, DRILL
BY BRIDGET DIEDEN
MEET THE CREative team

Playwright & Director | BRIDGET DIEDEN*

Bridget Dieden is a fourth-year Theatre Arts and Publishing major at the University of Iowa. She previously wrote and co-directed her first full-length play Day Fades Into Night Fades Into Day last spring and has had smaller snippets of her work featured in festivals. Bridget could not be more grateful or thrilled to be making art with such a talented team of people once again–it has truly been an honor. She hopes anyone who is even mildly touched by this piece will consider donating to either Everytown for Gun Safety or Brady, two credible charities doing proactive work to prevent gun violence in the US.

Stage Manager | ELLA CROSBY*

Ella Crosby is a third year Creative Writing and Theatre Arts major with a focus in stage management. Her previous work in the department includes assistant stage manager for An Enemy of the People and stage manager for GOWANUS/DEGENERATES. She would like to thank her family and friends for their constant support, this team for their hard work and community, and everyone who continues to support the arts.

Scenic Designer | GRACE ZIOMEK*

Grace Ziomek is a fourth-year student majoring in both Creative Writing and Theatre Arts with a certificate in Social Justice in the Performing Arts. She was a part of the run crew for In the Red and Brown Water (2024) and the Iowa Director’s Festival (2025). She also does improv as a part of Janice in Iowa City. She’d like to thank her family and her Janice teammates for their constant support.

Media & Lighting Designer | MARISA RODRIGUEZ*

Marisa Rodriguez is a third year Theatre Arts major and Digital Arts certificate student. Previously, they were the automation operator and deck crew for Side Show and worked multiple crew positions during the 2024 New Play Festival. They did lighting design for Ten Minute Play Festival and sound design for salt tongue in the 2025 New Play Festival. They also stage managed and co-sound designed for Myocardium; Graphite with Dreamwell Theater.

Sound Designer | EDITH KANG*

Edith Kang is a second-year Theatre Arts student with a focus in Technical Theatre. They have previously worked in Day Fades Into Night Into Day as a sound board operator and Starry Night as the sound designer. They would like to thank their fellow production team and the cast for an amazing show and hope that everyone will enjoy this production.

Assistant Stage Manager | JAZMIN WESTLIND*

Crew | RHYA COWDEN*

Light & Media Board Operator | TOMMY FERGUSON*

*Undergraduate student.

**Graduate student.

UI Theatre is dedicated to providing hands-on theatre experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.